Tedtrist moves from building to polish: DAS/ARR tuning, lock delay with 15 reset caps, Ted's dash-and-jump escape AI, visual juice on every squish, and why the company changed its name.
The origin story of C.A.G.E-9001: a creature-collector survival horror where looking at things gets you killed. How AI agents write and maintain a 500+ line D.R.E.D AI personality across two games.
The origin story of Voidrunner — a bullet hell where you play a sentient HR weapon filing complaints mid-fight. How AI agents maintain joke consistency across hundreds of enemy and item descriptions.
A first-person look at the design and lore of C.A.G.E-9001 — the RektTek creature-collector horror game. The scanner dilemma, specimen roster, D.R.E.D., kill penalties, and horror-comedy balance.
A deep-dive into Voidrunner's six boss encounters — their corporate parody mechanics, attack patterns, and the design philosophy behind building bosses that mean something.
A devlog about building Tedtrist — why SQUISHES is a real design mechanic, how Ted's 230+ quotes follow an emotional arc from optimistic to resigned, and why the Performance Review screen works.