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		ExtraWildGames		Nov 4, 2024
			How ya doin people? Hope you're all doing good.

		slinga		Nov 7, 2024
			I'm good, thanks for asking.

		Kuta		Nov 9, 2024
			I'm pretty chill. How are you?

		krank		Nov 13, 2024
			I'm stressed. My job is great but the company I work at is crap. Thinking about changing. And I am in a relationship crisis. Otherwise life is good.

ExtraWildGames

Nov 13, 2024

		Kuta said:

Good to gear.

As far as how I'm doing, some personal issues with certain people I know and job isn't paying enough for me to move to a better spot. Gonna have to get a raise or find a better job.

		Kuta		Nov 14, 2024
			I hope that works out for you. What kind of work are you looking at doing and how old are you?

ExtraWildGames

Nov 14, 2024

		Kuta said:

Quality Assurance. 27 years old. Have a job right now, but looking to get paid more money.

		Kuta		Nov 15, 2024
			At your age you have so much ahead of you and so many options you could take. I think you will do well.

ExtraWildGames

Nov 15, 2024

		Kuta said:

Thanks. Really trying to get a new job I can stay at for a while and, doing game dev on the side might help me get somewhere.

Tiviat

Dec 27, 2024

		ExtraWildGames said:

I'm doing swell. Finally compiled a working test executeable for the Saturn last week, and ran it in Nova to test it out and it worked. So, since the hard part is outta the way , I'm getting busy getting something created for the contest. Don't worry too much about the job thing, something good will come around I'm sure. But in the meantime you should focus on the Saturn game dev for a fun distraction.

		ExtraWildGames		Dec 29, 2024
			Actually working on an Unreal game project myself. Might be able to put out a demo next month.

		Kuta		Dec 30, 2024
			You would like to be a game developer? I'm working on a new website to find lost media myself.

ExtraWildGames

Dec 30, 2024

		Kuta said:

Yes actually. Kinda has been something I want to at least try to do it once in my life.

Tiviat

Dec 30, 2024

		ExtraWildGames said:

What version of Unreal are you currently working with...out of curiosity ?

ExtraWildGames

Dec 31, 2024

		Tiviat said:

5.4. Somewhat bloated as far as performance and graphical fidelity goes, but there's definitely ways to optimize without the use of the modern fad tech they have with all that raytracing, lumine and nanite stuff.

Tiviat

Jan 1, 2025

		ExtraWildGames said:

Raytracing is OVERRATED, and its ALWAYS been OVERRATED. I'm using UE as well, albeit a older version...UE3. Planning something..

ExtraWildGames

Jan 1, 2025

		Tiviat said:

I mean yeah... it's pretty crappy technology.

Tiviat

Jan 1, 2025

		ExtraWildGames said:

Mark Cerny( Sega Techincal Institute, Naughty Dog, Insomniac and SCEA fame sad that raytracing is the future of graphics in gaming

ExtraWildGames

Jan 2, 2025

		Tiviat said:

There are... some merits to it, but honestly it's still a super unoptimized and bloated rendering technique.

The performance hit on FPS is absolutely abyssmal.

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		Gr0undP0und		Jan 2, 2025
			Is it me, or are these execs selling ideas to market to show "innovation" to share holders, as a way to spare investment and tick a box? I have been feeling for a long time that it is not about the consumer at all, but rather the share holder as an easy out for contractual obligations to them. There is also statements in most of the jobs i have worked under in engineering, medical and gaming (i am a contractor), with all contracts to date stated "you are to do all you can to protect and spur investment in the company and industry". Regardless of waht ever that means to it. Now imho the consumer is the crop which should be tended to, in terms of spearing investment and buying in to products, but companies keep making bone head decisions like above, which cost performance to look more shinny, like shinny means more then game play and story, which pushes the majority of us away. So, my questions is why if we need to buy the products they are making? Sorry for ranting and if this is the wrong place for it, but i am seeing this kind of pattern more and more, and it makes me simply not want to invest in current gaming landscape, which is for the most part predatory.

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