Alan Au
@alanau.bsky.social
Trickster disciple. 🦊 Game developer. 🎲️✂ Emeritus data generalist. 📊 Delightfully imperfect. ☁️ Not that kind of doctor. 🎓 [E] Itsatrap 🎮 He/Him
Remake Myth, you cowards.
October 24, 2025 at 8:35 PM
Remake Myth, you cowards.
Surprising no one: frightgeist.withgoogle.com/costumes#tre...
October 10, 2025 at 7:16 AM
Surprising no one: frightgeist.withgoogle.com/costumes#tre...
Reminds me of this classic:
September 24, 2025 at 10:00 PM
Reminds me of this classic:
Archetype assignment via potion.
September 18, 2025 at 7:31 PM
Archetype assignment via potion.
It look like BF 2024 is only $3 right now? Surely it's gotten better from launch, right? 🫣
August 22, 2025 at 7:19 PM
It look like BF 2024 is only $3 right now? Surely it's gotten better from launch, right? 🫣
If you misplaced your Hugo Award, you should check the lost & found. 😂
(reposting with a cleaned-up photo to avoid accidentally revealing names and addresses)
(reposting with a cleaned-up photo to avoid accidentally revealing names and addresses)
August 18, 2025 at 7:24 AM
If you misplaced your Hugo Award, you should check the lost & found. 😂
(reposting with a cleaned-up photo to avoid accidentally revealing names and addresses)
(reposting with a cleaned-up photo to avoid accidentally revealing names and addresses)
There was that one time I was driving in downtown Seattle and spotted some pigeons who had scored themselves a pizza. #drawabird
August 18, 2025 at 6:49 AM
There was that one time I was driving in downtown Seattle and spotted some pigeons who had scored themselves a pizza. #drawabird
The Orange Box is what finally got me to sign up for a Steam account.
August 15, 2025 at 8:00 AM
The Orange Box is what finally got me to sign up for a Steam account.
Like Hobbes the tiger, my problem is that I have no setting between "off" and "high."
August 13, 2025 at 5:30 AM
Like Hobbes the tiger, my problem is that I have no setting between "off" and "high."
I'm not posting my lock screen, partly because it has my email address on it (I'm not that hard to find, but you have to make *some* effort).
My lock screen is also exceeding functional; it's the time & date, my email address, and the Lego Space logo. (Occasionally I swap it out for other things.)
My lock screen is also exceeding functional; it's the time & date, my email address, and the Lego Space logo. (Occasionally I swap it out for other things.)
July 27, 2025 at 12:26 AM
I'm not posting my lock screen, partly because it has my email address on it (I'm not that hard to find, but you have to make *some* effort).
My lock screen is also exceeding functional; it's the time & date, my email address, and the Lego Space logo. (Occasionally I swap it out for other things.)
My lock screen is also exceeding functional; it's the time & date, my email address, and the Lego Space logo. (Occasionally I swap it out for other things.)
Surely I've got something in my drafts folder.
June 17, 2025 at 5:53 PM
Surely I've got something in my drafts folder.
If you see this, post your getaway vehicle.
May 4, 2025 at 5:37 AM
If you see this, post your getaway vehicle.
RIP Urban Dead, and thanks for the memories.
March 7, 2025 at 1:23 AM
RIP Urban Dead, and thanks for the memories.
Today's adventure in #gamedev: I redid my "engagement range" system, which technically only has 3 configurations, but I'm using a 4-quadrant circle because I think it makes more sense intuitively.
My math brain is silently weeping; these are the sacrifices I make for you, the players. 🥲
My math brain is silently weeping; these are the sacrifices I make for you, the players. 🥲
January 18, 2025 at 2:24 AM
Today's adventure in #gamedev: I redid my "engagement range" system, which technically only has 3 configurations, but I'm using a 4-quadrant circle because I think it makes more sense intuitively.
My math brain is silently weeping; these are the sacrifices I make for you, the players. 🥲
My math brain is silently weeping; these are the sacrifices I make for you, the players. 🥲
Problem: players mentioned that they weren't able to easily compare their own status vs. their opponent's status.
Attempted solution: move the status trackers from player boards to the main board, and line them up.
Will it fix the problem? I guess I'll find out when I playtest! #gamedev
Attempted solution: move the status trackers from player boards to the main board, and line them up.
Will it fix the problem? I guess I'll find out when I playtest! #gamedev
January 7, 2025 at 10:00 PM
Problem: players mentioned that they weren't able to easily compare their own status vs. their opponent's status.
Attempted solution: move the status trackers from player boards to the main board, and line them up.
Will it fix the problem? I guess I'll find out when I playtest! #gamedev
Attempted solution: move the status trackers from player boards to the main board, and line them up.
Will it fix the problem? I guess I'll find out when I playtest! #gamedev
Here's the most recent redesign, which I still like a lot, but I'd like to rework the pattern a bit.
August 28, 2023 at 4:10 AM
Here's the most recent redesign, which I still like a lot, but I'd like to rework the pattern a bit.