The Picard Maneuver to [email protected]English • 1 month agoThe water has waves!lemmy.worldmessage-square117fedilinkarrow-up1960
arrow-up1960imageThe water has waves!lemmy.worldThe Picard Maneuver to [email protected]English • 1 month agomessage-square117fedilink
minus-square@[email protected]linkfedilinkEnglish52•1 month agoOnly issue with the technology is that the waves were not dynamic; they were deterministic/the same every race.
minus-square@[email protected]linkfedilinkEnglish64•edit-21 month agoFrom a speedrunners’ perspective, that’s a blessing, not an issue!
minus-square@[email protected]linkfedilinkEnglish21•1 month agoIf you played multiplayer, that made it even more fun. Being in first place meant you’d trigger certain waves, but then that could fuck up or really help someone behind you.
minus-square@[email protected]linkfedilinkEnglish21•edit-21 month agoThat’s true. They triggered different waves depending on your location. But I’m willing to bet any recent games that focus on water do the same thing, just with bigger areas, and a few more trigger types.
minus-square@[email protected]linkfedilinkEnglish13•1 month agoRandom seeds are pretty easy to do these days.
minus-square@[email protected]linkfedilinkEnglish5•1 month agoYes they are. Not what I was talking about though
Only issue with the technology is that the waves were not dynamic; they were deterministic/the same every race.
From a speedrunners’ perspective, that’s a blessing, not an issue!
If you played multiplayer, that made it even more fun. Being in first place meant you’d trigger certain waves, but then that could fuck up or really help someone behind you.
That’s true. They triggered different waves depending on your location.
But I’m willing to bet any recent games that focus on water do the same thing, just with bigger areas, and a few more trigger types.
Random seeds are pretty easy to do these days.
Yes they are. Not what I was talking about though
Harder to quality control for though