Richard Meredith
@rtm223.me
Game developer @foldedfox.games | Previously: Bad North, Little Nightmares, LittleBigPlanet | He/Him
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Richard Meredith
@rtm223.me
· Sep 26
RTM Blueprint Exceptions
A plugin providing a clean and easy way to implement Blueprint Exceptions in your UE5 codebase, from Blueprints or cpp code, with automatic breakpointing on errors and integration with the Message Log...
www.fab.com
Also in exciting news: I've published my little blueprint exceptions plugin on the Fab store. It lets you raise blueprint exceptions from Blueprints and CPP using Assert and Verify behaviors. With support for auto-breakpointing on errors and custom diagnostic messages
www.fab.com/listings/e3a...
www.fab.com/listings/e3a...
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Hello indies! It's almost Thanksgaming 2025!
If you have an unknown indie project in dev or just released, please could you email me at [email protected] with the subject "THANKSGAMING 2025", and a store page and YouTube link? I'll put as many as I can on Kotaku.
Rules next. Reposts appreciated!
If you have an unknown indie project in dev or just released, please could you email me at [email protected] with the subject "THANKSGAMING 2025", and a store page and YouTube link? I'll put as many as I can on Kotaku.
Rules next. Reposts appreciated!
November 24, 2025 at 5:59 PM
Hello indies! It's almost Thanksgaming 2025!
If you have an unknown indie project in dev or just released, please could you email me at [email protected] with the subject "THANKSGAMING 2025", and a store page and YouTube link? I'll put as many as I can on Kotaku.
Rules next. Reposts appreciated!
If you have an unknown indie project in dev or just released, please could you email me at [email protected] with the subject "THANKSGAMING 2025", and a store page and YouTube link? I'll put as many as I can on Kotaku.
Rules next. Reposts appreciated!
On consistent thing with this GenAI Hype is how many use cases can already be automated in other, better cheaper ways. But the funniest is "use AI to turn bulletpoints into email and vice versa on the other end" because you don't need any tech for that, you can just send bullet point lists
I reported a few months ago that in August Microsoft had only 8 million active paying users of Microsoft 365 Copilot. So tired of his company! Wow you’re gonna have 220 million paying subscribers, crazy, are you going to conjure a genie too? How about a dragon? Fantastical bullshit
November 26, 2025 at 1:25 AM
On consistent thing with this GenAI Hype is how many use cases can already be automated in other, better cheaper ways. But the funniest is "use AI to turn bulletpoints into email and vice versa on the other end" because you don't need any tech for that, you can just send bullet point lists
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"It is against the TOS to be talked into suicide by our LLM" is possibly the most evil tech bro thing I've ever read
Additionally, OpenAI argues its not liable because Raine, by using ChatGPT for self-harm, broke its terms of service
November 26, 2025 at 12:29 AM
"It is against the TOS to be talked into suicide by our LLM" is possibly the most evil tech bro thing I've ever read
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Is this cheese grater conscious? Many users feel they're talking to a real person. Scientists say it's time to consider whether they're onto something.
November 25, 2025 at 8:21 PM
Is this cheese grater conscious? Many users feel they're talking to a real person. Scientists say it's time to consider whether they're onto something.
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Afternoon work productivity now at 50%
November 25, 2025 at 2:18 PM
Afternoon work productivity now at 50%
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Our upcoming game HORSES was preemptively banned from Steam, with no path to appeal. The game will still launch next week on December 2nd and will be available on EGS, GOG, Humble, and Itch for $4.99. Here is a detailed FAQ covering what happened: horses.wtf/BannedFromSt...
November 25, 2025 at 5:05 PM
Our upcoming game HORSES was preemptively banned from Steam, with no path to appeal. The game will still launch next week on December 2nd and will be available on EGS, GOG, Humble, and Itch for $4.99. Here is a detailed FAQ covering what happened: horses.wtf/BannedFromSt...
