What do you say when people say "Flash is dying" in order to defend Flash?

I guess one key point is that it would work on the old computers and HTML5 won't :P

At 11/13/14 06:49 AM, Aprime wrote: What do you say when people say "Flash is dying" in order to defend Flash?

I guess one key point is that it would work on the old computers and HTML5 won't :P

The computer doesn't have much to do with it, it depends what browser that computer is running.

I don't really get into discussions about it, though. I think this point came up like a page or two ago: if I write something for the Flash platform, it's pretty much guaranteed to work across all configurations, while with HTML5 (more often than not) will give me trouble.

It's an advantage and disadvantage. One codebase and company developing the Flash player ensures cross-platform is made easier for us as developers, but means they have total control over how the technology progresses; right now that looks pretty bleak. HTML interpretations vary between browsers (special CSS tags, rendering issues, whatever), which is evident whether you're building a game or a website so developers have to write more code to get a consistent experience for their users.

I think the whole "Flash is dying" thing is a little exaggerated. There's no doubt in my mind that usage/popularity is dropping, but it doesn't seem to be at the rate people were expecting after Jobs publicly expressed his hate towards it.

I honestly believe that if Adobe look at what communities like this have to say, they could benefit massively. Unfortunately I can't see that ever happening.

we'll all just be using Haxe to publish to web when Flash is dead because we can't let go of the past and AS3 ;)

I got the gig. Look at me guys, I'm a Haxe developer :P

At 11/13/14 02:06 PM, Rustygames wrote: I got the gig. Look at me guys, I'm a Haxe developer :P

You should use amf3 compression in whatever you do.
*cough* https://github.com/HaxeFoundation/format/tree/master/format/amf3

been playing DA:I - yeah, this is going to take up my entire week. Probably month.

On a side-note, I really want the GTX 980 because I really am struggling to play these newer games at a decent framerate at decent graphics settings. Playing this one on medium settings at 30-45 FPS (which makes the hair look awful, by the way, though everything else looks alright)

At 11/18/14 10:38 PM, egg82 wrote: On a side-note, I really want the GTX 980 because I really am struggling to play these newer games at a decent framerate at decent graphics settings. Playing this one on medium settings at 30-45 FPS (which makes the hair look awful, by the way, though everything else looks alright)

I have a GTX 760 (this one) and I can play pretty much any modern game on high to max settings with little to no issue, might be worth looking into instead of the GTX 900 series since you would be saving like $200.00. I don't know how much Dragon Age has changed but I can play Dragon Age: Origins on my 760 at max settings with a steady 60FPS so I imagine Inquisition would run pretty fine.

At 11/18/14 10:38 PM, egg82 wrote: been playing DA:I - yeah, this is going to take up my entire week. Probably month.

On a side-note, I really want the GTX 980 because I really am struggling to play these newer games at a decent framerate at decent graphics settings. Playing this one on medium settings at 30-45 FPS (which makes the hair look awful, by the way, though everything else looks alright)

My laptop can't install new official drivers, so I have to use a third party guy's stitched together drivers. I've tried several versions and found out if one works, I shouldn't ever update bc none other (and even that same one reinstalled) will work. I have a dual gpu laptop which sounded nice on paper, but hp only released a single driver update 2-3 years ago.

I'm not even sure what my graphics card can handle, but it's probably not much. Radeon 6770m I think. Probably going to nvidia for the next comp if I get the chance to.

New desk arrived. New pair of monitors soon.

Let's see your battlestations lads.

still can't just make a game :(

At 11/19/14 02:28 AM, Diki wrote: I have a GTX 760 (this one) and I can play pretty much any modern game on high to max settings with little to no issue, might be worth looking into instead of the GTX 900 series since you would be saving like $200.00. I don't know how much Dragon Age has changed but I can play Dragon Age: Origins on my 760 at max settings with a steady 60FPS so I imagine Inquisition would run pretty fine.

Sounds good, but I want to be able to continue to run modern games like that for a while, so spending the extra $200 now might not be a bad idea if it saves me buying a new card later. I'm waiting for Black Friday to see if anybody reduces the price on them.

Also apparently it would take two 980s to run the game on ultra to hit a constant 60. I'm alright with 50-ish or high settings instead of ultra. I'll wait until I have more money to start looking at SLI options.

