Ambrose
@ambrosiacvet.bsky.social
Programming Lead at Hawthorn House Games
Tír na nÓg: The Rescue of King Dagda: https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/1193510768/tir-na-nog-the-rescue-of-king-dagda
Dev blog: https://blog.ambrose.cvetkins.space
Portfolio: https://ambrose.cvetkins.space
Tír na nÓg: The Rescue of King Dagda: https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/1193510768/tir-na-nog-the-rescue-of-king-dagda
Dev blog: https://blog.ambrose.cvetkins.space
Portfolio: https://ambrose.cvetkins.space
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Ambrose
@ambrosiacvet.bsky.social
· Nov 25
Hello! My name is Ambrose (they/them), and I'm a game dev based in the Midwest! I like:
- Soulsborne games
- sRPGs
- International cuisine
- Unreal Engine
- Inclusive project management
- Public transportation
- Cross-stitch
- C++
- Religious pluralism
- Learning everything
#intro
- Soulsborne games
- sRPGs
- International cuisine
- Unreal Engine
- Inclusive project management
- Public transportation
- Cross-stitch
- C++
- Religious pluralism
- Learning everything
#intro
Very disappointing @jetbrains.com I have a commercial license, but this is something that should be opt-in, not opt-out, even for people with free licenses. (If it has to exist at all. I'm tired of everything needing AI integration)
Heads up if you're using @jetbrains.com IDEs: They're gonna start defaulting to stealing all your code if you're not on a commercial license. Which really sucks. Luckily it's still possible to opt-out, for now
blog.jetbrains.com/blog/2025/09...
blog.jetbrains.com/blog/2025/09...
Better AI Depends on Better Data: We Need Your Help | The JetBrains Blog
TL;DR Over the past few years, AI has made remarkable progress, but it doesn’t always deliver what professional developers need. One key reason is that most models are trained on public datasets th
blog.jetbrains.com
October 8, 2025 at 2:58 AM
Very disappointing @jetbrains.com I have a commercial license, but this is something that should be opt-in, not opt-out, even for people with free licenses. (If it has to exist at all. I'm tired of everything needing AI integration)
Reposted by Ambrose
Low key the Godot mascot has always kind of freaked me out. Something about it unnerves me.
October 7, 2025 at 8:12 AM
Low key the Godot mascot has always kind of freaked me out. Something about it unnerves me.
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I wish more people in the world realized that me doing 4 hours of work while rested and having my other worries and needs taken care of is exponentially more productive than me forcing myself to try to work for 8-10 hours.
Grinding is counterproductive.
Grinding is counterproductive.
October 5, 2025 at 6:29 PM
I wish more people in the world realized that me doing 4 hours of work while rested and having my other worries and needs taken care of is exponentially more productive than me forcing myself to try to work for 8-10 hours.
Grinding is counterproductive.
Grinding is counterproductive.
Sometimes code reviews get a little crazy at @hawthornhousegames.bsky.social
Our Kickstarter for Tír na nÓg: The Rescue of King Dagda is launching in November! You can sign up to be notified on any updates here: www.kickstarter.com/projects/119...
#IndieGame #GameDev #Programming #CodeReview #UE5
Our Kickstarter for Tír na nÓg: The Rescue of King Dagda is launching in November! You can sign up to be notified on any updates here: www.kickstarter.com/projects/119...
#IndieGame #GameDev #Programming #CodeReview #UE5
October 5, 2025 at 12:48 AM
Sometimes code reviews get a little crazy at @hawthornhousegames.bsky.social
Our Kickstarter for Tír na nÓg: The Rescue of King Dagda is launching in November! You can sign up to be notified on any updates here: www.kickstarter.com/projects/119...
#IndieGame #GameDev #Programming #CodeReview #UE5
Our Kickstarter for Tír na nÓg: The Rescue of King Dagda is launching in November! You can sign up to be notified on any updates here: www.kickstarter.com/projects/119...
