Please don’t laugh at my feeble coding attempt ;D
My head is so full of code, it’s about to explode into a bloody mess of functions and if statements. Sometimes I look at Green Pixel’s @hush_lorentz’s code for our games and I’m flabbergasted at the quantity and complexity of his work. Programmers have truly special minds!
I know the above scene is extremely simple and full of bugs and things to fix, but I learned so much from hours of trial and error, research, and experimenting. There’s so much information online (most of which is conflicting, unfortunately), it’s seemingly impossible to remember everything I’ve learned, but, like anything, applying what I learned to today’s scene is making everything stick :D
So! I’m really, really hoping that I can get the church’s basement done for you in somewhat video game fashion :D We’re gradually inching towards an RPG, aren’t we?
Also, have you seen “Human Planet“? I’ve only seen two episodes and, so far, it’s absolutely awe-inspiring to see what some cultures are capable of! Check it out! :D
EDIT: Almost forgot! jayisgames.com reviewed The Pocalypse Defense and mentioned that a sequel is in order! I want to let you know first that a half-sequel is enqueue for development! Stay tuned! :D
Enjoy Filler Scene 9 – “Work-In-Progress”!
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Erik-> patience is a virtue which we must all hone into perfection…
Indeed programers do, though it gets easier after you make your own engine because at that point, your head is loaded with code.
Lol if you put Doc right in front of Jess press space and walk right towards her, Docs dream comes true…….(jeez ive only just noticed that comic Jess looks like my gf Jess….scary)
Dude, youre cool, and that is enough!
@Jon i’d kinda think something like that would attract your mind to the char w/o you ever noticing that, or noticing right away….
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…. I need to gain a better understanding of the ‘heart’ since the human ‘mind’ will never make sense to me.
@Joe dunno where I would post programming advice but, mental advice would fit here;
Once you reach the point where you have a headache about your code keep going it means your mind is working on the issue your having with your code.
But don’t do so for more than an hour or three straight cause keeping your mind on that hard problem solving mode for too long destroys the efficiency. (when you reach a coder’s block keep going a few minutes and decide to move on or keep working a few more minutes, then loop back to deciding)
To counter this meander about your neighborhood, visit random strangers, your mind will keep working on your code even while you do so, but it will think in different points of view and unwind.
And most importantly get at least three REM cycles of sleep (~2-3 hours a cycle). Sleep does what the above walks do only better!
Aaaah, coding a large fun project, wonderful.
hey joe, i know your working hard, and take all the time you need. but do u have an estimate when the next update will happen?
I have no idea about coding, but in order to make the mind work at peak efficiency it’s best to take several small naps rather than one big rest… It trully works! Sleeping off 8 hours straight tires your mind instead of keeping it fresh, but sleeping say an hour working about 5 and sleeping again for 1 hour you can remain active longer and still keep your body and mind at peaak efficiency{4 hours of sleep in 24 hours…) That example is a little off because you only sleep 4 hours, you should sleep 6, but doing that would cut straight hours of work from 5 straight hours to 4{not much time to get work done…} This is only a suggestion and not many can pull this off for more than a few days {I only lasted a week during Summer break… It’s not a good technique for those with full schedules…}
@sh4d0wfl4re – Thanks for the tips! :D Sounds like you’ve gone through a bit of frustrating coding yourself!
@Leviticus – I’m aiming for a regularly scheduled Monday update! (Maybe a few hours late, as that is “regular” nowadays ;) ) However, what I had planned will not be fulfilled this time :( But, I won’t give up and there’s always another scene :D
@NeoWarrior – Unfortunately, I do have a full schedule :( I have heard of this technique, but I’ve never tried it myself. It’s amazing that you were able to pull it off for a whole week! I usually try to get 5 (normal) to 8 (very lucky) hours of sleep a night, since my days are usually full of non-stop work and baby/house duties. And I try to slip some fun in there, too! We’re only human, right? :D
if you accomplish that the animation faces the right direction while pressing two buttons u should also fix walking speed. Doc is going too fast when walking diagonal. you need to reduce the speed to 1/sqrt(2) of the old value in each direction during diagonal movement to maintain a constant overall speed.