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I have analyzed Pong.
#retrogaming #indiegame #gamedev #lambgamedev

RE: https://transfem.social/notes/a6mzut3wgueh4rtb

#32bitjam #32bitwinterjam #indiedev #lambgamedev

Godot 4.5 just came out and oh my goodness the features, the features...

I've been using 3.5.3 for so long that once I dip my toes into 4.5 or 4.6 or 4.7 whenever those come out it's going to feel like I'm 10 years old again

#lambgamedev

I have whipped up a quick and dirty PlayStation 2 ghosting/motion blur/frame blending effect!

## Creates a PlayStation 2-like frame blending effect.
##
## Add to _process(). The frame blending effect is applied to the area 
## within the boundaries of the texture_rect node.
## It is recommended to only set the alpha to less than 1.
func frame_blend(texture_rect: TextureRect, alpha: float = 0.5, use_frame_post_draw: bool = true, viewport: Viewport = get_viewport()) -> void:
	alpha = clamp(alpha, 0.0, 1.0) # Alpha values are 0 through 1

	var image: Image = Image.new()
	var texture: ImageTexture = ImageTexture.new()

	image = viewport.get_texture().get_data() # FORMAT_RGBAH
	image.flip_y() # Images start out upside-down. This turns it rightside-up.
	if use_frame_post_draw:
		yield(VisualServer, "frame_post_draw") # Changes the vibe.
	texture.create_from_image(image) # Turn Image to ImageTexture
	texture_rect.modulate.a = alpha # Changes the opacity of the frame blending
	texture_rect.texture = texture # Applies the image of the last frame to the texture_rect

I'm so out of my league as a game dev, I have no idea what I'm doing and I don't know how to improve. I think if I had a teacher, I'd at least have someone I could go to for help, but I think it would be better if I were an artist/musician/writer instead of a programmer. But you can't make a game without programming it.

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If you were to buy a cool indie game as a physical edition, what medium would you prefer it to be?

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RE: https://transfem.social/notes/a4niv8ktp1db0070

So I'm thinking about developing the Zelda 64-like for the RG34XXSP specifically and maybe even the RG35XXSP, despite its lack of even one analog stick, and more realistically the RG40XXV, which has one stick. I'm doing what I can to make the game playable with one analog stick instead of two, like how it was with the N64 controller.

The main issue is the RG40XXV's 1 GB of RAM, which I'm surprisingly slightly unsure if it will be enough. To my understanding, ~700 MB / 1,000 MB will be open to me for game stuff, which seemed like more than enough at first, but the test room I've made takes up 40+ MB of static RAM (and ~7 MB of dynamic RAM), and I'm thinking that this could easily balloon out of control as development continues. (Also I don't have the best grasp on what the difference is between static and dynamic RAM is.) I'm already using ~6% of my RAM with barely anything happening.

This may be the first time in my game dev journey where I will actually have to care about what I load and what I unload into memory. ​:axolotl_shock:​

The RG34XXSP has 2 GB of RAM, so I'm totally unconcerned about that. If 2 GB isn't enough, I'm doing something wrong.

#lambgamedev #gamedev #indiedev #godot #zelda #ocarinaoftime #majorasmask

RE: https://transfem.social/notes/a863453c4mxg77uo

I would love to get CRT Emudriver on my computer, but it looks kinda complicated to work with. I'd love to use it to work on pixel art!

If I could ever get my hands on a PVM/BVM, hooo boy, I'd never turn it off

#lambgamedev #pixelart #crt #crttv

You know what, screw it, I'm learning 3D.

Zelda 64-like, my beloved, you are going to happen someday...
#lambgamedev #n64 #zelda #godot #gamedev #indiedev

RE: https://transfem.social/notes/a7pqdfjd8cub4zbz

I made a post on bsky mostly jokingly asking if anyone wants to join a Zelda 64-like game dev team and I got a non-zero amount of impressive, talented people being like "ye sure"

Not sure what to do! I think I'm too inexperienced to lead such a project and I have not even TOUCHED 3D in Godot.

HOWEVER. A Zelda 64-like would be very cool...

#lambgamedev #gamedev #indiedev #godot

My dream of making video games for cheap handhelds may someday become reality! I would love to be able to port my games to Ambernic handhelds :3
https://www.reddit.com/r/godot/s/yGht7E4OSh

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I'm weeks into this project and I've just been informed that GDScript Timer nodes are not accurate enough to perform with music-related purposes. If I can't find a workaround, I guess I'll just release what I've got and go back to working on finishing Witch Brew Dive.

