u/eveningwithcats

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Yes, I will self-promote, but firstly, I want to talk to SOMEONE about how exciting this is.

I have been creating browser-based games for the last 18 months or so, and mostly relied on coding with frontier or even open weight models. I was often disappointed, as there always seemed to be a last barrier that would lift a "PoC"-looking game into an actualy playable game that people would enjoy.

Last time I tried with Astra, and while it produced something that you could actually play, it still felt way off and I had to correct too many things by hand. I even ended up letting Astra build me a game engine around my game so I can just put the game together myself. This was with a tycoon-like game with a servers/AI theme.

I then wanted to test my ideas on Opus 5.5. I started by asking Opus to consume the project specs from the Astra game and then I brainstormed with Opus on copying these ideas over to a Roman Empire themed game. And this is where Opus already shined. It created a really good spec document and helped me to draft a good implementation plan. Within the first 5 hours limit (I am on the pro plan btw), I already had a playable game that I enjoyed. And Opus took care of all the visuals in the beginning.

Opus 5.5 even picked up the "make the game juice and addictive to play" parts and translated this into design elements that I could have not come up with.

It might be that no one else wants to play it, but I find it fun and engaging. I also played around with adding 2 models from Mashy (no advertisment intended) and they were integrated quite nicely.

I am using medium by the way, only used high for initial planning and design.

The verdict is: Finally you can create your own games by just describing them and not having to use third-party tools (e.g. for assets), if you can live with a simple browser game. I think this is already achievement enough. I also tested Godot development with Astra, but did not test it with Opus yet.

I hope it's ok to say this: In case you want to check it out yourself, you can play it for free here: https://empire-tycoon.com/

Any feedback is very welcome, as I want to participate in a contest and want to polish the game more. Currently, it provides between 2,5 and 3 hours of playtime.

Seeing this since the latest update today. Basically, the droids generate credits, but the central collector "coin" is missing now, right after SR. the central collector coin for worker droids is still working. Edit: Sorry for the typo in the title. Edit: Leaving and joining another lobby 2 times fixed it.

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Vielleicht eine blöde Frage, vielleicht auch nicht:

Ich habe nach 9 Wochen Mounjaro eine deutliche Verbesserung meiner Lebensqualität festgestellt, natürlich auch bedingt durch eine deutliche Gewichtsabnahme.

Aber bei meinen Klamotten spüre ich gar keinen Unterschied. Die sitzen gefühlt manchmal sogar noch etwas enger als vorher. Wie war das bei euch, als ihr einiges abgenommen hattet - ab wann habt ihr euch in euren Klamotten wohler gefühlt? Bemerkt, dass z.B. das Oberteil lockerer sitzt?

Dev on griefing and PvP

Yesterday. Came home after long business trip. Wanted to play in peace and collab with other players. Worked fine until someone joined that just shot everyone that was waiting when Beskars were spawning. The player started ganking everyone in the lobby with his super PvP skills. Had to switch lobbies 6 times (!!) before I found a lobby without a toxic player and that was actually super nice.

Today. Short work break. Logged in. Started collecting credits in my own base. Was PULLED OUT OF MY OWN BASE and one-shotted immediatelly by this level 195 guy. I respawned. I walked to my base. HE PULLED ME OUT AGAIN, doing the same stuff. And then AGAIN. And AGAIN. I just saw 2 other players leaving and I also had to switch lobbies.

WHAT.THE.HECK. Playing in peace and having a relaxed session is getting so hard nowadays with so many toxic players trying to kill everyone in the lobby, even when they are in their own base. How is that supposed to be fun?

Suggestions:

- Disable PvP by default and make players opt-in in the lobby, e.g. by talking to a NPC

- Or introduce a punishment system for toxic players, e.g. for killing players that have joined less than 5 minutes ago or for killing the same players over and over again

I understand that some of you consider PvP as a normal and healthy part of this creative mode, BUT THE CURRENT SITUATION IS NEITHER NORMAL NOR HEALTHY. Public lobbies are simply broken for some of us that don't want to PvE, but enjoy working together.

Private lobbies rarely work for me, as I have difficult online times and can't find other players that match with my schedule.

When you hit the scrap table, there is sometimes gold scrap, diamond scrap, even rainbow scrap - but no beskar scrap. Why not have beskar scrap? :)

And for upgrade chips, introduce same coloring levels on the scrap table.

I like this event even more than the previous ones. Here is why:

- It is PVE.

- It is actually quite fast when you do it with the others in the lobby.

- You can easily farm Nova crystals.

- In the second round of the event, the smoke grenades no longer appear - it is less annoying now. I like that too.

- The event takes place in a different location, so we got some additional variety in the game.

There are some things that I don't like about the event as well, but I guess the devs can't make it perfect for everyone.

Thanks at the devs for bringing us this event! Please more PvE events!!

Basically I can run around like this, but I am stuck on this perspective and can't interact with anything.

