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Mike Dolan

@mikedolan.bsky.social
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Making games. Working on gamedev is my primary focus, but I also work in Blender for 3D modeling and Aseprite for pixelart! Current projects: Retro FPS ImSim-lite sci-fi series, and ps1 horror.

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Mike Dolan @mikedolan.bsky.social · 03/10/2026
i will definitely look into it :)
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Mike Dolan @mikedolan.bsky.social · 02/10/2026
the server is the main authority on projectiles - it controls the spawn positions, paths, explosion points etc. the clients show it obvious but dont really simulate anything on their own.
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Mike Dolan @mikedolan.bsky.social · 02/10/2026
oh wow - you can do 5000 enemies... i am in the minor leagues :)
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Mike Dolan @mikedolan.bsky.social · 02/10/2026
it all unity :) the stress test seems to have passed just fine. i added a bunch of debris and shells now so need to see if it buckles again. also i need to test it with a remote client. not sure how many enemies we will have at a time for real especially trying to send that data to a client.
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Mike Dolan @mikedolan.bsky.social · 01/10/2026
A little stress test for a multiplayer shooter... #unity3d #indiegamedev
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Mike Dolan @mikedolan.bsky.social · 05/09/2026
I've been testing the waters... feels like unity has been getting its act together as unreal enters its awkward phase
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Mike Dolan @mikedolan.bsky.social · 05/09/2026
Didn't it get packaged with bloatware at some point?
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Mike Dolan @mikedolan.bsky.social · 21/08/2026
Make 'Out of shape Thor' game Marvel, you cowards!
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Fat Thor Removes Sunglasses
Alt: Chubby Thor Removes Sunglasses
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Mike Dolan @mikedolan.bsky.social · 03/08/2026
Now do Hackers
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Mage Farm @potacostudio.bsky.social · 19/07/2026
Posted another devlog! youtu.be/Nhg0uLfUi8g #indiedev #gamedev #solodev
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How I Reworked my Indie Game (Devlog)
YouTube video by Potaco Studio
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Mike Dolan @mikedolan.bsky.social · 30/06/2026
cooking... #horrorgame #indiegamedev
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Mike Dolan @mikedolan.bsky.social · 14/05/2026
Denver is so cool! I love the pizza place. So insane. The whole place is so neat.
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Mike Dolan @mikedolan.bsky.social · 13/05/2026
Which one did you go to? I am visiting the Santa Fe one soon
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Mike Dolan @mikedolan.bsky.social · 01/05/2026
new save game device
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Mike Dolan @mikedolan.bsky.social · 06/04/2026
The intro lives in my head forever.
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Mike Dolan @mikedolan.bsky.social · 06/04/2026
Ive been enjoying gamedev.tv/courses/unre...
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Unreal 5 C++ Developer: Code Your Own Unreal Games
<p>Ready to make games in the amazing world of <strong>Unreal Engine 5.6</strong>?</p><p>This <em>critically acclaimed</em> Unreal Engine course was <strong>created in collaboration with</strong> <str...
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Mike Dolan @mikedolan.bsky.social · 28/03/2026
Jokes on them! Training on my bootcamp code from 10 years ago. Jquery will be in everything again!
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Mike Dolan @mikedolan.bsky.social · 10/03/2026
Here is a little video of the thing I've been making. #gamedev #unrealengine
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Mike Dolan @mikedolan.bsky.social · 09/03/2026
inspired by some recent games... and maybe reading BLAME! #gamedev #unrealengine
a concrete room with tall cylindrical structures and wires.
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Mike Dolan @mikedolan.bsky.social · 02/03/2026
Looks very cool.
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Mike Dolan @mikedolan.bsky.social · 27/02/2026
lol i was warned... it really only does play if you are online i think! 🤦
server connection fail
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Mike Dolan @mikedolan.bsky.social · 27/02/2026
Trying not to obsessively check nextfest stats? 😉
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Mike Dolan @mikedolan.bsky.social · 26/02/2026
hmm thanks for the warning - i will need to play fast :)
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Mike Dolan @mikedolan.bsky.social · 26/02/2026
ew thats no fun... hmm what a world we live in...
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Mike Dolan @mikedolan.bsky.social · 26/02/2026
loved all the far cry's except 6... Star Wars Outlaws is 😘
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Mike Dolan @mikedolan.bsky.social · 26/02/2026
what does end of life mean? i will prob just play single player game if that is what you are worried about. Also I love ubisoft games.
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a man in a suit and tie is sitting in front of a framed picture of a football player with the number 11 on it
Alt: a man in a suit and tie is saying hes a masochist
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Mike Dolan @mikedolan.bsky.social · 26/02/2026
Did you know one of @johnromero.bsky.social 's favorite games is on sale for $11.99? I think I need to get it to see what's up. www.pcgamer.com/gaming-indus... Ghost Recon: store.steampowered.com/app/2231380/...
pcgamer.com
Doom co-creator John Romero adores Ghost Recon and has over 3,000 hours in World of Warcraft: 'God, I lived in that game every day for five years'
The co-founder of id Software and Romero Games takes us on a tour of his games library.
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Mike Dolan @mikedolan.bsky.social · 25/02/2026
Cool method for skyboxes in #unreal ...something I struggle with. tinerasoft.net/blog/creatin...
