Alex Trowers
@bulkpaint.bsky.social
Industry veteran from the late 1900s. Solo Indie Dev. Design Consultant. Game Dev Dinosaur. Lord of Bullfrog anecdotes. Playability, pitching and prototypes a speciality.
Got a project that needs poking with a stick? Let me know.
Got a project that needs poking with a stick? Let me know.
I could be a fan of a person. I've met many fabulous people and their work has been inspirational.
I would struggle to be a fan of an algorithm. Every algorithm we seem to encounter just seems to be there to make things a bit shit.
I would struggle to be a fan of an algorithm. Every algorithm we seem to encounter just seems to be there to make things a bit shit.
January 23, 2026 at 7:12 PM
I could be a fan of a person. I've met many fabulous people and their work has been inspirational.
I would struggle to be a fan of an algorithm. Every algorithm we seem to encounter just seems to be there to make things a bit shit.
I would struggle to be a fan of an algorithm. Every algorithm we seem to encounter just seems to be there to make things a bit shit.
Excellent. So you'll be available for hotpot and boardgames again soon?
January 22, 2026 at 6:51 PM
Excellent. So you'll be available for hotpot and boardgames again soon?
No, it's something to do with how a frustrum works.
January 22, 2026 at 6:50 PM
No, it's something to do with how a frustrum works.
Happy birthday you nutter you
January 22, 2026 at 5:04 PM
Happy birthday you nutter you
Feel free to carry on with this in your own time. I'm not sure what the lesson is - but it's interesting how it all propogates differently in each language. I'm really not sure why it either alternates between things or decides to skip certain number of o. Any native speakers offer any ideas?
January 22, 2026 at 11:31 AM
Feel free to carry on with this in your own time. I'm not sure what the lesson is - but it's interesting how it all propogates differently in each language. I'm really not sure why it either alternates between things or decides to skip certain number of o. Any native speakers offer any ideas?
13 o's
FR - nooooooooooooo
IT - nooooooooooooo
DE - nee ...
ES - nooooooooooooo
Okay, Italian is now just alternating between the correct number of o's and ellipses. French and Italian have adopted an 'every other one' policy.
FR - nooooooooooooo
IT - nooooooooooooo
DE - nee ...
ES - nooooooooooooo
Okay, Italian is now just alternating between the correct number of o's and ellipses. French and Italian have adopted an 'every other one' policy.
January 22, 2026 at 11:31 AM
13 o's
FR - nooooooooooooo
IT - nooooooooooooo
DE - nee ...
ES - nooooooooooooo
Okay, Italian is now just alternating between the correct number of o's and ellipses. French and Italian have adopted an 'every other one' policy.
FR - nooooooooooooo
IT - nooooooooooooo
DE - nee ...
ES - nooooooooooooo
Okay, Italian is now just alternating between the correct number of o's and ellipses. French and Italian have adopted an 'every other one' policy.
12 o's
FR - nooooooooooo
IT - nooo ...
DE - nee ...
ES - nooooooooooo
Italian gives up again. French and Italian both refuse to budge from 11. Probably fair TBH. It's got pretty silly now.
Just one more?
FR - nooooooooooo
IT - nooo ...
DE - nee ...
ES - nooooooooooo
Italian gives up again. French and Italian both refuse to budge from 11. Probably fair TBH. It's got pretty silly now.
Just one more?
January 22, 2026 at 11:31 AM
12 o's
FR - nooooooooooo
IT - nooo ...
DE - nee ...
ES - nooooooooooo
Italian gives up again. French and Italian both refuse to budge from 11. Probably fair TBH. It's got pretty silly now.
Just one more?
FR - nooooooooooo
IT - nooo ...
DE - nee ...
ES - nooooooooooo
Italian gives up again. French and Italian both refuse to budge from 11. Probably fair TBH. It's got pretty silly now.
Just one more?
11 o's
FR - nooooooooooo
IT - nooooooooooo
DE - nee ...
ES - nooooooooooo
Italian has come back from the brink... but pushed German out.
FR - nooooooooooo
IT - nooooooooooo
DE - nee ...
ES - nooooooooooo
Italian has come back from the brink... but pushed German out.
January 22, 2026 at 11:31 AM
11 o's
FR - nooooooooooo
IT - nooooooooooo
DE - nee ...
ES - nooooooooooo
Italian has come back from the brink... but pushed German out.
FR - nooooooooooo
IT - nooooooooooo
DE - nee ...
ES - nooooooooooo
Italian has come back from the brink... but pushed German out.
10 o's - I mean, we're invested now, right?
FR - nooooooooo
IT - nooo ...