I can run out of this view and collect credits, and I can run back into this view. That's it :D

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Steps I did:

- Collect mission reward

- Instantly ran to terminal, interacted and then got thrown into this perspective

There is no way I can get out of this "mode" and also I can't use some other keys now (e.g. Windows key does not work).

To make the game even more rewarding, devs should consider adding temporary boosts/buffs.

Examples:

- When completing all 3 daily quests, you should get a temporary 2x credits rate for 5 minutes

- When helping another player building druids for 5 minutes straight, you should get a similar buff, maybe 2x from the next astro mission?

- When helping another player while doing a daily quest, you and the player should get a random droid maybe?

- Collecting offline earnings will be 1,5 higher than usual when you logged in for the 5th day in a row? Something like that

Basically, the game should reward players more if they get a lot of things done and also if they help other players. By adding these kinds of things players will be more motivated to continue staying logged in instead of only logging in to collect the offline earnings.

I also like the suggestion of another player that recently had the idea to add random mini events that can take place any time.

PC

Saturday 06.06. 2026 here

Had to download a Fortnite update today. Started Droid Tycoon and I am getting constant crashes, either when trying to enter a game or when being ingame for ~ 1 minute. Due to that, I lost multiple droids 😞

Is this a known issue?

I noticed that the displayed offline income is often different before logging out and after logging in back again. I noticed a couple of times now, and today, after logging in during lunch time (I played at 23:00 yesterday last time), I noticed that there is a big difference again. How comes? Do you guys have seen this as well?

Displayed offline income before logout (no events or bonus or other special modificators active)

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Displayed offline income after i logged back in on the next day

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I noticed I can send Astro and combat droids to normal worker stations. Originally I thought I can only send Astro droids to Astro stations, combat droids to combat stations etc.

Is there actually any disadvantage at all when I send Astro and combat droids to normal worker stations? I wonder why there are different droid types in the game then.

Hallo liebe Community,

ich benötige eine Empfehlung von den Erfahrenen unter euch...

Wie lange sollte ich auf meiner Startdosis bleiben?

Background:

Ich habe am 8. Mai mit Mounjaro begonnen (2,5mg, Startgewicht 152 kg). Vorausgegangen ist eine Beratung bei meinem Hausarzt und eine 4monatige Bedenkzeit, bevor ich mich schließlich für das Medikament entschieden habe.

Schon wenige Stunden nach der ersten Dosis habe ich gemerkt, dass es die richtige Entscheidung war... Food Noise ist deutlich weniger, Overeating passiert so gut wie gar nicht mehr und ich habe angefangen, eine gesündere Beziehung zum Essen aufzubauen. Ich fühle mich auch deutlich besser als vorher, die Verdauung ist endlich mal normal und natürlich habe ich auch abgenommen (ich weiß aber, dass das vermutlich noch kein Fett ist, sondern Wasser und anderes). Nebenwirkungen spüre ich fast gar keine. Für mich ist das Medikament wie ein Wundermittel und endlich habe ich das Gefühl, dass ich mit meinem Körper arbeiten kann.

Der Hersteller sagt glaube ich, dass nach einem Monat schon eine Dosiserhöhung auf 5mg erfolgen sollte. In einem Buch (Weightless: A Doctor’s Guide to Weight-Loss Medications, Sustainable Results and the Health You Deserve) lese ich nun, dass es geschickt wäre, möglichst lange auf einer Dosis zu bleiben, bis diese nicht mehr effektiv genug ist. Ich lese dort von 2-3 Monaten auf 2,5mg zu bleiben bis hin zu noch mehr Monaten... je nach dem, was man halt braucht. Anscheinend würde man zu schnell bei der Maximaldosis ankommen, wenn man zu schnell upgraded, und dann habe man das Medikament nicht ausreichend ausgereizt.

Was ist eure Erfahrung und Emfehlung? Sollte ich die 2,5mg beibehalten, bis ich spüre, dass ich ein Upgrade benötige? Oder sollte ich direkt auf 5mg gehen? Ich nehme Freitag Abends die Spritze. Bei mir ist es so, dass bei 2,5mg dann der Food Noise schon gegen Mittwoch/Donnerstag zurück kommt, aber es ist handhabbar. Gerade nehme ich noch ab (bin bei 146,5).

Ich tendiere gerade dazu nochmal die 2,5mg zu nehmen, es fühlt sich einfach nachhaltiger an.

Mein Arzt wird mir vermutlich genau zu dem raten, was der Hersteller vorgibt - Upgrade auf 5mg.

Bin über jeden Tipp und jeden Erfahrungsbericht dankbar.

Ach ja, falls es relevant ist: Mir geht es nicht darum Mehrkosten zu vermeiden/hinauszuzögern, ich kann mir das Medikament leisten. Mir geht es darum, möglichst sicher, sinnvoll und nachhaltig mit dem Medikament zu arbeiten. Für mich ist das eine langfristige Sache, ich hab Geduld und Zeit.