Vildravn
@vildravn.dev
🔧 Build engineer by day at a mid-sized game studio
💻 Software developer in free time (Discord bots, indie games, mods and addons)
🐧 Linux enthusiast
🇨🇿 🇸🇪 Czech living in Sweden
✍️ I also enjoy writing
Fuck AI, organic only
links.vildravn.dev
💻 Software developer in free time (Discord bots, indie games, mods and addons)
🐧 Linux enthusiast
🇨🇿 🇸🇪 Czech living in Sweden
✍️ I also enjoy writing
Fuck AI, organic only
links.vildravn.dev
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Vildravn
@vildravn.dev
· Dec 31
New year, new(ish) intro post
Hey everyone, I am Vildravn and I've been in the #gamedev industry for over 10 years now. I am a build engineer by profession - it's like playing Factorio but in real life!
On the side, I dabble in variety of coding and try to make my own games or help other devs.
Hey everyone, I am Vildravn and I've been in the #gamedev industry for over 10 years now. I am a build engineer by profession - it's like playing Factorio but in real life!
On the side, I dabble in variety of coding and try to make my own games or help other devs.
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i spoke to LOADS of people about this very recently, and the only people using it regularly were the dipshits in charge
November 12, 2025 at 3:47 AM
i spoke to LOADS of people about this very recently, and the only people using it regularly were the dipshits in charge
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maybe we could use another splash screen.
November 12, 2025 at 6:47 AM
maybe we could use another splash screen.
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I went to meet the 'Rockstar 31', the developers who were suddenly fired from their work on GTA 6 for what the studio has described as gross misconduct.
That's not what the workers call it though. They have another couple of words they prefer to use: union busting.
www.youtube.com/watch?v=c9nO...
That's not what the workers call it though. They have another couple of words they prefer to use: union busting.
www.youtube.com/watch?v=c9nO...
The Rockstar Workers Fired Before They Could Finish GTA 6
YouTube video by People Make Games
www.youtube.com
November 11, 2025 at 2:43 PM
I went to meet the 'Rockstar 31', the developers who were suddenly fired from their work on GTA 6 for what the studio has described as gross misconduct.
That's not what the workers call it though. They have another couple of words they prefer to use: union busting.
www.youtube.com/watch?v=c9nO...
That's not what the workers call it though. They have another couple of words they prefer to use: union busting.
www.youtube.com/watch?v=c9nO...
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This happens when you have no filter and AI does indeed suck balls..
www.eurogamer.net/ai-as-a-crea...
www.eurogamer.net/ai-as-a-crea...
AI as a creation tool "sucks balls", says Falconeer and Bulwark dev Tomas Sala, but it's the future we should be really worried about
Tomas Sala is a solo developer known for aerial combat game The Falconeer and sea-town building game Bulwark - projects…
www.eurogamer.net
November 11, 2025 at 2:53 PM
This happens when you have no filter and AI does indeed suck balls..
www.eurogamer.net/ai-as-a-crea...
www.eurogamer.net/ai-as-a-crea...
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This is a great read.
Also: important to realise that this industry has become *persistently terrifying* for your favourite devs, and that is no atmosphere in which to be creative.
Try to buy games, if you're able. Buy lots of games. Review and share them if you love them. Talk about them.
Also: important to realise that this industry has become *persistently terrifying* for your favourite devs, and that is no atmosphere in which to be creative.
Try to buy games, if you're able. Buy lots of games. Review and share them if you love them. Talk about them.
Sat down for a lovely chat with @clert.bsky.social over @eurogamer.bsky.social To talk about my games and how I'd like to keep making and improving them sustainably. To step away from the launch, meme and hype driven madness that has taken root in games.
www.eurogamer.net/as-viral-hit...
www.eurogamer.net/as-viral-hit...
As viral hits like Escape from Duckov and Megabonk change the industry, Falconeer developer Tomas Sala has found another way to survive
What if you didn't have to spin the roulette wheel every time you released a new game, hoping for it to find an audience? What if there was a better way?
www.eurogamer.net
November 9, 2025 at 10:35 AM
This is a great read.
Also: important to realise that this industry has become *persistently terrifying* for your favourite devs, and that is no atmosphere in which to be creative.
Try to buy games, if you're able. Buy lots of games. Review and share them if you love them. Talk about them.
Also: important to realise that this industry has become *persistently terrifying* for your favourite devs, and that is no atmosphere in which to be creative.
Try to buy games, if you're able. Buy lots of games. Review and share them if you love them. Talk about them.
We just passed 100 wishlists! 💜
Isleward is coming to Steam!
