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1. Respect the global rules.
2. The board is SFW. Mature content should be spoilered.
3. Avoid shitposting and modernspeak (based, -pilled, etc.). This is a place of creation and should be treated as such.
4. Discussion regarding the board itself should be taken to the meta thread >>1.
5. Have fun.

The board was set up merely a bunker and repository for developers, waiting for 8chan to come back online, but since it's in the process of committing sudoku, this could be your new home.

List of other bunkers:
http://8agdg.wikidot.com/general:bunkers
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4fcf54 No.440 
Where's that link that explains what happened to the agdg community after the exodus? About splitting into groups and whatnot?
I can't find it.
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Post what you're working on.
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No.1246 
>>1245
I have Krita for serious stuff and it autosaves, but it's way more clumsy. I use MS Paint because it's by far the most convenient for quickly slapping stuff together, it's extremely light weight, I can open new windows instantly which is in some ways superior to switching between tabs, if I paste an image the canvas automatically expands to fit it in, it just does what I tell it to do instead of asking me for confirmations in popup windows, I don't have to use 50 keyboard shortcuts for basic things, I don't have to look for the correct layer because everything goes to the same one...

One of the programming projects I've been meaning to get to is making a better version of MS Paint that's also cross-platform.

>paint.net
I recall wanting to try it but noped the fuck out during installation because the whole installation process was too weird and spyware-esque. Might have been a different program though.
No.1247 
Also, since it's all on 1 layer and it treats background color as transparency, it doesn't need it's own file format so you can just use PNG directly.
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>100 objects = 2000 fps (if I disable cap)
>101 objects = 32~ fps
>101 objects + mouse movement = 60~ fps
Can you guess what was the problem? It was radeon drivers, "helpfully" reducing framerate to 30-60 frames when they feel like it.
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No.1249 
>>1248
And how did you fix it?
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>>1249
Turned it off in driver control panel. But it really fucked things up, when I tried to fix it. 
>maybe its because (screen)texture goes over 2048*2048
>maybe its because of some weird transparency issue
>maybe its because of sprite scaling
>maybe I simply did something wrong
>maybe I used i, instead of j, and it runs thousand times more than it should
>maybe its wrong event handling
>maybe its some sdl bug
>maybe its some cursor issue
>maybe its vsync issue
>maybe its dx/opengl issue
Tried to adjust all of it. 
The only similar problem to mine, was wrong event handling, entire game logic was handled at any event, for example mouse movements. And some guy mentioned that windows can decide when to refresh the window, for example when mouse moved.
I checked driver updates, and they mentioned this fucking "feature" in them, and I recalled trying to use it (it didnt work).
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Is the original 8/agdg/ owner in charge of this board, or was it started by someone else?

Also all-purpose meta thread I guess.
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No.1132 
>>1129
Not with a bang but with a whimper I guess. :^)
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No.1133 
>>1129
>>1130
>>1131
>>1132
Took longer than expected but now it has finally shut down.
No.1135 
I still can't believe it's gone.
The admin never even said goodbye.
No.1202 
Rest in piss. I may or may not have forgotten for a bit that it's supposed to go down.
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No.1203 
>>1202
Eat your words. I don't know why they chose to close down, but we all owe them a debt of gratitude for all they did for the Internets over the years. In fact -- apart from the exit -- the Admins there were definitely some of the best on the Internets.
## Board Owner No.1082 [Open]
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Welcome to
The Second GAMEJAM!

You know the rules. This month-long jam ends on 4/4. Try to make a game based around the theme, and good luck!
<Current theme
Asteroids (1979) with your own unique twist.

>What's this?
A short exercise in creativity. Make a game in thirty days. Link your submission to the anchor post below on 4/4 or whenever you feel you're ready. Hopefully, it'll turn into a recurring event.
>Why?
Because it'll give you a chance to unrust and improve your skills, and a short project helps with burnout on a longer one.
>What do I need?
Whatever language or engine you use is up to you. The only restrictions are that you need to make a game based on the current theme before the deadline.
>How do I make game?
If you really don't know where to start, give Lazyfoo's SDL2 tutorials a look.
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No.1195 
>>1194
It just I did everything alright the first time, but it didnt work, so I have to redo it over and over, until I learned that I simply used radians instead of degrees. Not the first time angles fuck me up, its like every fucker invented his own measurement system for them. Yeah, I should have known that this thing uses fucking quaternions, and not degrees, and I am totally heard of them before.  
I spend few hours trying to figure out why textures dont work, and it turns out directX cannot keep textures in memory, if you resize the window. Do you know how hard it is to fix a problem, if you did everything right, but something slightly related has some weird quirk? 
But the good news is, its basically done, and I needed that stuff anyway.
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No.1196 
>>1194
>Unrust on your math skills a bit and you'll be capable of pretty awesome complexity.
That reminds me, does anyone have some relevant math resources they'd recommend? I ended up using a function for circle-line distance in >>1160 that I don't understand and I figure developing a stronger foundation will be important.
>>1195
>Do you know how hard it is to fix a problem, if you did everything right, but something slightly related has some weird quirk? 
The last missing piece of the puzzle always seems to take the longest to find! Looking forward to playing your game anon.
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>>1196
>maths distance
Its always the basic geometry and right triangles. 