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[tinerasoft]
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Mike Dolan @mikedolan.bsky.social · 22/02/2026
Just know that for all my complaints about the way the game ended, I still put in like 40 hours of my life playing Farcry Primal and I really enjoyed it. So thank you to everyone who worked on it. It was a cool game 😀
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Mike Dolan @mikedolan.bsky.social · 21/02/2026
Urki getting new deodorant and then telling me we can get matching tattoos seemed like an odd way to finish the game...
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a man with a beard is standing in a cave holding a sword and talking to another man .
Alt: urkis new stink
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Mike Dolan @mikedolan.bsky.social · 21/02/2026
completed the game with the intended final mission...Urki's New Stink! Commence dance party. Enjoyed the game but a tad grindy in the wrong way... especially since the things that felt like side quests were required to finish and could be done out of order which sort of ruins the climax.
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Mike Dolan @mikedolan.bsky.social · 21/02/2026
Man... design flaw in Far Cry Primal... you can beat the bosses by the character side quest need to be completed before you can roll credits. Now i gotta grind out some missions i kinda didnt care about that didn't have any effect on taking down the big bads. 😤
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Mike Dolan @mikedolan.bsky.social · 20/02/2026
I just remember seeing it and thinking they filmed it in home video camera format or something
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a man with curly hair and glasses is making a funny face and saying huh .
Alt: a man with curly hair and glasses is making a funny face and saying huh .
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Mike Dolan @mikedolan.bsky.social · 20/02/2026
The high frame rate version of the Hobbit that I saw in the theater was absolutely unwatchable even before you got to the mishandling of the book into a trilogy.
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Mike Dolan @mikedolan.bsky.social · 19/02/2026
Adobe stock is down because they have an antagonistic relationship with their core customers with predatory subscriptions, culminating with their attempt to impliment and compete as an AI company which their core customers absolutely hate.
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Mike Dolan @mikedolan.bsky.social · 19/02/2026
Just heard about Ucupaint, a blender addon with a substance painter luke workflow. Pretty sure its free...? extensions.blender.org/add-ons/ucup... pretty cool. #blender #gamedev
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Ucupaint
Layer based painting for Eevee and Cycles
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Mike Dolan @mikedolan.bsky.social · 18/02/2026
I just backed Sword Hero on @kickstarter.com www.kickstarter.com/projects/its... because its awesome...
kickstarter.com
Sword Hero
A truly interactive open-world RPG with systems like NPCs with Daily Routines, topped with extensive character development.
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Mike Dolan @mikedolan.bsky.social · 15/02/2026
back in the 80s and 90s you got like one or 2 games a year for your nintendo or atari cause thats all your parents could afford. Games were like $100 in todays money. And then shareware came out and demo discs and you just played all that free stuff and wondered what the full games were like...
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Mike Dolan @mikedolan.bsky.social · 13/02/2026
he literally just ran off because he heard a bird just now....
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Mike Dolan @mikedolan.bsky.social · 13/02/2026
My dog has been freaking out as I play Far Cry Primal because of all the animal sounds.
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Mike Dolan @mikedolan.bsky.social · 12/02/2026
Let's be honest the real missed opportunity for the new Stern Pokemon pinball is having three different machines with 4 different starter Pokemon toys and theme. #pinball #pokemon #arcade
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jake rodkin @rodkin.online · 09/02/2026
Ten years ago today we shipped Firewatch. I say this every anniversary but it feels both like a lifetime ago and like it was yesterday. Thank you everyone who played it back then or played it today for the first time. Thank you to everyone on the team, I’m still so proud of what we made.
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Mike Dolan @mikedolan.bsky.social · 09/02/2026
Just introduced my brother-in-law to Firewatch. Hes not a gamer but loves hiking and the national parks. He loves it!
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Mike Dolan @mikedolan.bsky.social · 06/02/2026
Is there an arcade machine collector website analogous to what Pinside is for pinball? #arcadesky #arcade
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Mike Dolan @mikedolan.bsky.social · 05/02/2026
If you want to go deep youtu.be/nO7JUEtpbb0?... will have a lot of things you can turn off
youtu.be
EVERYTHING to make RETRO 3D Games in Unreal Engine 5 - Beginner Tutorial
YouTube video by Stark Crafts
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Mike Dolan @mikedolan.bsky.social · 04/02/2026
Delete the clouds... default ue5 clouds are worth a few frames
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Mike Dolan @mikedolan.bsky.social · 03/02/2026
The Real Adobe Killer was Adobe all along. I just hope they spin off Mixamo and Substance and dont just delete them from existance...
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Mike Dolan @mikedolan.bsky.social · 02/02/2026
youtu.be/HKGjCPBSG38?...
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Sonny & Cher - I Got You Babe (Official Audio)
YouTube video by RHINO
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Mike Dolan @mikedolan.bsky.social · 31/01/2026
media.tenor.com
a man is smiling and saying we will watch your career with great interest .
Alt: a man is smiling and saying we will watch your career with great interest .
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Mike Dolan @mikedolan.bsky.social · 31/01/2026
Usually its my characters butt has some wayward vertex that goes haywire. Real professional like.
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