Leading up to the Steam release, we want to polish up both the new player experience and add more end-game content for the current players to enjoy.
Please wishlist it if you can, it really helps us out!
store.steampowered.com/app/1248830/...
#gamedev #indiedev #mmo
Leading up to the Steam release, we want to polish up both the new player experience and add more end-game content for the current players to enjoy.
Please wishlist it if you can, it really helps us out!
store.steampowered.com/app/1248830/...
#gamedev #indiedev #mmo
Isleward on Steam
Isleward is a free-to-play MMORPG with Roguelike and Action RPG elements, featuring a vast world, dungeons filled with randomized loot and a thriving player-driven economy. Choose a spirit representin...
store.steampowered.com
November 8, 2025 at 10:59 PM
We just passed 100 wishlists! 💜
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[on my quarterly earnings call]
ok good news, bad news
good news: its the largest ever by a tech company
ok good news, bad news
good news: its the largest ever by a tech company
ICYMI: Microsoft’s charge “implies a more than $12 billion quarterly loss at OpenAI, said Firoz Valliji, an analyst at Bernstein.”
That “would mark one of the largest single-quarter losses for a tech company in history.”
@jessefelder.bsky.social $MSFT
www.wsj.com/livecoverage...
That “would mark one of the largest single-quarter losses for a tech company in history.”
@jessefelder.bsky.social $MSFT
www.wsj.com/livecoverage...
November 8, 2025 at 8:19 PM
[on my quarterly earnings call]
ok good news, bad news
good news: its the largest ever by a tech company
ok good news, bad news
good news: its the largest ever by a tech company
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Not now, carnivorous death ball
November 6, 2025 at 8:42 PM
Not now, carnivorous death ball
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The game I have been co-developing, Isleward, is finally coming to Steam
If the idea of a roguelike mmo intrigues you, please wishlist it. It really helps us out 💜
If the idea of a roguelike mmo intrigues you, please wishlist it. It really helps us out 💜
Isleward is coming to Steam!
Leading up to the Steam release, we want to polish up both the new player experience and add more end-game content for the current players to enjoy.
Please wishlist it if you can, it really helps us out!
store.steampowered.com/app/1248830/...
#gamedev #indiedev #mmo
Leading up to the Steam release, we want to polish up both the new player experience and add more end-game content for the current players to enjoy.
Please wishlist it if you can, it really helps us out!
store.steampowered.com/app/1248830/...
#gamedev #indiedev #mmo
Isleward on Steam
Isleward is a free-to-play MMORPG with Roguelike and Action RPG elements, featuring a vast world, dungeons filled with randomized loot and a thriving player-driven economy. Choose a spirit representin...
store.steampowered.com
November 6, 2025 at 6:58 AM
The game I have been co-developing, Isleward, is finally coming to Steam
If the idea of a roguelike mmo intrigues you, please wishlist it. It really helps us out 💜
If the idea of a roguelike mmo intrigues you, please wishlist it. It really helps us out 💜
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If you aren't seeing skeets from some of your fave people, they might have been labeled "Rude" by bsky mods. Idk what they are thinking, I don't need a mommy to tell me who to be buddies with. Anyway, go into Settings > moderation > bluesky moderation (advanced) and turn Rude off.
November 5, 2025 at 7:10 AM
If you aren't seeing skeets from some of your fave people, they might have been labeled "Rude" by bsky mods. Idk what they are thinking, I don't need a mommy to tell me who to be buddies with. Anyway, go into Settings > moderation > bluesky moderation (advanced) and turn Rude off.
The game I have been co-developing, Isleward, is finally coming to Steam
If the idea of a roguelike mmo intrigues you, please wishlist it. It really helps us out 💜
If the idea of a roguelike mmo intrigues you, please wishlist it. It really helps us out 💜
Isleward is coming to Steam!
Leading up to the Steam release, we want to polish up both the new player experience and add more end-game content for the current players to enjoy.
Please wishlist it if you can, it really helps us out!
store.steampowered.com/app/1248830/...
#gamedev #indiedev #mmo
Leading up to the Steam release, we want to polish up both the new player experience and add more end-game content for the current players to enjoy.
Please wishlist it if you can, it really helps us out!
store.steampowered.com/app/1248830/...
