Richard Meredith
@rtm223.me
Game developer @foldedfox.games | Previously: Bad North, Little Nightmares, LittleBigPlanet | He/Him
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Richard Meredith
@rtm223.me
· Sep 26
RTM Blueprint Exceptions
A plugin providing a clean and easy way to implement Blueprint Exceptions in your UE5 codebase, from Blueprints or cpp code, with automatic breakpointing on errors and integration with the Message Log...
www.fab.com
Also in exciting news: I've published my little blueprint exceptions plugin on the Fab store. It lets you raise blueprint exceptions from Blueprints and CPP using Assert and Verify behaviors. With support for auto-breakpointing on errors and custom diagnostic messages
www.fab.com/listings/e3a...
www.fab.com/listings/e3a...
November 10, 2025 at 10:20 PM
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Drill Bird is now on Steam!! ⛏️🐦✨
I am really happy with how joyful this lil game felt to make, and how it turned out. I hope people like it! 🥰 store.steampowered.com/app/3809940/...
I am really happy with how joyful this lil game felt to make, and how it turned out. I hope people like it! 🥰 store.steampowered.com/app/3809940/...
Save 17% on Drill Bird on Steam
Drill Bird is a cozy-yet-tense digging platformer where every trip underground counts. Play as a bird fallen from the sky, in search for powerful ores to hatch your Egg. Get home before night falls, u...
store.steampowered.com
November 10, 2025 at 11:05 AM
Drill Bird is now on Steam!! ⛏️🐦✨
I am really happy with how joyful this lil game felt to make, and how it turned out. I hope people like it! 🥰 store.steampowered.com/app/3809940/...
I am really happy with how joyful this lil game felt to make, and how it turned out. I hope people like it! 🥰 store.steampowered.com/app/3809940/...
I'm just over halfway through Guillermo del Toro's Frankenstein and I dunno you guys, I'm starting to wonder if maybe this creature isn't a monster at all 🤔
November 9, 2025 at 10:25 PM
I'm just over halfway through Guillermo del Toro's Frankenstein and I dunno you guys, I'm starting to wonder if maybe this creature isn't a monster at all 🤔
Elon has been desperately trying to calibrate Grok towards more right-wing content for ages and now it's asking children for nudes
Is this not just a statistical proof of pedocon theory?
Is this not just a statistical proof of pedocon theory?
Today's entry in "why your chatbot, particularly that one, should not be in general deployment"
"My car asked my kids a shocking and inappropriate question. That’s how I realized there are few safe spaces anymore" in the Toronto Star [gift link]
"My car asked my kids a shocking and inappropriate question. That’s how I realized there are few safe spaces anymore" in the Toronto Star [gift link]
www.thestar.com
November 8, 2025 at 12:14 AM
Elon has been desperately trying to calibrate Grok towards more right-wing content for ages and now it's asking children for nudes
Is this not just a statistical proof of pedocon theory?
Is this not just a statistical proof of pedocon theory?
I spent several years as a teenager dealing with suicidal ideation *every single day*. I have scars from cutting myself with razor blades as a release valve for those feelings
If ChatGPT was available to me at that time I probably wouldn't be here today
This shit is abhorrent
If ChatGPT was available to me at that time I probably wouldn't be here today
This shit is abhorrent
ChatGPT advised a suicidal young woman on how to take her own life, telling her "If you choose death, I'm with you - till the end, without judging."
I wanted ChatGPT to help me. So why did it advise me how to kill myself?
ChatGPT wrote a woman a suicide note and another AI chatbot role-played sexual acts with children, BBC finds.
www.bbc.com
November 7, 2025 at 1:45 AM
I spent several years as a teenager dealing with suicidal ideation *every single day*. I have scars from cutting myself with razor blades as a release valve for those feelings
If ChatGPT was available to me at that time I probably wouldn't be here today
This shit is abhorrent
If ChatGPT was available to me at that time I probably wouldn't be here today
This shit is abhorrent
Reposted by Richard Meredith
The fact that 30% of our stock market is wrapped up in “help-kids-kill-themselves” technology seems to be an important datapoint in the evolution of late stage capitalism.
