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ADIOS. HARDSPACE. PARATOPIC. Narrative Designer. Creative Director. Game design consultant.
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That's right. It's time for part 3 of the FPS series; this time, a lot of assorted thoughts on what makes for good enemy design. This one was fun as hell to write.
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That's right. It's time for part 3 of the FPS series; this time, a lot of assorted thoughts on what makes for good enemy design. This one was fun as hell to write.
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building a better first person shooter part 3: enemy mine
So! First, we talked about a specific subgenre of first person shooter, loosely starting with Unreal and Half-Life and dying off around…
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please read my article about why humans need enrichment just like cats need lasers. thank you
please read my article about why humans need enrichment just like cats need lasers. thank you
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If you don't think these are legal strikes you do not offer to resign, you tell SecDef that you will order your subordinates not to engage in them and that if he wants a different outcome he can fire you
November 11, 2025 at 4:13 PM
If you don't think these are legal strikes you do not offer to resign, you tell SecDef that you will order your subordinates not to engage in them and that if he wants a different outcome he can fire you
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Republicans constantly attack their Congressional leadership, and they remove leaders who fail to achieve the objectives desired by the base.
This 'infighting' hasn't been a 'distraction' or 'weakness' for them, it has produced victory after victory, including control of all three branches.
This 'infighting' hasn't been a 'distraction' or 'weakness' for them, it has produced victory after victory, including control of all three branches.
Oh yeah - never a convenient time to have some real talk about the dynamic that the Democrats in the Senate are led by bunch of chumps. Certainly not after they created the conditions for yet another base demoralizing surrender.
This kind of activity is just what you should want to see, if your are a Republican, eager to see the opposition distracted by self-destructive infighting.
November 11, 2025 at 3:57 PM
Republicans constantly attack their Congressional leadership, and they remove leaders who fail to achieve the objectives desired by the base.
This 'infighting' hasn't been a 'distraction' or 'weakness' for them, it has produced victory after victory, including control of all three branches.
This 'infighting' hasn't been a 'distraction' or 'weakness' for them, it has produced victory after victory, including control of all three branches.
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My last word on the matter
November 11, 2025 at 2:27 PM
My last word on the matter
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Look I know she’s equal parts dumb, incompetent, and evil, but even still jfc
“I’ve been hearing that standards will be eliminated or severely cut back. Bari has told people that she wants to get rid of standards and is shocked that they have so much power. She also asked openly, ‘What’s the point of standards?’” one CBS source said.
www.independent.co.uk/news/world/a...
www.independent.co.uk/news/world/a...
Bari Weiss wants to take down ‘too much power’ CBS News Standards unit: sources
EXCLUSIVE: Internal rumblings within the newsroom come after the S&P head resigned and the network disbanded its vaunted Race and Culture unit.
www.independent.co.uk
November 11, 2025 at 4:03 PM
Look I know she’s equal parts dumb, incompetent, and evil, but even still jfc
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This is how I learned that Eurogamer do scores again.
For Arc Raiders to ride the wave of human sociability all the way to the bank, while also being so contemptuous of the thing that makes us social animals in its own workflow demonstrates a lack of artistic integrity that I find impossible to ignore.
Our review: https://bit.ly/49bVn01
Our review: https://bit.ly/49bVn01
November 11, 2025 at 4:04 PM
This is how I learned that Eurogamer do scores again.
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im sure you addressed it somewhere but the amount of money "saved" by using AI art will not counteract the money lost by making things worse unethically when it comes to your audience
November 11, 2025 at 4:02 PM
im sure you addressed it somewhere but the amount of money "saved" by using AI art will not counteract the money lost by making things worse unethically when it comes to your audience
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Working with actors was the highlight when I was producing audiodrama. The point of collaborative art is letting other people bring their magic and expertise to the project.
November 11, 2025 at 3:59 PM
Working with actors was the highlight when I was producing audiodrama. The point of collaborative art is letting other people bring their magic and expertise to the project.
someone asked me literally yesterday if I could use AI for voice acting for Waifu Death Squad since there are so many speaking parts, and my response was "why would I want to do that? Working with actors is the fun part, because they'll surprise you with their line reads or dialogue tweaks."
