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Should I devote the rest of my existence to making an Indie Game

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vivacious dull indian lodge scourge upon the earth
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floppy trailer park half-breed
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floppy trailer park half-breed
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Why not?
provocative psychic jew
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floppy trailer park half-breed
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ok fine i'll do it.
vivacious dull indian lodge scourge upon the earth
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provocative psychic jew
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floppy trailer park half-breed
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we need a Reprieve
pink arrogant national double fault
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Cr
vivacious dull indian lodge scourge upon the earth
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floppy trailer park half-breed
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chest-beating cracking gas station
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floppy trailer park half-breed
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laughsome amethyst center
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Stimulating police squad
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Cq
floppy trailer park half-breed
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Aphrodisiac Pearly Newt Tanning Salon
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I'm in pre-production atm, fleshing out my Dark Fantasy worl...
vivacious dull indian lodge scourge upon the earth
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floppy trailer park half-breed
  04/20/26
today I started preliminary work on my Game Engine. yes, you...
vivacious dull indian lodge scourge upon the earth
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floppy trailer park half-breed
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Stimulating police squad
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floppy trailer park half-breed
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can't claude do that lickity split
brilliant locus main people
  04/20/26
I've been playing around with cursor, copilot, etc. I think ...
vivacious dull indian lodge scourge upon the earth
  04/20/26
is your game an isometric real time with pause party based f...
brilliant locus main people
  04/20/26
yes isometric but I haven't decided on TBS vs RTS yet. I've ...
vivacious dull indian lodge scourge upon the earth
  04/20/26
rtwp is the pinnacle of human achievement
brilliant locus main people
  04/20/26
you like hitting the space bar constantly and switching betw...
vivacious dull indian lodge scourge upon the earth
  04/20/26
turn based games are fundamentally about turn denial, and th...
brilliant locus main people
  04/20/26
I think turn based gives it more strategic depth while real ...
vivacious dull indian lodge scourge upon the earth
  04/20/26
that's a myth. the "strategy" in a lot of turn ba...
brilliant locus main people
  04/20/26
maybe there's a way to do it that isn't so reductive? I have...
vivacious dull indian lodge scourge upon the earth
  04/20/26
FF7R is RTWP. It’s Indie.
laughsome amethyst center
  04/21/26
it's gacha
vivacious dull indian lodge scourge upon the earth
  04/21/26
Why not use Unity or Godot so you can focus on the game itse...
Aphrodisiac Pearly Newt Tanning Salon
  04/20/26
he thinks he's going to be the next john carmack
brilliant locus main people
  04/20/26
I considered all the engines, but I figure I have plenty of ...
vivacious dull indian lodge scourge upon the earth
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floppy trailer park half-breed
  04/20/26
ok never mind I'm going with UE5 haha.
vivacious dull indian lodge scourge upon the earth
  04/21/26
Cr, cowgod tp, Cr.
magenta love of her life
  04/20/26
Not cowgod, OYT tp. cowgod knows nothing of Engineering.
vivacious dull indian lodge scourge upon the earth
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floppy trailer park half-breed
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magenta love of her life
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floppy trailer park half-breed
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wow
magenta love of her life
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floppy trailer park half-breed
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vivacious dull indian lodge scourge upon the earth
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floppy trailer park half-breed
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Only if you meticulously document every step, peak, and vall...
Topaz brunch skinny woman
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floppy trailer park half-breed
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maybe I will do this actually, if I can find a way that isn'...
vivacious dull indian lodge scourge upon the earth
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floppy trailer park half-breed
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God tier built-in beta community
Topaz brunch skinny woman
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Okay, I lol’d
floppy trailer park half-breed
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Sounds fun. I don't remember how to actually Program anymore...
Clear bawdyhouse
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floppy trailer park half-breed
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Yes, especially if it's a shitty 8-bit dungeon crawler.
boyish maroon immigrant
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*180-bit
floppy trailer park half-breed
  04/20/26
The State of Gaming has never been more grim. What do you of...
laughsome amethyst center
  04/21/26
I'm going to shake things up with that trademark OYT ingenui...
vivacious dull indian lodge scourge upon the earth
  04/22/26
You should make it a procedurally generated Roguelike. That ...
laughsome amethyst center
  04/22/26
stop Review Bombing me
vivacious dull indian lodge scourge upon the earth
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laughsome amethyst center
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Date: April 8th, 2026 4:08 PM
Author: vivacious dull indian lodge scourge upon the earth



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Date: April 8th, 2026 4:22 PM
Author: floppy trailer park half-breed



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Date: April 8th, 2026 5:17 PM
Author: floppy trailer park half-breed



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Date: April 8th, 2026 5:32 PM
Author: provocative psychic jew

Why not?

