I’m in pretty much the same boat. My past 2 laptops have been dell inspirons with a touchscreen. I use the touch screen for game programming to make sure touch events work. The one I got was $500, but probably should have gone a bit higher.
It has a i5 processor 16gb ram, 1 tb ssd. It does indeed run tf2, guild wars 2, and other not graphically intensive games. I’m satisfied and it does work well, but below are some of the negatives of my new laptop vs my old.
It’s missing key backlights, a fingerprint to unlock, and the bodyvis much more plastic and feels not as secure as my wife’s lenovo.
Be sure to check out pics for keyboard arrangement. My new laptop has a numberpad…which is nice, but the arrow keys got shrunk which is not nice for programming.
Be sure to check where the trackpad is. Centralized is better. My new one is more to the left and my wrist hits it when playing tf2 and I do occasionally get some movement from my wrist in game, but not much.
The top contenders I have experience with is: -Aesprite. It’s paid. It’s good. Built solely for pixel art.
Free stuff: -LibreSprite- this is the open version of aesprite before it went paid. I don’t know it It’s still maintained or updated, but it may suit your needs.
Arr matey! What be the finest pirate-themed games ye have plundered? Personally, I’ve sailed the treacherous seas of Sea of Thieves and danced with shadows in Shadows Gambit. But I be yearnin’ for more pirate adventures. What be yer recommendations, me hearties?...
Pictured: My Godot 4 game running on CrazyGames. This was previously impossible because most websites don’t support SharedArrayBuffers/CrossOriginIsolation, which was required to run Godot on the web....
I watched the whole thing. I think most anchors talked a bit too slow which seemed fake. Those hand gestures were weird especially for (I don’t know his name) the black anchor. Very rigid fingers.
The main cringe section was the movie section where they tried to have the black anchor act sassy but that’s hard with a very level speaking tone and speed.
Honestly, I’d watch something like that once a week.it was nice to get a broad cross section of news.
My partner and I occasionally play games together, but they pretty much only play word puzzle games on their own. I’m not very good at word games though, and they don’t have very good spatial skills, so we frequently find ourselves mismatched. We have a switch and a single decent gaming pc, and a pretty old laptop....
I play a lot of games with my 10yr old daughter. Here are some of what we liked:
-Any lego game(there are sooo many and they often go on sale)
-trine series, much more puzzley
-sackboy a big adventure
-brothers a tale of two sons
-it takes two
-portal 2
-degrees of separation
-putty pals
-ibb and obb
-toodee and topdee
-bleep bloop
-battle block theater
-chariot
-pikunuku
We also loved going through the monkey island games. They are not mumtiplayer but they are slow point and click games that we bounced ideas off one another.
I want to get back into reading, so I’m thinking of getting a Paperwhite. But I have no idea if it’s possible to transfer files to it from a computer, and I have no experience with pirating books....
I am enjoying this series so much. We are only 2 episodes in and it’s just so creative. Only watching one a week as I understand it’s sort of depressing but it is gorgeous.
Hi everybody! I’m back with another video for the collection of tutorials on game development in Godot Engine. This time, we won’t be dealing with shaders or 3D models. Instead, I would like to focus on a possibly simpler but definitely no less important area in game development with the Godot Engine, and that is the user...
I made a pause menu, but there seems to be a “dead square” in the middle of the screen, where it doesn’t detect the mouse hovering. The deadzone seems fixed in size and place, moving the menu out of the center makes the problem stop. So, something invisible on top?...
Reducing the size to 1 I don’t think is the “correct” solution.
In the inspector for the containers look for the “mouse” tab. That determines how the mouse interacts with that control. By default it is on STOP. Meaning it blocks all inputs “behind” it in your scene. You probably should change it to pass or ignore.
Imaging you have a complex ui with multiple layers of buttons. You only want the top one to register click events, so it would be on STOP. If you did IGNORE then the top button would not register click events, bit the buttons under it would. If you had on PASS the top button registers the click, but then passes on the click event to the buttons under it.
