DrMelon
@melon.zone
indie game developer, game optimization freelancer, and film photography freak
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it's also so so easy to credit people correctly. even if you don't have the presence of mind (you should) to keep a list during the project, it's never hard to get a list of everyone who contributed. neverrrr. if someone fucks you on this they fuck you on purpose. or they fix it immediately
November 26, 2025 at 6:52 AM
it's also so so easy to credit people correctly. even if you don't have the presence of mind (you should) to keep a list during the project, it's never hard to get a list of everyone who contributed. neverrrr. if someone fucks you on this they fuck you on purpose. or they fix it immediately
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Okay, it's been a week since release. Reception has been AWESOME, much much more than I expected for such a niche thing! Thank you! ❤️ A few thoughts (thread).
November 26, 2025 at 7:13 AM
Okay, it's been a week since release. Reception has been AWESOME, much much more than I expected for such a niche thing! Thank you! ❤️ A few thoughts (thread).
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Is it really that, time, again?
It seems as if you only just arrived.
It seems as if you only just arrived.
November 25, 2025 at 7:39 PM
Is it really that, time, again?
It seems as if you only just arrived.
It seems as if you only just arrived.
the thing about air riders is you can go very fast on the moon inside a volcano and then fall asleep. like this
November 25, 2025 at 7:54 PM
the thing about air riders is you can go very fast on the moon inside a volcano and then fall asleep. like this
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step 1: ban the pets slack channel
step 2: fire anyone who talks about it
flawless victory, genius plays by rockstar leadership, truly masterful strats 👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻 world class 👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻
step 2: fire anyone who talks about it
flawless victory, genius plays by rockstar leadership, truly masterful strats 👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻 world class 👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻
EXCLUSIVE: So far it's been unclear what proof Rockstar Games has to justify its firing of 34 union members, who it claims were leaking "confidential information in a public forum".
PMG has now seen some of the messages which contributed to this decision being made.
www.youtube.com/watch?v=8TvW...
PMG has now seen some of the messages which contributed to this decision being made.
www.youtube.com/watch?v=8TvW...
The Messages Rockstar Saw Before Firing 34 Union Members
YouTube video by People Make Games
www.youtube.com
November 24, 2025 at 7:58 PM
step 1: ban the pets slack channel
step 2: fire anyone who talks about it
flawless victory, genius plays by rockstar leadership, truly masterful strats 👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻 world class 👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻
step 2: fire anyone who talks about it
flawless victory, genius plays by rockstar leadership, truly masterful strats 👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻 world class 👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻
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also if you'll permit me to make one more product promo qrt today: the starwalker ornament is so exciting. i ordered two so i could convert the second one into a keychain. the originality fandom is positively flourishing
Two ways to start a new holiday tradition, launching today in our official DELTARUNE collection: www.fangamer.com/collections/...
November 24, 2025 at 11:23 PM
also if you'll permit me to make one more product promo qrt today: the starwalker ornament is so exciting. i ordered two so i could convert the second one into a keychain. the originality fandom is positively flourishing
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Great thread and investigation. Exactly what we all assumed: the ‘confidential information’ was wages and work conditions discussed in a worker-only Discord, not leaking anything about the game. Pure union busting.
EXCLUSIVE: So far it's been unclear what proof Rockstar Games has to justify its firing of 34 union members, who it claims were leaking "confidential information in a public forum".
PMG has now seen some of the messages which contributed to this decision being made.
www.youtube.com/watch?v=8TvW...
PMG has now seen some of the messages which contributed to this decision being made.
www.youtube.com/watch?v=8TvW...
The Messages Rockstar Saw Before Firing 34 Union Members
YouTube video by People Make Games
www.youtube.com
November 24, 2025 at 9:11 PM
Great thread and investigation. Exactly what we all assumed: the ‘confidential information’ was wages and work conditions discussed in a worker-only Discord, not leaking anything about the game. Pure union busting.
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Posted Dwarf Fortress 53.06. New song 'Nabidas'! The freeze/lag associated to rams should be fixed, and rams are more active. Various graphics. Your adventure mode party members no longer develop an instinctual need to hunt and kill other party members whenever you are ambushed by a wild animal.
