ScaryCatalyst ๐ŸŽƒ

ScaryCatalyst ๐ŸŽƒ

@straycatalyst.bsky.social

Game dev of a sort. Currently a Sr. Tech Writer for [REDACTED], working on internal developer docs. Worked QA, technical design, and lead roles previously. Slightly burnt out. Note: Personal account, comments are mine alone.

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Today is the day I learned that Takashi Yamazaki, Godzilla Minus One's director, worked on Star Fox's 1993 puppets ๐Ÿคฏ It was the perfect distinctive visual identity for this game, they should have continued.

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Clara enjoys practicing new behaviors through positive reinforcement training! By rewarding her curiosity and participation, her animal care team builds trust, strengthens their bond and makes learning fun. Who knew a baby pumpkin could be such a great training tool? Happy National Pumpkin Day!

Problem is too many find inflicting suffering on others fun There needs to be an airborne version of something that blocks the reward centers when people commit cruelty to other people Some kind emetic-element would be rad - be shitty to other people and bam, barfing

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Lend me your ear. Hand carved from a small block of oak years ago. (This is all just knives and chisels, then oiled up. No power tools or sanding or any of that. Something I tend to forget to mention, but which is very important to me for my woodwork to be honest.)

Yeah, there are teams I work with that have English as a second or third language that understandably have been encouraged to use AI with their docs, but I am still in the loop and catch some really bizarre wording that they didnโ€™t And yes, now docs are important โ€ฆ for agents ๐Ÿฅฒ

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An osprey fishing above a pond is chased by a territorial red-winged blackbird at a nature area in Longmont, Colorado. #StunDay #BirdOfTheDay #FightingFeathers #ะ•ะกะš #bird #birds #birdphotography #BIF #BirdsSeenln2026 #nature #wildlife #wildlifephotography #osprey #blackbird

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North Mist Studios is a collection of former BioWare video game developers, including senior narrative team members behind the Mass Effect and Dragon Age series. Now, we're working on a brand new title: The Concierge, a story of Canadian Assassins in a Spy-Thriller Office Drama.

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This racing inspired Bloodborne Trophy was for a private commission that never got shared, a pitch for a charity event that never panned out. Still, it was a crunch to get it done in time and so I want to share my work. Painting and cleanup by me, 3d sculpt by @squibyprops.bsky.social.

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House Judiciary Democrats have justย released a 50-page reportย that pulls together years of assault allegations against Trump and his reported connections to Jeffrey Epstein. The report calls for a special counsel to investigate Trump's ties to Epstein.

ms.nowHouse Judiciary Democrats release 50-page report on Trumpโ€™s alleged involvement in Epstein filesThe report โ€” issued just eight days before the election โ€” makes multiple, uncorroborated allegations against the president while also detailing discrepancies in his statements about Epstein.

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In the last few weeks i've been bombarded with emails from people who have minor tech support problems. ChatGPT is telling them to email me, writing their emails, and compiling "evidence packets" after convincing them they have stumbled on a major story: www.404media.co/chatgpt-keep...

404media.coChatGPT Keeps Telling People 404 Media Can Solve Their Tech Support ProblemsBecause big tech doesn't do customer service, we are being inundated with AI-generated emails begging us for help.

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It's that special time of year when they give the danger-kitties pumpkins to play with at The Wildcat Sanctuary in Sandstone, Minnesota. A much-needed timeline cleanse. ๐Ÿฏ๐ŸŽƒ (๐Ÿ“ท: wildcatsanctuary.org)

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The blood has dried, but the song is just beginning. ๐Ÿฉธ Thrilled to announce I am the voice of Keeva, First of the Banshees, in the massive Dark Rebirth overhaul update for Deadhaus Sonata! Dark Rebirth is OUT NOW on Steam Early Access. ๐Ÿฆ‡๐Ÿ–ค #DeadhausSonata #VoiceActor #Vampire #GothicHorror

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While I have had many excellent pitches I am severely lacking in pitches from non-white people and I am very aware of that. I really really really want to elevate some non-white voices with this so I urge you to apply. Please please please.

George Young@vitageorge.bsky.social

๐Ÿ“ฃCalling all women and femme writers๐Ÿ“ฃ I am looking to commission around 10 heartfelt essays surrounding video game criticism. If this sounds like something you are down to do them read on and I urge you to apply. docs.google.com/document/d/1...

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The precinct wall of St Mary's Abbey, Bootham, York. In the 18th & early 19th centuries houses were built against the wall. They were removed by the Civic Trust in the 1930s under the leadership of Dr W A Evelyn. #ArchitrceturalIllustration #pencil #drawing #ArtShare

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Not only an incredible talent, but a rare talent who also thought it was funny to just voice random memes every once in a while

Ken Plume@kenplume.bsky.social

Unbelievable loss. An amazing talent, and just a really, really good person. www.instagram.com/p/De8RFy4pyov/

Since I haven't done this in a while, is there a "good" remote Git location to put projects? I know that GitHub is owned by MS and they do what they like with the projects there, but is there a relatively "easy" place for me to make a remote Git repo? I am lazy and don't want to do much myself lol

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Heya smarties in #gamedev, I'm looking at the #godot downloads page (godotengine.org/download/win...) trying to figure out if I got the right one I picked the one with C# support for Win64 bit, there the .exe, but also a console .exe and a GodotSharp folder; should I just install the vanilla .exe?

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Since I haven't done this in a while, is there a "good" remote Git location to put projects? I know that GitHub is owned by MS and they do what they like with the projects there, but is there a relatively "easy" place for me to make a remote Git repo? I am lazy and don't want to do much myself lol

ScaryCatalyst ๐ŸŽƒ@straycatalyst.bsky.social

Heya smarties in #gamedev, I'm looking at the #godot downloads page (godotengine.org/download/win...) trying to figure out if I got the right one I picked the one with C# support for Win64 bit, there the .exe, but also a console .exe and a GodotSharp folder; should I just install the vanilla .exe?

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Since I haven't done this in a while, is there a "good" remote Git location to put projects? I know that GitHub is owned by MS and they do what they like with the projects there, but is there a relatively "easy" place for me to make a remote Git repo? I am lazy and don't want to do much myself lol

ScaryCatalyst ๐ŸŽƒ@straycatalyst.bsky.social

Heya smarties in #gamedev, I'm looking at the #godot downloads page (godotengine.org/download/win...) trying to figure out if I got the right one I picked the one with C# support for Win64 bit, there the .exe, but also a console .exe and a GodotSharp folder; should I just install the vanilla .exe?

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We're hiring for the following roles!! Programming Committee (formerly Games Committee) Interstitial Director Safety Assistant Photography and Camops Assistant *Apps for all roles close Nov. 3rd 11:59 PM ET Learn more about the roles & Apply: gdq.gg/jobs

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A player found something very very very hidden

nardi@nardinardi.bsky.social

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