Drad 🐲✨
@drad.bsky.social
He/him, FR/ENG | Queer fantasy writer 🏳️🌈✍️ Making cool games at @betterwithdragons.bsky.social 🐲🎮 | Will share here furry, gaming & life stuff. Opinions are mine :) Keep it SFW!
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A young Tyrannosaurus in the rain 🌧️
November 25, 2025 at 4:41 PM
A young Tyrannosaurus in the rain 🌧️
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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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hello! i'd like to bring your attention to this short video, which showcases how fancy copypaste fonts sound through screen readers (ie bad). :)
i really encourage people not to use these for this reason! i think it'd be cool if bsky included fonts down the line, but anything you have to copypaste—
i really encourage people not to use these for this reason! i think it'd be cool if bsky included fonts down the line, but anything you have to copypaste—
I've downloaded & re-uploaded (in a trimmed fashion to fit in the 1 minute limit) the video from X to ensure that it will continue to be available (& ensure that people have an easier time experiencing how awful this truly is).
November 24, 2025 at 4:49 PM
hello! i'd like to bring your attention to this short video, which showcases how fancy copypaste fonts sound through screen readers (ie bad). :)
i really encourage people not to use these for this reason! i think it'd be cool if bsky included fonts down the line, but anything you have to copypaste—
i really encourage people not to use these for this reason! i think it'd be cool if bsky included fonts down the line, but anything you have to copypaste—
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Yarn Spinner devs rule ok
www.theverge.com/entertainmen...
www.theverge.com/entertainmen...
November 25, 2025 at 6:08 AM
Yarn Spinner devs rule ok
www.theverge.com/entertainmen...
www.theverge.com/entertainmen...
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We did something different with the credits for Demonschool. We used this format: name, title, lengthy description of what they did. Often you see credits in games where you don't know what the credited developer was actually responsible for. We wanted to give people proper, actual credit.
November 24, 2025 at 10:23 PM
We did something different with the credits for Demonschool. We used this format: name, title, lengthy description of what they did. Often you see credits in games where you don't know what the credited developer was actually responsible for. We wanted to give people proper, actual credit.
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BLACK FRIDAY WEEK SALE!
Get an additional 20% off all comms from now until next Sunday.
You can do it through DMs or VGen. Just make sure to mention the sale in the text for the latter!
Get an additional 20% off all comms from now until next Sunday.
You can do it through DMs or VGen. Just make sure to mention the sale in the text for the latter!
Commissions are now open, now with a new variety of options!
VGen shop link will be in the replies when it goes live.
If you prefer the old-school way of DMs and PayPal, my inbox is open!
VGen shop link will be in the replies when it goes live.
If you prefer the old-school way of DMs and PayPal, my inbox is open!
November 25, 2025 at 11:57 AM
BLACK FRIDAY WEEK SALE!
Get an additional 20% off all comms from now until next Sunday.
You can do it through DMs or VGen. Just make sure to mention the sale in the text for the latter!
Get an additional 20% off all comms from now until next Sunday.
You can do it through DMs or VGen. Just make sure to mention the sale in the text for the latter!
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Dispatch (Attack on the Hospital!)
Sweetalker
Sweetalker
November 24, 2025 at 2:30 PM
Dispatch (Attack on the Hospital!)
Sweetalker
Sweetalker
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September 8, 2025 at 11:42 AM
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not really, not in any way that isn't still from the POV of women
I hate to say it but I'm not really sure I've seen much evidence that for the vast majority of straight men, traditional aesthetic beauty is NOT the dealkiller and outliers are too rare to cater to.
feel free to prove me wrong lads
I hate to say it but I'm not really sure I've seen much evidence that for the vast majority of straight men, traditional aesthetic beauty is NOT the dealkiller and outliers are too rare to cater to.
feel free to prove me wrong lads
Has this pairing ever been flipped? Where a man falls in love with a monster?
November 24, 2025 at 5:36 AM
not really, not in any way that isn't still from the POV of women
I hate to say it but I'm not really sure I've seen much evidence that for the vast majority of straight men, traditional aesthetic beauty is NOT the dealkiller and outliers are too rare to cater to.
feel free to prove me wrong lads
I hate to say it but I'm not really sure I've seen much evidence that for the vast majority of straight men, traditional aesthetic beauty is NOT the dealkiller and outliers are too rare to cater to.
feel free to prove me wrong lads
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Anyway time to post this again.
AI is a tool of fascism.
AI is a tool of fascism.
November 21, 2025 at 2:09 PM
Anyway time to post this again.
AI is a tool of fascism.
AI is a tool of fascism.
Nevermind.
Looks like the article has been updated.
Still don’t love it, why taint your brand at all?
No one needs user generated content for a single player campaign to begin with.
Why are they shootings themselves in the foot!?
Still don’t love it, why taint your brand at all?
No one needs user generated content for a single player campaign to begin with.
Why are they shootings themselves in the foot!?
November 21, 2025 at 9:32 PM
Nevermind.
Zoopunk | Annoucement Trailer
YouTube video by ZOOPUNK
www.youtube.com
November 21, 2025 at 12:49 PM
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I haven’t seen this get covered in English yet so let me translate.
Grok is saying that the crematories at Auschwitz’s were conceived as disinfectant chambers, not mass execution and that the law has made it taboo to acknowledge that this is what they were
X is a Nazi site. Get off the Nazi site.
Grok is saying that the crematories at Auschwitz’s were conceived as disinfectant chambers, not mass execution and that the law has made it taboo to acknowledge that this is what they were
X is a Nazi site. Get off the Nazi site.