#IndieGame #GameDev #Programming #CodeReview #UE5
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New studio logo design courtesy of our concept artist, Clio! Doesn't it look amazing? 🥳
See the new logo for the game via our Discord 👉
discord.gg/tGSabRxfkw
#IndieDev #IndieGame #TirNaNog #GameDev
See the new logo for the game via our Discord 👉
discord.gg/tGSabRxfkw
#IndieDev #IndieGame #TirNaNog #GameDev
October 2, 2025 at 5:18 PM
New studio logo design courtesy of our concept artist, Clio! Doesn't it look amazing? 🥳
See the new logo for the game via our Discord 👉
discord.gg/tGSabRxfkw
#IndieDev #IndieGame #TirNaNog #GameDev
See the new logo for the game via our Discord 👉
discord.gg/tGSabRxfkw
#IndieDev #IndieGame #TirNaNog #GameDev
Ah! I was active for a good bit but fell off recently. I haven't had many updates to share about my projects for 2 reasons:
1. I joined @hawthornhousegames.bsky.social as their Programming Lead! Tír na nÓg is a wonderful project; I'm excited to share more soon.
2. My domain registrar was a scam 😬
1. I joined @hawthornhousegames.bsky.social as their Programming Lead! Tír na nÓg is a wonderful project; I'm excited to share more soon.
2. My domain registrar was a scam 😬
September 30, 2025 at 10:38 PM
Ah! I was active for a good bit but fell off recently. I haven't had many updates to share about my projects for 2 reasons:
1. I joined @hawthornhousegames.bsky.social as their Programming Lead! Tír na nÓg is a wonderful project; I'm excited to share more soon.
2. My domain registrar was a scam 😬
1. I joined @hawthornhousegames.bsky.social as their Programming Lead! Tír na nÓg is a wonderful project; I'm excited to share more soon.
2. My domain registrar was a scam 😬
Reposted by Ambrose
From concept to execution - all you need is to get the idea out into existence. 🫡
Follow our Kickstarter and join our Discord - links in bio! 🔗
#IndieGame #Meme #GameDev #IndieDev #PropArt #GameDesign
Follow our Kickstarter and join our Discord - links in bio! 🔗
#IndieGame #Meme #GameDev #IndieDev #PropArt #GameDesign
September 20, 2025 at 5:51 PM
From concept to execution - all you need is to get the idea out into existence. 🫡
Follow our Kickstarter and join our Discord - links in bio! 🔗
#IndieGame #Meme #GameDev #IndieDev #PropArt #GameDesign
Follow our Kickstarter and join our Discord - links in bio! 🔗
#IndieGame #Meme #GameDev #IndieDev #PropArt #GameDesign
Reposted by Ambrose
Come see what our Creative Director Niamh gets up to on a daily basis! 👉
www.tiktok.com/@hawthorn.ho...
#IndieDev #GameDev #IndieGame #DevLog #DayInTheLife
www.tiktok.com/@hawthorn.ho...
#IndieDev #GameDev #IndieGame #DevLog #DayInTheLife
👀Spend a day with us👀 🍀Spend a day with our Creative Director @small_t0wn_glasgow.Want to help us bring it to life? You can support the game’s development by following us, joining the discord, or by s...
TikTok video by hawthorn house
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August 19, 2025 at 8:17 PM
Come see what our Creative Director Niamh gets up to on a daily basis! 👉
www.tiktok.com/@hawthorn.ho...
#IndieDev #GameDev #IndieGame #DevLog #DayInTheLife
www.tiktok.com/@hawthorn.ho...
#IndieDev #GameDev #IndieGame #DevLog #DayInTheLife
Finished the longest section of Stephen Ulibarri's "Intro to GAS" course. This spell menu is nuts! You can see it in action and check out how it works in my latest blog post: blog.ambrose.cvetkins.space/July-2025/Sp...
#UnrealEngine #UE5 #gamedev #ui #gas #indiedev #entrylevel #devlog
#UnrealEngine #UE5 #gamedev #ui #gas #indiedev #entrylevel #devlog
Spell Menu UI: A Trial by Fire
A breakdown of how I implemented a full spell equip menu in Unreal Engine 5 using GAS, including UI challenges and system flow diagrams.
blog.ambrose.cvetkins.space
July 21, 2025 at 9:47 PM
Finished the longest section of Stephen Ulibarri's "Intro to GAS" course. This spell menu is nuts! You can see it in action and check out how it works in my latest blog post: blog.ambrose.cvetkins.space/July-2025/Sp...
#UnrealEngine #UE5 #gamedev #ui #gas #indiedev #entrylevel #devlog
#UnrealEngine #UE5 #gamedev #ui #gas #indiedev #entrylevel #devlog
Git LFS was overkill for short-term student teams in #UE5, so I looked for something simpler: #DiversionVC is looking like a solid fit so far.