At 11/19/14 08:03 AM, Sam wrote: New desk arrived. New pair of monitors soon.

Let's see your battlestations lads.

still can't just make a game :(

Not much different than last time, newer keyboard and mouse.

invoker QWER

At 11/19/14 11:05 AM, egg82 wrote: Battlestation

Liking the mic stand. Is that blue/silver thing sticking out the bottom a USB interface?

At 11/19/14 11:16 AM, MSGhero wrote: Battlestation

That QWER is both the lamest and coolest thing I've seen.

scrub invoker

At 11/19/14 11:51 AM, Innermike wrote: ayy

+1 for Bamboo and those headphones (link pls they look beasty)

At 11/19/14 12:37 PM, Innermike wrote: Looks like they're on sale now.

Audiophiles beware, but I think my apple iphone5 earbuds are fine. Fine enough that I won't upgrade them to an actual headset.

At 11/19/14 12:01 PM, Sam wrote: Liking the mic stand. Is that blue/silver thing sticking out the bottom a USB interface?

Yes, Blue Yeti Icicle attached to an AT2035

+1 for Bamboo and those headphones (link pls they look beasty)

I have a pair of Afterglow AGU.1S headphones but I dropped them one too many times and broke the transmitter in them. I think the .3mm jack still works, though. I'd have to test. Just means I couldn't be wireless with them, which is fine.

Home office for my wife and I (as viewed from my seat). Kinda dull looking at the moment

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I almost feel bad. The amount of story and loot I have, however, tells an entirely different tale.

My battle station. Nothing special.

I've been streaming some of my game development for a mobile game Im working on in Haxe/openfl. It is very productive for me because even if nobody is watching (I get a few people watching every now and then), I feel like I have to produce something for the stream. I rarely find myself surfing web and getting distracted. I am more focused when streaming if that makes sense.

Anyway, I am going to be receiving some money for a one year sign on bonus after I graduate. I want to build my own computer with $1,000 of it. What is the best computer I can build with $1,000 USD??

At 11/22/14 01:43 AM, swishcheese wrote: Anyway, I am going to be receiving some money for a one year sign on bonus after I graduate. I want to build my own computer with $1,000 of it. What is the best computer I can build with $1,000 USD??

My laptop was $1500 and I found a coupon for 500 off. But you know my struggles with this thing, especially the fan. Egg would have the best advice here I assume. Logitech mouse? I had the g500 and upgraded to g700s.

I tuned in to your stream for a few mins. Your animation controller or whatever it was looked neat, and that's something I usually struggle with/ignore.

http://gameprogrammingpatterns.com/

At 11/22/14 02:18 AM, MSGhero wrote: I tuned in to your stream for a few mins. Your animation controller or whatever it was looked neat, and that's something I usually struggle with/ignore.

http://gameprogrammingpatterns.com/

http://gameprogrammingpatterns.com/state.html

Hmm.. That's probably the most useful thing I've ever read (in relation to game design)

At 11/22/14 02:18 AM, MSGhero wrote:

At 11/22/14 01:43 AM, swishcheese wrote: Anyway, I am going to be receiving some money for a one year sign on bonus after I graduate. I want to build my own computer with $1,000 of it. What is the best computer I can build with $1,000 USD??

My laptop was $1500 and I found a coupon for 500 off. But you know my struggles with this thing, especially the fan. Egg would have the best advice here I assume. Logitech mouse? I had the g500 and upgraded to g700s.

I tuned in to your stream for a few mins. Your animation controller or whatever it was looked neat, and that's something I usually struggle with/ignore.

http://gameprogrammingpatterns.com/

Dude. Thanks, Looks awesome. definitely will give that a read.

Ohh cool! That is awesome that you stopped by! Thanks. I am working on the spawning and such now (creating spawning data JSON files to load spawning sequences. I want to be able to randomize the patterns though a bit).

Nahh... Logitech headphones but I have a generic gigyabyte gaming like mouse.

Lol. yeah man. That fan... I want at least 3.4 ghz processing speed though. 2 ghz is just not cutting it. I feel like we have the same laptop.. but I got mine for around $800 (so could be wrong), but I did get a really good deal.

At 11/22/14 01:43 AM, swishcheese wrote: Anyway, I am going to be receiving some money for a one year sign on bonus after I graduate. I want to build my own computer with $1,000 of it. What is the best computer I can build with $1,000 USD??

