This is the latest build of my DOS game jam game. It’s currently 208kb, single executable, and that’s with a bunch of standard C libraries still linked in. Plays well, too IMHO :D

maps i made, "the view" and "wetdog", for @karyogenesys.bsky.social back in 2023(?)

got around to playing Ray Frank's Having Company, a quake 2 mod that I am now convinced is one of the greatest surrealist masterpieces of our time. if you like weird shit and the aesthetics of amateur fan maps, you need to try this. I can't remember the last time a game made me laugh this much.

- 900 PCX image files - 533 lines of C code - 256 colors - rendered in Plush - audio by evie

"programming is wonderful because, well... let's just say, you have the power to create magical new things that excite and engage people~!" (made with plush: github.com/erysdren/plush)

god help me i have written more about software rendering and a file named polyrobo.mdl erysdren.me/blog/2025-09...

i am working on a software-rendered 3D game for MS-DOS! again! this time i am using the Plush software renderer (from Nullsoft Inc.) as a base and using Quake 3 BSP files to store level geometry. seems like i'll be targeting Pentium 133 territory, maybe higher, depends on how well i can optimize...

i wrote about the Utah Teapot and its lesser known friends erysdren.me/docs/utah-te...

libertarian-addled brain version of twitter, that literally sprung forth from within twitter, moderated by and operated by some of the same Big Brained Genieouses who made twitter shitty BEFORE 2023 manages to fuck up. this is your local news you can trust, at 11. do you know where YOUR lifeboat is?

more 3d software rendering thoughts and musings! check it out only on my blog!!! hell yeah!!! erysdren.me/blog/2025-09...

waking up again.

wrote a new big blog post today that is very relevent to my interests. you may be interested in reading IF YOU LOVE IT, DOWNLOAD IT. erysdren.me/blog/2025-08...

new little devlog video for one of my many gamedev projects! www.youtube.com/watch?v=HwYe...

new patreon post! an early draft of some reverse engineering & documentation that will be on my website sometime soon. enjoy! www.patreon.com/posts/test-d...

new patreon post! an early draft of some reverse engineering & documentation that will be on my website sometime soon. enjoy! www.patreon.com/posts/test-d...

made a new blog post on my website talking a little bit about integrating Jolt Physics into the FTE Quake engine! erysdren.me/blog/2025-06...

did you know? the FTEQW Quake engine has a 20 year old X11 server plugin allowing it to host X applications and render the results to a shader. the more you know! 🌈 www.fteqw.org

i will release this (hopefully with some actual levels) publicly later, but you can get this little prototype on my patreon now! www.patreon.com/posts/quake-...

Quake + Peggle = Queggle

the tire launcher: a powerful weapon, but be careful with how you use it

TrenchBroom has been officially added to the @haikuos.bsky.social ports repository! now you can make Quake levels on Haiku! <3 featuring application icon made by the wonderful DiSCATTe !! thank u!!

"ALEX IS A TRANS GIRL PLAGUED BY CONSTANT DREAMS OF RUST AND GRIME. THE NIGHT IS BRUTAL BUT YOU ARE TOUGHER. FIGHT YOUR WAY THROUGH THE SUBCONSCIOUS AS YOU SPIRAL INTO... B I T C H H E L L" @erysdren.bsky.social and their wife made a game. It's 50% off rn, go buy it 💖 #indiegame #fteqw

spent the last few days implementing a cinematic camera path node editor in the FTEQW (Quake) engine! hopefully this will turn out easier to use than setting up the nodes manually in TrenchBroom :P #gamedev #quake #fteqw

Yoooo, new Haiku OS killer app dropped, courtesy @erysdren.bsky.social! Make Quake maps while you bask in the blue and yellow glow of Haiku~ #HaikuOS #leveldesign #gamedev #trenchbroom

i have got to play karyogenesys

My first video on making glitch art with the Game Boy Camera is live! I talk about video recording techniques and the basics of circuit bending. This one has been a long time coming and I'm glad to finally have it out there 👾💕 www.youtube.com/watch?v=xIQQ...

went and added the VGA text-mode end screens to my SDL3 Quake sourceport. it's optional, but a fun detail that most people playing Quake these days forget. github.com/erysdren/sdl...

you can fascinate a woman by showing her convex-brush-based CSG

new #Patreon post about my #gamedev prototypes!! www.patreon.com/posts/protot...

INTRODUCING THE GIVE TRANS PEOPLE MONEY PLEASE BUNDLE! Currently accepting submissions from the lovely trans creators of itch! Fill out this form to have your work included in the bundle: forms.gle/9SVwiht2nfA4... Not trans? keep an eye out in April for when it goes live!

hi. im a a game developer, software developer, and not a human being. plural system of 6. we make stuff! erysdren.itch.io erysdren.me