samcember
@samuelbass.bsky.social
Senior Technical designer at Epic games. Sample projects, templates, tech talks, StackOBot 2.0, Project Parrot, Project Titan, Lyra and more! Ask me about Unreal, UEFN and indie stuff!
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samcember
@samuelbass.bsky.social
· Oct 13
2025 Tech Designers Toolkit | Unreal Fest Bali 2025
YouTube video by Unreal Engine
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Hey, #UnrealEngine #gamedev gang, my Tech Designer's Toolkit talk from Unrealfest Bali is now available on YouTube!
www.youtube.com/watch?v=mntj...
www.youtube.com/watch?v=mntj...
I named my fists François and Truffaut because they’re going to deliver 400 blows.
I named my fists John and Cage because you're not going to be doing anything for the next four minutes and thirty three seconds
I named my fists Chekhov and Gun because you know they're coming but you don't know when
December 1, 2025 at 6:24 AM
I named my fists François and Truffaut because they’re going to deliver 400 blows.
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and you know what? these students should also be judged, and judged harshly for this. running to the admins and state legislators and the press because you got a fairly earned failing grade on an assignment is and should be seen as a mark of extremely poor character. it makes you a very bad person.
the primary thing that TPUSA provides to young conservatives is a blueprint for weaponizing the abject cowardice of university administrators against individual teachers and instructors, and university admins should take a long look in the mirror and think about what that says about them
OU has put the professor here on administrative leave:
November 30, 2025 at 9:02 PM
and you know what? these students should also be judged, and judged harshly for this. running to the admins and state legislators and the press because you got a fairly earned failing grade on an assignment is and should be seen as a mark of extremely poor character. it makes you a very bad person.
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I believed this. I still went to college because I was "the smart one".
I even went to a Christian College! Required Bible classes!
Which is where I learned about the Council of Nicea.
In 4.5 years I (and my college) undid 18 years of religious indoctrination.
This statement is wrong.
I even went to a Christian College! Required Bible classes!
Which is where I learned about the Council of Nicea.
In 4.5 years I (and my college) undid 18 years of religious indoctrination.
This statement is wrong.
December 1, 2025 at 12:42 AM
I believed this. I still went to college because I was "the smart one".
I even went to a Christian College! Required Bible classes!
Which is where I learned about the Council of Nicea.
In 4.5 years I (and my college) undid 18 years of religious indoctrination.
This statement is wrong.
I even went to a Christian College! Required Bible classes!
Which is where I learned about the Council of Nicea.
In 4.5 years I (and my college) undid 18 years of religious indoctrination.
This statement is wrong.
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Just got hit with a $3500 vet bill, so taking the opportunity to remind folks that I'm available for all kinds of consultancy work, including stuff like mock/silent reviews, which I legit LOVE doing.
Details here:
www.lukeplunkett.com/consulting-2/
Thanks!
Details here:
www.lukeplunkett.com/consulting-2/
Thanks!
November 30, 2025 at 11:53 PM
Just got hit with a $3500 vet bill, so taking the opportunity to remind folks that I'm available for all kinds of consultancy work, including stuff like mock/silent reviews, which I legit LOVE doing.
Details here:
www.lukeplunkett.com/consulting-2/
Thanks!
Details here:
www.lukeplunkett.com/consulting-2/
Thanks!
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A bit late into Black Friday but hey I got three courses worth of Narrative Design lessons up on sale for half price.
That's right I've published lessons from Narrative Crash Course and Strangened Narratives course online. Plus Dialogue Design!
itch.io/s/171366/nar...
#narrativedesign #indiedev
That's right I've published lessons from Narrative Crash Course and Strangened Narratives course online. Plus Dialogue Design!
itch.io/s/171366/nar...
#narrativedesign #indiedev
November 30, 2025 at 5:17 AM
A bit late into Black Friday but hey I got three courses worth of Narrative Design lessons up on sale for half price.
That's right I've published lessons from Narrative Crash Course and Strangened Narratives course online. Plus Dialogue Design!
itch.io/s/171366/nar...
#narrativedesign #indiedev
That's right I've published lessons from Narrative Crash Course and Strangened Narratives course online. Plus Dialogue Design!
itch.io/s/171366/nar...
#narrativedesign #indiedev
Today’s Fortnite chapter finale was so much fun. At its best Fortnite feels like being a kid, staging epic battles between all your favorite toys and it really captured that.
