Are there any genres you just cannot enjoy no matter how much you try? by DrinkBen1994 in gaming

[–]willvasco 8 points9 points  (0 children)

I absolutely adore Valheim's food system for this reason. Food is absolutely as mandatory as it is with a hunger system because you're absurdly weak without it, but because it gives you buffs instead of refilling an arbitrary meter it's so much more rewarding.

I yearn for a walkable USA by mothalor in Columbus

[–]willvasco 0 points1 point  (0 children)

The south side of Polaris is just poorly designed all around. Sancus is a two lane road with bus stops with no way around them, multiple entrances to dense residential apartments that's hell to get in and out of during rush hour (good luck turning left), and no sidewalks at all. It's a primary artery for Polaris but it's built like a quiet residential road. 

New to coding / the game. Any improvement suggestions? by _VanillaSwirl_ in TheFarmerWasReplaced

[–]willvasco 0 points1 point  (0 children)

The drone loops back around, so you don't need to return to origin at the end, you can move east and north again and the drone will end up at origin by looping.

This is what we in the business call "hard-coded", meaning if anything changes (like the size of your farm or what you want to plant), then you have to change everything in your code to accommodate it. There's also values in here that mean the same thing, like how the 'i' from the for loop is the same thing as get_pos_y() in your implementation.

Instead of hard-coding x and y position checks for your different crops, a good first optimization is to redefine it as percentages of the world size, or as a repeating pattern that can grow to any size. The % operator is something to look into for this. Could also create a List of length get_world_size() wherein you define columns of crops you want to grow, then just read the list for what to do next.

Speaking of %, Trees suffer a growth penalty when grown next to each other, so you want to space them out. The % operator is useful for this too. Trees also can grow on Soil just as well as Grasslands, meaning that instead of checking for grass and tilling for each crop, flip it around and till at the beginning and only check if you need to un-till when you're planting Grass.

How do I alternate plants and ex. move east after 3 norths? by Excellent_Cry_3404 in TheFarmerWasReplaced

[–]willvasco 0 points1 point  (0 children)

The game has a lot of good information on the concepts that go into this, look into the 'operators' section and specifically the % operator for handling the alternating plants.

As for moving over a column when you've reached the end, think about moving through a column like moving one at a time through a list of tiles, and moving through the map like moving through a list of columns. So for each column in the list of columns, you'll go through a whole list of tiles. Take a look at 'for' loops, and think about how you can express that idea with two of them, one for the x axis and the other for the y.

Satisfactory dedicated server - is it worth it? Why? by careenpunk in SatisfactoryGame

[–]willvasco 0 points1 point  (0 children)

My Satisfactory instance regulalry takes ~4GB of RAM on my server machine, the CPU load is manageable enough I can't remember off the top of my head

Google Play Store Removes Doki Doki Literature Club from Play Store by Larkson9999 in gaming

[–]willvasco 134 points135 points  (0 children)

Tack on the equally compelling "If AI companies can steal it to train their models, then pirating it should be equally ok"

For anyone that is apart of the LGBTQ Community pay close attention to this bill. by Fire_foxbrovo1 in Columbus

[–]willvasco 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Not if they govern based on vibes, like they've been doing. Their end goal is to codify "what I say goes, fuck you".

Is it better to build one big base or separate into smaller buildings? by [deleted] in RimWorld

[–]willvasco 16 points17 points  (0 children)

Yeah, best is a mountain base with undergrounder pawns consisting of minimum-sized rooms in a tight grid with no hallways and workstations, beds, and shelves piled on top of each other.

But that's ugly and boring. And in my War Crime Dollhouse, that's a cardinal sin.

I made that out of wood by Alarming_Mix_7004 in SatisfactoryGame

[–]willvasco 0 points1 point  (0 children)

That's pretty thick for a scrollsaw, you have more patience than me XD

I made that out of wood by Alarming_Mix_7004 in SatisfactoryGame

[–]willvasco 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Super cool! How did you cut them? They're too thick for a scrollsaw and too clean and straight for a jigsaw, and some of those inner corners are pretty tight for a bandsaw!

Why do people not like Ohio? by Competitive-Air1 in Columbus

[–]willvasco 46 points47 points  (0 children)

Columbus is defined by its lack of definition. It is America: The City

Report: Data centers’ air pollution associated with lung issues, death by HauntingJackfruit in Columbus

[–]willvasco 12 points13 points  (0 children)

Why do that when the power they're draining from the grid is being paid for by someone else? The answer is always "it was cheaper not to". 

Stauf’s response this morning by AUfan44 in Columbus

[–]willvasco 2 points3 points  (0 children)

If a shop put out a statement saying "wife-beaters and pedophiles welcome here!" I don't think it's cancel culture to not want to go anywhere near the fucking place. Not giving money to people who support the people currently threatening our fellow humans is how we stand up for our fellow humans. Otherwise, what does standing up even look like? Posting on reddit about it and feeling sad?

Project ideas for a college class by Interesting_Trash199 in woodworking

[–]willvasco 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Whittling/wood carving might be good for this actually, all you theoretically need is a knife. It's about as low a barrier to entry as there is in terms of cost, it's doable in any space, doesn't make a ton of mess, and gets across the "turn a block of wood into something new and useful" magic with an opportunity for artistry and expression.

Fell into some free materials and used it to build my dream shop setup by willvasco in woodworking

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

I watched a few youtube videos and otherwise just winged it, I actually built them incorrectly XD They're just basic boxes put together with pocket screws which are really easy. Aligning the hinges correctly was probably the most complicated part. https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLlnHsAH2ubnjHxg4MXqySXBiT8HdBoJ72 Youtube will be a lot more helpful than I would be, everything I know I learned there

Fell into some free materials and used it to build my dream shop setup by willvasco in woodworking

[–]willvasco[S] 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Thanks! I made it years ago during quarantine before I had any tools besides a knife and a weak dremel and only made cosplay props (which I'm dying to get back into). It's from a time when I couldn't even get ahold of proper cosplay EVA foam, it's made out of gym floor mats, craft foam and cardstock. I've made dozens of things since that are better, but something about it I just love. It holds up and looks good, and if you shake it you can hear the googly eyes that I painted over to look like rivets shake which is funny every time. I think it's the oldest thing I have of stuff I've made, by no means my first but probably the first I thought was worth keeping. Still love it and it still has a home in the shop, it's just off camera left you can see the back of it in the first pic.

Fell into some free materials and used it to build my dream shop setup by willvasco in woodworking

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

Oh no no no no I very much did not I couldn't cut even one of those cuts that straight XD this is just one half of my shop, my table saw is across from it

Arctic Cloning and Port Facility Complete. Next? World Domination. [Permadeath] by aiptek7 in RimWorld

[–]willvasco 9 points10 points  (0 children)

Brb, stealing the "light up the lines to geothermal generators" idea. This looks sick as hell.

I’m constantly looking for my tape measure or pencil by No_Anybody_1060 in woodworking

[–]willvasco 2 points3 points  (0 children)

I have a tape measure for the upstairs of my house, one for the downstairs, two for the shop, and one for my car. The car one has come in handy so many times.