Garrett Fredley
@somecronzaguy.bsky.social
Senior Build Engineer, IP Preservation @PlayStation,
Cosplayer & Prop Maker, Hobbyist Artist, Visual Novel Enthusiast, Cynical Optimist
Cosplayer & Prop Maker, Hobbyist Artist, Visual Novel Enthusiast, Cynical Optimist
Just passed 1,000,000,000 files stored in our vault at work, which equates to nearly 1 PB of material 🥳💀
Granted it's a misleading number as modern AAA projects tend to store piles of generated files in their repos, but a fantastic milestone nonetheless
Granted it's a misleading number as modern AAA projects tend to store piles of generated files in their repos, but a fantastic milestone nonetheless
December 10, 2025 at 10:44 PM
Just passed 1,000,000,000 files stored in our vault at work, which equates to nearly 1 PB of material 🥳💀
Granted it's a misleading number as modern AAA projects tend to store piles of generated files in their repos, but a fantastic milestone nonetheless
Granted it's a misleading number as modern AAA projects tend to store piles of generated files in their repos, but a fantastic milestone nonetheless
Nightreign is very fun with friends! I've already lost an embarrassing number of runs, but I can't stop
Fiiiiinally beat my second expedition 🙏
Fiiiiinally beat my second expedition 🙏
December 9, 2025 at 12:20 AM
Nightreign is very fun with friends! I've already lost an embarrassing number of runs, but I can't stop
Fiiiiinally beat my second expedition 🙏
Fiiiiinally beat my second expedition 🙏
After never before using a monitor above 60hz and 1920x1080, I decided to invest in a little Christmas gift for myself. Picked up the Odyssey G5 QHD, and holy. This is magic
The colour difference alone is shocking let alone the buttery smoothness of everything else
The colour difference alone is shocking let alone the buttery smoothness of everything else
December 4, 2025 at 5:56 AM
After never before using a monitor above 60hz and 1920x1080, I decided to invest in a little Christmas gift for myself. Picked up the Odyssey G5 QHD, and holy. This is magic
The colour difference alone is shocking let alone the buttery smoothness of everything else
The colour difference alone is shocking let alone the buttery smoothness of everything else
Snow shovelling is one of my favourite winter activities, which is awesome because in Alberta it snows a ton
It's good exercise, therapeutic and the most Canadian thing I could be doing besides slamming Maple Syrup shots with buddy
It's good exercise, therapeutic and the most Canadian thing I could be doing besides slamming Maple Syrup shots with buddy
December 3, 2025 at 5:43 AM
Snow shovelling is one of my favourite winter activities, which is awesome because in Alberta it snows a ton
It's good exercise, therapeutic and the most Canadian thing I could be doing besides slamming Maple Syrup shots with buddy
It's good exercise, therapeutic and the most Canadian thing I could be doing besides slamming Maple Syrup shots with buddy
I took a break for a few weeks to work on UE stuff, but I'm slowly returning to make more progress on my D&D character sheet tool
Currently getting the workflow online for modifying inventory items ⚔️
Currently getting the workflow online for modifying inventory items ⚔️
November 29, 2025 at 7:15 PM
I took a break for a few weeks to work on UE stuff, but I'm slowly returning to make more progress on my D&D character sheet tool
Currently getting the workflow online for modifying inventory items ⚔️
Currently getting the workflow online for modifying inventory items ⚔️
I think I may look into voice acting classes in the new year 🤔
Having a speed impediment kind of dooms my hope for it, but any hobby that gives me an excuse to overcome that impairment is kind of exciting. It's why I like public speaking
Having a speed impediment kind of dooms my hope for it, but any hobby that gives me an excuse to overcome that impairment is kind of exciting. It's why I like public speaking
November 24, 2025 at 11:25 PM
I think I may look into voice acting classes in the new year 🤔
Having a speed impediment kind of dooms my hope for it, but any hobby that gives me an excuse to overcome that impairment is kind of exciting. It's why I like public speaking
Having a speed impediment kind of dooms my hope for it, but any hobby that gives me an excuse to overcome that impairment is kind of exciting. It's why I like public speaking
Working away this weekend on some free updates to my 'Tile Builder' #UE5 plugin☕️
- Updated support for 5.5, 5.6 and 5.7
- Search bar
- View modes for how the tiles are laid out (Inspired by how the foliage mode does it)
- Fixes to bugs
- Updated support for 5.5, 5.6 and 5.7
- Search bar
- View modes for how the tiles are laid out (Inspired by how the foliage mode does it)
- Fixes to bugs
November 23, 2025 at 7:12 AM
Working away this weekend on some free updates to my 'Tile Builder' #UE5 plugin☕️
- Updated support for 5.5, 5.6 and 5.7
- Search bar
- View modes for how the tiles are laid out (Inspired by how the foliage mode does it)
- Fixes to bugs
- Updated support for 5.5, 5.6 and 5.7
- Search bar
- View modes for how the tiles are laid out (Inspired by how the foliage mode does it)
- Fixes to bugs
Enjoying a brew out today while working on my archiving tool for work ☕
November 20, 2025 at 8:37 PM
Enjoying a brew out today while working on my archiving tool for work ☕
Also, finishing it with this much health and no heals? My heart was POUNDING
November 19, 2025 at 6:06 AM
Also, finishing it with this much health and no heals? My heart was POUNDING
Just beat Lies of P + The Overture DLC!
