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[hyperfarmer]: https://github.com/will-hart/cloud-surfer
[hyperfarmer-itch]: https://wilsk.itch.io/hyper-farmer

### [Way of Rhea][wor]

[![Way of Rhea on Steam](wor-dialogue.jpg)][wor]

[Way of Rhea][wor] is a picturesque puzzle platformer—without the platforming.
Solve mind bending color puzzles, unlock new areas of a vibrant hub world, and
talk to NPCs to unravel the mysteries of a world you left behind!

Way of Rhea is being produced by [@masonremaley][mason-remaley]. Latest Way of
Rhea developments:

- Most biomes now have narrative arcs, experienced in part through the
[new dialogue system][wor-speech-bubble]
- [@masonremaley][mason-remaley] published
[a blog post, *When to Rewrite*][wor-when-to-rewrite] outlining how he views the
rewrite vs improve tradeoff in the Way of Rhea engine
- Controller support was added, controls glyphs shown in game automatically
reflect the most recently used input device
- Fixes a player reported bug where undo/redo resulted in a temporary slowdown
due to a lack of communication with the sleep system
- More puzzles!

[wor]: https://store.steampowered.com/app/1110620?utm_campaign=tmirgd&utm_source=n23
[wor-when-to-rewrite]: https://www.anthropicstudios.com/2021/06/25/when-to-rewrite/
[wor-speech-bubble]: https://twitter.com/masonremaley/status/1400189924889042944
[mason-remaley]: https://twitter.com/masonremaley

## Engine Updates

## Learning Material Updates
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[lineofsight]: https://basstabs.github.io/2d-line-of-sight/
[@basstabs]: https://github.com/basstabs

### [When to Rewrite][when-to-rewrite]

[![when-to-rewrite](when-to-rewrite.jpg)][when-to-rewrite]

[@masonremaley][mason-remaley] wrote [a blog post][when-to-rewrite] offering an
opinion on rewrites vs incremental migrations informed by his work on the
[Way of Rhea][wor] engine.

> A working system is a valuable asset. It works. It lets you test new ideas
> cheaply. Don't take that for granted.

_Discussions: [/r/rust_gamedev](
https://www.reddit.com/r/rust_gamedev/comments/o8dy0r/when_to_rewrite/)_

[when-to-rewrite]: https://www.anthropicstudios.com/2021/06/25/when-to-rewrite/
[mason-remaley]: https://twitter.com/masonremaley
[wor]: https://store.steampowered.com/app/1110620?utm_campaign=tmirgd&utm_source=n23

## Tooling Updates

### [Sugarcubes]
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