#gamedev #indiedev #mmo
Isleward on Steam
Isleward is a free-to-play MMORPG with Roguelike and Action RPG elements, featuring a vast world, dungeons filled with randomized loot and a thriving player-driven economy. Choose a spirit representin...
store.steampowered.com
November 6, 2025 at 6:58 AM
The game I have been co-developing, Isleward, is finally coming to Steam
If the idea of a roguelike mmo intrigues you, please wishlist it. It really helps us out 💜
If the idea of a roguelike mmo intrigues you, please wishlist it. It really helps us out 💜
Reposted by Vildravn
Isleward is coming to Steam!
Leading up to the Steam release, we want to polish up both the new player experience and add more end-game content for the current players to enjoy.
Please wishlist it if you can, it really helps us out!
store.steampowered.com/app/1248830/...
#gamedev #indiedev #mmo
Leading up to the Steam release, we want to polish up both the new player experience and add more end-game content for the current players to enjoy.
Please wishlist it if you can, it really helps us out!
store.steampowered.com/app/1248830/...
#gamedev #indiedev #mmo
Isleward on Steam
Isleward is a free-to-play MMORPG with Roguelike and Action RPG elements, featuring a vast world, dungeons filled with randomized loot and a thriving player-driven economy. Choose a spirit representin...
store.steampowered.com
November 5, 2025 at 5:10 PM
Isleward is coming to Steam!
Leading up to the Steam release, we want to polish up both the new player experience and add more end-game content for the current players to enjoy.
Please wishlist it if you can, it really helps us out!
store.steampowered.com/app/1248830/...
#gamedev #indiedev #mmo
Leading up to the Steam release, we want to polish up both the new player experience and add more end-game content for the current players to enjoy.
Please wishlist it if you can, it really helps us out!
store.steampowered.com/app/1248830/...
#gamedev #indiedev #mmo
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ICYMI: Linux gamers on Steam finally cross over the 3% mark
#Linux #LinuxGaming #Steam #SteamOS #SteamDeck
#Linux #LinuxGaming #Steam #SteamOS #SteamDeck
Linux gamers on Steam finally cross over the 3% mark
It finally happened. Linux gamers on Steam as of the Steam Hardware & Software Survey for October 2025 have crossed over the elusive 3% mark.
www.gamingonlinux.com
November 4, 2025 at 8:35 PM
ICYMI: Linux gamers on Steam finally cross over the 3% mark
#Linux #LinuxGaming #Steam #SteamOS #SteamDeck
#Linux #LinuxGaming #Steam #SteamOS #SteamDeck
You're telling me it's been a leadership problem all along?!
<surprised pikachu gif here>
<surprised pikachu gif here>
How poor leadership slows down game development
How poor leadership slows down game development
No tool—AI or otherwise—can speed up game development if leaders don't rise to the occasion.
www.gamedeveloper.com
November 4, 2025 at 5:36 PM
You're telling me it's been a leadership problem all along?!
<surprised pikachu gif here>
<surprised pikachu gif here>
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Pixelart roguelike MMO? YES PLEASE! ⚔️
We recently took a look at a neat little indie mmo called Isleward! It has a very unique premise in its system, so come check it out! Free to play, and get lost into
www.youtube.com/watch?v=jRkK...
#indiegame #mmo #roguelike #pixelart
We recently took a look at a neat little indie mmo called Isleward! It has a very unique premise in its system, so come check it out! Free to play, and get lost into
www.youtube.com/watch?v=jRkK...
#indiegame #mmo #roguelike #pixelart
Free To Play Indie Roguelike MMO | Isleward First Impressions
YouTube video by AchieGameDev
www.youtube.com
November 4, 2025 at 5:08 PM
Pixelart roguelike MMO? YES PLEASE! ⚔️
We recently took a look at a neat little indie mmo called Isleward! It has a very unique premise in its system, so come check it out! Free to play, and get lost into
www.youtube.com/watch?v=jRkK...
#indiegame #mmo #roguelike #pixelart
We recently took a look at a neat little indie mmo called Isleward! It has a very unique premise in its system, so come check it out! Free to play, and get lost into
www.youtube.com/watch?v=jRkK...
#indiegame #mmo #roguelike #pixelart
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Embrace your shitty MS Paint skills and stop using AI for your placeholders.
October 1, 2025 at 10:33 PM
Embrace your shitty MS Paint skills and stop using AI for your placeholders.
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With the Japanese edition of MÖRK BORG, we once more ran into the fact that not all alphabets or writing systems have gothic, blackletter typography. So we made new fonts.
November 3, 2025 at 11:23 AM
With the Japanese edition of MÖRK BORG, we once more ran into the fact that not all alphabets or writing systems have gothic, blackletter typography. So we made new fonts.
