swashberry @swashberry@social.linux.pizza

Note to self: there's a #publicdomain #roguelike tile set: http://rltiles.sourceforge.net/

#gamedev

Facts, though. http://www.threepanelsoul.com/comics/1564982827-651.png

Truer words were seldom spoken. #showerthoughts

There's a gentleman on my #Mastodon instance who only toots in Persian. It's not a very large instance, the timeline goes by at a comfy pace, and most people just talk about Linux and open-source projects, and yet we have at least one person who toots almost exclusively in an entirely different language from me.

I think that's pretty damn cool.

Do you remember when #gaming was something that brought people together rather than creating division?

I do.

#BoycottBlizzard

Always-online games put you at the mercy of the company. We can't trust streaming services or server farms to always be on our side. There's a change in the wind; AAA gaming is turning its back on its consumers. We need #IndieGameDev to be strong, to preserve the art we so dearly love. Don't be discouraged; we've fended for ourselves before, and we can do it again.
#BoycottBlizzard #FreeHongKong #gamedev

How companies managed to convince a generation that disclosing security flaws in software is illegal.

https://www.eff.org/deeplinks/2018/08/telling-truth-about-defects-technology-should-never-ever-ever-be-illegal-ever

#freesoftware #opensource #fsf #gnu #programming #publicdomain #freespeech

I just want to show some love for female #mensrights activists and those who discuss #mensissues. Despite the media narrative that everyone in the #mrm are toxic or socially maladjusted men, the women in the movement play a very important role, and your work does not go unappreciated.

So thank you, ladies. Your selflessness is creating a better world both for men and for women.

Awesome little article about #roguelike level generation for using what looks like a recursive maze generator. It even has a little interactive sample generator embedded in the article! Pretty cool!

https://journal.stuffwithstuff.com/2014/12/21/rooms-and-mazes/

#gamedev #gamedesign #proceduralgeneration

Reminder: men need friends too. Call your bros. #mensissues #mentalhealth

I finally have a proper level generator for my #roguelike. It's much like most traditional maps, with rooms, twisty little passages, and mold growing on the walls. Sacrificing quantity of rooms for size was the right choice, I think; it will allow for more diversity in the maps as time goes on.

This game is of course #opensource and can be found at https://github.com/swashdev/SwashRL

#gamedev #leveldesign #proceduralgeneration

By the way, just in case you think I'm being unfair by calling Alec Holowka's death a result of #harassment, check out what this fucker had to say, before his body was even cold. #mentalhealth #suicide #falseaccusation

The #gamedev Zoe Quinn accused of rape killed himself earlier today following a #harassment campaign by her supporters. My anger can not be adequately described in words. Is it acceptable to admit that these guys have too much social power yet?
https://www.pcgamer.com/night-in-the-woods-developer-alec-holowka-has-died/

#falseaccusation #mentalhealth #suicide

Regardless of your feelings on #gunrights, I think we can all agree the self-defense argument certainly holds water when you see shit like this.

https://twitter.com/McguireScotty/status/1167337276952723456

#AlwaysBePrepared