CJ Shearwood
@cj.shearwood.games
Wargamer, Software Engineer, Game & Miniature Designer, owner of @epigram.games, Mad Scientist. Blogs infrequently at https://improbable.solutions
they/them, photo by Mark Hawkins for PyCon UK
they/them, photo by Mark Hawkins for PyCon UK
So I signed up for the UK Export Agency last year when GPSR hit, and I've been to a few of the webinars since and by goodness they make me weep for this country.
Spin the wheel of:
- Is it a pitch for an expensive consultancy service?
- Is it a pitch for "ask chatGPT and pray"
- Is it both?
Spin the wheel of:
- Is it a pitch for an expensive consultancy service?
- Is it a pitch for "ask chatGPT and pray"
- Is it both?
November 10, 2025 at 12:14 AM
So I signed up for the UK Export Agency last year when GPSR hit, and I've been to a few of the webinars since and by goodness they make me weep for this country.
Spin the wheel of:
- Is it a pitch for an expensive consultancy service?
- Is it a pitch for "ask chatGPT and pray"
- Is it both?
Spin the wheel of:
- Is it a pitch for an expensive consultancy service?
- Is it a pitch for "ask chatGPT and pray"
- Is it both?
You’ve just died and the 6th photo in your phone is what killed you
Well it’s fitting at least
Well it’s fitting at least
November 9, 2025 at 12:06 PM
You’ve just died and the 6th photo in your phone is what killed you
Well it’s fitting at least
Well it’s fitting at least
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Hate doing this, because everyone is skint, but Oz is the only important thing in my life and I'm too broke to cover his additional surgery. If you'd like to help, please use OZVET20 at checkout on fenrisgames.com/shop for a nice discount or ko-fi.com/fenrisgames if you don't need toys.
Thankyou 💔
Thankyou 💔
November 3, 2025 at 12:56 PM
Hate doing this, because everyone is skint, but Oz is the only important thing in my life and I'm too broke to cover his additional surgery. If you'd like to help, please use OZVET20 at checkout on fenrisgames.com/shop for a nice discount or ko-fi.com/fenrisgames if you don't need toys.
Thankyou 💔
Thankyou 💔
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This is the most ruthless act of union busting in the history of the UK games industry. Yesterday, @rockstargames.com unfairly fired over 30 employees for union activity.
We won't back down, and we're not scared - we will fight for every member to be reinstated.
We won't back down, and we're not scared - we will fight for every member to be reinstated.
BREAKING: Yesterday Grand Theft Auto VI maker Rockstar Games fired dozens of people, all of whom were involved in union efforts. A British union calls it "blatant and ruthless" union-busting. Take-Two Interactive says it was due to misconduct.
Here's the scoop: www.bloomberg.com/news/article...
Here's the scoop: www.bloomberg.com/news/article...
‘Grand Theft Auto’ Studio Accused of Union Busting After Firings
Union says 30 and 40 people were terminated. Rockstar Games’ parent company cites ‘gross misconduct’
www.bloomberg.com
October 31, 2025 at 8:01 PM
This is the most ruthless act of union busting in the history of the UK games industry. Yesterday, @rockstargames.com unfairly fired over 30 employees for union activity.
We won't back down, and we're not scared - we will fight for every member to be reinstated.
We won't back down, and we're not scared - we will fight for every member to be reinstated.
Orktober is coming to an end, but the Stompa is nearly done. Needs some final detailing but most of everything has colour on it and the rust is basically done here.
#paintingWarhammer #warhammerCommunity #nerdlings
#paintingWarhammer #warhammerCommunity #nerdlings
October 30, 2025 at 10:04 PM
Orktober is coming to an end, but the Stompa is nearly done. Needs some final detailing but most of everything has colour on it and the rust is basically done here.
#paintingWarhammer #warhammerCommunity #nerdlings
#paintingWarhammer #warhammerCommunity #nerdlings
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I love this.
If you live anywhere in the dark blue areas, you are closer to outer space (defined by the Kármán line) than you are to the nearest seashore. 🧪
If you live anywhere in the dark blue areas, you are closer to outer space (defined by the Kármán line) than you are to the nearest seashore. 🧪
Space is a lot closer than most people realise
by u/Many-Excitement3246
by u/Many-Excitement3246
October 29, 2025 at 3:37 PM
I love this.
