Ilia Zhilez
zhilez.bsky.social
Ilia Zhilez
@zhilez.bsky.social
Game Designer @ Owlcat Games

Talking about my own creative endeavours in game design, music and fantasy writing.
Post a song and the face that it causes you to make

www.youtube.com/watch?v=Pbr1... (dat ride at 0:08)
December 11, 2023 at 5:14 PM
It's incredible to share Steam takeover banner with Against the Storm.
Buy this game, it's really fun with awesome no-bullshit design.
December 10, 2023 at 10:53 AM
Ah yes, my favorite Warcraft III: Frozen Throne custom map

SKIBIDI CASTLE
November 29, 2023 at 12:53 PM
Breakthrough idea about level design:

Instead of yellow paint, there are cats sitting near the points of interest.
November 19, 2023 at 10:19 AM
Grandma called me and forbade to work on the weekend. Oh well.
November 18, 2023 at 5:57 PM
I ate 4 kiwis and got chemical burns of my lips and tongue.
I regret nothing and totally recommend you to follow my example.
November 10, 2023 at 4:59 PM
I took 2 day offs and slept for 12 hours.
It was great by itself, but after that I realised that I didn't eat anything for 30 hours already and I'm not really hungry (well, I am, but it's bearable).

So I want to continue this experiment until tomorrow, and will post my results and experience here.
October 26, 2023 at 5:21 PM
So I FINALLY have all my music gear delivered to me.

Sat with a guitar for the first time in like 4 months and immediately wrote 11/4 riff. I've missed that.
October 22, 2023 at 6:14 PM
Reposted by Ilia Zhilez
мне не даёт покоя фраза "the cake is a lie"

кажется, будто человеческая любовь к рифмам и каламбурам даёт здесь сбой: почему не "the pie is a lie"? почему не "the cake is (a) fake"?

а эта фраза звучит как попытка подражать вот этой человеческой манере речи, совершённая нейросеткой

ну, или роботом
October 21, 2023 at 11:21 PM
Hidden memory unlocked.

I suddenly remembered a few strange days from my childhood in a rural area, when it was forbidden to go outside.
Not just for kids, but for everyone, because it was "dangerous" somehow. Usually a warning would come a few days before, and adults seemed concerned about it.
October 20, 2023 at 12:51 PM
listen me out

Stardew Valley, but Factorio
October 13, 2023 at 12:42 PM
There's a term in sound engineering called "bleed".
When you recording an instrument, drum kit for example, with many mics, each one will pick up not only its main piece, but also some sound of the others drums or cymbals.

Twist: this is actually a game design post (thread ⬇️). #gamedev #gamedesign
October 9, 2023 at 1:42 PM
Increasingly often I feel more energetic and motivated, like I'm 10-15 years younger.
Reason? I go to the bed 1-2 hours earlier and just lie down in the darkness, thinking through ideas for my novel. It works miracles for my mind and psyche, it's like I am reconnecting with my past (better?) self.
October 9, 2023 at 12:22 AM
So I wanted a platform to share my creative endeavours and maybe some personal insights. This one will do.
October 8, 2023 at 10:18 PM