Garrett Fredley
@somecronzaguy.bsky.social
Senior Build Engineer, IP Preservation @PlayStation,
Cosplayer & Prop Maker, Hobbyist Artist, Visual Novel Enthusiast, Cynical Optimist
Cosplayer & Prop Maker, Hobbyist Artist, Visual Novel Enthusiast, Cynical Optimist
Just hopped off a call chatting with Nightdive and GOG about our upcoming GDC talk, and I spent most of it internally going "Holy shit I'm in a call with GOG and Nightdive"
What a wild 2026 this is going to be
What a wild 2026 this is going to be
January 14, 2026 at 6:53 PM
Just hopped off a call chatting with Nightdive and GOG about our upcoming GDC talk, and I spent most of it internally going "Holy shit I'm in a call with GOG and Nightdive"
What a wild 2026 this is going to be
What a wild 2026 this is going to be
Heavily debating attending Anime North this year. I've never been on that side of Canada!
Anyone got any thoughts or reviews?
Anyone got any thoughts or reviews?
January 10, 2026 at 10:10 PM
Heavily debating attending Anime North this year. I've never been on that side of Canada!
Anyone got any thoughts or reviews?
Anyone got any thoughts or reviews?
A fresh delivery to our lair 🏰
January 8, 2026 at 5:39 PM
A fresh delivery to our lair 🏰
Turns out #GDC2026 will be an even busier year for Game Preservation!
My second talk is now live on the schedule where I'll be joining GOG and Nightdive Studios to discuss how preserving game history can make for a smart business move 👀
My second talk is now live on the schedule where I'll be joining GOG and Nightdive Studios to discuss how preserving game history can make for a smart business move 👀
January 5, 2026 at 8:22 PM
Turns out #GDC2026 will be an even busier year for Game Preservation!
My second talk is now live on the schedule where I'll be joining GOG and Nightdive Studios to discuss how preserving game history can make for a smart business move 👀
My second talk is now live on the schedule where I'll be joining GOG and Nightdive Studios to discuss how preserving game history can make for a smart business move 👀
One of the very, very few times I've chosen to 100% a game
January 5, 2026 at 6:03 AM
One of the very, very few times I've chosen to 100% a game
Spent much of the holiday break stuck with an absolutely brutal flu, but I am mostly recovered and excited to enjoy these few remaining days!
On my playlist:
- Runescape: Dragonwilds update
- Nighrreign
- E33
On my playlist:
- Runescape: Dragonwilds update
- Nighrreign
- E33
January 2, 2026 at 8:17 PM
Spent much of the holiday break stuck with an absolutely brutal flu, but I am mostly recovered and excited to enjoy these few remaining days!
On my playlist:
- Runescape: Dragonwilds update
- Nighrreign
- E33
On my playlist:
- Runescape: Dragonwilds update
- Nighrreign
- E33
So, who likes Game Preservation? 👀
Join Garrett Fredley and Andrew Borman at GDC Festival of Gaming 2026 for their Establishing the Standards and Practices of Game Preservation Roundtable! No matter what aspect of Game Preservation you work in this is the roundtable for YOU.
Register Today: https://bit.ly/48w1DxK #GDC2026
Register Today: https://bit.ly/48w1DxK #GDC2026
December 23, 2025 at 9:03 PM
So, who likes Game Preservation? 👀
Trying to fly home for the holidays and my son is not happy
December 22, 2025 at 3:40 AM
Trying to fly home for the holidays and my son is not happy
Colleague asked if I wanted this with the footnote
"Do you guys want this. Been in my drawer for 5 years"
Y'all, please check your drawers. That's where all the history is hiding
"Do you guys want this. Been in my drawer for 5 years"
Y'all, please check your drawers. That's where all the history is hiding
December 16, 2025 at 6:09 PM
Colleague asked if I wanted this with the footnote
"Do you guys want this. Been in my drawer for 5 years"
Y'all, please check your drawers. That's where all the history is hiding
"Do you guys want this. Been in my drawer for 5 years"
Y'all, please check your drawers. That's where all the history is hiding
I hope all my fellow devs are feeling inspired after #TheGameAwards !