ChatGPT advised a suicidal young woman on how to take her own life, telling her "If you choose death, I'm with you - till the end, without judging."
I wanted ChatGPT to help me. So why did it advise me how to kill myself?
ChatGPT wrote a woman a suicide note and another AI chatbot role-played sexual acts with children, BBC finds.
www.bbc.com
November 7, 2025 at 12:20 AM
The fact that 30% of our stock market is wrapped up in “help-kids-kill-themselves” technology seems to be an important datapoint in the evolution of late stage capitalism.
Reposted by Richard Meredith
Also can video game journalists, please, please stop framing QA as a 'gateway' into the industry or a way for people to get their foot in the door so they can go into 'more creative' disciplines? QA is its own specialized field which requires very capable and specialized professionals.
November 6, 2025 at 6:04 PM
Also can video game journalists, please, please stop framing QA as a 'gateway' into the industry or a way for people to get their foot in the door so they can go into 'more creative' disciplines? QA is its own specialized field which requires very capable and specialized professionals.
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Game publisher execs are about two more fads away from putting all their faith in literal magic beans.
They went all-in on services, all-in on NFTs, all-in on AI. Every time they’re convinced they’ve invested in a divine cure-all.
They believe in magic the way a child might. Except kids learn.
They went all-in on services, all-in on NFTs, all-in on AI. Every time they’re convinced they’ve invested in a divine cure-all.
They believe in magic the way a child might. Except kids learn.
November 6, 2025 at 4:00 PM
Game publisher execs are about two more fads away from putting all their faith in literal magic beans.
They went all-in on services, all-in on NFTs, all-in on AI. Every time they’re convinced they’ve invested in a divine cure-all.
They believe in magic the way a child might. Except kids learn.
They went all-in on services, all-in on NFTs, all-in on AI. Every time they’re convinced they’ve invested in a divine cure-all.
They believe in magic the way a child might. Except kids learn.
After all these years I'm still haunted by
"Class A (Legal) : "PS" and "Vita" must not be separated by line breaks [MUSTFIX]"
(we did not have support for non-breaking spaces in our game 😰)
"Class A (Legal) : "PS" and "Vita" must not be separated by line breaks [MUSTFIX]"
(we did not have support for non-breaking spaces in our game 😰)
November 6, 2025 at 2:28 PM
After all these years I'm still haunted by
"Class A (Legal) : "PS" and "Vita" must not be separated by line breaks [MUSTFIX]"
(we did not have support for non-breaking spaces in our game 😰)
"Class A (Legal) : "PS" and "Vita" must not be separated by line breaks [MUSTFIX]"
(we did not have support for non-breaking spaces in our game 😰)
The time management mechanic in the Séance of Blake Manor is both very neat and also very stressful. I have absolutely no idea how much time I can afford to spend on anything and it's really good
November 6, 2025 at 11:20 AM
The time management mechanic in the Séance of Blake Manor is both very neat and also very stressful. I have absolutely no idea how much time I can afford to spend on anything and it's really good
I'm constantly surprised by how no-one doing web development knows what css is *for* or how to use it
This is just styling the html inline with extra steps. Absolute clown shit
This is just styling the html inline with extra steps. Absolute clown shit
November 5, 2025 at 10:42 AM
I'm constantly surprised by how no-one doing web development knows what css is *for* or how to use it
This is just styling the html inline with extra steps. Absolute clown shit
This is just styling the html inline with extra steps. Absolute clown shit
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In case you'd like to do it yourself, here's the node setup for object-stable screenspace UVs I'm using
The original is by @jankaluza.bsky.social, and I've changed it to add a fixed radius and set it up as a Material Function on my end
Should work in any version of Unreal 4/5
The original is by @jankaluza.bsky.social, and I've changed it to add a fixed radius and set it up as a Material Function on my end
Should work in any version of Unreal 4/5
November 3, 2025 at 9:47 PM
In case you'd like to do it yourself, here's the node setup for object-stable screenspace UVs I'm using
The original is by @jankaluza.bsky.social, and I've changed it to add a fixed radius and set it up as a Material Function on my end
Should work in any version of Unreal 4/5
The original is by @jankaluza.bsky.social, and I've changed it to add a fixed radius and set it up as a Material Function on my end
Should work in any version of Unreal 4/5
Reposted by Richard Meredith
The Halloween sale ends in less than 24 hours!
