lim_ak
@lim-ak.bsky.social
Game Developer/Programmer. Occasional baker and procrastinator. He/They
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Holy shit, I am pleasantly surprised by the news for once? For friends abroad, that’s the UK’s national federation of unions. It’s about time the beast awakened.
TUC votes to condemn EHRC code of practice and back self-ID for trans people
Delegates backed a motion branding the EHRC guidance 'discriminatory and unworkable'
leftfootforward.org
September 15, 2026 at 5:00 PM
Holy shit, I am pleasantly surprised by the news for once? For friends abroad, that’s the UK’s national federation of unions. It’s about time the beast awakened.
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My new free interactive guide on #Godot Control Nodes and #UI is out!!
qaqelol.itch.io/gui
My free #Tween guide also gets a new update!
qaqelol.itch.io/tweens
AND You can now get the All-in-One version, that regroups all my guides + extra features to support me!!
qaqelol.itch.io/guides
#GameDev
qaqelol.itch.io/gui
My free #Tween guide also gets a new update!
qaqelol.itch.io/tweens
AND You can now get the All-in-One version, that regroups all my guides + extra features to support me!!
qaqelol.itch.io/guides
#GameDev
August 4, 2026 at 10:07 AM
My new free interactive guide on #Godot Control Nodes and #UI is out!!
qaqelol.itch.io/gui
My free #Tween guide also gets a new update!
qaqelol.itch.io/tweens
AND You can now get the All-in-One version, that regroups all my guides + extra features to support me!!
qaqelol.itch.io/guides
#GameDev
qaqelol.itch.io/gui
My free #Tween guide also gets a new update!
qaqelol.itch.io/tweens
AND You can now get the All-in-One version, that regroups all my guides + extra features to support me!!
qaqelol.itch.io/guides
#GameDev
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older games often have a display centric approach to real-time rendering, like, painting lighting into object textures was very common, or straight up using photographs as textures
this lets you take very direct control over the look!
modern rendering is different
(short thread)
this lets you take very direct control over the look!
modern rendering is different
(short thread)
Kelly Slater's Pro Surfer (2002)
how the did they get the water to look like that, this is incredible
I don't mean the reflections, look at the shape of the wave as it moves, the lighting, the glow..
This and the game loop are **amazing** and needs to be studied
This is lost technology oh my god
how the did they get the water to look like that, this is incredible
I don't mean the reflections, look at the shape of the wave as it moves, the lighting, the glow..
This and the game loop are **amazing** and needs to be studied
This is lost technology oh my god
July 11, 2026 at 12:04 AM
older games often have a display centric approach to real-time rendering, like, painting lighting into object textures was very common, or straight up using photographs as textures
this lets you take very direct control over the look!
modern rendering is different
(short thread)
this lets you take very direct control over the look!
modern rendering is different
(short thread)
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Years ago I made a thread on Twitter about the history of Chinese & Taiwanese RPGs.
Scroll of Taiwu will get an official English release today and leave Early Access after 8 years - IMHO, it's one of the most influential indies of the past decade, so it's a good time to repost & update the thread!🧵
Scroll of Taiwu will get an official English release today and leave Early Access after 8 years - IMHO, it's one of the most influential indies of the past decade, so it's a good time to repost & update the thread!🧵
June 17, 2026 at 2:56 AM
Years ago I made a thread on Twitter about the history of Chinese & Taiwanese RPGs.
