u/BaltiHawg64

I’ve gotten into the Fire Emblem series over the past few years, but am curious if there are other strategy games that allow you to play against other people online (besides chess, of course). Thanks!

Obviously the conductor will ticket everyone at the beginning of the trip, but how do they remember who has paid and who hasn’t whenever they make a second round? I’m assuming just pure memory? That’s quite impressive if so. I’ve never been asked to show my ticket twice.

Hi all,

I have 15 years of advanced video editing experience, including 2D animation, but have no coding or programming experience. I've had an idea for quite a while that is essentially a cartoon-y visual novel that includes your standard rhythm gameplay (hit random buttons on beat).

For instance, the end of each scene/act will contain a big boss battle that you would typically see in a cartoon episode (multiple camera angles, lots of action), all while the player mashes buttons to the song that is playing.

My question is: is GameMaker the best engine to use for this project? The player won't be moving any characters around; they would simply be pressing buttons or moving sticks throughout the story, even while there is dialogue and other slow parts. Think of it as a long cartoon episode with rhythm elements. Thanks!

Disclaimer: I am not challenging anyone’s beliefs; I’m just sharing my own thoughts.

I know I’m not the only one, but I haven’t met anyone in real life with my experience. I grew up extremely conservative (both politically and religiously), but in my 20s slowly started believing less and less. I saw no proof of God and experienced how terrible Evangelicals treat people different than them. My political views now lean very liberal, which has surprisingly turned me back to thinking about Jesus and His teachings for the first time in a decade (who would have thought LOL). I started attending a progressive Lutheran church a few months ago, led by two pastors whom I have much respect for, but I just flat out do not believe anymore, no matter how hard I try.

My question is: how do you come back around into believing again? There is no tangible proof of God, and the concept of Him letting people suffer has been (by far) the biggest hurdle in my journey. I have been very depressed, lost, and lonely ever since I stopped believing. And I’m still terrified of Hell even though I don’t believe in it (thank you Southern Baptist Church for the trauma).

I’m open to any thoughts, experiences, anecdotes, stories, verses, suggestions, or whatever. Thanks!