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Very important factor to this
November 2, 2025 at 12:06 PM
Very important factor to this
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Godot users of Denmark 🇩🇰 (and Malmö 🇸🇪), u̶n̶i̶t̶e̶ gather round!
I just created a Discord server for the local community so we can find each other.
It might lead to organizing some #GodotEngine meetups in Copenhagen or other localities, or team up for IRL game jams.
Link below ⬇️ #dkgame
I just created a Discord server for the local community so we can find each other.
It might lead to organizing some #GodotEngine meetups in Copenhagen or other localities, or team up for IRL game jams.
Link below ⬇️ #dkgame
Join the Godot Denmark Discord Server!
Check out the Godot Denmark community on Discord – hang out with 5 other members and enjoy free voice and text chat.
discord.gg
November 2, 2025 at 11:07 AM
Godot users of Denmark 🇩🇰 (and Malmö 🇸🇪), u̶n̶i̶t̶e̶ gather round!
I just created a Discord server for the local community so we can find each other.
It might lead to organizing some #GodotEngine meetups in Copenhagen or other localities, or team up for IRL game jams.
Link below ⬇️ #dkgame
I just created a Discord server for the local community so we can find each other.
It might lead to organizing some #GodotEngine meetups in Copenhagen or other localities, or team up for IRL game jams.
Link below ⬇️ #dkgame
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Don't forget that that's literally just equalizing the field: your employer uses the threat of financial loss to "encourage" you to work for them. It's only fair you could wield the threat of financial loss to "encourage" them to treat you and your colleagues fairly. That's it. That is all it is.
November 1, 2025 at 12:31 PM
Don't forget that that's literally just equalizing the field: your employer uses the threat of financial loss to "encourage" you to work for them. It's only fair you could wield the threat of financial loss to "encourage" them to treat you and your colleagues fairly. That's it. That is all it is.
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Just to be 100% clear: do not *trust* your employers - that's super silly. The relationship is economical, not based in loyalty, trust, or kindness. There's no judgement in forming a union, just understanding that capitalism requires a risk of financial loss to get companies to do the right thing.
"Unionisation efforts just signal to employers you don’t trust them"
"Just profit share"
Have you been in the industry these past three years? Some ppl just wanna marry the boot
"Just profit share"
Have you been in the industry these past three years? Some ppl just wanna marry the boot
November 1, 2025 at 12:26 PM
Just to be 100% clear: do not *trust* your employers - that's super silly. The relationship is economical, not based in loyalty, trust, or kindness. There's no judgement in forming a union, just understanding that capitalism requires a risk of financial loss to get companies to do the right thing.
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Aaand we are live nerds with some Isleward! Let's see what they have been cooking!
www.twitch.tv/achie7240
#indiegame #pngtuber
www.twitch.tv/achie7240
#indiegame #pngtuber
Achie7240 - Twitch
Isleward MMO First Impressons | !kofi !yt !discord
www.twitch.tv
November 1, 2025 at 2:07 PM
Aaand we are live nerds with some Isleward! Let's see what they have been cooking!
www.twitch.tv/achie7240
#indiegame #pngtuber
www.twitch.tv/achie7240
#indiegame #pngtuber
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The famous sacred Orb Rat is in the hands of the great magician Rattus Boggus... what will they do!?
31 - Pondering my orb rat!
#rattober #rattober2025
31 - Pondering my orb rat!
#rattober #rattober2025
October 31, 2025 at 3:39 PM
The famous sacred Orb Rat is in the hands of the great magician Rattus Boggus... what will they do!?
31 - Pondering my orb rat!
#rattober #rattober2025
31 - Pondering my orb rat!
#rattober #rattober2025
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Last chance to turn it off.
On Monday, November 3rd, Microsoft will start using your LinkedIn data for AI training. And remember, you're opted in by default.
To toggle it off 👉 Account - Settings & Privacy > Data privacy > Data for Generative AI Improvement.
On Monday, November 3rd, Microsoft will start using your LinkedIn data for AI training. And remember, you're opted in by default.
To toggle it off 👉 Account - Settings & Privacy > Data privacy > Data for Generative AI Improvement.
October 31, 2025 at 1:37 PM
Last chance to turn it off.
On Monday, November 3rd, Microsoft will start using your LinkedIn data for AI training. And remember, you're opted in by default.
To toggle it off 👉 Account - Settings & Privacy > Data privacy > Data for Generative AI Improvement.
On Monday, November 3rd, Microsoft will start using your LinkedIn data for AI training. And remember, you're opted in by default.
To toggle it off 👉 Account - Settings & Privacy > Data privacy > Data for Generative AI Improvement.