Scroll of Taiwu will get an official English release today and leave Early Access after 8 years - IMHO, it's one of the most influential indies of the past decade, so it's a good time to repost & update the thread!🧵
Scroll of Taiwu will get an official English release today and leave Early Access after 8 years - IMHO, it's one of the most influential indies of the past decade, so it's a good time to repost & update the thread!🧵
It's #NextFest week again! Going to post to this thread throughout the week instead of shotgun blasting it out at the end like last time. First up, a really cool fast kinetic shooter, shoot a guy, throw your empty gun at another guys face https://store.steampowered.com/app/4247830/SPRAWL_zero_Demo/
SPRAWL zero Demo on Steam
SPRAWL zero is a fast-paced shooter inspired by the Golden Age of 2000s FPS. Survive a brutal cyberpunk city collapsing under military rule and cult fanaticism. Use your Gravity-Gloves, augments, and an arsenal of over 40 weapons to crush those who stand in your way.
store.steampowered.com
June 16, 2026 at 3:22 PM
It's #NextFest week again! Going to post to this thread throughout the week instead of shotgun blasting it out at the end like last time. First up, a really cool fast kinetic shooter, shoot a guy, throw your empty gun at another guys face https://store.steampowered.com/app/4247830/SPRAWL_zero_Demo/
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"It is hard to express how *instantaneously* my brain automatically dismissed them as textbook confirmation bias": how an oversight in C#'s built-in System.Random class caused dozens of randomized Slay the Spire II outcomes to be effectively predictable
tck.mn/blog/correla...
tck.mn/blog/correla...
Correlated randomness in Slay the Spire 2
Here are three true statements about the game of Slay the Spire 2 (in single player): If you pick Neow's Bones in the Underdocks, the random curse is ~54% likely to be Debt.* It is impossible to r...
tck.mn
June 16, 2026 at 11:12 AM
"It is hard to express how *instantaneously* my brain automatically dismissed them as textbook confirmation bias": how an oversight in C#'s built-in System.Random class caused dozens of randomized Slay the Spire II outcomes to be effectively predictable
tck.mn/blog/correla...
tck.mn/blog/correla...
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June 12, 2026 at 3:01 PM
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Here's an easter egg in the new Lego Batman that I think all of you will REALLY appreciate.
It's so good, I had to make a video.
It's so good, I had to make a video.
June 7, 2026 at 8:06 PM
Here's an easter egg in the new Lego Batman that I think all of you will REALLY appreciate.
It's so good, I had to make a video.
It's so good, I had to make a video.
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what do you mean the new 8 bit cuphead game is being programmed in assembly for the sega master system??? thats fucking crazy. a brand new sega master system game was announced at the summer game fest 2026
June 6, 2026 at 1:03 AM
what do you mean the new 8 bit cuphead game is being programmed in assembly for the sega master system??? thats fucking crazy. a brand new sega master system game was announced at the summer game fest 2026
Marathon free week and despite it being something I would be interested in trying it would involve me booting into Windows for like the first time in like months? Like the linux journey has not been painless but does not fill me with absolute dread the way that modern Windows does. Weird feeling
June 3, 2026 at 2:09 PM
Marathon free week and despite it being something I would be interested in trying it would involve me booting into Windows for like the first time in like months? Like the linux journey has not been painless but does not fill me with absolute dread the way that modern Windows does. Weird feeling
If you need more reasons to stop using Chrome here you go. Wtf is wrong with them.
https://www.thatprivacyguy.com/blog/chrome-silent-nano-install/
https://www.thatprivacyguy.com/blog/chrome-silent-nano-install/
Google Chrome silently installs a 4 GB AI model on your device without consent. At a billion-device scale the climate costs are insane. — That Privacy Guy!
Google Chrome is downloading a 4 GB Gemini Nano model onto users' machines without consent, with no opt-in, no opt-out short of enterprise tooling, and an automatic re-download every time the user deletes it. The pattern is identical to the Anthropic Claude Desktop case I wrote about last month, but the scale is between two and three orders of magnitude larger. This article does the legal analysis and, for the first time, the environmental analysis. The numbers are not small.
www.thatprivacyguy.com
May 5, 2026 at 3:16 PM
If you need more reasons to stop using Chrome here you go. Wtf is wrong with them.
https://www.thatprivacyguy.com/blog/chrome-silent-nano-install/
https://www.thatprivacyguy.com/blog/chrome-silent-nano-install/
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I've written a book! Next Level: Making Games That Make Themselves is the story of procedural generation - the tech behind games like Minecraft and Dwarf Fortress. It's about how it works, the games that use it, and the art and magic behind it.
