The Tax Collector Man
@coolgoblinzone.bsky.social
phlegmatic tightwad
blog - https://withentrails.com/
games - https://howling-stars.itch.io/
wife - @gmad.bsky.social
blog - https://withentrails.com/
games - https://howling-stars.itch.io/
wife - @gmad.bsky.social
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Pharmakos Development Log – Eins
The first development log for Pharmakos, a new game from the creators of Q*bert and Chiaroscuro Imago.
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We’re making another videogame! It’s called Pharmakos, and you can already read about it. Go ahead. It’ll be our little secret.
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every great sci-fi author who writes about the future has one fictional concept they insist is forthcoming in reality. i’m happy to learn that for gene wolfe this was “horses genetically engineered to run at 150 kilometres per hour”
January 28, 2026 at 1:20 AM
every great sci-fi author who writes about the future has one fictional concept they insist is forthcoming in reality. i’m happy to learn that for gene wolfe this was “horses genetically engineered to run at 150 kilometres per hour”
every few months i am alerted to some wondrous aerial phenomenon supposedly playing out directly above where i live: blood moon, aurora borealis, the sky raining money. but always when i walk outside there is nothing. i want to find whoever is perpetrating these vile crimes and hang them
January 20, 2026 at 2:15 AM
every few months i am alerted to some wondrous aerial phenomenon supposedly playing out directly above where i live: blood moon, aurora borealis, the sky raining money. but always when i walk outside there is nothing. i want to find whoever is perpetrating these vile crimes and hang them
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a random thing i don't enjoy thinking about is that i'll soon be older than the oldest living dog
January 13, 2026 at 7:28 AM
a random thing i don't enjoy thinking about is that i'll soon be older than the oldest living dog
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carmack is such an incredibly stupid guy. i used to think he was a genius at one thing and dumb as rocks at everything else, but i now realise he was only ever a garden variety fuckwit with the luxury of spending immense amounts of time on his interests and the vacuousness to hold only one at a time
John Carmack continues to be a giant disappointment. Romero is King of Doom Johns.
January 8, 2026 at 12:25 PM
carmack is such an incredibly stupid guy. i used to think he was a genius at one thing and dumb as rocks at everything else, but i now realise he was only ever a garden variety fuckwit with the luxury of spending immense amounts of time on his interests and the vacuousness to hold only one at a time
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I've just released the newest update to my Unreal Engine level editor called Scythe. Here's what's new... 🧵
January 7, 2026 at 11:56 PM
I've just released the newest update to my Unreal Engine level editor called Scythe. Here's what's new... 🧵
vores in quake are the most salvaged enemy in a shooter: sorta whatever in vanilla but made universally compelling by fans deciding that killing one should give the explosive balls way looser tracking
January 7, 2026 at 8:08 PM
vores in quake are the most salvaged enemy in a shooter: sorta whatever in vanilla but made universally compelling by fans deciding that killing one should give the explosive balls way looser tracking
i love how even if a google doc is written to call somebody out for literal murder it will still be 70% petty grievance shit. rules of the format
January 7, 2026 at 6:57 AM
i love how even if a google doc is written to call somebody out for literal murder it will still be 70% petty grievance shit. rules of the format
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barney when i shake a bag of barney treats
January 3, 2026 at 5:35 PM
barney when i shake a bag of barney treats
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genuinely got jumpscared by the squid when showing a level lmao
January 1, 2026 at 9:18 AM
genuinely got jumpscared by the squid when showing a level lmao
watched the shawshank redemption with @gmad.bsky.social
December 29, 2025 at 8:21 PM
watched the shawshank redemption with @gmad.bsky.social
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yall ever get eaten by a squid
December 28, 2025 at 1:06 AM
yall ever get eaten by a squid
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save FIFTY PERCENT on the game i put out late last year that didn't do well but people do think it is good!!! this is what we call "honest marketing"
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Save 50% on InFlux Redux on Steam
InFlux Redux is a high-def remake of the 2013 ball-rolling puzzler InFlux, built on a new engine with improved graphics and physics. Roll through a series of beautiful environments filled with elabora...
