A minor point about the 'random event' thing: to what extent are we comfortable that it still fits under the 'procedural' banner? If using a specific seed value generates you a universe with a 10-planet system at co-ordinates X,Y,Z, is that enough for everyone? Or are we expecting there to be a Pira...

I think engine controls would be fine. He's saying there are two "modes" of world rendering: "Main view" and "3d Hologram-style RTS view" - and that you can't render those at the same time. There'll probably be a smaller, less-detailed map view, and having engine controls open, or inventory, or wha...

So i cant have some big local map view (with command and control) open on one screen and my personal flight controls on my main screen? Or just my inventory controls open in some corner while flying? This is a good question. I haven't spent a lot of time thinking about it yet, but I'm pretty sure t...

The interesting thing about the dynamic that Adam and I have going on Heh. It does sound like the perfect partnership, dividing the work up to best effect. I honestly believe that the moment you recruited Adam was the moment LT the game really started to take off. listen, we have some advanced math...

Nice update, Adam, thank you! I don't think it's that we're sick of infrastructure as much as we're wary of diving down the rabbit hole again and getting consumed by development of the tool rather than the game: it's the all-in focus that we've seen before and don't feel is appropriate at this stage...

Another great update that directly adds to the initial release: while I'd still love any kind of delivery estimate or plan, this is still a much-needed path you're walking, Josh.

Outstanding update! As the Mighty Talvieno said, it's awesome to see these gameplay functions coming in.

Sends a shiver up the spine!

Really, really, happy with this one.

Love this update, Josh: as a critic of the Shiny Tool Problem (™), it's glorious to see you making real, observable progress to delivering LT the Game. I also love the idea of microstations. I am especially thrilled that a short month of gameplay work has restarted your search for answers to the har...

WARNING: rated 'H+' for harshness. At this rate Limit Theory will be in development for at least another year if features don't begin to be worked on immediately. I have to wonder just how many more tools are needed to get LT to the point where the game will actually begin to take shape. QFT, again....

Dinosawer wrote: ↑

Fri Mar 09, 2018 4:21 pm

Well, not sure about the game, but at least Josh has a shining career in building engines and IDE's
I mean, exciting post but I think it's high time to stop building tools and start building a game with them

QFT +99,999 etc.

Aaaaand I've just read your section on input more thoroughly and seen that you've already thought of all this and I'm just going to go over here and watch some more Adventure Time instead... :-p Original post, for hilarity: -- Adam, back in the early 90's I wrote the DOS box as an emulator as part o...

Welcome, Lindsey! It's a pleasure to have you and Adam helping the Code Warrior 3.0!

I'm shocked at y'all missing the most important part of Teh Josh's post, though: personally, I want nothing less than a Trollololosphere as my starting ship.

Thanks for the info, Adam. I hesitate to call it 'an update' because you've said that you don't intend this to replace Josh's updates. I think where Naed is coming from is the feeling of frustration at Josh _again_ going dark, after repeatedly promising not to. Getting what could be perceived as upd...

Hyperion wrote: ↑

Thu Aug 31, 2017 9:52 pm

"From Pearl Harbor to V-J Day"

So in the entirety of World War 2

Sorry Hyperion, I kinda feel the need to dispute this! :-p

Extremely encouraging update, though, Josh - although I don't understand why you wouldn't have your physics code in C, rather than Lua?

charles wrote: ↑

Sat Aug 19, 2017 10:34 pm

There are often tradeoffs involved that make this kind of facility inappropriate for incorporation into the mainstream.

Absolutely.
There's all kinds of ways it might not come to anything, I just wanted to point out the potential importance to the wider world of Josh's work in this case.