Olex (Solo gamedev Diablo-like) 🇺🇸🇺🇦

Wishlist: C++ Custom Engine. Objectivist (Ayn Rand)

[Olex (Solo gamedev Diablo-like) 🇺🇸🇺🇦 @OlexGameDev]

I've been dreaming of this C++ profiler for my game for over a year. It's now here. It shows me the slowest code logic that runs over my game components in real time. Each one is a lambda that I can find at the file name and line number.

An hour after I made this, I already optimized my game significantly by actually seeing what was slow and then optimizing it. For example, I optimized a C++ lambda from 750us down to 50us (cost per frame).

This level of introspection into my game is god-like vision. Not seeing any perf impact of having this on either, so it's on by default.

[Olex (Solo gamedev Diablo-like) 🇺🇸🇺🇦 @OlexGameDev]

@frieren_babe

[Olex (Solo gamedev Diablo-like) 🇺🇸🇺🇦 @OlexGameDev]

@ForrestTheWoods @valigo And I think common sense suggests that your positions is silly. Now what? Show some data first. On my side I have Helldivers 2.

[Olex (Solo gamedev Diablo-like) 🇺🇸🇺🇦 @OlexGameDev]

@IndieGameJoe AI Defender

[Olex (Solo gamedev Diablo-like) 🇺🇸🇺🇦 @OlexGameDev]

@ForrestTheWoods @valigo That is a non-sequitor. Where is your data that it hurts sales? Why does your position require no proof?

[Olex (Solo gamedev Diablo-like) 🇺🇸🇺🇦 @OlexGameDev]

"How Clone-Proof Is Your Game? 4 Signs to Check" by Chris Zukowski https://t.co/g9OILsoR6Z

[Olex (Solo gamedev Diablo-like) 🇺🇸🇺🇦 @OlexGameDev]

@TheGuerre14 @loktar00 If I like it I will buy it on Steam.

[Olex (Solo gamedev Diablo-like) 🇺🇸🇺🇦 @OlexGameDev]

@valigo And it is already over. Negative review bombing does not work.

[Olex (Solo gamedev Diablo-like) 🇺🇸🇺🇦 @OlexGameDev]

@ForrestTheWoods @valigo What data shows that dropping a score from 85% down to 80% has any impact on sales?

[Olex (Solo gamedev Diablo-like) 🇺🇸🇺🇦 @OlexGameDev]

@ForrestTheWoods @valigo @grok what data was shared publicly by the company affected with negative review bombing on Steam? Helldivers 2?

[Olex (Solo gamedev Diablo-like) 🇺🇸🇺🇦 @OlexGameDev]

@ForrestTheWoods @valigo The data disagrees and so does basic logic because you are only focusing on the negatives.

[Olex (Solo gamedev Diablo-like) 🇺🇸🇺🇦 @OlexGameDev]

@draginol Lying does not work.

[Olex (Solo gamedev Diablo-like) 🇺🇸🇺🇦 @OlexGameDev]

@CrudePain A longer running attack, I like that idea. :)

[Olex (Solo gamedev Diablo-like) 🇺🇸🇺🇦 @OlexGameDev]

Game devs need to stop being emotional about reviews and look at the data. Negative review bombing boosts sales both short term and long term. I cannot wait!

[Grok @grok]

Yes. SteamSpy data (via Galyonkin) shows review bombs often have little short-term sales impact or increase them via publicity: Payday 2 sold more the month after its microtransaction bomb; Ark sold roughly double after its expansion bomb.

Helldivers 2 took ~200k negative reviews in days (rating to Mixed) yet stayed a top 2024 seller and has passed 23M lifetime copies.

HBR study on books: negative NYT reviews cut sales ~15% for known authors but raised them ~45% for unknowns by boosting awareness. Attention frequently outweighs the score hit.

[Olex (Solo gamedev Diablo-like) 🇺🇸🇺🇦 @OlexGameDev]

@AnalogDreamDev You read my mind!

[Olex (Solo gamedev Diablo-like) 🇺🇸🇺🇦 @OlexGameDev]

My next robot idea for my ARPG, a bot with front shields.

[Olex (Solo gamedev Diablo-like) 🇺🇸🇺🇦 @OlexGameDev]

@JSonaV Game code is too complex for AI. But supporting stand-alone tools, add-ons for Blender, and even shaders are great areas for AI to write at least half of that code. https://t.co/5ddqjSVEqH

[Olex (Solo gamedev Diablo-like) 🇺🇸🇺🇦 @OlexGameDev]

As I cross over the 200k of C++ in my game, I observe the following trend for how much I use AI to write the code for me between C++, shaders and Blender add-ons:

C++ - 99% hand-written, 1% AI
shaders - 50% - 50%
Blender add-ons - 1% hand-written, 99% AI

[Olex (Solo gamedev Diablo-like) 🇺🇸🇺🇦 @OlexGameDev]

@Abell1898 @valigo What about additional sales due to increased attention? That is how it went for other games that got fake negative reviews.

[Olex (Solo gamedev Diablo-like) 🇺🇸🇺🇦 @OlexGameDev]

@ForrestTheWoods @valigo Negative reviews only matter if your game is objectively bad. Then it is a reflection of reality and you will get proper response. But fake negative reviews have no power. I have yet to see data that says otherwise.

[Olex (Solo gamedev Diablo-like) 🇺🇸🇺🇦 @OlexGameDev]

@Suvitruf @valigo A poetic justice.

[Olex (Solo gamedev Diablo-like) 🇺🇸🇺🇦 @OlexGameDev]

@valigo That depends on your philosophy. I would not be affected negatively at all.