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HornofBalance , to gaming
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Horn of Balance - an indie 2D zelda-like

I'm developing 'Horn of Balance', a 2D zelda-like featuring 12 non-linear dungeons, 2 interconnected worlds and a TON of secrets.

Right now, the project is live on Kickstarter (https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/hornofbalance/horn-of-balance) and we've almost hit the funding goal with just 24 hours left!

There's also a free demo on Steam (https://store.steampowered.com/app/2738140/Horn_of_Balance/) and Itch.

I'm happy to answer any questions you might have!

@gaming

Telorand ,

Congratulations!

HornofBalance OP ,
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@Telorand Thank you

HornofBalance , to games
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Horn of Balance - an indie 2D zelda-like

I'm developing 'Horn of Balance', a 2D zelda-like featuring 12 non-linear dungeons, 2 interconnected worlds and a TON of secrets.

Right now, the project is live on Kickstarter (https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/hornofbalance/horn-of-balance) and we've almost hit the funding goal with just 24 hours left!

There's also a free demo on Steam (https://store.steampowered.com/app/2738140/Horn_of_Balance/) and Itch.

I'm happy to answer any questions you might have!

@games

mnemonicmonkeys ,

They don’t need to if the assets are just similar instead of straight-up copies

Psythik ,

Well I don’t necessarily mean copy the graphics, but more of the gameplay of that era. A N64/GameCube-like title with modern graphics is what I’m looking for.

andrew , to technology
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General_Effort ,

Huh. You’d think they need a reliable power supply. Is that what the money is for?

Corkyskog ,

Depends what level of “building”. I have seen land bought, stripped, foundation prep work started, then all the sudden the plug is pulled.

dangrsmind , to random
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Math Homework Can End Up Doing More Harm Than Good, Study Shows https://www.sciencealert.com/math-homework-can-end-up-doing-more-harm-than-good-study-shows

FantasticalEconomics ,
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@dangrsmind

The way we engage with math can be so harmful. I get many students in my intro econ classes who are, quite literally, traumatized by their experience with math.

Love this study showing empirical evidence of aspects of it.

@academicchatter

GhostOnTheHalfShell ,
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@FantasticalEconomics @dangrsmind @academicchatter

Do you know about 3brown1blue? It’s one of the nicest math explainer yt channels out there, focusing on intuitive grasp of math (say dot or cross product, but much more like Bayesian stats or Fourier transform)

I wonder if something like it can unwind the damage.

kcarr2015 , to random
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Young Chekov is obviously a huge T'Pol superfan.

socprof ,
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@kcarr2015 @allstartrek what the heck is that hair style??

br00t4c , to random
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Books are trash too: Remember to throw them away during spring cleaning

https://www.salon.com/2024/04/05/books-are-trash-too-remember-to-throw-them-away-during-spring-cleaning/

sordid ,

@servelan @actuallyautistic @br00t4c She's just another neolib prosperity gospel person to me she's as bad as the megachurches in Brazil okay not that bad. I liked Getting Things Done but the guy is clearly speaking to the ruling class there. Not as bad as freakin 7 Habits which sucks and has a blurb from a US president who is a very gross human being and killed a lot of people.

sordid ,

@servelan @actuallyautistic @br00t4c GTD is really helpful for basically saying start with the unifier task: getting all your tasks into one checklist. Then prioritize. Figure out how long parts take. Make sure you set aside enough time to GTD. Complex simplification system, it works

WhyNotZoidberg , to random
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Isn't it funny how only PCs and companions can gain XP in the whole multiverse, everyone else is at a static level?

aharper ,
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@WhyNotZoidberg I've been thinking a lot about this lately, and I think most everyone who isn't a "hero" character is just a really suboptimal multi-class that's already "max level". So like, instead of being a fighter/20 (or whatever the lower level cap in bg3 is), they're all merchant/10 housekeeper/2 singer/1 (etc.) combos that are mostly classes we don't know about because they're irrelevant to players.

WhyNotZoidberg OP ,
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@aharper Yeah, same here. Maybe since you don't do anything that gives huge chunks of xp, you just don't get higher than say "shop keeper lvl 8" before you retire. Main skills are "ordering the precise amount of bananas needed so they all sell before they go bad"

bookriotdeals.substack.com , to random

Why nature makes us happier, a voice that might be a demon, a strange invitation to a crumbling manor, and more

bookriotdeals.substack.com/p/why-nature-makes-us-happier-a-voice

Check out today’s best book deals!

n0madz ,
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@bookriotdeals[email protected]

For anyone interested, this issue has some great deals:

N.K. Jemisins's The Fifth Season for $2.99 (what an absolute steal!!)

Florence Williams's The Nature Fix for $2.99 - always down to read about nature 🌲 🍁 🌈

Extra credit: link at bottom of current issue to China Mieville's Perdido Street Station: a read that I enjoyed far more than I thought I would.

