How I got my Riot gun buddy in 7 steps:
1. Play Riot games
2. Watch tutorials & learn to make games
3. Go to school to make games
4. Apply to work at Riot to make games
5. Get rejected & go elsewhere to make games
6. Get accepted to Riot to make games
7. Give myself the gun buddy
Knowing *what* every VAL agent does unfortunately doesn't mean I know *how* to use them
(Context: I'm an engineer on the VAL agents team stuck in bronze)
I am excited to announce that I have begun a new job at
@riotgames
working on
@PlayVALORANT
! Working at Riot has been a dream of mine since entering college and being a gameplay engineer on the Val Agents team is what I imagined myself doing when I began studying game dev.
For those curious, the context on this is that I put in a partial fix just after Champs. It should fix a lot of the spots where the rocket does 0 damage when hitting something near the enemy.
Testing has shown it does fix a lot of places that historically "absorbed" the rocket.
Apparently I've been at Riot for just over a year already which is wild to say for me. In that time I helped make Gekko, put Cypher in the range, and fixed a ton of bugs on lots of different agents! (extra callout for Wingman cause he's so precious and took lots of effort)
Hi aspiring game devs! Got any questions you want to ask to someone in the industry? Drop them here and I'll do my best to answer.
Context on me: I'm an engineer on Valorant and before that was on Minecraft
@AaronnFtw
@riotgames
FYI the bug occurs if the kill happens while you're in the drone. It is trying to award the kill to the drone.
It's something we're aware of but have hit roadblocks trying to fix in the past. I'll bump it again though so we can try getting some fresh eyes on it hopefully.
I have been keeping an eye out in our playtests and on reddit/Twitter and haven't seen as many clips as before the fix. So I also wanted to hear from players anecdotally to get an idea of where else we can improve it.
This hits so many parts of my journey in gaming spot on. Teaching my friends growing up a new game, LAN partying together, heading to different parts of the country, annnd one of those friends is flying in to come to Champs with me! 😭
I'm crying and you're crying
@me3za_
Nah we have a bunch of testing internally. I just like to check in with what players are running into on twitter and reddit too but I hadn't seen many Raze clips lately
DEADLOCK!! 💀🔒
I've seen this trailer many times but it hit different watching the premier with the
#VCTMastersTokyo
crowd. I didn't have a big part on this Agent but it's been so exciting watching the team put this together
Want to be an intern at Riot Games? Applications open on September 1!
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The
#VALORANTChampions
skins just keep getting better! 🔥
Snag the limited edition 2023 Champions bundle for your VALORANT collection, featuring a gilded Vandal and melee! Available starting Friday, August 4th.
This should make it easier to practice Wingman aiming/lineups in a custom lobby solo!
"Fixed a bug where Wingman wasn’t able to defuse the Spike after using Swap Team command in a Custom game."
I always walk up the wrong side of the escalator.
This is not an accident, it is a choice.
It builds a mindset of always giving 110% effort.
Letting the escalator carry you up means you accept a passive role.
Take back agency over your movement,
One escalator at a time.
Come work with me! Working on VAL feels like I am truly unlocked to do my best work with other amazing teammates. It's like having a 5 stack in comp all the time!
#LifeatValorant
Made this demo showing off my
#unity3d
#shader
. Not bad for programmer art! More and worse to come as I start sharing more of the clips of my work I have laying around!😅 (link to get this shader: )
At Champs I got to meet
@GoldenboyFTW
and chat for a few mins
Ever since then I've randomly wanted to practice slo-mo RKOs on my cat and I think these are related
@xenderwind
A long time lol. I was the main engineer and was pulled onto the project in the summer. A good bit of the early time is split doing multiple things at once though (I did the Cypher in the range thing while also figuring out tech decisions for Gekko)
@rizzayfoshizzay
@Zedd
@madeon
I saw him before the show started but didn't wanna go bother him. Walked right past him wearing his own merch and he didn't notice 😂
Collaboration and teamwork are crucial in games like Valorant, so fostering a positive and communicative environment can greatly improve your chances of convincing your teammates to follow your strategy.
@akiyla69
It bounces off whatever it hits so if it's like a rock facing upwards that could launch it. If you get any clips tho send em my way and I'll take a peek
It has been an amazing 2.5 years working on
@Minecraft
Edu. I learned to code by modding Minecraft in high school so building tools to help teach more kids how to code via Minecraft has been a dream come true.
I am excited about what is coming up next, stay tuned for more info!
The Battle of the Boroughs airs on ESPNU today at 7pm ET! Watch
@NYCSchools
students compete to build a better tomorrow for their city in Minecraft: Education Edition. Watch here:
#MinecraftEdu
#esports