From the Rubble - Episode 5 - Knock Knock... Who Is It?

0:00 Intro

5:00 Heigh Ho Heigh Ho

11:50 Talking About Next Tech Steps

20:05 Vintage Story Thoughts

35:09 Performance Concerns Around Create Contraptions

45:54 Letting AI Cheat to Be Competitive

52:00 The Problem With Games as a Big Industry

I talked for a bit about the game, Vintage Story. I had never heard of it until last week. In fact, I heard about it from Mischief of Mice. I find it very interesting.
While talking about new games, I also mentioned Cubic Odyssey and spoke about my time playing No Man’s Sky.
While talking about the restrictive base limits in No Man’s Sky, I referred to my complaints as Sour Grapes.
After talking about those other games, I talked about vehicle mods in Minecraft… specifically, Immersive Aircraft, Man of Many Planes, and Immersive Machinery.
While talking about the performance of my Gryphon Manor world when using multiple Create windmills, I referred to the resulting lag as a PowerPoint slide show.
I mentioned that I wish my gaming rig was as powerful as the computers they had on Star Trek: The Next Generation.
In a small Grandpa moment, I mentioned that I started my video game career playing Pong.
I also talked about shortcuts that developers often take in game development to simulate stronger AI opponents. Specifically I talked about the original version of Civilization.
Then I went off on a tangent talking about the latest entry to the franchise: Civilization VII… followed by 4X games and competitive games in general.
While talking about the distinction between artistry and popularity, I mentioned the band Boston.
When I got to the bit where I talked about corporate expectations, I mentioned my own run in with projected sales goals in retail while I worked at Software Etc. which eventually merged with Babbages which in turn eventually evolved into Gamestop.