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The gist is you write macros/automations/scripts to play the MMO based on your logic.

I decided to do it in bash/curl/jq to make it extra fun and learn some tools I use occasionally but only withheavy man page referencing. After some playing I might be a bash-scripting pro.

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[–] priapus 2 points 59 minutes ago* (last edited 59 minutes ago)

neat. i want to write more nushell scripts that do api stuff, might have to give this a try.

[–] [email protected] 4 points 1 hour ago (1 children)

Wow! I’ve been thinking about making something like this and I’ve even poked at a few “hacker/terminal/code” themed games. However, every time I get serious about giving this type of game my time, I think to myself, “I could just be programming and hacking something more useful than this, and I could just look at that experience as ‘the game’ rather than programming and hacking on something less valuable (the game, in this case).”

This train of thought has me working on an FPS built on Bevy. I’m hacking, learning, and convincing myself that this is the hacker game experience I wanted. Heck—I might even come out of this with something tangible that could generate money one day. At the very least, I’ve up-skilled my programming knowledge. 🤷‍♂️

That probably sounds uber boring and having said all this, I think I’ll still have to give this game a go!

[–] [email protected] 2 points 1 hour ago (1 children)

Nah dude, not boring at all. You're improving yourself and commenting on your process may be a push for someone to start their own journey. For me at least it showed I'm not the only one out there with this similar chain of thought. Thanks for sharing!

[–] [email protected] 1 points 9 minutes ago
[–] [email protected] 1 points 1 hour ago

This sounds like exactly what I need to go pro with my APIs as I deal with it at my job a lot but there's usually a frustration to these types of games that just makes me uninstall it. Hoping this is different for me as I really do want to improve myself.

[–] [email protected] 2 points 3 hours ago* (last edited 3 hours ago) (1 children)
[–] [email protected] 1 points 40 minutes ago

Hello there fellow space traders

[–] [email protected] 4 points 4 hours ago

I don't need to play it...

I don't need to play it...

I NEED TO PLAY IT

[–] [email protected] 59 points 11 hours ago (1 children)

So this is... what I do for work, just now in my leisure time?

[–] [email protected] 34 points 11 hours ago (1 children)
[–] [email protected] 2 points 1 hour ago

EVE people are gonna love it

[–] [email protected] 67 points 14 hours ago

Hah, okay. That's pretty cool. If people are going to be writing farming bots anyway, one might as well make it the formal objective.

[–] prettybunnys 21 points 12 hours ago

… but i have to work in the morning

[–] [email protected] 22 points 13 hours ago

Sounds like Screeps or Hackmud! But I think the heavier RPG focus might make it easier to get into. I keep falling flat on games like these, especially with the idea of a few veterans who are automation or async wizards. Definitely gonna look into it more.

[–] [email protected] 1 points 12 hours ago* (last edited 5 hours ago) (1 children)

~~Hmm, website is down.~~

Edit: it’s back up

[–] [email protected] 19 points 11 hours ago

Lemmy hug of death