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Date: April 8th, 2026 5:33 PM
Author: floppy trailer park half-breed



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Date: April 9th, 2026 10:27 AM
Author: vivacious dull indian lodge scourge upon the earth

ok fine i'll do it.

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Date: April 9th, 2026 1:46 PM
Author: provocative psychic jew

180

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Date: April 14th, 2026 6:10 PM
Author: floppy trailer park half-breed



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Date: April 9th, 2026 10:37 AM
Author: pink arrogant national double fault

we need a Reprieve

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Date: April 9th, 2026 1:48 PM
Author: vivacious dull indian lodge scourge upon the earth

Cr

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Date: April 14th, 2026 6:10 PM
Author: floppy trailer park half-breed



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Date: April 20th, 2026 7:17 PM
Author: chest-beating cracking gas station



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Date: April 20th, 2026 9:24 PM
Author: floppy trailer park half-breed



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Date: April 21st, 2026 6:59 PM
Author: laughsome amethyst center



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Date: April 14th, 2026 6:12 PM
Author: Stimulating police squad



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Date: April 14th, 2026 6:12 PM
Author: floppy trailer park half-breed

Cq

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Date: April 15th, 2026 8:46 AM
Author: Aphrodisiac Pearly Newt Tanning Salon



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Date: April 15th, 2026 8:47 AM
Author: vivacious dull indian lodge scourge upon the earth

I'm in pre-production atm, fleshing out my Dark Fantasy world



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Date: April 20th, 2026 6:23 PM
Author: floppy trailer park half-breed



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Date: April 20th, 2026 6:22 PM
Author: vivacious dull indian lodge scourge upon the earth

today I started preliminary work on my Game Engine. yes, you heard me right. I am trying to build a custom Game Engine in Rust. Why the fuck not.

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Date: April 20th, 2026 6:23 PM
Author: floppy trailer park half-breed



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Date: April 20th, 2026 6:24 PM
Author: Stimulating police squad



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Date: April 20th, 2026 6:25 PM
Author: floppy trailer park half-breed



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Date: April 20th, 2026 6:25 PM
Author: brilliant locus main people

can't claude do that lickity split

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Date: April 20th, 2026 6:27 PM
Author: vivacious dull indian lodge scourge upon the earth

I've been playing around with cursor, copilot, etc. I think it will be more useful in the game logic stage but for low level systems programming it doesn't seem "there" yet. maybe I just need to hone my prompts, idk yet.

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Date: April 20th, 2026 6:35 PM
Author: brilliant locus main people

is your game an isometric real time with pause party based fantasy computer role playing game? if so, i'm interested in funding your development efforts

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Date: April 20th, 2026 6:48 PM
Author: vivacious dull indian lodge scourge upon the earth

yes isometric but I haven't decided on TBS vs RTS yet. I've heard turn based is actually more difficult to develop and I remember RTwP kind of sucking most of the time iirc.



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Date: April 20th, 2026 6:51 PM
Author: brilliant locus main people

rtwp is the pinnacle of human achievement

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Date: April 20th, 2026 6:55 PM
Author: vivacious dull indian lodge scourge upon the earth

you like hitting the space bar constantly and switching between char actions/profiles? idk I don't hate it but seems not functionally different from turn-based, just a bit more frantic.

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Date: April 20th, 2026 7:01 PM
Author: brilliant locus main people

turn based games are fundamentally about turn denial, and this makes them too "gamey". strategy always boils down to "sorry champ, but you don't get to play".

rtwp is superior because everyone acts simultaneously

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Date: April 20th, 2026 7:09 PM
Author: vivacious dull indian lodge scourge upon the earth

I think turn based gives it more strategic depth while real time leans towards twitchy/reflex game loops

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Date: April 20th, 2026 7:23 PM
Author: brilliant locus main people

that's a myth. the "strategy" in a lot of turn based crpgs is just "cc the next guy in the turn order"

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Date: April 20th, 2026 7:31 PM
Author: vivacious dull indian lodge scourge upon the earth

maybe there's a way to do it that isn't so reductive? I have kind of a unique idea where magic is a debilitating and self-destructive action that forces you to cost/benefit analyze, and every time you use it corrupts and degrades you physically. would probably be tough to implement as real time but not sure atm.