It's a chance to reflect on values, creative goals, and what you hope to achieve in 2026. It's a reminder of the validity of ideas at all levels of scale and budget, and how fucking cool making games can be
It's a chance to reflect on values, creative goals, and what you hope to achieve in 2026. It's a reminder of the validity of ideas at all levels of scale and budget, and how fucking cool making games can be
December 12, 2025 at 5:31 PM
I hope all my fellow devs are feeling inspired after #TheGameAwards !
It's a chance to reflect on values, creative goals, and what you hope to achieve in 2026. It's a reminder of the validity of ideas at all levels of scale and budget, and how fucking cool making games can be
It's a chance to reflect on values, creative goals, and what you hope to achieve in 2026. It's a reminder of the validity of ideas at all levels of scale and budget, and how fucking cool making games can be
My life is progress bars
December 11, 2025 at 8:17 PM
My life is progress bars
Just passed 1,000,000,000 files stored in our vault at work, which equates to nearly 1 PB of material 🥳💀
Granted it's a misleading number as modern AAA projects tend to store piles of generated files in their repos, but a fantastic milestone nonetheless
Granted it's a misleading number as modern AAA projects tend to store piles of generated files in their repos, but a fantastic milestone nonetheless
December 10, 2025 at 10:44 PM
Just passed 1,000,000,000 files stored in our vault at work, which equates to nearly 1 PB of material 🥳💀
Granted it's a misleading number as modern AAA projects tend to store piles of generated files in their repos, but a fantastic milestone nonetheless
Granted it's a misleading number as modern AAA projects tend to store piles of generated files in their repos, but a fantastic milestone nonetheless
Nightreign is very fun with friends! I've already lost an embarrassing number of runs, but I can't stop
Fiiiiinally beat my second expedition 🙏
Fiiiiinally beat my second expedition 🙏
December 9, 2025 at 12:20 AM
Nightreign is very fun with friends! I've already lost an embarrassing number of runs, but I can't stop
Fiiiiinally beat my second expedition 🙏
Fiiiiinally beat my second expedition 🙏
After never before using a monitor above 60hz and 1920x1080, I decided to invest in a little Christmas gift for myself. Picked up the Odyssey G5 QHD, and holy. This is magic
The colour difference alone is shocking let alone the buttery smoothness of everything else
The colour difference alone is shocking let alone the buttery smoothness of everything else
December 4, 2025 at 5:56 AM
After never before using a monitor above 60hz and 1920x1080, I decided to invest in a little Christmas gift for myself. Picked up the Odyssey G5 QHD, and holy. This is magic
The colour difference alone is shocking let alone the buttery smoothness of everything else
The colour difference alone is shocking let alone the buttery smoothness of everything else
Snow shovelling is one of my favourite winter activities, which is awesome because in Alberta it snows a ton
It's good exercise, therapeutic and the most Canadian thing I could be doing besides slamming Maple Syrup shots with buddy
It's good exercise, therapeutic and the most Canadian thing I could be doing besides slamming Maple Syrup shots with buddy
December 3, 2025 at 5:43 AM
Snow shovelling is one of my favourite winter activities, which is awesome because in Alberta it snows a ton
It's good exercise, therapeutic and the most Canadian thing I could be doing besides slamming Maple Syrup shots with buddy
It's good exercise, therapeutic and the most Canadian thing I could be doing besides slamming Maple Syrup shots with buddy
I took a break for a few weeks to work on UE stuff, but I'm slowly returning to make more progress on my D&D character sheet tool
Currently getting the workflow online for modifying inventory items ⚔️
Currently getting the workflow online for modifying inventory items ⚔️
November 29, 2025 at 7:15 PM
I took a break for a few weeks to work on UE stuff, but I'm slowly returning to make more progress on my D&D character sheet tool
Currently getting the workflow online for modifying inventory items ⚔️
Currently getting the workflow online for modifying inventory items ⚔️
I think I may look into voice acting classes in the new year 🤔
Having a speed impediment kind of dooms my hope for it, but any hobby that gives me an excuse to overcome that impairment is kind of exciting. It's why I like public speaking
Having a speed impediment kind of dooms my hope for it, but any hobby that gives me an excuse to overcome that impairment is kind of exciting. It's why I like public speaking
