Maddy Thorson

Maddy Thorson

@maddymakesgames.com

Madeline Stephanie Thorson makes games ~ Celeste, TowerFall, Jumper, Untitled Story, Give Up Robot, various SMW romhacks, etc 🏳️‍⚧️ gender criminal maddymakesgames.com

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Maddy Thorson
@maddymakesgames.com

i understand you need to build a graph of which abilities are required to reach each node of the graph from each other node (I *think* each node is a "game state" you can reach with the abilities required to traverse from the start node to that node). But... then what do you do with that?

Maddy Thorson
@maddymakesgames.com

like what is the name of the algorithm for shuffling the abilities ("checks") at each of those nodes in such a way that the resulting graph is still guaranteed to be possible to solve

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@dryad.technology

Politics hits different when you're an "issue" instead of a citizen

Maddy Thorson
@maddymakesgames.com

for this prototype I need jump heights to be very precisely tuned. The main constraint is that the maximum is just over 3 tiles (3 tiles + 2 pixels to be exact) and the minimum is just over 1 tile (a wider range was okay here, anywhere 2-4 pixels above)

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Maddy Thorson
@maddymakesgames.com

for this prototype I need jump heights to be very precisely tuned. The main constraint is that the maximum is just over 3 tiles (3 tiles + 2 pixels to be exact) and the minimum is just over 1 tile (a wider range was okay here, anywhere 2-4 pixels above)

Maddy Thorson
@maddymakesgames.com

I also discovered that it would be best to clamp the minimum so that you don't need to tap the button ridiculously fast to get the minimum height. I ended up settling on any hold time <= 0.08s gives the minimum jump height, and that added constraint made it a lot harder to find the right values!

Maddy Thorson
@maddymakesgames.com

I also need to support "regrabs" - a terribly-named tech that comes from SMW romhacks, where you are able to tap-release-hold the jump button for a low jump with low gravity. Another complication!

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☆「ＹＡＳＥ」IdolismJ ☆
@idolismj.yase.world

I had to go on Twitter to confirm this was real because Ship Awesome Games In A Weekend having a hand with six fingers was so on the nose I was about to pass out

Cale Michael@xjustified.bsky.social

This shit just writes itself at this point. Just the name "Epic AI MegaJam" is a joke that best describes what is going on with these companies.

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sylvie
@sylviefluff.bsky.social

SYLVIE SAYS EVERY COMPANY IN THE FUTURE WILL HAVE A DEDICATED SHMUP 1CCER ON STAFF AND STOCK PRICES BASED ON HOW MANY 1CCS THEY CAN CRANK OUT

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NVIDIA CEO JENSEN HUANG SAYS EVERY COMPANY IN THE FUTURE WILL HAVE TWO FACTORIES, ONE REAL AND ONE DIGITAL, WITH THE DIGITAL FACTORY SO REAL IT MIGHT AS WELL BE REAL

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Noel Berry
@noelfb.bsky.social

trying to wrap up this section of the game with the Drill item. making a weird eyeball creature. it needs to actually attack you somehow. (city of none with @liamberry.ca)

Maddy Thorson
@maddymakesgames.com

So today, Celeste player secureaccount broke both the Any% and True Ending world records…. in thE SAME RUN also, those records were previously held by secureaccount lol