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🕹️RATTTZ IS MASHING🕹️
@ratttz.bsky.social
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She/her gamer gremlin that should probably log off. Admin for @puzzlewednes.day . I help organize and compete in puzzle and fighting games, and I'm making some video games but very, very slowly
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🕹️RATTTZ IS MASHING🕹️ @ratttz.bsky.social · Jun 7
I got a number of new followers from the previous night and change so I figure an extended introduction is in order:

I'm Ratttz!

I'm a professional internet cryptid and I'm:

* A tournament organizer for two different online weeklies
* A games programmer working in Godot
* An electronic musician
A sketch of an anthropomorphic rat sitting cross legged, her tail coiled around her like a python. Her long hair obscures some of her face, and her happy smile is equally parts shy and mischievous. This was drawn by: @saintsucrose.bsky.social‬
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🕹️RATTTZ IS MASHING🕹️ @ratttz.bsky.social · 4h
according to my stats for the week, i've touched roughly 654 lines of code, of which, only 455 remain

rookie numbers, there shouldn't be any remaining lines of code
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🕹️RATTTZ IS MASHING🕹️ @ratttz.bsky.social · 5h
thank you dear
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Killer7Friday @killer7friday.bsky.social · 5h
There's always time for fun...It's Friday night.
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🕹️RATTTZ IS MASHING🕹️ @ratttz.bsky.social · 5h
help me out here @infinitescream.bsky.social
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🕹️RATTTZ IS MASHING🕹️ @ratttz.bsky.social · 5h
a puzzle touchdown bug related to making combos has haunted me since i wrote the last iteration of the piece matching algo six months ago

today i discovered the bug was a single line typo, "coord" instead of "coords"

AAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAA
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hagu.re
Hagure @ 迷中 @hagu.re · 7h
Still got a few more open slots for the lineup. While we do already have more applications for events than we can run this year, we know that it may take a bit of time for TOs to get situated & submit events. That said, we’re looking to have our full lineup soon, so if you been sleep, time to apply!
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956Productions @956.productions · 25d
Is your favorite game ready for the spotlight? Vortex Gallery returns to Frosty Faustings XVIII and applications for community events are OPEN!

Bring your best mix to @frostyfaustings.bsky.social by applying today! ➡️ vortexgallery.moe/apply

#VGFFXVIII #FFXVIII2026
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PolarBair @polarbair.bsky.social · 1d
ancient clip from my twitter
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🕹️RATTTZ IS MASHING🕹️ @ratttz.bsky.social · 1d
weekends comin up which means i'm 50/50 going to continue working on an overscoped prototype or start a new one
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Arcade Random Posting @arcadeposting.bsky.social · 1d
Arcade Random Posting
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🕹️RATTTZ IS MASHING🕹️ @ratttz.bsky.social · 1d
but i'm not considering that business plan because i'm like, damn, tha gamerz deserve a treat from the goodness of my heart, it's because it would make my *product* a more compelling purchase

freemium games are taking that logic to its conclusion, and i just think it stinks? sorry?
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🕹️RATTTZ IS MASHING🕹️ @ratttz.bsky.social · 1d
i've had a few business calls to this effect when i was discussing demos for current and future projects: i think if you own a copy, your friends should always be able to play with you for free

a perennial complaint about small versus games is that nobody's around, and gifting is too expensive
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🕹️RATTTZ IS MASHING🕹️ @ratttz.bsky.social · 1d
"it's free to play and you can unlock characters"

no the *demo* is free and it gets bigger based on how much value you've provided riot games by ensuring the matchmaking queue always has players

you need to appreciate that free to play games extract value from you even if you don't pay
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🕹️RATTTZ IS MASHING🕹️ @ratttz.bsky.social · 1d
i've literally never heard that pronunciation in my life and i expect it to stay that way
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🕹️RATTTZ IS MASHING🕹️ @ratttz.bsky.social · 1d
as someone who habitually buys the new hotness with a season pass so i can Just Enjoy; 2xko launching at a cool hundred dollars is actually nonsense
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Steam Release Bot @steamreleasebot.bsky.social · 1d
Dr. KYANTA
https://store.steampowered.com/app/3888240/
$2.54

