Hector Padilla
@elhector.bsky.social
20yrs in GameDev. Engineering Leader @ Kabam. Prev: Timbre, IOI, GameHouse, Zynga, Kaxan.
Building cool things, great teams, and coaching others how to do the same.
Driven by curiosity & kindness advocate.
🇲🇽 in 🇨🇦 • He/Him
https://linktr.ee/elhector
Building cool things, great teams, and coaching others how to do the same.
Driven by curiosity & kindness advocate.
🇲🇽 in 🇨🇦 • He/Him
https://linktr.ee/elhector
Reposted by Hector Padilla
A team can get really paralyzed waiting for things to be Decided™
One of the most valuable things a senior can do on a team during production is make quick decisions to "put stakes in the ground" even on topics that are not yet 100% confirmed or aligned, and then document/broadcast those decisions.
One of the most valuable things a senior can do on a team during production is make quick decisions to "put stakes in the ground" even on topics that are not yet 100% confirmed or aligned, and then document/broadcast those decisions.
October 30, 2025 at 5:00 PM
A team can get really paralyzed waiting for things to be Decided™
One of the most valuable things a senior can do on a team during production is make quick decisions to "put stakes in the ground" even on topics that are not yet 100% confirmed or aligned, and then document/broadcast those decisions.
One of the most valuable things a senior can do on a team during production is make quick decisions to "put stakes in the ground" even on topics that are not yet 100% confirmed or aligned, and then document/broadcast those decisions.
Gundam hobby still going strong ^__^ this was my first MG. Almost too complex with the transformation gimmicks but still lots of fun ^__^
Looking forward for the next kits to build!
Looking forward for the next kits to build!
October 29, 2025 at 9:32 PM
Gundam hobby still going strong ^__^ this was my first MG. Almost too complex with the transformation gimmicks but still lots of fun ^__^
Looking forward for the next kits to build!
Looking forward for the next kits to build!
Reposted by Hector Padilla
biblically accurate cat
October 28, 2025 at 8:10 PM
biblically accurate cat
Last night, instead of sleeping as I should, I stayed awake reading A Memory Called Empire all the way to the end. What a ride! It took me a bit to get into it at first, but once my brain got used to the names / references it uses, I really loved it!
Thanks @unormal.bsky.social for recommending it!
Thanks @unormal.bsky.social for recommending it!
October 28, 2025 at 6:44 PM
Last night, instead of sleeping as I should, I stayed awake reading A Memory Called Empire all the way to the end. What a ride! It took me a bit to get into it at first, but once my brain got used to the names / references it uses, I really loved it!
Thanks @unormal.bsky.social for recommending it!
Thanks @unormal.bsky.social for recommending it!
Reposted by Hector Padilla
Introducing The Holdouts!
Smash, grab, and grow in this rad cooperative multiplayer game! Bash through small town locales and turn everything into the most unhinged weapons ever. Fight back, hold out, and build a home in a warped new reality.
Wishlist on Steam ➡️ bit.ly/4obn4Lw
#indiegame
Smash, grab, and grow in this rad cooperative multiplayer game! Bash through small town locales and turn everything into the most unhinged weapons ever. Fight back, hold out, and build a home in a warped new reality.
Wishlist on Steam ➡️ bit.ly/4obn4Lw
#indiegame
July 28, 2025 at 9:03 PM
Introducing The Holdouts!
Smash, grab, and grow in this rad cooperative multiplayer game! Bash through small town locales and turn everything into the most unhinged weapons ever. Fight back, hold out, and build a home in a warped new reality.
Wishlist on Steam ➡️ bit.ly/4obn4Lw
#indiegame
Smash, grab, and grow in this rad cooperative multiplayer game! Bash through small town locales and turn everything into the most unhinged weapons ever. Fight back, hold out, and build a home in a warped new reality.
Wishlist on Steam ➡️ bit.ly/4obn4Lw
#indiegame
We had to say good-bye to Rita today 😥
We are glad she got more time after her surgery in December, but her health started deteriorating rapidly again in April. We gave her the best quality of life for as long as we could.
Rita is no longer in pain.
Give a hug your furry friends from me today 🙏
We are glad she got more time after her surgery in December, but her health started deteriorating rapidly again in April. We gave her the best quality of life for as long as we could.
Rita is no longer in pain.
