John Skov
@deftjargon.bsky.social
Game Dev - Technical Producer on Forntite's Performance and Memory optimization team. Currently in Seattle's East Side.
Stupid legal disclaimer: Expressed opinions are my own, and do not represent Epic Games or any other organization.
Stupid legal disclaimer: Expressed opinions are my own, and do not represent Epic Games or any other organization.
Oh! I know this one! I represent the Performance and Optimization team!
...yeah, you probably don't want me in the room
...yeah, you probably don't want me in the room
November 11, 2025 at 3:16 AM
Oh! I know this one! I represent the Performance and Optimization team!
...yeah, you probably don't want me in the room
...yeah, you probably don't want me in the room
Also, I see nothing wrong with "male living spaces." No one should be shamed for living in an aesthetically blank but functional space if they are happy in it.
Beauty standards can differ, and that's okay.
Beauty standards can differ, and that's okay.
November 1, 2025 at 9:01 PM
Also, I see nothing wrong with "male living spaces." No one should be shamed for living in an aesthetically blank but functional space if they are happy in it.
Beauty standards can differ, and that's okay.
Beauty standards can differ, and that's okay.
I have probably been victim to the "male living spaces" in games that have housing.
I wonder how often it correlates to accessibility to more item options. If items are hard to get/make (or paywalled), are players likely to just stick to the easy bare essentials?
I wonder how often it correlates to accessibility to more item options. If items are hard to get/make (or paywalled), are players likely to just stick to the easy bare essentials?
November 1, 2025 at 8:59 PM
I have probably been victim to the "male living spaces" in games that have housing.
I wonder how often it correlates to accessibility to more item options. If items are hard to get/make (or paywalled), are players likely to just stick to the easy bare essentials?
I wonder how often it correlates to accessibility to more item options. If items are hard to get/make (or paywalled), are players likely to just stick to the easy bare essentials?
Thank you for the correction. That is messed up advertising then
October 16, 2025 at 7:46 PM
Thank you for the correction. That is messed up advertising then
288m is if you take the lump sum. If you take the annual annuity payments it should be the full value.
Lump sum lets you control what it is invested if for possible larger returns over the 30 years of payments. But also puts you at risk to blow through it or lose it all in the first year.
Lump sum lets you control what it is invested if for possible larger returns over the 30 years of payments. But also puts you at risk to blow through it or lose it all in the first year.
October 16, 2025 at 7:40 PM
288m is if you take the lump sum. If you take the annual annuity payments it should be the full value.
Lump sum lets you control what it is invested if for possible larger returns over the 30 years of payments. But also puts you at risk to blow through it or lose it all in the first year.
Lump sum lets you control what it is invested if for possible larger returns over the 30 years of payments. But also puts you at risk to blow through it or lose it all in the first year.
Haven't we all assumed there was a list like this since the patriot act passed? And especially after the Snowden whistle blowing?
October 10, 2025 at 4:18 PM
Haven't we all assumed there was a list like this since the patriot act passed? And especially after the Snowden whistle blowing?
Every campaign needs the comedic misunderstanding that lives on for years
October 9, 2025 at 4:06 AM
Every campaign needs the comedic misunderstanding that lives on for years
I want to second saying thank you for letting us hijack your post a bit
October 8, 2025 at 1:45 AM
I want to second saying thank you for letting us hijack your post a bit
I do not have a blog. But happy to chat again in the future!
October 8, 2025 at 1:44 AM
I do not have a blog. But happy to chat again in the future!
Not really. It's more akin to story point bidding/planning poker, but by team not by individual. The feature's priority is weighed against the highest bids to see if it needs a redesign or if we can cut a lower impact feature to free up the team that is looking like they cannot get their part done.
October 8, 2025 at 12:43 AM
Not really. It's more akin to story point bidding/planning poker, but by team not by individual. The feature's priority is weighed against the highest bids to see if it needs a redesign or if we can cut a lower impact feature to free up the team that is looking like they cannot get their part done.
Bidding might not be the best term for it, it's a little bit different. But I am not sure what would be a better term for it.
October 7, 2025 at 11:13 PM
Bidding might not be the best term for it, it's a little bit different. But I am not sure what would be a better term for it.
Bidding against projected capacity, per team. If a team is over capacity we can then look at what can be cut or adjusted to make features fit for all teams.
October 7, 2025 at 9:47 PM
Bidding against projected capacity, per team. If a team is over capacity we can then look at what can be cut or adjusted to make features fit for all teams.
We actually have more teams than that the listed examples. And some of these teams will have multiple producers broken out to each own a subset of features, depending on the season's length and needs.
October 7, 2025 at 9:07 PM
We actually have more teams than that the listed examples. And some of these teams will have multiple producers broken out to each own a subset of features, depending on the season's length and needs.
A super generic overview would be a list of features/items with columns for each team to bid out their estimated dev cost. It can have a reasonable concurrent user count when you look at all the teams (animation, fx, hard surface, ui, ai, gameplay, audio, ld, quests, battlepass, etc).
October 7, 2025 at 9:02 PM
A super generic overview would be a list of features/items with columns for each team to bid out their estimated dev cost. It can have a reasonable concurrent user count when you look at all the teams (animation, fx, hard surface, ui, ai, gameplay, audio, ld, quests, battlepass, etc).
Google suite is good for highly collaborative work. At least it's the best office suite that I have used when you want to have multiple editors active at once. It works well when you have a team the size of Fortnite's working together on things like a master season scoping doc.
October 7, 2025 at 6:34 PM
Google suite is good for highly collaborative work. At least it's the best office suite that I have used when you want to have multiple editors active at once. It works well when you have a team the size of Fortnite's working together on things like a master season scoping doc.
Epic uses Google suite too. DigiPen was all in on Libre Office when I was a student there a decade ago.
October 7, 2025 at 4:17 AM
Epic uses Google suite too. DigiPen was all in on Libre Office when I was a student there a decade ago.
It's a sure fire way to pump up engagement metrics. What are users going to do, move to another office suite over it?
October 7, 2025 at 4:13 AM
It's a sure fire way to pump up engagement metrics. What are users going to do, move to another office suite over it?
So if you have more than the smallest plot you have to endure 2 loading screens and travel time to do both steps.
October 6, 2025 at 6:01 PM
So if you have more than the smallest plot you have to endure 2 loading screens and travel time to do both steps.
Second: You have to refuel your generators to provide shields for your base. You can fit about 21 days of fuel in the basic generators.
If your taxes are unpaid for a few weeks, your generators automatically power down.
If your taxes are unpaid for a few weeks, your generators automatically power down.
October 6, 2025 at 6:00 PM
Second: You have to refuel your generators to provide shields for your base. You can fit about 21 days of fuel in the basic generators.
If your taxes are unpaid for a few weeks, your generators automatically power down.
If your taxes are unpaid for a few weeks, your generators automatically power down.
To make it worse, there are 2 systems at play for most people.
First: If you have anything larger than the smallest plot claimed, you have to pay weekly taxes on it. You have to go to one of the social hub cities to pay your taxes.
First: If you have anything larger than the smallest plot claimed, you have to pay weekly taxes on it. You have to go to one of the social hub cities to pay your taxes.
October 6, 2025 at 5:58 PM
To make it worse, there are 2 systems at play for most people.
First: If you have anything larger than the smallest plot claimed, you have to pay weekly taxes on it. You have to go to one of the social hub cities to pay your taxes.
First: If you have anything larger than the smallest plot claimed, you have to pay weekly taxes on it. You have to go to one of the social hub cities to pay your taxes.