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EEI – Boss Rework Part 6 – Theory and Widow Mines

Before getting into the specific aspects of the latest boss experiment, I want to continue the talk about theory that I started a ...

theTDCOctober 21, 2026

GDev

EEI – Boss Rework Part 5 – Sluffing, Lasers, and Melee Attacks are Hard

Let’s continue our case study of shooter bosses with one I made myself a while back. This fight below is a total mess ...

theTDCOctober 16, 2026

GDev

EEI – Boss Rework Part 4 – Further Experimentation

One of the challenges I’ve faced designing the new style of bosses is simply that there aren’t many games to take inspiration from. ...

theTDCOctober 14, 2026

GDev

EEI – ChatGPT Experiment Continued

Since preliminary results found integrating ChatGPT to the creative writing process at least theoretically productive, I turned my sights to the rest of ...

theTDCOctober 12, 2026

GDev

EEI – Experimentation with ChatGPT’s Creative Writing

There are a lot of ethical issues surrounding machine learning, and the companies who control them. Often lost in this debate is the ...

theTDCOctober 11, 2026

GDev

EEI – Boss Rework Part 3 – Traditional Style Test 1

I apologize for the week long gap between articles. Partly this is because I’ve been working an odd job that takes up my ...

theTDCOctober 8, 2026

Electoral Politics

I Hate the E-Everyone Part Six Million – Yidney Sweeney and ZOGran Mamdani

Does anyone else remember when Sydney Sweeney – the world’s first HOTTEST WOMEN EVER with down syndrome – became the darling of the ...

theTDCSeptember 30, 2026

GDev

EEI – Boss Battle Workshopping Part 2 – The Gay Tech Vampire

The setup is that you’ve entered the lair of Peter Thiel, or some copyright free stand in. He has a personal army of ...

theTDCSeptember 28, 2026

GDev

EEI – Boss Battle Workshopping Part 1 – Shmup Style vs Traditional

It’s been quite some time since my I last worked on boss battles, and much has changed. My old experiments were heavily inspired ...

theTDCSeptember 26, 2026

Current Events

Crimes Against Humanity Notice: AI Refuses to Create Ideal Female Form

I do a lot of experimental work on the weekends. If it doesn’t pan out, it always feels better to have accomplished nothing ...

theTDCSeptember 20, 2026

GDev

EEI – Full Playthrough Review

There is a difference between playtesting and testing. I test the game all the time, but the scope is only what I’m currently ...

theTDCSeptember 19, 2026

GDev

EEI – Enemy Rework Pass 2 – FBI Grenades, Fitness Influencer bug Fixes, Military Police Shield Experiment

The winning condition for the scenarios is that the player must kill all the regular enemies that spawn. That’s a standard task in ...

theTDCSeptember 16, 2026

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EEI – Boss Rework Part 6 – Theory and Widow Mines

EEI – Boss Rework Part 5 – Sluffing, Lasers, and Melee Attacks are Hard

EEI – Boss Rework Part 4 – Further Experimentation

EEI – ChatGPT Experiment Continued

EEI – Experimentation with ChatGPT’s Creative Writing

EEI – Boss Rework Part 3 – Traditional Style Test 1

I Hate the E-Everyone Part Six Million – Yidney Sweeney and ZOGran Mamdani

EEI – Boss Battle Workshopping Part 2 – The Gay Tech Vampire

EEI – Boss Battle Workshopping Part 1 – Shmup Style vs Traditional

Crimes Against Humanity Notice: AI Refuses to Create Ideal Female Form

EEI – Full Playthrough Review

EEI – Enemy Rework Pass 2 – FBI Grenades, Fitness Influencer bug Fixes, Military Police Shield Experiment

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