What an incredible game all around, with a DLC absolutely worth playing. I ended up doing two back-to-back full playthroughs which is pretty rare for me.
It felt like Lies truly solved a number of my biggest gripes with the genre. Bravo
What an incredible game all around, with a DLC absolutely worth playing. I ended up doing two back-to-back full playthroughs which is pretty rare for me.
It felt like Lies truly solved a number of my biggest gripes with the genre. Bravo
November 19, 2025 at 6:01 AM
Just beat Lies of P + The Overture DLC!
What an incredible game all around, with a DLC absolutely worth playing. I ended up doing two back-to-back full playthroughs which is pretty rare for me.
It felt like Lies truly solved a number of my biggest gripes with the genre. Bravo
What an incredible game all around, with a DLC absolutely worth playing. I ended up doing two back-to-back full playthroughs which is pretty rare for me.
It felt like Lies truly solved a number of my biggest gripes with the genre. Bravo
For the first time in years, I'm being asked to give a lecture / workshop to some aspiring game dev students!
It's been almost half a decade since I last taught, and I am excited to give back to the next generation 😭
It's been almost half a decade since I last taught, and I am excited to give back to the next generation 😭
November 14, 2025 at 4:52 AM
For the first time in years, I'm being asked to give a lecture / workshop to some aspiring game dev students!
It's been almost half a decade since I last taught, and I am excited to give back to the next generation 😭
It's been almost half a decade since I last taught, and I am excited to give back to the next generation 😭
Thanks work ❤️
November 11, 2025 at 4:18 AM
Thanks work ❤️
My little team at work will finally be hiring again 🙏 Will have details soon!
November 4, 2025 at 5:28 AM
My little team at work will finally be hiring again 🙏 Will have details soon!
Beat Diablo 4 recently, and I'm torn on it.
I don't really love the open-world style. Monster placements felt so arbitrary and plentiful that the world storytelling was a mess. The main story was okay, but the PC felt like a side-character.
At least the tone was gritty?
I don't really love the open-world style. Monster placements felt so arbitrary and plentiful that the world storytelling was a mess. The main story was okay, but the PC felt like a side-character.
At least the tone was gritty?
November 1, 2025 at 8:14 PM
Beat Diablo 4 recently, and I'm torn on it.
I don't really love the open-world style. Monster placements felt so arbitrary and plentiful that the world storytelling was a mess. The main story was okay, but the PC felt like a side-character.
At least the tone was gritty?
I don't really love the open-world style. Monster placements felt so arbitrary and plentiful that the world storytelling was a mess. The main story was okay, but the PC felt like a side-character.
At least the tone was gritty?
My #GDC2026 Game Preservation Roundtable proposal, co-moderated by @borman.bsky.social, was formally accepted! 🥳
Too long has there been a complete lack of collaboration and communication between Industry and Institutional Game Preservation groups. It's time we start to fix that.
Too long has there been a complete lack of collaboration and communication between Industry and Institutional Game Preservation groups. It's time we start to fix that.
November 1, 2025 at 8:06 AM
My #GDC2026 Game Preservation Roundtable proposal, co-moderated by @borman.bsky.social, was formally accepted! 🥳
Too long has there been a complete lack of collaboration and communication between Industry and Institutional Game Preservation groups. It's time we start to fix that.
Too long has there been a complete lack of collaboration and communication between Industry and Institutional Game Preservation groups. It's time we start to fix that.
My D&D 5e / 5.5 character sheet web app is coming along! Considering it's my first time exploring JavaScript and React, I've learned a ton and I've been having a ton of fun
The background image is just a placeholder, but I do hope to add a theme editor later on
The background image is just a placeholder, but I do hope to add a theme editor later on
October 25, 2025 at 5:51 PM
My D&D 5e / 5.5 character sheet web app is coming along! Considering it's my first time exploring JavaScript and React, I've learned a ton and I've been having a ton of fun
The background image is just a placeholder, but I do hope to add a theme editor later on
The background image is just a placeholder, but I do hope to add a theme editor later on
"Tribal Knowledge"
This is one of the biggest pain points of my job. Game Preservation suffers massively when groups keep knowledge in their heads and don't write it down, or don't document *where* they wrote it down
Never trust what you think you will remember. Write it down
This is one of the biggest pain points of my job. Game Preservation suffers massively when groups keep knowledge in their heads and don't write it down, or don't document *where* they wrote it down
Never trust what you think you will remember. Write it down
October 22, 2025 at 4:25 AM
"Tribal Knowledge"
This is one of the biggest pain points of my job. Game Preservation suffers massively when groups keep knowledge in their heads and don't write it down, or don't document *where* they wrote it down
Never trust what you think you will remember. Write it down
This is one of the biggest pain points of my job. Game Preservation suffers massively when groups keep knowledge in their heads and don't write it down, or don't document *where* they wrote it down
Never trust what you think you will remember. Write it down
I was going to dye my hair back to Brown and be done with hair dye for a while
but...
