Technical Game Development Challenges and Design Choices Discussed

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Timestamps (Courtesy of NoKi1119):

0:00 Chapters

1:29 Intro ft. u/NateC124's new intro, history of WAN intros

3:42 Topic #1 - Tarkov's new PvEmode causes controversy

10:52 Reddit is on fire, Linus on TF2 meta, Luke on Tarkov's approach

13:42 Gray Zone Warfare, EoD Reddit post, game community

16:32 Luke reads new features, Linus on the lack of big conflicts

19:32 Linus on why this situation is a big deal

21:32 Luke shows the trailer, Linus calls for Tarkov players

24:16 Top streamer plays modded single player Tarkov, Luke is done

27:15 Topic #2 - Dating apps are more invasive now than ever

34:36 Topic #3 - Google's stock surges after stock buyback

38:48 Topic #4 - Edison Motors unveils BC corruption, threatened to be sued

39:32 Linus wants to collab with Edison Motors, Luke on grants

46:40 Sponsor - AG1

48:12 Sponsor - The Ridge

50:00 Sponsor - Acronis

51:10 Potential Edison Motors collab

51:48 LTT screwdriver bits price to increase

52:26 Printed shirts back in stock

52:52 Luke week on Floatplane

54:54 Video teaser of Luke week

57:56 Car break-in video on LMG Clips for a limited time, FP exclusives

59:18 BOINC Pentathlon 2024

1:00:06 Merch Messages #1

1:01:46 How do you choose logo placement? Ad-free tiers?

1:05:10 Linus finds out about the aggressive FP push in a SC video

1:06:52 Topic #5 - Nintendo takes down GMod workshops mods

1:09:34 Topic #6 - FCC plans to restore net neutrality

1:10:44 Topic #7 - TikTok ban legislation tells ByteDance to sell

1:13:45 Topic #8 - California requires cars to have speed limit warning by 2029

1:16:05 Topic #9 - EKWB's statement after payment controversy

1:18:02 Topic #10 - Qualcomm's naming scheme for Snapdragon

1:22:38 Merch Messages #2

1:26:08 How do I make myself irreplaceable to a company?

1:27:57 What's the standard bed time for Linus's kids?

1:29:25 Feasibility of an open source car? ft. Linus leaves

1:30:56 Topic #11 - Athletic director uses AI to frame principal

1:34:34 Topic #12 - Cybertruck bricks itself during a car wash

1:40:19 What process makes a truck not weatherproof?

1:42:44 Topic #13 - Meta's Horizons OS, open platform for headsets

1:48:36 Dan on AR glasses, Luke on a product's design

1:50:13 Luke's workspace app idea, Dan on fiducial markers

1:51:48 Merch Messages #3

1:52:00 "UwU" - Luke 2k24

1:52:26 Podcast recommendations?

1:58:50 Any plans for an LTT bit set & screwdriver case?

2:00:24 Update on FP not working on a Fire TV Stick?

2:01:51 WAN Show returns ft. UwU spam, stream shortly dies again

2:03:32 "THIS IS YOUR FAULT!" - Dan 2k24 Luke demands UwU & F spam

2:04:30 Luke on the Acronis spot, Dan's story of a car burning

2:07:38 UwU chat spam, FP chat now writes ASCII, Dan shows 👁w👁

2:08:48 Dan on vectors with game engines, chat spams Dan's 👁w👁

2:10:24 Dan on Unreal Engine 54, motion graphics design

2:12:18 Luke on the FP chat spam, Dan's elaborates on vectors

2:20:28 Dan on FMOD, Wwise & Substance, Dan's 3D game, "Godot"

2:22:16 Chat notices a dead pixel on every camera

2:23:31 Someone throws snacks at the WAN Show set

2:23:53 Dan on UE's blueprint, describes node modules

2:28:59 Merch Messages are filled with UwU

2:29:16 Using Godot, Dan advises against making inventories & RPG

2:31:36 Luke's plans to remake a game into 2D RPG, game dev challenges

2:42:16 Merch Messages #3

2:42:24 Isn't Dan's game an allegory for self-improvement?

2:43:31 What do you use as an alternative for Tinkercad?

2:45:18 Thoughts on using biometrics? ft. New dead pixel

2:48:45 What's the jankiest you've seen a big company do?

2:50:35 What happens when the WAN Show streak ends?

2:53:03 Outro ft. Dan says the line

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