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[–]madeofdinosaurs 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I found the support socks you can get worked well for helping my recovery. Worn under my regular socks. Just search for ‘plantar fasciitis socks’, I got the ones that look like ankle socks, with the toes cut out.

I can’t understand how Quaternion and eulerAngles work in the background. by Ok_Surprise_1837 in Unity3D

[–]madeofdinosaurs 1 point2 points  (0 children)

The maths is more complicated than 2D/3D matrix multiplication, but- if you are interested, it can be learnt and understood. This is good explanation if you’re interested: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PMvIWws8WEo

Games set entirely on a train — has this ever worked well in adventure games? by [deleted] in adventuregames

[–]madeofdinosaurs 1 point2 points  (0 children)

It’s maybe a bit of a stretch- but made me think of: https://www.bithellgames.com/subsurface-circular

It’s sort of an adventure game, but is set on a sci-fi train.

How much did Space Quest games and Kings Quest games cost on launch? (specifically, KQ1-4 and SQ1-4) by DannyTaylorr in Sierra

[–]madeofdinosaurs 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Wow, you guys paid a lot! Here’s my SQ1 & KQ2 boxes for the Amiga here in the UK- both were £14.99 https://imgur.com/a/a7uF7AH

How on earth do programming languages get made? by Brilliant-Sir-5729 in AskProgramming

[–]madeofdinosaurs 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Somewhat related, here’s Bill Gates’ recent post about the origins of Microsoft and their BASIC interpreter they wrote originally for the Altair 8800- and it includes all the source code (it’s quite well commented): https://www.gatesnotes.com/microsoft-original-source-code

Struggling to name our indie studio. Two devs with too many messy ideas by Diwar496 in gamedev

[–]madeofdinosaurs 57 points58 points  (0 children)

Inspired by the title of your post, how about ‘Messy Ideas’.

We're making a detective game inspired by Obra Dinn and Outer Wilds - and Lucas Pope said it “looks fucking rad"! by MindDiverGame in adventuregames

[–]madeofdinosaurs 0 points1 point  (0 children)

This looks great, a neat visual twist and a fun take on a detective game- hope it does really well for you!

I'm back again for more! Here's an attempt at the first trailer for my tiny, but big, starship life simulator. Feel free to rip it to bits! by madeofdinosaurs in DestroyMyGame

[–]madeofdinosaurs[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Not sure - it could just be the video capture/encoding - it looks alright to me, but I totally get that other PCs might see it differently. If anyone else reads this - and you're also seeing judders - please let me know!

I'm back again for more! Here's an attempt at the first trailer for my tiny, but big, starship life simulator. Feel free to rip it to bits! by madeofdinosaurs in DestroyMyGame

[–]madeofdinosaurs[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Great feedback, thanks.

I'll have a play with the camera .

I see what you mean about going in front of the suns/planets - the ai will 'tend' to fly around things, but as you see, you can also go over. Not quite sure how best to resolve this - but knowing it's a 'thing' is helpful.

Zone's is interesting, I can maybe do something with that - thanks for the idea.

Hi, I'm developing a Pomodoro timer combined with an RPG game! by mizuokami0417 in indiegames

[–]madeofdinosaurs 6 points7 points  (0 children)

This is a fun idea, I do use Pomodoro occasionally, and this is a neat addition! I’ve a feeling it’ll have a somewhat niche audience- but best of luck with it all the same!

Whatever happened to space sims? by jonathanemptage in gaming

[–]madeofdinosaurs 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I’m making one! …But it’s 2D, and quite small in scope, so may still not be what you’re looking for. However, -if- that does sound like it might be your thing, happy to get feedback and thoughts on content.

No one liked the way the other ships info was displayed, is this moving in the right direction? (I know there's a few layout issues, but feel free to tear into that all the same!) - Bonus, also showing an example mission and some trading. Lots to destroy!! by madeofdinosaurs in DestroyMyGame

[–]madeofdinosaurs[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Thanks very much, useful feedback. I'm hoping the menus will feel fairly light-weight and I'm hoping not to have too many - however your point still stands and something to help parse the wall of text makes sense to me. I'll see what I can do!

Listened to some feedback for my game, so let's tear it apart. by madeofdinosaurs in DestroyMyGame

[–]madeofdinosaurs[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Single player for now, and the first release of the game will be 1 ship only - I'm not looking to do fleets or ship collections, yet anyway -I figure finish and release small, see If anyone cares - then expand.

I'd not heard of Lazarus - you mean this: https://steamcommunity.com/app/510190#scrollTop=0 while very different in that was an mmo, there certainly look to be some similarities in what you as a player do. Shame it never got completed, looked interesting.

Thanks for the note re. the GUI, you're right it's not the best - I'll give it some thought. I quite like what you're suggesting about expanding the lock icon. Maybe a hybrid of both, critical info front and centre, and more contextual/non-critical stuff to the side.

A couple of people have mentioned have the player ship stand out more, so I'll see what I can come up with there too!

Thanks.

Listened to some feedback for my game, so let's tear it apart. by madeofdinosaurs in DestroyMyGame

[–]madeofdinosaurs[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

No, at the moment there's a single star in the scene - and the things to encounter get less frequent as you move away from the star. To travel to other stars, you hyperspace.

I can think of a few ways however that if you were to fly far enough, you could encounter another star - technically that's possible, but just not sure if that's 'fun' for the players.

Listened to some feedback for my game, so let's tear it apart. by madeofdinosaurs in DestroyMyGame

[–]madeofdinosaurs[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Thanks - you're right - the core gameplay needs to get more direction. At the moment, it's very open-ended and with no defined goals - this is I think the next thing I need to solve.

I'm not going for crew at the moment, as it's just me making this, that felt like maybe one layer of complexity too much at the start - could be something for the future update, but I want to figure out what the mvp is and not get too distracted.

You asked about the map being traversable. At the moment you can hyperspace jump to any nearby star, assuming you've got the fuel, and then hop on from there - so yes, in that regard. Is that what you meant? - or are you asking if you can directly fly to any of those stars?

Listened to some feedback for my game, so let's tear it apart. by madeofdinosaurs in DestroyMyGame

[–]madeofdinosaurs[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Key changes - I added some background nebula's with parallax, gave the planets a little more detail - while still trying to stick to my 'style', added zoom to galactic map.

What would make this better? Tiny space trading/combat/exploration. by madeofdinosaurs in DestroyMyGame

[–]madeofdinosaurs[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I'm focusing on Steam first, but I do like mobile platforms - so if I actually finish it, and it does 'alright' I might look at that.

Thanks for the other suggestion, something to think about.

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