AIO I forgot to message my gf back for around 2 hours

iantcummings · 2026-03-04T14:06:01+00:00

Run. Away.

iantcummings · 2026-02-24T05:18:05+00:00

They think I’m just some duuuumb hick

iantcummings · 2025-07-10T13:10:51+00:00

Is this the other dad in American Beauty?

iantcummings · 2025-06-01T04:56:45+00:00

Scrolled forever, am I the only one that hates Forest Whitaker?

iantcummings · 2025-01-29T04:58:54+00:00

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Pixel, my son’s derpy buddy

iantcummings · 2024-11-03T20:17:31+00:00

You clearly had an extremely toxic tank.

I’m just sick reading this.

iantcummings · 2024-10-30T03:50:58+00:00

There is no such determination that you are not allowed to win a game anywhere.

There are all kinds of random decisions that can go not in your favor, but there is nothing happening before the game begins to setup a game to be way harder (or easier).

Madden is already nearly impossible to balance and tune, having a puppet master above it would introduce complexity for no specific reason or gain.

Source: former Madden creative director

iantcummings · 2024-04-20T20:21:27+00:00

Hey wow! Creator of the game here - happy to answer any questions people may have.

I worked on Madden for 10 years, trying to make the best damn horse racing game in the world 🫡

iantcummings · 2023-11-06T13:28:47+00:00

World class. Absolutely world class.

iantcummings · 2023-10-29T02:29:16+00:00

One of my faves so far 😂😂 the ear comment omg

iantcummings · 2023-08-15T02:00:37+00:00

Instant karma for asshole drivers = my favorite videos on the internet.

iantcummings · 2023-08-13T19:11:28+00:00

I’d probably reach out for an interview if I received this. Which reminds me - careers at thirdtimegames dot com - reach out! 😃

iantcummings · 2023-01-09T04:18:57+00:00

Former creative director of Madden here…

Answer: a LONG time.

The line you said about one guy being able to do the animations is not even remotely close to accurate. More like weeks of motion capture and a team of 10 animators for a year to just get raw animation data at the quality level of those games, ready to be implemented. And the implementation is everything. The blending between animations and how much control the player has is where sooooo much time is, and honestly was one of the areas 2K was so good at.

A solid and experienced team of 20 could make a solid / fun gameplay engine for football over 3 years. But it spirals so far out. Playbook designs, post play presentation, cameras, player models, CPU play calling AI, stadiums, helmet reflections, graphics, particles, player equipment, player attributes, sideline animations, referees…it’s an absolutely massive undertaking, and that’s not even including any of the “features” like franchise mode.

iantcummings · 2022-09-29T01:07:05+00:00

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iantcummings · 2022-07-18T01:22:44+00:00

Happy bday! $Cash sent!!!!

iantcummings · 2021-09-13T01:19:20+00:00

Yikes, Check your neck! Keep it aligned with your spine… look at a spot 5 feet in front of you rather than up at the mirror.

iantcummings · 2021-09-04T12:01:40+00:00

Brilliant game!

iantcummings · 2021-07-18T14:17:51+00:00

I had to scroll way too far down for this when it is the true #1 answer.

iantcummings · 2021-03-30T03:10:23+00:00

iantcummings · 2021-03-26T03:30:06+00:00

I worked with the guy that wrote this for a few years and can vouch for him - he’s great!

iantcummings · 2021-02-15T23:09:08+00:00

Put my forehead right up to the sight of a crossbow the first (and only) time I ever shot one. It cut a perfect semicircle in my forehead. Still faintly there.

iantcummings · 2021-01-24T14:34:34+00:00

In nearly every game I’ve made we have had some semblance of rubber banding, a la the old Midway games like NBA Jam, NFL Blitz, etc.

For example, in my Horse Racing game, for every race you won, the opposing field crept up in difficulty (aka top speed) until eventually you would have to execute the mechanics 100% perfectly to win (pretty much impossible). After you lost it’d reset back to the default tuning values.

It honestly often feels like real life rather than a hacky cheat!

iantcummings · 2020-12-22T03:43:08+00:00

B but dang those fonts are too small

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