November 24, 2025 at 3:34 PM
Posted Dwarf Fortress 53.06. New song 'Nabidas'! The freeze/lag associated to rams should be fixed, and rams are more active. Various graphics. Your adventure mode party members no longer develop an instinctual need to hunt and kill other party members whenever you are ambushed by a wild animal.
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"an unholy combination of monty hall and minesweeper" by @spindleyq.information-superhighway.net www.information-superhighway.net/montsweeper/
Montsweeper: Monty Hall IS The Problem Now
www.information-superhighway.net
November 24, 2025 at 10:37 AM
"an unholy combination of monty hall and minesweeper" by @spindleyq.information-superhighway.net www.information-superhighway.net/montsweeper/
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I am cursed to never be able to forget where they took the sequel to Sands of Time (a story about a stuck up rich boy getting humbled and becoming a sweetheart) or get over the fact that This Fucking Guy Just Put His Tattoo On The Prince
November 24, 2025 at 8:47 AM
I am cursed to never be able to forget where they took the sequel to Sands of Time (a story about a stuck up rich boy getting humbled and becoming a sweetheart) or get over the fact that This Fucking Guy Just Put His Tattoo On The Prince
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Not much to share! It's just:
Instead of applying acceleration based on delta-position, apply acceleration based on delta-velocity.
i.e. Calculate the *ideal* velocity needed to get from here to target by the correct time. Then apply an acceleration that is (ideal_velocity - current_velocity).
Instead of applying acceleration based on delta-position, apply acceleration based on delta-velocity.
i.e. Calculate the *ideal* velocity needed to get from here to target by the correct time. Then apply an acceleration that is (ideal_velocity - current_velocity).
November 23, 2025 at 12:20 AM
Not much to share! It's just:
Instead of applying acceleration based on delta-position, apply acceleration based on delta-velocity.
i.e. Calculate the *ideal* velocity needed to get from here to target by the correct time. Then apply an acceleration that is (ideal_velocity - current_velocity).
Instead of applying acceleration based on delta-position, apply acceleration based on delta-velocity.
i.e. Calculate the *ideal* velocity needed to get from here to target by the correct time. Then apply an acceleration that is (ideal_velocity - current_velocity).
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The naïve method is prone to arriving too early, too late, or completely missing the target, often "slingshotting" around the target.
The latter method pre-emptively applies corrective acceleration. Much like the Akira slide! 🏍️💨
The latter method pre-emptively applies corrective acceleration. Much like the Akira slide! 🏍️💨
November 22, 2025 at 11:51 PM
The naïve method is prone to arriving too early, too late, or completely missing the target, often "slingshotting" around the target.
The latter method pre-emptively applies corrective acceleration. Much like the Akira slide! 🏍️💨
The latter method pre-emptively applies corrective acceleration. Much like the Akira slide! 🏍️💨
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Orienting a RigidBody with precision timing requires something beyond a naïve "accelerate-towards-target" method. Here's a slow-motion comparison between the naïve method vs. what I call the "Akira slide". Green line indicates acceleration.
#GodotEngine #gamedev #indiedev
#GodotEngine #gamedev #indiedev
November 22, 2025 at 11:51 PM
Orienting a RigidBody with precision timing requires something beyond a naïve "accelerate-towards-target" method. Here's a slow-motion comparison between the naïve method vs. what I call the "Akira slide". Green line indicates acceleration.
#GodotEngine #gamedev #indiedev
#GodotEngine #gamedev #indiedev
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In The Labyrinth of Time, entering the Ziggurat without a lantern is supposed to show a black screen. However, the developers put in the wrong filename for the black screen, so it fails to render, showing a black screen instead
November 23, 2025 at 9:54 PM
In The Labyrinth of Time, entering the Ziggurat without a lantern is supposed to show a black screen. However, the developers put in the wrong filename for the black screen, so it fails to render, showing a black screen instead
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whoever animated the prince in prince of persia: sands of time ought to be the subject of much renown but i have no idea who it is. fucked up world we live in. also whoever did the waterfalls
November 24, 2025 at 6:14 AM
whoever animated the prince in prince of persia: sands of time ought to be the subject of much renown but i have no idea who it is. fucked up world we live in. also whoever did the waterfalls
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Nobody asked for this! Networked multiplayer for #OeufGame #GodotEngine
November 23, 2025 at 2:08 AM
Nobody asked for this! Networked multiplayer for #OeufGame #GodotEngine
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November 21, 2025 at 11:45 PM
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Also: Insulting to modern IF authors, as many games are written in Inform, the successor to ZIL that runs in similar Z-Machines as original Infocom games. The same TRS-80 you played Zork on 45 years ago could play a modern game using an interpreter! There’s no reason to bring ~the cloud~ into this!
