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Richard Stack @richardkstack.bsky.social · 24/08/2026

I thought of something to want for today. A job that better matches my needs and interests.

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Richard Stack @richardkstack.bsky.social · 24/08/2026

I love living every day on a whim. I hate when someone or something interrupts said whims.

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Richard Stack @richardkstack.bsky.social · 31/07/2026

It just depends on what you want out of that gaming experience. Plenty of players prefer to get that introspection elsewhere and use gaming as just play. Gaming touches everyone's life in different ways and there's not just one "correct" way to play.

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Richard Stack @richardkstack.bsky.social · 14/07/2026

Whenever my body gifts me with a rare taste of dopamine, I always stop what I'm doing and experience its blissful embrace.

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Richard Stack @richardkstack.bsky.social · 08/07/2026

That if you make a good game it will sell.

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Richard Stack @richardkstack.bsky.social · 07/07/2026

Have you tried .Net Linq libraries? They have a ton of useful data filtering and sorting methods like this.

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Richard Stack @richardkstack.bsky.social · 05/07/2026

Lots of ideas for this in the video game Prey. Their mimics turn into all sorts of everyday objects like mugs and chairs.

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Richard Stack @richardkstack.bsky.social · 24/06/2026

Assuming that the timing of the parry needs to happen the moment the circles touch, I think C is a good combo of readable and stylish.

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Richard Stack @richardkstack.bsky.social · 18/06/2026

It took me forever to try to put this feeling to words, but I think I've simplified it down to "It is unethical to have vast amounts of wealth and/or fame, regardless of how you got it or how you use it." No one person should be allowed to have that much power and influence.

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Richard Stack @richardkstack.bsky.social · 02/06/2026

To anyone who may call someone "uncultured", I ask "In which culture?"

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merr-itt came from outer space @merrittk.com · 13/05/2026

i sometimes see indie devs lament that players aren't interested in their game and then speculate as to why that is, when i'd guess that 99% of the time it's just that people haven't heard of it and that the vast majority of steam users don't seek out or play indie games

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Richard Stack @richardkstack.bsky.social · 25/04/2026

I like it! Would you mind adding some visual separation between each individual recipe? I think that would make this easier to read at a glance.

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Richard Stack @richardkstack.bsky.social · 23/04/2026

I think that's why I like Bethesda style open worlds. In a way they require you to design your own gameplay loop, and you can change it whenever you want. This is different from just playing a different game, since it maintains world and character consistency.

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Richard Stack @richardkstack.bsky.social · 23/04/2026

Rigid gameplay loops in video games are a huge turn off for me. I often see people talk about a good gameplay loop getting them into a flow state, but the opposite is true for me. It becomes old fast, and I just feel trapped.

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Richard Stack @richardkstack.bsky.social · 22/04/2026

I came across this poignant YouTube comment today. There are so many layers to #privilege it can become easy to forget how much you have from just living in a first world country. Race, gender, and sexuality are the most talked about, but it goes even further beyond that.

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Richard Stack @richardkstack.bsky.social · 15/04/2026

You can tell the economy is shit when what most gamers care about most is hours played vs cost. Online game discussion has devolved to meet this lowest common denominator.

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Richard Stack @richardkstack.bsky.social · 15/04/2026

The truth is always full of complexity and subtlety. Those looking for the short concise answer to a question are not curious, they just want to feel the comfort of understanding. But they are only lying to themselves. Actual experts know that their understanding of a topic can never be complete.

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Richard Stack @richardkstack.bsky.social · 05/04/2026

This past year I've felt an incredible sense of satisfaction with my life as it is now. I truly want for nothing. I deeply appreciate everything I have and all of my privileges which have led me here.

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Richard Stack @richardkstack.bsky.social · 05/04/2026

Sanity is knowing where the line is between reality and fiction.

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Richard Stack @richardkstack.bsky.social · 01/04/2026

I think this is why people dislike fetch quests, because they kind of feel meaningless. But what if the fetch quest was just one part of a grander whole, like finding a stone puzzle key to open an ancient tomb, it adds meaning.

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Richard Stack @richardkstack.bsky.social · 01/04/2026

What I'm trying to avoid is overly simple quests that become boring, and I believe that this happens because the objective is too simple. I'm hoping that stringing together objectives in a tree-like hierarchy will be more satisfying than just completing each one at a time.

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Richard Stack @richardkstack.bsky.social · 01/04/2026

I'm calling the procedural RPG backend "Chronicler". I'm designing a system based on the concept of "quests as mysteries", where the player must solve a quest by completing several smaller objectives. Each of those small objectives can have complications that lead to other quests.

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Richard Stack @richardkstack.bsky.social · 07/02/2026

Where are the protests with people holding signs reading "Let's Calm Down and Work This Out" or "We're All In This Together" or "Down With Partisanism!"? Hatred is, has been, and always will be our truest enemy.

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Richard Stack @richardkstack.bsky.social · 07/02/2026

Politically, I consider myself a bit left of center. That doesn't mean I "kind of agree with everyone" and I'm avoiding conflict. It means I don't agree with either extreme, and I'm in conflict with both at once. I live in the grey sea of scientific pragmatism - the only reasonable place to be.

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Richard Stack @richardkstack.bsky.social · 07/02/2026

This goes to show how varied the different forms of ADHD can be. I'm diagnosed ADHD as well, and I love sitting down for an hour, learning rules and pondering how systems will interact.

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Richard Stack @richardkstack.bsky.social · 07/02/2026

I'm not sure if I'm understanding your point correctly, but to me beliefs have nothing to do with genes (and if we're talking evolution, we're talking genes). On the scale from nature to nurture, beliefs are all nurture. They are indoctrinated into you by family and peers.