November 19, 2025 at 3:53 PM
I haven’t seen this get covered in English yet so let me translate.
Grok is saying that the crematories at Auschwitz’s were conceived as disinfectant chambers, not mass execution and that the law has made it taboo to acknowledge that this is what they were
X is a Nazi site. Get off the Nazi site.
Grok is saying that the crematories at Auschwitz’s were conceived as disinfectant chambers, not mass execution and that the law has made it taboo to acknowledge that this is what they were
X is a Nazi site. Get off the Nazi site.
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We were invited to screen Still Playing at Amiens Jail in France as part of the cultural activity
They asked me to take off my Kufiya claming its religious symbol
I explained it’s part of my culture worn by people regardless of their religion
I refused to take it off & the screening was cancelled
They asked me to take off my Kufiya claming its religious symbol
I explained it’s part of my culture worn by people regardless of their religion
I refused to take it off & the screening was cancelled
November 19, 2025 at 5:01 PM
We were invited to screen Still Playing at Amiens Jail in France as part of the cultural activity
They asked me to take off my Kufiya claming its religious symbol
I explained it’s part of my culture worn by people regardless of their religion
I refused to take it off & the screening was cancelled
They asked me to take off my Kufiya claming its religious symbol
I explained it’s part of my culture worn by people regardless of their religion
I refused to take it off & the screening was cancelled
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Audio (sound effects, music, and dialogue) has a weird relationship with temp assets, mostly because of issues revolving around human psychology.
Problem #1: How do you communicate that something you're hearing is temp?
Problem #1: How do you communicate that something you're hearing is temp?
The annoying thing about the "oh we left a placeholder" generative AI slop excuse is that that is EXACTLY NOT how you should be using placeholders. Anything "not obviously terrible with a panicked hurried half-awake glance" is getting shipped.
In gamedev, if you're using a placeholder asset, best practices involve marking it as placeholder so garishly and offensively clearly PLACEHOLDER that you can't possibly miss it. Also flagging that asset in the dev process so it can be identified quickly before the final build.
November 19, 2025 at 3:36 PM
Audio (sound effects, music, and dialogue) has a weird relationship with temp assets, mostly because of issues revolving around human psychology.
Problem #1: How do you communicate that something you're hearing is temp?
Problem #1: How do you communicate that something you're hearing is temp?
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Short Cypress animation I made last year. 🐮
He’s not so easily deceived… hehe 😌
He’s not so easily deceived… hehe 😌
November 19, 2025 at 5:10 PM
Short Cypress animation I made last year. 🐮
He’s not so easily deceived… hehe 😌
He’s not so easily deceived… hehe 😌
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It's International Men's Day 🩵
November 19, 2025 at 5:13 PM
It's International Men's Day 🩵
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Serebii Update: Mega Zeraora has been officially revealed www.serebii.net
November 19, 2025 at 2:00 PM
Serebii Update: Mega Zeraora has been officially revealed www.serebii.net
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November 18, 2025 at 8:03 PM
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Why am I so against generative AI in games?
Because I simply do not want my initial reaction to art to be one of suspicion and scrutiny, AI slop is fundamentally damaging my relationship to art and artistry, and I am deeply resentful that it is forcing me to be guarded when I should be wowed.
Because I simply do not want my initial reaction to art to be one of suspicion and scrutiny, AI slop is fundamentally damaging my relationship to art and artistry, and I am deeply resentful that it is forcing me to be guarded when I should be wowed.
November 17, 2025 at 6:54 PM
Why am I so against generative AI in games?
Because I simply do not want my initial reaction to art to be one of suspicion and scrutiny, AI slop is fundamentally damaging my relationship to art and artistry, and I am deeply resentful that it is forcing me to be guarded when I should be wowed.
Because I simply do not want my initial reaction to art to be one of suspicion and scrutiny, AI slop is fundamentally damaging my relationship to art and artistry, and I am deeply resentful that it is forcing me to be guarded when I should be wowed.
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Venidad, le développeur de Megabonk, a retiré son jeu des Game Awards.
Megabonk était nommé dans la catégorie Premier Titre Indé, ce n'est pas le premier jeu publié du dev, ils estiment ne pas avoir à prendre la place d'une autre.
Est-ce que d'autres vont suivre ?
📰 xcancel.com/MegabonkGame...
Megabonk était nommé dans la catégorie Premier Titre Indé, ce n'est pas le premier jeu publié du dev, ils estiment ne pas avoir à prendre la place d'une autre.
Est-ce que d'autres vont suivre ?
📰 xcancel.com/MegabonkGame...
Megabonk (@MegabonkGame)
I'm withdrawing from The Game Awards.
It's an honor and a dream for Megabonk to be nominated for TGA, but unfortunately i don't think it qualifies for the category "Debut Indie Game"
I've made games...
xcancel.com
November 18, 2025 at 8:43 PM
Venidad, le développeur de Megabonk, a retiré son jeu des Game Awards.
Megabonk était nommé dans la catégorie Premier Titre Indé, ce n'est pas le premier jeu publié du dev, ils estiment ne pas avoir à prendre la place d'une autre.
Est-ce que d'autres vont suivre ?
📰 xcancel.com/MegabonkGame...
Megabonk était nommé dans la catégorie Premier Titre Indé, ce n'est pas le premier jeu publié du dev, ils estiment ne pas avoir à prendre la place d'une autre.
Est-ce que d'autres vont suivre ?
📰 xcancel.com/MegabonkGame...