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We're already seeing this with Qwen 3.5 and Gemma 4. They're better than GPT-3.5 and they run on smartphones and old laptops.

Huh. I'm all for hackable software, but why WASM instead of something more introspective? Dare I say... Lisp?

Ok, ok. I concede the point: using WASM as a generic ABI is a neat idea.


Someday I hope Wesnoth will have Fire Emblem-esque cutscenes. I can dream.

Oh, and I'd really like them to be in the original style of Heir to the Throne. I'm a sucker for the old anime style of 1.10.


Yeah, except that troops in Wesnoth don't require fuel or ammo. And you have to explicitly recall veterans. And leveling up makes units grow into different, stronger units.

> flanking

The Zone of Control mechanic kind of simulates this. If you're not careful about unit placement, you may find your units ganged up on by more enemies then they can handle. On the other hand, if you keep a good formation, you can pretty much hold a solid line with a fairly modest number of troops. Unless of course the enemy soldiers have "skirmisher", in which case they'll waltz right past your ZoC.

Actually, Wesnoth's ZoC is the reason I never could get into Fire Emblem. I couldn't get used to not being able to protect my injured units without completely surrounding them.


I would need more time on my hands.

Wait, how is that build different from the one Alessandro Pira (?) has been publishing for years now?

Oh, I need to get back into playing Mindustry.

Wait, on second thought if I did that I wouldn't get anything done.


> Minetest

Heads up: they recently changed name to Luanti to get away from the "it's Minecraft but worse" perception. They also un-bundled the built-in game and are trying to be a game engine these days.

I recommend looking into Age of Mending. It's still in alpha, but if it's ever finished it'll give Minecraft a good run for its money, especially among the builder-minded players.


Luanti had an annoying habit of regenerating terrain while I was still walking on it. In my book it is very much still "minecraft but worse." I was on a very weak ARM device though.

Seconded SuperTuxKart! The engine is really impressive when they push it.

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