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Astral Monarch [Coms: CLOSED] @astralmonarch.bsky.social · 01/10/2026

While no company is infallible, Valve is pretty damn good. (This is specifically aimed at the fact games with ads are locked out of steam)

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Astral Monarch [Coms: CLOSED] @astralmonarch.bsky.social · 23/09/2026

I have noticed a pattern of people from art backgrounds automatically jump into Unreal for their work, rather than Godot or Unity. Please stop, it’s making everything look so same-y.

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Astral Monarch [Coms: CLOSED] @astralmonarch.bsky.social · 22/09/2026

I wonder how viable it would be for a studio to have internal nicknames instead of real names…

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Astral Monarch [Coms: CLOSED] @astralmonarch.bsky.social · 21/09/2026

Oh boy, someone tried to pressure me into signing something that could, in perpetuity, own any IP I generate because it’s wording was so vague. Ain’t happenin’ I don’t care if you think it’s a great opportunity. I see it as walking into a bear trap.

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Astral Monarch [Coms: CLOSED] @astralmonarch.bsky.social · 15/09/2026

Every day we’re waddling towards a future which is a cross over between Wall-E and Idiocracy…

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Astral Monarch [Coms: CLOSED] @astralmonarch.bsky.social · 10/09/2026

Once again, if people in these companies are concerned that Al could kill humanity, shouldn’t we just…shut them down? I have no idea how valid the concerns are, but it seems the safer bet right?

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Astral Monarch [Coms: CLOSED] @astralmonarch.bsky.social · 10/09/2026

‘Hurr hurr, I’m a millionaire, I’ll leave the uk if they put a millionaire tax in place’ Good. You will not be missed you vile parasite.

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Astral Monarch [Coms: CLOSED] @astralmonarch.bsky.social · 06/09/2026

It is a shame but it's looking more and more likely that I'm gonna have to pivot my career to something boring and corporate, find something I can do mindlessly. Then pray I have enough mental energy when I get home to do personal game dev stuff...

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Astral Monarch [Coms: CLOSED] @astralmonarch.bsky.social · 26/08/2026

Honestly considering becoming a solo dev at this rate. Absolutely sick of not being listened to constantly, accused of not doing something intentionally, and people turning around and taking the credit for what I’ve done.

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Astral Monarch [Coms: CLOSED] @astralmonarch.bsky.social · 24/08/2026

Ug I really need to finish my character references so I can finally commission people; motivation is scarce these days 💀

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Astral Monarch [Coms: CLOSED] @astralmonarch.bsky.social · 24/08/2026

In response to Sony’s latest awful business practices; if people don’t own their games, then piracy isn’t stealing.

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Astral Monarch [Coms: CLOSED] @astralmonarch.bsky.social · 23/08/2026

Finished up watching Spider Noir, I really enjoyed it, although I do acknowledge my craving for a detective series played a small part…and the fact Nic Cage is in it.

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Astral Monarch [Coms: CLOSED] @astralmonarch.bsky.social · 21/08/2026

Having sniffed around for coding project ideas for portfolio pieces, the wildest suggestion was just to recreate Discord, apparently it’s only an intermediate level project. Sure buddy.

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Astral Monarch [Coms: CLOSED] @astralmonarch.bsky.social · 19/08/2026

So many cool artists floating around… really makes me wish I finished my character references… and wish I had the time to do fun stuff…

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Astral Monarch [Coms: CLOSED] @astralmonarch.bsky.social · 16/08/2026

For the love of all that's holy, stop buying and using stuff that collects your biometric data like smart watches!

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Astral Monarch [Coms: CLOSED] @astralmonarch.bsky.social · 14/08/2026

Once again I’m gonna be the cynic, I bet the reason LinkedIn has included a ‘looks like Al slop’ button is purely for data collection for them.

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Astral Monarch [Coms: CLOSED] @astralmonarch.bsky.social · 14/08/2026

Honestly, I will be more interested in Unreal as soon as they do away with blueprints. Also I would focus on the visuals, so I know how to un-Fortnite any game I make in it.

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Astral Monarch [Coms: CLOSED] @astralmonarch.bsky.social · 12/08/2026

So, there's an eclipse happening, but I cannot bring myself to care.

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Astral Monarch [Coms: CLOSED] @astralmonarch.bsky.social · 08/08/2026

It is fascinating how some guys get so dug into making 'men only' hobby spaces and rigidly gatekeep it from women. Where as most 'women' hobby spaces would 100% love guys to join them, truly it's a one way gender isolation game.

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Astral Monarch [Coms: CLOSED] @astralmonarch.bsky.social · 07/08/2026

I genuinely think that the entire human race cannot be trusted with generative AI, not a single sausage.

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Tanya D. || Writer || Narrative Designer @cypheroftyr.bsky.social · 05/08/2026

Daaaamn. “AI is the asbestos we're shovelling into the walls of our technological society. Our descendants will spend generations digging it out again, and the longer the bubble goes on without popping, the longer it will take to repair the damage." www.thenerve.news/p/cory-docto...

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Cory Doctorow: The people who tell you ‘AI is changing everything’ are lying

It has become impossible to tell managers mesmerised by artificial intelligence that the tools are not, in fact, helpful. So employees just play along with the fiction to keep their jobs, writes our t...