If you live anywhere in the dark blue areas, you are closer to outer space (defined by the Kármán line) than you are to the nearest seashore. 🧪
If you live anywhere in the dark blue areas, you are closer to outer space (defined by the Kármán line) than you are to the nearest seashore. 🧪
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I've been cranking out #gce releases for #gorkamorka this month, in addition to doing eight hundred other things, working full time, and looking after a baby.
The goal is to have these rulebooks to a really healthy state so I can ignore them for a few years. Time will tell...
The goal is to have these rulebooks to a really healthy state so I can ignore them for a few years. Time will tell...
October 28, 2025 at 11:17 PM
I've been cranking out #gce releases for #gorkamorka this month, in addition to doing eight hundred other things, working full time, and looking after a baby.
The goal is to have these rulebooks to a really healthy state so I can ignore them for a few years. Time will tell...
The goal is to have these rulebooks to a really healthy state so I can ignore them for a few years. Time will tell...
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Just in time for Payday and the approaching end of the Year - LOADS more Otherworld remasters and re-releases, including some never produced before! Bundle deals and early adopter prices on several of these which are *almost* all Paul Muller sculpts.
Fill your baskets here!
Fill your baskets here!
October 28, 2025 at 8:17 AM
Just in time for Payday and the approaching end of the Year - LOADS more Otherworld remasters and re-releases, including some never produced before! Bundle deals and early adopter prices on several of these which are *almost* all Paul Muller sculpts.
Fill your baskets here!
Fill your baskets here!
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improbable.solutions/2025/10/25/y...
Vocat Cataegis, my reaver titan, took two hundred hours and several months of my life. The process is documented as fully as I can in this blog post. I think you'd enjoy it.
#warhammerCommunity #nerdlings #horusHeresy #paintingMiniatures #adeptusTitanicus
Vocat Cataegis, my reaver titan, took two hundred hours and several months of my life. The process is documented as fully as I can in this blog post. I think you'd enjoy it.
#warhammerCommunity #nerdlings #horusHeresy #paintingMiniatures #adeptusTitanicus
October 25, 2025 at 5:03 PM
improbable.solutions/2025/10/25/y...
Vocat Cataegis, my reaver titan, took two hundred hours and several months of my life. The process is documented as fully as I can in this blog post. I think you'd enjoy it.
#warhammerCommunity #nerdlings #horusHeresy #paintingMiniatures #adeptusTitanicus
Vocat Cataegis, my reaver titan, took two hundred hours and several months of my life. The process is documented as fully as I can in this blog post. I think you'd enjoy it.
#warhammerCommunity #nerdlings #horusHeresy #paintingMiniatures #adeptusTitanicus
improbable.solutions/2025/10/25/y...
Vocat Cataegis, my reaver titan, took two hundred hours and several months of my life. The process is documented as fully as I can in this blog post. I think you'd enjoy it.
#warhammerCommunity #nerdlings #horusHeresy #paintingMiniatures #adeptusTitanicus
Vocat Cataegis, my reaver titan, took two hundred hours and several months of my life. The process is documented as fully as I can in this blog post. I think you'd enjoy it.
#warhammerCommunity #nerdlings #horusHeresy #paintingMiniatures #adeptusTitanicus
October 25, 2025 at 5:03 PM
improbable.solutions/2025/10/25/y...
Vocat Cataegis, my reaver titan, took two hundred hours and several months of my life. The process is documented as fully as I can in this blog post. I think you'd enjoy it.
#warhammerCommunity #nerdlings #horusHeresy #paintingMiniatures #adeptusTitanicus
Vocat Cataegis, my reaver titan, took two hundred hours and several months of my life. The process is documented as fully as I can in this blog post. I think you'd enjoy it.
#warhammerCommunity #nerdlings #horusHeresy #paintingMiniatures #adeptusTitanicus
improbable.solutions/2025/10/24/d...
In 2023 I wrote a game called The Spade War, and publishers told me they loved the idea but they'd never publish it because it required people to build trenches.
Recent thoughts about game design made me want to write a little about it, so here it is.
In 2023 I wrote a game called The Spade War, and publishers told me they loved the idea but they'd never publish it because it required people to build trenches.