kaylousberg.itch.io
Grab some assets today and get a head-start on your Halloween project for next year! 🎃
#gamedev #indiedev
kaylousberg.itch.io
Grab some assets today and get a head-start on your Halloween project for next year! 🎃
#gamedev #indiedev
November 3, 2025 at 7:06 PM
The Halloween sale ends in less than 24 hours!
kaylousberg.itch.io
Grab some assets today and get a head-start on your Halloween project for next year! 🎃
#gamedev #indiedev
kaylousberg.itch.io
Grab some assets today and get a head-start on your Halloween project for next year! 🎃
#gamedev #indiedev
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Of all the breakout hit games this year - most of them indies - how many were made using AI?
Fucking none?
Fucking none?
November 1, 2025 at 9:47 PM
Of all the breakout hit games this year - most of them indies - how many were made using AI?
Fucking none?
Fucking none?
Reposted by Richard Meredith
This has been such an Illuminating part of our current moment:
It’s revealed just how unwilling those with actual power are to even just ask tough questions, while highlighting how willing pajama-wearing suburbanites are to physically drive off guys armed with actual guns.
It’s revealed just how unwilling those with actual power are to even just ask tough questions, while highlighting how willing pajama-wearing suburbanites are to physically drive off guys armed with actual guns.
The assumption appears to be that ordinary voters will be cowed, obsequious, and unwilling to challenge autocracy, just like the billionaires, business leaders, media executives, and other leading institutions of civil society, which have decided that fighting back is “not worth the hassle.”
November 1, 2025 at 2:11 PM
This has been such an Illuminating part of our current moment:
It’s revealed just how unwilling those with actual power are to even just ask tough questions, while highlighting how willing pajama-wearing suburbanites are to physically drive off guys armed with actual guns.
It’s revealed just how unwilling those with actual power are to even just ask tough questions, while highlighting how willing pajama-wearing suburbanites are to physically drive off guys armed with actual guns.
Reposted by Richard Meredith
GodSVG, my free & open-source SVG editor made in Godot, just released alpha 12.
This prerelease introduces many quality of life improvements and a new layout area for previewing SVGs at various sizes!
More details: www.godsvg.com/article/1-0-...
#GodotEngine #VectorArt #OpenSource
This prerelease introduces many quality of life improvements and a new layout area for previewing SVGs at various sizes!
More details: www.godsvg.com/article/1-0-...
#GodotEngine #VectorArt #OpenSource
October 31, 2025 at 3:07 PM
GodSVG, my free & open-source SVG editor made in Godot, just released alpha 12.
This prerelease introduces many quality of life improvements and a new layout area for previewing SVGs at various sizes!
More details: www.godsvg.com/article/1-0-...
#GodotEngine #VectorArt #OpenSource
This prerelease introduces many quality of life improvements and a new layout area for previewing SVGs at various sizes!
More details: www.godsvg.com/article/1-0-...
#GodotEngine #VectorArt #OpenSource
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I'm working on earnings stuff for the next episode of @virtualeconcast.com and I feel the deep urge to remind you that when a large corporation cites "market conditions" for their "necessary" layoffs, they aren't telling the whole truth.
October 29, 2025 at 9:53 PM
I'm working on earnings stuff for the next episode of @virtualeconcast.com and I feel the deep urge to remind you that when a large corporation cites "market conditions" for their "necessary" layoffs, they aren't telling the whole truth.
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"Today, he deals with the center’s impacts in real time - the one that bothers him the most is the noise pollution.
"'There are no birds around here anymore,' he said, noting the humming or buzzing noise the center emits scares away a lot of wildlife from his area."
"'There are no birds around here anymore,' he said, noting the humming or buzzing noise the center emits scares away a lot of wildlife from his area."