Out May 7th, in bookshops: linktr.ee/next_level 🎲🔮
Out May 7th, in bookshops: linktr.ee/next_level 🎲🔮
March 16, 2026 at 7:26 PM
I've written a book! Next Level: Making Games That Make Themselves is the story of procedural generation - the tech behind games like Minecraft and Dwarf Fortress. It's about how it works, the games that use it, and the art and magic behind it.
Out May 7th, in bookshops: linktr.ee/next_level 🎲🔮
Out May 7th, in bookshops: linktr.ee/next_level 🎲🔮
Figured I should probably post about some #NextFest demos (I talk about them elsewhere but why not here as well). Starting off with something on the chill end, just some great writing and art really help the shop sim stand out
https://store.steampowered.com/app/2967950/The_Witchs_Bakery/
https://store.steampowered.com/app/2967950/The_Witchs_Bakery/
The Witch's Bakery on Steam
The Witch's Bakery is a 2D Adventure RPG where you live a magical life as a witch-baker in Paris! Manage your store, visit iconic streets and heal people's heart with your croissants! 🥐
store.steampowered.com
March 2, 2026 at 12:46 AM
Figured I should probably post about some #NextFest demos (I talk about them elsewhere but why not here as well). Starting off with something on the chill end, just some great writing and art really help the shop sim stand out
https://store.steampowered.com/app/2967950/The_Witchs_Bakery/
https://store.steampowered.com/app/2967950/The_Witchs_Bakery/
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Unreal Tournament 2004 is now available for free.
...well, I mean, you probably could've grabbed a GOG offline installer out the back of a truck earlier, but NOW it's Official/Legally Free and has the in-development community patch packed in for ongoing support. www.oldunreal.com/downloads/ut...
...well, I mean, you probably could've grabbed a GOG offline installer out the back of a truck earlier, but NOW it's Official/Legally Free and has the in-development community patch packed in for ongoing support. www.oldunreal.com/downloads/ut...
February 13, 2026 at 12:00 AM
Unreal Tournament 2004 is now available for free.
...well, I mean, you probably could've grabbed a GOG offline installer out the back of a truck earlier, but NOW it's Official/Legally Free and has the in-development community patch packed in for ongoing support. www.oldunreal.com/downloads/ut...
...well, I mean, you probably could've grabbed a GOG offline installer out the back of a truck earlier, but NOW it's Official/Legally Free and has the in-development community patch packed in for ongoing support. www.oldunreal.com/downloads/ut...
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I've been running an indie games studio for 15 years now, and it felt like a good time to boil down what I've learned into 4 pieces of advice:
www.pentadact.com/2026-01-08-1...
I hope it's of use, not least because goddamn I forgot how long blog posts take to write.
www.pentadact.com/2026-01-08-1...
I hope it's of use, not least because goddamn I forgot how long blog posts take to write.
January 8, 2026 at 6:02 PM
I've been running an indie games studio for 15 years now, and it felt like a good time to boil down what I've learned into 4 pieces of advice:
www.pentadact.com/2026-01-08-1...
I hope it's of use, not least because goddamn I forgot how long blog posts take to write.
www.pentadact.com/2026-01-08-1...
I hope it's of use, not least because goddamn I forgot how long blog posts take to write.
Happy New Year everyone. Go take 2025 out back and smash it with a hammer. Take care of yourselves in 2026.
January 1, 2026 at 12:03 AM
Happy New Year everyone. Go take 2025 out back and smash it with a hammer. Take care of yourselves in 2026.
Finished writing my 2025 goty post before the end of the year! Go me! https://lim-ak.bearblog.dev/game-of-the-year-2025/ A ton of great video games released this year. I'll do some more posts here tomorrow from the list, but here's a couple shout outs for now.
