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@cashbarnes.com

I'm a professional data engineer and hobbyist game developer. I like programming, jiu jitsu, surfing, and video games.

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That first mission made me so nervous as a kid. The music, the stress, and then the giant mechanical spider!

07.01.2026 02:52 πŸ‘ 0 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

Ryzen 7 3700x
AMD RX 580 8Gb
64 Gb DDR4 RAM (Thank god I already had this!)
Auros B550 Elite
Silverston FLP01 Case (the only thing I needed to buy besides an m.2 SSD, a PSU, and a couple Noctua Fans).

It's currently running Llama's 7b model with the Open Web UI front end and it's fast and efficient

02.01.2026 04:19 πŸ‘ 0 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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Happy New Year friends!
I spent this NYE adding a local GPT server to my homelab in this sweet retro-inspired case with pc parts I had after an upgrade. Galactus is pleased I have no reason to use OpenAI at all now.
Specs in thread 🧡
#ComputeLocal #UbuntuServer #pcbuild #homelab #homeserver

02.01.2026 04:19 πŸ‘ 3 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 0
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Okay, I just played a bunch of Time Pilot and Time Pilot β€˜84! Both are awesome and I love the sci-fi of β€˜84! I think that one is a little harder but way more fun than the couple levels of the first one I played. Definitely stoked on this recommendation, even if it wasn’t intentional πŸ˜‚

29.12.2025 03:42 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

Awesome! Thank you! If you want to play test it now, join the discord and I'll get you a steam key:
discord.gg/mvVNaqh6
I will also be posting more updates there. And it's also available to wishlist on steam here:
store.steampowered.com/app/3621370/...

28.12.2025 21:12 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

Thank you o7 If you want to play the beta now (so far it’s just the survival mode and not the full game), you can join the discord and I’ll give you a beta key.

28.12.2025 16:18 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

But I’d love for you to try my game and tell me how it compares. It may scratch that nostalgia itch!

28.12.2025 16:13 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 0

I’ve got a Vewlix with LaunchBox on it. I might already have it on there, so I’m definitely gonna fire it up if I do πŸ˜‚

28.12.2025 16:12 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 0

Oh man, it does! I’ve never actually played Time Pilot but now I have to.

28.12.2025 15:55 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 0
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#ScreenshotSaturday! Survival mode is up for #ParsecExpress and I need beta testers! If you'd like to test the game out and/or follow updates on the development of the full game, join the discord and I'll get you a Steam key!
Discord: discord.gg/SHAkBRc7
#spacesim #scifi #gamedev #indiegames #unity

28.12.2025 04:12 πŸ‘ 68 πŸ” 9 πŸ’¬ 2 πŸ“Œ 0
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An early #ScreenshotSaturday! Survival mode is up and running for #ParsecExpress and I need beta testers! If you'd like to play, please join the Discord and follow the steps to request access: discord.gg/fncEcunU
I will likely beta the main game too!
#indiegame #asteroids #elitedangerous #unity

27.12.2025 03:00 πŸ‘ 5 πŸ” 1 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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A lil #screenshotsaturday for #ParsecExpress:
Needed more weapons in the game. Here're a few of the new ones. Added radius exploding weapons, along with burst functionality, array missiles, and guidance missiles! The player can now choose from 20 weapons! #indiegames #devlog #unity #scifi #spacesim

14.12.2025 04:10 πŸ‘ 9 πŸ” 2 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

Final Fantasy 8 and Earthbound. Basically my two favorite stories in video game format.

26.11.2025 21:35 πŸ‘ 0 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

You made these planets?! I may have to message you if you’re open for commissions!

