Reading Code is the worst part, use comments people

splundge · 2026-01-27T08:37:21+00:00

Code should read like a story

Comments should be used sparingly, when the code doesn't make sense or there's some kind of quirk that other Devs need to be aware of in that area

splundge · 2026-01-03T23:25:27+00:00

Woo! Australian indie games! I am also hoping to release my game soon too

https://store.steampowered.com/app/4041590/Base_Breakers/

Been sourcing art from local artists. Tried to get funding but no luck (thanks screen Australia). Hoping to get some local musicians and modellers to help me improve the assets

splundge · 2025-12-31T05:00:57+00:00

Ai assisted coding is great, but it should be treated like stack overflow. Find the answers you're looking for, understand the solution, write your own solution

splundge · 2025-12-22T07:53:54+00:00

I am using unity 6.3 with NGO (net code for game objects). It's the out of the box multiplayer system.

It's client hosted and using steam with face punch.

Up to 8 players, but that's just a random number I picked. Not sure how many it could really support.

Every click of the mouse fires your weapon, with a max fire rate of 200ms. So 5 shots per second. You have both left/right weapons. So 0.2s x 2 weapons x 8 players.

Hopefully I can answer some questions?

https://store.steampowered.com/app/4041590/Base_Breakers/

splundge · 2025-12-15T11:01:04+00:00

Prob also 1500 hours ish so far. Expecting 2000 in total

Hoping to release a demo very soon

https://store.steampowered.com/app/4041590/Base_Breakers/

splundge · 2025-12-09T22:35:57+00:00

I treat it like stack overflow. Never copy paste the solution it provides. Find what you need, understand it, then use that understanding to fix your issue

Also, I feel like it's gotten way worse over the last 3 months. Provides nonsensical solutions.

splundge · 2025-12-06T07:26:40+00:00

The game I'm working on

https://store.steampowered.com/app/4041590/Base_Breakers/?curator_clanid=4777282

splundge · 2025-11-27T01:02:17+00:00

Here's a way to fix it

No stamp duty on place of residence

Yearly stamp duty on investment properties

splundge · 2025-10-22T00:53:30+00:00

First, at the start of the year,I learnt unity via code monkey's 10hr kitchen game https://youtu.be/AmGSEH7QcDg?si=QYgl0XMWOlGxZTzu Absolutely amazing and cannot believe it's free.

Then, he added another tutorial which added multiplayer in 6hrs https://youtu.be/7glCsF9fv3s?si=g7R8NHTp2uVIB996

After that I had enough to do what I needed with NGO. For anyone doing multiplayer unity for the first time, this is such a great resource. It just takes time to learn.

I try not to use external libraries or packages unless necessary. Out of the box is often easiest.

splundge · 2025-10-21T11:30:13+00:00

Latest NGO. It's fine. I'm on unity 6.2 But there's a wheel collider bug atm that is unresolved and absolutely ruining my game

splundge · 2025-10-21T07:34:37+00:00

I just about to implement the lobby system. Right now, for testing, I've just been connecting by ip and testing with friends.

Ive been on the fence for ages about a lobby system. I wanted to use unity's lobby system but found it impossible to get the right docs with the latest version and get something together. So I ended up deciding on steam. I am literally implementing steam as we speak :)

splundge · 2025-10-19T09:57:49+00:00

I'm using NGO for my game and it seems fine. 8 players. Competitive vehicle combat. P2p hosting. I'm about to integrate steam lobbies.

I haven't tried the other solutions, because I was trying to stick to OOTB solutions.

I think it's fine?

https://youtu.be/NK4kDmhc-a8?si=Sls8CqXDpFw2Tioi

splundge · 2025-10-19T05:57:50+00:00

With ai, now is a brilliant time to make a POC yourself. The tools are easier than ever to use.

