RSS is a tool that solves one of our greatest problems in our connected world: Information Overload. What is RSS? Really Simple Syndication (RSS) is a standard protocol for websites to share information with other sites and applications. This is used by blogs and news sites to syndicate their content…
Last time we explored the map making interface and made our first map in RPG Maker. It looks nice, but there is not much for the player to do. Enter Events Events are a collection of commands that happen under certain conditions. Think of these like mini-programs. A shop keeper…
This year was a bit slow, but we published four detailed articles and started a new series of posts on game design. We also redesigned the website and started a news letter. Posts at a Glance We began making a simple video game in RPG Maker MV this year. First…
Now that we have our story and game engine, we are ready to start making our game in RPG Maker MV. Creating a new Project We need to make a new project before we can start making our game. To do so we have to go to the file menu…
A lot of us hear the word ping used a lot in gaming and when we are having network issues, but what exactly is ping? ping ping is a command line tool that is used to measure the round-trip time for messages sent from one computer to another. This is…
Sometimes we need to know our IP Address or troubleshoot internet connection issues. How do we do that? Well we have a handy tool built into Windows, ipconfig. ipconfig is a Windows command line utility and network troubleshooting tool. To access it you just need to open the windows command…
Many people dream of making a video game. Gaming is one the the ages most popular hobbies and stories of people getting rich off side projects are everywhere. The truth is very few people actually want to make a game nor are the success stories nearly as common as we…
With the introduction of Firefox Quantum, Mozilla removed support for legacy XUL extensions in favor of Web Extensions. This naturally made a lot of people angry. XUL extensions had full control over the browser and could change everything from how downloads where handled to the user interface. This powerful framework…
Windows 10’s new Creator update that improves upon the system’s settings, privacy, included creative software, and gaming. Microsoft will be slowly phasing in the update over the next few months. What if you want to get it now though? Windows 10 Update Assistant Microsoft provides a way to skip the…
The less time you use the mouse the faster you can navigate a computer. That said, sometimes keyboard shortcuts are not enough. When you need to launch programs or search for a file quickly for example. Enter in Launchy, the open source application launcher. Launchy: What is it and how…
I have opened up a Patreon account to help offset the costs of running this website. You can donate money to help keep Random Thoughts going. Everything will still be free. There will never be a charge to access our content. Why Patreon? It takes time and money to write.…
Many of us have old games laying around and realize that they just don’t work right. This can be due to many issues, but today we will cover DirectX issues using WineD3D for Windows. WineD3D for Windows is a “DirectX 1-11 to OpenGL wrapper based on WineD3D”. Normally WineD3D is…
