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Hector Padilla

@elhector.bsky.social

20yrs in GameDev. Engineering Leader @ Kabam. Prev: Timbre, IOI, GameHouse, Zynga, Kaxan. Building cool things, great teams, and coaching others how to do the same. Driven by curiosity & kindness advocate. πŸ‡²πŸ‡½ in πŸ‡¨πŸ‡¦ β€’ He/Him https://linktr.ee/elhector

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Save 15% on Puzzle Parasite on Steam Puzzle Parasite is a sci-fi puzzle adventure where you wield telekinetic powers and a cricket bat. You send energy cores flying, power alien tech, and avoid deadly lasers, as you go deeper to uncover ...

Excited for the launch of Puzzle Parasite made by friends at @wrenfall.bsky.social !

Got to play it earlier in development and looking forward to diving into it.

The puzzles are smart and rewarding, makes you think without being too harsh. Introduces mechanics at a great pace. Give it a try ^__^

04.12.2025 04:34 β€” πŸ‘ 5    πŸ” 1    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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Today's snowfall reminded me of this remarkable video of the surface of Comet 67P/Churyumov-Gerasimenko, seen by the Rosetta spacecraft's OSIRIS camera in 2016 and processed by
@landru79.bsky.social.

Except the "snow" here is actually dust particles... in front of a moving ocean of stars.

02.12.2025 02:08 β€” πŸ‘ 121    πŸ” 18    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 2

Finished reading Starter Villain by @scalzi.com and what a fun read. I love how he plays with tropes. It’s silly and entertaining, I was smiling all the way through.

Also, I really want an Eames chair now! Had to search what they looked like and daaamn that looks comfortable as heck.

22.11.2025 18:49 β€” πŸ‘ 3    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

A team can get really paralyzed waiting for things to be Decidedβ„’

One of the most valuable things a senior can do on a team during production is make quick decisions to "put stakes in the ground" even on topics that are not yet 100% confirmed or aligned, and then document/broadcast those decisions.

30.10.2025 17:00 β€” πŸ‘ 33    πŸ” 3    πŸ’¬ 2    πŸ“Œ 2
The Gundam Unicorn MG modeling kit put together on top of a gray mat. It’s posing with the sword lifted high on its right arm. In the background there is a bookshelf with some books and random decorations

The Gundam Unicorn MG modeling kit put together on top of a gray mat. It’s posing with the sword lifted high on its right arm. In the background there is a bookshelf with some books and random decorations

Gundam hobby still going strong ^__^ this was my first MG. Almost too complex with the transformation gimmicks but still lots of fun ^__^

Looking forward for the next kits to build!

29.10.2025 21:32 β€” πŸ‘ 7    πŸ” 1    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
Photo of a black cat with yellow eyes, taken as the cat's head was moving. It appears to have 5+ sets of eyes

Photo of a black cat with yellow eyes, taken as the cat's head was moving. It appears to have 5+ sets of eyes

biblically accurate cat

28.10.2025 20:10 β€” πŸ‘ 4500    πŸ” 919    πŸ’¬ 26    πŸ“Œ 38

Gracias πŸ™ lo aprecio.

29.10.2025 00:13 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

Soooo good, I really appreciated the Mexica references as a Mexican.

Thanks for putting it on my radar

28.10.2025 19:29 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

I "think" it was you @unormal.bsky.social who talked about it (quite a while back), hehe, if I remembered wrong I'm sorry. Still, great read!

Looking forward to reading the 2nd book soon. :D

28.10.2025 18:45 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0

Last night, instead of sleeping as I should, I stayed awake reading A Memory Called Empire all the way to the end. What a ride! It took me a bit to get into it at first, but once my brain got used to the names / references it uses, I really loved it!

Thanks @unormal.bsky.social for recommending it!

28.10.2025 18:44 β€” πŸ‘ 5    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0

Thank you Chiara πŸ™

29.07.2025 01:38 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
Promotional artwork for The Holdouts, featuring two characters standing on a fiery, deserted street with alien space ships off in the distance.

Promotional artwork for The Holdouts, featuring two characters standing on a fiery, deserted street with alien space ships off in the distance.

Introducing The Holdouts!
Smash, grab, and grow in this rad cooperative multiplayer game! Bash through small town locales and turn everything into the most unhinged weapons ever. Fight back, hold out, and build a home in a warped new reality.

Wishlist on Steam ➑️ bit.ly/4obn4Lw

#indiegame

28.07.2025 21:03 β€” πŸ‘ 30    πŸ” 11    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 3

We had to say good-bye to Rita today πŸ˜₯

We are glad she got more time after her surgery in December, but her health started deteriorating rapidly again in April. We gave her the best quality of life for as long as we could.