but...
October 22, 2025 at 3:22 AM
I was going to dye my hair back to Brown and be done with hair dye for a while
but...
but...
My main vibe in D&D tonight
October 18, 2025 at 5:21 AM
My main vibe in D&D tonight
Just met with the GDC advisor and my good friend @Borman18 to discuss considerations before resubmitting my 2026 Game Preservation Roundtable Proposal.
Fingers crossed this gets accepted as it would be a fantastic opportunity to folks to get in a room and start talking 🤞
Fingers crossed this gets accepted as it would be a fantastic opportunity to folks to get in a room and start talking 🤞
October 16, 2025 at 2:08 AM
Just met with the GDC advisor and my good friend @Borman18 to discuss considerations before resubmitting my 2026 Game Preservation Roundtable Proposal.
Fingers crossed this gets accepted as it would be a fantastic opportunity to folks to get in a room and start talking 🤞
Fingers crossed this gets accepted as it would be a fantastic opportunity to folks to get in a room and start talking 🤞
Progress so far on my free online D&D character sheet tool built in React with Typescript
- Most numerical things are dynamically calculated
- Skills have a Proficiency / Expertise' tri-state checkbox
First time doing web-dev and boy it's been a mountain to climb 🙃
- Most numerical things are dynamically calculated
- Skills have a Proficiency / Expertise' tri-state checkbox
First time doing web-dev and boy it's been a mountain to climb 🙃
September 27, 2025 at 2:17 AM
Progress so far on my free online D&D character sheet tool built in React with Typescript
- Most numerical things are dynamically calculated
- Skills have a Proficiency / Expertise' tri-state checkbox
First time doing web-dev and boy it's been a mountain to climb 🙃
- Most numerical things are dynamically calculated
- Skills have a Proficiency / Expertise' tri-state checkbox
First time doing web-dev and boy it's been a mountain to climb 🙃
I started a new side project: A free, no account required, online D&D character sheet editor with all the bells and whistles you'd expect or want: Auto-calculating fields, data linking for items and spells, etc
It'll be a while, but it's a fun project to keep my skills sharp
It'll be a while, but it's a fun project to keep my skills sharp
September 22, 2025 at 3:07 AM
I started a new side project: A free, no account required, online D&D character sheet editor with all the bells and whistles you'd expect or want: Auto-calculating fields, data linking for items and spells, etc
It'll be a while, but it's a fun project to keep my skills sharp
It'll be a while, but it's a fun project to keep my skills sharp
2026 is looking ever brighter for Game Preservation. My proposed Roundtable at GDC 2026 has moved to Phase 2! I couldn't ask for a better friend to join me for this @borman.bsky.social
Now to try and make it the rest of the way 🤞
Now to try and make it the rest of the way 🤞
September 21, 2025 at 2:33 AM
2026 is looking ever brighter for Game Preservation. My proposed Roundtable at GDC 2026 has moved to Phase 2! I couldn't ask for a better friend to join me for this @borman.bsky.social
Now to try and make it the rest of the way 🤞
Now to try and make it the rest of the way 🤞
My Friday night homework
I will either cook, or be cooked. It was nice knowing y'all
I will either cook, or be cooked. It was nice knowing y'all
September 20, 2025 at 4:35 AM
My Friday night homework
I will either cook, or be cooked. It was nice knowing y'all
I will either cook, or be cooked. It was nice knowing y'all
For my fellow game developers out there, a starter tip for preparing your games for archiving:
Write down the list of software & tool versions you use, their respective download links, and even an offline copy of the installers if possible. These are needed for reconstitution
Write down the list of software & tool versions you use, their respective download links, and even an offline copy of the installers if possible. These are needed for reconstitution
September 17, 2025 at 8:28 PM
For my fellow game developers out there, a starter tip for preparing your games for archiving:
Write down the list of software & tool versions you use, their respective download links, and even an offline copy of the installers if possible. These are needed for reconstitution
Write down the list of software & tool versions you use, their respective download links, and even an offline copy of the installers if possible. These are needed for reconstitution