Pronounced “Thaey-mur”. Live Lead Game Designer on Civilization VII at Firaxis. He/him. Opinions are my own. Live by design. Do good recklessly.https://bsky.app/profile/darkestcrow.bsky.socialhttps://bsky.app/profile/darkestcrow.bsky.social/post/3mtoe7z2kzc2vIf rumors are to be believed, the ratio of Gorgs used to be higher, and they made every game foundational to the industry possible. Nothing you love was made by a person having a normal time about it. [contains quote post or other embedded content]22 Aug 2026 13:15 +0000at://did:plc:2asmob5prowxail3fu65w4lb/app.bsky.feed.post/3mtoe7z2kzc2vhttps://bsky.app/profile/darkestcrow.bsky.social/post/3msynwgpxbs2cThere is a 50% chance in any conversation between game devs that you learn the other person has an incredibly niche, but relevant, domain of information that they know too much about and/or have extremely formed opinions on. On Civ its usualy georgraphical or historical, but sometimes its K-pop13 Aug 2026 22:10 +0000at://did:plc:2asmob5prowxail3fu65w4lb/app.bsky.feed.post/3msynwgpxbs2chttps://bsky.app/profile/darkestcrow.bsky.social/post/3msbb6t35ik2wFire emblem gonna rip04 Aug 2026 14:51 +0000at://did:plc:2asmob5prowxail3fu65w4lb/app.bsky.feed.post/3msbb6t35ik2whttps://bsky.app/profile/darkestcrow.bsky.social/post/3mqzsm7tnu226This is the outcome I needed out of the finals19 Jul 2026 22:16 +0000at://did:plc:2asmob5prowxail3fu65w4lb/app.bsky.feed.post/3mqzsm7tnu226https://bsky.app/profile/darkestcrow.bsky.social/post/3mq3s7j3r422wThis is 25% of all Meetings, regardless of context [contains quote post or other embedded content]07 Jul 2026 23:49 +0000at://did:plc:2asmob5prowxail3fu65w4lb/app.bsky.feed.post/3mq3s7j3r422whttps://bsky.app/profile/darkestcrow.bsky.social/post/3moye34rg422fIt’s important to know that at *every* studio I’ve ever worked at or been moderately involved with there has been a serious pitch for a dating sim floating around. [contains quote post or other embedded content]23 Jun 2026 21:33 +0000at://did:plc:2asmob5prowxail3fu65w4lb/app.bsky.feed.post/3moye34rg422fhttps://bsky.app/profile/darkestcrow.bsky.social/post/3mo7cvccgrc2uAttending a party of educated normies and *everyone* is talking about AI. Mostly positively13 Jun 2026 22:35 +0000at://did:plc:2asmob5prowxail3fu65w4lb/app.bsky.feed.post/3mo7cvccgrc2uhttps://bsky.app/profile/darkestcrow.bsky.social/post/3mmmh5p3qgs2aUnless the internet is hiding things from me, I’m realizing this is turning into one of those “if you want it, do it yourself” kinda vibes so I guess I’ve a new project to toss into the pile. [contains quote post or other embedded content]24 May 2026 17:06 +0000at://did:plc:2asmob5prowxail3fu65w4lb/app.bsky.feed.post/3mmmh5p3qgs2ahttps://bsky.app/profile/darkestcrow.bsky.social/post/3mlvuandcak22Every time a day feels long I think "surely not this time!", but every time I am proven wrong. Crispy chicken wings *will* make me feel better.15 May 2026 17:29 +0000at://did:plc:2asmob5prowxail3fu65w4lb/app.bsky.feed.post/3mlvuandcak22https://bsky.app/profile/darkestcrow.bsky.social/post/3mltgbdszr22zgame devs, if I'm looking for rigorous (practical and/or academic) analysis of game and systems design concepts like initiative/turn order, inventory management, resource math, and other nitty-gritty elements, where