The Picard Maneuver@lemmy.world to RetroGaming@lemmy.worldEnglish · 9 hours agoThe water has waves!lemmy.worldimagemessage-square77fedilinkarrow-up1535arrow-down16
arrow-up1529arrow-down1imageThe water has waves!lemmy.worldThe Picard Maneuver@lemmy.world to RetroGaming@lemmy.worldEnglish · 9 hours agomessage-square77fedilink
minus-squareSpacePiratelinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up37arrow-down1·8 hours agoOnly issue with the technology is that the waves were not dynamic; they were deterministic/the same every race.
minus-squarejballs@sh.itjust.workslinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up8·5 hours 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-squaretiramichu@lemm.eelinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up37·edit-28 hours agoFrom a speedrunners’ perspective, that’s a blessing, not an issue!
minus-squareTachyonTele@lemm.eelinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up13·edit-28 hours 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-squareDarkCloud@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up10arrow-down1·7 hours agoRandom seeds are pretty easy to do these days.
minus-squareTachyonTele@lemm.eelinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up2·6 hours 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.
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.
From a speedrunners’ perspective, that’s a blessing, not an issue!
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