Why485
@why485.bsky.social
Former modder turned gamedev. This is not a very serious account. Do not follow me here for gamedev hot takes or progressposting.
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Why485
@why485.bsky.social
· Dec 18
I've updated the social media chart. More people keep coming here and following me that I respect so it's been tough to figure out what to do with this account.
DCS should let server hosts inflict music on players.
January 22, 2026 at 6:36 PM
DCS should let server hosts inflict music on players.
Thought I would check up on the 64GB of DDR5 I bought last year.
January 22, 2026 at 2:29 AM
Thought I would check up on the 64GB of DDR5 I bought last year.
Started Rogue Squadron 3D last year but never got around to finishing it. Should really do that this year even if the controls drive me insane. It's such a great arcade adaptation of Star Wars space combat otherwise, and a very well made game.
January 20, 2026 at 6:31 PM
Started Rogue Squadron 3D last year but never got around to finishing it. Should really do that this year even if the controls drive me insane. It's such a great arcade adaptation of Star Wars space combat otherwise, and a very well made game.
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Star Wars Rogue Squadron 3D (1998)
January 20, 2026 at 5:09 PM
Star Wars Rogue Squadron 3D (1998)
Working on SA-2 stuff and came across this photo by Hrair Sarkissian.
January 19, 2026 at 2:51 PM
Working on SA-2 stuff and came across this photo by Hrair Sarkissian.
One of my favorite features of the S060 is the door.
January 18, 2026 at 11:39 PM
One of my favorite features of the S060 is the door.
One of the most vivid memories I have of the PS2, which coincided with early LCD monitors starting to proliferate, is seeing the PS2 demo kiosks and being both marvelled at how smooth they looked, but also turned off by how blurry and smeared all the visuals these games had.
January 18, 2026 at 9:26 PM
One of the most vivid memories I have of the PS2, which coincided with early LCD monitors starting to proliferate, is seeing the PS2 demo kiosks and being both marvelled at how smooth they looked, but also turned off by how blurry and smeared all the visuals these games had.
CRT filters/emulation is getting pretty good. When do we get the early LCD filters and shaders to turn everything in a smearing blurry mess?
January 18, 2026 at 7:12 PM
CRT filters/emulation is getting pretty good. When do we get the early LCD filters and shaders to turn everything in a smearing blurry mess?
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katherine was kind of a redundant character when i was doing the old illustrations since blythe was a more interesting evil boss to me, but she still has a bunch of lore that i'm actually able to explore properly in a longer narrative context now, so i'm pretty excited about that
January 15, 2026 at 8:42 PM
katherine was kind of a redundant character when i was doing the old illustrations since blythe was a more interesting evil boss to me, but she still has a bunch of lore that i'm actually able to explore properly in a longer narrative context now, so i'm pretty excited about that
Looks like Katherine is making her game debut! I recall seeing her name a couple times in old Endless Monday art so I went digging and with hindsight, she actually appeared semi-frequently pre-Dreams and Deadlines. It's all pretty early art, but I love seeing this stuff! More in the alt-text.
January 15, 2026 at 8:21 PM
Looks like Katherine is making her game debut! I recall seeing her name a couple times in old Endless Monday art so I went digging and with hindsight, she actually appeared semi-frequently pre-Dreams and Deadlines. It's all pretty early art, but I love seeing this stuff! More in the alt-text.
The sequel to the hit 2023 video game, and 2025 Game of the Year winner Endless Monday is on Steam for wishlisting!
My next game "Endless Monday: In Progress" is coming later this year (probably)!! Penny and crew are off on another adventure, thanks to your love and support!! 💙
You can wishlist here! -> store.steampowered.com/app/2627590/...
You can wishlist here! -> store.steampowered.com/app/2627590/...
January 15, 2026 at 6:48 PM
The sequel to the hit 2023 video game, and 2025 Game of the Year winner Endless Monday is on Steam for wishlisting!
Leaving the CRT monitor on to help keep the room warm.
January 15, 2026 at 3:11 PM
Leaving the CRT monitor on to help keep the room warm.
While we're doing Macross...
Minmay is such an interesting and flawed character. Genuinely one of the best parts of SDF. Her meteoric rise and FALL, and the consequences it has on her privately and publicly are so well written. She's such a real character and it's tragic what happens to her.
Minmay is such an interesting and flawed character. Genuinely one of the best parts of SDF. Her meteoric rise and FALL, and the consequences it has on her privately and publicly are so well written. She's such a real character and it's tragic what happens to her.
January 15, 2026 at 3:01 AM
While we're doing Macross...
Minmay is such an interesting and flawed character. Genuinely one of the best parts of SDF. Her meteoric rise and FALL, and the consequences it has on her privately and publicly are so well written. She's such a real character and it's tragic what happens to her.
Minmay is such an interesting and flawed character. Genuinely one of the best parts of SDF. Her meteoric rise and FALL, and the consequences it has on her privately and publicly are so well written. She's such a real character and it's tragic what happens to her.
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Super Dimension Fortress Macross is much better than its movie Do You Remember Love.
