Peter McNeill
@mrchickenrocket.bsky.social
Engineer and game dev. Mostly posts about Roblox stuff.
I'm watching my twitter feed devolve into assorted C and C++ engineers dunking and catfighting with each other over performance and memory allocation strategies, and I'm kind of dying from second hand embarrassment. >_<'
November 20, 2024 at 2:44 AM
I'm watching my twitter feed devolve into assorted C and C++ engineers dunking and catfighting with each other over performance and memory allocation strategies, and I'm kind of dying from second hand embarrassment. >_<'
Some gamejam tips I've learned over the years:
* Build for a playtime of like 60 to 120 seconds max
* Don't hide a payoff (eg bossfight) - if you've got time to make great art, put it at the front!
* LAN jams are dominated by couch coop, if its not a separate category (and it should be!) make those.
* Build for a playtime of like 60 to 120 seconds max
* Don't hide a payoff (eg bossfight) - if you've got time to make great art, put it at the front!
* LAN jams are dominated by couch coop, if its not a separate category (and it should be!) make those.
November 18, 2024 at 4:28 AM
Some gamejam tips I've learned over the years:
* Build for a playtime of like 60 to 120 seconds max
* Don't hide a payoff (eg bossfight) - if you've got time to make great art, put it at the front!
* LAN jams are dominated by couch coop, if its not a separate category (and it should be!) make those.
* Build for a playtime of like 60 to 120 seconds max
* Don't hide a payoff (eg bossfight) - if you've got time to make great art, put it at the front!
* LAN jams are dominated by couch coop, if its not a separate category (and it should be!) make those.
A part of my process is I do drawovers and noodle around with art I've been given. I tinkered with the new mountain dew logo a little bit to make the "tangents" better. What do you think?
October 26, 2024 at 1:05 AM
A part of my process is I do drawovers and noodle around with art I've been given. I tinkered with the new mountain dew logo a little bit to make the "tangents" better. What do you think?
This reminds me that my spicy old man gamedev take is that coyote time is a terrible idea and should get in the sea. Manipulating coyote time just ends up becoming *tech* that your players have to learn, and I think it makes the whole thing feel mushy instead of precise.
what are we calling the opposite of coyote time? i.e. the thing where you accept a jump button press a few frames before you hit the ground and execute the jump when you land (time sensitive, I have to name a variable)
October 22, 2024 at 12:32 PM
This reminds me that my spicy old man gamedev take is that coyote time is a terrible idea and should get in the sea. Manipulating coyote time just ends up becoming *tech* that your players have to learn, and I think it makes the whole thing feel mushy instead of precise.
A little more wave function collapse action. I like WFC, but I'm starting to suspect the rules need to a be a bit softer - eg "Prefer not to be" vs "Never", which to be fair is the same as when you do A* pathfinding. "I'd prefer you to not put that there, but if you have no choice..." #robloxdev 🎃
October 22, 2024 at 6:54 AM
A little more wave function collapse action. I like WFC, but I'm starting to suspect the rules need to a be a bit softer - eg "Prefer not to be" vs "Never", which to be fair is the same as when you do A* pathfinding. "I'd prefer you to not put that there, but if you have no choice..." #robloxdev 🎃
We all started with "Like 10 posts" and "Follow 7 people" but I've done those now - I was hoping there would be more quests on the sidebar!
What other quests should there be?
Some ideas:
* Like 10 cat photos
* Like 5 posts making fun of twitter
* Block (or like, we don't judge) a user posting 🍆 pics
What other quests should there be?
Some ideas:
* Like 10 cat photos
* Like 5 posts making fun of twitter
* Block (or like, we don't judge) a user posting 🍆 pics
October 21, 2024 at 9:30 PM
We all started with "Like 10 posts" and "Follow 7 people" but I've done those now - I was hoping there would be more quests on the sidebar!
What other quests should there be?
Some ideas:
* Like 10 cat photos
* Like 5 posts making fun of twitter
* Block (or like, we don't judge) a user posting 🍆 pics
What other quests should there be?
Some ideas:
* Like 10 cat photos
* Like 5 posts making fun of twitter
* Block (or like, we don't judge) a user posting 🍆 pics
Testing out Wave Function Collapse (WFC) to generate a little town. #robloxdev
October 21, 2024 at 1:11 PM
Testing out Wave Function Collapse (WFC) to generate a little town. #robloxdev
I'm joining in on a spooky halloween #roblox livestream for halloween this year! The idea is we'll be making a game from scratch and taking random ideas from the audience. More details soon... 🎃 #robloxdev
October 20, 2024 at 4:55 AM
I'm joining in on a spooky halloween #roblox livestream for halloween this year! The idea is we'll be making a game from scratch and taking random ideas from the audience. More details soon... 🎃 #robloxdev