I'm so tired.

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RE: https://transfem.social/notes/a6ftsidy5g5j2xja

I don't remember how I came across this website, but it looks so cute!!! It's a webring of queer visual novels called Yuri Evn Webring. I hope that after I finish Witch Brew Dive, I can submit my visual novel-esque game to this webring :3

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I had a dream last night that I was working on this project. Completely mundane, just sitting at my laptop and problem solving.

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RE: https://transfem.social/notes/a6ftsidy5g5j2xja

I'm attempting a side project called Godot MML that lets you use audio sample-based MML in Godot! I'm struggling a good deal with it—it is my first time doing something like this—but I believe I'm making a fair amount of progress for the beginning.

#lambgamedev #gamedev #indiedev #mml #chiptune #musicmacrolanguage

I’m just super proud of this shot right here. (It’s even better animated!)

From my WIP game “Witch Brew Dive”!
#godot #indiegame #gamedev #indiedev #gameboy #lambgamedev

I am still working on Witch Brew Dive! It's going slow but surely. I restarted programming from scratch because I feel like I can do better this time around!

#lambgamedev #gamedev #indiedev #gameboy #godot

Well fuck I guess I'm dropping GitHub.

It is shocking every time seeing a corpo or college invest in Israel or donate to ICE or donate to the police or donate to piece of shit politicians or all of the above. It shouldn't be a surprise to me anymore, fucking EVERY major company does this. But what business does GITHUB or MICROSOFT have with ICE???? How does deporting illegal immigrants relate your free digital file sharing service??

Guess this means I have to actually learn how to use Git ​:akko_write:​ If I ever release any source code, it will be through another service like https://git.gay or through Itch.

#lambgamedev #github #git

So in my quest to get Dolby Pro Logic surround sound encoding in Godot, I have stumbled upon the docs for AudioEffectStereoEnhance. It had no documentation until now with 4.4 coming out. But it appears to go about encoding matrix surround sound the same way as Dolby Pro Logic by phase shifting the rear channels. How exactly it does this is not explained and these descriptions are still not detailed enough, but I think I might finally be nearing the end of my quest for outdated surround sound lol

I will try to test this later and will report back if I find anything useful.

#lambgamedev #godot #gamedev #surroundsound #dolby

Do you know what would be super rad? A VGMPlay addon for Godot. Something where you can export a VGM from Furnace or a NSF from FamiTracker and play them the same as an AudioStream.

I sincerely doubt I have the knowhow to do it, just getting C++ to work in Godot has been a Herculean task in and of itself, but it is a really cool idea that I think a lot of retro-style games could take advantage of!

I'm aware of FLMusicLib for Godot 3, but that is unfortunately limited. I hope some day I can make a VGM player addon!
#lambgamedev #godot #vgm #gamedev #furnacetracker #famitracker

A self-published physical edition of an indie game? Not an indie game that sells as a physical version manufactured or distributed through an established publisher, but instead a homemade physical version of indie game made with blank CDs, disc cases, and printed box art. Maybe a manual?

Give me your thoughts on this! Is that an idea that tickles your fancy? If you found a cool game at a convention and they sold homemade physical versions for PC/Linux, would you be like "Whoa cool!!”? #lambgamedev #indiegame #gamedev #godot #gamedevelopment

I really want to be part of an indie game dev group. We can make cool, fun games together where each person can play to their own strengths! If we want, we’ll even call our group something stereotypically overambitious like “Studio _____” or “_____ Productions”. Doesn’t that sound just swell?

I feel like if everyone were on the same page, at least moderately skilled, and shared a creative vision together, we would be able to make seriously cool games! I’ve had the idea to do a co-op game studio for a while and later found that a group of ex-ZA/UM developers are doing something similar (complete with a surprisingly earnest and biting manifesto). That means I’m at least not alone in the desire for an anti-hierarchy-inspired system.

How feasible this is, I have no idea! I struggle a lot with just doing basic adult things like “going to work” and “taking my meds”, so the idea of being responsible (even in part) for a game dev team is a daunting thought. It might be a good idea to wait until I’m more settled in life, however so far that day has not come and, based off the state of local and world politics, it honestly doesn’t look like it’s coming anytime soon. With that perspective, there’s no time like the present! #lambgamedev #gamedev #gamedevelopment #godot #vgm #spriteart #indiegame