The thing that strikes me about replacing voice actors with AI slop is that, in the scope of a big AA/AAA production it barely saves money? These people aren't even full time. It's immizerating people because immizerating people is your goal, nothing more.
November 11, 2025 at 3:57 PM
someone asked me literally yesterday if I could use AI for voice acting for Waifu Death Squad since there are so many speaking parts, and my response was "why would I want to do that? Working with actors is the fun part, because they'll surprise you with their line reads or dialogue tweaks."
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A reminder that my books make great gifts (for yourself or others) and you can easily buy them here: bookshop.org/lists/graphi...
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Checkout out this list on Bookshop
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November 11, 2025 at 3:55 PM
A reminder that my books make great gifts (for yourself or others) and you can easily buy them here: bookshop.org/lists/graphi...
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UK stops sharing some intel with US over concerns about legality of US military strikes on alleged drug boats, sources tell CNN. https://cnn.it/47VvbVi
November 11, 2025 at 3:16 PM
UK stops sharing some intel with US over concerns about legality of US military strikes on alleged drug boats, sources tell CNN. https://cnn.it/47VvbVi
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I refuse to believe this was said by someone who previously wrote James Bond. How are you this "Zelda Timeline" brained for JAMES BOND. Has this guy not realized that James Bond has been 34 years old since 1962? I need his head cannon explanation for how Moneypenny magically became black in 2012.
James Bond’s death in No Time to Die is causing a nightmare for the next film. Writers are stuck because Bond “was blown to pieces.”
Anthony Horowitz, author of three 007 novels, says:
“You can't have him wake up in shower and saying it was all a dream."
radaronline.com/p/james-bond...
Anthony Horowitz, author of three 007 novels, says:
“You can't have him wake up in shower and saying it was all a dream."
radaronline.com/p/james-bond...
November 11, 2025 at 3:50 PM
I refuse to believe this was said by someone who previously wrote James Bond. How are you this "Zelda Timeline" brained for JAMES BOND. Has this guy not realized that James Bond has been 34 years old since 1962? I need his head cannon explanation for how Moneypenny magically became black in 2012.
I think a lot of people would be better off reading my posts like the guy who's delighted about trains, because that's how I actually sound when talking about this shit
November 11, 2025 at 3:50 PM
I think a lot of people would be better off reading my posts like the guy who's delighted about trains, because that's how I actually sound when talking about this shit
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Y'all will have to brace yourselves for seeing what it's like to have an adhd, brain foggy, brain, but tbh, this was an extremely helpful read for me, as I attempt to write a game script for the first time.
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.
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November 10, 2025 at 10:01 PM
Y'all will have to brace yourselves for seeing what it's like to have an adhd, brain foggy, brain, but tbh, this was an extremely helpful read for me, as I attempt to write a game script for the first time.
@fat4all.bsky.social hey, the dog in your avatar: golden retriever, right? not labrador?
November 11, 2025 at 3:43 PM
@fat4all.bsky.social hey, the dog in your avatar: golden retriever, right? not labrador?
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Trying to explain how Ambrosia Sky is Powerwash Simulator meets Donkey Kong Bananza but about being wistful for a home you can't go back to and leaving the midwest and grief for lost people & endeavors alike and also there's a grapple hook
November 11, 2025 at 3:35 AM
Trying to explain how Ambrosia Sky is Powerwash Simulator meets Donkey Kong Bananza but about being wistful for a home you can't go back to and leaving the midwest and grief for lost people & endeavors alike and also there's a grapple hook
what good has england ever done for anybody?
November 11, 2025 at 3:19 PM
what good has england ever done for anybody?
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"What if the Ship had Bad vibes"
-Docvember
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i think the edmund fitzgerald was a stupid looking ship. great song, tragic true story, but shittiest goddamn looking ship i have ever seen. i hate its vibes on principle
November 11, 2025 at 3:08 PM
"What if the Ship had Bad vibes"
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correct, if you want anyone else to win, you have to bust down doors on their behalf, get the name recognition out, and spend all your time enthusing about WHY YOUR CANDIDATE IS EXCITING
I have no idea how reliable or valid this poll is, but I'd just like to remind everyone that if Biss wins, to not throw a temper tantrum about it, unless he does wind up doing something legitimately terrible in the remaining months if the campaign
74% of Dem primary voters know Biss and 61% view him favorably. No other IL-09 candidate cracks 20% or comes close in name recognition.