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December 22, 2025 at 7:15 AM
save FIFTY PERCENT on the game i put out late last year that didn't do well but people do think it is good!!! this is what we call "honest marketing"
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bc on holiday and my mind doesn't let me relax unless working on something, i'm doin a real small half-life game with @coolgoblinzone.bsky.social and @gmad.bsky.social. that it is not something i could profit from should stop me approaching it the wrong way (stressfully). here's knuckle the squid
December 18, 2025 at 1:31 AM
bc on holiday and my mind doesn't let me relax unless working on something, i'm doin a real small half-life game with @coolgoblinzone.bsky.social and @gmad.bsky.social. that it is not something i could profit from should stop me approaching it the wrong way (stressfully). here's knuckle the squid
your yearly reminder that you do not need to watch the game awards. poison for the soul. half-life 3 will not be there. if there’s a cool trailer on it for two minutes you can save three hours by watching it on youtube. you’ll thank me later
December 11, 2025 at 8:42 PM
your yearly reminder that you do not need to watch the game awards. poison for the soul. half-life 3 will not be there. if there’s a cool trailer on it for two minutes you can save three hours by watching it on youtube. you’ll thank me later
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balance of power, game over screen, msx (1988) mobygames.com/game/259/bal...
September 4, 2023 at 12:45 AM
balance of power, game over screen, msx (1988) mobygames.com/game/259/bal...
when we set out to make a prime-style exploration game i was mostly pitching it because i wasn't feeling up to spending years on a conventional level-based fps thing. so it goes. but with prime 4 being what it is i reckon i'm pretty galvanized to make a good one of those
December 7, 2025 at 10:12 PM
when we set out to make a prime-style exploration game i was mostly pitching it because i wasn't feeling up to spending years on a conventional level-based fps thing. so it goes. but with prime 4 being what it is i reckon i'm pretty galvanized to make a good one of those
I can still deliver Earth, but not without your help. The portal destination is untenable. Surely you can set the relay elsewhere. There's no way I can survive in that environment. A host body? You must be joking, I can't possibly- Oh all right, damn it, if that's what it takes!
December 2, 2025 at 10:59 PM
I can still deliver Earth, but not without your help. The portal destination is untenable. Surely you can set the relay elsewhere. There's no way I can survive in that environment. A host body? You must be joking, I can't possibly- Oh all right, damn it, if that's what it takes!
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just got the metrics on the steam machine. turns out its perfect room height and so many different textures will fit.
November 13, 2025 at 1:28 PM
just got the metrics on the steam machine. turns out its perfect room height and so many different textures will fit.
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still looking for level design work!
I can work in Unreal, Unity, and probably whatever in-house engine you'll throw at me. I have worked on DLC for Sniper Elite 5, various community mod projects, and custom maps for TF2 and Half-Life 2.
portfolio ➡️ iibo.games
I can work in Unreal, Unity, and probably whatever in-house engine you'll throw at me. I have worked on DLC for Sniper Elite 5, various community mod projects, and custom maps for TF2 and Half-Life 2.
portfolio ➡️ iibo.games
November 17, 2025 at 5:45 PM
still looking for level design work!
I can work in Unreal, Unity, and probably whatever in-house engine you'll throw at me. I have worked on DLC for Sniper Elite 5, various community mod projects, and custom maps for TF2 and Half-Life 2.
portfolio ➡️ iibo.games
I can work in Unreal, Unity, and probably whatever in-house engine you'll throw at me. I have worked on DLC for Sniper Elite 5, various community mod projects, and custom maps for TF2 and Half-Life 2.
portfolio ➡️ iibo.games
i still get the odd ask about whatever became of that old thing i was involved with — a tragic tale of woe now on Impromptu Dot Zone
my man Tax, in this thread, has a big interesting writeup of the trials of an illfated project and the experience of "i thought if i got a bunch of people together who know how to do this kind of work they would do it but they talked it to death instead". relatable
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November 25, 2025 at 8:44 AM
i still get the odd ask about whatever became of that old thing i was involved with — a tragic tale of woe now on Impromptu Dot Zone
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I play this weird uncomfortable game and I don't know what to think about it
It'd be sick if you left a nice review and told all your pals. The people must know...
Thanks, friends. ❤️
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Thanks, friends. ❤️
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Save 15% on Chiaroscuro Imago on Steam
A short piece of horror fiction about honey and lies; entomology and etymology; murky secrets and stark realities. Find out what happened to the moths.
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November 22, 2025 at 3:13 AM
I play this weird uncomfortable game and I don't know what to think about it
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Nice porno. Interesting shots, compelling dialogue. Unfortunately, it fails to capture the dismal, doomed atmosphere of Dark Souls 1.
November 16, 2025 at 4:51 PM
Nice porno. Interesting shots, compelling dialogue. Unfortunately, it fails to capture the dismal, doomed atmosphere of Dark Souls 1.
