Rocks
@rocksmanhattan.bsky.social
I'm learning about game development and attempting to create my first game in Godot. I'm looking to devote the time to make a simple polished puzzler that I can be proud of.
Go check it out! https://rocks-git.itch.io/trash-panda-letter-looter
Go check it out! https://rocks-git.itch.io/trash-panda-letter-looter
"In some states and cities, it is illegal to round up a transaction to the nearest nickel or dime, doing so would run afoul of laws that are supposed to place cash customers and debit and credit card customers on an equal playing field"
They will find a way to get their pennies back for sure tho
They will find a way to get their pennies back for sure tho
Why some McDonald's customers might not get the right change back with their order
It's all because the U.S. is running out of pennies.
www.nbcchicago.com
November 4, 2025 at 5:46 PM
"In some states and cities, it is illegal to round up a transaction to the nearest nickel or dime, doing so would run afoul of laws that are supposed to place cash customers and debit and credit card customers on an equal playing field"
They will find a way to get their pennies back for sure tho
They will find a way to get their pennies back for sure tho
I have read it is illegal to round up because then they would be charging more for using cash than credit and there are laws against that. Time will tell.
November 4, 2025 at 5:36 PM
I have read it is illegal to round up because then they would be charging more for using cash than credit and there are laws against that. Time will tell.
Who is this Gail that people keep warning me about?? Heh. Wind gusts up to 40 here in the pinkie finger.
November 3, 2025 at 7:37 PM
Who is this Gail that people keep warning me about?? Heh. Wind gusts up to 40 here in the pinkie finger.
Once. Still trying to get back.
November 3, 2025 at 7:35 PM
Once. Still trying to get back.
It's definitely when i hit the bullet points I realize it was not written by a human.
October 24, 2025 at 8:05 PM
It's definitely when i hit the bullet points I realize it was not written by a human.
heh yep, right now we are at whatever works stage 😀
October 6, 2025 at 2:15 PM
heh yep, right now we are at whatever works stage 😀
I did use move_and_collide for a ball in my example, so if your no x value changes in code, probably is move_and_slide. I didn't do a pong, but here's my bouncing ball code if you want to review. github.com/Rocks-git/ch...
GitHub - Rocks-git/character_body_2d_starter: Bouncing ball example with character body 2d and player movable icon
Bouncing ball example with character body 2d and player movable icon - Rocks-git/character_body_2d_starter
github.com
October 6, 2025 at 1:44 PM
I did use move_and_collide for a ball in my example, so if your no x value changes in code, probably is move_and_slide. I didn't do a pong, but here's my bouncing ball code if you want to review. github.com/Rocks-git/ch...
It looks like every time your paddle collides, x component of position increases a bit. Check your paddle script and make sure you aren't letting some x values sneak into your direction vectors.
October 6, 2025 at 1:28 PM
It looks like every time your paddle collides, x component of position increases a bit. Check your paddle script and make sure you aren't letting some x values sneak into your direction vectors.
Hmm, and now later in the day, can't get the jitter to come back no matter where PI is turned on. I must have had something conflicting...
October 4, 2025 at 8:36 PM
Hmm, and now later in the day, can't get the jitter to come back no matter where PI is turned on. I must have had something conflicting...
I have best results doing move_and_collide(vector) update in _physics_process. I also noticed if I have Physics Interpolation set to On, that interferes and causes extra jitter. So in Project Settings -> General -> Physics -> Common, I have Interpolation off and all nodes set to Inherit for PI.
October 4, 2025 at 5:56 PM
I have best results doing move_and_collide(vector) update in _physics_process. I also noticed if I have Physics Interpolation set to On, that interferes and causes extra jitter. So in Project Settings -> General -> Physics -> Common, I have Interpolation off and all nodes set to Inherit for PI.
I'm starting to get lost in my own code. I think it's time to start breaking effects like this pop label out into their own scenes and instantiating where needed. I think I've got that figured out in my happy little test world. Everything is even centered! *shakes fist* #godot #solodev #learning
October 3, 2025 at 6:21 PM
Hey, I made a devlog and a pre-release for windows. What a fun month this has been! #godot #solodev #learning
And now... Trash Panda Letter Looter!
Thanks to all for being here and giving this a quick read. Let's start with an intro. My name is Rocks. Is it my real name? No. But it is a name nonetheless. I've had many jobs over the years, most re...
rocks-git.itch.io
September 30, 2025 at 7:59 PM
Very happy for this fella. People like good work.
Solo dev spends 6 weeks making a short free game, accidentally wins the Steam algorithm and makes $4,200 in 5 days, then rushes to prepare a big update: "Seems the people liked my honesty and that I d...
Idle Pixel Fantasy has done way better than its creator ever expected
www.gamesradar.com
September 30, 2025 at 4:38 PM
Very happy for this fella. People like good work.
I've published a project page for my game at itch. I'll be posting a playable build there in mid-late October and a dev log soon. Thanks for following along!
Trash Panda Letter Looter by Rocks
A casual and chill word building game with falling tiles and a friendly raccoon
rocks-git.itch.io
September 29, 2025 at 3:55 PM
I've published a project page for my game at itch. I'll be posting a playable build there in mid-late October and a dev log soon. Thanks for following along!
Today's research topic: Juicing your game with tweens.
September 28, 2025 at 3:36 PM
Today's research topic: Juicing your game with tweens.
I picked up Detroit: Become Human for $12 on Epic Games store. I've been looking forward to playing this one at a decent price point. It never goes on sale....
September 27, 2025 at 10:17 PM
I picked up Detroit: Become Human for $12 on Epic Games store. I've been looking forward to playing this one at a decent price point. It never goes on sale....
Good luck to you. I'm semi-retired after getting burnt out in critical systems software support. And I too am trying to learn game dev. I'm really enjoying it so happy to follow along and support.
September 26, 2025 at 6:12 PM
Good luck to you. I'm semi-retired after getting burnt out in critical systems software support. And I too am trying to learn game dev. I'm really enjoying it so happy to follow along and support.
That's a bummer about your school. You can download the whole project from Project > Tools > Download Project Source. I tried it and got the project in my downloads folder. Doc at bottom of page here:
docs.godotengine.org/en/latest/tu...
docs.godotengine.org/en/latest/tu...
Using the Web editor
There is a Web editor you can use to work on new or existing projects. Browser support: The Web editor requires support for WebAssembly's SharedArrayBuffer. This is in turn required to support...
docs.godotengine.org
September 26, 2025 at 5:58 PM
That's a bummer about your school. You can download the whole project from Project > Tools > Download Project Source. I tried it and got the project in my downloads folder. Doc at bottom of page here:
docs.godotengine.org/en/latest/tu...
docs.godotengine.org/en/latest/tu...
Every day I learn something.
September 25, 2025 at 4:53 AM
Every day I learn something.
Do you have a stray = somewhere instead of an == or the other way around?
September 23, 2025 at 7:11 PM
Do you have a stray = somewhere instead of an == or the other way around?
And hey! I've got a name. It's Trash Panda Letter Looter.
September 23, 2025 at 5:00 PM
And hey! I've got a name. It's Trash Panda Letter Looter.
I'm still working hard! Reduced the grid size to 8x8 so game can end, paid a little attention to art, started working on an itch.io project page. Now working on game, settings and credits menus. Oct 1 is still the goal for "initial completion" and then playtesters. #godot #solodev #learning
September 23, 2025 at 4:56 PM