Rita is no longer in pain.

Give a hug your furry friends from me today πŸ™

28.07.2025 20:45 β€” πŸ‘ 13    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 3    πŸ“Œ 0

Thanks Steven ^__^

23.07.2025 02:45 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

Love it! Thanks Julz!!! ^__^

23.07.2025 02:44 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

Thank you! πŸ™

23.07.2025 00:24 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

Today I turn 45... πŸŽ‰

Yikes. o__O Where did time go? Sheeesh.... How?

Also yay, for sure, it's good to keep having birthdays πŸ˜…

22.07.2025 22:16 β€” πŸ‘ 10    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 5    πŸ“Œ 0
More than you wanted to know about how Game Boy cartridges work

Love the level of detail here. Great respect for the author! :D

abc.decontextualize.com/more-than-yo...

22.07.2025 22:13 β€” πŸ‘ 2    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

I did a β€œsnarky” quote post and decided to delete it.

I’m proud of myself! It added zero value to the conversation, wasn’t even funny. What was I trying to accomplish?

Anyway.

Hope you are all having a good Friday Night!

12.07.2025 06:12 β€” πŸ‘ 15    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0
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Dark Age Asunder on Steam Defend against relentless monsters, rebuild your home, and unlock powerful abilities in 'Dark Age Asunder.' Your journey to restore peace begins nowβ€”will you rise or fall to the darkness?

I started working on Dark Age Asunder when I got laid off twice within a month in late 2023. Since then, more people joined the team and we made a fun game! Today, it's finally launched!

store.steampowered.com/app/3200770/...

#indiedev #gamedev #indiegames #indiegaming #indiegamedev

11.07.2025 18:17 β€” πŸ‘ 13    πŸ” 5    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

Nice! Well done to you all ^__^

10.07.2025 19:39 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
A picture of 3 stacked fluffy pancakes with syrup, their plate is in a small wooden fold out table by a tv. The TV is in the background with anime selected in the UI. Next to the pancakes there is a mug with the d&d red dragon and syrup.

A picture of 3 stacked fluffy pancakes with syrup, their plate is in a small wooden fold out table by a tv. The TV is in the background with anime selected in the UI. Next to the pancakes there is a mug with the d&d red dragon and syrup.

It’s been a while since I shared a πŸ₯ž pic with you all.

These turned out great! Really really tasty. I substituted half the milk with Kefir and it’s a winner strategy! ^__^

Hope you are all having a good weekend.

Been more quiet lately, life got hectic but all good. We keep on keeping on.

05.07.2025 18:31 β€” πŸ‘ 10    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
How I learned Unity without following tutorials (Developing 1)
YouTube video by Game Maker's Toolkit How I learned Unity without following tutorials (Developing 1)

This is a great video! The concepts apply to any engine, not only Unity.

When we do a tutorial we often just: do a tutorial. We don't learn much, and we don't know how to take whatever we learnt to our own #gamedev projects. This is why.

Learn very foundational concepts and build from there :)

04.07.2025 23:09 β€” πŸ‘ 11    πŸ” 4    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

Oh hi reactive stuff and "living world" things and thoughtful little touches are some of my favourite parts of games!!!

Here is a thread nobody asked for of several I love

(I do not have visuals for them all sorry πŸ˜‚)

26.06.2025 16:48 β€” πŸ‘ 31    πŸ” 6    πŸ’¬ 5    πŸ“Œ 0

I'm in the "learning panel lining techniques" of my new Gundam kit building addiction. Love it :-)

24.06.2025 21:11 β€” πŸ‘ 2    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

We finished our game last night... IT WAS A BLAST... (there were many actual in-game blasts).

It was a super fun run. We met in-person every other week for a few months, and I will miss this crew. Our GM is moving to another city but we managed to tie most lose ends in a glorious last session :)

20.06.2025 16:17 β€” πŸ‘ 4    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
A gunpla kit, fully put together on top of a green crafting mat. The model is the Gunner Zaku Warrior from Gundam Seed

A gunpla kit, fully put together on top of a green crafting mat. The model is the Gunner Zaku Warrior from Gundam Seed

Finished one more!

This is the last of the HG I got, time to do an MG now! πŸ”₯

I’m officially into Gunpla :) I didn’t even know a word like β€œGunpla” existed until recently. Hah. Love it.

18.06.2025 03:34 β€” πŸ‘ 13    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

I’ve been to one of those near Vancouver a couple of years ago and it was A LOT of fun ^__^

16.06.2025 15:49 β€” πŸ‘ 2    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

Hope it turns out amazing

25.05.2025 05:02 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

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