November 11, 2025 at 2:41 PM
correct, if you want anyone else to win, you have to bust down doors on their behalf, get the name recognition out, and spend all your time enthusing about WHY YOUR CANDIDATE IS EXCITING
doomguy in hell screaming "where is ruth bader ginsburg?"
November 11, 2025 at 2:36 PM
doomguy in hell screaming "where is ruth bader ginsburg?"
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My pal @andrewmcalpine.bsky.social is a brilliant writer, and he's doing some of his best work yet for these books. I can't wait for folks to explore these deranged and visionary territories.
November 11, 2025 at 2:16 PM
My pal @andrewmcalpine.bsky.social is a brilliant writer, and he's doing some of his best work yet for these books. I can't wait for folks to explore these deranged and visionary territories.
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Look— I don't know if a new Half-Life game is getting announced on Nov. 18th.
What I *do* know is that Valve still needs to publish that new edition of Half-Life 2: Raising the Bar they announced last year, so that's about as much as I'm willing to get my hopes up for.
What I *do* know is that Valve still needs to publish that new edition of Half-Life 2: Raising the Bar they announced last year, so that's about as much as I'm willing to get my hopes up for.
November 11, 2025 at 2:16 PM
Look— I don't know if a new Half-Life game is getting announced on Nov. 18th.
What I *do* know is that Valve still needs to publish that new edition of Half-Life 2: Raising the Bar they announced last year, so that's about as much as I'm willing to get my hopes up for.
What I *do* know is that Valve still needs to publish that new edition of Half-Life 2: Raising the Bar they announced last year, so that's about as much as I'm willing to get my hopes up for.
how did the activists seek out other avenues to do activism after realizing that the keighleys were standard award show fare lip service?
like, what did they do after, how can we support that?
like, what did they do after, how can we support that?
“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 2:25 PM
how did the activists seek out other avenues to do activism after realizing that the keighleys were standard award show fare lip service?
like, what did they do after, how can we support that?
like, what did they do after, how can we support that?
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The one thing every single one of us can count on in this life is that you will become disabled.
The only variable is whether it happens at birth, in old age, or somewhere in between
The only variable is whether it happens at birth, in old age, or somewhere in between
Yall real silent about disability injustices because most of you don’t see disability as a thing that can happen to you.
We are “aww those poor people”. Meanwhile disability can happen to anyone at any moment and those injustices you ignored? They become your experiences too
We are “aww those poor people”. Meanwhile disability can happen to anyone at any moment and those injustices you ignored? They become your experiences too
November 11, 2025 at 2:21 PM
The one thing every single one of us can count on in this life is that you will become disabled.
The only variable is whether it happens at birth, in old age, or somewhere in between
The only variable is whether it happens at birth, in old age, or somewhere in between
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Final countdown for The Saintly Hollows kickstarter. We've secured EU- and UK-friendly shipping, and all stretch goals are unlocked.
Come for the stolen moon, stay for the cursed swords and behemoth knight machine. #osr www.kickstarter.com/projects/626...
Come for the stolen moon, stay for the cursed swords and behemoth knight machine. #osr www.kickstarter.com/projects/626...
Wildendrem Volume Two: The Saintly Hollows
Two new books of mythic adventure in a land of wonder and peril, for use on their own or alongside the award-winning Valley of Flowers.
www.kickstarter.com
November 11, 2025 at 2:05 PM
Final countdown for The Saintly Hollows kickstarter. We've secured EU- and UK-friendly shipping, and all stretch goals are unlocked.
Come for the stolen moon, stay for the cursed swords and behemoth knight machine. #osr www.kickstarter.com/projects/626...
Come for the stolen moon, stay for the cursed swords and behemoth knight machine. #osr www.kickstarter.com/projects/626...