Derek Renfrey a.k.a. Darkgecko

Father, husband, aspiring Grok supported game developer and burgeoning farmer.

[Derek Renfrey a.k.a. Darkgecko @DrDiscfan]

@AsobiLabWorks Oh man, that reminds me of the multiplayer mode in Assassin's Creed, maybe the 3rd one? Love that style of game.

[Derek Renfrey a.k.a. Darkgecko @DrDiscfan]

@DanKnightMMA It's an absolute no brainer for the current government to shut down this progressive monstrosity. They are activists given positions of judgement and they have no understanding of what it is to be Human or how Rights ought to function.

[Derek Renfrey a.k.a. Darkgecko @DrDiscfan]

@AsobiLabWorks I've got a merchant caravan game in a low fantasy harsh desert setting on the go. Visual design is my least fav part of it all so I've left graphics until pretty late in my alpha and now I'm scrambling to get it all done for my Steam Store page launch :(

[Derek Renfrey a.k.a. Darkgecko @DrDiscfan]

@canonpress @douglaswils @iamjohnoliver Maybe it's the work of the Spirit but I don't even get angry at this kind of foolishness anymore, I just feel pity for John and his audience (assuming it isn't an audio track). Thanks for boosting a worthy voice, John! Praying for your soul.

[Derek Renfrey a.k.a. Darkgecko @DrDiscfan]

@DustinMontgomer @JBerri0s @jamonholmgren @jammingames Depends what you mean by Christian game dev, but I would identify as one. That is to say I'm not making games that are explicitly Christian themed, but my faith is applied in the vocational alignment.

[Derek Renfrey a.k.a. Darkgecko @DrDiscfan]

@MythicRuntime I've been locked in on Grok because I can't be bothered to run multiple subscriptions haha. The way I use it has evolved; I use Bot for design, Build for implementation and Imagine for Visuals. Blender is good for cleanup. Suno for music. SFX are from a few places.

[Derek Renfrey a.k.a. Darkgecko @DrDiscfan]

Listen and make your own song with Suno. https://t.co/tz69p6xFyP
This one is definitely niche. It's kind of a Nine Inch Nails take on Romans 7

[Derek Renfrey a.k.a. Darkgecko @DrDiscfan]

Listen and make your own song with Suno. https://t.co/wVuXl37xO6
Finally fulfilling my dream of mixing scripture and EDM ;)

[Brivael Le Pogam @brivael]

I don’t think people realize what Elon Musk is actually doing.

He’s not playing the game better than everyone else. He’s rewriting the rules of the game.

Every billionaire before him was offered the same deal: money for aura, silence for respectability. They all took it. He walked out.

I made a 4-minute video on the machine he’s fighting. Watch it before it gets buried.

[Derek Renfrey a.k.a. Darkgecko @DrDiscfan]

@SoftEngineer That tracks. I'm a few weeks away from release on an AI development project myself. Doing a good job and avoiding AI slop genuinely takes more work than a lot of these hype posts we see our suggesting.

[Derek Renfrey a.k.a. Darkgecko @DrDiscfan]

@Dave_Eby Hateful or not depends on the moral system in question. According to progressive values it is hateful. According to the values this country was based on and have upheld a successful culture for centuries, it is hateful to not help people out of their bad choices.

[Derek Renfrey a.k.a. Darkgecko @DrDiscfan]

@LilaGraceRose Dehumanizing? It is because of an appreciation for murder as a violation against the Imago Dei that the death penalty exists. The state has the ordained right and those who abuse it (Left or Right) will be judged in eternity.

[Derek Renfrey a.k.a. Darkgecko @DrDiscfan]

@thisisfoster I could use your wisdom applying to a similar situation. We've got this snap provincial election and the rep I voted for last time jumped ship when the party actually went to the right but now she's back on board since the party is pure squish. The other party is full on commy.

[Derek Renfrey a.k.a. Darkgecko @DrDiscfan]

@BillboardChris This is an unenviable position to be in as voters. It really cuts into the pragmatic versus the principled dichotomy. I'll have to do some research on OneBC I guess. I dunno if they'll even have a rep in my riding.

[Derek Renfrey a.k.a. Darkgecko @DrDiscfan]

@adamlyttleapps My take from my own experience is that until the high performance models can actively run apps like blender and such there's a lot of work in interfacing. My own approach has been to find the tools that give the most bang for your buck for the kind of game you want to develop.

[Derek Renfrey a.k.a. Darkgecko @DrDiscfan]

@DannyLimanseta I think your AI disclosure is well crafted and I'm certain will draw in some people on the fence about AI generative content. Pioneering is tough but know that you have allies.

[Derek Renfrey a.k.a. Darkgecko @DrDiscfan]

@canonpress
A growing catalogue of G.K. Chesterton books read by Wade Stotts is worth my subscription price alone. Was Wade influenced by Chesterton before he engaged in his own erudite social critique or did he find a kindred spirit and go whole hog on this narration project?

[Derek Renfrey a.k.a. Darkgecko @DrDiscfan]

@Katy_Faust @DispatchAlerts The pride people's response is basically 'No, you...your face is...shut up!!'
They don't actually have an argument for why their life choices are valid, they just insist on being contrarian to what is wholesome.