Clear the stage by destroying all the colorful blocks placed at the start! An action puzzle game where characters from “Ultra Fight Da! Kyanta 2” dance across the screen. Play solo at your leisure or enjoy competitive matches...
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Joseph Cox @josephcox.bsky.social · 1d
New from 404 Media: the Discord hack is every users' worst nightmare. Yesterday the hackers started posting Discord users' selfies, identity documents, email addresses, phone numbers, more. I watched in real time. This is risk of tech storing ID for age verification
www.404media.co/the-discord-...
The Discord Hack is Every Users’ Worst Nightmare
A hack impacting Discord’s age verification process shows in stark terms the risk of tech companies collecting users’ ID documents. Now the hackers are posting peoples’ IDs and other sensitive informa...
www.404media.co
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Noah @smellycandle42.bsky.social · 1d
I'm sorry but it's extremely funny to chalk this up to modern game design being inherently manipulative. This is just Ghosts n Goblins
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TESTAMENT✙ENJOYMENT @testamentenjoyment.net · 1d
Spoilers for Absolum, but you actually might want to spoil yourself on this, because this is some of the worst meta-progression bait I've ever heard of

(Also a great review overall, one that's for once made from the perspective who gave beat 'em ups a deeper shot)
If you don’t believe that Absolum prioritizes the grind above all else, then I’ll have to pull out my trump card and talk about the last boss of the game. Don’t read the next paragraph if you don’t want that spoiled. Or do, honestly, because I recommend knowing this ahead of time so you don’t make the same mistake I did. Once you complete the game once, you find out that actually you need to beat the game again to fight the real final boss. Kind of obnoxious already, but sure. I immediately started another run, but died early due to the game introducing a new extra-hard challenge that I wanted to try out. No problem, I had unlocked one extra from the progression system. I decided to carry on and actually ended up all the way at the end to fight the final boss. Just before the fight, a merchant warned me that the boss had a fatal scream and recommended that I purchase an absurdly expensive extra life. I kind of figured that merchant was referring to some difficult to dodge attack and braced myself for it. No such luck - the final boss seemingly just instantly and unavoidably kills you at the start of the fight, so my run where I was otherwise super powerful and at full health ended right there. This more or less killed my interest in playing further. The goal of this decision seems clear enough: the developers didn’t want you beating Absolum too fast and this insta-kill gimmick was a good way to keep you in the hamster wheel. Wouldn’t you know it, my very next permanent upgrade gave me another extra life on top of the two I had, so my next run would have definitely been the run! If I were the kind of person who got addicted to the progression system, I could easily see myself getting sucked by this bait, hook line and sinker. Sadly for Absolum, I am not that kind of person. I don’t have an addictive personality. Most of the psychological tricks that modern video games employ don’t work on me – I don’t need things to be addicted to, I want things that enrich my life or give me some personal satisfaction.
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956.productions
956Productions @956.productions · 1d
❄️ Rep your game! Vortex Gallery returns to Frosty Faustings XVIII and applications for community events are OPEN!

💿 Bring your best mix to @FrostyFaustings by applying today!
➡️ vortexgallery.moe/apply

#VGFFXVIII #FFXVIII2026
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puzzlewednes.day
Puzzle Wednesday @puzzlewednes.day · 1d
We’re playing Monster Slider tomorrow for Friday Mode. A matching colors chain game, the main conceit is that your board is on a slant, which you can change from a left and right orientation to open up new options.

Oh, and there’s character meta or something. Play with us

challonge.com/PWSlider1st
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🕹️RATTTZ IS MASHING🕹️ @ratttz.bsky.social · 2d
the vods will always be there for you either way
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🕹️RATTTZ IS MASHING🕹️ @ratttz.bsky.social · 2d
@arcsystemworks.com hire me to make block out 2 i am a developer and unbelievably cracked thanks
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🕹️RATTTZ IS MASHING🕹️ @ratttz.bsky.social · 2d
LITERALLY COULD NOT HAVE BEEN CLOSER
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🕹️RATTTZ IS MASHING🕹️ @ratttz.bsky.social · 2d
i have won my fourth consecutive bracket of block out :)
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retroachievements.org
RetroAchievements @retroachievements.org · 2d
Our founder, Scott, would like to discuss the recent situation that happened on RetroAchievements as well as the measures we will be taking going forward to ensure a healthy, welcoming community for all enjoyers of retro games and achievements.

retroachievements.org/forums/topic...
Clarifying RetroAchievements’ Goals
TL;DR RetroAchievements supports openness and celebrating retro gaming, but we will not provide a platform for games that contain illegal, hateful, or otherwise abhorrent content. Achievement sets for...
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MenacingMecha @menacingmecha.bsky.social · Apr 2
Hello! Procrastinated long enough on making an account here.

For the past 2 years, I've been solo developing #Y2ROLL: a marble rolling game in #GodotEngine

store.steampowered.com/app/3459420/...

Here's a small teaser trailer, maybe give it a little wishlist?
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