The argument that AI is conscious seems to fly in the face of the argument that you are the creator of what AI outputs. I look forward to more insane discourse!

I've fallen in love with Unreal's PCG tools, and I fear I may never come back!

Targeting multiple platforms / SKUs in Unity? Save time and money using Package Profiles! No more custom scripts to manage dependencies: link manifests directly to Build Profiles, and let Package Profiles switch packages automatically! assetstore.unity.com/packages/slu... #gamedev #unity3d #unity

Package Profiles | Utilities Tools | Unity Asset Store

Use the Package Profiles from Hallihax on your next project. Find this utility tool & more on the Unity Asset Store.

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Been having an absolute blast playing A Big Walk with friends. More games like this would be massively appreciated, if anybody has any recommendations!

I'm normally a huge fan of insane default behaviour, but even I have my limits. This one setting dramatically improves the editor workflow, especially for us poor, single-screen devs. No more window hunting! #Unreal #gamedev

Call me crazy but imagine if game awards weren't genre based but instead development based? I want to see award campaigns for Best Optimization, Quest Design, Team Management, QA, Level Design, NPC Programming, and UI Design.

The problem with Blueprints in #Unreal is that you put the project down for 5 minutes (or...months🙃) and the next time you come back to it, your former self is suddenly nowhere to be found to answer questions like 'what's doing this?' and 'why did you set it up like that, you idiot?' #gamedev

Reacher is Monk for gym-bros

Package Profiles for Unity saves your team's time and sanity when dealing with platform-specific package dependencies. Don't waste time maintaining custom scripts to swap packages - just set up a Package Profile to do the job for you! assetstore.unity.com/packages/slu... #unity3d #gamedev #unity

Package Profiles | Utilities Tools | Unity Asset Store

Use the Package Profiles from Hallihax on your next project. Find this utility tool & more on the Unity Asset Store.

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Kirk Van Altman

In "I Will Find You" on Netflix, there's a scene where an FBI agent is trying to watch a video which - surprise surprise! - won't play: "If the file is corrupt, we might be able to repair it with a VLC. We just need to rename it as an AVI file, set preferences, and reopen." Guess what didn't work!

Just had a wave of nostalgia remembering Yabasic on the PS2 - shipped entirely for tax avoidance reasons - and the incredibly poor space shooter I made with it ❤️🚀👾 I wish I had videos or screenshots! #gamedev

If you don't write (or read) the code, and you don't write (or read) the tests, then haven't you just reinvented "Make No Mistakes" with extra steps?

Save time and money as your Unity project grows: Package Profiles can help complex, multi-platform project teams stay in control of their dependencies across all SKUs. Version 1.0.1 available now! youtube.com/shorts/kvvQ2... assetstore.unity.com/packages/slu... #unity3d #gamedev #unity

Package Profiles - Platform Specific Packages for Unity

Package Profiles is a Unity asset that allows developers to differentiate Unity package dependencies based on a project’s Build Profiles, and identify and resolve issues across different package…

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I decided that I need to learn video editing if I ever want to be able to market anything, and every time I sit down to do it I realise just how much *stuff* needs to be produced to actually do anything even *vaguely* approaching a competent job. Video editors / creators: you have my respect.

Anybody looking for a game co-dev team feel free to reach out either here or via www.hallihax.com I have an extremely talented network of programmers and artists ready to take your game to the next level. Whatever your project or studio needs, I can build the right team for you ♥️🤖 #gamedev #codev

Tom Halligan

Freelance Game Developer & Consultant

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Package Profiles has just been updated to version 1.0.1 on the Unity Asset Store! This update fixes a few small bugs and adds import / export tooling, so you can now easily import your existing platform package manifests. #unity3d #gamedev #unity assetstore.unity.com/packages/slu...

Package Profiles | Utilities Tools | Unity Asset Store

Use the Package Profiles from Hallihax on your next project. Find this utility tool & more on the Unity Asset Store.

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AI is the Ozempic of Doing Stuff

4500 pushes to production every day

Punishing myself for not having worked enough on my game this week by using a rowing machine in a flat which might as well be an actual oven

Valve should hire the ID engine team, get them working on Source, then make it generally available. IMO that would be an event for the history books! #gamedev #xbox #idtech

Been listening to this during my rowing sessions and I can't help but feel like it's attacking me. What do you mean "70s & 80s Workout Music"? This is just music! open.spotify.com/playlist/5F9...

70's and 80's Workout Music - Rowing Machine

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New "be your own boss" website klaxon 📢 hallihax.com #gamedev #unity

Tom Halligan

Freelance Game Developer & Consultant

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Godot updating their contribution policies to stem the flood of AI contributions is, I think, the right choice, especially for an open source project. The answer to "how do you deal with thousands of AI PRs" shouldn't be "also use AI reviewers" imo! godotengine.org/article/cont... #gamedev #godot

Changes to our Contribution Policies – Godot Engine

Godot is growing fast, so here is how we are dealing with the huge increase in contributions.

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If - as many Unity developers do - you realise that a single package manifest isn't suitable for your codebase’s needs, then you can either sink time into managing multiple package manifests yourself, or you can use Package Profiles, which does the job for you! u3d.as/3VV5 #gamedev #unity3d

Package Profiles | Utilities Tools | Unity Asset Store

Use the Package Profiles from Hallihax on your next project. Find this utility tool & more on the Unity Asset Store.

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Finally got around to playing Little Nightmares 2. What a beautiful little series ♥️

Bring back tank controls #GameDev

Back in the early-mid-90s a big part of game discovery (for me, at least) were computer fairs. Usually a computer-oriented market: you'd walk into the venue (in my experience, usually a gym which had been taken over by the nerdiest people in the local vicinity) and dig through boxes of floppy disks

A while ago I wrote about a way to bootstrap your Unity game using Addressables rather than with clunky configuration scenes and scripts. It seems to have struck a chord, given the traffic I've had on this, so in case you missed it, here it is! open.substack.com/pub/tomhalli... #gamedev #unity3d

Bootstrapping your Unity game with Addressables

A quick method to ensure you can 'Play From Anywhere' and code with confidence!

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Feeling very excited to try the TimeSplitters remakes 🙏https://www.timesplittersrewind.com/?ref=retrododo.com

TimeSplitters Rewind

A greatest hits collection developed by the community for the classic TimeSplitters trilogy

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