I haven't really had much time for games, but I did manage to play through Human Resource Machine and get most of the optional optimization goals as well. I'll have to take a break before doing the rest as I started dreaming of code and solutions, and waking up I feel like I've been working instead of sleeping. :dizzy: Happened to me with TIS-100 as well...

HRM is definitely easier than the Zachtronics stuff even if the tablet-optimized interface fights you a bit and the "story" turned out to be more like just a bit of context. It can literally be told in a sentence or two. These niggles notwithstanding, it's an excellent puzzler.

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Quoting: rkfgHow about writing a simple bash script that gets most of the related system information automatically and allows the user to copypaste it to the site (just a text area that's parsed automatically would be fine)?

Why reinvent the wheel? Just copy-paste the contents of Steam's System Information dialog. I don't know if this feature would be worth it though. Lots of parser code just to save the user a handful of clicks.

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Quoting: JHi

has anyone managed to multiplayer this online? did you need racenet (or whatever its called)?

thx

I played a couple of team races with my wife's nephew and it all worked just fine, aside from his crashy and underpowered Windows laptop that is. No racenet needed. Didn't look into other online game modes though.

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In case someone missed it, HRM is currently available for an unbeatable price (as in pay what you want) in the Humble Eye Candy Bundle. And unless you're allergic to fun and/or puzzles, you need to buy this game. I spent a big chunk of my working hours today playing this programming puzzler instead of actually programming.

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Quoting: EikeEverbody interested in the topic needs to play Journey Down if he hasn't yet done so!

Everebody interested in adventure games needs to play Journey Down. :) Can't wait for Chapter 3.

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The idea seems fresh and the graphics pretty enough... Too bad about the poor execution. Missing lipsync I can overlook (common in older adventures), but game-breaking bugs not so much. Hope they'll be fixed at some point.

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They've got the style down pat and I was already digging out my wallet. What else could I do as an adventure fan who grew up in the eighties. Then I read "time-management" and instantly the deal is off. I wonder what it means in practice though. Maybe it's not as bad as I think? I won't hold my breath but will definitely keep my eye on this.

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Quoting: Mountain ManPretending that DRM doesn't prevent casual copying is as naive as pretending that it hinders hardcore pirates.

It's also naive to pretend there's nothing between those two extremes. I'm not a casual consumer, nor a hardcore pirate. Does that mean I don't exist? To make things worse, I recently saw my wife's 9 year old nephew playing a pirated game he downloaded from some malware-ridden website. (He had no idea why he shouldn't have done it.) Does that make him a hardcore pirate?

The only thing a would-be pirate needs to know is how to use a search engine. Others have ripped the media and cracked the games already. For the people who are too "casual" to manage the downloading part, DRM hardly makes a difference.

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Quoting: Mountain Man

Quoting: IgnisIt does not work. Hitting TPB and downloading whatever is already faster and don't require you to jump through numerous hoops. All copyright holders manage to do is to throw their own money into a black hole. Well, that and whine to pass more laws that encroach on human rights while shedding crocodile tears.

The average mom and pop consumer has never heard of The Pirate Bay, and their eyes would glaze over if you ever tried to explain the concept of a torrent to them. This is who most DRM is aimed at and not the technologically savvy gamer.

That mom or pop would just as happily buy their streaming media sans DRM without even knowing the difference, so that point is pretty much moot. It's not like it would be legal to share these copyrighted works even if they didn't include these technical roadblocks, so you'd still need to torrent them.

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Quoting: leillo1975OpenGL or Vulkan?

My money's on OpenGL, but I wouldn't mind being wrong.

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