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#512 - Goody Two News |
Weekly NewsletterGoody Two News#512 - Thursday 15th April, 2021groups.google.com/group/socoder-newsletter Every Thursday, Forgetting to do things.. Hello WorldSo, I'm sat here, and it's about 8 o'clock on a Wednesday night, and I'm coding away at some data compression for JSE's Symbols. Trying to squeeze the data down to a nice manageable size that can be posted to the forum without every blinking Symbol ending up as a 1Kb monstrocity. I'm coding this mostly blindly, of course, because I haven't actually coded the art tool that lets you draw the symbols, yet, nor do I have a real-world example of the symbol data, so I'm mostly guessing my way around what I'm roughly expecting to be the output of the functionality. And then I sit and think... ..hmm.. Am I not supposed to be doing something else on a Wednesday night?!! OMG, I haven't even started this week's SmileBASIC game, yet. So, I drop what I'm doing, grab the Switch, boot up SmileBASIC, and start coding a rough engine for a something sort of game that I haven't any idea what it might be yet. I make a maze generator, throw in a path-checker, ensure there's enough area to wander around in, draw some trees and a generic looking stick figure, and.. Yeah, that's working. That could be a game.. But what sort of game? And I think.. I think about how it's 10 o'clock at night, now, and I've not even had my normal daily nap, 'cos I'm a lazy git, but not lazy enough to have napped today. No matter. I can finish this game off, tomorrow, then get back to the Compression stuff. All is good. .. Oh, shit, I've not written a newsletter yet. Gah!! Warning : Writing your own language can be hazardous to your regularly scheduled time-wasting. SoCoderBeeing HappyRychan's latest NES game is coming along nicely, with multiple Bees and Wasps flying around a garden.socoder.net/?GotoPost=78395 Hiding the TilesHobo asks for a good technique to hide the grid-ness of a tilemap, using the game Kim as a prime example of a lovely art style that we should aim for.socoder.net/?Topic=8191 JSERPN FixingsWith some much needed help and advice from Shroom_Monk, (and Dan chipped in, too), Jay's managed to figure out most of his RPN based issues.socoder.net/?Topic=8179 There's still more than a few quirks in the JSN language, and he still hasn't bothered to tackle Variables yet, let alone If, For, Repeat/Until, and all the other really really important stuff. Come on, Jay.. Pull your finger out! socoder.net/?GotoPost=78407 SoStayingIndoorsBack to Work?TKS is getting a little fed up being stuck in the house, working from home, after such a long time.How have you been coping with the whole concept of your work, rest and play, all being in the same place? Do you have any good techniques to relieve the boredom and sheer monotony of it all? Share your thoughts in the topic below. socoder.net/?Topic=8185 RIP ThreadsRIP threads for the week... Prince PhilipOne L, not two.socoder.net/?Topic=8186 Nikki GrahameAn unexpected E.socoder.net/?Topic=8189 DMXEasy to remember. Only three letters.socoder.net/?Topic=8187 Birthday ThreadsLots of cake, this week... MetalManSay hi if you're still lurking, MetalMan... Or you don't get any cake! socoder.net/?Topic=8190 jProfittThe cake was enough to tempt jProfitt back for a hello.socoder.net/?Topic=8188 Steve Ancell and Blanko1324These two always seem to share cake..socoder.net/?Topic=8184 SoMuchMoreAge of Empires 4Hobo lets us know that the epic warring franchise has a new sequel.Will you be attacking, or defending? socoder.net/?Topic=8192 Steamed HamsSimpsons writers and cast discuss the insanely popular sketch.thr.cm/qiYiNJv KiloTubeMelodysheepGorgeous!!!View on YouTube What is the Password?youtu.be/WiIqBB2QJB0Is it enough?Really...?youtu.be/JPx2M6FzdqQ MegaTubeJohn BishopAn interviewView on YouTube Dominic DiamondAn interviewyoutu.be/c8eZaHXR9OE GigaTubeBucky O'HareView on YouTube Square MapsWhich country is squarest?youtu.be/8mrNEVUuZdk LinusTubeWoe is AutomationLinus has a garage door.Time to automate it... View on YouTube LinusTourLinus shows off the whole office complex.youtu.be/zk97ywS-fGc 80s Cover CornerView on YouTube youtu.be/HOWd0zGwHRY TVCover CornerView on YouTube youtu.be/EWAReLlfaTk VGRemix CornerView on YouTube Bonus VGRemixView on YouTube { ------------------- { Load, Next List! |
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