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I've read that garbage collection has been improved in Luau, can we know now exactly when the last reference on a table is lost? It's not critical, but would simplify in things for us in a few situations.
Thanks again!
Gideros is an interesting case, seems like they already added / modified features while using Lua and had to replicate those changes supporting their own version of Luau.
Personally, I would prefer to stick with regular Luau to benefit from regular improvements and be able to contribute back to the project eventually.
Thanks for the links, I'll check them out later today!
We love each day we spend working on this, so yes we definitely see ourselves working on it in 5 - 10 years. ^^
You're right about about the fact it may be hard to sell spiritual derivative at the beginning.
We realized many Minecraft players only play for a few weeks when there's a major update (~once a year). Mainly because of the lack of renewed content and the lack of very diverse experiences. This is where Roblox excels.
We want Particubes to become an alternative for them, when they're done playing Minecraft and still want to play in a familiar environment where they can interact with everything.
We're still big Minecraft fans ourselves (as players and server admins). Particubes is a way to fix some of our own frustrations with it, but will end up being a very different product.
Also, sorry to read about the licensing agreement issues with Valve. :( We thought about building a good scripting environment for Minecraft instead of building our own engine, but depending on it felt risky, and since we're in for the long run...
That being said, we agree supporting web browsers should be on the roadmap. But we’re a small team, it’s just not a priority currently.
The key for me was to find a great location. (countryside + 10 minutes from school/daycare + good internet connection)
Leaving the Bay Area was the right thing to do...