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Astral Monarch [Coms: CLOSED] @astralmonarch.bsky.social · 06/08/2026

I think there are a lot of people who were told ‘learn to code’ so they did, just to get a ‘stable’ job. So, there’s a lot of people who don’t actually *like* programming floating around and find Al to be their way out. It’s a shame.

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Skull Issue @gothpink.bsky.social · 05/08/2026

I'm so sick of unreal engine man. Games used to have art direction, and now nearly every big budget spectacle is the same quixel megascan illegibly hyper detailed soulless slurry.

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Astral Monarch [Coms: CLOSED] @astralmonarch.bsky.social · 04/08/2026

The advent of YouTube has proven that people even without any money want to be creative, even now. Although all the algorithm shoves at you is the type of people who are trying to sell out and cash in.

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Astral Monarch [Coms: CLOSED] @astralmonarch.bsky.social · 03/08/2026

Are octopus farms that controversial? I know most people consider them sentient, but they also self destruct when they reproduce. Can we not just make them comfortable and then farm them after the fact?

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Astral Monarch [Coms: CLOSED] @astralmonarch.bsky.social · 03/08/2026

Without a hint of irony, I think it’s your duty pirate AAA game which don’t have a physical release. They want people to get used to not owning their games? Well they better get used to not profiting off of mass layoffs.

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Astral Monarch [Coms: CLOSED] @astralmonarch.bsky.social · 02/08/2026

For the love of all that's holy, STOP BUYING PRODUCT FROM SCALPERS! The only way to get them to leave is to starve them out of the hobby!

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Astral Monarch [Coms: CLOSED] @astralmonarch.bsky.social · 30/07/2026

Why is he still obsessed with hoarding wealth? He's not going to be around much longer to do anything with it.

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Astral Monarch [Coms: CLOSED] @astralmonarch.bsky.social · 25/07/2026

To be an animatronic engineer...oh man that would have been a cool career path to go down...

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Astral Monarch [Coms: CLOSED] @astralmonarch.bsky.social · 24/07/2026

I wonder how difficult it would be to make an arcade game + cabinet… My love for arcades must infect others…

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Astral Monarch [Coms: CLOSED] @astralmonarch.bsky.social · 23/07/2026

‘Oh the AI went rogue and attacked this other company!’ Right, I don’t believe that for a second, but if there’s a chance of that being true, shouldn’t AI programs be shut down immediately?

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Astral Monarch [Coms: CLOSED] @astralmonarch.bsky.social · 23/07/2026

While aspects of the Might Boosh has not…aged well, the songs are still bangers, I really wish there was an album anywhere of them…

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Astral Monarch [Coms: CLOSED] @astralmonarch.bsky.social · 21/07/2026

As movies, Time Bandits and Young Frankenstein are absolute bangers, I really need to get physical copies of them so I don’t have to be at the whim of streaming services…

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Astral Monarch [Coms: CLOSED] @astralmonarch.bsky.social · 21/07/2026

Personally, I believe that steam games which cost over a certain amount should be subjected to the 2 hour refund window. If it’s under that cost, the refunder should have to justify why they’re refunding it, and those be reviewed. That’s should dampen the rampant refund abuse going on right now.

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Astral Monarch [Coms: CLOSED] @astralmonarch.bsky.social · 11/07/2026

Just been catching up with the latest series of Rick and Morty and hot damn it’s fight animations are better than most anime’s I’ve watched lately (cough) one punch man (cough)

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Astral Monarch [Coms: CLOSED] @astralmonarch.bsky.social · 05/07/2026

Apparently it does need to be said, but if someone is saying they have a solution to a problem then they offer to charge you get access to the solution, they're either scamming you, preying on your vulnerability, or both.

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Astral Monarch [Coms: CLOSED] @astralmonarch.bsky.social · 01/07/2026

I think these social media sites overestimate my want to be on them. If more points of resistance keep coming up, I will just leave. I am Not verifying my age.

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Astral Monarch [Coms: CLOSED] @astralmonarch.bsky.social · 28/06/2026

Oh man, the smell of grilled meat in the air brings back a primal craving...

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Astral Monarch [Coms: CLOSED] @astralmonarch.bsky.social · 25/06/2026

You know why Unreal is phasing out blueprints don’t you? Because you can’t use generative AI on blueprints, can’t make em’, can’t train off em’. How depressing.

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Astral Monarch [Coms: CLOSED] @astralmonarch.bsky.social · 23/06/2026

Oh, it would have been a Alan Turing’s birthday today. What a legend.

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Astral Monarch [Coms: CLOSED] @astralmonarch.bsky.social · 22/06/2026

While it’s a rarity to be allowed to work from home, I gotta say it’s very refreshing to spend my lunch break taking a power nap. I wish I could do this every day…

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Astral Monarch [Coms: CLOSED] @astralmonarch.bsky.social · 21/06/2026

Well, I certainly wasn't expecting my dad to casually tell me that my Boss has been essentially stalking him on Linkedin. Happy Fathers day?

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David Szymanski @duskdev.bsky.social · 20/06/2026

A minor frustration I have browsing Steam is that between AI, asset packs, and modern engines, it's become really difficult to tell how much care/effort a project has behind it just based on key art or screenshots.

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