Recent thoughts about game design made me want to write a little about it, so here it is.
October 24, 2025 at 10:21 AM
improbable.solutions/2025/10/24/d...
In 2023 I wrote a game called The Spade War, and publishers told me they loved the idea but they'd never publish it because it required people to build trenches.
Recent thoughts about game design made me want to write a little about it, so here it is.
In 2023 I wrote a game called The Spade War, and publishers told me they loved the idea but they'd never publish it because it required people to build trenches.
Recent thoughts about game design made me want to write a little about it, so here it is.
An idea for a "how to design a wargame" blog post has been rolling around my head for a while now, but part of the problem is last time I started, I added a joke "Step 1: Don't" intro and actually, like the best jokes and lies, it's got an uncomfortable kernel of truth to it.
October 21, 2025 at 1:51 PM
An idea for a "how to design a wargame" blog post has been rolling around my head for a while now, but part of the problem is last time I started, I added a joke "Step 1: Don't" intro and actually, like the best jokes and lies, it's got an uncomfortable kernel of truth to it.
Orktober rumbles on and the stompa build is complete! I've replaced the chainsaw with a circular saw, added a belly gun, extended the gun arm, replaced the jaw and shoulder turret.
THE DREAD STOMPA WALKS.
#nerdlings #warhammerCommunity #paintingMiniatures #orktober
THE DREAD STOMPA WALKS.
#nerdlings #warhammerCommunity #paintingMiniatures #orktober
October 20, 2025 at 10:02 PM
Orktober rumbles on and the stompa build is complete! I've replaced the chainsaw with a circular saw, added a belly gun, extended the gun arm, replaced the jaw and shoulder turret.
THE DREAD STOMPA WALKS.
#nerdlings #warhammerCommunity #paintingMiniatures #orktober
THE DREAD STOMPA WALKS.
#nerdlings #warhammerCommunity #paintingMiniatures #orktober
Last night brought this current season of Runequest with @shinygames.uk to close with the following message: doesn't matter how "advanced" a god learner thinks he is, an angry orlanthi with a sword is still going to cut his head off.
October 18, 2025 at 10:15 AM
Last night brought this current season of Runequest with @shinygames.uk to close with the following message: doesn't matter how "advanced" a god learner thinks he is, an angry orlanthi with a sword is still going to cut his head off.
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We're excited to announce that TANKHEAD Plastic Model Kits are finally coming!
We've partnered up with model kit makers Bellfine for this effort, who will reveal the first 3D printed prototype at the All Japan Model & Hobby Show this weekend.
We've partnered up with model kit makers Bellfine for this effort, who will reveal the first 3D printed prototype at the All Japan Model & Hobby Show this weekend.
October 17, 2025 at 3:04 PM
We're excited to announce that TANKHEAD Plastic Model Kits are finally coming!
We've partnered up with model kit makers Bellfine for this effort, who will reveal the first 3D printed prototype at the All Japan Model & Hobby Show this weekend.
We've partnered up with model kit makers Bellfine for this effort, who will reveal the first 3D printed prototype at the All Japan Model & Hobby Show this weekend.
Reposted by CJ Shearwood
I don't really shout about the work I do on the #gorkamorka project GCE but perhaps I should.
It's essentially an open source reimplementation of the game with some quality of life fixes and universality changes (for example the additional rules for the base game have to be loaded down with […]
It's essentially an open source reimplementation of the game with some quality of life fixes and universality changes (for example the additional rules for the base game have to be loaded down with […]
Original post on toot.wales
toot.wales
October 15, 2025 at 12:35 PM
I don't really shout about the work I do on the #gorkamorka project GCE but perhaps I should.
It's essentially an open source reimplementation of the game with some quality of life fixes and universality changes (for example the additional rules for the base game have to be loaded down with […]
It's essentially an open source reimplementation of the game with some quality of life fixes and universality changes (for example the additional rules for the base game have to be loaded down with […]
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fuck off with this shit you racist cunts.
i forgot the word "tumbledryer" the other day so i called it a tumbley bumbley and english is my only fucking language.
abolish the home office.
i forgot the word "tumbledryer" the other day so i called it a tumbley bumbley and english is my only fucking language.
abolish the home office.
