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Brandon "wayward strategy" Casteel

@wayward.bsky.social

Here to make, play, discuss, + write about competitive strategy & tactics games. Game Design Lead on Tempest Rising. Commentator. Also bearded and lover of horror fiction.

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Tempest Rising - Hotfix Update #6 - Steam News Bug Fixes Controls Following the latest patch, players were unable to fully replicate the intended behaviour of 'Classic Controls'. To fix this, we are reintroducing the 'Classic Controls' option, whi...

๐Ÿ› ๏ธ A new hotfix is live!

This update notably fixes the issue with 'Classic Controls' and re-adds this option in the control settings.

store.steampowered.com/news/app/148...

16.09.2025 14:03 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 8    ๐Ÿ” 1    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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Reinforcements have arrived! โ›ฉ๏ธ

The Triple Threat Update for Tempest Rising is out NOW!

Highlights:
๐Ÿ”ป 3v3 / 6-player matches
๐Ÿ”ป Full Spectator Mode
๐Ÿ”ป Adjust Game Speed & Active Pause
๐Ÿ”ป New Kyoto-based map
๐Ÿ”ป Three repurposed maps
๐Ÿ”ป 'No Bot' Sandbox mode

09.09.2025 15:22 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 23    ๐Ÿ” 5    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 3    ๐Ÿ“Œ 1

Layoffs wreck studios. Institutional knowledge is SO valuable in the games industry. When you eventually replace that laid off employee, I donโ€™t care if theyโ€™ve got 30 years of experience and dozens of games under their belt. They still have to learn the pipeline, the software, the systems.

05.09.2025 14:36 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 1317    ๐Ÿ” 233    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 22    ๐Ÿ“Œ 37
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a cartoon of a chef with a needle in his mouth is playing at 4:32 ALT: a cartoon of a chef with a needle in his mouth is playing at 4:32
04.09.2025 19:58 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 0    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

Giants: Citizen Kabuto. It's a bit unconventional to call an RTS but the Harvesting, Building, and Destroying game mode was very fun

04.09.2025 18:45 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 1    ๐Ÿ” 1    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 1    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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a man with a beard is smiling and says my man ALT: a man with a beard is smiling and says my man
04.09.2025 13:07 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 1    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

Heroes of Annihilated Empires

04.09.2025 13:06 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 1    ๐Ÿ” 1    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 1    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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What game is this for you?

04.09.2025 13:05 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 0    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 2    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

Congrats!

04.09.2025 02:12 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 2    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
Australia Did It - Reveal Trailer
YouTube video by MysticForge Australia Did It - Reveal Trailer

It's been a while.

Glad to be announcing a new game, and happy that it is something experimental and weird: a tiny, tense, turn-based strategy game about merging units into spectacular combinations, and then watching them evaporate thousands of bugs.

store.steampowered.com/app/2396130/...

03.09.2025 16:04 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 2597    ๐Ÿ” 734    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 124    ๐Ÿ“Œ 71

Really not enjoying the combination of โ€œnobody has a jobโ€ and โ€œeverything is expensive nowโ€

04.09.2025 01:19 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 3573    ๐Ÿ” 749    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 47    ๐Ÿ“Œ 19
Next Update

๐Ÿ”ป 3v3 / 6-player matches (Custom & Skirmish)
๐Ÿ”ป Full Spectator Mode
๐Ÿ”ป New Kyoto-based map (4 & 6 player variations)
๐Ÿ”ป Adjust Game Speed & Active Pause (Singleplayer)
๐Ÿ”ป Two Repurposed Maps for 3v3
๐Ÿ”ป โ€˜No Botโ€™ Sandbox Mode (Skirmish)
๐Ÿ”ป Key Binding Improvements
๐Ÿ”ป Eight New Player Colors
๐Ÿ”ป Campaign Missions Balance Pass