//lazy square distance
if (abs((int) _a1.posX - (int)_a2.posX) <= 2 ) {
	if (abs((int) _a1.posY - (int) _a2.posY) <= 2) {

You basically check x1-x2 first (and mod it to get positive values), if its below threshold("radius") it collides. And than do it for Y too, because its faster to separate them. 

//advanced distance
/*	if (sqrt(pow(TargetX - posX, 2) + pow(TargetY - posY, 2) * 1.0) <= 5) {
It just works.
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>>1197
In case first image is 100% transparent for you too.
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No.1199 
>>1197
>>1198
Ah, thanks for the explanation.
## Board owner No.478 [Open]
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So up until now, we've had a lot (lol) of off-topic posting, a lot a one-and-done "how do I make game tho" posts in various threads, especially the meta and progress threads. This is now the new dumping ground for those posts. Do try to put some effort into your posts though, you'll get more responses and won't have to face the wrath of jacked Carmack and his dragon dildo sword+2 that way.
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No.1184 
>>1183
I cant afford caretaker, it's too expansive, But I do have plenty of time if I stay late at night, just enough to work on atleast 1-2 frame of pixel art.

>if you want to dependably freelance. Consider teaming up with others.
I kind of want this this to happen but I'm no good at interacting with people. What if I'm the one that progress but the other side of my mate stay idle? Maybe because of he has different skill set which makes me hard to trust him on what he's actually doing? Building chemistry between team mate is not I'm really good at.

>First of all, let's discuss your reasons/motivation
After making pixel art for while with a right and proper technique, this thing just facinates me. I don't feel like applying this drawing skill on other profession really worth my effort. It has to be only gamedev that matters.
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No.1185 
>>1182
>>1184
No.1188 
>>1184
Every hobby requires a sacrifice. Especially now in this wageslave-loving world.
You should look into doing extremely short projects considering your limited free time, or you should find a way to get more free time. Drawing at a rate of 2 frames a night would mean, assuming you don't make a game with only one second's worth of animation, several months of non-stop work for something that would most likely want you to go back and restart. You need to figure out what you're making because art is the last thing you work on. Is art your only strong point?
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No.1191 
>>1188
>Is art your only strong point?
I could do abit of music compostition, it.Well not much but at least something.

>You need to figure out what you're making because art is the last thing you work on
My game is fairly simple, which emphasizes on story and 2d graphics as its major attractiveness. It's an rpg kind of game like FE. What else of element do you think that is hard to implement? The battle, inventory and leveling system are pretty straight forward isn't it? Of course there's going to be a twist on the gameplay designing part, but it is not much harder than doing the artwork.
No.1193 
Most pre-dev art ends up altered or never used because what you can envision is almost always different from what you can realistically create within the confines of the real world.
## Board Owner No.1054 [Open]
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Alright, that's enough dilly-dallying (Happy Valentine's day, Anon!)
This thread was meant to go up at the start of february, but instead got delayed until now.
Now, as I mentioned before, I can't create common codebases for anyone to pick up and work with, as I simply haven't the time. What I do have is an updated collection of resources which will probably go up later in another thread for anyone to use.
Demo day is still planned for 8/8, but now I'm having trouble placing this jam now that I know Ludum Dare is also planned for april. What should it be? March? May? Would you really do two jams in a row?
Whatever.

Let's make it a month-long event. From 3/3 to 4/4 it is.
Here's what's expected: It should be 2D. Preferably with some gameplay.
If you'd like to suggest themes, source codes for cannibalizing, genres, or complain, feel free.
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No.1112 
>no point in 3D 
Nigger its asteroids. There's no player movement anyway.
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No.1113 
>>1112
You haven't played asteroids.
No.1187 
>>1080
Surprised noone responded to this post - this is actually pretty impressive. Care to share the code?