Wrote a post about what it is and why I’m using it:
blog.ambrose.cvetkins.space/July-2025/Di...
#gamedev #unrealengine #versioncontrol #devlog #entrylevel
Wrote a post about what it is and why I’m using it:
blog.ambrose.cvetkins.space/July-2025/Di...
#gamedev #unrealengine #versioncontrol #devlog #entrylevel
Why I Use Diversion VC for my Current Projects
After years of exclusively using Git and Git LFS for my game development projects, I found myself in a predicament: getting teammates up to speed using Git for short term projects is a difficult task.
blog.ambrose.cvetkins.space
July 6, 2025 at 5:10 AM
Git LFS was overkill for short-term student teams in #UE5, so I looked for something simpler: #DiversionVC is looking like a solid fit so far.
Wrote a post about what it is and why I’m using it:
blog.ambrose.cvetkins.space/July-2025/Di...
#gamedev #unrealengine #versioncontrol #devlog #entrylevel
Wrote a post about what it is and why I’m using it:
blog.ambrose.cvetkins.space/July-2025/Di...
#gamedev #unrealengine #versioncontrol #devlog #entrylevel
I usually prefer that anything outside my game dev projects is simple af because the gods know I don't need something else to maintain. Unfortunately for me, Tumblr doesn't support syntax highlighting. 😑 So my dev blog is made with @obsidian.md and Quartz on Github Pages.
June 29, 2025 at 12:49 PM
I usually prefer that anything outside my game dev projects is simple af because the gods know I don't need something else to maintain. Unfortunately for me, Tumblr doesn't support syntax highlighting. 😑 So my dev blog is made with @obsidian.md and Quartz on Github Pages.
Working through Stephen Ulibarri's UE5 course on GAS. I've been wanting a place to track what I'm learning, so I published a post laying out the project (plus some TODOs for fixing up some systems afterward.)
blog.ambrose.cvetkins.space/June-2025/Aura
#UnrealEngine #UE5 #GAS #Devlog #IndieDev
blog.ambrose.cvetkins.space/June-2025/Aura
#UnrealEngine #UE5 #GAS #Devlog #IndieDev
Aura
InfoProject TitleAuraProject TypeGameEngineUE 5.3.2Version ControlDiversion VCRepositoryrequest read-only access Info Aura is a top-down action RPG built with C++ in UE5, designed to learn some of the...
blog.ambrose.cvetkins.space
June 29, 2025 at 12:03 PM
Working through Stephen Ulibarri's UE5 course on GAS. I've been wanting a place to track what I'm learning, so I published a post laying out the project (plus some TODOs for fixing up some systems afterward.)
blog.ambrose.cvetkins.space/June-2025/Aura
#UnrealEngine #UE5 #GAS #Devlog #IndieDev
blog.ambrose.cvetkins.space/June-2025/Aura
#UnrealEngine #UE5 #GAS #Devlog #IndieDev
I started a dev blog!
As I've been working on larger projects, I realized I need a space to actually write things down. If you're into gameplay programming and Unreal Engine, feel free to follow along. I'll start introducing my projects on here in the next few days.
blog.ambrose.cvetkins.space
As I've been working on larger projects, I realized I need a space to actually write things down. If you're into gameplay programming and Unreal Engine, feel free to follow along. I'll start introducing my projects on here in the next few days.
blog.ambrose.cvetkins.space
June 28, 2025 at 2:37 AM
I started a dev blog!
As I've been working on larger projects, I realized I need a space to actually write things down. If you're into gameplay programming and Unreal Engine, feel free to follow along. I'll start introducing my projects on here in the next few days.
blog.ambrose.cvetkins.space
As I've been working on larger projects, I realized I need a space to actually write things down. If you're into gameplay programming and Unreal Engine, feel free to follow along. I'll start introducing my projects on here in the next few days.
blog.ambrose.cvetkins.space
Reposted by Ambrose
We're hiring 3 roles at Bippinbits for PVKK - store.steampowered.com/app/2956040/...
We are in top 100 wishlisted titles on Steam and are being published by Kepler Interactive (Expedition 33, Pacific Drive etc)
Remote, contract roles! <3
Apply here - www.workwithindies.com/work-with/bi...
