Defining Awesome

Hard to program these days. Maybe because I decided to stop eating sweets. Anyway I got about a quarter of the new map tile engine ready.

So simple and so true. Metal is one of my greatest, if not the greatest, source of inspiration. This is a quote from an interview with Eric Adams of Manowar:

LM: There are so many different bands that are out there that have been pulled in so many directions…I mean, commercial directions, and radio-friendly…and you guys have always remained true. You’ve always remained the same and you’ve never sold out. You’ve never disrespected your fans.

EA: Yeah.

LM: So, what is the secret to doing that? There are so many bands that have never learned to do that.

EA: It is very, very simple: read more »

It seems like the oldest game technology in the world – drawing tile maps is really slow. Am I doing something wrong?

I found Marshall Anderson on MySpace (these sites come into use). I lost contact with him shortly after he made music for Soldat. His profile: http://ping.fm/CcXIG

Installing Window 7 Release Candidate.

After about a year and half my laptop is running really slow and is starting to do all sorts of weird stuff. Time for Format C:.

We are researching new ideas for cyborg special equipment in Link-Dead. http://ping.fm/zNPA6

Starting to make tile maps work in Link-Dead. This will be part of making ENOURMOUS maps work without effort.

I decided to rewrite the snapshot pump from the network code. I can’t fix it for a few weeks now. You can’t get it right the first time.

I’m using GlowCode trail version for profiling the game. i have to say it is a fantastic tool. I managed to find the performance bottle-necks in 5 minutes and fix them. Link-Dead is running super smooth now and I still got stuff to optimize.