Erk

joined 1 year ago
[–] Erk@cdda.social 0 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago) (1 children)

I'd go back to around the time my daughter started sleeping through the night. Don't want to risk a reality where my kids don't exist. I'd tell my friend the cancer is coming back, when it's still early enough to do something.

Don't really know what else I'd do. Don't really care. Be nice to live through those years again without changing much else to be totally honest

[–] Erk@cdda.social 1 points 1 year ago

I always assumed that was a joke, because they're just kind of bland generic rock and roll that it seems like it would be comical to pretend to have any really strong negative reaction to it. Then I met a few real people who actually despise them, and realized it's not a joke.

[–] Erk@cdda.social 2 points 1 year ago

I started breaking the npc ai with regards to fleeing behaviour. It's still pretty sketch but I hope to have it sorted soon. Mostly trying to make them run away more logically when faced with groups or injuries. Currently they're a bit too chicken about zombies that are far away... This is desirable since it stops them from blasting into groups and getting mauled but it's way overtuned.

Also did some long overdue mostly invisible work on random NPC classes. I would like to do more there but there are only so many hours in the day

[–] Erk@cdda.social 2 points 1 year ago

I was really excited to see those, they were part of the original plans for proficiencies

[–] Erk@cdda.social 2 points 1 year ago

I truly don't understand people that buy something on release day and then complain about bugs, now, in 2023.

[–] Erk@cdda.social 5 points 1 year ago

Don't you compare windows to that time honoured and helpful software. WinRAR knows when to quit, and is free

[–] Erk@cdda.social 3 points 1 year ago

I was away this week and couldn't get my PRs quite off the ground but I'm excited for what's in next week's log

[–] Erk@cdda.social 3 points 1 year ago

With Luo I actually used some excellent features that were added a whole ago and I'd never had a chance to try. I'm really excited to get back in and add more stuff with that.

[–] Erk@cdda.social 3 points 1 year ago

Oh, I didn't see this one go up. This is the one where I made my return and added some flavour dialogue to several refugees that were underdeveloped, something I've been putting off for several years. It felt good and I've done more since this.

[–] Erk@cdda.social 1 points 1 year ago (1 children)

I don't think that's universal. I work for a NFP and the pay is about the same but the work environment is far, far better.

[–] Erk@cdda.social 0 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago)

This is a very odd comment.

  1. I'm not sure how my comment could possibly have been any more calm. I'm just cautioning on sharing that specific type of information without a source handy.
  2. You had not posted sources when I left my comment. I cannot predict what you'll post before you post it. Honestly I still don't see you sharing a source anywhere else in your post history, did you make an edit that didn't save and then blame me for it?
  3. Brains are part of biology. Biology does not mean "unchanging", I'm very familiar with neuroplasticity. However "it's not biological, brains can change" is a truly bizarre statement.
  4. I'm a card carrying socialist. Wrote the card myself. I'm also a doctor and don't like seeing pop science shared uncritically as a way to imply biological superiority over my opponents, because it doesn't help my cause in any way.

For someone attacking me for perceived anger, I feel like you could take some of your own advice re. counting to ten before posting.

[–] Erk@cdda.social -1 points 1 year ago (2 children)

This is the kind of factoid you shouldn't spread unless you're prepared to back it up with a lot of hard data and sources, since you're essentially arguing biological superiority over your opponents. Very little comes from that

 

I've been finding a little time to do micro PRs with just a bit of small talk for NPCs I write. Having been out of commission for months, it feels good. I've added a little small talk for Jenny Forcette, Uyen Tran, and Mandeep Singh in the refugee centre.

If there's an NPC, particularly in the refugee center but I'm open to other suggestions, who you would love to get a little more characterization and dialogue, feel free to suggest. Or, if there's a short-answer question you'd like to ask a particular NPC, let me know. In my next pass I am going to try to add a bit of dialogue where you can ask Rubik about where they came from, for example.

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