We are in top 100 wishlisted titles on Steam and are being published by Kepler Interactive (Expedition 33, Pacific Drive etc)
Remote, contract roles! <3
Apply here - www.workwithindies.com/work-with/bi...
June 11, 2025 at 4:46 PM
We're hiring 3 roles at Bippinbits for PVKK - store.steampowered.com/app/2956040/...
We are in top 100 wishlisted titles on Steam and are being published by Kepler Interactive (Expedition 33, Pacific Drive etc)
Remote, contract roles! <3
Apply here - www.workwithindies.com/work-with/bi...
We are in top 100 wishlisted titles on Steam and are being published by Kepler Interactive (Expedition 33, Pacific Drive etc)
Remote, contract roles! <3
Apply here - www.workwithindies.com/work-with/bi...
I just wrote a bit on an experience I had as a job seeker. It's rough out here, folks: www.linkedin.com/posts/ambros...
#EntryLevel #GaveDev #GameDevelopment #GameProgramming #UnrealEngine #JobSearch
#EntryLevel #GaveDev #GameDevelopment #GameProgramming #UnrealEngine #JobSearch
#entrylevel #juniordev #gamedevelopment #gameprogramming #unrealengine | Ambrose Hawkins
I had an experience recently that I just need to get off my chest.
We all know that the job market is ridiculous right now. It's not unheard of to go months without hearing so much as a rejection...
www.linkedin.com
June 11, 2025 at 6:54 PM
I just wrote a bit on an experience I had as a job seeker. It's rough out here, folks: www.linkedin.com/posts/ambros...
#EntryLevel #GaveDev #GameDevelopment #GameProgramming #UnrealEngine #JobSearch
#EntryLevel #GaveDev #GameDevelopment #GameProgramming #UnrealEngine #JobSearch
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Is there a database for gamedevs where I can leave whom to avoid if they are "offered" a gig? There is no glassdoor or anything for them.
January 9, 2025 at 9:36 PM
Is there a database for gamedevs where I can leave whom to avoid if they are "offered" a gig? There is no glassdoor or anything for them.
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Hey #Unreal #gamedev, with Black Friday sales going I wanted to throw out my must-haves (no affiliation whatsoever):
Electronic Nodes
$12.99 -> $9.09
Darker Nodes
$12.99 -> $9.09
Blueprint Assist
$19.99 -> $9.99
Auto Size Comments
Free -> Free
Anyone have any they rec?
#UnrealEngine #ue #ue5
Electronic Nodes
$12.99 -> $9.09
Darker Nodes
$12.99 -> $9.09
Blueprint Assist
$19.99 -> $9.99
Auto Size Comments
Free -> Free
Anyone have any they rec?
#UnrealEngine #ue #ue5
November 29, 2024 at 6:31 PM
Hey #Unreal #gamedev, with Black Friday sales going I wanted to throw out my must-haves (no affiliation whatsoever):
Electronic Nodes
$12.99 -> $9.09
Darker Nodes
$12.99 -> $9.09
Blueprint Assist
$19.99 -> $9.99
Auto Size Comments
Free -> Free
Anyone have any they rec?
#UnrealEngine #ue #ue5
Electronic Nodes
$12.99 -> $9.09
Darker Nodes
$12.99 -> $9.09
Blueprint Assist
$19.99 -> $9.99
Auto Size Comments
Free -> Free
Anyone have any they rec?
#UnrealEngine #ue #ue5
Hello! My name is Ambrose (they/them), and I'm a game dev based in the Midwest! I like:
- Soulsborne games
- sRPGs
- International cuisine
- Unreal Engine
- Inclusive project management
- Public transportation
- Cross-stitch
- C++
- Religious pluralism
- Learning everything
#intro
- Soulsborne games
- sRPGs
- International cuisine
- Unreal Engine
- Inclusive project management
- Public transportation
- Cross-stitch
- C++
- Religious pluralism
- Learning everything
#intro
November 25, 2024 at 4:56 PM
Hello! My name is Ambrose (they/them), and I'm a game dev based in the Midwest! I like:
- Soulsborne games
- sRPGs
- International cuisine
- Unreal Engine
- Inclusive project management
- Public transportation
- Cross-stitch
- C++
- Religious pluralism
- Learning everything
#intro
- Soulsborne games
- sRPGs
- International cuisine
- Unreal Engine
- Inclusive project management
- Public transportation
- Cross-stitch
- C++
- Religious pluralism
- Learning everything
#intro