sam, autumnal
@samuelbass.bsky.social
Senior Technical designer at Epic games. Sample projects, templates, tech talks, StackOBot 2.0, Project Parrot, Project Titan, Lyra and more! Ask me about Unreal, UEFN and indie stuff!
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All non-work related views / statements my own.
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2025 Tech Designers Toolkit | Unreal Fest Bali 2025
YouTube video by Unreal Engine
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Hey, #UnrealEngine #gamedev gang, my Tech Designer's Toolkit talk from Unrealfest Bali is now available on YouTube!
www.youtube.com/watch?v=mntj...
www.youtube.com/watch?v=mntj...
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The Bond discourse is fascinating and, at face value at least, shows a stunning lack of creativity on the part of the new shepherds of the series.
Just cast a new Bond, make a winky teaser trailer ("rumors of my death may have been... exaggerated") and then move on.
Just cast a new Bond, make a winky teaser trailer ("rumors of my death may have been... exaggerated") and then move on.
November 11, 2025 at 4:36 PM
The Bond discourse is fascinating and, at face value at least, shows a stunning lack of creativity on the part of the new shepherds of the series.
Just cast a new Bond, make a winky teaser trailer ("rumors of my death may have been... exaggerated") and then move on.
Just cast a new Bond, make a winky teaser trailer ("rumors of my death may have been... exaggerated") and then move on.
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this needs to known far and wide
A Republican sheriff in a swing county that Trump won by 0.1% signed a contract to help ICE, then lost last week by 11.
New by me in @boltsmag.org: boltsmag.org/sheriff-of-b...
New by me in @boltsmag.org: boltsmag.org/sheriff-of-b...
Voters Ousted This Pennsylvania Sheriff After He Signed Up to Collaborate With ICE - Bolts
A populous, swing county replaced its GOP sheriff on Tuesday after months of controversy over his joining ICE’s 287(g) program. The Democratic winner promises he’ll end the contract.
boltsmag.org
November 11, 2025 at 4:27 PM
this needs to known far and wide
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Chatting with Future Class inductees for my latest at @theguardian.com. They paint a pretty clear picture of the perils of performative allyship.
Thanks to all who spoke with me, and always, to Keza for the chance to do important work!
Thanks to all who spoke with me, and always, to Keza for the chance to do important work!
“Don’t gather some of the most brilliant activists in the industry, treat us like crap, and then expect us to do nothing about it.” After the Game Awards cancelled its Future Class programme, @alyssamerc.bsky.social talked to its former honorees
www.theguardian.com/games/2025/n...
www.theguardian.com/games/2025/n...
“We were effectively props”: young stars of game development feel let down by the ‘gaming Oscars’
Announced in 2020 by the Game Awards as an inclusive programme for the industry’s next generation, the Future Class initiative has now been discontinued. Inductees describe clashes with organisers and...
www.theguardian.com
November 11, 2025 at 12:41 PM
Chatting with Future Class inductees for my latest at @theguardian.com. They paint a pretty clear picture of the perils of performative allyship.
Thanks to all who spoke with me, and always, to Keza for the chance to do important work!
Thanks to all who spoke with me, and always, to Keza for the chance to do important work!
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Senators on the brink of retirement who lived full, wealthy lives and never feared the loss of their own healthcare voting for their constituents to die from their inability to afford the same is treasonous
November 10, 2025 at 2:20 AM
Senators on the brink of retirement who lived full, wealthy lives and never feared the loss of their own healthcare voting for their constituents to die from their inability to afford the same is treasonous
Today in things that irrationally annoy me… people writing that someone was ”casted” in a role.
It’s cast, motherfucker.
It’s cast, motherfucker.
November 11, 2025 at 6:11 AM
Today in things that irrationally annoy me… people writing that someone was ”casted” in a role.
It’s cast, motherfucker.
It’s cast, motherfucker.