DE - neeeeeeeeeeein
ES - nooooooooooo
Right. French doesn't budge. Italian has given up and gone for ellipses. German adds another couple of e's. After all this time, Spanish finally gets fruity and jumps ahead to 11.
FR - nooooooooo
IT - nooo ...
DE - neeeeeeeeeeein
ES - nooooooooooo
Right. French doesn't budge. Italian has given up and gone for ellipses. German adds another couple of e's. After all this time, Spanish finally gets fruity and jumps ahead to 11.
January 22, 2026 at 11:31 AM
10 o's - I mean, we're invested now, right?
FR - nooooooooo
IT - nooo ...
DE - neeeeeeeeeeein
ES - nooooooooooo
Right. French doesn't budge. Italian has given up and gone for ellipses. German adds another couple of e's. After all this time, Spanish finally gets fruity and jumps ahead to 11.
FR - nooooooooo
IT - nooo ...
DE - neeeeeeeeeeein
ES - nooooooooooo
Right. French doesn't budge. Italian has given up and gone for ellipses. German adds another couple of e's. After all this time, Spanish finally gets fruity and jumps ahead to 11.
9 o's - why not?
FR - nooooooooo
IT - nooooooooo
DE - neeeeeeeeein
ES - nooooooooo
Everyone's caught up with 9. Germany has thrown in 2 e's but it comes at the cost of one exclamation mark.
FR - nooooooooo
IT - nooooooooo
DE - neeeeeeeeein
ES - nooooooooo
Everyone's caught up with 9. Germany has thrown in 2 e's but it comes at the cost of one exclamation mark.
January 22, 2026 at 11:31 AM
9 o's - why not?
FR - nooooooooo
IT - nooooooooo
DE - neeeeeeeeein
ES - nooooooooo
Everyone's caught up with 9. Germany has thrown in 2 e's but it comes at the cost of one exclamation mark.
FR - nooooooooo
IT - nooooooooo
DE - neeeeeeeeein
ES - nooooooooo
Everyone's caught up with 9. Germany has thrown in 2 e's but it comes at the cost of one exclamation mark.
8 o's
FR - nooooooo
IT - nooooooooo
DE - neeeeeein!
ES - noooooooo
French sticks to its guns with 7. Spanish keeps track with 8. Italian isn't waiting around and goes for 9. German shoves an extra 'e' in there.
FR - nooooooo
IT - nooooooooo
DE - neeeeeein!
ES - noooooooo
French sticks to its guns with 7. Spanish keeps track with 8. Italian isn't waiting around and goes for 9. German shoves an extra 'e' in there.
January 22, 2026 at 11:31 AM
8 o's
FR - nooooooo
IT - nooooooooo
DE - neeeeeein!
ES - noooooooo
French sticks to its guns with 7. Spanish keeps track with 8. Italian isn't waiting around and goes for 9. German shoves an extra 'e' in there.
FR - nooooooo
IT - nooooooooo
DE - neeeeeein!
ES - noooooooo
French sticks to its guns with 7. Spanish keeps track with 8. Italian isn't waiting around and goes for 9. German shoves an extra 'e' in there.
7 o's
FR - nooooooo
IT - nooooooo
DE - neeeeein!
ES - nooooooo
Everyone unifies on 7 o's - except German who finally embraces the concept with an extension of it's own.
FR - nooooooo
IT - nooooooo
DE - neeeeein!
ES - nooooooo
Everyone unifies on 7 o's - except German who finally embraces the concept with an extension of it's own.
January 22, 2026 at 11:31 AM
7 o's
FR - nooooooo
IT - nooooooo
DE - neeeeein!
ES - nooooooo
Everyone unifies on 7 o's - except German who finally embraces the concept with an extension of it's own.
FR - nooooooo
IT - nooooooo
DE - neeeeein!
ES - nooooooo
Everyone unifies on 7 o's - except German who finally embraces the concept with an extension of it's own.
6 o's
FR - noooooo
IT - nooooooo
DE - Nein!
ES - noooooo
French has joined the multiple o's club. Italian has added an extra one again.
FR - noooooo
IT - nooooooo
DE - Nein!
ES - noooooo
French has joined the multiple o's club. Italian has added an extra one again.
January 22, 2026 at 11:31 AM
6 o's
FR - noooooo
IT - nooooooo
DE - Nein!
ES - noooooo
French has joined the multiple o's club. Italian has added an extra one again.
FR - noooooo
IT - nooooooo
DE - Nein!
ES - noooooo
French has joined the multiple o's club. Italian has added an extra one again.
We go again - 5 o's
FR - non !
IT - nooooo
DE - Nein!
