David Walters

hiddenasbestos.bsky.social

01 March 2026 00:22

Can't have flat shaded particles in a mid-90s game, we need giant sprites I'm afraid. So I've brought out _The Explosion_. Got it down to 23 colors and merged into the main palette, and then hacked in playback. Next to clean that code so I can throw sprites around like Super Mario. #gamedev #lowpoly

Why485

why485.bsky.social

01 March 2026 00:22

Going back to VS2022, this is working like how I remember it. 2022 isn't as responsive as 2026, but Intellisense working a whole lot better and being a lot less intrusive means it doesn't matter how fast 2026 starts up.

Why485

why485.bsky.social

01 March 2026 00:22

I don't know what changed, but VS2026's Intellisense autocomplete seems to have gotten much worse? It's weird too because I swear about a year ago (in VS2022), it was getting really good, and VS2026's initial release period I thought it was a pretty marked improvement overall.

Why485

why485.bsky.social

01 March 2026 00:22

It's just so funny how all of Microsoft's massive negative PR in the past few years is 100% self-inflicted. Nobody forced Microsoft to make Windows 11 bad. Nobody forced them to make Visual Studio bad. They've just completely lost their minds top to bottom.

Why485

why485.bsky.social

01 March 2026 00:22

Since I haven't touched it in a while, VS2022 has updates and now I'm deathly afraid to ever patch this thing for fear that it gets infected with whatever is in 2026. It's just so crazy how Microsoft has been making all of its core products measurably for literally no reason.