Tom Elliott 🚂🚃🚃🚃
@tomsayshi.com
⚙️ Freelance Programmer 10+ years on Augmented Empire, Transformers, Jurassic World and others, Gameplay & Lead
💬 Ran GameBox & Game Dev Brew Crew
🚂 I like trains!
▶️ https://www.youtube.com/@TheTomTalks
🔗 https://tomsayshi.com
@Tom_SaysHi on Twit
💬 Ran GameBox & Game Dev Brew Crew
🚂 I like trains!
▶️ https://www.youtube.com/@TheTomTalks
🔗 https://tomsayshi.com
@Tom_SaysHi on Twit
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Tom Elliott 🚂🚃🚃🚃
@tomsayshi.com
· Nov 19
Tom Elliott - I program Apps and Games
I've been programming Apps and Games for 10 years on iOS, Android, Unity, VR, PC and Console.
tomsayshi.com
Hello! I'm Tom, a freelance games programmer of 10+ years 🎮⚙️
Hoping to use this to connect with game enjoyers and developers, I'm sick of LinkedIn!
(Here's all my work in one place) tomsayshi.com
Hoping to use this to connect with game enjoyers and developers, I'm sick of LinkedIn!
(Here's all my work in one place) tomsayshi.com
Reposted by Tom Elliott 🚂🚃🚃🚃
👉 I'm available for work again; 👈
If your project needs a programmer with a baller' track record for shipping high quality games on time I'm available now —
Even if I can't help you, chances are I know someone who can so do feel free to buzz me!
tomsayshi.com
If your project needs a programmer with a baller' track record for shipping high quality games on time I'm available now —
Even if I can't help you, chances are I know someone who can so do feel free to buzz me!
tomsayshi.com
Tom Elliott - I program Apps and Games
I've been programming Apps and Games for 10 years on iOS, Android, Unity, VR, PC and Console.
tomsayshi.com
August 26, 2025 at 2:12 PM
👉 I'm available for work again; 👈
If your project needs a programmer with a baller' track record for shipping high quality games on time I'm available now —
Even if I can't help you, chances are I know someone who can so do feel free to buzz me!
tomsayshi.com
If your project needs a programmer with a baller' track record for shipping high quality games on time I'm available now —
Even if I can't help you, chances are I know someone who can so do feel free to buzz me!
tomsayshi.com
Fantastic fucking energy.
Side note hiring a game designer that started in comms is short-hand for hiring a designer that 𝖚𝖓𝖉𝖊𝖗𝖘𝖙𝖆𝖓𝖉𝖘 𝖙𝖍𝖊 𝖋𝖚𝖑𝖑 𝖕𝖑𝖆𝖞𝖊𝖗 𝖊𝖝𝖕𝖊𝖗𝖎𝖊𝖓𝖈𝖊.
Side note hiring a game designer that started in comms is short-hand for hiring a designer that 𝖚𝖓𝖉𝖊𝖗𝖘𝖙𝖆𝖓𝖉𝖘 𝖙𝖍𝖊 𝖋𝖚𝖑𝖑 𝖕𝖑𝖆𝖞𝖊𝖗 𝖊𝖝𝖕𝖊𝖗𝖎𝖊𝖓𝖈𝖊.
It's good to be back.
Listen to me, nobody is ready for what I have up my sleeve.
Passing up on me while I'm available is self sabotage
Listen to me, nobody is ready for what I have up my sleeve.
Passing up on me while I'm available is self sabotage
August 4, 2025 at 3:46 PM
Fantastic fucking energy.
Side note hiring a game designer that started in comms is short-hand for hiring a designer that 𝖚𝖓𝖉𝖊𝖗𝖘𝖙𝖆𝖓𝖉𝖘 𝖙𝖍𝖊 𝖋𝖚𝖑𝖑 𝖕𝖑𝖆𝖞𝖊𝖗 𝖊𝖝𝖕𝖊𝖗𝖎𝖊𝖓𝖈𝖊.
Side note hiring a game designer that started in comms is short-hand for hiring a designer that 𝖚𝖓𝖉𝖊𝖗𝖘𝖙𝖆𝖓𝖉𝖘 𝖙𝖍𝖊 𝖋𝖚𝖑𝖑 𝖕𝖑𝖆𝖞𝖊𝖗 𝖊𝖝𝖕𝖊𝖗𝖎𝖊𝖓𝖈𝖊.
Got age verified on BluSky, now I can say the f word!
July 24, 2025 at 4:09 PM
Got age verified on BluSky, now I can say the f word!
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games that don't need to make money, games that need to make money, and games that need to make shitloads of money have to be discussed in different ways and flattening the distinctions between them doesn't work.
