Arnis Vaivars
@rinvars.bsky.social
Freelance C# Programmer | Unity Specialist | 12+ Years in Game Development (6 Years Programming) | Aspiring indie dev | Avid board games player | Miniature painting enthusiast.
Steam Machine would be a nobrainer if it had more than 16Gb RAM. Technically, upgradable but is located under the huge heat sink and its not known if its one or two slots. At that point I might as well build small form factor from scratch.
November 18, 2025 at 5:45 PM
Steam Machine would be a nobrainer if it had more than 16Gb RAM. Technically, upgradable but is located under the huge heat sink and its not known if its one or two slots. At that point I might as well build small form factor from scratch.
The joys of service consolidation under megacorps now means if one thing goes down, half the internet becomes unusable. I want back a world where competition was viable and capital didn't kill or buy out alternatives.
November 18, 2025 at 12:47 PM
The joys of service consolidation under megacorps now means if one thing goes down, half the internet becomes unusable. I want back a world where competition was viable and capital didn't kill or buy out alternatives.
Reposted by Arnis Vaivars
Working in the game industry
November 18, 2025 at 12:19 AM
Working in the game industry
actual vibe coding: www.youtube.com/watch?v=iu5r...
Coding Trance Music from Scratch (Again )
YouTube video by Switch Angel
www.youtube.com
November 15, 2025 at 10:07 PM
actual vibe coding: www.youtube.com/watch?v=iu5r...
I was under the impression that GDExtensions need to be compiled against the current version of the Godot editor but that doesn't seem to be the case anymore. Good news all around.
November 13, 2025 at 3:30 AM
I was under the impression that GDExtensions need to be compiled against the current version of the Godot editor but that doesn't seem to be the case anymore. Good news all around.
First #Recall play. I'd say that my preference is still for designers' previous game - Revive. But I need to game some more for a definitive conclusion.
#boardgames
#boardgames
November 12, 2025 at 9:07 PM
First #Recall play. I'd say that my preference is still for designers' previous game - Revive. But I need to game some more for a definitive conclusion.
#boardgames
#boardgames
Was waiting for my tax lady this morning to sign some slip that confirms I'm not a terrorist or a money launderer, and witnessed a turf war between a coalition of seagulls and crows vs pigeons. The pigeons won surprisingly.
November 8, 2025 at 8:27 AM
Was waiting for my tax lady this morning to sign some slip that confirms I'm not a terrorist or a money launderer, and witnessed a turf war between a coalition of seagulls and crows vs pigeons. The pigeons won surprisingly.
Reposted by Arnis Vaivars
Godot community! I spent a week writing proposals for features I'd've loved as part of Godot during our 1,5yrs of working on our multi-platform, multi-input, localized game Rift Riff.
Thread with all my suggestions below 🧵👇🏼.
Like a proposal? Do a 👍🏼 on its GitHub page.
#godot #godotengine #gamedev
Thread with all my suggestions below 🧵👇🏼.
Like a proposal? Do a 👍🏼 on its GitHub page.
#godot #godotengine #gamedev
November 5, 2025 at 1:28 PM
Godot community! I spent a week writing proposals for features I'd've loved as part of Godot during our 1,5yrs of working on our multi-platform, multi-input, localized game Rift Riff.
Thread with all my suggestions below 🧵👇🏼.
Like a proposal? Do a 👍🏼 on its GitHub page.
#godot #godotengine #gamedev
Thread with all my suggestions below 🧵👇🏼.
Like a proposal? Do a 👍🏼 on its GitHub page.
#godot #godotengine #gamedev
as far as worst case Affinity scenarios could go, this is not a terrible outcome. Core functionality is entirely free, while only AI services are paid. We'll see if/when enshitification kicks in a few years down the road. Until then, it's functional.
October 30, 2025 at 10:31 PM
as far as worst case Affinity scenarios could go, this is not a terrible outcome. Core functionality is entirely free, while only AI services are paid. We'll see if/when enshitification kicks in a few years down the road. Until then, it's functional.
GDSync is about 60% cheaper than Unity's own multiplayer services and Photon for 1-4 player coop games at any scale. Certainly a thing to consider.
October 26, 2025 at 4:06 PM
GDSync is about 60% cheaper than Unity's own multiplayer services and Photon for 1-4 player coop games at any scale. Certainly a thing to consider.
After nearly quitting watching any kind of TV due to rehashed ideas ad infinitum, here comes a piece of media that will stay with me for a long time. To think it was nearly lost to c-suites writing down season 2 as tax losses. We have a leech problem. www.netflix.com/title/81937398
Watch Pantheon | Netflix
A pair of troubled teenagers discover their personal connections to a revolutionary new technology come with a high human cost.
www.netflix.com
October 24, 2025 at 6:20 PM
After nearly quitting watching any kind of TV due to rehashed ideas ad infinitum, here comes a piece of media that will stay with me for a long time. To think it was nearly lost to c-suites writing down season 2 as tax losses. We have a leech problem. www.netflix.com/title/81937398
Ain't no way I'm migrating to OpenAI's data mining browser. I'll stick with the data miner I know, who already knows me so well and sells pieces of me to the highest bidder.
