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ADIOS. HARDSPACE. PARATOPIC. Narrative Designer. Creative Director. Game design consultant. http://patreon.com/docgames http://medium.com/@docseuss http://paypal.me/stompsite

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doctober @docseuss.bsky.social · 1d

If you like my writing and think I should not have to be stressed by some weird "by paying your taxes we're taking you off your payment plan" bullshit, I need about $2500 in tips on paypal.me/stompsite

please read my article about why humans need enrichment just like cats need lasers. thank you

doctober @docseuss.bsky.social · 4d

GUESS WHO'S BACK

BACK AGAIN

DOC'S BACK

TELL A FRIEND

That's right. It's time for part 3 of the FPS series; this time, a lot of assorted thoughts on what makes for good enemy design. This one was fun as hell to write.

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building a better first person shooter part 3: enemy mine

So! First, we talked about a specific subgenre of first person shooter, loosely starting with Unreal and Half-Life and dying off around…

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Julián Palacios @yulelepalacios.bsky.social · 21h

Today Promesa is 5 years old!

Don't have much to say, other than I'm proud of my little boy, and I have the itch to do some more of these.

Links below 😎

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Jedediah Berry @jedediahberry.bsky.social · 1d

They made me reach so far to touch the sign! It's a good sign, though.

Gavin, Small Beer, long covid, &c. @gavingrant.bsky.social · 1d

Lovely picture in the Massachusetts Center for the Book celebration email:

Photo inside the MA state house as award-winning authors hold or point to a poster:

Author and illustrator Jarrett J. Krosoczka, Director of Beacon Press Gayatri Patnaik, author and scholar Kellie Carter Jackson, poet Heather Treseler, novelist Jedediah Berry, and children’s book author Linda Booth Sweeney hold up a “Let Freedom Read” poster in recognition of Banned Books Week.

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doctober @docseuss.bsky.social · 5h

please don't

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doctober @docseuss.bsky.social · 14h

but I don't feel like I can ask unless you think my articles are of some use to you.

So I'm gonna hawk the article a while longer. I'm sorry if some of you find it annoying, but it's the only way I feel comfortable asking for help.

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doctober @docseuss.bsky.social · 14h

The only way I feel like it's okay for me to ask for help is if I can provide something in return. These articles are free. I don't paywall them, because I know what it's like not to be able to afford access to articles.

So, if you LIKE what I've written, please tip. It's a fair trade.

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doctober @docseuss.bsky.social · 14h

so yeah, if you like these:

1) please share

2) please tip

That's all I'm asking for. I know shit's tight for everybody, I'm grateful for everything and I try to send a thank you to everyone I can (some of you have the ability to thank you through paypal turned off though)

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doctober @docseuss.bsky.social · 7h

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doctober @docseuss.bsky.social · 14h

the article trilogy is here:

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first person shooters are extremely fun, but the industry rarely makes the ones i like anymore

There’s something about that anticipation as your dropship passes over open ocean and the fighting on the beach comes into view…

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doctober @docseuss.bsky.social · 14h

I wanna be clear: I don't have medical insurance anymore because I couldn't afford it. I'm not asking for coverage on that. Yes I'd love if some very nice person with lots of money would send me $5k and solve my immediate woes; I figure my trilogy of FPS articles is worth $20 for some of you

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doctober @docseuss.bsky.social · 16h

I'm going to keep sharing my article for a week. If you would like me to stop doing that, please hit my tip jar.

I have a VERY big bill I have to pay through no fault of my own, and if you could help me with it, I would be grateful.

I've just wrapped up a huge trilogy of articles (like 40k words)

doctober @docseuss.bsky.social · 4d

if you like my writing, this month is REALLY urgent, as I need to raise a TON of money to pay my tax bill, which the state is making me pay early because, I shit you not, I did my taxes. Apparently a change to the balance, like filing taxes/extensions is bad

paypal.me/stompsite would help a LOT

Pay Garrick Burford using PayPal.Me

Go to paypal.me/stompsite and type in the amount. Since it’s PayPal, it's easy and secure. Don’t have a PayPal account? No worries.

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James Margaris @markymarg2.bsky.social · 7h

RIP to a real one.

Itagaki: "At first it was easier, but when the testers said 'this is too difficult' I made it even more difficult"

Quote from IGN: "For me, the highlight of the evening was watching Ninja Gaiden creator Tomonobu Itagaki walk into the event in this white robe, taking in the scene behind his traditional sunglasses. He looked around a few times, stood quietly for a few moments and then turned around and left."

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doctober @docseuss.bsky.social · 7h

i dont think that's true, genius. i dont think that's true at all

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ミルキージェームズ (Remastered) @milkman.bsky.social · 10h

Today I lost someone who was truly like a brother to me. I am gutted to the core. I guess I can say so now that it's on his Facebook page. He even listed himself as my actual brother on Facebook. Anyone who knows me knows how close we were. RIP, senpai. You will always be a ninja.

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doctober @docseuss.bsky.social · 8h

sorry. i didn't see you there. i was thinking about the fredwreck remix of riders on the storm

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Matt Novak @paleofuture.bsky.social · 22h

started / going

DHS Says Social Media Will Be Screened for ‘Antisemitism’ as It Purges Pro-Palestine Immigrants
Homeland Secretary Kristi Noem says people shouldn't try to "hide behind the First Amendment."

Border Patrol Posts Instagram Propaganda Video Featuring Antisemitic Slurs
The video was pinned to Border Patrol's Instagram Reels.
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Updated October 15, 2025

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eli yudin @eliyudin.com · 12h

*my friends get pulled with me into my version of silent hill and all the monsters have their dick caught in a jeans zipper*
hmm i wonder what that’s all about

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Jack Chapman @shakainc.bsky.social · 12h

Talkshow shenanigans

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Damnedto Hellgore 💀 @elmore.zone · 8h

I'm immensely grateful to be surrounded by brilliant people who are kind enough to include me in their various projects and pursuits. I just wish some Money Havers would deem one of those projects a viable enough path to inflating their own wealth that they sweep us a few crumbs off the table.

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Max Nichols @maxnichols.bsky.social · 9h

Damn, he was only 58.

Brandon Sheffield @brandon.insertcredit.com · 9h

Former Team Ninja boss Tomonobu Itagaki has passed away, as confirmed by his Facebook and personal friends. "Words of departure - my life's light is about to run out." www.facebook.com/tomonobu.ita...

Itagaki's farewell post, which I will not be translating in full because I don't want to do it an injustice. It says it was posted by someone close to him.

Itagaki's final photo of himself, sitting in a restaurant, looking off into the distance.

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Greg R. Buchanan @gregbuchananwriter.com · 8h

Do any of you follow any serialised prose novels online, or play any indie narrative games that release chapters over time? Interested in chatting if so!