@bookstodon

zininweb , to random Dutch
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Nu op ... krijg nu vooral zin om mijn account te verwijderen.

lalage ,
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@HeyLaiverd @zininweb op Instagram volg ik veel boekenwurmen en hier op Mastodon heb ik er maar een paar gevonden… maar verder ben ik liever hier

HeyLaiverd ,
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@lalage Wat grappig. Dat heb ik nooit geweten dat Instagram daarvoor gebruikt werd. Inderdaad, hier op Masto lijkt de spoeling dun wat boekenlezers betreft. Lijkt, he. @boeken heeft aardig wat volgers.

@zininweb

averyminya , to pcgaming
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Late night get to your post and liberate planet Maia! 1.5% Decay means Consolidation is the only way!

@pcgaming @pcgaming @pcgamer

maegul , to fediverse
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Plugins for fediverse platforms.

Where is this up to? Is anyone thinking along these lines?

I've seen @db0 espouse such (eg https://lemmy.dbzer0.com/comment/8581651) (sorry for the tag if annoying).

I've certainly thought of it myself ... because it's a pretty obvious idea for an ecosystem aiming for richness and sustainability.

Seems a perfect fit for reusable moderation tooling too, rather than each new platforms having that trouble.

This is essentially 's idea it seems.

@fediverse

db0 ,

Year, tone down the smug “prs accepted”, mate. You’re just toxic

Die4Ever ,
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When it comes to moderation tooling I’m honestly a little confused that there isn’t more work or noise around a developing a sideloaded tool.

Yeah we just need volunteers to dedicate their time to it. But it’s a lot easier to complain than it is to contribute.

GreenRoc , to random
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Can anyone link me to a study or a chart something to prove to some paper pushers in my life that the average life expectancy for autistic people is at a set age?

I'm 46 now and I believe I am past the average life expectancy, and some paper pushers asking me to 'prove' my need for assistance, from a doctor, renewed annually... which'll cast off several years of my life in stressful experiences to upkeep.

What's the age, asking for real life needs.

GreenRoc OP ,
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@nddev @actuallyautistic You might be correct, asessing my family's longevity might be more accurate from lack of data in general. But..

I have tried the family avenue many years in the past with other proof-on-paper services unsuccessfully. I was required to provide death certificates I did not have permissions to obtain. When I asked grandpa for a copy of the deaths of his wife and daughter, I was told he threw those away because it depressed him.

He has since passed away, in his 90's.

GreenRoc OP ,
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@nddev @actuallyautistic

Taking into consideration everyone in my family, most live into their 70's and later...

But some died in their 30's, other died about less than 10 years after specific-to-them events.

Mom from MS, dad from depression, an aunt in Tennessee from mental breakdown, which I experienced last month in similar severity.

Studying the physical-only impacts is leaves out a huge chunk of what drives my life.

Emotions.
I feel joy deprived.
I mentally collapsed last month.

stevesilberman , to random
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Well, this totally made my day. Thank you Neil, and best wishes to everyone who reads "NeuroTribes" seeking to understand certain family members, friends, and co-workers better.

ginsterbusch ,
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@Jobob @Dr_Obvious @stevesilberman @actuallyautistic well, he had an assistant called PTerry to help him out ..

Jobob ,
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@ginsterbusch @Dr_Obvious @stevesilberman @actuallyautistic he did. And would that he still had...

SirTapTap , to random
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Imagine how fucking scary meeting Gordon Freeman must be in Half Life 1

Like every other scientist but you is a pacifist, then they see Gordon turn the corner, covered head to toe in 6 kinds of alien and human blood, high off his ass on morphine and adrenaline, carting like 5 different guns and 3 top secret government projects on his back.

And he leaves without saying a single word.

RomanceReviews , to random
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For 16 I'll be reading A Power Unbound by Freya Marske.

I'm expecting this to be an Edwardian m/m romance with some kink, a light grumpy/bratting dynamic and some sexual healing, based on their connection in the previous book.

Background: I read A Restless Truth (#2 in series, f/f, great read.) but not the first one, because I don't usually go for m/m and also I do what I want. However, A Restless Truth made Jack Alston aka Lord Hawthorne sound hot in this tortured bisexual rake way, and Alan Ross was extremely entertaining. We love a scrappy porn dealer.

CW: disability, survivor's guilt, suicidal ideation, bdsm including consensual non-consent.

<mario voice> herewego! </mario voice>
🧵

RomanceReviews OP ,
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"Alliteration gets you hard. I'll remember that." 😍 🤣

RomanceReviews OP ,
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I finally finished A Power Unbound, time for the rundown.

TL;DR
yes Jack and Alan, please sit with us.

I loved it.
This had the elements I think of as defining a true romance, both physical chemistry and emotional connection, but it was also definitely a concluding volume of a trilogy and wouldn't read well as a standalone.

I loved the way the author explored the implications of class difference and how Jack and Alan handled IRL power imbalance. A lot of romance authors use the rich character's money to simply fix the poorer character's everything, and this conclusion felt way better than that.

Glorious roleplay and dirty talk. The way they were mindful to keep their mutual mockery mutually enjoyable really warmed the cockles of my cold, dead heart. Just an awesome dynamic.

As a USian, the problems posed by living in a society in which gay sex was illegal seemed Quite Relevant.

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