u/rainyengineer

I’ve noticed an inherent fear present here about anti-AI sentiment

The truth is that it will inevitably be involved in the creation of almost every game in the future. Not always in the same way, but you better believe it will be an effective tool to allow people to ship games faster.

That being said all of you afraid of your games being torched for being slop - make better games. The majority of people aren’t going to care if a great game was made with AI assistance. The reason AI-made games are being torn apart is because, quite frankly, a ton of them suck. AI has lowered the barrier to game release substantially and a lot of crap is making it out there. If your game looks and plays terribly, it’s going to be roasted.

Put together interesting ideas with character developments, story immersion, and creative art (even if you didn’t generate it). Based on what I’ve seen here, the majority of you simply aren’t doing that.

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u/rainyengineer — 1 day ago

I’m a software engineer of 5 years looking to make cozy 2D pixel games. Which tools/resources should I be looking at?

I’ve always wanted to make games and now I’d like to give it a try. I have lots of different game ideas to try out. My genre is the cozy pixel vibe like Stardew or Graveyard Keeper.

From what I’ve gathered, it would probably be helpful to pick up a Claude Pro sub and use Godot + godot-ai, and Asperite. Does this around about right? Is there anything else I should use to get started?

I’ll take any advice you guys have for me!

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u/rainyengineer — 10 days ago

What are your logistics tips for first-timers?

Hello! Wife and I are coming up on retirement in a few years and would like to slow travel.

We imagine this is going to consist of ending our lease (not looking to own a home right now), putting most of our stuff in a storage locker, and changing our mailing address to a close friend or family member. Is this pretty much how it went for you guys?

Also a few questions:
- How do you manage your money? Withdraw from your US investment accounts once a year and transfer to an international bank?
- How do you handle healthcare?
- How have you planned your trips bouncing from one location to another? Did you start with a bucket list? Do you do one place at a time and worry about the next one while you’re there or plan out upwards of a year ahead of time?

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u/rainyengineer — 10 days ago