Give a hug your furry friends from me today 🙏
Chilling with Rita by the park. 🥰
Lots of baby ducklings around!
Lots of baby ducklings around!
July 28, 2025 at 8:45 PM
We had to say good-bye to Rita today 😥
We are glad she got more time after her surgery in December, but her health started deteriorating rapidly again in April. We gave her the best quality of life for as long as we could.
Rita is no longer in pain.
Give a hug your furry friends from me today 🙏
We are glad she got more time after her surgery in December, but her health started deteriorating rapidly again in April. We gave her the best quality of life for as long as we could.
Rita is no longer in pain.
Give a hug your furry friends from me today 🙏
Today I turn 45... 🎉
Yikes. o__O Where did time go? Sheeesh.... How?
Also yay, for sure, it's good to keep having birthdays 😅
Yikes. o__O Where did time go? Sheeesh.... How?
Also yay, for sure, it's good to keep having birthdays 😅
July 22, 2025 at 10:16 PM
Today I turn 45... 🎉
Yikes. o__O Where did time go? Sheeesh.... How?
Also yay, for sure, it's good to keep having birthdays 😅
Yikes. o__O Where did time go? Sheeesh.... How?
Also yay, for sure, it's good to keep having birthdays 😅
Love the level of detail here. Great respect for the author! :D
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abc.decontextualize.com/more-than-yo...
More than you wanted to know about how Game Boy cartridges work
abc.decontextualize.com
July 22, 2025 at 10:13 PM
Love the level of detail here. Great respect for the author! :D
abc.decontextualize.com/more-than-yo...
abc.decontextualize.com/more-than-yo...
I did a “snarky” quote post and decided to delete it.
I’m proud of myself! It added zero value to the conversation, wasn’t even funny. What was I trying to accomplish?
Anyway.
Hope you are all having a good Friday Night!
I’m proud of myself! It added zero value to the conversation, wasn’t even funny. What was I trying to accomplish?
Anyway.
Hope you are all having a good Friday Night!
July 12, 2025 at 6:12 AM
I did a “snarky” quote post and decided to delete it.
I’m proud of myself! It added zero value to the conversation, wasn’t even funny. What was I trying to accomplish?
Anyway.
Hope you are all having a good Friday Night!
I’m proud of myself! It added zero value to the conversation, wasn’t even funny. What was I trying to accomplish?
Anyway.
Hope you are all having a good Friday Night!
Reposted by Hector Padilla
I started working on Dark Age Asunder when I got laid off twice within a month in late 2023. Since then, more people joined the team and we made a fun game! Today, it's finally launched!
store.steampowered.com/app/3200770/...
#indiedev #gamedev #indiegames #indiegaming #indiegamedev
store.steampowered.com/app/3200770/...
#indiedev #gamedev #indiegames #indiegaming #indiegamedev
Dark Age Asunder on Steam
Defend against relentless monsters, rebuild your home, and unlock powerful abilities in 'Dark Age Asunder.' Your journey to restore peace begins now—will you rise or fall to the darkness?
store.steampowered.com
July 11, 2025 at 6:17 PM
I started working on Dark Age Asunder when I got laid off twice within a month in late 2023. Since then, more people joined the team and we made a fun game! Today, it's finally launched!
store.steampowered.com/app/3200770/...
#indiedev #gamedev #indiegames #indiegaming #indiegamedev
store.steampowered.com/app/3200770/...
#indiedev #gamedev #indiegames #indiegaming #indiegamedev
It’s been a while since I shared a 🥞 pic with you all.
These turned out great! Really really tasty. I substituted half the milk with Kefir and it’s a winner strategy! ^__^
Hope you are all having a good weekend.
Been more quiet lately, life got hectic but all good. We keep on keeping on.
These turned out great! Really really tasty. I substituted half the milk with Kefir and it’s a winner strategy! ^__^
Hope you are all having a good weekend.
Been more quiet lately, life got hectic but all good. We keep on keeping on.
July 5, 2025 at 6:31 PM
It’s been a while since I shared a 🥞 pic with you all.
These turned out great! Really really tasty. I substituted half the milk with Kefir and it’s a winner strategy! ^__^
Hope you are all having a good weekend.
Been more quiet lately, life got hectic but all good. We keep on keeping on.
These turned out great! Really really tasty. I substituted half the milk with Kefir and it’s a winner strategy! ^__^
Hope you are all having a good weekend.