is the best place to go? I'm having a beast of a time trying to find this.14 May 2026 18:13 +0000at://did:plc:2asmob5prowxail3fu65w4lb/app.bsky.feed.post/3mltgbdszr22zhttps://bsky.app/profile/darkestcrow.bsky.social/post/3mglozrnwi22eDay of the Devs was very cool, I love trying out indie games. Good start to GDC so far, now to go check out these gardens everyone is talking about…09 Mar 2026 01:23 +0000at://did:plc:2asmob5prowxail3fu65w4lb/app.bsky.feed.post/3mglozrnwi22ehttps://bsky.app/profile/darkestcrow.bsky.social/post/3mg3pja5zhk2qHeading to GDC this year, first time ever. Anyone got any tips/tricks to get the most out of it?02 Mar 2026 16:49 +0000at://did:plc:2asmob5prowxail3fu65w4lb/app.bsky.feed.post/3mg3pja5zhk2qhttps://bsky.app/profile/darkestcrow.bsky.social/post/3mftyn5ydrk2tPokepia having a Prop Hunt was unexpected, but incredible use of Ditto27 Feb 2026 15:11 +0000at://did:plc:2asmob5prowxail3fu65w4lb/app.bsky.feed.post/3mftyn5ydrk2thttps://bsky.app/profile/darkestcrow.bsky.social/post/3memu7n4bsk22It stills astounds me that no business decision makers have yet learned the lesson that you cannot create a Live Service audience, you can only convert an existing audience into a Live audience. There is no steel in the iron mines, that takes infrastructure. [contains quote post or other embedded content]12 Feb 2026 01:38 +0000at://did:plc:2asmob5prowxail3fu65w4lb/app.bsky.feed.post/3memu7n4bsk22https://bsky.app/profile/darkestcrow.bsky.social/post/3m2bicycnxs2rThe positive reception around this last Civ 7 patch has been a moment of relief I didn’t know I needed this badly.03 Oct 2025 06:54 +0000at://did:plc:2asmob5prowxail3fu65w4lb/app.bsky.feed.post/3m2bicycnxs2rhttps://bsky.app/profile/darkestcrow.bsky.social/post/3lyqj4twigc2bAlright I get “wine-dark sea” now [contains quote post or other embedded content]13 Sep 2025 19:28 +0000at://did:plc:2asmob5prowxail3fu65w4lb/app.bsky.feed.post/3lyqj4twigc2bhttps://bsky.app/profile/darkestcrow.bsky.social/post/3lujr7osj5k2bOn one hand, all these new "maybe the real punk was community and kindness" articles infuriate, because, yeah, that was always the point. On the other, maybe people will finally get it.22 Jul 2025 05:23 +0000at://did:plc:2asmob5prowxail3fu65w4lb/app.bsky.feed.post/3lujr7osj5k2bhttps://bsky.app/profile/darkestcrow.bsky.social/post/3lu2mki2vms2ysubmission dates for GDC and PAXU are the same day and adding two things to my to-do list that overlap a little did more psychic damage than I was prepared for.16 Jul 2025 04:50 +0000at://did:plc:2asmob5prowxail3fu65w4lb/app.bsky.feed.post/3lu2mki2vms2yhttps://bsky.app/profile/darkestcrow.bsky.social/post/3ltlweue3js2cSo much of my job lately has been changing a bunch of 20s in an excel sheet to 10s, and then back to 20s two days later, before deciding on 15 like its an epiphany of the highest order.10 Jul 2025 08:36 +0000at://did:plc:2asmob5prowxail3fu65w4lb/app.bsky.feed.post/3ltlweue3js2chttps://bsky.app/profile/darkestcrow.bsky.social/post/3lqvab56h6k2yElon is about to see the biggest twitter activity day as we all follow the shitstorm and if its enough positive reinforcement, we can Skinner Box our way into a complete republican schism.05 Jun 2025 21:11 +0000at://did:plc:2asmob5prowxail3fu65w4lb/app.bsky.feed.post/3lqvab56h6k2y