May 18, 2025 at 3:38 PM
games that don't need to make money, games that need to make money, and games that need to make shitloads of money have to be discussed in different ways and flattening the distinctions between them doesn't work.
Reposted by Tom Elliott 🚂🚃🚃🚃
Make sure your RPG battle transitions, scene composition, and attack animations are at least as cool as this Taiwanese DOS RPG from 1995
May 14, 2025 at 6:39 AM
Make sure your RPG battle transitions, scene composition, and attack animations are at least as cool as this Taiwanese DOS RPG from 1995
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Meetup this Friday!!!
We're at The Town Wall, not Offshore44, so make sure you're at the right spot!
6pm onwards
Pink Ln, Newcastle upon Tyne NE1 5HX
We're at The Town Wall, not Offshore44, so make sure you're at the right spot!
6pm onwards
Pink Ln, Newcastle upon Tyne NE1 5HX
April 1, 2025 at 1:52 PM
Meetup this Friday!!!
We're at The Town Wall, not Offshore44, so make sure you're at the right spot!
6pm onwards
Pink Ln, Newcastle upon Tyne NE1 5HX
We're at The Town Wall, not Offshore44, so make sure you're at the right spot!
6pm onwards
Pink Ln, Newcastle upon Tyne NE1 5HX
Trying to get this scene looking painterly (3D, realtime, all in Unity. Just post pro shaders and a custom render pipeline.)
March 14, 2025 at 1:02 PM
Trying to get this scene looking painterly (3D, realtime, all in Unity. Just post pro shaders and a custom render pipeline.)
Unity development is following a tutorial that is only a year old and EVERYTHING IN IT IS NOW OBSOLETE OR DEPRECATED.
March 6, 2025 at 7:19 PM
Unity development is following a tutorial that is only a year old and EVERYTHING IN IT IS NOW OBSOLETE OR DEPRECATED.
We did it!
They said it couldn't be done.
You can't take the VR out of a VR game.
Well, we've done it.
⚙️Augmented Empire is coming to PC, April 16th!
🌠Play the demo in Steam Next Fest, wishlist today!
▶️https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yi_q1YVZU6A
🔗https://store.steampowered.com/app/2856600/Augmented_Empire/
You can't take the VR out of a VR game.
Well, we've done it.
⚙️Augmented Empire is coming to PC, April 16th!
🌠Play the demo in Steam Next Fest, wishlist today!
▶️https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yi_q1YVZU6A
🔗https://store.steampowered.com/app/2856600/Augmented_Empire/
February 20, 2025 at 3:28 PM
We did it!
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Me playing a Demonic Tutor in my power level 3 commander pod.
February 11, 2025 at 8:29 PM
Me playing a Demonic Tutor in my power level 3 commander pod.
Ask and you shall receive 😌
justtom.itch.io/planechase-m...
Planechase Map App v1.1 is live with new NEVER OFFICIALLY RELEASED MagicCon cards!
justtom.itch.io/planechase-m...
Planechase Map App v1.1 is live with new NEVER OFFICIALLY RELEASED MagicCon cards!
February 3, 2025 at 7:37 PM
Ask and you shall receive 😌
justtom.itch.io/planechase-m...
Planechase Map App v1.1 is live with new NEVER OFFICIALLY RELEASED MagicCon cards!
justtom.itch.io/planechase-m...
Planechase Map App v1.1 is live with new NEVER OFFICIALLY RELEASED MagicCon cards!
Switch 2's possible mouse mode is COOL and all BUT any dev will be frothing at the mouth for more RAM.
Death to this screen.
Death to countless nights optimizing memory access.
Death to this screen.
Death to countless nights optimizing memory access.
January 20, 2025 at 4:46 PM
Switch 2's possible mouse mode is COOL and all BUT any dev will be frothing at the mouth for more RAM.
Death to this screen.
Death to countless nights optimizing memory access.
Death to this screen.
Death to countless nights optimizing memory access.
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Back in 2021, PMG reported on the unseen games industry crunch taking place at outsourcing studios in SE Asia.
Since then, the companies we looked at have continued to work on some of the biggest games in the world, without any push to improve the conditions of the artists doing that work. (1/7)
Since then, the companies we looked at have continued to work on some of the biggest games in the world, without any push to improve the conditions of the artists doing that work. (1/7)
January 7, 2025 at 2:34 PM
Back in 2021, PMG reported on the unseen games industry crunch taking place at outsourcing studios in SE Asia.
