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Let me know if you're looking for more specific than that :)

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Yes! I'm really interested in your asset pipeline, sustainable workflow stuff for small teams. Your environment art workflow, texturing (I know you discuss this already in a few blogs), going back and forth between Blender and the engine, etc. And just your art direction in general is amazing.

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This is super cool. Any chance you'll write more blog posts about your process here? Truly gold info you have on your website!

It might not even be the element of chance that feels exploitative to me, but just the structural edge a casino (or software equivalent) has over the outcome. Is it unethical if it's truly random with equal weights? Lots of unanswered questions.

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So is it about whether skill or chance is the dominant factor in determining the outcome? Chess passes this easily. Slot machines fail. Poker is somewhere in the middle.

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With gambling I usually picture some element of chance, and how "the house always wins." There's a lack of control, which makes it unfair. It gets murkier introducing some chance alongside some skill. Chess is 0% luck, but many games have a bit of RNG that makes it a combo of luck and skill.

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Reid Hannaford @reid.work · 08/04/2026

Is betting on the outcome of your own performance considered gambling? Put another way, let's say you're playing a game of chess with a friend, and you each put $20 into the pot which will go to the winner. Is this gambling? 🧵 #gamedev #indiedev

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AI can't write well because it was trained to produce what's expected. Great writing is never what's expected. Even GPT-2 was more creative than today's frontier models. Every post-training constraint that improved reliability degraded creativity. AI's limitations are human comparative advantages.

Reid Hannaford @reid.work · 29/03/2026

It’s so cool! I was amazed how easy the IK modifier nodes are to use when I first started playing with them.

Reid Hannaford @reid.work · 26/03/2026

Hyped about vertex snapping ✨

Reid Hannaford @reid.work · 26/03/2026

Game is really shaping up! Do you have a sense of what the game loop is going to be, or still experimenting?

Reid Hannaford @reid.work · 23/03/2026

All your custom tools are super inspiring! Love seeing behind the curtain on your work in Godot.

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Reid Hannaford @reid.work · 20/03/2026

The practically universal pushback on DLSS 5 from both game developers and gamers has me feeling optimistic, and relieved that this tech isn't just being welcomed with open arms. Realism is tired. Stylized is where it's at! #indiedev #gamedev #godot

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Reid Hannaford @reid.work · 19/03/2026

Total game changer! I use a good old fashioned alarm clock. The biggest boon for me is that my phone isn't the first thing I look at in the morning.

Reid Hannaford @reid.work · 19/03/2026

Going to test it out, try to find its boundaries, and see if it really is the answer to my problems.

Reid Hannaford @reid.work · 19/03/2026

Looks like Photopea might be my Photoshop replacement on Linux. Browser based but runs/saves everything fully locally. Has basically every feature Photoshop has that I use, + works with PSDs. Closed source, but that's fine by me bc it doesn't use a proprietary file format, so no lock in. #indiedev

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Reid Hannaford @reid.work · 18/03/2026

Nice thanks for the insight. I haven't used substance painter much so I maybe don't know what I'm missing but I'm always game to try new tools and don't mind paying for good ones! Will explore. Have you tried Material Maker? Open source alt to something like substance designer.

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Reid Hannaford @reid.work · 18/03/2026

I'm a big Ucupaint user, and lately I've been learning 3DCoat to fill in Blender's texture painting shortcomings. I'm curious about your thoughts re: combining MatPlus and Ucupaint - what does the former add to your pipeline that Ucupaint doesn't cover?

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Reid Hannaford @reid.work · 18/03/2026

Thanks! Super clean. I have a special interest in low poly hand painted rocks haha.

So nice! I'd love to see the wireframe too.

Looks amazing! I love how graphic the shapes are.

Dappled lighting using light cookies - Unity Tutorial

Did you make this video from 3 years ago? I literally just watched it yesterday! I was experimenting with light cookies in Godot, and didn't know about the PR to add the feature to directional lights! Super exciting. www.youtube.com/watch?v=uMUT...

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YouTube video by Stone Baked Games

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So fantastic. The model too is so clean! I assume you're working with the Ucupaint addon for the painting? I've been learning 3DCoat, which is this dedicated 3D hand painting software (and sculpting too, but I don't do any sculpting) which solves a lot of my gripes with Blender's texture painting.

Unrelated to the DLSS stuff, Rafael out of curiosity what project is this for? I love your hand painted skin/hair and the mid-poly look!

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Super fun! Thanks for the rec

I need your small game recommendations! What are people's favorite browser games on itch? I'm trying to play more tiny games ✨ to fill my creative cup, so to speak. Your own games count too ;) #indiegames #indiedev #gamedev

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Is that the UE4 manny haha The GI looks super impressive!

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Totally. The gameplay is pretty fast so the movement needs to be somewhat snappy but I'll tune the curves!

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Might be worth giving it another try! Godot 4.x has come a long way since 4.0, plus I think you'd probably really enjoy working with Jolt physics! Also you can switch the new theme back to classic in the settings :)

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Do you use Godot 3 for all your games??

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At least you're consistent! ;)

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Tibo I think you're one of 4 people that uses blender/godot in light mode lol

Does this look like the appropriate amount of wiggle on the hat? Trying to strike a balance between noticeable but not distracting. #godot #indiedev #gamedev

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Why wouldn’t it be?? This is beautiful Gleb!

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tennis devs unite! 🎾

Pleasantly surprised how easy it is to add jiggle physics in #Godot with the SpringBoneSimulator3D. Look at the little wizard hats! Also! This is the first look at my current project, a multiplayer tennis game with magic and spells! Art is still super WIP but it's coming along! #indiedev #gamedev

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Reid Hannaford @reid.work · 14/03/2026

Excellent book! One of my favs and something I return to often.

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Using vertex color painting in Blender to add moss on top of my stone tiles, w/ a grunge texture mask to make the edges crispy + more detailed. Thanks @passivestar.bsky.social for the basis of this method! Slowly locking in the asset pipeline for my current project. #godot #indiedev #gamedev #b3d

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Reid Hannaford @reid.work · 14/03/2026

The difference is that in B the little particles get sucked in right? Both are great – I personally like B more.

Reid Hannaford @reid.work · 14/03/2026

Hoping this gets merged for 4.7 🤞

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Reid Hannaford @reid.work · 13/03/2026

I love your rope physics! And I saw in the other video they have collisions too! Is this a custom implementation?