24.11.2025 07:44 πŸ‘ 0 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 0
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Last minute #screenshotsaturday for #ParsecExpress: Survival mode is now done and playable! Cleaning up the UIs a bit (still not happy with it) and finally switching over to the new input system in #unity. After that’s all done I’ll finally be able to upload a demo of the game! #indiegames
#devlog

23.11.2025 07:55 πŸ‘ 61 πŸ” 5 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 0
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Another #devlog for #ParsecExpress:
I've been working on a wave survival mode for a demo and it's honestly so much fun! It gets chaotic after you survive a few waves and the bigger ships come after you! I can't wait for people to check out!
#indiegame #gamedev #asteroids #elitedangerous #scifi

21.11.2025 23:38 πŸ‘ 11 πŸ” 4 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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20.11.2025 04:25 πŸ‘ 11 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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A little #devlog for #ParsecExpress:
I've been working on adding carrier ships that allow you to deploy fighter drones and it's pure chaos in war zones! This is still pretty early but it's coming along.
#indiegame #gamedev #asteroids #elitedangerous #scifi

11.11.2025 23:59 πŸ‘ 24 πŸ” 6 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

🧡7/6
Forgot about the "limping" mode. If you run out of fuel you'll be limited on your max thrust so you'll have to move slowly and build up inertia to try to make it to a station before your oxygen depletes. All the while you have to listen to your pilot suffocate until you get to a station.

09.11.2025 01:26 πŸ‘ 0 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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Parsec Express on Steam Explore a scientifically grounded version of our solar system in this 2D space adventure. Mine asteroids, fight hostile ships, navigate the cold silence between worlds, and choose your place among riv...

🧡6/6
- Warzones! Not shown in the video but choose a faction to help from a mission board and help your chosen faction gain control of key locations in the system. Pick your side wisely.

Please consider wishlisting on steam if this sounds fun to you πŸ™
store.steampowered.com/app/3621370/...

09.11.2025 01:23 πŸ‘ 0 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

🧡5/6
- Comms systems: If the player attacks a random NPC or if an NPC shows up and is hostile to the player, they will talk trash to the player. So far I have a JSON of 100 hostile lines of trash talk. This also works for bounty hunt missions and is being incorporated into the new encounter types.

09.11.2025 01:22 πŸ‘ 0 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

🧡4/6
-Station Mission Board generation: I've created a bunch of mission templates. Each board will generate a a countless dumber of different missions depending on the location, controlling faction, that stations different faction standings, and the players relationships with the various standings.

09.11.2025 01:22 πŸ‘ 0 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

🧡3/6
- NPC system that generates ships of all factions. Depending on the players relationship with the faction, they'll fly by or attack on sight. Get too poor of a relationship with them and they may just put a bounty on your head. Still working on adding different types of NPCs and encounters

09.11.2025 01:21 πŸ‘ 0 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

🧡2/6
- Fully functioning faction reputation system. There are 20 stations and 10 factions spread throughout the system with a variety of different flavors and story hooks. All of your actions shape the environment so choose your enemies and allies carefully.

09.11.2025 01:20 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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Been a while since I've posted a devlog so here's a quick update thread on a lot of new stuff. Aside from a lot of UI updates and things that just make it a lot more playable theres this 🧡 1/6
#indiegames #gamedev #spacegames #scifi #spacesim #indiegamedev
store.steampowered.com/app/3621370/...

09.11.2025 01:19 πŸ‘ 10 πŸ” 5 πŸ’¬ 6 πŸ“Œ 0

This looks awesome! It’s like someone really loved Space Invaders but wanted to play it like X-Com!

29.10.2025 16:30 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 0
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Happy Batman Day! I had to do something to celebrate it, other than grabbing the free comics! πŸ¦‡πŸƒ
#batman #batmanday #comics

20.09.2025 22:30 πŸ‘ 2 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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My highlights from Rose City Comic Con today:
The @wilwheaton.net and @felicia.day panel was awesome! I was a Wheaton fan before, even more so now πŸ––
My buddy found me this Wesley Crusher card πŸ˜‚
I got a variant of the new Batman #1 with our historic Hollywood Theater on the cover 🍿
#rccc #batman

06.09.2025 03:49 πŸ‘ 3 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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Finally got myself a full set of Triple Triad from Vyseri Art! I’m really stoked to get to play this with real cardboard!
#tripletriad #finalfantasy8 #finalfantasy #ff8

04.07.2025 00:31 πŸ‘ 3 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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