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  • nightmareofahorse@programming.devtoGaming@beehaw.org•Looking for games with unique core mechanics
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    10 months ago

    Its retro and really rough around the edges (and QTE heavy) and is more of a life sim than a traditional adventure game, but Shenmue I & II introduced day/night cycles with NPC schedules, has a fun martial arts combat system, and the story is kind of like an 80s martial arts film with a detective kick. There’s also gambling, drinking, a little bit of working at the docks, darts, retro arcade games, and some sleuthing to progress the story. Your progress from Shenmue I carries over to II

    But again its rough around the edges and sometimes referred to as QTE simulator (or Dock Worker Simulator, as I jokingly call it). But somehow, all these elements blend together well to create a unique game. Not going to be for everyone but I really enjoyed it

    Final note: I highly recommend using a controller. I ran into issues with KB+M, especially after remapping keys. It broke some of the QTEs.

  • nightmareofahorse@programming.devtoPsychedelics@lemmy.ca•egotism
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    10 months ago

    There are several schools of thought on the ego, one of the more prominent ones being the conquering or killing of the ego. I personally found a lot more clarity in understanding and accepting the ego, seeing it as a part of my mental and emotional landscape that focuses on meeting my basic needs. I definitely agree however that it can be aggressive and loud, drowning out higher order of thought and interfering with oneness mentality.

    It sounds like your ego is trying to communicate something, like an unhappiness or discontent with your present situation. If you’re in a good spot to do so, I advise listening to what it has to say even if it is very uncomfortable and sobering and unsettling. Make a list too if it helps. I’ve done this and as wildly uncomfortable and downright depressing it can get, it can also offer unparalleled clarity into what needs are not being met. And we humans are no strangers to neglect.

    Above all else, trust your gut. And throw away any and all parts of this advice/feedback as needed. It’s the advice I wish I had when I was in a similar situation

  • nightmareofahorse@programming.devtoProgramming@programming.dev•What are your programming hot takes?
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    10 months ago

    I worked with a guy who brought 10k lines of code from various jobs over the years and slapped it all into a single commit second day on the job.

    It was all VB.NET and looked like it was written in VB6 days because it was reimplementing functions that the .NET framework already provided us. And there were quite a few single line functions that did the simplest things like addition of two variables.

    However my favorite function of all was IsMarksMachine() because it was used as a prod/dev switch. I ran into bugs testing the code and got the “Worked on my machine” line. Turned out the code branch under IsMarksMachine() somehow worked, but in all other cases, it didn’t.

    Mark is not the real name. But man was he a bad coder.

  • nightmareofahorse@programming.devtoAsklemmy@lemmy.ml•Do you believe in God?
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    10 months ago

    The more I think about it, the more I wonder if the answer is not important but how we respond to the answer (or lack of an answer) is what matters most. Different believers of the same god(s) and religion can either feed and clothe the less fortunate or genocide nations.

    If there is one or more god(s) out there and their fundamental core value is love, I would think they would not care if we get the answer right or even care about acknowledgement with prayer and rituals, but they would be more interested in how we treat each other and the world that we live in by keeping love as a core value in our lives.