November 24, 2025 at 11:25 PM
I think I may look into voice acting classes in the new year 🤔
Having a speed impediment kind of dooms my hope for it, but any hobby that gives me an excuse to overcome that impairment is kind of exciting. It's why I like public speaking
Having a speed impediment kind of dooms my hope for it, but any hobby that gives me an excuse to overcome that impairment is kind of exciting. It's why I like public speaking
Working away this weekend on some free updates to my 'Tile Builder' #UE5 plugin☕️
- Updated support for 5.5, 5.6 and 5.7
- Search bar
- View modes for how the tiles are laid out (Inspired by how the foliage mode does it)
- Fixes to bugs
- Updated support for 5.5, 5.6 and 5.7
- Search bar
- View modes for how the tiles are laid out (Inspired by how the foliage mode does it)
- Fixes to bugs
November 23, 2025 at 7:12 AM
Working away this weekend on some free updates to my 'Tile Builder' #UE5 plugin☕️
- Updated support for 5.5, 5.6 and 5.7
- Search bar
- View modes for how the tiles are laid out (Inspired by how the foliage mode does it)
- Fixes to bugs
- Updated support for 5.5, 5.6 and 5.7
- Search bar
- View modes for how the tiles are laid out (Inspired by how the foliage mode does it)
- Fixes to bugs
Enjoying a brew out today while working on my archiving tool for work ☕
November 20, 2025 at 8:37 PM
Enjoying a brew out today while working on my archiving tool for work ☕
Also, finishing it with this much health and no heals? My heart was POUNDING
November 19, 2025 at 6:06 AM
Also, finishing it with this much health and no heals? My heart was POUNDING
Just beat Lies of P + The Overture DLC!
What an incredible game all around, with a DLC absolutely worth playing. I ended up doing two back-to-back full playthroughs which is pretty rare for me.
It felt like Lies truly solved a number of my biggest gripes with the genre. Bravo
What an incredible game all around, with a DLC absolutely worth playing. I ended up doing two back-to-back full playthroughs which is pretty rare for me.
It felt like Lies truly solved a number of my biggest gripes with the genre. Bravo
November 19, 2025 at 6:01 AM
Just beat Lies of P + The Overture DLC!
What an incredible game all around, with a DLC absolutely worth playing. I ended up doing two back-to-back full playthroughs which is pretty rare for me.
It felt like Lies truly solved a number of my biggest gripes with the genre. Bravo
What an incredible game all around, with a DLC absolutely worth playing. I ended up doing two back-to-back full playthroughs which is pretty rare for me.
It felt like Lies truly solved a number of my biggest gripes with the genre. Bravo
For the first time in years, I'm being asked to give a lecture / workshop to some aspiring game dev students!
It's been almost half a decade since I last taught, and I am excited to give back to the next generation 😭
It's been almost half a decade since I last taught, and I am excited to give back to the next generation 😭
November 14, 2025 at 4:52 AM
For the first time in years, I'm being asked to give a lecture / workshop to some aspiring game dev students!
It's been almost half a decade since I last taught, and I am excited to give back to the next generation 😭
It's been almost half a decade since I last taught, and I am excited to give back to the next generation 😭
Thanks work ❤️
November 11, 2025 at 4:18 AM
Thanks work ❤️
My little team at work will finally be hiring again 🙏 Will have details soon!
November 4, 2025 at 5:28 AM
My little team at work will finally be hiring again 🙏 Will have details soon!
Beat Diablo 4 recently, and I'm torn on it.
I don't really love the open-world style. Monster placements felt so arbitrary and plentiful that the world storytelling was a mess. The main story was okay, but the PC felt like a side-character.
At least the tone was gritty?
I don't really love the open-world style. Monster placements felt so arbitrary and plentiful that the world storytelling was a mess. The main story was okay, but the PC felt like a side-character.
At least the tone was gritty?
November 1, 2025 at 8:14 PM
Beat Diablo 4 recently, and I'm torn on it.
I don't really love the open-world style. Monster placements felt so arbitrary and plentiful that the world storytelling was a mess. The main story was okay, but the PC felt like a side-character.
At least the tone was gritty?
I don't really love the open-world style. Monster placements felt so arbitrary and plentiful that the world storytelling was a mess. The main story was okay, but the PC felt like a side-character.
At least the tone was gritty?