Neurobiologist, portland game dev 🏳️‍⚧️ Making Lancer Tactics. I miss cohost. www.wick.works | wick.itch.iohttps://bsky.app/profile/wick.workshttps://bsky.app/profile/wick.works/post/3mjlczy5nj22nthe kickstarter is done, the contract fulfilled, the seal broken, my soul is free16 Apr 2026 02:04 +0000at://did:plc:lkdxoijldyje7rynf4nlk3cd/app.bsky.feed.post/3mjlczy5nj22nhttps://bsky.app/profile/wick.works/post/3mjkbjkg55s2iIt's been three years since the three-years-of-funding Kickstarter campaign for Lancer Tactics completed. Time for a report card! https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/wickworks/lancer-tactics/posts/4660552 Additionally, the Module Editor is live. Lancer Tactics is now equipped with essentially a miniature visual novel editor.15 Apr 2026 16:04 +0000at://did:plc:lkdxoijldyje7rynf4nlk3cd/app.bsky.feed.post/3mjkbjkg55s2ihttps://bsky.app/profile/wick.works/post/3mj6mrippts2cOop, didn't manage this week. Writing a report card for a 3-year project was more emotionally taxing than we were expecting & need a bit more time. However, we'll also be doing a livestream celebration/Kickstarter phase wrapup for Lancer Tactics! April 15, 3-5 PST :: https://www.youtube.com/live/30huanmWzsA11 Apr 2026 00:53 +0000at://did:plc:lkdxoijldyje7rynf4nlk3cd/app.bsky.feed.post/3mj6mrippts2chttps://bsky.app/profile/wick.works/post/3mif5bqqrvc2rToday is trans day of visibility 🏳️‍⚧️ but more immediately for me it's also the 3-year anniversary of Lancer Tactics' Kickstarter campaign. Writing up a larger retrospective for the next backer post, but it's cool to see how far we've come since then.31 Mar 2026 21:40 +0000at://did:plc:lkdxoijldyje7rynf4nlk3cd/app.bsky.feed.post/3mif5bqqrvc2rhttps://bsky.app/profile/wick.works/post/3mi2ghyft5u27An informative read about military "kill chains"; Kanban boards for airstrike targets, and decision momentum in organizations. [contains quote post or other embedded content]27 Mar 2026 15:25 +0000at://did:plc:lkdxoijldyje7rynf4nlk3cd/app.bsky.feed.post/3mi2ghyft5u27https://bsky.app/profile/wick.works/post/3mhyzyn44bk2ofound this on my desktop while changing laptops and realized I never posted it. am I too late to chase the trend (aoe2 is the grungler; included for how big an impression the map editor made on me)27 Mar 2026 02:09 +0000at://did:plc:lkdxoijldyje7rynf4nlk3cd/app.bsky.feed.post/3mhyzyn44bk2ohttps://bsky.app/profile/wick.works/post/3mhyyqkar6k2ygood webbed sites: 1. wikipedia 2. craigslist end of list27 Mar 2026 01:46 +0000at://did:plc:lkdxoijldyje7rynf4nlk3cd/app.bsky.feed.post/3mhyyqkar6k2yhttps://bsky.app/profile/wick.works/post/3mgqjw4gpos2bNew Lancer Tactics build is up: https://wick.itch.io/lancer-tactics/devlog/1454521/discord-trailer-all-npcs-steam-wishlists-itchio-1-bestseller10 Mar 2026 23:35 +0000at://did:plc:lkdxoijldyje7rynf4nlk3cd/app.bsky.feed.post/3mgqjw4gpos2bhttps://bsky.app/profile/wick.works/post/3mgohgec3ip2sSuper Cooking Kart Tactics Survivors10 Mar 2026 03:45 +0000at://did:plc:lkdxoijldyje7rynf4nlk3cd/app.bsky.feed.post/3mgohgec3ip2shttps://bsky.app/profile/wick.works/post/3mgj73rc7js2kIt makes me so happy how many times I've gotten to update names in the backer credits because somebody transitioned since the kickstarter08 Mar 2026 01:32 +0000at://did:plc:lkdxoijldyje7rynf4nlk3cd/app.bsky.feed.post/3mgj73rc7js2khttps://bsky.app/profile/wick.works/post/3mgd6w7qr3s2jI understand why it exists, but getting this notification from Kickstarter always makes me *so* mad. I'm literally already writing the update and you're out there obnoxiously tapping on the glass of my aquarium.05 Mar 2026 16:13 +0000at://did:plc:lkdxoijldyje7rynf4nlk3cd/app.bsky.feed.post/3mgd6w7qr3s2jhttps://bsky.app/profile/wick.works/post/3mfsqlixdzk2uI'm improving editor performance by only redrawing the area around the changed tiles instead of the entire map every time, and accidentally invented Lancer Minesweeper27 Feb 2026 03:14 +0000at://did:plc:lkdxoijldyje7rynf4nlk3cd/app.bsky.feed.post/3mfsqlixdzk2uhttps://bsky.app/profile/wick.works/post/3mfbbt35dnk2xmarko is generating some v cursed savefiles in the course of QA & bughunting work. improbably dense bucket of ronins.20 Feb 2026 04:35 +0000at://did:plc:lkdxoijldyje7rynf4nlk3cd/app.bsky.feed.post/3mfbbt35dnk2xhttps://bsky.app/profile/wick.works/post/3mf6kar3iph2dToday I switched to using my steam deck as my main game dev machine: 1. Godot forward+ no longer runs on my intel macbook 2. my old PC laptop tries its best but is a bit of a 2018 clunker 3. I was holding out to get a steamcube but the AI bubble has destroyed new computer prices and availability19 Feb 2026 02:27 +0000at://did:plc:lkdxoijldyje7rynf4nlk3cd/app.bsky.feed.post/3mf6kar3iph2d