Shatur

Shatur OP , 3 months ago

Thanks! I also love The Sims series.

Yes. My current plan is to create a minimal game loop first: basic building mode, simple AI and limited character customization. And then extend, improve and experiment with mechanics.

The game will also have optional multiplayer, similar to this mod for the Sims 4. I'm the author of relatively popular networking library for the game engine I use :)

Shatur , 3 months ago

Why did half the world decide SMS needed to be replaced with a proprietary app

SMS is even worse in terms of openness. You won't find a modem that runs open source baseband firmware. It's because the radios are subject to several regulations which means customers can't be able to modify that firmware.

Shatur , 4 months ago

What do you use to browse Lemmy?

Shatur , 4 months ago

I think when people say "Linux phone" they mean GNU/Linux.

Shatur , 4 months ago

Ah, you probably right, I think it's more common.

I personally run ArchLinux on my PinePhone.

Shatur , 4 months ago

There is VCMI. It's an open source re-implementation for the modern hardware.

Shatur , 4 months ago

HotA is awesome!

But the best way to play it is to use VCMI. It's an open source re-implementation of the original game for the modern hardware. It also have a built-in launcher which asks you automatically download HotA or WoG after the first start. You can also install other mods from it. So convenient.

Shatur OP , 4 months ago

Thanks!

Shatur , 4 months ago

What I don't like about Wayland is that many things are specific to individual DEs.
Like global shortcuts or taking screenshots. In my app I have two different solutions for taking screenshots in GNOME and KDE using XDG portals. It causes fragmentation.

Shatur , 4 months ago

Screen sharing is different thing, there is no fragmentation there.

But in order to take screenshot I had to write different code:

For Gnome.

For KDE. It also requires special line in desktop file for security reasons.

For all other DEs.

Global shortcuts are even worse. It also DE specific and users have to manually register them in DE settings. In order for your application to support this, it should export such functions via the Dbus interface. And all this incompatible with Windows (my app is cross-platform), so I had to provide in-app interface for global shortcuts too that works for Windows and X11 users.

Shatur , 4 months ago

Unfortunately, you on GNOME and KDE you don't have org.freedesktop.portal.Screenshot method in /org/freedesktop/portal/desktop.

Shatur , 4 months ago

Strange, doesn't work for me, I also run 5.27.10.
Will take a look, thanks!