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Ambrose @ambrosiacvet.bsky.social · 24/09/2026

Hi everyone, my friend Rigel is in dire straits and really needs wet food for his cats. He's scraped up enough to buy litter and kibble this month, but at least one of his cats needs special food for urinary issues. He's a damn good artist and is selling discounted commissions to cover the cost. ⬇️

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Eternal Skies TCG RPG @eternalskies.neocities.org · 21/09/2026

Indie game devs should band together and sell their games on CD or DVD at local events. So everyone at an event sells all the games for everyone in the group, and not just their own. Lil indie dev cooperative sales groups.

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Ambrose @ambrosiacvet.bsky.social · 21/09/2026

I'm definitely a programmer and not an artist, but every once in a while I try my hand and surprise myself. 😅 It's good enough for what I need it for. Eyeballs are hard. #gamedev #indiedev #godot #noai #art

A stylized rendering of a big, orange, glowing eyeball.

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Ambrose @ambrosiacvet.bsky.social · 10/09/2026

updated my OS to the newest version after putting it off for a while. should've just left it alone tho bc now UE5 is completely unusable. :( #UE5 #linux #gamedev

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Game Developer @gamedeveloper.bsky.social · 07/01/2026

UPDATE: In a statement sent to Game Developer, CWA Canada has pledged to "pursue every legal recourse" to defend union members and said the timing of the closure "raises many questions for which we do yet have answers." The organization, however, hasn't directly accused Ubisoft of union busting.

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Ambrose @ambrosiacvet.bsky.social · 07/01/2026

Time for a new intro since I'm no longer based in the Midwest 🥺 Hi I'm Ambrose (they/them)! I'm a gameplay engineer based in Utah! I like: Dark Souls C++ Religious pluralism Mutual aid Unions! Ghost(the band) I dislike: Python (yucky) Exploitation (even yuckier) #intro

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Ambrose @ambrosiacvet.bsky.social · 21/12/2025

I just moved across the country and made the mistake of transporting all of my extracts in my pressure cooker. Everything I make for the next couple days is going to be pepperment/almond flavored 😬

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Ambrose @ambrosiacvet.bsky.social · 18/12/2025

I'm moving in two days and should be packing, but alas long-form Dark Souls lore YouTube content is just so much more interesting (and less emotional)

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Ambrose @ambrosiacvet.bsky.social · 17/12/2025

My favorite part of designing websites is putting whatever I want in before the copy/content is finalized. Sass director indeed, but can Narah save King Dagda and Tír na nÓg? linktr.ee/hawthornhous... #indiegame #adventure #indiedev #UE5 #puzzles #irishmythology

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Ambrose @ambrosiacvet.bsky.social · 17/12/2025

@hawthornhousegames.bsky.social sphere of doom npc confirmed in Tír na nÓg when???

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Ambrose @ambrosiacvet.bsky.social · 15/12/2025

All good things must come to an end. Today was my last performance with my local community choir. It was hard to tell them I have to move across the country to live with my parents bc I haven't been able to find work. The midwest has been a really, really good home. I hope I can come back one day.

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Ambrose @ambrosiacvet.bsky.social · 08/10/2025

Very disappointing @jetbrains.com I have a commercial license, but this is something that should be opt-in, not opt-out, even for people with free licenses. (If it has to exist at all. I'm tired of everything needing AI integration)

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Eternal Skies TCG RPG @eternalskies.neocities.org · 07/10/2025

Low key the Godot mascot has always kind of freaked me out. Something about it unnerves me.

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Eternal Skies TCG RPG @eternalskies.neocities.org · 05/10/2025

I wish more people in the world realized that me doing 4 hours of work while rested and having my other worries and needs taken care of is exponentially more productive than me forcing myself to try to work for 8-10 hours. Grinding is counterproductive.

