The Powder Toy

PPM is a very unusual image file format that relatively few desktop programs support. In essence, it's a BMP file but different.     I didn't find any good graphical programs to c...

@TheExus (View Post)  Not only the fact that TPT doesn't use the video card almost at all, it also only uses one processor core. Every procedure in the game is tightly coupled, so it's...

@godhydra (View Post)  The tree is most useful if you have a slight understanding of TPT internals. It serves mostly as a reference, not a tutorial, but I've included some explanatory text ...

I think the cowvasion shouldn't have required any mod intervention. I actually think it was a cool break from the boring regular front page, a sort of "event" so to say.

The only two variables in the frontpage algorithm are save score and date it was saved. Y'all're welcome.

@ivel236 (View Post)  It doesn't render left-to-right or up-to-down - it updates each particle in the order they were created. However... particles themselves run their reaction left-to-rig...

Well, we could support smaller saves by simply putting walls/void walls around them and centering them in the larger space, but on the flipside bigger saves couldn't be viewed on smaller screens...

@EmilkN (View Post)  So what you're saying there should be a mode where structures like arches etc will figure out how much stress there is in certain parts and break based on that?  &...

@Solace (View Post)  There's the HUD for that - on the top right of the window. Press H if it isn't enabled, and press D to show extra cool data like coordinates and gravity.

@CeeJayBee (View Post)  good question! the PR was declined forever ago, but the code is still there so