Fernoir
@fernoir.bsky.social
Level designer | Saudade Punk | Dreaming of space that doesn't exist | Games are for everybody | He/him
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friday soapbox: as a designer, if you want something to be a skillful action for players, and you want growth in this skill to be very deep/meaningful, then you need to also let players be bad at it. sometimes horrendously bad. players hate this pain, and designers often want to mitigate it away.
November 14, 2025 at 8:42 PM
friday soapbox: as a designer, if you want something to be a skillful action for players, and you want growth in this skill to be very deep/meaningful, then you need to also let players be bad at it. sometimes horrendously bad. players hate this pain, and designers often want to mitigate it away.
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The "player felt a negative emotion for a moment in a playtest, that's now a Pri 1 problem" instinct in AAA prod is a huge tarpit for our industry
November 14, 2025 at 8:44 PM
The "player felt a negative emotion for a moment in a playtest, that's now a Pri 1 problem" instinct in AAA prod is a huge tarpit for our industry
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#xenovember day 13 - I’m noodling for longer and longer on these things. At this rate day 15 will arrive in a week.
#art #alien #xenomorph #horror #horrorart #hrgiger #creatureart #scifiart #artchallenge #bskyart
#art #alien #xenomorph #horror #horrorart #hrgiger #creatureart #scifiart #artchallenge #bskyart
November 13, 2025 at 10:31 PM
#xenovember day 13 - I’m noodling for longer and longer on these things. At this rate day 15 will arrive in a week.
#art #alien #xenomorph #horror #horrorart #hrgiger #creatureart #scifiart #artchallenge #bskyart
#art #alien #xenomorph #horror #horrorart #hrgiger #creatureart #scifiart #artchallenge #bskyart
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Reflektors MTL
November 2, 2025 at 7:48 PM
Reflektors MTL
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Isolation MTL
November 12, 2025 at 4:42 PM
Isolation MTL
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Cet article paraît alors que je viens de perdre le projet que je gérais et traduisais en français quotidiennement depuis 8 ans, l'un des jeux les plus joués au monde au passage. Pour réduire les coûts (espère-t-il), l'éditeur passe à l'IA avec post-édition, que mes collègues et moi refusons.
Merci à @killylog1.bsky.social de m'avoir longuement laissé la parole dans le nouveau @jvlemag.com pour décrire la dégradation des conditions de travail dans la traduction de jeu vidéo à cause des délires autour de l'IA. J'ai pu placer ma meilleure punchline 🥊
![Mais une manne pas encore à même de passer inaperçue, impliquant donc une étape supplémentaire, particulièrement cynique : « Les multinationales de la localisation ont trouvé la solution miracle, j’ai nommé la post-édition », explique Jérémie. « Au lieu de traduire, on nous demande de relire et corriger de la traduction automatique, en exigeant unefacturation deux à trois fois inférieure. Ça ne permet pas de vivre décemment, et qui plus est, c’est un pur cache-misère. Ici comme ailleurs, l’IA générative ne fonctionne que parce qu’il y a des petites mains sous-payées pour préserver les apparences. [...] C’est un travail abrutissant qui peut nécessiter des réécritures complètes. En gros, on retraduit souvent de zéro... au tarif de la correction. Au nom de quoi devrions-nous brader notre savoir-faire parce qu’un intermédiaire artificiel a une solution stupide à proposer ? »](https://cdn.bsky.app/img/feed_thumbnail/plain/did:plc:umngo6aia4ktetas6h4hg5t6/bafkreidlmgnujjheqlffxx2ad6bz57ey6vxuyocjwfvqolmq2yjgxdlihe@jpeg)
November 12, 2025 at 4:26 PM
Cet article paraît alors que je viens de perdre le projet que je gérais et traduisais en français quotidiennement depuis 8 ans, l'un des jeux les plus joués au monde au passage. Pour réduire les coûts (espère-t-il), l'éditeur passe à l'IA avec post-édition, que mes collègues et moi refusons.
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A section of dialogue choices between the player (blue) and Outer Worlds 2 character Ethel Tinsley (red). The full tree of choices for the conversation is shown on the right. The dialogue is written in OEI Tools, a tool made by and for Obsidian Entertainment
November 12, 2025 at 4:27 PM
A section of dialogue choices between the player (blue) and Outer Worlds 2 character Ethel Tinsley (red). The full tree of choices for the conversation is shown on the right. The dialogue is written in OEI Tools, a tool made by and for Obsidian Entertainment
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Georgiy Nisskiy (1903-1987)
November 12, 2025 at 8:23 AM
Georgiy Nisskiy (1903-1987)
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do you guys know about the jawbone of St Anthony
November 11, 2025 at 11:40 PM
do you guys know about the jawbone of St Anthony
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Every technology problem is three social problems in a trench coat
ok one last post -- oldheads are always going to "why is the web dying.... how can we get the kids invested in the free and open web"
bro the kids can't read. that's why the web is dying. first things first
bro the kids can't read. that's why the web is dying. first things first
November 11, 2025 at 7:41 PM
Every technology problem is three social problems in a trench coat
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Winter came early this year but I can’t be mad. First snowfall is always so pretty. ❄️😍
November 11, 2025 at 3:56 PM
Winter came early this year but I can’t be mad. First snowfall is always so pretty. ❄️😍
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Happy Launch Day everyone!!! Everyone on the team worked so hard for this and we think we have something very special, if you're interested please consider picking it up!!! Also I get to share all my Possessor(s) artwork so soon. #gameDev #LaunchDay store.steampowered.com/app/2132890/...
Possessor(s) on Steam
Possessor(s) is a fast-paced action side scroller with combat inspired by platform fighters, a story told through dangerous characters, set in a deep interconnected world ready for exploration.
store.steampowered.com
November 11, 2025 at 1:50 PM
Happy Launch Day everyone!!! Everyone on the team worked so hard for this and we think we have something very special, if you're interested please consider picking it up!!! Also I get to share all my Possessor(s) artwork so soon. #gameDev #LaunchDay store.steampowered.com/app/2132890/...
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played through it in a single setting, that's how much it resonated with me. beautiful experience, can't help but think about a thousand different things but the only one that matters is go fucking play hypogea, holy shit
THE GAME IS OUT, I REPEAT, THE GAME IS OUT
Hopefully I squashed all the bugs, hope everyone enjoys it!
store.steampowered.com/app/2980260/...
Hopefully I squashed all the bugs, hope everyone enjoys it!
store.steampowered.com/app/2980260/...
Save 25% on Hypogea on Steam
Escape from a mysterious underground megastructure in this short atmospheric 3d-platformer.
store.steampowered.com
November 11, 2025 at 2:35 AM
played through it in a single setting, that's how much it resonated with me. beautiful experience, can't help but think about a thousand different things but the only one that matters is go fucking play hypogea, holy shit
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>Check entire thread.
Sometimes you gotta do things yourself.
Sometimes you gotta do things yourself.
November 10, 2025 at 11:58 PM
>Check entire thread.
Sometimes you gotta do things yourself.
Sometimes you gotta do things yourself.
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low polyamory
November 10, 2025 at 9:33 PM
low polyamory
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THE GAME IS OUT, I REPEAT, THE GAME IS OUT
Hopefully I squashed all the bugs, hope everyone enjoys it!
store.steampowered.com/app/2980260/...
Hopefully I squashed all the bugs, hope everyone enjoys it!
store.steampowered.com/app/2980260/...
Save 25% on Hypogea on Steam
Escape from a mysterious underground megastructure in this short atmospheric 3d-platformer.
store.steampowered.com
November 9, 2025 at 11:28 PM
THE GAME IS OUT, I REPEAT, THE GAME IS OUT
Hopefully I squashed all the bugs, hope everyone enjoys it!
store.steampowered.com/app/2980260/...
Hopefully I squashed all the bugs, hope everyone enjoys it!
store.steampowered.com/app/2980260/...
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Ambrosia Sky: Act One is available now!!
15% off on both Steam & Epic!!
store.steampowered.com/app/3580160/...
store.epicgames.com/en-US/p/ambr...
15% off on both Steam & Epic!!
store.steampowered.com/app/3580160/...
store.epicgames.com/en-US/p/ambr...
Ambrosia Sky 🪐 | Launch Trailer
YouTube video by Soft Rains Games
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November 10, 2025 at 2:14 PM
Ambrosia Sky: Act One is available now!!
15% off on both Steam & Epic!!
store.steampowered.com/app/3580160/...
store.epicgames.com/en-US/p/ambr...
15% off on both Steam & Epic!!
store.steampowered.com/app/3580160/...
store.epicgames.com/en-US/p/ambr...
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If you thought Frankenstein's Tower in the Guillermo del Toro movie looked cool, check out the real-world inspiration behind it...
November 10, 2025 at 12:27 PM
If you thought Frankenstein's Tower in the Guillermo del Toro movie looked cool, check out the real-world inspiration behind it...
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btw if you need a proper introduction to PBR texturing with ucupaint I wrote a very detailed guide a few month ago in case you missed it:
Texturing in blender with ucupaint
What is ucupaint? Ucupaint is a free and open-source layering and baking addon for blender. It abstracts away the shader graph into a layer stack to allow texturing with layers rather than nodes:
The ...
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November 10, 2025 at 12:56 PM
btw if you need a proper introduction to PBR texturing with ucupaint I wrote a very detailed guide a few month ago in case you missed it:
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November 9, 2025 at 9:52 AM
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CUTIE CRYPTID loooooooooooong seal cat
November 9, 2025 at 4:16 AM
CUTIE CRYPTID loooooooooooong seal cat
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Growing concerned that Boo Boo might be the world's most photogenic kitten.
November 6, 2025 at 4:15 PM
Growing concerned that Boo Boo might be the world's most photogenic kitten.