T. L. Bainter 🌱

I've had collectibles in my #Godot #IndieDev project for a minute, but now I've got things fully working for my 'piece of heart' replacement in my Zeldalike! Add it to your inventory; collect 4 to get a new 'heart'. Finishing such a core feature always feels a mile of progress.

@falcothebard @TheMG3D You could copy this tweet, go back in time, paste it in response to someone calling "Bored Ape" NFTs a bad investment, and it would be just as viable there as it is here.

@TheMG3D Tech illiteracy is not a flex. Well, you are doing yourself a massive disservice by refusing to engage with the tech. You know what historically happens to people when they refuse the literacy of the era?

No it won’t and if you do use Gen AI for your product I will not buy it

My #IndieDev #Zelda -like project is progressing well. I just finished creating this 'Bat Soar' mechanic, which allows the player to travel along an easily-customized path. Speed is adjusted to ensure you're not stuck for too long. Excited to keep expanding! #Godot #Indie #Dev

Take-Two has reportedly laid off its entire AI team and head of AI. (via @Eurogamer)

Dash and Backstep functionality have been added for my #IndieDev project in #Godot! Useful not just for dodging, but traversing, as it allows passing through some objects. All placeholder art right now, but it's going to look great once we move to the art phase! #GameDev #Indie

Spell assignment/unassignment feels so great, now! Sound effects are built, too (obviously not supported in a GIF, so I guess just open and close a book while watching this GIF to get the idea). Crazy what just a little bit of scaling can do. #IndieDev #GameDev #Godot #Python

New #Godot / #GDScript tutorial! This one focuses on adding 'juice' to a Zelda Heart System, but the principles can be applied to all sorts of elements. Get your hearts beating and flashing in just a few minutes with these instructions! #GameDev #Indie tlbainter.com/blog/godot-tut…

In the light of recent massive industry layoffs sharing a reminder that we are hiring, for Witcher 4, Cyberpunk 2, Sirius, Hadar, across all locations: Poland, US and Canada. Both on-site and remote roles 😌 Please share with your chooms and apply! ❤️‍🔥 cdprojektred.com/en/jobs

I've created 'concoctions' for my #GameDev project that each have unique functionalities! This system is super modular, allowing you to easily create and swap out functions between concoctions. Each function is customizable with many options (and more to come)! #Python #Godot

Kingdom Come Deliverance II localization dev says he was fired and replaced with AI. "Yesterday, with no forewarning, I was invited to a meeting and promptly told that, in an effort to "make the company more effective" and "save finances" [...] my position at the company would become "obsolete" in favour of using AI for all translations going forward. All I want is for people to be more informed about what's going on it the games industry behind closed doors." Warhorse Studios is a studio that's known for their writing, insane that they would fire their translator in favor of AI slop translations.

@soraofficialapp We will dance on your grave and sing songs of your demise

New Dev Vlog out tomorrow, too!

I've been tackling the inventory system for my #Zeldalike #Godot #GameDev project and realized that the things I want to appear in the inventory aren't items you'll find in the world, so making pickups for them didn't make sense! To counter this, I created a custom command line.

@ZeldaUniverse 1) Majora's Mask (original, specifically) 2) Twilight Princess (original; why did they have to add stamps?) 3) Minish Cap (Capcom really knows how to work with the formula)

We're coming up on 40 years of The Legend of Zelda series, so we have to ask: What are your Top 3 favorite Zelda games?

They’re making it too easy? #TheBoys @TheBoysTV

@histories_arch These industries still wouldn't survive without massive government subsidies. Think about that every time someone says "muh bacon" with one breath and "no handouts" with the other.

“Government cheese,” produced in the 1980s to offload a massive dairy surplus, was stored in Missouri’s underground caves and given to struggling Americans. The surplus stemmed from 1970s farm policies that left the government with over a billion pounds of cheese.... 🇺🇸🧀 As dairy farmers faced economic turmoil in the 1970s, the U.S. Department of Agriculture created price supports and subsidy programs to stabilize the industry. These programs required the government to buy milk when market prices fell too low, but instead of discarding it, much of the milk was processed into cheese, butter, and powdered milk. By the early 1980s, the surplus had ballooned into a logistical nightmare, billions of pounds of dairy products were piling up in refrigerated warehouses and abandoned limestone mines across the Midwest. To address both the waste and public hunger, President Ronald Reagan’s administration launched a distribution initiative, giving away blocks of processed cheddar through food assistance programs. “Government cheese” became a staple in low-income households and food banks throughout the decade, often recognized by its distinctive orange hue and plain cardboard packaging. Though mocked for its rubbery texture, it symbolized both the excesses and the safety net of the American agricultural system. Today, the so-called “cheese caves” in Missouri remain in use, now largely operated by private storage companies. They serve as a reminder of how economic policy, industrial agriculture, and hunger intersected during a turbulent chapter of American history. Added fact: The caves that once stored government cheese were part of a larger underground network originally carved out for mining limestone, today, these same caverns also house data centers, office spaces, and even cold storage for wine. Price support — A government policy that sets minimum prices for agricultural products, ensuring farmers receive a guaranteed income regardless of market fluctuations. © History Pictures #archaeohistories

@factpostnews Abolish the useless TSA and I won't feel the need to wear loose fitting clothes, no accessories in any form, etc. Even with Pre-check, you never know when someone will yell at you to take your belt and watch off. Best to just look like a gremlin.

Trump's Transportation Secretary on how to improve air travel: "Sometimes you just have to ask people, Hey, let's go back to an era where we didn't wear our pajamas to the airport. We actually might dress up a little bit"

@grain57 @gage_maloney @TheActMan_YT "Fair enough, I realized im wrong here but my point is still right, i am smart"