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by Rohansi 2y ago
I have also experimented in this space but came to the conclusion that it's not good for games. Not necessarily because it's a bad idea but because it's not how games are made. To make a game with something like SpacetimeDB y
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by Rohansi 2y ago
Maybe I'm just used to it having implemented it several times. But my point is that they require a relatively fixed amount of effort. Once it's implemented you shouldn't need to touch it again.
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I am also skeptical of SpacetimeDB for the same reason. There is no game engine helping you do any simulation and that makes development harder. Your (server-side) assets would somehow need to be synced to SpacetimeDB which possibly means y
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by Rohansi 2y ago
It's in closed alpha so there's a limited number of players but I am curious to hear more about how BitCraft is scaling out. Is it a single, seamless world for all players? How much scaling is currently required? How is data repli
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by Rohansi 2y ago
Since SpacetimeDB would be your backend (game client <-> SpacetimeDB) you would need to verify the inputs to your reducers to prevent cheating. Not really different from anything else.
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by Rohansi 2y ago
What games do you know that are hard or firm real-time? Real-time in this context is more like real-time communication rather than process scheduling.
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The first two problems are nothing, IMO. Server <> client sync is handled by your engine or, if you need to roll your own, it's not that hard. Syncing to a database is more tedious than difficult. Getting rid of a game engine on
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by Rohansi 2y ago
As a game dev I don't really see what problems this solves. Most of the work you would have in games is related to simulation - something this doesn't help you with at all. It can actually make simulation more difficult because al
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by Rohansi 2y ago
Because Wine is a translation layer for Windows APIs into what the host operating system requires. Including translating DirectX into Vulkan/Metal.
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by Rohansi 2y ago
I'm not sure that would work in the long run. Fallout 3 came out in 2008 and is no longer actively maintained. Even if Apple could convince developers to port to macOS/Apple Silicon the games will, at some point in the future, sto
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by Rohansi 2y ago
That looks pretty good! I actually implemented my own state management that works like that five years ago because I didn't like the options at the time. https://github.com/Facepunch/react-class-model (note: conte
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by Rohansi 2y ago
I think state management is the worst part of using React. All of the popular/highly recommended packages to manage state require you to write code in unconventional ways without really explaining the design decisions. Why use reducers
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It's not really though because the UB still exists and can be exploited, just in a forked process.
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Vision isn't the problem for the vast majority of those accidents. There are a lot of really bad drivers out there.
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Not sure if you're aware or not but .NET these days can (officially) target pretty much anything - not just Windows. Usage on Linux definitely picked up vs. Windows because Linux servers are cheaper. Android/iOS is there. WebAssem
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by Rohansi 2y ago
Many people don't even read pop ups and just click the button that stands out to them. It's pretty wild to see.
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by Rohansi 2y ago
It's a decent way to handle permission but it's never "like an app" with iOS. Web push is missing basic features on iOS, such as notification sound/vibration. Many will say that's a good thing but there is no r
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by Rohansi 2y ago
Steam's DRM doesn't do anything to stop cheaters.
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While I don't disagree with you I also don't think Valve is particularly bad in this area. Valve's games are not made for younger kids and Steam's parental controls are excellent. Mobile games, especially Roblox, are a l
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by Rohansi 2y ago
I haven't checked AoE myself. If you're concerned about DRM, games using Steam DRM are usually the easiest to crack on your own by just by replacing the Steam DLL that ships with the game with one that emulates its functionality.
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I feel like it is important to point out that Steam does not require games to have any DRM. Not even Steam's DRM. It's entirely up to the game developer and/or publisher. Many games on Steam are already DRM-free where you can
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by Rohansi 2y ago
Because there are differences that go beyond just the language syntax. The build processes are very different for C++ vs. C#, vs. F#, etc. C++: invoke compiler for all compilation units, invoke linker to combine object files into executable
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Yup, buy online and then barely any interaction with their staff is required to actually take delivery.
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Surely Apple could just make those libraries inaccessible to third party apps. Why would they be required to make them accessible to all apps?
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by Rohansi 2y ago
I get similar performance in Chrome on my phone (Pixel 7a). Perhaps this just runs poorly in Firefox?
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by Rohansi 2y ago
Only looking at memory bandwidth as a measure of performance give you an incomplete picture. You also need to look at how much of that bandwidth your processor (CPU, GPU, NPU, etc.) can actually consume because it can be far less than the m
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Have you tried the newer [LibraryImport] attribute?
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Dear Imgui is immediate mode and primarily designed for rendering with a 3D-capable GPU. LVGL is retained mode and designed for running on microcontrollers where there is no GPU available.
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Tiny Glade is not nothing but I wouldn't really call it a game. There is no objective and next to no simulation - it just lets you build dioramas.
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I plug a mini PC into my TVs and use them that way. Works out better because the TV apps run way slower than even the cheapest mini PCs.

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