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YEAH, THAT'S RIGHT! I HAVE WRITTEN A NEW ARTICLE!
this one's a bit weird; rather than doing my usual "trying to organize my thoughts and building a winding case that builds on itself," I decided to show you what my EARLY article creation process looks like:
docseuss.medium.com/some-loosely...
this one's a bit weird; rather than doing my usual "trying to organize my thoughts and building a winding case that builds on itself," I decided to show you what my EARLY article creation process looks like:
docseuss.medium.com/some-loosely...
some loosely organized thoughts about dialogue sysin games
think of this as me trying to find out what parts of dialogue choices are load bearing game design and what else can be done with dialogue.
docseuss.medium.com
November 10, 2025 at 3:04 AM
YEAH, THAT'S RIGHT! I HAVE WRITTEN A NEW ARTICLE!
this one's a bit weird; rather than doing my usual "trying to organize my thoughts and building a winding case that builds on itself," I decided to show you what my EARLY article creation process looks like:
docseuss.medium.com/some-loosely...
this one's a bit weird; rather than doing my usual "trying to organize my thoughts and building a winding case that builds on itself," I decided to show you what my EARLY article creation process looks like:
docseuss.medium.com/some-loosely...
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okay, seriously: if we were to corral this, would anyone be interested in contributing? Here is the google form:
forms.gle/m2V4j4cDvwNu...
forms.gle/m2V4j4cDvwNu...
November 10, 2025 at 5:18 PM
okay, seriously: if we were to corral this, would anyone be interested in contributing? Here is the google form:
forms.gle/m2V4j4cDvwNu...
forms.gle/m2V4j4cDvwNu...
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New show alert! 📢
Meet Big Sonic Heaven, a weekly showcase of the best in dreampop, shoegaze, post-punk, ethereal and trip-hop. Hosted by Detroit radio veteran Darren Revell, each episode blends deep cuts from musical pioneers with new tracks from the genre’s next generation 🎶
Meet Big Sonic Heaven, a weekly showcase of the best in dreampop, shoegaze, post-punk, ethereal and trip-hop. Hosted by Detroit radio veteran Darren Revell, each episode blends deep cuts from musical pioneers with new tracks from the genre’s next generation 🎶
November 10, 2025 at 5:06 PM
New show alert! 📢
Meet Big Sonic Heaven, a weekly showcase of the best in dreampop, shoegaze, post-punk, ethereal and trip-hop. Hosted by Detroit radio veteran Darren Revell, each episode blends deep cuts from musical pioneers with new tracks from the genre’s next generation 🎶
Meet Big Sonic Heaven, a weekly showcase of the best in dreampop, shoegaze, post-punk, ethereal and trip-hop. Hosted by Detroit radio veteran Darren Revell, each episode blends deep cuts from musical pioneers with new tracks from the genre’s next generation 🎶
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It's been 9 years since I talked at GDC about 3D level editors being critical for game development, as it's where all content comes together: youtu.be/brByJ5EVBn4?...
And yet sadly, not much has changed. Though companies now do hire 'Tool Designers', which I count as a success from this talk.
And yet sadly, not much has changed. Though companies now do hire 'Tool Designers', which I count as a success from this talk.
November 10, 2025 at 9:00 AM
It's been 9 years since I talked at GDC about 3D level editors being critical for game development, as it's where all content comes together: youtu.be/brByJ5EVBn4?...
And yet sadly, not much has changed. Though companies now do hire 'Tool Designers', which I count as a success from this talk.
And yet sadly, not much has changed. Though companies now do hire 'Tool Designers', which I count as a success from this talk.
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a script from @indivisible.org! (I'm probably going to add how harmful this will be in Ossoff's reelection campaign, bc we'll be blaming the entire party when people's healthcare premiums are so high they can't afford insurance)
CALL NOW: Tell Your Democratic Senator It's Time for Chuck Schumer to Step Aside
indivisible.org
November 10, 2025 at 2:58 PM
a script from @indivisible.org! (I'm probably going to add how harmful this will be in Ossoff's reelection campaign, bc we'll be blaming the entire party when people's healthcare premiums are so high they can't afford insurance)
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Ambrosia Sky: Act One is available now!!
15% off on both Steam & Epic!!
store.steampowered.com/app/3580160/...
store.epicgames.com/en-US/p/ambr...
