Readit Newsdeanc commented on Interview with RollerCoaster Tycoon's Creator, Chris Sawyer (2024) medium.com/atari-club/int... · Posted by u/areoform
I'm unfamiliar with OpenRCT2 but I can't imagine the RCTC rebuild has nearly as many features; them making the comparison just makes their project look worse.
It has feature parity, and more. It's an incredibly faithful recreation to the original - and the features they have added in my opinion are primarily QoL improvements and nothing stupid.
deanc commented on Interview with RollerCoaster Tycoon's Creator, Chris Sawyer (2024) medium.com/atari-club/int... · Posted by u/areoform
Speaking of which, I wonder what Chris would think of OpenRCT2 and OpenTTD, which reimplemented his games with different programming languages and outright different graphics (which allowed the latter to reach its 1.0 milestone not requiring the original Transport Tycoon assets).
The are no direct statements but one from his agency [1]
> The project has no blessing or support from Chris Sawyer and our view, it is both unethical and unlawful, involving infringements that may in some territories be criminal as well as a violation of Chris Sawyer's rights and those of his licensees - all of which remain reserved.
> RollerCoaster Tycoon Classic, distributed by Atari, contains RCT and RCT2 rebuilt for modern operating systems under Chris's own direction.
[1] https://forums.openrct2.org/topic/5646-how-is-openrct2-legal...
deanc commented on Interview with RollerCoaster Tycoon's Creator, Chris Sawyer (2024) medium.com/atari-club/int... · Posted by u/areoform
This game _is_ my childhood. Spent countless hours one summer doing every scenario, learning all the little easter eggs (Michael Schumacher on the Go karts anyone?).
The spirit of this game lives on now in OpenRCT2 [1] - which brings the game into the modern age and is backwards compatible with all the scenarios from the original. It even features multiplayer park building.
deanc commented on Shai-Hulud Returns: Over 300 NPM Packages Infected helixguard.ai/blog/malici... · Posted by u/mrdosija
I see a bunch of postman packages vulnerable. Does that mean the desktop application is compromised (oof)?
The AntiGravity seems to be a bit overwhelmed. Unable to set up an account at the moment.
deanc commented on Show HN: I scraped 3B Goodreads reviews to train a better recommendation model book.sv... · Posted by u/costco
Looks cool, and no bullshit. Please let us filter recommendations. If I put in a non-fiction book I'm probably looking for recommendations of other non-fiction books :)
Word on reddit is they discontinued the blinds due to reliability problems. I have 3 and 1 failed so makes sense to me. They want to bring them back, but it's a complete redesign, not just normal planned product lifecycle iteration.
Using the blinds with a second gen hub now for about four years. No problems at all. Dreading the day they fail as they’re non-negotiable during the summer.
This is not Google locking down the Play Store, it's them restricting distribution outside the Play Store, which you don't have to do in any case.
Apologies. I did _NOT_ gather that from reading the OP.
What this has to do with the topic, if you're on iOS?
Because I'd actually be interested in an Android phone if Google locks down the play store to legitimate actors, increases the barrier for entry and improves the quality and safety of submissions. Which this looks to be doing?