Been more quiet lately, life got hectic but all good. We keep on keeping on.
This is a great video! The concepts apply to any engine, not only Unity.
When we do a tutorial we often just: do a tutorial. We don't learn much, and we don't know how to take whatever we learnt to our own #gamedev projects. This is why.
Learn very foundational concepts and build from there :)
When we do a tutorial we often just: do a tutorial. We don't learn much, and we don't know how to take whatever we learnt to our own #gamedev projects. This is why.
Learn very foundational concepts and build from there :)
How I learned Unity without following tutorials (Developing 1)
YouTube video by Game Maker's Toolkit
youtu.be
July 4, 2025 at 11:09 PM
This is a great video! The concepts apply to any engine, not only Unity.
When we do a tutorial we often just: do a tutorial. We don't learn much, and we don't know how to take whatever we learnt to our own #gamedev projects. This is why.
Learn very foundational concepts and build from there :)
When we do a tutorial we often just: do a tutorial. We don't learn much, and we don't know how to take whatever we learnt to our own #gamedev projects. This is why.
Learn very foundational concepts and build from there :)
Reposted by Hector Padilla
Oh hi reactive stuff and "living world" things and thoughtful little touches are some of my favourite parts of games!!!
Here is a thread nobody asked for of several I love
(I do not have visuals for them all sorry 😂)
Here is a thread nobody asked for of several I love
(I do not have visuals for them all sorry 😂)
I absolutely LOVE IT when games do this reactive shit.
June 26, 2025 at 4:48 PM
Oh hi reactive stuff and "living world" things and thoughtful little touches are some of my favourite parts of games!!!
Here is a thread nobody asked for of several I love
(I do not have visuals for them all sorry 😂)
Here is a thread nobody asked for of several I love
(I do not have visuals for them all sorry 😂)
I'm in the "learning panel lining techniques" of my new Gundam kit building addiction. Love it :-)
June 24, 2025 at 9:11 PM
I'm in the "learning panel lining techniques" of my new Gundam kit building addiction. Love it :-)
We finished our game last night... IT WAS A BLAST... (there were many actual in-game blasts).
It was a super fun run. We met in-person every other week for a few months, and I will miss this crew. Our GM is moving to another city but we managed to tie most lose ends in a glorious last session :)
It was a super fun run. We met in-person every other week for a few months, and I will miss this crew. Our GM is moving to another city but we managed to tie most lose ends in a glorious last session :)
Best score ever. We did well. My goodness I am a huge geek and I love it, Friday night playing Blades in the Dark with new friends? 🔥
It really is a brilliant system.
It really is a brilliant system.
June 20, 2025 at 4:17 PM
We finished our game last night... IT WAS A BLAST... (there were many actual in-game blasts).
It was a super fun run. We met in-person every other week for a few months, and I will miss this crew. Our GM is moving to another city but we managed to tie most lose ends in a glorious last session :)
It was a super fun run. We met in-person every other week for a few months, and I will miss this crew. Our GM is moving to another city but we managed to tie most lose ends in a glorious last session :)
Finished one more!
This is the last of the HG I got, time to do an MG now! 🔥
I’m officially into Gunpla :) I didn’t even know a word like “Gunpla” existed until recently. Hah. Love it.
This is the last of the HG I got, time to do an MG now! 🔥
I’m officially into Gunpla :) I didn’t even know a word like “Gunpla” existed until recently. Hah. Love it.
June 18, 2025 at 3:34 AM
Finished one more!
This is the last of the HG I got, time to do an MG now! 🔥
I’m officially into Gunpla :) I didn’t even know a word like “Gunpla” existed until recently. Hah. Love it.
This is the last of the HG I got, time to do an MG now! 🔥
I’m officially into Gunpla :) I didn’t even know a word like “Gunpla” existed until recently. Hah. Love it.
Proud to be the 2,505th backer 😎 on @BackerKit Crowdfunding for Blades in the Dark: Deep Cuts! www.backerkit.com/c/projects/e...
Sheesh 2,505 I wish I had done it earlier! Haha. So happy that it’s doing so well, congrats @johnharper.bsky.social and team!
Sheesh 2,505 I wish I had done it earlier! Haha. So happy that it’s doing so well, congrats @johnharper.bsky.social and team!