15% off on both Steam & Epic!!
store.steampowered.com/app/3580160/...
store.epicgames.com/en-US/p/ambr...
Ambrosia Sky 🪐 | Launch Trailer
YouTube video by Soft Rains Games
www.youtube.com
November 10, 2025 at 2:14 PM
Ambrosia Sky: Act One is available now!!
15% off on both Steam & Epic!!
store.steampowered.com/app/3580160/...
store.epicgames.com/en-US/p/ambr...
15% off on both Steam & Epic!!
store.steampowered.com/app/3580160/...
store.epicgames.com/en-US/p/ambr...
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I'm gonna GO to SPACE, she said
I'm gonna POWERWASH their SOULS, she said
I'm gonna BEFRIEND the FUNGUS, she said
and then she did! Happy Ambrosia Sky launch day! (the above may or may not reflect your play experience, consider it fan fiction)
store.steampowered.com/app/3580160/...
I'm gonna POWERWASH their SOULS, she said
I'm gonna BEFRIEND the FUNGUS, she said
and then she did! Happy Ambrosia Sky launch day! (the above may or may not reflect your play experience, consider it fan fiction)
store.steampowered.com/app/3580160/...
Save 15% on Ambrosia Sky on Steam
You left. Now they’re dead. Ambrosia Sky: Act One is an immersive sim about exploring an asteroid colony devastated by a mysterious contamination. Survive and harvest strains of aggressive alien fungi...
store.steampowered.com
November 10, 2025 at 2:13 PM
I'm gonna GO to SPACE, she said
I'm gonna POWERWASH their SOULS, she said
I'm gonna BEFRIEND the FUNGUS, she said
and then she did! Happy Ambrosia Sky launch day! (the above may or may not reflect your play experience, consider it fan fiction)
store.steampowered.com/app/3580160/...
I'm gonna POWERWASH their SOULS, she said
I'm gonna BEFRIEND the FUNGUS, she said
and then she did! Happy Ambrosia Sky launch day! (the above may or may not reflect your play experience, consider it fan fiction)
store.steampowered.com/app/3580160/...
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Kyle Kingsbury is not a journalist. He is not an op-ed writer.
He is a computer safety researcher.
And he has written one of the most compelling, comprehensive accounts of the ongoing hell in Chicago that you could possibly imagine.
In under 1600 words.
aphyr.com/posts/397-i-...
He is a computer safety researcher.
And he has written one of the most compelling, comprehensive accounts of the ongoing hell in Chicago that you could possibly imagine.
In under 1600 words.
aphyr.com/posts/397-i-...
November 9, 2025 at 8:49 PM
Kyle Kingsbury is not a journalist. He is not an op-ed writer.
He is a computer safety researcher.
And he has written one of the most compelling, comprehensive accounts of the ongoing hell in Chicago that you could possibly imagine.
In under 1600 words.
aphyr.com/posts/397-i-...
He is a computer safety researcher.
And he has written one of the most compelling, comprehensive accounts of the ongoing hell in Chicago that you could possibly imagine.
In under 1600 words.
aphyr.com/posts/397-i-...
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I'm having a hard time even figuring out this Democratic cave. Like ever work with a guy so stupid he will do something and you can't even tell exactly what he was trying to do
November 10, 2025 at 5:12 AM
I'm having a hard time even figuring out this Democratic cave. Like ever work with a guy so stupid he will do something and you can't even tell exactly what he was trying to do
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The pre-release for UZDoom's debut is here! If you'd like to help us test UZDoom in preparation for 4.14.3 grab the build here: github.com/UZDoom/UZDoo... (expand the Assets tab)
(Windows and Linux available; Mac coming later)
Read the details here: zdoom.org/wiki/UZDoom_...
(Windows and Linux available; Mac coming later)
Read the details here: zdoom.org/wiki/UZDoom_...
November 8, 2025 at 2:28 AM
The pre-release for UZDoom's debut is here! If you'd like to help us test UZDoom in preparation for 4.14.3 grab the build here: github.com/UZDoom/UZDoo... (expand the Assets tab)
(Windows and Linux available; Mac coming later)
Read the details here: zdoom.org/wiki/UZDoom_...
