Skip Navigation
Open Source Gaming @lemm.ee deaf_fish @lemm.ee
The Powder Toy
powdertoy.co.uk The Powder Toy

The Powder Toy is a desktop version of the classic 'falling sand' physics sandbox game, it simulates air pressure and velocity as well as heat!

The Powder Toy

Fun! Literal sandbox game!

0
Trump is 78 and barely coherent. Where's everyone who questioned Biden's age and fitness?
  • Yes, we wish the fascist is dead, but the things we talk about will put the fascists in power. Somehow putting the fascist in power will definitely end up killing them and not giving them everything they ever wanted. Trust us.

  • Locked
    Everyone became animal rights enthusiasts real fast...
  • Fellow unashamed omnivore. The vegans have the moral high ground. I hope one day to become one. No need to shame or be ashamed of eating meat though. Changes to society take a while, shaming and blaming rarely improve the situation. It often makes things worse.

  • Open Source Gaming @lemm.ee deaf_fish @lemm.ee
    Open source evolution sim 'Thrive' adds sprinting, visual upgrades, more competitive AI
    www.gamingonlinux.com Open source evolution sim 'Thrive' adds sprinting, visual upgrades, more competitive AI

    I love watching Thrive continue to grow. A free and open source evolution sim where you start off life as a single microbe. The latest release version 0.7.0 is out now adding new gameplay features.

    Open source evolution sim 'Thrive' adds sprinting, visual upgrades, more competitive AI

    I have never played this. Is it fun?

    3
    Army employee living in fear
  • They have the supreme court, they have taken away abortion rights. Jan 6th happened which was an attempted coup and very few were charged, some that were, were even released. Trump is openly talking about election fraud for the upcoming election. Trump is talking about becoming a Dictator. That is just the big stuff.

    Yeah, they aren't that popular, but that doesn't seem to be stopping them.

    In any sane society these actions would be lead Trump to be tried for Treason and MAGA to be labeled as a terrorist organization.

  • Army employee living in fear
  • This is a problem with liberals. Conservatives are playing to win, even if it means playing dirty. Liberals are playing to play. That is why Conservatives are winning and getting more powerful even while being openly wrong, weird, and stupid.

  • Poorly socialized rule
  • Good questions!

    So in an ideal world, if you have a feeling. You should be able to say something like "I am having emotions and I need some time alone to deal with it." and then leave the area to find a safe space.

    Unfortunately, we are rarely living in the ideal world. The next best thing to do is to communicate that you are having feelings and might do some wacky stuff. Only do this if you feel safe to do so.

    If you don't feel safe to communicate or go find a safe space, then yeah, your kinda stuck to power though it. If you find this happens often you have to weigh weather or not it is worth changing your situation. This is very hard to do and is a result of pervasive toxic masculinity and bad luck.

    As for the situation with your x it could be a range of things from she was affected by toxic masculinity as well (the expectation that all men need to be emotionless) or at worst, she was using the fact that you didn't feel like you could show emotions against you. So when you showed emotions, the gig was up. Either way it sucks, I am sorry you went though that.

    My personal preference is to only date people who understand that all humans have emotions. You need to make your own calls in this regard. Again, unfortunately, we don't live in an ideal world.

    Part of the challenge of moving away from toxic masculinity is we have to be firm with our boundaries. This may get expensive, so you have to weigh out how much life suck you can deal with. Its not always clear what the right answer is.

    Good luck!

  • Poorly socialized rule
  • All right, let me give it a shot...

    Masculinity is good

    Toxic masculinity is not good.

    Toxic masculinity includes things like couching nice comments in mean comments. Saying things like toughen up instead of listening to feelings and concerns. Not doing a good job with personal hygiene because it's "gay". There is probably more, but it's 7:00 a.m. and my brain is not thinking good.

    Being a man means that you're a human. And like all humans you have feelings. No, you did not use your willpower and/or big brain to remove feelings from your system. No one can do that. All you've done is removed the ability for you to detect your feelings. Others can see them clearly, because you have lost the ability to identify your own feelings and are not able to tell when you are having them. Hint: A lot of times feelings will transform themselves into anger if you don't have a good understanding of what's going on inside you. Even feelings like sadness, if not understood can come out as anger.

    "I don't know" is a valid response to a question.

    Not everything you do has to be "rational" we are humans not computers.

    Figure out, create, and enforce personal boundaries. Likewise respect the personal boundaries of others.

