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Yeah, the images are AI-generated. I work alone and I’m not an artist, so this was pretty much the only realistic way to get something decent-looking
That’s not an excuse. You are effectively using other people’s work without even crediting them.
You’re right, I should have mentioned it upfront. The visuals were generated using Nano Banana Pro. I understand that’s still a sensitive issue for many people and I respect that.
But you don’t seem to understand WHY it’s a “sensitive” issue.
Also, by “crediting” I don’t mean “this is the AI I used”.
You’re right, I don’t fully understand the depth of it. I know it’s about artists whose work was used to train these models without consent or compensation — and that crediting the AI tool doesn’t address that at all. I wanted to make games — it’s something I genuinely care about. But I’m a solo dev with no budget, and hiring an artist simply isn’t an option for me right now. AI was the only path I found that made this possible at all. I understand that doesn’t make it okay for everyone, and I’m not trying to pretend otherwise.
Do shitty MS Paint drawings. If your game is good, the visuals are, at best, tertiary. Especially here on Lemmy.
Dude, have you noticed that all those replies are AI-generated? 🤣
Counterpoint—I use em-dashes cause I like them, and that makes people think I’m a robot. Fuck ‘em, I can be a robot if I wanna be.
Sounded like it, but that’s a whole other can of worms that I’m not willing to engage with.
Fair point. My English isn’t great so I used AI to help phrase things properly — but the thoughts and decisions were mine. Guess I should have mentioned that too.
That’s actually a fair point. I’ll keep it in mind for future updates. Thanks.
Thanks for adding that note to the description! Just for clarity: If somewhere in the future you are able to work with an artist, would you re-work the art for this game? And can we expect a Linux release?
Other than that, I had the wish for this kind of game for some time and I’m glad something like that exists now. Given the circumstances, I still don’t see myself in the target audience, but good luck on your journey!
Yes, absolutely — if I ever get the chance to work with a real artist, reworking the art is something I genuinely want to do. It would make the game feel the way it deserves to. And Linux release is on the roadmap! No exact timeline yet, but it’s planned. Thank you for the kind words — means a lot even if the game isn’t quite for you right now. Maybe one day it will be
By the way, if your game descriptions, dev-logs and especially the game itself uses AI text generation, I’d also add that information.
Personally I don’t mind it for these conversations, if the reason is a language barrier. But if you are capable of basic English, I’d recommend to try writing everything by yourself and only use AI or simply a dictionary for specific words/expressions. Not only do you learn more this way, but you are also more in control of expressing yourself.
The game text itself is fully written by me in my native language. AI helped with structuring and translating it into English and the other languages. So the writing, ideas, and story are entirely mine. Thanks for being understanding about it.