Depends what you use it for, and when you think you'll be upgrading next. If you play a lot of games then you'll easy be spending a good portion of your budget on a graphics card.

Also think about form factor, I'm in love with mini-itx builds right now.

Do you need a monitor, mouse, keyboard and speakers as well?

I'd recommend Intel over AMD right now. AM3 is looking like a dead socket so if you want to upgrade in a couple of years time you'll have to overhaul your motherboard as well. I think you'd be stupid to not want to throw an SSD in there as well, and Intel's SATA controllers give better performance.

Lol. yeah man. That fan... I want at least 3.4 ghz processing speed though. 2 ghz is just not cutting it. I feel like we have the same laptop.. but I got mine for around $800 (so could be wrong), but I did get a really good deal.

Don't be fooled by clock speed, so much more goes into a processor these days.

At 11/22/14 03:01 AM, swishcheese wrote: Ohh cool! That is awesome that you stopped by! Thanks. I am working on the spawning and such now (creating spawning data JSON files to load spawning sequences. I want to be able to randomize the patterns though a bit).

Barrage is a haxe lib for scripting bullets, and it's pretty cool. Much easier than trying to hard code that behavior. I think if it used macros to load the txt file in at compile time, it would be even faster.

At 11/22/14 08:24 AM, Innermike wrote: Life is full of possibilities guys, I love you all and hope your dreams come true.

You too, boo boo.

At 11/22/14 08:12 AM, Sam wrote: I'd recommend Intel over AMD right now. AM3 is looking like a dead socket so if you want to upgrade in a couple of years time you'll have to overhaul your motherboard as well. I think you'd be stupid to not want to throw an SSD in there as well, and Intel's SATA controllers give better performance.

Yea. I want two monitors. I have a keyboard and mouse. Yeah, i a SSD would be nice. I definitely want a nice graphics card (Smite a game I play often on my laptop is really choppy and I get like 18 - 22 fps). I will be get $5000 USD but I only want to spend $1000 and save the rest (them college loans), but if I have to I might spend more.

Don't be fooled by clock speed, so much more goes into a processor these days.

What are the other things to look at other than clock speed? Dual-core etc? what it mean? I am a noob when it comes to hardware.

Fast haxe object pool. Runs circles around pooling that uses push and splice.

3 AM sillyness

Work is gonna be hard today

Edit: Song is "I remember" by Tristam for those curious. Listening to "Nightcore radio" on my Pandora station which I think my girlfriend created

At 11/22/14 01:22 PM, swishcheese wrote: What are the other things to look at other than clock speed? Dual-core etc? what it mean? I am a noob when it comes to hardware.

I was referring to a lower level at how chips are designed. They're not all identical inside so clock speed isn't an accurate measure of performance.

I think the most reliable way to research them is to look at practical benchmarks, and a lot of them. People like to cherry pick results, some are done on incomparable hardware and some give hardly any information about what they actually tested so it's good to get as much data as you can.

Honestly, you're probably not going to see much difference (or even care once you've bought it) between two processors within the same price range from either side of the fence. A lot of people like to go mad with getting the best bang for buck but if you don't have the time to learn about it all and do research, you won't be that disappointed regardless of what you choose.

At 11/19/14 07:20 AM, MSGhero wrote: My laptop can't install new official drivers, so I have to use a third party guy's stitched together drivers.

I'm getting ads for drivers after having posted this.

At 11/24/14 09:36 PM, MSGhero wrote: I'm getting ads for drivers after having posted this.

Ads? What ads?

At 11/24/14 09:45 PM, egg82 wrote: Ads? What ads?

I turn adblock off when I go to a youtube channel of someone I support, but I forgot how weird it is since my youtube and ng aren't connected except for browser history. Which I just realized is chrome and google and youtube and it makes sense now.

At 11/24/14 11:28 PM, MSGhero wrote: I turn adblock off when I go to a youtube channel of someone I support

I turn it off for YouTube period. I have it on for NG, but that doesn't really matter anyway since I'm a supporter. I just want them to continue to be off for when I'm not logged-in.

question: We all know the painter's algorithm, but is there anything else out there? I'm curious, but I haven't found anything else that would viably work in a normal 2D (and 3D) game. Seems like there's one algorithm and that's it.