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Dungeon Master. Senior Cultist @ Cult of Cthulhu. Making games with #godotengine and magic computer nonsense.

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aeva, to NixOS
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I don't actually have time today to work on any side projects, but I thought I'd run through the basic setup steps for MonoGame aaaand

./bin/Debug/net6.0/MyGame
bash: ./bin/Debug/net6.0/MyGame: cannot execute: required file not found

... which required file ._. ???

I think this sort of thing means it tried to dynamically link something and failed. I run into this whenever I try to run loose builds of Linux games on , but idk what to do about it.

BenBot,
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@aeva I have spent so much time trying to get nix environments set up.

For sanity’s sake I use a devShell flake nowadays.

Double check that you have the libGL and maybe libGLU packages installed. I always forget about them.

djlink, to random
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BenBot,
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@djlink why do you have to hurt me like this?

djlink, to random
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nice

BenBot,
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@djlink I can’t believe it

SirLich, to godot
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First contribution to merged ✊

BenBot,
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@SirLich PR link?
Show it off! Lol

BenBot,
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@SirLich hey now, that looks useful!

That code you wrote is going to run on (maybe even 10s of) millions of computers.
Even small changes matter :)

BenBot,
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@SirLich if you’re on the Godot discord ever, I’d mention your goal. You might get some good insight + attention on your PRs

People there are really nice. I’ve made friends with a couple prolific Godot contributors by hanging out on there.

We talk like every day now.

vga256, to gamedev
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for years i've dreamt of having my own tile-based RPG engine that would make lo-fi win95/macOS 9 spiderweb software style games like Realmz or Exile or Avernum

after so much hand-wringing about being unsure about the feasibility of building one from the ground up (the ground in this case being the love2d framework), i started yesterday. a couple hours later i've got the beginnings of a 2d tile editor. scrolling tiles, random terrain generation, drag and drop all work.

this is something that took me months to mould AGS into doing using a bunch of hacks and various script modules. there is no doubt now that i was trying to build a house by swinging a screwdriver at nails.

there's this theme in game development i've heard over and over: "if you want to make a game, never ever build your own engine." i've even given people that advice over the years. and after 12+ years of doing this stuff, i realize that i gave some terrible advice.

BenBot,
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@vga256 it’s good advice when starting out.
I think people hear game “engine” and think that it’s this generic game dev toolkit, but you can make small engines for just your game.

Keep the scope small and it’s very doable, given you have the skills.

aeva, to random
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omg it's here :O

BenBot,
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@aeva Eyy nice. Framework is really cool.

I’ve been really liking mine. Just swapped out the keyboard for the blank one.

maddy, to random
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    BenBot,
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    @maddy don’t we all

    aeva, to random
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    I think getting the enclosure for my prusa i3 was a mistake. It was a ton of work to assemble, and now it's a ton of work to remove the printer from it before I can do any maintenance on it.

    My prints keep getting repeated "y crash" interrupts that stop the print for a prompt. I'm fairly sure I just need to disassemble the y axis, clean and regrease the rods and check the bearings. I want to throw the entire thing in the fucking garbage for how much extra shit needs to be undone to do it.

    BenBot,
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    @aeva how did you print that cat?!?
    I want one

    renkotsuban, to indiegames

    The 2023 September issue of is out now! It is viewable in browser and available to download in PDF, ePub, and MOBI formats. We also have digital postcards and the Japanese interview editions (インタビュー特集) to download. It is PWYW, so everyone can enjoy!

    https://nicegeargames.itch.io/indie-tsushin-2023-september

    BenBot,
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    @renkotsuban seems it crash on iOS safari :(

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