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Sandor Szigeti (SandorHQ) @sandorhq.bsky.social · 20h

I have a new game project, temporarily titled “Not Chess Boxing: Fragnarök!” It’s a hybrid of Tetris and survivor shooter, where robot Vikings fight at the end of the world. I’ve built a playable conc...

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Sandor Szigeti (SandorHQ) @sandorhq.bsky.social · 20h

I built a prototype for a game idea that I'm about to start playtesting on Steam soon.
It's NOT CHESS BOXING. It's FRAGNARÖK!
A hybrid of Tetris and survivor shooter, where robot Vikings fight at the end of the world.
youtu.be/8Bbb8oL5CIc

Fragnarok Playtest pre alpha 2025-10-12

YouTube video by Sandor Szigeti (SandorHQ)

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Sandor Szigeti (SandorHQ) @sandorhq.bsky.social · 22h

In the meantime, tried to add the game with the received keys to 2 accounts. Steam accepts and confirms, but the game doesn't show up in the list.
Maybe the game needs to be reviewed by Steam first before it becomes available to civilian accounts?

Sandor Szigeti (SandorHQ) @sandorhq.bsky.social · 1d

Hey, Godot Engine users, what are your current tricks and tips for handling freezes due to first-time shader compilation after install in a 3D game?
#indiedev #GodotEngine

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Sandor Szigeti (SandorHQ) @sandorhq.bsky.social · 1d

Oh fun. Steam admin pages have such bad UX that I have no idea why only the Windows files can be installed, and why the Linux and Mac files are missing, despite seeing the expected content on Steam.
Anyway, Steam tech support should respond next week.

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Sandor Szigeti (SandorHQ) @sandorhq.bsky.social · 2d

I was able to install and play the playtest version using my Steam developer account.
Now I have to figure out how to obtain and distribute activation keys. I feel optimistic, which is never a good sign. :)

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Sandor Szigeti (SandorHQ) @sandorhq.bsky.social · 2d

Steam app ID has been registered for my new game about robot Vikings. A closed Playtest is coming up to see if the proof-of-concept MVP is as fun as I think it can be. Wish me luck!

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Sandor Szigeti (SandorHQ) @sandorhq.bsky.social · 4d

Godot error: "global_shader_parameters_instance_allocate: Too many instances using shader instance variables. Increase buffer size in Project Settings."

Hell no, I don't have more than 65536 such instances! Something is leaking somewhere.

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Sandor Szigeti (SandorHQ) @sandorhq.bsky.social · 5d

"there is no possibility to profile C# applications in Godot anymore"
github.com/godotengine/...
Now, that's a bit of bad news, to say the least.

Profiling with JetBrains Rider and JetBrains dotTrace by van800 · Pull Request #34382 · godotengine/godot

Godot 4.x Works on all OS. How-to for JetBrains Rider 2023.2+: Start Rider Open your project, follow Notification suggestion to install Godot support plugin, if you don't have it. Run-configur...

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Sandor Szigeti (SandorHQ) @sandorhq.bsky.social · 7d

I couldn't agree more on this one.

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Sandor Szigeti (SandorHQ) @sandorhq.bsky.social · 10d

Turns out, the ad that I saw again today, was coming from a Corel Updater, running in the background (I haven't used Corel apps since last December).
Completely unacceptable. Uninstalled, won't buy or use anything from Corel again.

Sandor Szigeti (SandorHQ) @sandorhq.bsky.social · 12d

I don't get github.com/godotengine/...
What are some real-life use cases for this?

Hide `Control` focus when given via mouse input by YeldhamDev · Pull Request #110250 · godotengine/godot

Closes godotengine/godot-proposals#6577 (by covering godotengine/godot-proposals#2011). This PR makes so that Controls will not show their focus state when activated via a mouse click. It also modi...

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Sandor Szigeti (SandorHQ) @sandorhq.bsky.social · 13d

I only made turn-based games before.
Now, as I'm working on a real-time action, I learned to check if a unit has already been killed before trying to kill it again in the same frame. :)
It was a very hard-to-catch bug. I feel like I just discovered the secret of fire.

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Sandor Szigeti (SandorHQ) @sandorhq.bsky.social · 13d

I'm typing code in Rider, then Win 11 suddenly decides to steal the focus and that's it.
And I saw a popup in the bottom-right corner earlier today, advertisign CorelDRAW which I already have and don't use.
MS and/or Google really wants me to switch to Linux as main OS.

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Sandor Szigeti (SandorHQ) @sandorhq.bsky.social · 13d

I believe if you use spaces, then that calls for an n-dash, and without, an m-dash -- except when you indicate a range or related items, in which case the n-dash also used without spaces.

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Sandor Szigeti (SandorHQ) @sandorhq.bsky.social · 14d

This makes me super happy: github.com/godotengine/...
Thank you @hugo.pro!

Make Alt skip GUI tooltips and Shift show tooltips instantly by Calinou · Pull Request #110938 · godotengine/godot

Holding Alt skips GUI tooltips when hovering UI elements with the mouse, which is useful for large tooltips that can be intrusive. Holding Shift makes tooltips show instantly instead of waiting for...

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Sandor Szigeti (SandorHQ) @sandorhq.bsky.social · 15d

What's that special markup? It would be fun to think about possible solutions, even just as an exercise.

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Sandor Szigeti (SandorHQ) @sandorhq.bsky.social · 23d

I took a very long walk today and I think I have an idea that avoids the need for having to dynamically build a NavigationRegion3D. Perhaps I can use NavigationObstacle3D nodes to control the walkable region.
This is a job for future me. I don't envy that guy.

Sandor Szigeti (SandorHQ) @sandorhq.bsky.social · 23d

* The illusion of escaping badly designed, pointless work, unlike toiling as a corpo-slave.
* I can't be fired by some random Excel sheet, only by my own stupidity.
* The belief/delusion that I have fun game ideas I can realize well, and others might like my games too.
Dreams, really. :)

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Sandor Szigeti (SandorHQ) @sandorhq.bsky.social · 24d

According to a pre-Atlantean proverb: "If you let players upload their own animations and occasionally show them in random paintings, they'll love your game even more which leads to spontaneous viral marketing."

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Sandor Szigeti (SandorHQ) @sandorhq.bsky.social · 24d

“I want AI to do my laundry and dishes so that I can do art and writing” – looks like those skills aren't easy to replicate. Or maybe it's the lack of specialized hardware.
Yet, I'd be too paranoid to allow even a C3PO in my home, as it could spy or go berserk any time – Windows has taught me this.

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Sandor Szigeti (SandorHQ) @sandorhq.bsky.social · 25d

I find it appropriate that ultra-hard difficulty is, well, harder to access than the rest. A meta-layer of challenge, if you like.

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Sandor Szigeti (SandorHQ) @sandorhq.bsky.social · 25d

My interpretation would be this:
* Model: an autoload (or just a dedicated, Node-based scene) that also handles game state persistency
* View: the .tscn file
* Controller: the script on the scene

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Sandor Szigeti (SandorHQ) @sandorhq.bsky.social · 25d

Woot! An actual rpg, based on Mike Singleton's Lords of Midnight! morkin-game.com

Morkin - A The Lords of Midnight solo Adventure game

A table-top, print-and-play solo-player game inspired by The Lords of Midnight, the game created by Mike Singleton for the ZX Spectrum.

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Sandor Szigeti (SandorHQ) @sandorhq.bsky.social · 25d

Narrator: Ten years later, sipping the most exquisite tea in his sun-drenched chateau, Jake still had no idea what he'd meant by the note he'd scribbled the night before: "sign film rights for ForbSol3."

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