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I opened up Steam to see if any games were calling out to be played, and realized I bought AseSprite at some point, and it also became available on Linux (via Proton, I assume, as it's wrapped in a Windows looking window). But, I can't figure it out? It's complicated and clearly not designed for retro machine targets, though I've seen people talk about using it for making C64 sprites, I just can't see how. I reckon I'll keep plodding along with my editor that does only/exactly what I want.
I'm getting cooked in the `clang-tidy` comments.
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I'm getting cooked in the `clang-tidy` comments.
Do I have to build everything from scratch to make a game for C64? I just want to draw some tiles to turn into a charset and Krita is just broke?
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Do I have to build everything from scratch to make a game for C64? I just want to draw some tiles to turn into a charset and Krita is just broke?
Good ol' GNU Image Manipulation Program to the rescue. But, now I'm tired of fucking around, so I just bought some tiles off of Itch.io to start with. I think somebody here on Mastodon posted them a while back. They're cute. Still need to get them into a format I can convert automatically to a charset... https://algernon3000.itch.io/minimal-8
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Good ol' GNU Image Manipulation Program to the rescue. But, now I'm tired of fucking around, so I just bought some tiles off of Itch.io to start with. I think somebody here on Mastodon posted them a while back. They're cute. Still need to get them into a format I can convert automatically to a charset... https://algernon3000.itch.io/minimal-8
He can't keep getting away with it. (Not going to bed, writing 6502 assembly, things of that nature.) #retrocomputing
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He can't keep getting away with it. (Not going to bed, writing 6502 assembly, things of that nature.) #retrocomputing
Is a dual grid system possible on a C64? Since I'm using sprites for the little guys, it seems like it would be, as they have pixel-precise movement. How to maintain the world map (not the visual one, the one that determines behaviors) is breaking my brain, though. Much to think about.
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Is a dual grid system possible on a C64? Since I'm using sprites for the little guys, it seems like it would be, as they have pixel-precise movement. How to maintain the world map (not the visual one, the one that determines behaviors) is breaking my brain, though. Much to think about.
OK, this is not as good as Web Developer Tools for apps in the browser, but I guess it'll have to do, because I'm not doing Electron or whatever. But, trying to figure out why things are rendered the way they are without "Inspect Element" is certainly not as much fun as one would hope.
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OK, this is not as good as Web Developer Tools for apps in the browser, but I guess it'll have to do, because I'm not doing Electron or whatever. But, trying to figure out why things are rendered the way they are without "Inspect Element" is certainly not as much fun as one would hope.
I think I need to learn Godot or something for the prototyping phase. Even if I end up writing the whole game twice, iterating on gameplay ideas in 6502 assembly does not seem at all like a more efficient use of time. I was so excited to get something running in VICE but now I'm overwhelmed enough by the high level concepts (proc gen maps and the dual grid stuff at the moment) that trying to think it through at a super low level just isn't working.
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I think I need to learn Godot or something for the prototyping phase. Even if I end up writing the whole game twice, iterating on gameplay ideas in 6502 assembly does not seem at all like a more efficient use of time. I was so excited to get something running in VICE but now I'm overwhelmed enough by the high level concepts (proc gen maps and the dual grid stuff at the moment) that trying to think it through at a super low level just isn't working.
I think I'm making a charset/tileset editor now, somehow? Why are all the existing tools for this stuff so complicated and confusing?
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I think I'm making a charset/tileset editor now, somehow? Why are all the existing tools for this stuff so complicated and confusing?
Qt Quick/QML has too many ways to make runtime errors. Why am I dealing with static types and a compiler and static analyzers if I can still have random brokenness I'll only find at runtime by clicking the right place?
This does not spark joy.
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Qt Quick/QML has too many ways to make runtime errors. Why am I dealing with static types and a compiler and static analyzers if I can still have random brokenness I'll only find at runtime by clicking the right place?
This does not spark joy.
@swelljoe Have you looked at Slint (https://slint.dev/)? Its accessibility is a work in progress, but as I understand it, it supports static typing all the way through. Written in Rust, but supports a few languages, including C++ and Python.
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@swelljoe Have you looked at Slint (https://slint.dev/)? Its accessibility is a work in progress, but as I understand it, it supports static typing all the way through. Written in Rust, but supports a few languages, including C++ and Python.
@matt I hadn't heard of it. I kind of settled on Qt because it's so mature, has accessibility features baked in, has good tooling (qmillint, Gammaray, etc.), and I could find a lot of examples (I simply need examples, my brain can't do anything with just an API reference). And, it's not terrible that I got an excuse to refresh and modernize my C++ skills a little bit.
But, when it comes to building something big, I kind of already know I don't want to use C++ or Qt. Probably Rust or Zig.
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@matt I hadn't heard of it. I kind of settled on Qt because it's so mature, has accessibility features baked in, has good tooling (qmillint, Gammaray, etc.), and I could find a lot of examples (I simply need examples, my brain can't do anything with just an API reference). And, it's not terrible that I got an excuse to refresh and modernize my C++ skills a little bit.