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Date: April 21st, 2026 7:00 PM
Author: laughsome amethyst center

FF7R is RTWP. It’s Indie.

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Date: April 21st, 2026 7:02 PM
Author: vivacious dull indian lodge scourge upon the earth

it's gacha

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Date: April 20th, 2026 6:27 PM
Author: Aphrodisiac Pearly Newt Tanning Salon

Why not use Unity or Godot so you can focus on the game itself?

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Date: April 20th, 2026 6:34 PM
Author: brilliant locus main people

he thinks he's going to be the next john carmack

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Date: April 20th, 2026 6:50 PM
Author: vivacious dull indian lodge scourge upon the earth

I considered all the engines, but I figure I have plenty of time and none of them are tailored to what I want to do, plus I'd have to worry about licensing and revenue cuts when my Game inevitably becomes a smash success and intellectual darling.

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Date: April 20th, 2026 7:32 PM
Author: floppy trailer park half-breed



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Date: April 21st, 2026 6:28 PM
Author: vivacious dull indian lodge scourge upon the earth

ok never mind I'm going with UE5 haha.

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Date: April 20th, 2026 6:24 PM
Author: magenta love of her life

Cr, cowgod tp, Cr.

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Date: April 20th, 2026 6:24 PM
Author: vivacious dull indian lodge scourge upon the earth

Not cowgod, OYT tp. cowgod knows nothing of Engineering.

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Date: April 20th, 2026 6:25 PM
Author: floppy trailer park half-breed



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Date: April 20th, 2026 6:26 PM
Author: magenta love of her life



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Date: April 20th, 2026 6:53 PM
Author: floppy trailer park half-breed



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Date: April 20th, 2026 6:26 PM
Author: magenta love of her life

wow

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Date: April 20th, 2026 6:53 PM
Author: floppy trailer park half-breed



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Date: April 20th, 2026 7:17 PM
Author: vivacious dull indian lodge scourge upon the earth



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Date: April 20th, 2026 7:31 PM
Author: floppy trailer park half-breed



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Date: April 20th, 2026 6:31 PM
Author: Topaz brunch skinny woman

Only if you meticulously document every step, peak, and valley here for your XO bros

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Date: April 20th, 2026 6:53 PM
Author: floppy trailer park half-breed



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Date: April 20th, 2026 7:19 PM
Author: vivacious dull indian lodge scourge upon the earth

maybe I will do this actually, if I can find a way that isn't loathsomely tedious. we could have like a little xo studio going.

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Date: April 20th, 2026 7:32 PM
Author: floppy trailer park half-breed



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Date: April 20th, 2026 7:33 PM
Author: Topaz brunch skinny woman

God tier built-in beta community

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Date: April 20th, 2026 8:12 PM
Author: floppy trailer park half-breed

Okay, I lol’d

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Date: April 20th, 2026 6:37 PM
Author: Clear bawdyhouse

Sounds fun. I don't remember how to actually Program anymore, it's 120

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Date: April 20th, 2026 6:53 PM
Author: floppy trailer park half-breed



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Date: April 20th, 2026 9:26 PM
Author: boyish maroon immigrant

Yes, especially if it's a shitty 8-bit dungeon crawler.

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Date: April 20th, 2026 9:45 PM
Author: floppy trailer park half-breed

*180-bit

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Date: April 21st, 2026 7:02 PM
Author: laughsome amethyst center

The State of Gaming has never been more grim. What do you offer?

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Date: April 22nd, 2026 7:41 AM
Author: vivacious dull indian lodge scourge upon the earth

I'm going to shake things up with that trademark OYT ingenuity.

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5855102&forum_id=2...id.#49833753)



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Date: April 22nd, 2026 7:43 AM
Author: laughsome amethyst center

You should make it a procedurally generated Roguelike. That way, no matter how many times you play it it’ll never be The Same.

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Date: April 22nd, 2026 7:46 AM
Author: vivacious dull indian lodge scourge upon the earth

stop Review Bombing me

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Date: April 22nd, 2026 7:39 AM
Author: laughsome amethyst center



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