I’m a math teacher. I use my video game making knowledge from Godot to make little video games to review skills. Each takes a few weeks to make with game design, making all the art, programming, and making the worksheet.
Here is my Disco Dj-Demo if you were curious what I mean.
I think it’s fun, it’s not something I can really chat with others about.
I am also learning Japanese. I fine it hard to think of the sentence structure as different than English. In my mind I find myself daying the sentences the way Yoda from star wars does and it makes more sense.
I have a released game in 3.5. It is not realistic for me to update it to 4.0.
I have to keep that code in 3.5, but if I want to start a new project in 4 I need to keep both versions on my pc. This is why the tool would be helpful. So I can easily switch between the 2 versions.
Suggest a Laptop for me.
Hello Lemmings,...
LinuxPhotoshop alternative for pixel graphics
Hello everyone!...
Recommendations for Pirate Games?
Arr matey! What be the finest pirate-themed games ye have plundered? Personally, I’ve sailed the treacherous seas of Sea of Thieves and danced with shadows in Shadows Gambit. But I be yearnin’ for more pirate adventures. What be yer recommendations, me hearties?...
[Steam] Which lesser known games have you bought or are planning to buy in this sale?
I think I’ll be finally picking up Project Wingman and Black Mesa in this sale....
Holiday Giveaway - Steam Codes! - Giveaway Ended
EDIT January 6, 2024:...
Godot 4.3 FINALLY fixes web builds, no SharedArrayBuffers required!
Pictured: My Godot 4 game running on CrazyGames. This was previously impossible because most websites don’t support SharedArrayBuffers/CrossOriginIsolation, which was required to run Godot on the web....
Good multiplayer games for 3 people
What are some excellent games that remain excellent for a group of three?...
None of these anchors are real: Channel 1 plans for AI to generate news, broadcasters (www.usatoday.com)
Channel 1 AI released a promotional video explaining how the service will provide personalized news coverage to users from finance to entertainment.
Recommend a game for me to play with my partner
My partner and I occasionally play games together, but they pretty much only play word puzzle games on their own. I’m not very good at word games though, and they don’t have very good spatial skills, so we frequently find ourselves mismatched. We have a switch and a single decent gaming pc, and a pretty old laptop....
What gifts are you getting for your friends and family members?
Share your gift ideas, because I am a bit stumped.
E-Books, best places to get them?
I want to get back into reading, so I’m thinking of getting a Paperwhite. But I have no idea if it’s possible to transfer files to it from a computer, and I have no experience with pirating books....
Scavengers Reign
I am enjoying this series so much. We are only 2 episodes in and it’s just so creative. Only watching one a week as I understand it’s sort of depressing but it is gorgeous.
There has to be a name for this state of being (startrek.website)
Godot UI Tutorial (www.youtube.com)
Hi everybody! I’m back with another video for the collection of tutorials on game development in Godot Engine. This time, we won’t be dealing with shaders or 3D models. Instead, I would like to focus on a possibly simpler but definitely no less important area in game development with the Godot Engine, and that is the user...
Your username is the prompt, what did you get? This is mine: (lemmy.world)
Dev snapshot: Godot 4.2 beta 3 (godotengine.org)
Indefensible (lemmy.world)
Trine 5: A Clockwork Conspiracy Review IGN (www.ign.com)
[Issue][Fixed] UI Button has a "deadzone", can't figure why
I made a pause menu, but there seems to be a “dead square” in the middle of the screen, where it doesn’t detect the mouse hovering. The deadzone seems fixed in size and place, moving the menu out of the center makes the problem stop. So, something invisible on top?...
What is a hobby you enjoy, but seems too quirky or obscure to bring up in most conversations?
Mine would be creating pen and paper ciphers for my made up secret communication needs.
Introducing Godots: Ultimate go-to hub for managing your Godot versions and projects! (programming.dev)
Nice app I saw shared...
[bug] On Android I see & instead of &( and symbol)
https://lemmy.world/pictrs/image/d9684afa-6bbc-40bc-8544-6287681f1f3a.jpeg...
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