November 30, 2025 at 5:31 AM
Today’s Fortnite chapter finale was so much fun. At its best Fortnite feels like being a kid, staging epic battles between all your favorite toys and it really captured that.
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Rip Tom Stoppard, the man who made Indiana Jones and the Last Crusade an all time classic.
November 29, 2025 at 8:02 PM
Rip Tom Stoppard, the man who made Indiana Jones and the Last Crusade an all time classic.
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The effortless shift in discourse from people insisting that anything that isn't a white statue of a dead roman dude isn't art like 3 years ago to demanding that they be treated as visionary artists for typing" x-men mystique big boobs she's my girlfriend" into a prompt window
November 28, 2025 at 10:17 PM
The effortless shift in discourse from people insisting that anything that isn't a white statue of a dead roman dude isn't art like 3 years ago to demanding that they be treated as visionary artists for typing" x-men mystique big boobs she's my girlfriend" into a prompt window
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I've had a horrible holiday and I may need to pay for a tow on my car. If you like my writing and want this holiday to suck less, please consider my tip jar at paypal.me/stompsite
my writing, which is all freely available for you to read, can be found at docseuss.medium.com
my writing, which is all freely available for you to read, can be found at docseuss.medium.com
November 28, 2025 at 10:18 PM
I've had a horrible holiday and I may need to pay for a tow on my car. If you like my writing and want this holiday to suck less, please consider my tip jar at paypal.me/stompsite
my writing, which is all freely available for you to read, can be found at docseuss.medium.com
my writing, which is all freely available for you to read, can be found at docseuss.medium.com
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Brew is out on Steam and Epic Games!
November 28, 2025 at 7:02 PM
Brew is out on Steam and Epic Games!
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I really hate how Call Of Duty just sucks the oxygen out of the room. So, the campaign in the annual corporate franchise sucks this year? There's been more words written about that than probably EVERY OTHER FPS RELEASED THIS YEAR COMBINED.
And there have been so goddamn many, and so many great ones
And there have been so goddamn many, and so many great ones
November 28, 2025 at 4:56 PM
I really hate how Call Of Duty just sucks the oxygen out of the room. So, the campaign in the annual corporate franchise sucks this year? There's been more words written about that than probably EVERY OTHER FPS RELEASED THIS YEAR COMBINED.
And there have been so goddamn many, and so many great ones
And there have been so goddamn many, and so many great ones
At my wife’s family Thanksgiving with all the aunts and uncles and cousins and nephews and endless dogs, there’s nothing better. Big, boisterous family where everyone is nice and chill and friendly.
November 28, 2025 at 2:26 AM
At my wife’s family Thanksgiving with all the aunts and uncles and cousins and nephews and endless dogs, there’s nothing better. Big, boisterous family where everyone is nice and chill and friendly.
Introduce yourself with 5 concerts you’ve seen
Bowie / NIN joint tour
Sigur Ros
Prince
The Cure
Leonard Cohen
Bowie / NIN joint tour
Sigur Ros
Prince
The Cure
Leonard Cohen
introduce yourself with 5 concerts you've seen:
Will Wood (sans tapeworms)
Shayfer James
Jhariah
Fish In A Birdcage
Machinery of the Human Heart
Will Wood (sans tapeworms)
Shayfer James
Jhariah
Fish In A Birdcage
Machinery of the Human Heart
introduce yourself with 5 concerts you've seen:
Tom Petty and the Heartbreakers
Undercover S.K.A
Bowling for Soup
Warped Tour (2003, when it was affordable)
My Chemical Romance
Tom Petty and the Heartbreakers
Undercover S.K.A
Bowling for Soup
Warped Tour (2003, when it was affordable)
My Chemical Romance
November 28, 2025 at 12:07 AM
Introduce yourself with 5 concerts you’ve seen
Bowie / NIN joint tour
Sigur Ros
Prince
The Cure
Leonard Cohen
Bowie / NIN joint tour
Sigur Ros
Prince
The Cure
Leonard Cohen
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On Dreamcast's 27th anniversary, I reshare here one of my dearest collection milestones: all the titles published by Capcom for the Dreamcast in Japan, presented in chronological order of release in 1 minute.
November 27, 2025 at 3:40 PM
On Dreamcast's 27th anniversary, I reshare here one of my dearest collection milestones: all the titles published by Capcom for the Dreamcast in Japan, presented in chronological order of release in 1 minute.
