Ari Karate

IT infrastructure by day, Unity dev in training by night. I yap about game dev/baseball/gaming/tech/wrasslin a lot. #RepBX

[Ari Karate @firstbaseman]

So, v0.20 of my League Import Tool for Super Mega Baseball 4 on PC is out, with QOL improvements via refactoring!

Here's my GH for download: https://t.co/kVJlc6j9yK

Share your #SMB4 custom leagues formally with friends and have shared leagues work with your own saves!

[GameRoll @GameRoll_]

The future of women in gaming is BRIGHT

[Ari Karate @firstbaseman]

@luchalibreonlin GRACIAS UNDERTAKERRRR

[Ari Karate @firstbaseman]

@TayeSimz My favorite thing is locking in like this, and then the game then gives me a "Bored" status because I was doing X activity for too long 😂

[Ari Karate @firstbaseman]

@Adams_Animator Phenomenal talent LFG

[Ari Karate @firstbaseman]

this community is just going off #Paralives

[Ari Karate @firstbaseman]

@nathan_covey I wonder what's the battery life on that bad boy

[Ari Karate @firstbaseman]

@TheCartelDel I think if enshittification takes root in Tekken, you probably wouldn’t see “the worst Tekken ever” right away, but as a player you’d probably see annoying design compromises first. Then trust erosion. *Then* the talent loss starts to matter.

[Ari Karate @firstbaseman]

@anniinareunanen @jaafarsmj The song fits so well too

[Ari Karate @firstbaseman]

Nature is healing, LFG @NBATHERUN

[GamesIndustry @GIBiz]

"These sports games that were loved and revered... just went away" – How a group of ex-EA devs are launching a new arcade-style NBA game. https://t.co/uX1y9cRWV1

[Indie Game Joe @IndieGameJoe]

This solo indie dev is making a cozy free-form builder where you sculpt cozy seaside towns between cliffs

- Shape winding streets & carve tunnels
- Dig sea caves & sculpt cliff-side cottages
- No rules, just pure creation

Would you play this? It's Called Island Architect.

[TickPick @TickPick]

Subway entrances near MSG are getting a fresh look ahead of NBA Finals 🔥🔥

[Ari Karate @firstbaseman]

@NicoleA28689352 @CaityTrina @simshive That’s all the more reason to set the norm early. A small dev team shouldn’t have to babysit every creator, but official spaces can still say “don't do this shit here,” and the community can self-police the rest. Most mod scenes survive on norms, not constant dev enforcement

[SACRIFICIAL (Sims 4 Mods) 🏳️‍🌈🏳️‍⚧️🇵🇸🕊️ @SacrificialMods]

Paralives Thriller Dance mod is now available on the Steam Workshop! ▶️
Get it at:
https://t.co/cS0ECDLqVp

[Ari Karate @firstbaseman]

@SacrificialMods hell yes

[Ari Karate @firstbaseman]

@MissSofifi @wanderersminuet Think about a mod like Meaningful Stories. The lesson for EA isn’t “copy that mod.” The lesson is that players want emotions to have more weight, persistence, and consequence. A mod can reveal a design need without owning every official attempt to solve that need

[Ari Karate @firstbaseman]

@MissSofifi @wanderersminuet “Inspired by community demand” is basically how developers already work by default. If thousands of players ask for or mod in a feature, that’s a demand *signal* but that doesn’t mean one modder owns the idea

[Ari Karate @firstbaseman]

@MissSofifi @wanderersminuet Like, if the base game is strong, there’s less pressure on creators to “save” or “carry” the game through their work. That keeps mods in a healthier role: expanding, remixing, personalizing, and experimenting vs becoming unofficial infrastructure people can charge access to.

[Ari Karate @firstbaseman]

@MissSofifi @wanderersminuet In an ideal world EA would look at what the community keeps trying to add through mods, and ask themselves why players feel the base game needs it. Then you build an official version of those needs into the game properly so people won't need mods just to make the game feel whole

[Ari Karate @firstbaseman]

@lila_the_gamer @thefaeriesden @Smithsims1 I’m a systems guy so I would love to see them build a deep memory system like TS2 but modernized, or a reputation/social standing system. Or the habits/routine system that Inzoi has

[Ari Karate @firstbaseman]

@ItsonlyFabe An instant classic