November 21, 2025 at 1:49 AM
Also: Insulting to modern IF authors, as many games are written in Inform, the successor to ZIL that runs in similar Z-Machines as original Infocom games. The same TRS-80 you played Zork on 45 years ago could play a modern game using an interpreter! There’s no reason to bring ~the cloud~ into this!
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I really try not to be like this but “MS has graciously ‘preserved’ one of the most documented games of all time that was released 46 years ago, made freeware 28 years ago, and are using it to promote data centers, all for a game that could run on most abacuses” is causing me psychic damage
November 21, 2025 at 1:37 AM
I really try not to be like this but “MS has graciously ‘preserved’ one of the most documented games of all time that was released 46 years ago, made freeware 28 years ago, and are using it to promote data centers, all for a game that could run on most abacuses” is causing me psychic damage
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The Zork trilogy was released as freeware in 1998 to promote Grand Inquisitor and most modern IF is written in Inform, which compiles into the successors of the original Z-Machines, so a modern game could be ran on that vintage hardware but sure let’s all give BDS target Microsoft some free press!
Open sourced Zork today opensource.microsoft.com/blog/2025/11... and ran it on a swarm of containers in the cloud 😂
Preserving code that shaped generations: Zork I, II, and III go Open Source
Microsoft’s Open Source Programs Office (OSPO), Team Xbox, and Activision are making Zork I, Zork II, and Zork III available under the MIT License.
opensource.microsoft.com
November 21, 2025 at 1:31 AM
The Zork trilogy was released as freeware in 1998 to promote Grand Inquisitor and most modern IF is written in Inform, which compiles into the successors of the original Z-Machines, so a modern game could be ran on that vintage hardware but sure let’s all give BDS target Microsoft some free press!
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Hey! It is out now for all to play! itch.io/jam/dosember... — please also check out the other DOStember Game Jam entries :)
November 20, 2025 at 7:37 PM
Hey! It is out now for all to play! itch.io/jam/dosember... — please also check out the other DOStember Game Jam entries :)
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Browsing other peoples' air ride machines and the Bepis Star made me laugh so hard I got a headache
November 20, 2025 at 2:24 PM
Browsing other peoples' air ride machines and the Bepis Star made me laugh so hard I got a headache
havin' fun making my license card in air riders
November 20, 2025 at 6:52 PM
havin' fun making my license card in air riders
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Exciting news! 📼Asterism is on cassette! 📼 (well, a usb in a cassette case, which is pretty cool)
You can get a copy and check out the other indiepocalypse and tape club games at pizzapranks.com/tapeclub/ 🥳
You can get a copy and check out the other indiepocalypse and tape club games at pizzapranks.com/tapeclub/ 🥳
November's entry in the PIZZA PRANKS Video Game Tape Club is Asterism by @shimmerglitch.bsky.social!
Travel through space in a hand-crafted world solar system as you experience a playable indie-rock concept album.
pizzapranks.com/tapeclub/
Travel through space in a hand-crafted world solar system as you experience a playable indie-rock concept album.
pizzapranks.com/tapeclub/
November 20, 2025 at 9:27 AM
Exciting news! 📼Asterism is on cassette! 📼 (well, a usb in a cassette case, which is pretty cool)
You can get a copy and check out the other indiepocalypse and tape club games at pizzapranks.com/tapeclub/ 🥳
You can get a copy and check out the other indiepocalypse and tape club games at pizzapranks.com/tapeclub/ 🥳