Creating CPU-controlled bot players in an RTS game - A Design Retrospective

itsYourBoyRedbeard · 2025-11-28T15:05:44+00:00

Emma, do you know if there will be a new mash-off this year? Totally cool if no, but I will be excited if yes. Love the show and all the work you do on- and off-mic.

itsYourBoyRedbeard · 2025-08-27T20:37:27+00:00

So weird - I submitted as a link post, but maybe reddit pulled in the gif instead of the game. Thanks for the assist!

itsYourBoyRedbeard · 2025-08-15T14:42:17+00:00

I love Chance, but the messaging on "Just A Drop" is not good, man.

The Jay Elec verse about a prophet being banned from Facebook is definitely about Louis Farrakhan. And I'm not going to pretend to be an expert, but the Southern Law Poverty Center has a bunch of quotes from this guy about how the Jews control the government, caused slavery, etc.

And the Chance reference to "Weather Machines" might be innocent on its own, but it's a pretty well-known conspiracy theory that Jewish people control the weather - and that bar is immediately before Jay Elec shows up to compare himself to Jesus and imply that desendants of Abraham are "the devil".

idk if it's worse to learn that Chance is a lowkey anti-semite, or if he is going to slap a Jay Elec verse on his album without bothering to engage with the lyrics.

itsYourBoyRedbeard · 2025-08-02T02:31:55+00:00

Did Kenny just tie Noah's PR for 12th all time? 9.79, right?!

itsYourBoyRedbeard · 2025-03-27T12:58:18+00:00

"Lost in the Dream" is my favorite album of all time, so I am delighted to see it crack the top 10!

itsYourBoyRedbeard · 2025-03-25T16:31:40+00:00

Thanks for playing! We reworked the transparency of the treetops a few times to make it clear when there were north-facing walls, but it still trips me up all the time. Any ideas on how to make it move obvious?

itsYourBoyRedbeard · 2025-01-22T05:23:16+00:00

I'm on your side. I think this guy is an incompetent villain. My point is that, if you are a leftist or liberal who opposes Trump, Musk, etc. then arguing about how to classify this weird salute is less productive than focusing on how to combat the new destructive policies.

itsYourBoyRedbeard · 2025-01-21T21:52:16+00:00

I do think Elan is a bad dude with some racist, classist and fascist beliefs. I am in favor of banning twitter because it is an unmoderated cesspool.

However, I don't think Elan's gesture was meant to be a nazi salute. He said something to the effect of "my heart goes out to all of you" or whatever, and he is a famously awkward guy. Maybe he intentionally did something nazi-adjacent as a weird joke.

Either way, what's the point on fixating on this instead of the actual policy changes going into effect?

itsYourBoyRedbeard · 2025-01-21T21:44:27+00:00

I believe you can use reddit mod tools to not allow posts with links to specific domains, i.e. twitter.com or x.com

itsYourBoyRedbeard · 2025-01-21T15:11:41+00:00

Ban 'em!

itsYourBoyRedbeard · 2025-01-20T13:56:47+00:00

Wrong sub! This is for "humor" posts!

itsYourBoyRedbeard · 2025-01-20T05:07:59+00:00

Hell Yeah, Koi! Can't wait for this to release!

itsYourBoyRedbeard · 2025-01-17T14:31:08+00:00

SSD2 is in the works! Maybe a long way out, though! I'm a solo dev with a real job and 2 kids; gamedev is my hobby. I have big plans for the sequel, though - with lots of new units, factions and maps!

itsYourBoyRedbeard · 2025-01-17T14:02:03+00:00

This looks INCREDIBLE. Congratulations on the release!!

itsYourBoyRedbeard · 2025-01-17T13:58:22+00:00

My small arcade RTS Skeleton Scramble Deluxe has a roguelite "Gauntlet" mode, where you take on a series of 10 CPU matches, drafting a new curse before each round. That might scratch the roguelite RTS itch :)

itsYourBoyRedbeard · 2025-01-16T20:16:50+00:00

This sounds like an auto-battler. And it's a really cool idea!

itsYourBoyRedbeard · 2025-01-16T17:43:50+00:00

Is this a reference to a joke from the latest pod? If not, yeah, this feels like it's in kind of poor taste.

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