Notices by David Will (trashbang@mastodon.social)

it is my most deeply held belief that DivX is not real, was never real, existed only as a mid-00s memetic virus that brought about vivid hallucinations in any individual who uttered the words 'media PC'

Instead of having damage numbers pop out of hit enemies, have them emit procedurally generated swears with increasing intensity and elaborateness in proportion to the effectiveness of the attack

People often wonder why printers are so cantankerous but frankly any device that embeds pigmented runes in the remains of long-dead trees is going to be stricken by an ancient faerie curse from the start

Mech simulator where the controls are super involved but all the missions are just vignettes of the stuff you do with the mech *outside* of warfare. Travel cross-country. Help evacuate refugees. Tear down regime monuments. Build shelters and fortifications. Play football.

It's stupid and naive, but sometimes I wish my bedroom window was closer to a road. Not like, a busy road or anything; just somewhere where I can occasionally hear the gentle rumble of a passing car, watch the headlights paint patterns on the ceiling, wonder what their story is.

Foolish RPG designer: characters with high strength should be able to smash doors open

Wise RPG designer: characters with high strength should be able to quietly lift doors off their hinges and swap them with other doors, to confuse and infuriate guards