Blades in the Dark: Deep Cuts
Blades in the Dark: Deep Cuts is a 128-page expansion for the Blades in the Dark roleplaying game — containing a treasure trove of lore, setting material, and alternative mechanics John Harper develop...
www.backerkit.com
May 25, 2025 at 4:19 AM
Proud to be the 2,505th backer 😎 on @BackerKit Crowdfunding for Blades in the Dark: Deep Cuts! www.backerkit.com/c/projects/e...
Sheesh 2,505 I wish I had done it earlier! Haha. So happy that it’s doing so well, congrats @johnharper.bsky.social and team!
Sheesh 2,505 I wish I had done it earlier! Haha. So happy that it’s doing so well, congrats @johnharper.bsky.social and team!
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So yeah, surprise! I'm opening a Bookstore + Game Store.
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Buy some Audiobooks: www.thesecretlantern.com/audiobooks
Sign up for updates.
Every little bit helps.
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Buy some Books+ ebooks: www.thesecretlantern.com/shop-online
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Every little bit helps.
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The Secret Lantern Books & Games | Explore & Connect Today!
Discover The Secret Lantern: Books & Games in Cedar Park, TX—a vibrant hub for book lovers and gamers. Sign up for updates, support our launch, and join our welcoming community.
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May 23, 2025 at 7:50 PM
So yeah, surprise! I'm opening a Bookstore + Game Store.
Donate to our Kofi: ko-fi.com/thesecretlan...
Buy some Books+ ebooks: www.thesecretlantern.com/shop-online
Buy some Audiobooks: www.thesecretlantern.com/audiobooks
Sign up for updates.
Every little bit helps.
www.thesecretlantern.com
Donate to our Kofi: ko-fi.com/thesecretlan...
Buy some Books+ ebooks: www.thesecretlantern.com/shop-online
Buy some Audiobooks: www.thesecretlantern.com/audiobooks
Sign up for updates.
Every little bit helps.
www.thesecretlantern.com
Reposted by Hector Padilla
game designers don't need semicolons like programmers
we don't need periods like writers
we don't even need exclamation points like producers
we (often) need parentheses (you can ignore them, on first read) to explain non-linear connections (at least to ourselves)
like everyone, we need editing most
we don't need periods like writers
we don't even need exclamation points like producers
we (often) need parentheses (you can ignore them, on first read) to explain non-linear connections (at least to ourselves)
like everyone, we need editing most
May 21, 2025 at 12:52 AM
game designers don't need semicolons like programmers
we don't need periods like writers
we don't even need exclamation points like producers
we (often) need parentheses (you can ignore them, on first read) to explain non-linear connections (at least to ourselves)
like everyone, we need editing most
we don't need periods like writers
we don't even need exclamation points like producers
we (often) need parentheses (you can ignore them, on first read) to explain non-linear connections (at least to ourselves)
like everyone, we need editing most
Double Rainbow in Vancouver right now ^__^
May 21, 2025 at 2:29 AM
Double Rainbow in Vancouver right now ^__^
Enjoying the long weekend with Rita ^__^
May 18, 2025 at 9:42 PM
Enjoying the long weekend with Rita ^__^
I feel like I should be doing something fun and “seizing the day”, but also a freaking headache is not letting go and I know I should just rest.
Would be nice to enjoy resting instead of feeling bad because “I’m not doing something fun”…
Good times.
Would be nice to enjoy resting instead of feeling bad because “I’m not doing something fun”…
Good times.
May 17, 2025 at 9:50 PM
I feel like I should be doing something fun and “seizing the day”, but also a freaking headache is not letting go and I know I should just rest.
Would be nice to enjoy resting instead of feeling bad because “I’m not doing something fun”…
Good times.
Would be nice to enjoy resting instead of feeling bad because “I’m not doing something fun”…
Good times.
Reposted by Hector Padilla
May 17, 2025 at 2:54 PM
May the sight of these pancakes make you smile!
Think of that most awesome scent bringing you warmth and cozy feelings.
Happy weekend to you all ^___^
Think of that most awesome scent bringing you warmth and cozy feelings.
Happy weekend to you all ^___^
May 17, 2025 at 7:15 PM
May the sight of these pancakes make you smile!
Think of that most awesome scent bringing you warmth and cozy feelings.
Happy weekend to you all ^___^
Think of that most awesome scent bringing you warmth and cozy feelings.
Happy weekend to you all ^___^