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Links for wishlists:
Steam: https://store.steampowered.com/app/939530/The_Free_Shepherd/
Playstation: https://www.playstation.com/en-us/games/the-free-shepherd/
Website: https://thefreeshepherd.com
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Ben Throop
@benthroop@mastodon.gamedev.place
mastodon 4.7.3Making a new game called The Free Shepherd
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@runevision@mastodon.gamedev.place You should really consider online MP. Seems like a great place to visit and explore with a friend.
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@runevision@mastodon.gamedev.place Grass and foliage color is view dependent, so if your solution is not view dependent, and you're tuning to a static view, it's going to feel "right" until you start moving about. Then it will feel off because it doesn't change the way your brain expects. Discord me and I can show you what I mean.
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@runevision@mastodon.gamedev.place specular and reflections/shininess are very helpful here. otherwise you will be in a loop of tuning per view. at least, thats how i do it
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@runevision@mastodon.gamedev.place Ah hey I didn't really mean anything by it other than just giving you a friendly ribbing. It was an American thing to say. :) Giving each other shit is what we do (at least in the Northeast).
To be honest I didn't understand the puzzle aspect to your game and the appeal of sharing the world with friends was purely from an aesthetic/exploration perspective.
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@runevision@mastodon.gamedev.place if you told me nobody works on the asset store, it would explain a lot.
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@nick@amok.recoil.org I'm pleased to report that not only is it on Unity 6, but it uses @aras@mastodon.gamedev.place's classic (not old) Built In Renderer.
Am I the only one that gets this on the Unity Asset Store basically every time I visit? Doesn't seem to matter how many times I okay it, it comes back eventually.
I cannot imagine how many lost sales this stupid thing has caused. If I were trying to sabotage the store intentionally I'm not sure I could do worse.
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@grahamboree@mastodon.gamedev.place Thanks Graham! And thank you for your advice over the years.
There is a phenomenon with computers where, when you are working hard on something, a crash tends to happen when you reach a moment of completion and satisfaction. WHY? Is it purely perceptual, or is this a real thing?
Maybe it's because "completion" is often about integration, or turning things on which were off. Seeing something in its finished state. This might be more inherently complex or stressful for a system.
Anyone else know what I mean?
Working on my laptop and it's all hot for unknown reasons. Well lookee here. This guy just chilling. No presence in taskbar nor tray. Nice behavior. Probably just crashed but still.
Unity 6's hierarchy search is such a disaster. It causes the editor to crash regularly. The replacement, Ctrl-K Search, is even heavier and stupider. If anyone uses a light alternative I'd love to know about it.
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@PatHightree@mastodon.gamedev.place Oh that's interesting, I've never leaned on that feature.
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@planettimmy@mastodon.gamedev.place Hey Tim thanks! I looked at your site and saw you worked on the terrain system for a while. We definitely have terrain!