Tygrak's recent activity
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Comment on Timasomo 2024: The Showcase in ~creative.timasomo
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Comment on Timasomo 2024: Week 3 Updates in ~creative.timasomo
Tygrak LinkI am still kind of not feeling like doing almost anything, but this weekend I have created a drone song for a weekend music jam that happened in a discord community of fans of the band Natural...I am still kind of not feeling like doing almost anything, but this weekend I have created a drone song for a weekend music jam that happened in a discord community of fans of the band Natural Snow Buildings. I'll post the full compilation, probably during the showcase, when it will be up on Bandcamp.
Here is the song (warning, not only is it drone and bad, it's also over 9 minutes long)
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Comment on The story behind the Oblivion mod Terry Pratchett worked on in ~games
Tygrak LinkI had no idea! Such a nice article. Terry seemed like such a genuinely good person, and Emma the modmaker too.I had no idea! Such a nice article. Terry seemed like such a genuinely good person, and Emma the modmaker too.
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Comment on Timasomo 2024: Week 2 Updates in ~creative.timasomo
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Comment on Timasomo 2024: Week 1 Updates in ~creative.timasomo
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Comment on Timasomo 2024: Week 1 Updates in ~creative.timasomo
Tygrak LinkI created a game for the Ludum Dare game jam in 48 hours exactly according to plan. The theme of the jam was "Tiny Creatures". The game I made is called "Let's Go to the Magical Frog Party in the...I created a game for the Ludum Dare game jam in 48 hours exactly according to plan. The theme of the jam was "Tiny Creatures". The game I made is called "Let's Go to the Magical Frog Party in the Dark Forest!" and it's pretty much a clone of Party House from ufo50, with some small twists.
I am pretty happy with how it ended up, well maybe except for the music -- I was pretty much finished midway through Sunday with almost everything on the game except for the music, but when I was recording it just didn't really go too good and I spent a few hours trying to make some cute track but I just wasn't really able to do it. I really am just bad at music :D. Anyway, I still recorded something that I am happy enough with, though it doesn't really fit the mood too well I think. But for all the other parts I am happy with how I did. I didn't even commit too many programming crimes in the name of making things quickly.
Now the biggest question is what I want to do next. I am not really sure. I've kind of been thinking about if the game is too similar to Party House. I think it is ok if it is, for a jam game, the source code is all released, I am not profiting of it, I don't think I am doing any harm just by making the game jam game, but also I don't know if I should work on it more since it's so similar. On one side of me I think it definitely is too similar, but on another it does have some changes already and it's normal to make games that are very similar to other games when the games also somehow change the formula/expand on it. I mean no one says that I don't know Super Meat Boy is plagiarizing Mario. Or more recently that 20 Minutes Till Dawn plagiarized Vampire Survivors, even though those are basically the same games, just with some different artstyles and upgrades and things like that.
But also very recently there were some news that feel particularly close to me, about someone who was cloning the game Dire Decks and how the developer was understandably unhappy about it: "Dire Decks creator kindanice is at a loss after a fellow indie dev remade his game and refuses to take it down.". Because I did exactly that. Spellswapper is pretty much a clone of Dire Decks. I mean I did expand on the mechanics, change them, meanwhile this game looks exactly the same. But my game also looks very similar even visually. Am I a huge ass and it's just that no one even noticed that I am? I do have Dire Decks and kindanice mentioned in the credits, but I wouldn't be surprised if no one ever saw that. And literally in that exact article there's this:
Now Brash seemed taken aback: He pointed out that the code was original and that he'd redrawn the artwork, and asked if kindanice wanted an "inspiration" credit.
"Bro... there's 'inspiration' and then there's blatantly copying an entire game," kindanice replied.
What is the thing I wrote in the credits 1 year ago? "Initial idea for the game was inspired by Dire Decks, created by kindanice on itch.io". It's literally exactly...
I was wondering if I should just instead make something more original, instead of stealing the idea of someone else again, but I was also wondering if I even have any good original ideas.
So, I think I'll do some more thinking. Maybe I'll try to record some music in the meantime. Maybe I'll decide. Maybe I'll do nothing. I don't know. I want to do something though, so hopefully I will.
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Comment on Timasomo 2024: Roll Call in ~creative.timasomo
Tygrak LinkI am in! I am going to do Ludum Dare this weekend, and depending on how much I like the game I'll decide whether I'll do more with it or if I'll do some other creative stuff instead.I am in! I am going to do Ludum Dare this weekend, and depending on how much I like the game I'll decide whether I'll do more with it or if I'll do some other creative stuff instead.
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Comment on UFO 50 discussion topic in ~games
Tygrak LinkI've been playing for a few days, and it's great fun. It's super cool how polished and well designed all the games are. For just 22 euros the pack is amazing value. My favorite, and only cherried...I've been playing for a few days, and it's great fun. It's super cool how polished and well designed all the games are. For just 22 euros the pack is amazing value.
My favorite, and only cherried game so far is Party House -- This game is amazing. It's a single player deckbuilder kinda like Dominion, it's pretty much exactly the kind of game I love. I just love being "efficient" and figuring out what's the best strategy for the given scenario. I already got the cherry for winning 5 random scenarios in a row.