ES - nooooo
French gets animated with the exclamation mark. Italian gets back in sync with the 5 o's. Spanish still playing the long game.
FR - non !
IT - nooooo
DE - Nein!
ES - nooooo
French gets animated with the exclamation mark. Italian gets back in sync with the 5 o's. Spanish still playing the long game.
January 22, 2026 at 11:31 AM
We go again - 5 o's
FR - non !
IT - nooooo
DE - Nein!
ES - nooooo
French gets animated with the exclamation mark. Italian gets back in sync with the 5 o's. Spanish still playing the long game.
FR - non !
IT - nooooo
DE - Nein!
ES - nooooo
French gets animated with the exclamation mark. Italian gets back in sync with the 5 o's. Spanish still playing the long game.
A fourth 'o' perhaps? - 'noooo'
FR - non
IT - nooooo
DE - Nein!
ES - noooo
Italian thinks it's getting ahead of the game, jumping straight to a 5th 'o'. No change from the others.
FR - non
IT - nooooo
DE - Nein!
ES - noooo
Italian thinks it's getting ahead of the game, jumping straight to a 5th 'o'. No change from the others.
January 22, 2026 at 11:31 AM
A fourth 'o' perhaps? - 'noooo'
FR - non
IT - nooooo
DE - Nein!
ES - noooo
Italian thinks it's getting ahead of the game, jumping straight to a 5th 'o'. No change from the others.
FR - non
IT - nooooo
DE - Nein!
ES - noooo
Italian thinks it's getting ahead of the game, jumping straight to a 5th 'o'. No change from the others.
Let's go again with a third 'o' - 'nooo'
FR - non
IT - nooo
DE - Nein!
ES - nooo
German decides to tag on an exclamation mark as well as bringing back the capital. French remains stoic. Italian and Spanish are just going with it.
FR - non
IT - nooo
DE - Nein!
ES - nooo
German decides to tag on an exclamation mark as well as bringing back the capital. French remains stoic. Italian and Spanish are just going with it.
January 22, 2026 at 11:31 AM
Let's go again with a third 'o' - 'nooo'
FR - non
IT - nooo
DE - Nein!
ES - nooo
German decides to tag on an exclamation mark as well as bringing back the capital. French remains stoic. Italian and Spanish are just going with it.
FR - non
IT - nooo
DE - Nein!
ES - nooo
German decides to tag on an exclamation mark as well as bringing back the capital. French remains stoic. Italian and Spanish are just going with it.
So let's add another 'o' for emphasis - 'noo'
FR - non
IT - noo
DE - nein
ES - noo
Italian and Spanish don't appear to recognise it any more. French and German have bailed on the capitalisation.
FR - non
IT - noo
DE - nein
ES - noo
Italian and Spanish don't appear to recognise it any more. French and German have bailed on the capitalisation.
January 22, 2026 at 11:31 AM
So let's add another 'o' for emphasis - 'noo'
FR - non
IT - noo
DE - nein
ES - noo
Italian and Spanish don't appear to recognise it any more. French and German have bailed on the capitalisation.
FR - non
IT - noo
DE - nein
ES - noo
Italian and Spanish don't appear to recognise it any more. French and German have bailed on the capitalisation.
FR - Non
IT - NO
DE - NEIN
ES - No
So far, so good, although why it has chosen to capitalise certain things is beyond me. Then again, if I knew how the other languages worked, I wouldn't need Google Translate to do it for me...
IT - NO
DE - NEIN
ES - No
So far, so good, although why it has chosen to capitalise certain things is beyond me. Then again, if I knew how the other languages worked, I wouldn't need Google Translate to do it for me...
January 22, 2026 at 11:31 AM
FR - Non
IT - NO
DE - NEIN
ES - No
So far, so good, although why it has chosen to capitalise certain things is beyond me. Then again, if I knew how the other languages worked, I wouldn't need Google Translate to do it for me...
IT - NO
DE - NEIN
ES - No
So far, so good, although why it has chosen to capitalise certain things is beyond me. Then again, if I knew how the other languages worked, I wouldn't need Google Translate to do it for me...
Currently, I'm using this for placeholder EFIGS (English, French, Italian, German, Spanish) - historically considered the bare minimum for localisation - but you can obviously translate into anything you want.
So let's start with something simple - 'no'
So let's start with something simple - 'no'
January 22, 2026 at 11:31 AM
Currently, I'm using this for placeholder EFIGS (English, French, Italian, German, Spanish) - historically considered the bare minimum for localisation - but you can obviously translate into anything you want.
So let's start with something simple - 'no'
So let's start with something simple - 'no'