MININIM and bugs

[oitofelix]

MININIM is behind the idea that the bugs should be fixed and that totally prevents from the discovery of new bugs.

Where did you get that idea from?

I'm sure there are plenty of bugs to be found for eternity, because every non-trivial program has bugs.

When you do find them, please report! Hopefully they will get fixed, eventually.

(By the way, finding bugs is in the past of fixing them.)

I would never use that since SDLPoP does what I expect.

I guess that means you expect SDLPoP to do what SDLPoP does. SDLPoP is therefore the master of your expectations, not otherwise. Be it a bug or not, let's agree that's fair.

(Otherwise David would've put mind-reading features in there... that's a great feature to have, for sure!)

[Emiliano]

Oh, Bruno you are back!
For some reason MININIM is a different port, which works a bit different to the original game.
MININIM and SDLPoP exist to have different experiences, there's no need to make them all work as a Native MS-DOS
--Emiliano Fierro Salazar-- 2020/09/24 15:08

[oitofelix]

Oh, Bruno you are back!

Greetings Emiliano! o/

For some reason MININIM is a different port, which works a bit different to the original game.

That's because MININIM is not a port, but a full re-implementation written from scratch.

MININIM and SDLPoP exist to have different experiences, there's no need to make them all work as a Native MS-DOS

Agreed.

[atrueprincefanfrom18]

MININIM is behind the idea that the bugs should be fixed and that totally prevents from the discovery of new bugs.

Where did you get that idea from?

I tried to find the post I thought that this was the intention, but I couldn't find it...

I'm sure there are plenty of bugs to be found for eternity, because every non-trivial program has bugs.

When you do find them, please report! Hopefully they will get fixed, eventually.

(By the way, finding bugs is in the past of fixing them.)

Yeah, exactly my point. MININIM wants the bugs fixed, right? (And first find them to fix them?)

I would never use that since SDLPoP does what I expect.

I guess that means you expect SDLPoP to do what SDLPoP does. SDLPoP is therefore the master of your expectations, not otherwise. Be it a bug or not, let's agree that's fair.

Right, I think SDLPoP suits my need, but I am not disrespecting MININIM. It's a great program

P.S: Welcome back! Most people just don't turn back!

MININIM and SDLPoP exist to have different experiences, there's no need to make them all work as a Native MS-DOS

Right. SDLPoP is a port and works similar to to PoP when played in DOSBox. MININIM is a scratch implementation.

[oitofelix]

Yeah, exactly my point. MININIM wants the bugs fixed, right? (And first find them to fix them?)

Got you! That was just a joke.

(Speaking of which, I never really asked MININIM what it wants. Maybe I'll do that once I'm convinced it's capable of deciding for itself.
For now, all I know is that---other things being equal---I want bugs fixed. )

Right, I think SDLPoP suits my need, but I am not disrespecting MININIM. It's a great program

Thank you! Anyway, even if you didn't like MININIM you are totally entitled to your view. Nothing wrong there.

P.S: Welcome back! Most people just don't turn back!

I almost always get back to my projects (even if intermittently). That may fail if I die, though. But I wouldn't worry too much about that because I have a good track record of staying alive. Never failed once.

It may take some time, depending on the details of life, but eventually I get to work on all of my projects again---from where I left off. I think it's ultimately a good thing, because in the mean time I get the opportunity to grow and sharpen skills that may be put to good use in continuing them.

Besides that, I have a commitment to the MININIM community (even if it's comprised of just me and my childhood self) of making this game the greatest I can. (Pretty much as with any other piece of software that happens to be under my responsibility.)

[atrueprincefanfrom18]

That may fail if I die, though. But I wouldn't worry too much about that because I have a good track record of staying alive. Never failed once.

It may take some time, depending on the details of life, but eventually I get to work on all of my projects again---from where I left off. I think it's ultimately a good thing, because in the mean time I get the opportunity to grow and sharpen skills that may be put to good use in continuing them.

Besides that, I have a commitment to the MININIM community (even if it's comprised of just me and my childhood self) of making this game the greatest I can. (Pretty much as with any other piece of software that happens to be under my responsibility.)

Lol!

Good luck!

P.S: This really got off-topic stuff. Moderator, please move if you think the same.

[David]

P.S: This really got off-topic stuff. Moderator, please move if you think the same.

Done.
Please let me know if the topic could use a better title.