    As a human being, you have intrinsic value. This is not tied to the work you do or the money you make. It is only tied to the fact that you exist. Because of this, you deserve to live and enjoy life implicitly.

    Assuming you're straight and you want sex with women. Sex is good. Straight women love sex with men just like straight men love sex with women. There is an unfortunate history between men and women where men are the aggressors, and have caused lots of pain, suffering, and death. This does not mean you are bad. It does mean though that you need to deal with the consequences of that history. Understand that going on a first date from a woman's perspective is very scary. So don't do anything that would cause concern. Be considerate. Give the woman an out. Keep your sketchy jokes to yourself for a couple of dates.

    When dating, remember and enforce your boundaries and respect their boundaries. Women, like men, are not intrinsically good at relationships.

    Pro dating tip from me to you: I have found sometimes that women just want to have someone listen to the problem they're having and sympathize. They'll do this even though they already know the solution. My instinct has been to try to suggest solutions. This does not go well. Just listen to their problem, resist the urge to suggest the obvious solution, and say something like " Wow, that sounds hard!"

    I understand what I'm asking is very hard to do, but remember 99.999% of my advice also applies to all humans, not just men. It's just as men, you've been kept out of the loop by culture. It's not your fault. Feelings and boundaries are hard for everyone. It's like learning how to ride a bike at 30 years old. Most everyone already knows how to do it. And now you're at the age where it's hard to learn.

    Don't forget you have intrinsic value. Love yourself!

  • Swift? more like Supersonic
  • Yeah! We need to make it really clear that we don't care about the really big greenhouse gas producers, or the people that are a thousand times more wealthy and more problematic than Tailor Swift.

    We just want to sound like we care by targeting someone who is comparatively not doing that much damage.

    It's all for the lulls after all.

  • “Communism bad”
  • You made it through the first layer of Anti-Communism propaganda. Congratulations!

    Now here comes the next layer of propaganda. These so-called failed communist examples you speak of. Were any of them actually communism? Or were they just authoritarians calling themselves Communists to try to make people think they weren't authoritarian?

  • Open Source Gaming @lemm.ee deaf_fish @lemm.ee
    Unvanquished FPS Asymmetrical RTS
    unvanquished.net Unvanquished

    So you want to be a hero? Play the game and save your species from the invasion! Handle your big weapon and dress that impressive exoskeleton to save the human race like a boss. Or if you prefer, be a monstrous beast and save those cute grangers from those two-legged invaders who only know how to tu...

    Unvanquished

    It's been a while since I have played it, but when I did it was fun. It's hard to get a big enough group of friends to play.

    0
    Open Source Gaming @lemm.ee deaf_fish @lemm.ee
    Xonotic: The Free and Fast Arena Shooter - Xonotic

    Blast your enemies and your friends!

    3
    Open Source Gaming @lemm.ee deaf_fish @lemm.ee
    Descent 3 open source project gets a first release
    www.gamingonlinux.com Descent 3 open source project gets a first release

    After getting open sourced back in April and now run as a community project, the Descent 3 open source engine has a first release available.

    Descent 3 open source project gets a first release

    Looks interesting. I haven't tried it. Looks like you need to own a copy of the original game. I am sure you could probably find it on GOG.

    0
    Open Source Gaming @lemm.ee deaf_fish @lemm.ee
    Dungeon Crawl Stone Soup

    Looking for a good roguelike? Give this one a try!

    0
    Open Source Gaming @lemm.ee deaf_fish @lemm.ee
    What FOSS Games have you been playing?

    Or planning to play?

    For me, I am looking forward to some SS14 this weekend. https://spacestation14.com/

    13
    Open Source Gaming @lemm.ee deaf_fish @lemm.ee
    Free classic RTS OpenRA mod 'Command & Conquer - Combined Arms' has a huge overhaul
    www.gamingonlinux.com Free classic RTS OpenRA mod 'Command & Conquer - Combined Arms' has a huge overhaul

    If you love your classic RTS games, especially those from Westwood like Command & Conquer and Red Alert, you need to play the OpenRA mod Command & Conquer - Combined Arms.

