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My new Ravenloft: Strahd's Possession walkthrough! This thesis-length piece of work, accompanied by 44 finely crafted maps and over 900 hand-picked screenshots, is your tourist guide to this brutal and atmospheric game. swordsandsoftware.com/strahd.php

I've just set a new world record, speedrunning Ravenloft: Strahd's Possession in a little over an hour and 12 minutes. youtu.be/RMIdxCLqiiI

@Jonathan_Blow Write down your progress so "future you" can resume later. Then, do other things and completely forget about it for a few days. Come back when you feel more energetic.

What are peoples' best techniques for when your brain gets tired from thinking hard about stuff many days in a row? (Long after eating lots of sugar stops working...)

I’ve come to abandon the use case for LLMs to summarize text because the summaries usually miss vital parts and are disappointing when I look closer. Australian government now has proof this is the case. Another proof that LLMs have more limitations we need to understand.

Save the date! On Sunday 15th September I'll be publishing my new, detailed Ravenloft: Strahd's Possession walkthrough.

@Thomas_Prewitt Btw, if you need a good walkthrough and maps for Ultima 8, gibberishh published some new material last year. You can find them on my site at the U8 Walkthrough and Annotated Maps pages, respectively.

@Thomas_Prewitt I wouldn't say it doesn't exist... it's been absorbed by ScummVM. While Pentagram (like Exult) is astonishing from a technical perspective, personally I don't see much point when you can just play the original in DOSBox.

@dandago2 on your page, the cheat file for Ultima 8 doesn't work. It says "This app can't run on your PC. To find a version for your PC, check with the software publisher." I run it compatibility mode for all previous version of Windows, but it doesn't work.

@Thomas_Prewitt I also vaguely recall that the file in question might actually be a DOS executable rather than a Windows one. So, one thing you could try is running it in DOSBox. I haven't used any of these in years so can't really give more accurate advice than that.

@Thomas_Prewitt Hi, sorry for the late reply; I don't quite check Twitter any more. From what you describe, it sounds like one of the newer Windows security features that automatically assumes that unsigned executables are malware. Usually there's a hidden option to bypass it.

Just published: Investigating Memory Leaks in Go with pprof gigi.nullneuron.net/gigilabs/inves…

Swords & Software today celebrates the first anniversary since its rebranding! If you like games from the golden age of the 90s, you will particularly enjoy the walkthroughs of Day of the Tentacle, Eye of the Beholder 2, and Menzoberranzan. swordsandsoftware.com/news.php

Recently published! gigi.nullneuron.net/gigilabs/paddi…

It's been almost 7 months since I published my Menzoberranzan walkthrough! With the length and detail of a small book, 40 maps, and well over 800 screenshots, it's surprising that it loads as fast as it does. Another walkthrough is currently in the works swordsandsoftware.com/menzo.php

What do you do with an automap system from 1994 with an export facility? View the maps as ASCII art, of course. swordsandsoftware.com/ravenloft-auto…

@ultimadragons Happy Birthday Dragons!!

My Day of the Tentacle walkthrough is already 7 months old! swordsandsoftware.com/dott.php

Just published: everything you need to know about maps in Go. gigi.nullneuron.net/gigilabs/worki…

@Xrayez @Thomas_Prewitt I'm open-minded, so if you'd like to share any disadvantages, I'd appreciate it.

@Thomas_Prewitt @dandago2 All advantages that Godot might have over these engines are negated by Godot's disadvantages that are not immediately apparent. But I'll give you a hint: talking about Godot's disadvantages will evenually get you permanently banned from the Godot community. 🙃

Looking to start learning Godot? Start with simple keyboard movement. gigi.nullneuron.net/gigilabs/keybo…

@Thomas_Prewitt I literally started learning Godot 2 days ago, so I'm honestly not in a position to answer that question. At the moment, the main advantage seems to be open source, i.e. not having to deal with some sudden scammy fees that Unity likes to impose.

@dandago2 What advantages does Godot have over Unity or the Unreal Engine?