Dan Thomas

@FracturedRTS @Resyaf_R portingkit.com

@Dr_DanT @Resyaf_R Got a link? Perhaps we can delve into it a bit

We are currently at 54.000 wishlist additions with our Command and Conquer inspired RTS called Fractured Alliance! Thanks for the help everyone!!

@FracturedRTS @Resyaf_R I get all that, but from my understanding of how they operate, once they know about your game (if they choose to do it) it will be zero effort for you (and zero ongoing effort for you) - that's why I suggested it.

@Dr_DanT @Resyaf_R Yeah it still takes a good chunk of time to arrange. And for every update we now have to make sure it keeps working on both of and Mac. Just having a game on steam and on gog is already added tech debt whenever there is a change, let alone another platform. So it has to be worth

@FracturedRTS @Resyaf_R Sure - that's why I suggested the Porting Kit - as I understand how they work, they wouldn't charge you.

@Dr_DanT @Resyaf_R I'm not sure how up to date this information is, but you can probably tell why its so hard to justify spending time and money and manpower on a port. Especially when you have no time, no money and more workload than can be done in a year xD

@FracturedRTS @Resyaf_R Thanks for being up-front about this... maybe consider poking the folks behind the Porting Kit about incorporating it so mac players can play it without needing any emulator expertise etc.

@Resyaf_R Honestly pretty low odds. It would mean having to maintain another copy of the game which adds considerable tech debt, while only a fraction of players play on mac. So unless apple gives us a very large bag of money its better for us to not do this. We dont even have macs xD

Oh, I did that thing where I write a blog post every two years... this time about what it means for something to be scientifically "settled" (or not). dansdarkmatters.wordpress.com/2026/02/16/why…

@garethparfitt @Mofoman360 FWIW the suffragette movement did a lot more than the sanitised version we tell ourselves today... arson, bombings... they make JSO look very restrained.

@Mofoman360 I get the protesting. It makes people notice, puts their agenda in the public eye, and is an effective way to make a change. But the suffragettes never vandalised things. JSO message gets lost when they do.

After their latest stunt by spraying on Stonehenge have you had enough of Just Stop Oil Yes or No?

Job advert: Research Software Engineer. At the UK data centre for the Simons Observatory project. The post primarily involves optimising & running analysis workflows for the small aperture telescopes. jobs.manchester.ac.uk/Job/JobDetail?… Please circulate to potentially interested candidates.

There’s an art to distilling these to the absolute minimal necessary text. The human brain can’t comprehend how stupid these things are without practice.

A rare beast - a new blog post: "Why do you look at the speck of sawdust in your brother’s eye and pay no attention to the plank in your own eye?" dansdarkmatters.wordpress.com/2024/02/26/why…

After much hiatus, I wrote another blog on something I've been musing about for a while... dansdarkmatters.wordpress.com/2023/07/21/dar…

#ShowYourStripes showyourstripes.info

@justplay_ian As I say, I wasn't defending any behaviour or comments. I just felt there was a missing piece of the puzzle. Gamers are a very heterogeneous population. (Note: I am not sure the analogy you make fully holds. Probably too many nuances to disentangle in a handful of tweets...)

@Dr_DanT Id also argue the “only one person is taking part”. If you let it BE that way then sure, but if you take the opportunity to learn, and enjoy seeing a better player in action, it can still be enjoyable. The problem here is the attitude of the weaker player.

Ooh, lets dissect this because it is one of the major roots of “casual toxicity” If you dont enjoy playing vs someone *purely* because they are better than you, then by definition youre competitive. Winning or losing was your primary driver or primary source of enjoyment 🧵

@justplay_ian 2/2... is not losing per se, it is the loss of the hoped-for experience during the game (regardless of outcome). Does that make sense? (Not saying this applies to all casual players, and some tournament players can table someone whilst making them feel they have taken part)

@justplay_ian Ah, sorry, not sure I follow your question? Maybe I wasn't very clear 😬 I think this situation, roughly speaking, is caused if skill difference goes over some threshold. I.e. beyond some level of skill difference, basically only one player is taking part. So the problem... 1/2

@justplay_ian If I may add a nuance.Many casual players like *experiencing* what happens (troops killing things, dramatic moments etc)...with a big skill gap,this doesnt happen.They dont get to enjoy their troops doing stuff.Not saying this excuses any behaviour,just a nuance/different view.

Ultimately, it’s easier to endlessly repeat that some demonic, non-existant bad guy tournament player is ruining gaming than admit that you’re competitively driven, not very good yet, and work to get better. /Thread.

@ILoveSnooker_ Alan McManus for me, I find his commentary very insightful, and always empathetic towards the players.

Who is your favourite snooker commentator? #snooker #ilovesnooker

Happy new year 🙂

Merry xmas twitterverse 🙂

@Tom_Mawdsley I feel like the world needs a book "Tom's guide to parenting" with nuggets like this in 🙂

Turn the bib upside down, low cost Magneto cosplay!

@Sandals_ajw @tmuden Congrats! All the best to you all 🙂

Yesterday after a few days in hospital I got to bring my daughter home. She is utterly perfect and both her and Mum are doing well. I will say the NHS is chronically underfunded though. Talking to the staff it’s insane what they are expected to do.