    Free classic RTS OpenRA mod 'Command & Conquer - Combined Arms' has a huge overhaul

    Looking at their GitHub, it appears to be open source, but I don't see it advertised anywhere. https://github.com/Inq8/CAmod

    0
    Open Source Gaming @lemm.ee deaf_fish @lemm.ee
    Beyond All Reason ★ RTS
    www.beyondallreason.info Beyond All Reason ★ RTS

    Beyond All Reason is the ultimate epic-scale RTS game for Windows and Linux. Command colossal armies in battles with thousands of units in fully simulated environments. Wage war across land, sea, and air with 2 factions and 400 unique units. Enjoy skirmishes, scenarios, co-op, and multiplayer matche...

    Beyond All Reason ★ RTS

    If you haven't played it, it is a fun Real Time Strategy game!

    0
    Open Source Gaming @lemm.ee deaf_fish @lemm.ee
    Godot 4.3 Release!
    godotengine.org Godot 4.3, a shared effort

    With over 3,500 commits authored by over 500 contributors, the latest Godot Engine release comes packed full of new features and improvements.

    Godot 4.3, a shared effort
    0
    Open Source Gaming @lemm.ee deaf_fish @lemm.ee
    OpenTTD

    No updates, just a really good remake of Transport Tycoon

    0
    Open Source Gaming @lemm.ee deaf_fish @lemm.ee
    Space Station 14: Multiplayer Disaster Simulator
    spacestation14.com Space Station 14: Multiplayer Disaster Simulator

    A multiplayer game about paranoia and disaster, remaking the classic Space Station 13

    Space Station 14: Multiplayer Disaster Simulator

    If you haven't played a space station game before, it's a fun time. Try one of the Wizard's Den servers if you are new.

    1
    Political Memes @lemmy.world deaf_fish @lemm.ee
    Final visions are important, but nothing can beat a good next step!
    18
    Open Source Gaming @lemm.ee deaf_fish @lemm.ee
    Release candidate: Godot 4.3 RC 3
    godotengine.org Release candidate: Godot 4.3 RC 3

    With all known major regressions fixed, we are now publishing a third release candidate to confirm that 4.3 is ready to go stable.

    Release candidate: Godot 4.3 RC 3
    0
    Open Source Gaming @lemm.ee deaf_fish @lemm.ee
    Minetest 5.9.0 brings performance improvements, a godrays shader and work towards SDL2
    www.gamingonlinux.com Minetest 5.9.0 brings performance improvements, a godrays shader and work towards SDL2

    The latest release of Minetest with version 5.9.0 is out now, bringing new features and work towards using SDL2 for this free and open source voxel game engine.

    Minetest 5.9.0 brings performance improvements, a godrays shader and work towards SDL2
    1
    Everspace 2: Why am I not considered a Pirate?

    I am enjoying the game, except one thing in the story that keeps coming up and causes me cognitive dissonance. I am in the first system and it isn't clear to me why we are not considered Pirates.

    The characters are always saying stuff like "Don't be a Pirate" or "Kill all the Pirates". And then we do stuff like steal from factions/corporations that are neutral to us. Why doesn't that cause us to be Pirates?

    We literally accidentally kidnapped someone. I am so confused.

    4
    Language for "Want"

    So, I have come to the conclusion that the word "want" in my brain has two closely related meanings.

    1. Something I want right now for the dopamine. Ex Ice Cream.
    2. Something that I want for my self long term. Ex to be healthy.

    It is hard enough to organize my thoughts normally, but when I have competing wants like Ice Cream, vs to be healthy. It really sucks to have the same word for both.

    Does anyone else feel this way? Is there other words that you use to help separated these ideas in your head?

    8
    C & C++ @lemmy.ml deaf_fish @lemm.ee
    Set Stack Memory to a value.

    I am writing a unit test and mocking library in C and I want to set the call stack memory to some pre determined value like memset. I want to do this before the test function is called so the test writer can verify they aren't using uninitialized memory in their tests. Is there any somewhat portable way to do this?

    1
    How to support 254 simultaneous players in an FPS?

    I just found out that Battle Bit Remastered exists and it supports 254 simultaneous players per game.

    I am wondering how that is even possible. Does anyone know of any details on how they achieved it? Are there any resources for making a networking engine capable of supporting that many players?

    0
    InitialsDiceBearhttps://github.com/dicebear/dicebearhttps://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/zero/1.0/„Initials” (https://github.com/dicebear/dicebear) by „DiceBear”, licensed under „CC0 1.0” (https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/zero/1.0/)DE
    deaf_fish @lemm.ee

    An Embedded Software Engineer who does game dev as a hobby.

    Posts 19
    Comments 498