Brian Giaime

Principal Systems Designer on Subnautica 2. Previously a lead at Blizzard, Undead Labs. Excel cyborg. NY expat. Dad. Opinions my own. He/Him.

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@StateOfDecay Love seeing the updates keep going strong :)

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@Rangutang @StateOfDecay Oh. Dude.

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@QuitevFX Today’s pain is tomorrow’s sacred bond and war story shared with the young’ins.

Only way out is through.

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@Rangutang It’s like anchovies but somewhat more carcinogenic!

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Two years later, the adventure ends. Time to catch up with old friends, spend time with my kids, finish Baldur’s Gate, and start listening for the next gig.

Ask me about my team so I can help them find work!

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@dankhole I have been waiting to repost this for a year

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Me showing up for work on Monday after today's big #Xbox/#Undeadlabs announcement at #E3

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@Rangutang @dgackey It was good to try avoiding escalating our conversation intensity into an infinite energy source amidst design discussions.

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@MARVELSNAP Can y’all walk me through the order of operations that leads to this outcome (top right)?

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@glittervelocity Against The Storm - a city builder rogue like you can play on the couch. Early Access, but very promising.

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@JeffAHamilton @atduskgreg In that case, if you haven’t checked out dragon quest builders 2, it is weird and wonderful and possibly relevant. Bit of a slog to get through. There’s econ engine build (happy villages) to get aesthetic progression dynamics. Most of this is most clear in the postgame.

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@osamadorias The only true must have tools request: an excel import option.

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@cuppy Sure

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@Rangutang @knelson7731 @undeadlabs @jawafawa This text could be a few different things, my guess is this was a stat stub used to derive weapon mods off of and keep their baseline power identical. Minimizing data duplication. Shouldn’t have ever been exported, but bugs happen.

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@Rangutang @ZenOfDesign Where is the super like button

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@Rangutang @spaul_gamedev Looking back, we were pretty arbitrary with what constitutes a site. Sure doesn’t feel apples to apples to the player, does it? :D

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@Rangutang @spaul_gamedev If by bug you mean “Parting Gift”, indeed! … okay no that’s a bug. 6!? 6 rucksacks!? 😱

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@mgamini Nice! Many congratulations.

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@neilsclark Thanks man! I'm glad you're enjoying it, a lot of love went into that game, much of it from people I wish all the success in the world to. So far I've been positively thrilled with my new team, both in terms of talent and culture.

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@mugglesauce Thanks Gronk! Having a wonderful time so far.

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Towards the end of last year, I quietly made a career move... and as of today, I can talk about where I went and what I'm doing (sort of!). I'm the lead systems designer on an unannounced survival game over at Blizzard! More info here:

https://t.co/Ujy0yVZcVk