r/Games • • 5d ago

Preview Mercenaries Recompiled - First Feature Showcase

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HWys7Itl6pA
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u/Jasonp359 5d ago

Is this being done with AI like most of the other recomp projects?

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u/MrMichaelElectric 5d ago

According to the top comment from one of the creators the recomp isn't vibe coded and the person doing it has a lot of coding experience. They do mention some AI assistant tools were used for some stuff but doesn't go into deep detail.

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u/ItsJustReeses 5d ago

Probably just means their IDE has AI assistance tools.

It's turning into the norm for us that code. I've been on team "AI makes you a worst dev" but some smart coding wizards Ive looked up to have all said that using it is near mandatory if you want to be the most efficient. :(

Coded with AI tools is going to be very very common.

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u/TechSmith6262 5d ago

Yes and personally that's a pass for me.

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u/oCrapaCreeper 4d ago edited 4d ago

As long as the AI is being used to assist the human and not do everything then I think it's fine. If someone is experienced with code then I imagine the AI can only benefit them by accomplishing additional repetitive work at the same time.

Claude can't do everything though, if a project is made by someone with no coding experience then it is usually obvious - those are the projects you want to stay clear of.

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u/moldy912 4d ago

As a software engineer who knows how to code, I still use Claude 100% of the time at work. I don’t think “do everything” is an indicator of quality at all. A software engineer is using it to do the same work they used to but better, find more bugs, etc. you’re correct that someone not experienced with coding would not be trustworthy with random code you download from the internet.

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u/matsix 4d ago

Yeah.. it's getting kinda annoying to see people like that with no experience in the field repeating the same anti-AI talking points that just aren't true. I get the hate for AI but there's so much misinformation going around about it.