But, when it comes to building something big, I kind of already know I don't want to use C++ or Qt. Probably Rust or Zig.
@matt oh, they're aiming straight for Qt's embedded/auto market, huh? They have a backend targeting Linux without X or Wayland. Very embeddy. https://docs.slint.dev/latest/docs/slint/guide/backends-and-renderers/backend_linuxkms/
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@matt oh, they're aiming straight for Qt's embedded/auto market, huh? They have a backend targeting Linux without X or Wayland. Very embeddy. https://docs.slint.dev/latest/docs/slint/guide/backends-and-renderers/backend_linuxkms/
@matt but, it looks really nice! Reactive UIs seemingly without the island of garbage upon which they built React.js.
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Qt Quick/QML has too many ways to make runtime errors. Why am I dealing with static types and a compiler and static analyzers if I can still have random brokenness I'll only find at runtime by clicking the right place?
This does not spark joy.
More progress on the sprite editor. Preview looks OK, now (it was stretched to fill the space before, because I'm still figuring out how to make things specific sizes and shapes and locations in QML). Save also works correctly.
I also made a little guy with a big butt and big ears, I guess.
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More progress on the sprite editor. Preview looks OK, now (it was stretched to fill the space before, because I'm still figuring out how to make things specific sizes and shapes and locations in QML). Save also works correctly.
I also made a little guy with a big butt and big ears, I guess.
Tried to refactor Main.qml into separate components without any alteration of the appearance or functionality.
In the distance, sirens.
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Tried to refactor Main.qml into separate components without any alteration of the appearance or functionality.
In the distance, sirens.
Maybe that joke is obscure tumblore and I should explain.
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Maybe that joke is obscure tumblore and I should explain.
I just looked into what it costs to sell games and stuff on Itch.io, and creators can set their own amount to give to Itch.io, instead of the flat 30 that Steam and all the app stores take. That's nice. That's really nice. From now on, if I can buy a game there instead of Steam, I'm doing that, because I never feel great about so much of the money not going to the creator.
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I just looked into what it costs to sell games and stuff on Itch.io, and creators can set their own amount to give to Itch.io, instead of the flat 30 that Steam and all the app stores take. That's nice. That's really nice. From now on, if I can buy a game there instead of Steam, I'm doing that, because I never feel great about so much of the money not going to the creator.
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I just looked into what it costs to sell games and stuff on Itch.io, and creators can set their own amount to give to Itch.io, instead of the flat 30 that Steam and all the app stores take. That's nice. That's really nice. From now on, if I can buy a game there instead of Steam, I'm doing that, because I never feel great about so much of the money not going to the creator.
Looks exactly the same, but now most of the QML types are in their own files, Main.qml is much smaller, and we have 0 qmllint complaints. Most of this evening has been spent trying to reason out what recommendation `qmllint` is making and why. C++ and Qt docs are always so unopinionated. I need these folks to take a stand. If it's worth spitting out a warning in qmllint, it's worth being clear about what the user should do.
My little man drawing skills keep getting worse, somehow.
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Looks exactly the same, but now most of the QML types are in their own files, Main.qml is much smaller, and we have 0 qmllint complaints. Most of this evening has been spent trying to reason out what recommendation `qmllint` is making and why. C++ and Qt docs are always so unopinionated. I need these folks to take a stand. If it's worth spitting out a warning in qmllint, it's worth being clear about what the user should do.
My little man drawing skills keep getting worse, somehow.
C64 folks, is it reasonable to think in terms of "sets of eight sprites?" I know you can have more or less, and I know one might more be thinking of sets of three or four for animations...but, for some reason, I think this layout kind of makes sense to me.
I'm thinking animation will be visualized by selecting two or more sprites from the eight shown, and then I'll bring back the preview box as an animation preview.
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@mwl Sad to read. Condolences.
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@Fradipicche
Ragionamento condivisibile. Quello che temo non è la delega in sé, quanto il fatto che delegando non esercito più quel tipo di abilità/competenza, e sappiamo che il nostro apprendimento è basato anche sull'allenamento, sulla ripetizione, sull'analisi. Se delegò ad una macchina queste azioni delego in parte anche il mio essere persona.
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I'll be at @team tonight and tomorrow in London. If you want to talk about the open standard social networking protocol, ActivityPub, and how publishers are using it right now for permissionless social publishing, please come say hello.
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@stefano oh.. nice.. buon appetito..
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The painting of Eike in the nude has been posted for my members (including scans of the sketch/pencil) - And the original is also for sale (members first as usual!)
https://www.jenniegyllblad.co.uk/wp/2026/02/04/eike-in-the-nude-original-painting/
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@Nickiquote I'm terrified of needles so the idea of a tattoo scares me. Yet I do want to have a zip tattooed on my hip replacement scar which is about 30cm long...
It'll probably stay as an unimplemented idea, due to the potential infection risk. I'm mildly immunocompromised.
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MI AVETE PROPRIO ROTTO LA MINCHIA
invece è un endecasillabo, quindi c'è solo da verificare gli accenti 8-D
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@LynnSenpai way to ruin her day
