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Comment on Helldivers 2 and Palworld devs wish players understood that 'easy' additions and updates are sometimes really hard: 'That's half a year's work. That takes six months'

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ramirezmike@programming.dev ⁨5⁩ ⁨days⁩ ago

6 months doesn’t sound unrealistic for re-doing a menu system. Designing, reworking art, re-programming workflows and then testing everything can take several months. Even just the logistics of releasing it after it’s done, that alone can take a month.

Yes, it is possible to setup everything in a very generic way that is data-driven, but that also is a lot of work that has to be prioritized with the scope of the project and the team members available.

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sugar_in_your_tea@sh.itjust.works ⁨4⁩ ⁨days⁩ ago

it is possible to setup everything in a very generic way that is data-driven, but that also is a lot of work

Sure, but it can also be reused in future games. Separate styling from behavior and you can make it look unique for every game with minimal code changes.

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