Also, are you the guy who did Super Don't Give Up!! in the last jam? You got the same pixel art/pixel font thing going on. Would be to cool to hear you were still around.
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No.1189 
>>1187
Yep, I did SDGU!! last jam. I'll try and find time to post the code with bit of an explanation.
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No.1190 
>>1189
Nice. Glad to hear you weren't lost in the move.
## Board owner No.603 [Open]
Alright faggots, as I mentioned in the meta thread recently, I would like to start doing board game jams on a regular basis. Unlike other jams that just give you a theme and a ridiculously short deadline and then you're on your own, the game jams here will come with a ready-to-go, runs out-of-the-box codebase so that any participant will have a working, playable game from day one (however bare-bones and exactly like everyone else's it is). You may choose to use the provided code base if you want, but you're free to bring your own as well. Think the code is ass? Does something you don't want or need? Rewrite it then, I don't care. The provided code is simply to bring as many people up to speed as quickly as possible, as well as to provide a common ground for collaborating with and assisting one another.

The first /agdg/ Game Jam game will be making 2D platformers - no theme or gimmick restriction, it can be whatever. The provided game skeleton will use Raylib for graphics, sound, and input, and be written in an easy-to-grasp subset of C++ (nothing fancy or hyper-efficient). The Jam will officially start on June 6th, 2023 (6/6) and run until July 7th, 2023 (7/7), one month. By start, I mean a thread will be created and the code base, along with building instructions will be provided on that day. You are free to do whatever prep you like in the meantime, of course. 7/7 will be a "demo day" of sorts, where everyone uploads their games for others to play, and an informal competit
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No.856 
>>831
>>852
It's a fucking jam, quit overanalyzing and being a faggot.
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## Board owner No.864 
>>852
>>Its a good genre to learn the ropes from
Now you're starting to understand.

>>856
Guy's salty about something, I just wish he'd make a point sooner or later. I'll let him air his greivances or whatever for now and bust out the dustpan and broom and clean up after him if I have to later. Maybe he's got something to contribute, who knows. We are going to have a post-mortem discussion after the jam - what went well, what didn't, what people would like to see for next time, etc.. Maybe in the meantime our guy can get some chill and think about what to post for that.
No.969 
Any plans for a second jam yet?
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No.1018 
>>969
The first jam was poggers I can't wait until the next one!
No.1044 
>>853
It really was.
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No.1008 
used to make a lot of maps in hamme but never published any of them. i think i only have two of the VMFs left.
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This is my first ever finished videogame, and I think it's worth sharing here too. It was originally supposed to be just a little joke, but when another artist joined the team the project really kicked off until it escalated into a real full-size game.

Give it a try and me what you think: https://mwe.ee/FluffyDatingSim-1.0-pc.zip
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53a616 No.472 
Can you cut off their feet and put them in a microwave after you insemenate them??
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95d0c4 No.473 
>>472
phenomenal post
No.726 
>>297 (OP) 
I'm sure OP is long gone, and the subject matter isn't really my thing, but honestly I've seen worse renpy games out there. The art is consistent, the decisions had well foreshadowed outcomes instead of some of the COYA crap where by trying to improve a situation you worsen it or vice versa, and while the game is short I think that fits with its scope. In the end, you completed a game, and that's more than a lot of people can say. I hope you learned from the project and can go on to improve your dev skills for the future.
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No.1006 
>>472
In this game, you play AS a fluffy. XD

>>726
Thanks! I really wanted to avoid all the usual pitfalls of dating sims like fake choices and stretched out scenes, as well as break the curse of fluffy games by setting the scale to something I could realistically finish. I'm always glad to hear people enjoying it, because I practically live on the feedback I get for my works!
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Hey!

Here is the first a playable demo for the V2 of 3DChan:
https://3dchan.net/blog/july-2020s-dev-blog/

>What is 3DChan?
For those who don’t know what 3DChan is, it’s an hybrid between the imageboard culture and Second Life.

>Concept of the V2 (more on my blog post)
This version won’t be online, not exactly. You will be able to post files and build level in local before sharing it via bittorrent. It’s pretty close to the concept of Decentraland, but without the virtual estate agent thing.

BTW, is this channel linked to the 8chan's /agdg ? I used to post here.
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b5c2ba No.470 
>>469
performance on Firefox 108.0.2 (64-bit) was very poor anon
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e9545a No.471 
>>470
thank for your feedback I'll try to improve it
No.482 
>>469
oekaki  over other peoples posts when?
No.580 
this project is very nice IDEA.
people dont know what they want until they do not see it
No.1004 
>>469
I don't know how to post as it always pop up a message saying duplicates or something like that.
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