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NOIRMANCER LIVES

Published on 2025-05-02 by DistractedMOSFET ~3 mins of reading

Long time no see. My mind-erasing noir stealth game previously codenamed "MaskedDetective" lives. And I've been working on pretty consistently for the past year. There's ...

How to get ideas using the Design process (MaskedDetecitve Devblog #3)

Published on 2023-02-27 by DistractedMOSFET ~7 mins of reading

Hi, I'm working on a stealth game were you play a comicbook detective who uses superpowers to sneak, spy, steal, and escape. Last time I ...

Making guards search in a stealth game (MaskedDetecitve Devblog #2)

Published on 2022-12-01 by DistractedMOSFET ~5 mins of reading

Hi, I'm working on a stealth game were you play a comicbook detective who uses superpowers to sneak, spy, steal, and escape. It's been a ...

MaskedDetecitve Devblog #1: A superpowered detective stealth game

Published on 2022-11-17 by DistractedMOSFET ~4 mins of reading

I've been tinkering on a project I currently codename "MaskedDetective", and I've decided to start journaling its development on here, in hopes that it'll help ...

Mosiki update: The anti-climax of software that just works

Published on 2022-10-27 by DistractedMOSFET ~7 mins of reading

(In this blog series I attempt to develop a wiki server that tries to be respectful of computer resources, as part of a self-assigned Modest ...

Mosiki, the Modest wiki. Early tech choices

Published on 2022-05-15 by DistractedMOSFET ~9 mins of reading

(In this blog series I attempt to develop a wiki server that tries to be respectful of computer resources, as part of a self-assigned Modest ...

Modest Programming Challenge: Let's try to write software that sucks less

Published on 2022-05-12 by DistractedMOSFET ~8 mins of reading

I've heard it, you've heard it, there's absolutely no news in saying " WOOOW computer hardware sure is impressive these days! You can put a ...

Quick Tip: Validate your site's RSS feed with XML Starlet

Published on 2022-05-04 by DistractedMOSFET ~2 mins of reading

Hey internet. Here's a quick tip. If you're reading this you've probably found my website through neocities. Maybe Mastodon. This means there's a very high ...

Cool Stuff, 2nd Edition

Published on 2022-04-18 by DistractedMOSFET ~4 mins of reading

Time for another "Cool Stuff" post. Where I just share neat things I've found from around the net. Been meaning to do more of these ...

The X-Files makes the 90s feel foreign

Published on 2022-04-16 by DistractedMOSFET ~3 mins of reading

Hey there Internet. Recently I have been watching the X-Files, for basically my first time. I had seen a few episodes in the past and ...