Besides Party House I also got the gold and a few more games: Moon Cat, Devilition, Rock On! Island and Overbold.
Moon Cat is actually super cool. In a way it's a pretty standard platformer, but it has a pretty weird control scheme and tons of movement tech. It's really surprising how cool the movement is when you get used to it, and just learning how to play the game was super enjoyable.
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Comment on Announcing Tildes' Make Something Month (Timasomo) for 2024! in ~tildes
Tygrak LinkYay, it's Timasomo time again! I am definitely going to participate again. I have an idea of what I might do: Ludum Dare 56 is happening the first weekend in October, which I am definitely going...Yay, it's Timasomo time again!
I am definitely going to participate again. I have an idea of what I might do: Ludum Dare 56 is happening the first weekend in October, which I am definitely going to participate in. If I end up liking the game I make during it, I am thinking about doing a similar thing as last year and just making it into a full fledged game. If I end up not liking the game, I might instead just start making a different game or maybe I'll record some music or something.
I really want to do something creative though, doesn't matter whatever it is. For almost this whole year I've struggled with actually making myself do anything creative, so I hope this event can help me do something cool again!
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Comment on I worked for Mr. Beast, he’s a fraud in ~tech
Tygrak LinkWatched the video, Mr Beast is obviously shady and it was fun to hear someone talk about it. Just wait like 10 years and Mr Beast will try to also become the US president, I think he even...Watched the video, Mr Beast is obviously shady and it was fun to hear someone talk about it.
Just wait like 10 years and Mr Beast will try to also become the US president, I think he even mentioned it on some twitter or something. Nightmarish.
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Comment on Donald Trump whisked off stage in Pennsylvania after apparent gunshots rang through the crowd in ~news
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Comment on Coding Adventure: Optimizing a Ray Tracer (by building a BVH) in ~comp
Tygrak Link ParentYeah! I actually implemented something somewhat similar in the past and it was so cool to see him making the same mistakes that I did on the way. Sebastians stuff is legitimately probably one of...Yeah! I actually implemented something somewhat similar in the past and it was so cool to see him making the same mistakes that I did on the way. Sebastians stuff is legitimately probably one of the best coding content I have ever seen on Youtube. Tom7 (https://www.youtube.com/@tom7) is the other that comes to mind of similar quality.
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Coding Adventure: Optimizing a Ray Tracer (by building a BVH)
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Comment on Switzerland's Nemo wins Eurovision as UK comes 18th in ~music
Tygrak Link ParentGay (and all other queer people) watch Eurovision in huge concentrations. I am sure you know that queer people were winning Eurovision for many many years now. So I think it's completely baseless...Gay (and all other queer people) watch Eurovision in huge concentrations. I am sure you know that queer people were winning Eurovision for many many years now. So I think it's completely baseless to say that it's due to homophobia. It was just a song that people didn't enjoy. Speaking for me as a gay guy (again -- this is just me, n=1, and music is fully subjective), it was a bad song.
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Comment on <deleted topic> in ~books
Tygrak Link ParentThanks for the recommendations! I am currently reading thru Machine of Death cause it sounded intriguing, already 100 pages in :D. If anyone else wants to give it a go it's under a creative...Thanks for the recommendations! I am currently reading thru Machine of Death cause it sounded intriguing, already 100 pages in :D. If anyone else wants to give it a go it's under a creative commons license so you can just read it right away here: https://archive.org/details/MachineofDeath/page/n115/mode/1up?view=theater
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Comment on What games have you been playing, and what's your opinion on them? in ~games
Tygrak LinkI played One Shot for the first time. It was super good, would highly recommend if you like quirky games like Undertale, Omori, Doki Doki Literature Club, etc etc.I played One Shot for the first time. It was super good, would highly recommend if you like quirky games like Undertale, Omori, Doki Doki Literature Club, etc etc.
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Comment on Happy 6th Birthday, Tildes! in ~tildes
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Comment on <deleted topic> in ~tildes
Tygrak LinkIt seems quite busy to me. Much busier than before the big reddit exodus.It seems quite busy to me. Much busier than before the big reddit exodus.
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Comment on The internet used to be ✨fun✨ in ~tech
Tygrak Link ParentYou should try using tfidf, its quite simple — usually getting the data is the hard part and will filter out the nonrelevant wordsYou should try using tfidf, its quite simple — usually getting the data is the hard part and will filter out the nonrelevant words
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Comment on The man in room 117 – Andrey Shevelyov would rather live on the street than take antipsychotic medication. Should it be his decision to make? in ~health.mental
Tygrak (edited )Link ParentI feel like you are finding things there that they didnt write. They mainly wrote that they want public spaces to be safe for them and their children. They are talking about violent/destructive...I feel like you are finding things there that they didnt write. They mainly wrote that they want public spaces to be safe for them and their children. They are talking about violent/destructive people, which I am sure they dont think all mentally ill people are.
A song
I made a track for a charity music compilation made by a few people, it's called Hole in the Head. I made the 4th track.
A game
I also made a game for Ludum Dare. It got 11th place overall from 404 compo entries, which is pretty good!