Dave Pottinger
dcpottinger.bsky.social
Dave Pottinger
@dcpottinger.bsky.social
Last Keep CEO (Fleetbreakers)
Side Project (Dynamic adventure game)
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Ex-Ensemble Studios (OG Age of Empires, Age of Mythology, Halo Wars), Ex-BonusXP (Stranger Things).
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Husband/Dad. Prog/Designer. Lego Nerd.
Nice!
September 24, 2025 at 8:03 AM
Worse when it does it after stepping in the middle of a debug
September 4, 2025 at 7:13 AM
I'm not the *most* hardcore Alien fan, but I dig the lore expansion. It's been refreshing to have some other aliens carry the load a bit from the xenomorph. Cyborg stuff has been great, as well.
September 4, 2025 at 7:10 AM
Thanks for the shoutout🙏
August 21, 2025 at 7:37 AM
Happy to help in a tiny way.

LMK if you need any playtesting!
August 20, 2025 at 12:34 AM
Hah. It's always nice to hear from folks who enjoy the old games. AOM is my fav game we made for sure. Nice job on the videos!!!

I did an AMA a few weeks ago with some old nostalgia bits mixed in there: www.reddit.com/r/RealTimeSt...
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August 20, 2025 at 12:01 AM
Been there. Got all worked up about needing some grand procedural placement algo on my side project last night. After an hour, I realized that I could just invert the order of the requirements. Removed all the needless complexity I was manufacturing.
August 19, 2025 at 11:46 PM
Woot. Worked. #indiegames 😆
August 12, 2025 at 7:23 AM