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Justifying piracy of creative work because we're all "rich" is ridiculous. My feed is dominated by:
1) Indies trying to get their game noticed so they can keep making games.
2) Developers who just got fired and are looking for new gigs.
3) People begging for tips to pay rent & bills.
1) Indies trying to get their game noticed so they can keep making games.
2) Developers who just got fired and are looking for new gigs.
3) People begging for tips to pay rent & bills.
November 26, 2025 at 10:35 PM
Justifying piracy of creative work because we're all "rich" is ridiculous. My feed is dominated by:
1) Indies trying to get their game noticed so they can keep making games.
2) Developers who just got fired and are looking for new gigs.
3) People begging for tips to pay rent & bills.
1) Indies trying to get their game noticed so they can keep making games.
2) Developers who just got fired and are looking for new gigs.
3) People begging for tips to pay rent & bills.
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A quick post in Greek ⬇️
Όποιος/α ενδιαφέρεται να μάθει πως να δημιουργεί πλήρη παιχνίδια στην Unreal, ας έρθει στην παρουσίαση του course μας *Unreal Express Mastery* στις 10 Δεκέμβρη.
Κράτηση θέσεων εδώ: www.eventbrite.com/e/unreal-exp...
Όποιος/α ενδιαφέρεται να μάθει πως να δημιουργεί πλήρη παιχνίδια στην Unreal, ας έρθει στην παρουσίαση του course μας *Unreal Express Mastery* στις 10 Δεκέμβρη.
Κράτηση θέσεων εδώ: www.eventbrite.com/e/unreal-exp...
November 26, 2025 at 8:00 PM
A quick post in Greek ⬇️
Όποιος/α ενδιαφέρεται να μάθει πως να δημιουργεί πλήρη παιχνίδια στην Unreal, ας έρθει στην παρουσίαση του course μας *Unreal Express Mastery* στις 10 Δεκέμβρη.
Κράτηση θέσεων εδώ: www.eventbrite.com/e/unreal-exp...
Όποιος/α ενδιαφέρεται να μάθει πως να δημιουργεί πλήρη παιχνίδια στην Unreal, ας έρθει στην παρουσίαση του course μας *Unreal Express Mastery* στις 10 Δεκέμβρη.
Κράτηση θέσεων εδώ: www.eventbrite.com/e/unreal-exp...
You just died.
The 6th picture in your phone gallery is what killed you.
The 6th picture in your phone gallery is what killed you.
November 27, 2025 at 7:13 AM
You just died.
The 6th picture in your phone gallery is what killed you.
The 6th picture in your phone gallery is what killed you.
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New* article!
A history of Ocarina of Time's development, with a specific focus on the new game design problems presented by 3D, and how they solved them.
*I wrote this a few years ago for a magazine. I figure it's been long enough, so on my blog now!
Edited by @paigeedits.bsky.social!
#Zelda
A history of Ocarina of Time's development, with a specific focus on the new game design problems presented by 3D, and how they solved them.
*I wrote this a few years ago for a magazine. I figure it's been long enough, so on my blog now!
Edited by @paigeedits.bsky.social!
#Zelda
The Seminal Third-Person Adventure - The Nameless Quality
“The masterpiece that people will still be talking about ten years down the road.”– Gamespot review for Ocarina of Time, 1998 The Legend of Zelda: Ocarina of Time was a towering achievement, a game th...
namelessquality.com
November 27, 2025 at 2:15 AM
New* article!
A history of Ocarina of Time's development, with a specific focus on the new game design problems presented by 3D, and how they solved them.
*I wrote this a few years ago for a magazine. I figure it's been long enough, so on my blog now!
Edited by @paigeedits.bsky.social!
#Zelda
A history of Ocarina of Time's development, with a specific focus on the new game design problems presented by 3D, and how they solved them.
*I wrote this a few years ago for a magazine. I figure it's been long enough, so on my blog now!
Edited by @paigeedits.bsky.social!
#Zelda
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If the dialogue could be written by GenAI, so you think you'll just fill the space with that?
Cut it. Seriously. The omission will be stronger than just stuffing your whatever with bland oatmeal.
You aren't making anything better with it, you're making it worse. Less really is more, almost always.
