thomastc | frozenfractalFeb 14

I started this iteration of Around The World one year ago today. Time for a retrospective blog post!
https://frozenfractal.com/blog/2026/2/14/around-the-world-29-one-year-in/

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Around The World, Part 29: One year in

Exactly one year ago this Valentine’s Day, I started development on Around The World. Let’s look back on the past, but more importantly, look forward at what’s still ahead.

Show threadNikita Lisitsa

@thomastc Very excited to read this!

> But the code repository of that project was called aroundtheworld4
Haha I know that feel. I had projects with codenames villages and villages2, and somewhere there's also villages_old xD

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Show threadNikita LisitsaFeb 14

@thomastc

> eventually realized that this approach was not suitable for a game: it was too slow, and gave me too little control over the output

I'm starting to feel like this is a common problem with all realistic-simulation-based approaces. E.g. my weather simulation suffers from the same exact problems.

Show threadNikita LisitsaFeb 14
@thomastc
I also probably need to put up a page with some info about my game, while the Steam page isn't up yep. Gonna steal that idea :)
Show threadf03n1xFeb 14
@lisyarus @thomastc
The current repo for the game i'm working on is called InsertGameNameHere lol
Show threadthomastc | frozenfractalFeb 14
@f03n1x @lisyarus Tbh, although Around The World would be a reasonably good name for the final game, I do consider it a working title. Haven't done much research whether it's already taken, might cause confusion etc.
Show threadf03n1xFeb 14
@thomastc @lisyarus Yeah that's true, same for the game I'm working on, me and my friend that are working on it will probably do some brainstorming later at some point + checking to see if the name is taken such too. I saw your pinned post btw, the game is looking cool! Reminds me of Salt which I haven't played in forever but had a fun time playing.
Show threadf03n1xFeb 14
@thomastc @lisyarus oh and also Nikita, your town game looks cool too! I watched a couple of your YouTube vids talking about the development of your game, I need to get back to watching it haha but it was looking really good, would love to try it out whenever you release it!
Show threadNikita LisitsaFeb 14
@f03n1x @thomastc Thank you so much!