Since then, the companies we looked at have continued to work on some of the biggest games in the world, without any push to improve the conditions of the artists doing that work. (1/7)
Since then, the companies we looked at have continued to work on some of the biggest games in the world, without any push to improve the conditions of the artists doing that work. (1/7)
Reposted by Tom Elliott 🚂🚃🚃🚃
It occurs to me, after reading posts getting it spectacularly wrong, that there are a lot of misconceptions over how game studios organize and, in particular, who makes the actual decisions about what ends up in your game. Much of it is by folks who don't *try* to get it... but not all, surely. 1/🧵
December 22, 2024 at 3:24 AM
It occurs to me, after reading posts getting it spectacularly wrong, that there are a lot of misconceptions over how game studios organize and, in particular, who makes the actual decisions about what ends up in your game. Much of it is by folks who don't *try* to get it... but not all, surely. 1/🧵
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Err I'm sorry maps? My what is changing?? I feel like this warrants more than a single ⚠️
December 17, 2024 at 4:14 AM
Err I'm sorry maps? My what is changing?? I feel like this warrants more than a single ⚠️
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The best order of operations for any mid-scope indie game that requires funding is:
- Build it quickly & quietly assuming you'll self-publish
- Pitch to everyone
- If unsuccessful, put out a store page & start marketing
- If successful, publishers will come back to you
- If not, continue as-is
- Build it quickly & quietly assuming you'll self-publish
- Pitch to everyone
- If unsuccessful, put out a store page & start marketing
- If successful, publishers will come back to you
- If not, continue as-is
December 10, 2024 at 3:55 PM
The best order of operations for any mid-scope indie game that requires funding is:
- Build it quickly & quietly assuming you'll self-publish
- Pitch to everyone
- If unsuccessful, put out a store page & start marketing
- If successful, publishers will come back to you
- If not, continue as-is
- Build it quickly & quietly assuming you'll self-publish
- Pitch to everyone
- If unsuccessful, put out a store page & start marketing
- If successful, publishers will come back to you
- If not, continue as-is
As with every sales break-down of a released game, this one is invaluable.
ESPECIALLY because it's a smaller (if still excellent!) title, it's so much more common to find public numbers on mega-hits which are more often outliers than the norm.
Thankyou Jo!
ESPECIALLY because it's a smaller (if still excellent!) title, it's so much more common to find public numbers on mega-hits which are more often outliers than the norm.
Thankyou Jo!
December 7, 2024 at 11:26 AM
As with every sales break-down of a released game, this one is invaluable.
ESPECIALLY because it's a smaller (if still excellent!) title, it's so much more common to find public numbers on mega-hits which are more often outliers than the norm.
Thankyou Jo!
ESPECIALLY because it's a smaller (if still excellent!) title, it's so much more common to find public numbers on mega-hits which are more often outliers than the norm.
Thankyou Jo!
Reposted by Tom Elliott 🚂🚃🚃🚃
Unfortunately l've been told my role is currently at risk of redundancy, so I’m starting to explore potential new opportunities.
If anyone has any Audio Designer roles available please let me know- I have 3+ years of game industry experience.
Reposts greatly appreciated 🎧🎮❤️ #GameAudio #AudioDesign
If anyone has any Audio Designer roles available please let me know- I have 3+ years of game industry experience.
Reposts greatly appreciated 🎧🎮❤️ #GameAudio #AudioDesign
November 29, 2024 at 7:40 PM
Unfortunately l've been told my role is currently at risk of redundancy, so I’m starting to explore potential new opportunities.
If anyone has any Audio Designer roles available please let me know- I have 3+ years of game industry experience.
Reposts greatly appreciated 🎧🎮❤️ #GameAudio #AudioDesign
If anyone has any Audio Designer roles available please let me know- I have 3+ years of game industry experience.
Reposts greatly appreciated 🎧🎮❤️ #GameAudio #AudioDesign
Not to mention proprietary platform support;
Small studios have 3.5 reasonable options for Switch/PS5/XBOX and they're all WILDLY different engines.
Small studios have 3.5 reasonable options for Switch/PS5/XBOX and they're all WILDLY different engines.
Just so we're all clear: moving away from Unity is a HUGE cost for small devs. Learning new systems for alternatives is an immediate, *massive* problem.
Your "scoff, why would anyone even use Unity any more?" hot take is not particularly grounded in practicality, I'm afraid.
Your "scoff, why would anyone even use Unity any more?" hot take is not particularly grounded in practicality, I'm afraid.
November 27, 2024 at 3:11 PM
Not to mention proprietary platform support;
Small studios have 3.5 reasonable options for Switch/PS5/XBOX and they're all WILDLY different engines.
Small studios have 3.5 reasonable options for Switch/PS5/XBOX and they're all WILDLY different engines.
90% of game dev is looking at a shit version of your work and hoping people only see the last 10% 😤🙏
November 24, 2024 at 1:48 PM
90% of game dev is looking at a shit version of your work and hoping people only see the last 10% 😤🙏
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In ue5 and can't find the make video game button what is this some kind of joke
November 23, 2024 at 11:50 AM
In ue5 and can't find the make video game button what is this some kind of joke