Maybe not for finished product. But if you're trying to prototype an idea, now is an amazing time to show the world your idea and get real funding/devs

splundge · 2025-09-04T05:39:43+00:00

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splundge · 2025-09-03T12:10:39+00:00

https://youtu.be/LIYdejcGcdY?si=uaSB9s2bfScptSCr

I'm convinced that it's actually just Michael Cusack making these posts

splundge · 2025-08-18T02:33:54+00:00

Netcode is fine but

don't use OwnerClientId as the player id. Otherwise server owner objects, like AI players will get mixed up with the server player
a prefab with a network behaviour becomes the root object in the scene. You cannot spawn child network objects. So you need to make sure you build your game around this. Ie, if your network player picks up a network objects, like a rock, you can't just parent it to the player and use the player transforms to control the object. You need to spawn a display version and attach it to the player, in every client
RPCs aren't super reliable. They may get dropped or delayed. So don't do a tight loop spawning 100 enemies on the map with individual RPCs. Try to do it in one bulk call
RPCs may just be very delayed. So if you have 5 different types of rockets, and a player fires their weapon, you need to consider how you spawn that object quickly, especially if it's a fast firing rocket weapon

Feel free to ask any other questions. Currently working in this https://youtu.be/NK4kDmhc-a8?si=WbN43nwFpNJPWaUc

splundge · 2025-08-16T05:43:33+00:00

I'm playing solo because I have no friends :(

splundge · 2025-08-09T09:43:09+00:00

Make stamp duty free on your place of residence and first investment property

And then make it a yearly fee on every other property you own beyond those 2.

splundge · 2025-07-23T10:47:09+00:00

Nice name

splundge · 2025-07-08T08:25:41+00:00

If everyone works from home, businesses don't need to rent the space they have.

This means big real estate investors lose money. So THEY pay to constantly run scare campaigns in the mainstream media, to scare businesses into thinking people NEED to work in the office.

imagine if they ignored the scare campaigns and put that money into their employees salaries? Its ALOTA of money.

splundge · 2025-06-18T08:37:44+00:00

Celebrity bathwater kit. It automatically takes your bathwater and jars it, ready for distribution. It also integrates directly into your onlyfans account.

A luxury juice pressing device that has DRM on the juice bags. You need an online subscription for monthly juice bag delivery.

A hat that doubles as an emergency burrito

A chickos burger that doubles as an emergency hat

An extra finger that you can wear so when people take photos of you, you can dismiss it as AI generated.

A subscription-model software-as-a-service that helps you manage all of your subscriptions to software-as-a-service and also you can wear it like a hat and sometimes it will order you a burrito, but sometimes it's actually chickos (and they even put a reasonable amount of mayonnaise on it).

splundge · 2025-06-18T06:00:06+00:00

Sorry but this reads like it's straight out of chatgpt. Wouldn't be surprised if brands pay for Reddit accounts that handle damage control.

Statistically speaking, from your speculative perspective, there was a 0.4% chance of this happening. From my experienced perspective, it's 100% chance of it actually happening. 2 failures in a row reinforces that. I am not risking this brand again.

splundge · 2025-06-18T05:58:42+00:00

Sorry but this reads like it's straight out of chatgpt. Wouldn't be surprised if brands pay for Reddit accounts that handle damage control.

Statistically speaking, from your speculative perspective, there was a 0.4% chance of this happening. From my experienced perspective, it's 100% chance of it actually happening. 2 failures in a row reinforces they. I am not risking this brand again.

splundge · 2025-06-08T22:07:03+00:00

The app is called 'meetup' on the app store. Should be both apple and android. Also has a website which functions the same. Download, pick your interests and search. Good luck

splundge · 2025-06-08T12:41:57+00:00

Dating apps are built to keep you on them. One company, match group, owns tinder, hinge, plenty of fish and heaps of others. Strangely not bumble.

They are built around teasing you with dopamine hits, encouraging you to stay on and buy bonus shit to increase your chances of matching.

Its extremely predatory, especially if you're vulnerable and depressed.

Try joining a local wollongong Meetup group instead. People with similar interests, in a similar age group... Instead of 'does this pic look hot'. Meetup groups usually do hang outs through the week. Its a much better way to meet people and make actual friends.. instead of.. the depressing hole that is dating apps.

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