The show benefits from all those slow scenes where not much really happens and its epilogue of several episodes that were basically tacked on cause the show's main plot ended 2/3 of the way through the show.
The show benefits from all those slow scenes where not much really happens and its epilogue of several episodes that were basically tacked on cause the show's main plot ended 2/3 of the way through the show.
Friends, #weebwednesday is upon us once again! You know the drill - quote-post with your weebiest hot takes, nothing racist, nothing intentionally inflammatory, have fun with it ♥
January 15, 2026 at 12:54 AM
Super Dimension Fortress Macross is much better than its movie Do You Remember Love.
The show benefits from all those slow scenes where not much really happens and its epilogue of several episodes that were basically tacked on cause the show's main plot ended 2/3 of the way through the show.
The show benefits from all those slow scenes where not much really happens and its epilogue of several episodes that were basically tacked on cause the show's main plot ended 2/3 of the way through the show.
As much nostalgia as I have for 90s computer gaming, I do not at all miss the anxiety from buying and installing a game you met the minimum requirements for, unsure if the game would even run on your computer due to some obscure hardware or software incompatibility.
I'm glad peeps are stepping up to the plate (again) en masse with examples from both console and computer games on this, as that they did is one of the most damaging lies about video game history out there.
PC magazine cover disks and cds of the 90s are stuffed with the latest patches for games.
PC magazine cover disks and cds of the 90s are stuffed with the latest patches for games.
"games used to release without any game breaking glitches" is such a lie because like every nintendo game had japanese version exclusive glitches all the time
also super paper mario could just randomly crash for no reason, no one ever talks about that.
also super paper mario could just randomly crash for no reason, no one ever talks about that.
January 13, 2026 at 8:38 PM
As much nostalgia as I have for 90s computer gaming, I do not at all miss the anxiety from buying and installing a game you met the minimum requirements for, unsure if the game would even run on your computer due to some obscure hardware or software incompatibility.
For being the first third party module in DCS, released in like 2014, the MiG-21's visuals have aged really well. The exterior and cockpit both still look really good. It also has probably the biggest library of liveries in the entire game.
January 12, 2026 at 6:53 AM
For being the first third party module in DCS, released in like 2014, the MiG-21's visuals have aged really well. The exterior and cockpit both still look really good. It also has probably the biggest library of liveries in the entire game.
Is there a term for when making something more detailed makes it more wrong? That feels like a common thing that would have a name.
January 11, 2026 at 6:39 PM
Is there a term for when making something more detailed makes it more wrong? That feels like a common thing that would have a name.
Excited at the idea that every car that will appear in the new Precure was probably in Gran Turismo 2.
January 11, 2026 at 3:11 AM
Excited at the idea that every car that will appear in the new Precure was probably in Gran Turismo 2.
The F-5 is that plane that is never my first pick, but every time I fly it I always have a blast and wonder why I don't fly it more. It's kind of the Miata of DCS? It's very light and very basic. Easy to fly, but hard to master, and will make you a better pilot because of its underpowered engines.
January 10, 2026 at 7:42 PM
The F-5 is that plane that is never my first pick, but every time I fly it I always have a blast and wonder why I don't fly it more. It's kind of the Miata of DCS? It's very light and very basic. Easy to fly, but hard to master, and will make you a better pilot because of its underpowered engines.
I really, really hope that was the reason.
More like "People were being too mean about the AI so we packed up our survey and went home"
January 10, 2026 at 7:29 PM
I really, really hope that was the reason.
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Not sure how I missed this but a player named Vezeto made a sick lego version of the Executor class interceptor from House of the Dying Sun.
It's CRAZY close to the in-game model. Damn.
steamcommunity.com/sharedfiles/...
It's CRAZY close to the in-game model. Damn.
steamcommunity.com/sharedfiles/...
January 10, 2026 at 5:11 PM
Not sure how I missed this but a player named Vezeto made a sick lego version of the Executor class interceptor from House of the Dying Sun.
It's CRAZY close to the in-game model. Damn.
steamcommunity.com/sharedfiles/...
It's CRAZY close to the in-game model. Damn.
steamcommunity.com/sharedfiles/...
Discord is doing a survey about the AI features they want to add. It's doubtful that anything in this survey could possibly change their minds, but this screen was nice and satisfying.
discord.sjc1.qualtrics.com/jfe/form/SV_...
discord.sjc1.qualtrics.com/jfe/form/SV_...
January 10, 2026 at 4:26 PM
Discord is doing a survey about the AI features they want to add. It's doubtful that anything in this survey could possibly change their minds, but this screen was nice and satisfying.
discord.sjc1.qualtrics.com/jfe/form/SV_...
discord.sjc1.qualtrics.com/jfe/form/SV_...
One of the most amazing features of Photoshop, that still impresses me to this day, is that if I place a new font in my C:/Windows/Fonts folder, I can use it immediately in Photoshop without having to restart the program.
January 10, 2026 at 3:54 PM
One of the most amazing features of Photoshop, that still impresses me to this day, is that if I place a new font in my C:/Windows/Fonts folder, I can use it immediately in Photoshop without having to restart the program.