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Ambrose @ambrosiacvet.bsky.social · 05/10/2025

Sometimes code reviews get a little crazy at @hawthornhousegames.bsky.social Our Kickstarter for Tír na nÓg: The Rescue of King Dagda is launching in November! You can sign up to be notified on any updates here: www.kickstarter.com/projects/119... #IndieGame #GameDev #Programming #CodeReview #UE5

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Hawthorn House @hawthornhousegames.bsky.social · 02/10/2025

New studio logo design courtesy of our concept artist, Clio! Doesn't it look amazing? 🥳 See the new logo for the game via our Discord 👉 discord.gg/tGSabRxfkw #IndieDev #IndieGame #TirNaNog #GameDev

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Ambrose @ambrosiacvet.bsky.social · 30/09/2025

Ah! I was active for a good bit but fell off recently. I haven't had many updates to share about my projects for 2 reasons: 1. I joined @hawthornhousegames.bsky.social as their Programming Lead! Tír na nÓg is a wonderful project; I'm excited to share more soon. 2. My domain registrar was a scam 😬

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Hawthorn House @hawthornhousegames.bsky.social · 20/09/2025

From concept to execution - all you need is to get the idea out into existence. 🫡 Follow our Kickstarter and join our Discord - links in bio! 🔗 #IndieGame #Meme #GameDev #IndieDev #PropArt #GameDesign

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Ambrose @ambrosiacvet.bsky.social · 21/07/2025

Finished the longest section of Stephen Ulibarri's "Intro to GAS" course. This spell menu is nuts! You can see it in action and check out how it works in my latest blog post: blog.ambrose.cvetkins.space/July-2025/Sp... #UnrealEngine #UE5 #gamedev #ui #gas #indiedev #entrylevel #devlog

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Spell Menu UI: A Trial by Fire

A breakdown of how I implemented a full spell equip menu in Unreal Engine 5 using GAS, including UI challenges and system flow diagrams.

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Ambrose @ambrosiacvet.bsky.social · 29/06/2025

I usually prefer that anything outside my game dev projects is simple af because the gods know I don't need something else to maintain. Unfortunately for me, Tumblr doesn't support syntax highlighting. 😑 So my dev blog is made with @obsidian.md and Quartz on Github Pages.

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Ambrose @ambrosiacvet.bsky.social · 29/06/2025

Working through Stephen Ulibarri's UE5 course on GAS. I've been wanting a place to track what I'm learning, so I published a post laying out the project (plus some TODOs for fixing up some systems afterward.) blog.ambrose.cvetkins.space/June-2025/Aura #UnrealEngine #UE5 #GAS #Devlog #IndieDev

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Aura

InfoProject TitleAuraProject TypeGameEngineUE 5.3.2Version ControlDiversion VCRepositoryrequest read-only access Info Aura is a top-down action RPG built with C++ in UE5, designed to learn some of the...

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Ambrose @ambrosiacvet.bsky.social · 28/06/2025

I started a dev blog! As I've been working on larger projects, I realized I need a space to actually write things down. If you're into gameplay programming and Unreal Engine, feel free to follow along. I'll start introducing my projects on here in the next few days. blog.ambrose.cvetkins.space

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Callum Uwunderwood @callum.uwu.biz · 11/06/2025

We're hiring 3 roles at Bippinbits for PVKK - store.steampowered.com/app/2956040/... We are in top 100 wishlisted titles on Steam and are being published by Kepler Interactive (Expedition 33, Pacific Drive etc) Remote, contract roles! <3 Apply here - www.workwithindies.com/work-with/bi...

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Myk @nikout13.online · 09/01/2025

Is there a database for gamedevs where I can leave whom to avoid if they are "offered" a gig? There is no glassdoor or anything for them.

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Myles @myles.redplanetgames.co · 29/11/2024

Hey #Unreal #gamedev, with Black Friday sales going I wanted to throw out my must-haves (no affiliation whatsoever): Electronic Nodes $12.99 -> $9.09 Darker Nodes $12.99 -> $9.09 Blueprint Assist $19.99 -> $9.99 Auto Size Comments Free -> Free Anyone have any they rec? #UnrealEngine #ue #ue5

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Ambrose @ambrosiacvet.bsky.social · 25/11/2024

Hello! My name is Ambrose (they/them), and I'm a game dev based in the Midwest! I like: - Soulsborne games - sRPGs - International cuisine - Unreal Engine - Inclusive project management - Public transportation - Cross-stitch - C++ - Religious pluralism - Learning everything #intro

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