🎮 C&C turned 30 in 2025 — I spotlighted 30 iconic mods that kept the RTS flame alive, 3 decades
From Mental Omega to Renegade X, this community shaped my path from fan to dev.
Dive in and read the full feature: www.moddb.com/features/30-...
Celebrating Creators!
#CNC30
Posts by David Thompson
🦂 Scarab design reveal (Pt. 3) is live! on @tibsunrising.bsky.social
A Nod unit built for chaos: adaptive, evasive, and unpredictable.
Repurposes weapons mid-fight, vanishes underground, then strikes again.
Read more 👉 tinyurl.com/TSRscarab
Fan project. Not EA-endorsed.
#TSR #CNC #RTS #GameDev
GDI INTEL — Classification Failure
The Scarab adapts mid-battle, shifting roles and disengaging at will.
A heavy unit that behaves like something far more elusive — and very Nod.
➜ tinyurl.com/TSRscarab
🛰️ Tiberian Sun Rising — Part 2 is live
A previously deleted data fragment has restored.
What it shows doesn’t align with earlier recon or known configs.
Interference… or something more deliberate?
📡 Full intelligence report:
www.moddb.com/mods/tiberia...
#RTS #Modding #CommandAndConquer #GameDev
🚨 New GDI intel — @tibsunrising.bsky.social 🚨
Nod unit “Scarab” detected. Data corrupted—ion storm interference.
EVA reconstructed signal scatter raises more questions than answers.
🛰️ Read Part 1: moddb.com/mods/tiberia...
Fan project, Not Affiliated with EA
#TiberianSunRising #Command&Conquer
🕛 Final 12 hours of ModDB voting
Didn’t expect this at all, but Tiberian Sun Rising made it into the Top 100 Mods of 2025 ❤️
After a long year focused on deep optimisation, it honestly means a lot to know the project still resonates.
www.moddb.com/groups/2025-...
After a lot of hard work behind the scenes, the new @tibsunrising.bsky.social update live!
We finally solved our 32-bit engine stability issues, revealed new gameplay, and showcased our evolving Tiberium ecosystem
If you’re into C&C or modding, you’ll enjoy this one.
www.moddb.com/mods/tiberia...
A great talk from @dthompsoncs.bsky.social at #NZGDC on how studios can approach UGC & mod support implementation, filled with valuable examples and case studies from all across the gaming landscape. ✨
www.youtube.com/watch?v=HHkJ...
🎮 From Passion Projects to Player Power
✨ My NZGDC 2025 talk is now live!
📺 Watch here: youtu.be/zbPLrGbXaRE
From building C&C mods to working with studios like Larian and Gearbox at @mod.io - this journey is about one thing: putting creative power in players' hands. 💜
#UGC #Modding #GameDev
Come find me during MIGW! #MIGW25
✨ Grateful Reflections on #NZGDC25 ✨
My first time speaking at a conference - 2 talks + 1 workshop! As a modder turned dev, it meant the world to see so much interest in UGC & modding.
Slides + resources:
📑 linktr.ee/dthompsoncs
💬 New UGC Dev Discord: discord.gg/CqDAfTnnXc
#UGC #Modding #GameDev
🎉 Happy 30th Anniversary, Command & Conquer!
This series means more than games - it’s been a home, a passion, and lifelong friendships. From CnC Source to @tibsunrising.bsky.social , community has shaped my career & inspired me every step.
🎥 youtu.be/Kdz8XwgPagE
#CnC30 #CommandAndConquer #RTS
🎮 Wrapping up #NZGDC25 tomorrow with my final talk:
🗓️ Saturday, Sept 27
🕤 9:30–10:00 AM
📍 Whataitai Room
From Passion Projects to Player Power
Mods and UGC aren’t just content — they’re culture.
This talk explores how creator communities fuel game longevity, shape ecosystems
#GameDev #UGC
🟢 System Online 🟢
Tiberian Sun Rising joins the C&C 30th Anniversary Showcase Sept 22!
📅 1PM GMT+0 | 11PM AEST | 9AM EST | 3PM CET
🎥 Showcase | 🎤 Q&A (Twitch) | 💬 Discord
🎮 Event Hub: discord.gg/zktcZQY
#CnC30th #CommandAndConquer #CnCCommunity #TiberianSunRising #TSRising
🎮 I’m running 3 UGC sessions at #NZGDC!
🚀 Workshop: Build your modding/UGC strategy (Unreal + Unity examples)
🎤 Talk 1: Empower creators w/ smart UGC design
🎤 Talk 2: How mods extend your game’s life
🎟️ Open to all devs: tinyurl.com/nzugcworkshop
#GameDev #Modding #NZGDC25 #UGC
🚀 Still spots left for my #NZGDC25 Workshop open to devs in Wellington! Interested in UGC/mod support
🎮 Designing a UGC and Modding Strategy for Your Game
📅 Thursday, Sept 25 · 1–3pm NZST
📍 Wellington (open to all)
🔗Eventbrite: tinyurl.com/nzugcworkshop
✅ Plus examples in Unreal & Unity
#NZGDC
Running a workshop at #NZGDC25 🎮 (Programming Track)
"Designing a UGC & Modding Strategy for Your Game"
For experienced devs adding UGC/mod support from technical setup to community, moderation & monetisation.
Details 👉 www.nzgdc.com/workshops
Tickets cheaper before 17 Aug, Hope to see you there!
The NZGDC 2025 Full Programme is out now on the website! Check it out here and plan your experience NOW!
https://www.nzgdc.com/programme
BRIEFS IS BACK!
The open call is NOW!
The theme is CHEESE!
Think 1500 EUR to make a short game! Think jam-sized, like 40 hours to make it over a couple months.
Pitch your game and get that cheese.
Apply until 22nd of May!
www.goldextra.com/en/briefs-20...
#indiedev #gamedev #art
Our team put a ton of effort into this configurable, customizable mod browser, enabling studios to seamlessly tailor it to their game for a high-quality UGC experience.
The goal? Fast, efficient implementation with flexible theming for effortless mod support
Excited to see teams make it their own!
Poured a lot of work into this over last two years with the dev team in my prior role as Product Owner at mod.io go get the Unreal plug-in and add mod support already to your game! (Or use the C++ SDK if your custom engine). Cross-platform mod support at its finest!
The Games Industry Gathering 2024 Holiday Party has now begun!!! Feel free to drop in and drop out at any point over the next 12 hours, where one of our wonderful hosts will welcome you to the event and help you with anything you need!
The Games Industry Gathering 2024 Holiday Party has now begun!!!
Feel free to drop in and drop out at any point over the next 12 hours, where one of our wonderful hosts will welcome you to the event and help you with anything you need!
Unreal Engine 5.5 is here 🦾
Check out what’s new, including major enhancements to animation authoring, rendering, ICVFX, mobile game dev, and developer iteration toolsets:
Thanks everyone! Already at 100 followers awesome! Here’s a little treat we rendered up for @tibsunrising.bsky.social the Wolverine.
Reposting to help out fellow Game Designers connect on BlueSky! #gamedesign
oh yeah tahts the stuff
Hello everyone! It's me David your neighbourhood game dev and modder I'm now on Bluesky! You may know me from my work at mod.io, Immutable, Wooga, PikPok and Gameloft. Or you might know me for my ambitious Tiberian Sun Rising mod project for C&C3 TibWars. #gamedev #modding #hello
Since there are a lot of new folks coming in again, I'm going to post this for anyone looking for a great game producer community to follow:
go.bsky.app/JDrnkFk