The web interface for Twitch has for a long time relied on the Flash plugin for playing video. It seems they're now finally rolling out the HTML5 player sitewide.

Previously, if you didn't like Flash, you had to use an external program like Livestreamer and your favorite video player to watch streams. Now, you can use a browser without the Flash plugin installed.

In my case it requires logging in before I can actually watch a stream on my Firefox, which I haven't installed the Flash plugin for. It also gives me the HTML5 player on Chrome even if it has the Flash plugin. (You can tell from the right-click context menu if you are watching via Flash or HTML5. Flash objects show an option with the word Flash in it.)

This won't help with any bandwidth issues you might have, but it should lower the CPU usage when watching a stream or a few. 

http://www.scorn-game.com/

Very Alien-ish / Prometheus-ish like... really interested by the final result... though.. 

Yeah scorn looks interesting. They've saved a fair bit of money by replacing concept artists with google image searches for "giger" and "beksinski", which is a genius move really. 

....that was posted in the other PC games thread two months ago?? 

 

Made the think there should really be more Scythe-like (if you know the Doom pwad) Q1SP community packs with small, action-packed levels. More refined than speedmaps, but not as evolved as your average regular level. Might make for an excellent jam theme, too! 

 

 

Next jam should be coagula methinks. 

 

How about an Asbestos pack?

For those that don't know the rules:

- Only one texture for all solid brushes
- Must include a deadly liquid, only one liquid texture allowed 

Day of the Lords-inspired pack? I recently replayed it and it was even better than the first time. Pretty distinct visuals too. 

Travail Sequel Jam Please!!!! 

http://www.escapistmagazine.com/videos/view/zero-punctuation/116919-Quake-Retro-Review 

Sepia strongholds with chocolate shadows...yum 

AD, Egyptian all the way. 

Chocolate ch�teaux actually. 

"small, action-packed levels" means more people delivering maps on time. 

I'd like to try and eek one out... 

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GAO21FHtqSw

going by what he's saying, you'd basically be better off as a sysadmin or an applications programmer or really anything else.

If what he's saying is generally true, that's really unfortunate :/ 

It's true.

I know people who make software who make 2-3 times more than they would if they were in the game industry. 

There is literally an endless queue of nerdy kids straight out of university who would sell their grandmas to ~ work in games ~ , so you take a bunch of these people on, pay them next to sod all, and when they burn out after a few years of crunch, you just replace them with a bunch more of the same from this bottomless well of gullible dorks. 

IMO the only gaming venture worthwhile is making your own games. That is unless you can get a senior position at a big company like Blizzard or maybe a position with an established team like Epic or Id Software.