Cut it. Seriously. The omission will be stronger than just stuffing your whatever with bland oatmeal.
You aren't making anything better with it, you're making it worse. Less really is more, almost always.
i take frenzy damage every time i see someone go "well i just use it for the boring stuff". what are you TALKING about? if it's boring or unimportant, why are you putting it in? NPC dialogue is fertile ground for worldbuilding, creating verisimilitude, conveying important information, and hijinks!!
Buy a solo indie dev's game because I want to support them.
Find out it uses OpenAI to write "non-important NPC dialogue".
🫠
Find out it uses OpenAI to write "non-important NPC dialogue".
🫠
November 27, 2025 at 2:11 AM
If the dialogue could be written by GenAI, so you think you'll just fill the space with that?
Cut it. Seriously. The omission will be stronger than just stuffing your whatever with bland oatmeal.
You aren't making anything better with it, you're making it worse. Less really is more, almost always.
Cut it. Seriously. The omission will be stronger than just stuffing your whatever with bland oatmeal.
You aren't making anything better with it, you're making it worse. Less really is more, almost always.
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I imagine most of the people trying to claim that stealing indie ebooks is leftism simply have never had to worry about paying rent or for groceries but sorry, your desire for free luxury goods is outweighed by the material needs of their creators
November 26, 2025 at 6:13 PM
I imagine most of the people trying to claim that stealing indie ebooks is leftism simply have never had to worry about paying rent or for groceries but sorry, your desire for free luxury goods is outweighed by the material needs of their creators
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Jin Sakai Hut Interiors for Ghost of Yotei! We were initially given screenshots, over which we designed the composition, color, growth and wear of the different spaces.
Concept Artist: Daniel Dana
Art Director: Dan Fadness
Creative Director: Finnian MacManus
#ghostofyōtei #conceptart #artwork
Concept Artist: Daniel Dana
Art Director: Dan Fadness
Creative Director: Finnian MacManus
#ghostofyōtei #conceptart #artwork
November 26, 2025 at 7:38 PM
Jin Sakai Hut Interiors for Ghost of Yotei! We were initially given screenshots, over which we designed the composition, color, growth and wear of the different spaces.
Concept Artist: Daniel Dana
Art Director: Dan Fadness
Creative Director: Finnian MacManus
#ghostofyōtei #conceptart #artwork
Concept Artist: Daniel Dana
Art Director: Dan Fadness
Creative Director: Finnian MacManus
#ghostofyōtei #conceptart #artwork
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We're excited to announce YOUNG SUNS: a new narrative-rich co-op life sim set on Jupiter. Experience life in an optimistic future full of colorful characters. Play solo or with up to 3 friends. Visit planetoids, ruins, and stations. Craft and decorate. Help society heal.
youtu.be/rVEWbp1FiKg?...
youtu.be/rVEWbp1FiKg?...
KO_OP Game Reveal & Presentation
YouTube video by KO_OP
youtu.be
November 25, 2025 at 5:04 PM
We're excited to announce YOUNG SUNS: a new narrative-rich co-op life sim set on Jupiter. Experience life in an optimistic future full of colorful characters. Play solo or with up to 3 friends. Visit planetoids, ruins, and stations. Craft and decorate. Help society heal.
youtu.be/rVEWbp1FiKg?...
youtu.be/rVEWbp1FiKg?...
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Our upcoming game HORSES was preemptively banned from Steam, with no path to appeal. The game will still launch next week on December 2nd and will be available on EGS, GOG, Humble, and Itch for $4.99. Here is a detailed FAQ covering what happened: horses.wtf/BannedFromSt...
November 25, 2025 at 5:05 PM
Our upcoming game HORSES was preemptively banned from Steam, with no path to appeal. The game will still launch next week on December 2nd and will be available on EGS, GOG, Humble, and Itch for $4.99. Here is a detailed FAQ covering what happened: horses.wtf/BannedFromSt...
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I'm currently doing contract work but I'm still looking for more – contract or full-time. I'm a narrative designer, writer, systems designer, and game designer with a decade of game dev experience, on projects ranging from indie games, to IP support for a major studio, to interactive video.
November 6, 2025 at 8:24 PM
I'm currently doing contract work but I'm still looking for more – contract or full-time. I'm a narrative designer, writer, systems designer, and game designer with a decade of game dev experience, on projects ranging from indie games, to IP support for a major studio, to interactive video.