December 31, 2025 at 5:15 PM
Finished writing my 2025 goty post before the end of the year! Go me! https://lim-ak.bearblog.dev/game-of-the-year-2025/ A ton of great video games released this year. I'll do some more posts here tomorrow from the list, but here's a couple shout outs for now.
Didn't quite get my #procjam idea done in time (I know it's a soft time limit but wanted to upload it) but it's still a nice functional map generator in it's current state. https://lim-ak.itch.io/arctic-generator
December 1, 2025 at 12:23 AM
Didn't quite get my #procjam idea done in time (I know it's a soft time limit but wanted to upload it) but it's still a nice functional map generator in it's current state. https://lim-ak.itch.io/arctic-generator
Finished playing the Rose and Violet story mod for Persona 5 Royal that has you play as Kasumi taking over the Joker role. It is as ambitious and messy as that undertaking sounds. Has a ton of rough edges but what an absolutely charming thing.
September 15, 2025 at 1:40 AM
Finished playing the Rose and Violet story mod for Persona 5 Royal that has you play as Kasumi taking over the Joker role. It is as ambitious and messy as that undertaking sounds. Has a ton of rough edges but what an absolutely charming thing.
Finally got around to installing LineageOS on a phone. Still pretty far outside normal person install process, but I'm happy that I'm now on something able to get updates on again. Less happy that my new phone is a step down from what I was using, but it is what it is.
August 31, 2025 at 11:45 PM
Finally got around to installing LineageOS on a phone. Still pretty far outside normal person install process, but I'm happy that I'm now on something able to get updates on again. Less happy that my new phone is a step down from what I was using, but it is what it is.
Made a game for #gmtkjam
Loop Runner. Run around the loop and last as long as you can, but be sure to avoid running into your past self.
lim-ak.itch.io/gmtk2025
Loop Runner. Run around the loop and last as long as you can, but be sure to avoid running into your past self.
lim-ak.itch.io/gmtk2025
August 3, 2025 at 8:04 PM
Made a game for #gmtkjam
Loop Runner. Run around the loop and last as long as you can, but be sure to avoid running into your past self.
lim-ak.itch.io/gmtk2025
Loop Runner. Run around the loop and last as long as you can, but be sure to avoid running into your past self.
lim-ak.itch.io/gmtk2025
Started playing #Expedition33 and really liking the atmosphere and world. But I don't think I can remember ever reacting so poorly to a game's mechanics. Put it to story, turned off the qte's in the first 2 hours. Truly hated the combat system from the jump.
May 3, 2025 at 3:26 AM
Started playing #Expedition33 and really liking the atmosphere and world. But I don't think I can remember ever reacting so poorly to a game's mechanics. Put it to story, turned off the qte's in the first 2 hours. Truly hated the combat system from the jump.
Wasn't expecting to hit credits on #BluePrince yesterday, just went on a hell of a run that had me solving a bunch of big puzzles on my list but plenty more left for me to go find. No screenshots for bsky as I can't spoiler them.
April 11, 2025 at 4:51 PM
Wasn't expecting to hit credits on #BluePrince yesterday, just went on a hell of a run that had me solving a bunch of big puzzles on my list but plenty more left for me to go find. No screenshots for bsky as I can't spoiler them.
Week 1 being on Linux Mint as the main on my mini PC. Not a great experience! To be fair I'm judging it by the standard of could I recommend this to a normal person. But playing music takes a couple seconds to come on because the audio subsystem has gone to sleep is a ridiculous problem to search.
April 8, 2025 at 1:00 AM
Week 1 being on Linux Mint as the main on my mini PC. Not a great experience! To be fair I'm judging it by the standard of could I recommend this to a normal person. But playing music takes a couple seconds to come on because the audio subsystem has gone to sleep is a ridiculous problem to search.
Finally getting around to installing Linux Mint. I'll never really be free of Microsoft's bullshit but maybe I can get some of my life away from them.
March 31, 2025 at 4:34 PM
Finally getting around to installing Linux Mint. I'll never really be free of Microsoft's bullshit but maybe I can get some of my life away from them.