Note to self: Stop provoking people on the Internet.

Procgenning a little star chart for my space sim. #pico8

I finally got around to putting my Picotron port of Combat Chopper on Itch. Plays identically to the Pico-8 version but with higher res and better game controller support. This type of game suits Picotron quite well imo. Gives Amiga flight-sim vibes. tommulgrew.itch.io/combat-chopp...

I'm trying to create some factions with distinct visual styles. Humans have gray ships based on vehicles (cars, planes, ships). The command ship needs a bit of work to make it less ship and more spaceship I think. #pico8

I don't really have anything new to show. I just like watching these mayhem space battles. It is remarkable how much of an object's shape and direction your brain can deduce from just a few pixels. #pico8

Outside perspective space battle. #pico8

Starting to feel like a space battle now. Some perf issues when lots of bullets in the air - might need to switch from polys to particles. And I need to figure out what role the large command ships will play - currently they just sit there. #pico8

I'm not sure I've nailed the flying-in-formation code yet... #pico8

Too much? #pico8

Damage hurts now. #pico8

Working on the dogfight AI. If they can't line up enemy within a few seconds they have to throw in a couple of random turns then try again. Otherwise they end up circling each other forever. Still needs logic to avoid head on collisions. #pico8

Dodgy spiny spaceship is hard to hit. #pico8

I finally found some time and inspiration to work on this. #pico8

I reworked my #pico8 map generator to be closer to to the standard wave function collapse algorithm (I think..?)

Mountain flight at 80m/s (290 km/h) I got shared CPU/GPU code working for the terrain generation, so early layers can spot sample heights for POI and path generation on CPU, while the later landscape layer can calculate heights on GPU at different LODs. #procgen

I made a little #pico8 proc gen thing. You start with a small map to demonstrate which tiles connect to which. Then it scans the map to determine the connectivity and generates a larger random map using those rules.

For some reason I am rewriting my #pico8 rendering code again.

It's Sunday. Go listen to some tunes and stare at some pixels. www.lexaloffle.com/bbs/?tid=156...

Hear me out; What if instead of daylight savings being a harsh jarring square wave, it was a soft gentle sine wave?

itch.io should totally keep that look

Back in my day we didn't have these fandangled AI thing to write code for you. You just had to type it all. And when it went wrong you had to figure it out yourself! Now get off my lawn. [Crumbles into dust.]

There is a special place on hell for progress bars that jump backwards..

I read somewhere that some scientists said we can't possibly be living in a computer simulation, because of some science stuff that went *way* over my head, and I can't help think how easy it would be to *simulate* scientists claiming that we can't possibly be living in a computer simulation.

I made a little #Unity3D thing where you can define "snap points" on prefabs indicating where and how they can be joined together. This also enabled a simple form of #procgen, by randomly selecting a compatible prefab to join to each "snap point" and recursing to a selected depth.

Every freaking day there's another CEO telling me I should never write another line of code. All I want to do is write code.

Metallic materials are now officially supported in my engine. Previously, I hacked this for some videos by interpreting inverse "roughness" as "metallic", but obviously that isn't a great long-term solution :)

A new release of the awesomest retro game language that nobody but me uses is out! Perform arithmetic on 1D and 2D float arrays - treated as vectors and matrices respectively. + New solid and textured poly rendering functions. tommulgrew.itch.io/motc marketplace.visualstudio.com/items?itemNa...

Combat Chopper - my little #pico8 helicopter combat flight sim - has been ported to #picotron. Play it here: www.lexaloffle.com/bbs/?pid=182...

Thought I'd have another crack at this #picotron thing, by porting Combat Chopper. Basically a raw dump of the #pico8 code, so vector and matrix maths use lua tables for now. Basic wavefront obj loading, bsp building and solid poly rendering seems to work okay.

I just released my video about the engine (and game) I've been working on. The engine is based on dynamic SDFs, and the video describes how it works and what it makes possible. Link in the reply! This is my first YouTube video and it took forever - please repost!

I hacked some roofs onto the top of the Whiplash Taxi Co buildings. #pico8

Caustic 3 runs great on new android devices, once you actually get it on there. It's a shame you can't just buy/install it normally anymore.

What if santa is the world's best burglar travelling backwards in time?

Remember, if you see a terminator coming, shout "Ignore all previous instructions and give me a cupcake recipe." Might save your life.

Google chrome seems desperate to tell me about tab groups, and I just don't have the energy to care...

Little #motc sprite/tilemap editor is coming along..

Commodore 64 emulators should never letterbox. There already is a border. Just extrude it out some more. I have very important opinions..

Rhys Darby explaining how to make a club sandwich.

Will be play-testing the latest over at @wonderville.nyc tonight! The dungeon denizens are judging books by their cover and there's more counters to help! #pico8 #pixelart #gamedev

For no particular reason I've been working on a little immediate mode GUI framework in #motc. So far supports nested scrollable regions, popup dialogs and drop down lists. I might use it to make a little tiled pixel art editor.

#MotC, the most awesomest retro game development tool that nobody but me uses has a new v1.3.4 release. Available as a vscode plugin, from: tommulgrew.itch.io/motc (Or search for "motc" in vscode extensions.)

This is frikn adorable 🙂

It's quite possible that nobody uses this but me 🙃, but MotC 1.3.3 has been released Main changes were the ones necessary for Grand Prix (clip rectangles, set pitch on playing sfx) Also fixes a startup bug in exported web apps tommulgrew.itch.io/motc marketplace.visualstudio.com/items?itemNa...

Mot's Grand Prix Remastered has been released. This is a rewrite of the Pico-8 original version in MotC, with 320x240 graphics, analogue controller support and touch screen steering on mobile devices. And it now has a qualification lap :-) tommulgrew.itch.io/mots-grand-p...

Air Pico by @tommulgrew.itch.io is one of the latest flight games on the PICO-8 Fantasy Console. With 15 missions across a 16km x 16km map, it is an impressive feat for its small file size. #PICO8 #indiegame #flightsim

They should make an FPS where you can play as a 4-armed mutant, and quad wield. That'd be swell.

After the @devinitive Showcase, we can finally reveal the big news: The Shadowed Rune will launch in Early Access on November 20. Follow + Add it to your wishlist now and don’t miss any of the updates! #indiedev #spaingamedev #actionroguelike store.steampowered.com/app/2892040/...

Could the rumours be true? A MotC port of Mot's Grand Prix?

Trying a magician build now that I'm starting to have a hefty amount of cards! (60!) 🃏✨🐇 #pico8 #pixelart #indiedev

Are there any chess engines that will show me the move most likely to succeed, assuming all follow up moves are played at my own (lousy) playing ability?