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Richard Stack @richardkstack.bsky.social · 04/02/2026

People (especially those living within capitalist structures) tend to belittle those who are living, in their words, "safe" and "comfortable" lives. I prefer describing it as "intentionally pursuing stability and contentment in a money-obsessed results-driven society". #contentment #anticapitalist

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Richard Stack @richardkstack.bsky.social · 02/02/2026

I'm absolutely in love with this quote by Dr. Maya Angelou - "Success is liking yourself, liking what you do, and liking how you do it." #motivation #lifetips #goals #success

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Richard Stack @richardkstack.bsky.social · 22/01/2026

Don't hide your insecurities behind "just going off vibes".

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Richard Stack @richardkstack.bsky.social · 07/01/2026

youtu.be/7WSSMee5pH8?... The third one is something I've been trying to express in my conversations with people, but had difficulty finding the words to describe. Here it is expressed pretty succinctly. I'm glad I found this!

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3 ways smart people stay stuck in failing patterns | Anne-Laure Le Cunff

YouTube video by Big Think

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Richard Stack @richardkstack.bsky.social · 02/01/2026

My RPG game backend is able to load resource data from embedded json (like location types), and provides a way to send queries and commands from any game client. Here's an example of how a client may use it to get all the locations in the world. #chronicler #rpg #programming #gamedev

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Richard Stack @richardkstack.bsky.social · 01/01/2026

I'm currently working on a #.net library for a procedural #rpg backend. The idea is I can implement mechanics and systems first, and do it in a way that I can add the visuals and sound later (the "client" so to speak). #gamedev #programming

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Richard Stack @richardkstack.bsky.social · 01/01/2026

Happy New Year! We'll be spending it having a nice dinner, watching Fallout, and playing WoW (our new holidays tradition).

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Richard Stack @richardkstack.bsky.social · 17/12/2025

The best part of modding Skyrim isn't fixing the bugs or modernizing the graphics, it's having complete control over my experience. It's a comfortable middle ground between the gamer and game developer within me.

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Mike Drucker @mikedrucker.bsky.social · 12/12/2025

i stand by this statement every year

tweet reading: GAME TRAILER: “Enter a world beyond belief...”

ME: “Yes”

GAME TRAILER: “An adventure like never before...”

ME: “YES”

GAME TRAILER: “Join your friends online”

ME: “I’m out”

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Richard Stack @richardkstack.bsky.social · 15/11/2025

I've been following your studio since the first Greedfall, which I enjoyed immensely. Although I'm giving this game some more time to cook, I've bought it and am following it closely. I'm excited to see where you guys go next! ❤️

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Richard Stack @richardkstack.bsky.social · 12/11/2025

Pose those cats in a circle! 🎵

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Richard Stack @richardkstack.bsky.social · 13/10/2025

Making them innately evil is a quick and dirty way to create conflict, so it's a popular solution.

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Richard Stack @richardkstack.bsky.social · 13/10/2025

Games require way more filler than written fiction. This is when fodder becomes necessary. But enemy monsters who are only monstrous and non-sentient eventually become boring, and so it's fun to throw in species capable of using a bit of tactics...

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Richard Stack @richardkstack.bsky.social · 13/10/2025

It's so common for combat mechanics to be designed separately from roleplaying mechanics. If the game has lots of combat, you need lots of stuff to kill and to kill often, so thinking about whether it's ethical to kill them or not every time becomes monotonous...

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Richard Stack @richardkstack.bsky.social · 13/10/2025

Random #gamedesign thought about the morality of cannon-fodder species like orcs: To me this is a symptom of tabletop storytelling being part narrative and part game. There's an eternal conflict between the two that's difficult to overcome...

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Richard Stack @richardkstack.bsky.social · 01/10/2025

I encourage everyone to refresh themselves on which freedoms the #firstamendment actually protects, and which it doesn't. To anyone familiar, it should be crystal clear how out of line the current administration has been.

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Richard Stack @richardkstack.bsky.social · 22/09/2025

I assume this is because we use humans as a default, and other fantasy races are defined by their differences from humans. Humans but they live much longer and have pointed ears? Elves. Humans but they have green or grey skin and tusks? Orcs. Etcetera.

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Richard Stack @richardkstack.bsky.social · 16/09/2025

Do I think that the assassination was an extremist and overly violent reaction? Yes. Do I also think that both the world and his family are better off without him? Yes. These two thoughts can coexist.

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Richard Stack @richardkstack.bsky.social · 14/09/2025

Just saw #somethingrotten at the #boiselittlrtheatre and it was wonderful! Going into it I only knew about the "a musical" song, and I was pleasantly surprised by all the rest.

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Richard Stack @richardkstack.bsky.social · 18/08/2025

There are no #stories in the reality of this world. They are all #fictional, invented. The actual world around you has no #characters, main or otherwise. There are no arcs, no beats, no hero journeys. We are just animals doing our best. So drop your #ego, and give yourself a god damn break.

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Richard Stack @richardkstack.bsky.social · 13/08/2025

Truly horrifying. This is the next step in this admin's strategy to worsen education. This kind of strategy makes it harder and harder over time for us to fight back. Knowledge is power - and our younger generations will need as much of it as possible for the coming war. thehill.com/blogs/in-the...

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White House launches review of Smithsonian museums

White House officials are launching a review of some of the Smithsonian’s museums aimed at ensuring “alignment” with President Trump’s “directive to celebrate American…

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Richard Stack @richardkstack.bsky.social · 04/08/2025

Even better - build your own fucking table.

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