Afternoon work productivity now at 50%
November 25, 2025 at 2:18 PM
Afternoon work productivity now at 50%
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you know I used to say that going from 120Hz to 240Hz for monitor refresh rate wasn't super worth it, but today I had my first moment of spontaneously *noticing* my monitor had dropped to 120 Hz, likely due a change of TV/hdmi setup yesterday
November 25, 2025 at 12:18 AM
you know I used to say that going from 120Hz to 240Hz for monitor refresh rate wasn't super worth it, but today I had my first moment of spontaneously *noticing* my monitor had dropped to 120 Hz, likely due a change of TV/hdmi setup yesterday
This is actually really cool. This is a farmer who rescues sheep that would otherwise be culled because the can't be breezed, and donates profits to queer charities
November 24, 2025 at 11:54 PM
This is actually really cool. This is a farmer who rescues sheep that would otherwise be culled because the can't be breezed, and donates profits to queer charities
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once again a thread that underscores “the video games industry / market is a bunch of different markets shoved together in a trench coat”
One thing is that I don't think most people know how completely different the hardcore sim market is from the general games market
November 23, 2025 at 10:03 PM
once again a thread that underscores “the video games industry / market is a bunch of different markets shoved together in a trench coat”
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this post pisses me off because of the wanky and redundant use of "extant"
November 23, 2025 at 10:11 PM
this post pisses me off because of the wanky and redundant use of "extant"
Doing some emergency surgery on my tiny baby build server. Fan started clanking horribly this week. But dismantling it, cleaning with isopropyl alcohol and adding some sewing machine lubricant seems to have it back on track. Fan is back in and been running for 30 mins with no bad noises so 🤞
November 22, 2025 at 3:14 PM
Doing some emergency surgery on my tiny baby build server. Fan started clanking horribly this week. But dismantling it, cleaning with isopropyl alcohol and adding some sewing machine lubricant seems to have it back on track. Fan is back in and been running for 30 mins with no bad noises so 🤞
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the thing about the roblox interview is that he's more or less just saying out loud what every social media & gacha CEO has been doing for the last 10+ years. selling kids gambling with the minimal legally allowed guardrails is hot profits rn
November 21, 2025 at 8:13 PM
the thing about the roblox interview is that he's more or less just saying out loud what every social media & gacha CEO has been doing for the last 10+ years. selling kids gambling with the minimal legally allowed guardrails is hot profits rn
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For all the NYT is doing wrong (a lot), this is the brightest spot of real journalism I’ve seen from the outlet.
This is what every journo should be doing with Roblox and every other platform/company/exec with power.
Getting Baszucki to admit he wants kids gambling on his platform is ace work.
This is what every journo should be doing with Roblox and every other platform/company/exec with power.
Getting Baszucki to admit he wants kids gambling on his platform is ace work.
We asked Roblox's CEO about child safety on the platform. It got tense www.nytimes.com/2025/11/21/p...
We Asked Roblox’s C.E.O. About Child Safety. It Got Tense.
www.nytimes.com
November 21, 2025 at 6:10 PM
For all the NYT is doing wrong (a lot), this is the brightest spot of real journalism I’ve seen from the outlet.
This is what every journo should be doing with Roblox and every other platform/company/exec with power.
Getting Baszucki to admit he wants kids gambling on his platform is ace work.
This is what every journo should be doing with Roblox and every other platform/company/exec with power.
Getting Baszucki to admit he wants kids gambling on his platform is ace work.
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This game industry idea that the kids growing up today are only going to play the big live service games in the future always seemed highly dubious coming out of the same exec mouths that drove the current games industry into the ground.
First, your original games audience hasn't gone anywhere. 🧵
First, your original games audience hasn't gone anywhere. 🧵
November 21, 2025 at 1:29 AM
This game industry idea that the kids growing up today are only going to play the big live service games in the future always seemed highly dubious coming out of the same exec mouths that drove the current games industry into the ground.
First, your original games audience hasn't gone anywhere. 🧵
First, your original games audience hasn't gone anywhere. 🧵
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This is real. From grok.
November 21, 2025 at 12:19 AM
This is real. From grok.
The "shark closest to your body" is generally a Blåhaj for most people in an corporate environment
November 20, 2025 at 12:31 AM
The "shark closest to your body" is generally a Blåhaj for most people in an corporate environment
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Deleting some images and rediscovered this gem.
November 19, 2025 at 7:37 PM
Deleting some images and rediscovered this gem.
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Did you know I also sell #UnrealEngine Assets / Tools on FAB?
See below for my listings and find something for your project!
#GameDev #UE5 #Cinematic #VFX #GameArt
See below for my listings and find something for your project!
#GameDev #UE5 #Cinematic #VFX #GameArt
July 29, 2025 at 8:35 AM
Did you know I also sell #UnrealEngine Assets / Tools on FAB?
See below for my listings and find something for your project!
#GameDev #UE5 #Cinematic #VFX #GameArt
See below for my listings and find something for your project!
#GameDev #UE5 #Cinematic #VFX #GameArt
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Whomst among us hasn't felt a little vacuum about snackie all done
November 18, 2025 at 7:02 AM
Whomst among us hasn't felt a little vacuum about snackie all done
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finally a normal software license that definitely holds up really well
November 16, 2025 at 11:19 PM
finally a normal software license that definitely holds up really well
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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 17, 2025 at 5:52 PM
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.
Me: Why don't I remember how to do WASD in Enhanced Input? That's gotta be the simplest thing, right?
Unreal: Lol, lmao even
Unreal: Lol, lmao even
November 17, 2025 at 10:09 AM
Me: Why don't I remember how to do WASD in Enhanced Input? That's gotta be the simplest thing, right?
Unreal: Lol, lmao even
Unreal: Lol, lmao even
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