Next Update ๐Ÿ”ป 3v3 / 6-player matches (Custom & Skirmish) ๐Ÿ”ป Full Spectator Mode ๐Ÿ”ป New Kyoto-based map (4 & 6 player variations) ๐Ÿ”ป Adjust Game Speed & Active Pause (Singleplayer) ๐Ÿ”ป Two Repurposed Maps for 3v3 ๐Ÿ”ป โ€˜No Botโ€™ Sandbox Mode (Skirmish) ๐Ÿ”ป Key Binding Improvements ๐Ÿ”ป Eight New Player Colors ๐Ÿ”ป Campaign Missions Balance Pass

Receiving you loud and clear, Commander! ๐Ÿ“ก

The next major Tempest Rising update launches Tuesday, September 9.

02.09.2025 22:38 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 12    ๐Ÿ” 4    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 2    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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Playing my favorite strategy game like

02.09.2025 18:54 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 2    ๐Ÿ” 1    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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What was the first RTS you ever played, and what is 1 of the most recent RTS you've played?

02.09.2025 14:34 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 2    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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There needs to be more RTS themed shitposting imvho

02.09.2025 13:53 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 2    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

The Imperial Guard.
Fun to play as the grunts and not a super strong army.

01.09.2025 15:06 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 1    ๐Ÿ” 1    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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What's your favorite faction in DOW:DE?

01.09.2025 12:46 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 1    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 1    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
Newest RTS Games, Demos, Updates & News on Real time strategy games in development in 2025
YouTube video by perafilozof Newest RTS Games, Demos, Updates & News on Real time strategy games in development in 2025

Dawn of War IV is not the only new RTS you should look out for ! Check out all your latest RTS news here: youtu.be/AXeQKULGoCg

31.08.2025 12:17 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 2    ๐Ÿ” 1    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

Post a random picture or else everything will go bad in September

31.08.2025 02:57 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 1    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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Veti Enlightened from the artbook #tempestrising

31.08.2025 02:50 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 1    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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The Veti Gorgon and a lovely piece of environment art from the TR artbook #tempestrising

28.08.2025 22:22 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 3    ๐Ÿ” 1    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

We gotta drop "What do you do for fun?" question from the small talk list. It's too hard. I always panic and say something like I like to eat lunch

27.08.2025 18:23 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 1463    ๐Ÿ” 117    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 61    ๐Ÿ“Œ 15
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See what the hubbub is about. #Peacemaker Season 2 Episode 1 is up now on HBO Max.

24.08.2025 16:33 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 702    ๐Ÿ” 48    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 36    ๐Ÿ“Œ 7
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Anyone else on Bsky remember Gearheads?

23.08.2025 17:03 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 0    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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I paid for the whole 24 hours, I'm using the whole 24 hours

23.08.2025 15:20 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 2    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

when the AI bubble finally collapses and everyone who spent a year smugly hyping it suddenly has to come crawling back with their tail between their legs, i just want to say i am not going to be the bigger person about it. i am going to be meaner than you can even believe

20.08.2025 15:19 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 15732    ๐Ÿ” 4650    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 99    ๐Ÿ“Œ 252

Hey! If you were considering picking up Tempest Rising, this is a pretty good time to do it. We still have a lot more surprises coming.

20.08.2025 16:55 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 8    ๐Ÿ” 2    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
Tumblr post with the text 'Love is in the air? wrong. evil skull'. There's also a picture of an evil skull that's on fire. It's super sick. Way cooler than love.

Tumblr post with the text 'Love is in the air? wrong. evil skull'. There's also a picture of an evil skull that's on fire. It's super sick. Way cooler than love.

18.08.2025 20:58 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 1563    ๐Ÿ” 686    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 9    ๐Ÿ“Œ 10

Researchers said โ€œ95 per cent of organisations are getting zero returnโ€ from their investments in generative AI.

The stock drop also came days after OpenAI chief executive Sam Altman signalled an AI bubble might be forming. โ€œAre investors over excited? My opinion is yes,โ€ Altman said

RED ALERT

20.08.2025 01:10 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 30    ๐Ÿ” 15    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 5    ๐Ÿ“Œ 1

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