~SargeRho

~SargeRho

@sargerho.bsky.social

3d artist, game designer, IT Specialist for Systems Integration, he/they, possibly a highly caffeinated raccoon. You might also know me as helge129 Working on: https://bsky.app/profile/ardentseas.bsky.social Business mail hp@recursive-paprika.de

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Mass Effect is easily one of my top 3 favorite franchises/universes. Hearing about the closure of BioWare is truly heartbreaking. I've played...no idea how many times, at least 30, through Mass Effect 2. It's been an influence and inspiration in many ways for me. Picture related.

With Mass Effect 1, I immediately fell in love with that universe, within the first mission or two. Mass Effect 2 is my most played single player game after KSP and Stellaris. Mass Effect 3 always gets me emotional. Yes, Legion, this unit has a soul!

I seem to be in a minority, but I genuinely enjoyed Mass Effect Andromeda. It took many of the lessons learned from Mass Effects 1-3, and combined many of its best parts. It wasn't the strongest entry to the franchise that'll always be Mass Effect 2, but it is, imo, severely underrated.

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it's really funny when people are like "video games have to be exactly like this one thing that I do" and they're always wrong b/c it's not titanfall 2

One of the most important features of playing virtual Battleships, is the sinking of said Battleships. That's what we've been working on at @ardentseas.bsky.social recently. Script wise, the system is done, It works and does its job, next step are better FXes. #gamedev #gameart #rtsgames

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I loved Battalion Wars growing up and it still lives rent free in my head, so I figured I'd take another one of its designs and explore its art style and push the shape language even further. slaps roof of gunship, falls apart. Artstation: lnkd.in/e9knGm45 #3Dart

We've got functioning torpedo launchers in @ardentseas.bsky.social now. The torps fly out of the tubes, then dive into the water. Maybe we should add a function for torpedos to a) stick to water and b) to avoid diving below ground #gamedev #indiedev #gamesdesign

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NEW ARTICLE NEW ARTICLE 9yrs, 9 months, I was burned out and almost dead. It made it hard to do my yearly roundup. Let's talk about 2017 was one of the most important years of my life, and how these games shaped me as an artist. ...if I can remember them all. docseuss.medium.com/i-completed-...

docseuss.medium.comi completed 52 games and 8 pieces of downloadable content in 2017.In March 2018, I ended up in the ER. I had been working far, far too much and too hard and it turns out I had a congenital heart defect…

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I think I'm done with this FX, on the coding side. Units with the jitter effect now also glow periodically. This effect will only be applied to stealth units, when they are detected. #gamedev #indiedev #shader #gameart

I think I'm done with this FX, on the coding side. Units with the jitter effect now also glow periodically. This effect will only be applied to stealth units, when they are detected. #gamedev #indiedev #shader #gameart

Slightly delayed "that's a wrap for Gamescom" post. I got to meet so many awesome people, some old, many new. But it is Sunday and I am still pooped, those were intense three days, but I wouldn't want it any other way. Maybe less torrential rain 😅 Already excited for next year :D #gamescom

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These are black and rufous elephant shrews (Rhynchocyon petersi) at the Hertfordshire Zoo via their FB. In Bantu, they're called "sengi". These little guys were born February 2026 & are joining mom & dad in foraging for morio worms (beetle larvae). Let's talk about these weird little guys.

You know you're extremely into IT when your idea of a relaxing Saturday night is upgrading all your docker containers and setting up 0Auth for all of them

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I was browsing reddit, and saw a showcase of a game I contributed some buildings to a couple of years ago, it seems to have died unfortunately. #gamedev #gameart

I was browsing reddit, and saw a showcase of a game I contributed some buildings to a couple of years ago, it seems to have died unfortunately. #gamedev #gameart

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Command & Conquer One of the greatest franchises ever, dying the most undignified death possible; as a shitty mobile game. Still have many a fond memory of lan parties, or lugging my PC over to a friend's attic so a few of us could play multiplayer while saying up all hours. It was magic.

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what's everyone else's fab examples of once massively popular and influential landmark titles in especially western games from back in the day that have just been forgotten and abandoned completely now. mine is black and white

I noticed that there's a conspicuous absence of boom sticks in my portfolio. I need to remedy that, in that spirit: big boi boomstick, bolted to a crane cabin, made for Firestorm #3dart #gameart

I wonder how common it is to unlock the jetpack in Satisfactory, only to immediately break your femurs because the jetpack does not let you fly indefinitely (as long as fuel lasts)...

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“The deep sea will never run out of things for us to dream about. Places will remain unseen & unvisited ... and nimble creatures, whose existence nobody can guess, will keep slipping out of sight. We need to do all we can to keep it that way.” -Helen Scales "The Brilliant Abyss" (📷: MBARI via YT)

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I love thinking of what Stargate could become. Here is one of my fan ship design set in a future timeline. Abydos class. A small Destroyer sized ship that is modular in design and can be reconfigured for different missions. Enjoy. #scifi #stargate #lightwave #3dmodel #saveStargate