Michael Edward Dougherty

Multimedia Producer, Older Brother of Everyone, Father of Atlas, Time's Person of the Year 2006:

[Michael Edward Dougherty @Brotocal]

Made this to lead to all my socials!

[Netflix @netflix]

THE ONE PIECE is coming. A new anime from WIT Studio.

[Simon @Simon_Hypixel]

I want to explain clearly why we’re pushing modding so hard in Hytale.

It’s not because we expect modders to carry the game for us. It’s because I believe the modding community is going to be one of the foundations for where we take Hytale next.

This contest is part of that. I want to put modders front and center. I want people making incredible worlds, NPCs, systems, and experiences to be recognized, celebrated, and rewarded. Think esports, but for modders.

There’s another reason I care so much about this: we hire from the community.

Over the last few months, most of the people we’ve brought onto the team (now over 70) have been people we already knew, respected, and saw building amazing things, especially in the modding community. We’re not trying to build some giant corporate machine with layers of people giving orders. We’re building a scrappy, agile team full of people who actually make things.

That matters to me a lot. Everyone here is expected to touch the game. Even people in leadership. Even me. I pushed a small visual fix myself yesterday. I’m in the game constantly, and if I see something wrong, I either fix it or make sure it gets worked on. That’s the culture I want around Hytale: close to the work, close to the game, close to the community.

On a personal level, I care about this because I genuinely love making games. Getting Hytale back lit that fire in me again. It’s stressful, sure, but it’s good stress. The kind that comes from building something you believe in.

The truth is that building for modding makes development harder. A feature that would be simple in another game often becomes much more complex for us because we have to ask: how can creators use this too? How do we expose it in the right way? How do we make sure it becomes a building block, not just a one-off feature?

That work costs us time in the short term. I know that.

But I believe it pays off in a big way later, because every good system we build can become a hundred great creations from the community.

And when someone in the community makes something exceptional, that creates a real bridge. Maybe we can collaborate. Maybe we can learn from it. Maybe we hire them. If somebody makes an incredible fishing mod before we’ve even tackled fishing ourselves, I don’t see that as a threat. I see talent. I see proof that the ecosystem is working.

That’s why I’m pushing for this so hard.

Not because modding replaces the studio, but because it makes the game bigger than the studio. It helps us discover talent. It helps us build better in the long run. It keeps us connected to the people who care the most.

If we do this right, modding won’t just be a feature of Hytale. It will be one of the strongest foundations for its future.

This is just the beginning. We are still in early access.

[Waqas @worqas]

Good luck painting this extremely likable guy as a villain.

[Hank Green @hankgreen]

@IfindRetards People shouldn't be posting the AI upscaled version but below is a frame of the most widely shared video and anyone paying attention should know that.

We desperately need shared reality. We don't need to be doing information warfare.

[Yuumei @Yuumei_Art]

In 2012 I painted the top image: Rise

In 2026 I am saddened to have to repaint this update: Fall

[Wholesome Side of 𝕏 @itsme_urstruly]

"This is cinema".. a phone falls off a bus while girls were singing and captures footage worthy of the seventh art!

[Clifton Duncan @cliftonaduncan]

Teachers are quitting at record rates and headlines warn that younger generations aren't reading.

Meanwhile this young man with tens of millions of fans is working to educate himself in front of the world.

This deserves praise, not mockery.

[Chris Oldman © @AlsikkanTV]

It’s him, the kid’s a natural

[Michael Edward Dougherty @Brotocal]

@AitorArt_ This looks sick. Well Done! Now make him go:

[rinri ✉️ @rinrihime]

tap the post !
#frieren #フリーレン

[Michael Edward Dougherty @Brotocal]

@tanjiro_adda The Goat

[ً @prinkasusa]

people think depression means you’re sad and crying all the time. for me, it feels like being underwater. my thoughts move slow, i don’t respond, nothing really reaches me. nothing is interesting. i’m not sad, just numb. i have a lot of days like this, and they’re heavy

[Michael Edward Dougherty @Brotocal]

@sam_niac One of those dummy butterfly knives would do well in there with that collection and a full Zippo with no flint.

[Adele Bloch @adele_bloch]

how to have fun as an adult:

> stop making everything productive - not every hobby needs to "go somewhere"
> it’s ok to try something new and be bad at it!! you’re not being graded anymore!!
> say yes to spontaneous plans even when you're tired - some of the best nights are unplanned
> hang out with people who make you laugh, not just people who "make sense"
> cap venting to 30% of your total hang time; your friends aren't free therapy
> plan ONE thing each week that you'd look forward to
> you can start simple - work somewhere new, walk somewhere new, eat something new
> take a random class just for fun - pottery, dance, improv, cooking
> do things that make you feel like a kid again - dance in the rain, run through the sprinklers, game night
> surround yourself with people who make you feel lighter - your time and energy is precious
> be 5% more silly in your life. sing badly in the car, dance in your room, crack a bad joke. let's grow the silly muscle
> stop opting for boring hangs. switch things up with your friends. try something new!!
> talk to strangers - at coffee shops, events, literally anywhere. serendipity maxx
> don't forget the basics: move your body, get sunlight, take your vitamins, eat well, sleep
> your time to live life is happening NOW so stop saving it for later!!

we forgot that life is supposed to be FUN ya'll

lets go PLAY!!!

you got this!!!

[Michael Edward Dougherty @Brotocal]

@RinoTheBouncer Absolver was so good but had such bad server issues on launch and lost so many players early due to it. Genuinely thought that game was gonna be the new big fighting IP

[Michael Edward Dougherty @Brotocal]

@K_Kuga22 @csaurageul Dang! Maybe they are just settings for the grok chat specifically. It sucks seeing artists actively losing places to post without the AI theft/edits.

[Michael Edward Dougherty @Brotocal]

@StrayExe @hoshiumisexy LMAO

[Michael Edward Dougherty @Brotocal]

@GokutoX All Might said " I may not have a quirk, but you get to have these hands I have been throwing and stockpiling for 40 years." then Deku proceeds to shatter every bone in his arm multiple times over the series lol.

[Einzelkampf 🍉 🔻 @Einzelkampfen]

I had a vision