(Windows and Linux available; Mac coming later)
Read the details here: zdoom.org/wiki/UZDoom_...
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The reaction from a lot of antizionists to Zohran Mamdani (correctly!) condemning the antisemitic vandalism of a synagogue is disappointing, but not surprising, and is a perfect distillation of the kind of behavior that makes Israel-critical jews so hesitant to join the movement: 🧵
November 8, 2025 at 8:40 PM
The reaction from a lot of antizionists to Zohran Mamdani (correctly!) condemning the antisemitic vandalism of a synagogue is disappointing, but not surprising, and is a perfect distillation of the kind of behavior that makes Israel-critical jews so hesitant to join the movement: 🧵
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My steam page is finally up! King's Courier is a love letter to Might and Magic 6-8
Wishlist here:
store.steampowered.com/app/4008790/...
#indiedev #gamedev
Wishlist here:
store.steampowered.com/app/4008790/...
#indiedev #gamedev
King's Courier - Announcement Trailer
YouTube video by Goblinwatch
www.youtube.com
November 5, 2025 at 4:37 PM
My steam page is finally up! King's Courier is a love letter to Might and Magic 6-8
Wishlist here:
store.steampowered.com/app/4008790/...
#indiedev #gamedev
Wishlist here:
store.steampowered.com/app/4008790/...
#indiedev #gamedev
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My level editor for Unreal Engine called Scythe just got a new major update! Here's what's in it: 🧵 (1/)
November 8, 2025 at 6:53 PM
My level editor for Unreal Engine called Scythe just got a new major update! Here's what's in it: 🧵 (1/)
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Just checking you all know about Spirit Swap, the game that came out this year that I directed alongside many incredibly skilled friends and workers! We’re a majority (uh I’m pretty sure 100% tbh) marginalized people co-op and self-published! Please check out our trailer I love it so much!
Spirit Swap: Lofi Beats to Match-3 to is OUT NOW!
GO GO GO!
✨ store.steampowered.com/app/1592170/... ✨
GO GO GO!
✨ store.steampowered.com/app/1592170/... ✨
November 6, 2025 at 12:01 AM
Just checking you all know about Spirit Swap, the game that came out this year that I directed alongside many incredibly skilled friends and workers! We’re a majority (uh I’m pretty sure 100% tbh) marginalized people co-op and self-published! Please check out our trailer I love it so much!
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Anyway, this remains my favorite review of GDT's Frankenstein. Chaw, as always, exploring the depth and breadth of the film's meaning like no other filmfreakcentral.net/2025/09/tell...
Telluride '25: Frankenstein - FILM FREAK CENTRAL
****/****starring Oscar Isaac, Jacob Elordi, Mia Goth, Christoph Waltzscreenplay by Guillermo del Toro, based on the book Frankenstein; or: The Modern Prometheus by Mary Shelleydirected by Guillermo d...
filmfreakcentral.net
November 8, 2025 at 2:14 PM
Anyway, this remains my favorite review of GDT's Frankenstein. Chaw, as always, exploring the depth and breadth of the film's meaning like no other filmfreakcentral.net/2025/09/tell...
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Collecting TikTok avatars of ppl telling me New York will be under sharia law in six months
November 7, 2025 at 11:18 PM
Collecting TikTok avatars of ppl telling me New York will be under sharia law in six months
I know you shouldn’t read the comments, but I do and most times I feel so much regret
November 8, 2025 at 7:01 AM
I know you shouldn’t read the comments, but I do and most times I feel so much regret
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In dire need of #OuterWorlds2 help - anyone who's playing it or even worked on it?
I busted my ass to get these factions to cooperate but this clown Hoyt stands in my way. Worse yet:
I busted my ass to get these factions to cooperate but this clown Hoyt stands in my way. Worse yet:
November 8, 2025 at 3:11 AM
In dire need of #OuterWorlds2 help - anyone who's playing it or even worked on it?
I busted my ass to get these factions to cooperate but this clown Hoyt stands in my way. Worse yet:
I busted my ass to get these factions to cooperate but this clown Hoyt stands in my way. Worse yet: