Jim Partridge
@jim--partridge.bsky.social
I create digital experiences through a variety of game engines (Source, Unity, Unreal) as a hobby modder.
Come join my discord: https://discord.gg/QzFFt2hH
Find my other projects here:
https://steamcommunity.com/id/Jim_Partridge_Mapping/myworkshopfiles/
Come join my discord: https://discord.gg/QzFFt2hH
Find my other projects here:
https://steamcommunity.com/id/Jim_Partridge_Mapping/myworkshopfiles/
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Jim Partridge
@jim--partridge.bsky.social
· Jan 24
Half Life 2 Level Design Gameplay Analysis
YouTube video by Jim Partridge
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Here's a link to my Half Life 2 level design analysis vid I release many years ago. These principles don't go away even though diff game styles are more popular these days the core fundamentals are always true... #gamedev #leveldesign youtu.be/FRBisIZvl24?...
The embers of creativity are glowing once again in my productivity furnace... Or something. Summers almost over. Time to get to work!!
August 13, 2025 at 10:40 PM
The embers of creativity are glowing once again in my productivity furnace... Or something. Summers almost over. Time to get to work!!
If you're not so good at writing emails or marketing material you should practice and get better. Letting AI wrote it for you isn't doing you any favours...
August 13, 2025 at 6:40 AM
If you're not so good at writing emails or marketing material you should practice and get better. Letting AI wrote it for you isn't doing you any favours...
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Managed to get a good looking outdoor storm vibe in Alien Swarm Reactive Drop. Puddle reflections and particle systems etc... Its so old but I love this game so much #LevelDesign
August 12, 2025 at 12:28 PM
Managed to get a good looking outdoor storm vibe in Alien Swarm Reactive Drop. Puddle reflections and particle systems etc... Its so old but I love this game so much #LevelDesign
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late night shopping
August 12, 2025 at 1:16 AM
late night shopping
"Hi. Please can you give us permission to sell your personal information for profit!?"
“Hell no!"
"Aw go on, we'll give you a free coffee once a month if you let us"
"I can afford my own coffee thanks"
"weirdo!"
“Hell no!"
"Aw go on, we'll give you a free coffee once a month if you let us"
"I can afford my own coffee thanks"
"weirdo!"
August 7, 2025 at 6:58 PM
"Hi. Please can you give us permission to sell your personal information for profit!?"
“Hell no!"
"Aw go on, we'll give you a free coffee once a month if you let us"
"I can afford my own coffee thanks"
"weirdo!"
“Hell no!"
"Aw go on, we'll give you a free coffee once a month if you let us"
"I can afford my own coffee thanks"
"weirdo!"
Bluesky and Discord seem to be the only AI free platforms for me at the moment. Facebook, Instagram, WhatsApp and others are all AI generated toxic sludge. The Internet as we knew it will become unusable. I already no longer consider the internet to be real. LinkedIn were way ahead of the game.
August 7, 2025 at 2:09 PM
Bluesky and Discord seem to be the only AI free platforms for me at the moment. Facebook, Instagram, WhatsApp and others are all AI generated toxic sludge. The Internet as we knew it will become unusable. I already no longer consider the internet to be real. LinkedIn were way ahead of the game.
Running around with generative AI desperately trying to find a use for it seems to be taking its toll on a lot of people. Web3 did the same for many. Everyone needs to put down the solution without a problem and get back to work.
August 6, 2025 at 10:34 PM
Running around with generative AI desperately trying to find a use for it seems to be taking its toll on a lot of people. Web3 did the same for many. Everyone needs to put down the solution without a problem and get back to work.
Inspired by a re-reading of Salems Lot I'm designing an ARMA 3 mod thst simulates a vampire infestation. By day you search buildings and hunt for sleeping vamps. By night they search for civilians to turn or your team to feast upon. Find and destroy the master vampire to end the nightmare!!!
July 22, 2025 at 2:53 PM
Inspired by a re-reading of Salems Lot I'm designing an ARMA 3 mod thst simulates a vampire infestation. By day you search buildings and hunt for sleeping vamps. By night they search for civilians to turn or your team to feast upon. Find and destroy the master vampire to end the nightmare!!!
I don't like RnB. It's bland and forgettable music. That fuzzed up Drake type vocal is just annoying as hell and it's pouring out of every other car in London. I'm so lonely...
July 12, 2025 at 2:52 PM
I don't like RnB. It's bland and forgettable music. That fuzzed up Drake type vocal is just annoying as hell and it's pouring out of every other car in London. I'm so lonely...
Restarting Red Dead 2. This time I'm gonna do it right... This time it'll be different.
July 12, 2025 at 2:35 PM
Restarting Red Dead 2. This time I'm gonna do it right... This time it'll be different.
I'm too tired to be angry at things any more. I give up. I'm cracking open a beer and watching The Rocketeer because it makes me feel good and Jennifer Connelly is stunning and Timothy Dalton makes an excellent Nazi...
July 8, 2025 at 11:32 PM
I'm too tired to be angry at things any more. I give up. I'm cracking open a beer and watching The Rocketeer because it makes me feel good and Jennifer Connelly is stunning and Timothy Dalton makes an excellent Nazi...
Frozen Antlion Shack pics. This is coming together nicely. #HalfLife #Halflife2 #Gamedev #LevelDesign
May 10, 2025 at 3:42 AM
Frozen Antlion Shack pics. This is coming together nicely. #HalfLife #Halflife2 #Gamedev #LevelDesign
Finally got around to watching Promising Young Woman. Cary Mulligan is great and THAT scene is crazy powerful cinema. Just jarring seeing Schmidt as a bad guy... Still highly recommended.
May 9, 2025 at 10:53 PM
Finally got around to watching Promising Young Woman. Cary Mulligan is great and THAT scene is crazy powerful cinema. Just jarring seeing Schmidt as a bad guy... Still highly recommended.
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this is maybe trite at this point but it is in your interest to find ways to create things. basically everyone wants you to be consuming nonstop. making stuff, from cooking to photography or whatever, can help you feel more in control. doesn’t even have to be something you share with other people
May 9, 2025 at 2:06 AM
this is maybe trite at this point but it is in your interest to find ways to create things. basically everyone wants you to be consuming nonstop. making stuff, from cooking to photography or whatever, can help you feel more in control. doesn’t even have to be something you share with other people
Why is it every #Ubisoft game I've ever played on PC is a performance disaster. I really like #StarWarsOutlaws but the framerate is all over the place. Even with the settings universally on low it's choppy as hell. Other modern titles like Indy run just fine on my rig with no need to tweak anything.
May 9, 2025 at 5:26 AM
Why is it every #Ubisoft game I've ever played on PC is a performance disaster. I really like #StarWarsOutlaws but the framerate is all over the place. Even with the settings universally on low it's choppy as hell. Other modern titles like Indy run just fine on my rig with no need to tweak anything.
April 13, 2025 at 11:17 PM
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#CaptainAmerica #BraveNewWorld is shockingly poor to me and I say this as a huge fan of the previous Cap films and Anthony Mackie. It's just very poorly written and edited. It plods along with no tempo or tension. It doesn't make you care about any if the characters or what's at stake. Such a shame.
April 4, 2025 at 1:19 PM
#CaptainAmerica #BraveNewWorld is shockingly poor to me and I say this as a huge fan of the previous Cap films and Anthony Mackie. It's just very poorly written and edited. It plods along with no tempo or tension. It doesn't make you care about any if the characters or what's at stake. Such a shame.
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Years ago I saw a comment that broke down all different art influences across the various levels in Thief 2: The Metal Age, I kept a screenshot of it for years for whenever somebody claimed the game lacked visual variety… I lost that screenshot at some point sadly. Still, happy 25th Thief 2.
March 23, 2025 at 5:53 PM
Years ago I saw a comment that broke down all different art influences across the various levels in Thief 2: The Metal Age, I kept a screenshot of it for years for whenever somebody claimed the game lacked visual variety… I lost that screenshot at some point sadly. Still, happy 25th Thief 2.
I keep waking at 5... wish i was actually useful at this time of the morning... now I'm going to be tired and grumpy for the rest of the day... and unproductive. grrrr
March 20, 2025 at 6:24 AM
I keep waking at 5... wish i was actually useful at this time of the morning... now I'm going to be tired and grumpy for the rest of the day... and unproductive. grrrr
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Inspired by @jim--partridge.bsky.social to delve into some blasts from the past! Starting with Great Heights, a three round payload map I developed in 2009 (eesh!) for Team Fortress 2.
#GameDesign #LevelDesign #teamfortress
#GameDesign #LevelDesign #teamfortress
March 19, 2025 at 6:56 AM
Inspired by @jim--partridge.bsky.social to delve into some blasts from the past! Starting with Great Heights, a three round payload map I developed in 2009 (eesh!) for Team Fortress 2.
#GameDesign #LevelDesign #teamfortress
#GameDesign #LevelDesign #teamfortress
My creative drive took a stumble over the past few weeks but I changed my focus away from level design to D&D campaign prep... And now my level design creativity is back! Love it when you just need that spark to get the things flowing again...
March 18, 2025 at 11:52 PM
My creative drive took a stumble over the past few weeks but I changed my focus away from level design to D&D campaign prep... And now my level design creativity is back! Love it when you just need that spark to get the things flowing again...
God Ive missed the #WheelOfTime it's so good..
March 13, 2025 at 10:34 PM
God Ive missed the #WheelOfTime it's so good..