All the mentioned repositories are located at https://github.com/projectharmonia. The game repository with my previous attempt is at https://github.com/projectharmonia/project_harmonia, which I plan to move to a separate archived branch since I’ll start from scratch. As I mentioned in the post, I’m currently finishing the remaining work on the crates I’ll need for the game while waiting for Bevy 0.17 🙂 The name “Project Harmonia” was just a placeholder; I’ll be renaming both the game repository and the organization to “Simgine” today.

Yes, being able to work on it full time would be a dream! Right now, I work on it in my free time after my full-time job, but I want to write an MVP first before considering any fundraising.

Yeah, I’ll definitely try to scale it down as much as possible!

Right now I considering using a mesh with morphs just to provide a proper API for character customization. I don’t expect this particular part to be that hard. The mentioned MakeHuman is FOSS, so I could use it as a reference.

I also don’t think it will be incredibly generic. It’ll be focused on life simulation, so it wouldn’t be a good choice for something like an RPG. This lets me scale the project down even further — and a narrower API will be simpler as well.

Thanks for the honest opinion!

Thanks!

Yes, I’ll definitely maintain a few mods. Not only are they useful as references, but actually using the API helps me improve it. I’m planning to use free models because I need to test things like clothing and morphing. Plus, the showcases look better this way 🙂

Also AFAIK there are vacuums with only Bluetooth connectivity to configure them from a phone, with no Wi-Fi and cloud bullshit.

Thanks, I will take a look! But I think it’s stills requires using a proprietary app for a phone, right? What I liked about Valetudo is they provide their own app.

Sorry, never owned it.

But if you are looking at a GNU/Linux device, I’d suggest to pick something supported by community distributions, such as Knulli or Rocknix.

I think it’s a panel from some phone that is no longer manufactured. But can confirm, it’s gorgeous (they use the same screen on RP Flip 2).

Same! Never posted or commented much on Reddit before, but now I post small reviews on stuff I own and announce libraries I make for Bevy. It’s not much, but it’s something :)

Yes!

Unfortunately, audio through the 3.5mm jack only works if you power on the console with headphones already plugged in.

Also, the setup is opinionated. For example, it stores save games alongside ROMs, while I use the default emulation directories on my PC. This makes syncing saves more difficult and it’s not something you can disable in the emulator setting, they hardcode these directories via scrips.

Lastly, the idle battery life is significantly worse, which matters to me since I prefer to put the device to sleep.

Interesting observation!

Honestly, I’d buy a phone with RK3588S, but $1,300 is overkill. I’d rather much prefer to downscale other specs to make it around 400-500$.

Here is the comparison with Tensor G4.

RK3588S is a bit slower then Snapdragon 865, which is 5 year old.

I think RK3588S is nowhere near Pixel 9 CPU.

Awesome progress! What Linux phones do you use?

I have a PinePhone Pro, but it’s quite low-end…

Great news, I also found Plamo a bit sluggish in the past! Will give it a go!

Welcome aboard!

Never got a virus or at least I don’t know about it 😅 But always install packages from official repositories or AUR (but I usually inspect PKGBUILDS for unpopular stuff).

Love it! I planning to post a text-based review after more use.

Yes 🙂

Cool, I didn’t know that SMW central has its own patcher. I used this one: https://www.marcrobledo.com/RomPatcher.js/

Ah, I thought it’s about Valve’s Proton 😅

I’ve always been a lurker, but I started being active on Fedi, and I like it!