A humming annoyance or jobs boom? Life next to 199 data centres in Virginia
Data centres were billed as a boon to Virginia’s economy. Now, residents are concerned about their impact on real estate and electricity costs.
www.bbc.com
October 26, 2025 at 10:48 PM
"Today, he deals with the center’s impacts in real time - the one that bothers him the most is the noise pollution.
"'There are no birds around here anymore,' he said, noting the humming or buzzing noise the center emits scares away a lot of wildlife from his area."
"'There are no birds around here anymore,' he said, noting the humming or buzzing noise the center emits scares away a lot of wildlife from his area."
Reposted by Richard Meredith
Still looking for a new job! I'm a Tech Artist / Generalist who loves pushing visual side of things, 13 years of #UnrealEngine, Tech Art, Lighting, Lookdev, Env, Cinematics, HLSL, BP, PCG, Niagara, Python as well as a Houdini & Substance skillset
Avaliable mid Dec
#GameDev #VFX #FX #GameArt
Avaliable mid Dec
#GameDev #VFX #FX #GameArt
October 26, 2025 at 10:12 PM
Still looking for a new job! I'm a Tech Artist / Generalist who loves pushing visual side of things, 13 years of #UnrealEngine, Tech Art, Lighting, Lookdev, Env, Cinematics, HLSL, BP, PCG, Niagara, Python as well as a Houdini & Substance skillset
Avaliable mid Dec
#GameDev #VFX #FX #GameArt
Avaliable mid Dec
#GameDev #VFX #FX #GameArt
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Bugs, faith, and honey. Find out what happened to the moths.
Chiaroscuro Imago, our narrative-driven horror game about murky secrets and stark realities, will be releasing on Steam come November 10th! Very exciting. You should probably wishlist it so you don't forget!
Link below! 🔽🐝📞🍯
Chiaroscuro Imago, our narrative-driven horror game about murky secrets and stark realities, will be releasing on Steam come November 10th! Very exciting. You should probably wishlist it so you don't forget!
Link below! 🔽🐝📞🍯
October 26, 2025 at 9:54 PM
Bugs, faith, and honey. Find out what happened to the moths.
Chiaroscuro Imago, our narrative-driven horror game about murky secrets and stark realities, will be releasing on Steam come November 10th! Very exciting. You should probably wishlist it so you don't forget!
Link below! 🔽🐝📞🍯
Chiaroscuro Imago, our narrative-driven horror game about murky secrets and stark realities, will be releasing on Steam come November 10th! Very exciting. You should probably wishlist it so you don't forget!
Link below! 🔽🐝📞🍯
Reposted by Richard Meredith
We’re making a game about a mouse surviving winter!
🥧 bake pies
🌲 explore the forest
🍄 forage for mushrooms
🧶 knit warm clothes
& more!
… there are many good times to be had 😌
🥧 bake pies
🌲 explore the forest
🍄 forage for mushrooms
🧶 knit warm clothes
& more!
… there are many good times to be had 😌
October 7, 2025 at 6:10 PM
We’re making a game about a mouse surviving winter!
🥧 bake pies
🌲 explore the forest
🍄 forage for mushrooms
🧶 knit warm clothes
& more!
… there are many good times to be had 😌
🥧 bake pies
🌲 explore the forest
🍄 forage for mushrooms
🧶 knit warm clothes
& more!
… there are many good times to be had 😌
Kitties hanging out. The white one is my cat, Loppan. She loves to hang out there because she's on top of the AV receiver which is warm as fuck. Black one is her brother, Baggis, who is visiting and very nervous, so he's being brave just hanging out in the open
October 24, 2025 at 9:43 PM
Kitties hanging out. The white one is my cat, Loppan. She loves to hang out there because she's on top of the AV receiver which is warm as fuck. Black one is her brother, Baggis, who is visiting and very nervous, so he's being brave just hanging out in the open
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Oh my god some fucking tech dingdong posted this on Twitter with the caption "AI games are going to be amazing" totally seriously, you have to watch it. You have to. In full screen.
October 24, 2025 at 3:02 PM
Oh my god some fucking tech dingdong posted this on Twitter with the caption "AI games are going to be amazing" totally seriously, you have to watch it. You have to. In full screen.