October 14, 2025 at 12:33 PM
fuck off with this shit you racist cunts.
i forgot the word "tumbledryer" the other day so i called it a tumbley bumbley and english is my only fucking language.
abolish the home office.
i forgot the word "tumbledryer" the other day so i called it a tumbley bumbley and english is my only fucking language.
abolish the home office.
It is Orktober and that can mean one thing and one thing only.
STOMPA
#paintingWarhammer #warhammerCommunity #warhammer40k #nerdlings
STOMPA
#paintingWarhammer #warhammerCommunity #warhammer40k #nerdlings
October 13, 2025 at 9:53 PM
It is Orktober and that can mean one thing and one thing only.
STOMPA
#paintingWarhammer #warhammerCommunity #warhammer40k #nerdlings
STOMPA
#paintingWarhammer #warhammerCommunity #warhammer40k #nerdlings
Youtube has been recommending me a new video titled "How did the world get so ugly" for the last few days and I finally watched it over lunch. Beautifully filmed reactionary coswollop that refuses to engage with why things changed in exchange for just going "why victorians so good?"
October 13, 2025 at 11:52 AM
Youtube has been recommending me a new video titled "How did the world get so ugly" for the last few days and I finally watched it over lunch. Beautifully filmed reactionary coswollop that refuses to engage with why things changed in exchange for just going "why victorians so good?"
The thallax are here to help. Please stop screaming, they're very friendly.
#paintingMiniatures #horusHeresy #warhammerCommunity #nerdlings
#paintingMiniatures #horusHeresy #warhammerCommunity #nerdlings
October 10, 2025 at 11:24 AM
The thallax are here to help. Please stop screaming, they're very friendly.
#paintingMiniatures #horusHeresy #warhammerCommunity #nerdlings
#paintingMiniatures #horusHeresy #warhammerCommunity #nerdlings
So I feel like I gave the new "AI complete" in @pycharm.dev a good shake, but over half of the suggestions it made were straight up wrong, and the best I can say of the times it wasn't just flat out wrong was that it saved me from needing to use the regular autocomplete a few times.
October 9, 2025 at 1:04 PM
So I feel like I gave the new "AI complete" in @pycharm.dev a good shake, but over half of the suggestions it made were straight up wrong, and the best I can say of the times it wasn't just flat out wrong was that it saved me from needing to use the regular autocomplete a few times.
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So I'm about halfway through the layout for Hypersteel Meatgrinder (infantry expansion to hypersteelnightmare.com) and as is inevitable, my mind is cast to the next proper project.
I really want to make Able Artemis, my Cold War Gone Hot On the Moon wargame/alternate history. 🧵
I really want to make Able Artemis, my Cold War Gone Hot On the Moon wargame/alternate history. 🧵
October 7, 2025 at 10:51 PM
So I'm about halfway through the layout for Hypersteel Meatgrinder (infantry expansion to hypersteelnightmare.com) and as is inevitable, my mind is cast to the next proper project.
I really want to make Able Artemis, my Cold War Gone Hot On the Moon wargame/alternate history. 🧵
I really want to make Able Artemis, my Cold War Gone Hot On the Moon wargame/alternate history. 🧵
2010: The Year We Made Contact About Your Extended Warranty
the human resources centipede
the blair witch project manager
October 8, 2025 at 7:30 AM
2010: The Year We Made Contact About Your Extended Warranty
So I'm about halfway through the layout for Hypersteel Meatgrinder (infantry expansion to hypersteelnightmare.com) and as is inevitable, my mind is cast to the next proper project.
I really want to make Able Artemis, my Cold War Gone Hot On the Moon wargame/alternate history. 🧵
I really want to make Able Artemis, my Cold War Gone Hot On the Moon wargame/alternate history. 🧵
October 7, 2025 at 10:51 PM
So I'm about halfway through the layout for Hypersteel Meatgrinder (infantry expansion to hypersteelnightmare.com) and as is inevitable, my mind is cast to the next proper project.
I really want to make Able Artemis, my Cold War Gone Hot On the Moon wargame/alternate history. 🧵
I really want to make Able Artemis, my Cold War Gone Hot On the Moon wargame/alternate history. 🧵