October 23, 2025 at 12:43 AM
Ain't no way I'm migrating to OpenAI's data mining browser. I'll stick with the data miner I know, who already knows me so well and sells pieces of me to the highest bidder.
Finally dug up something worth watching on Netflix. Pantheon (2022) is so incredibly un unexpectedly good! And somewhat topical with all the AGI/ASI talk going on right now.
October 22, 2025 at 10:28 PM
Finally dug up something worth watching on Netflix. Pantheon (2022) is so incredibly un unexpectedly good! And somewhat topical with all the AGI/ASI talk going on right now.
Relax, it’s not a bubble. It’s synergy laundering.
Another depiction if the circularity of capital flows between OpenAI, Microsoft, Nvidia, CoreWeave, AMD, and Oracle.
October 22, 2025 at 4:49 PM
Relax, it’s not a bubble. It’s synergy laundering.
updated all Affinity apps in case of worst-case scenario. Not that it'll help long term if they kill license authentication servers down the road.
October 22, 2025 at 3:05 PM
updated all Affinity apps in case of worst-case scenario. Not that it'll help long term if they kill license authentication servers down the road.
Reposted by Arnis Vaivars
Look, it’s really straightforward to get a publisher as a new name indie in 2025. Simply do 95% of the work making and marketing your game, and if your metrics are trending towards almost certain success, a publisher will swoop in to promise the remaining 5%, deliver 3%, and collect 75%
October 18, 2025 at 8:27 PM
Look, it’s really straightforward to get a publisher as a new name indie in 2025. Simply do 95% of the work making and marketing your game, and if your metrics are trending towards almost certain success, a publisher will swoop in to promise the remaining 5%, deliver 3%, and collect 75%
Every time I want to pick up Godot again -> I wonder if the engine supports that feature X I need -> blocker on Godot's end -> Proposal submitted 2-4 years ago -> PR that addresses this refused recently with no resolution.
I'll check back in a few months, like I always do.
I'll check back in a few months, like I always do.
October 22, 2025 at 6:08 AM
Every time I want to pick up Godot again -> I wonder if the engine supports that feature X I need -> blocker on Godot's end -> Proposal submitted 2-4 years ago -> PR that addresses this refused recently with no resolution.
I'll check back in a few months, like I always do.
I'll check back in a few months, like I always do.
Somehow I doubt Saudis will continue to fund same sex alien loving single player RPGs but ya never know...
Reddit randomly recommended me Mass Effect subreddit's discussion on Tali's/Quarian face reveal. The biggest gaming fumble of 2010s in my books together with the original RGB ending. How I wish this universe could get a BG3 treatment instead of capital pushing out rushed games.
October 22, 2025 at 2:37 AM
Somehow I doubt Saudis will continue to fund same sex alien loving single player RPGs but ya never know...
Reddit randomly recommended me Mass Effect subreddit's discussion on Tali's/Quarian face reveal. The biggest gaming fumble of 2010s in my books together with the original RGB ending. How I wish this universe could get a BG3 treatment instead of capital pushing out rushed games.
October 22, 2025 at 2:35 AM
Reddit randomly recommended me Mass Effect subreddit's discussion on Tali's/Quarian face reveal. The biggest gaming fumble of 2010s in my books together with the original RGB ending. How I wish this universe could get a BG3 treatment instead of capital pushing out rushed games.
Looks like Unity Newtonsoft JSON package was last updated in 2023 and their own Serialization package hasn't been touched this year. No more serialization folks left at Unity?
October 19, 2025 at 4:08 AM
Looks like Unity Newtonsoft JSON package was last updated in 2023 and their own Serialization package hasn't been touched this year. No more serialization folks left at Unity?
Arc Raiders is pretty dope as a solo experience. I hadn't felt such tension in a video game in years. Supreme audio design too, really adds to the experience.
October 17, 2025 at 8:04 PM
Arc Raiders is pretty dope as a solo experience. I hadn't felt such tension in a video game in years. Supreme audio design too, really adds to the experience.
Reposted by Arnis Vaivars
It's worth reiterating that independent creators are getting debanked for the same content
Sam Altman suggests ChatGPT is cannibalizing your fanfic and erotica to make its own clanker porn, rolling out this December.
ChatGPT just got filthy after new update lets it talk dirty to you
'You won't get it unless you ask for it.'
metro.co.uk
October 16, 2025 at 4:27 AM
It's worth reiterating that independent creators are getting debanked for the same content
In 2025, you don’t slap your god creature for eating a villager - you send it to the Celestial Reflection Corner to process its dietary choices.
Can you even make a game like Black & White in 2025? I feel like that would invite animal abuse allegations.
October 14, 2025 at 6:46 PM
In 2025, you don’t slap your god creature for eating a villager - you send it to the Celestial Reflection Corner to process its dietary choices.
Can you even make a game like Black & White in 2025? I feel like that would invite animal abuse allegations.
October 14, 2025 at 6:05 PM
Can you even make a game like Black & White in 2025? I feel like that would invite animal abuse allegations.