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  1. Comment on Wait, is Unity allowed to just change its fee structure like that? in ~games

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    Yeah, imagine having spent years making a game in Unity, and having the fees completely changed on you now that you're basically completely locked in. Nobody involved in this decision can ever be...

    Yeah, imagine having spent years making a game in Unity, and having the fees completely changed on you now that you're basically completely locked in. Nobody involved in this decision can ever be trusted again.

  2. Comment on Wait, is Unity allowed to just change its fee structure like that? in ~games

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    Yeah, imagine having spent years making a game in Unity, and having the fees completely changed on you now that you're basically completely locked in. Nobody involved in this decision can ever be...

    Yeah, imagine having spent years making a game in Unity, and having the fees completely changed on you now that you're basically completely locked in. Nobody involved in this decision can ever be trusted again.

    18 votes

  3. Comment on Which board games have you all been playing this week (to 2nd July)? in ~games.tabletop

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    I love Concordia. I've only ever played the digital version. I play on my phone and on my desktop. I didn't get into it untill I did both the tutorial and finished a game against the AI. I've been...

    I love Concordia. I've only ever played the digital version. I play on my phone and on my desktop.

    I didn't get into it untill I did both the tutorial and finished a game against the AI. I've been playing games with my friend of it async for months now.

    I don't know how to sell people in the game. It just feels like anything you do has the potential to make lots of things better for you in the future, as well as for other players. The systems are pretty simple, but combine really well.

    You might have to enjoy the "Oh no, he just build a city where I want, so now I have to pay a bit more for it". Or "Ha-Ha, I'm in his region now, so when he makes goods, I too will get a good."

  4. Comment on Humble Choice - July 2023 in ~games

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    Ozymandias is great. Just bought it in the last week after hearing about it on here. Feels like Civilization, but plays in an hour or so.

    Ozymandias is great. Just bought it in the last week after hearing about it on here.

    Feels like Civilization, but plays in an hour or so.

    7 votes

  5. Comment on What board games have you played this week (to 26th June)? in ~games.tabletop

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    I've played many games of Cubitos recently. Pretty fun push your luck dice building game.

    I've played many games of Cubitos recently. Pretty fun push your luck dice building game.

  6. Comment on What's a simple, cheap way to run a database-backed website as a hobbyist? in ~comp

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    I like Cloudflare a lot. Cloudflare Pages/Workers are an excellent free opinion if you don't need a db, or if you're happy to use their KV service (eventually consistent) instead of a db. If you...

    I like Cloudflare a lot. Cloudflare Pages/Workers are an excellent free opinion if you don't need a db, or if you're happy to use their KV service (eventually consistent) instead of a db.

    If you are up for paying $5/mo, you get D1 (like SQLite in the cloud) and Durable Objects, which are pretty neat. They can even support Websockets in a Serverless(tm) way.

    2 votes

  7. Comment on Intermediate turn based strategy games in ~games

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    I really like Concordia. It's a board game originally, but the digital adaptation is really good, too. I enjoy playing it against the AI, and also playing asynchronously against friends. It's all...

    I really like Concordia. It's a board game originally, but the digital adaptation is really good, too. I enjoy playing it against the AI, and also playing asynchronously against friends.

    It's all about resources / economy - no battles.

    He's a review of the board game: https://youtu.be/X9u6IuoIPUA

    https://store.steampowered.com/app/1450330/Concordia_Digital_Edition/

    1 vote

  8. Comment on Intermediate turn based strategy games in ~games

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    Monster Train is really good in that genre, too

    Monster Train is really good in that genre, too

    3 votes