SanyaWaffles
Creative Director of Waffle Iron Studios
she/they | 36 | autistic | nonbinary | plural | schizoaffective | minors dni
Certified Unholy Meat Obelisk
Opinions are mine and not of WIS etc.
- Reposted by SanyaWafflesWe've been seeing our Holiday Season themed FPS, Saccharine, mentioned a few times here and there on this site and others and it warms our heart. Happy Holidays from all of us at Waffle Iron Studios!
- Any use at this point for LLMs is non-existent except to make the planet hostile and miserable. I refuse to use it for my games and for my art.
- So look man if we're just gonna be online here watching all these big studios come out and lay down on the tracks about Gen AI going "I have to do this for some reason." then I think it's more important than ever to celebrate games from based devs who are out here openly posting "Nuh uh, fuck that."
- I've lost people I thought were friends in part due to my stance on LLMs being a net negative on humanity's existence, especially with genAI and pretty much ddosing the entire web. Fuck that.
- As for my now former friend who caved into using it for their creative works because of disability reasons - no, shame on you. I barely can use my arms on some days and yet I will never resort to the Slop Machine.
- Reposted by SanyaWafflesObjectively correct and based as fuck
- So look man if we're just gonna be online here watching all these big studios come out and lay down on the tracks about Gen AI going "I have to do this for some reason." then I think it's more important than ever to celebrate games from based devs who are out here openly posting "Nuh uh, fuck that."
- Reposted by SanyaWafflesProject Absentia and Saccharine are 50% off for the Steam Winter Sale and on itch Winter Sale! There's also a bundle of the two games together on Steam! store.steampowered.com/app/1662010/... store.steampowered.com/app/3936330/... store.steampowered.com/bundle/65348...
- Reposted by SanyaWafflesGonna state plainly, for the record, that I'm against AI/LLM use. Whether that be for replacing creative work, distributing misinformation on a mass scale, or invalidating human existence.
- So look man if we're just gonna be online here watching all these big studios come out and lay down on the tracks about Gen AI going "I have to do this for some reason." then I think it's more important than ever to celebrate games from based devs who are out here openly posting "Nuh uh, fuck that."
- I've been doing some deep thinking the past couple weeks. Had some talks with friends of mine. I'm disengaging from the discourse entirely here on out. No justifying minutae. Y'all know where I stand currently, that's not gonna change, and frankly I'm tired of repeating myself - here or in private
- I let my art speak for me. If you're here to hear me constantly "have an opinion" and snark... I'm sorry, I got three games to make and trauma disorder to work out, as well as exploring my recent realization I am plural. I'm not here to be glued to the discourse.
- I'm tired, and this site is not helping. I've had to lock down my feed so tightly I don't see anything anymore. Why am I even here?
- If y'all wanna keep in contact with me you can find me on Discord. I can't guarantee I'm going to be here on this site much.
- Reposted by SanyaWafflesRuminations: A 🧵 For the last few weeks I've been on somewhat of a self-improvement journey. Trying to eat better, drinking more water, exercising, improving my sleep quality, etc. In addition I've been spending more time with media that are regarded as noteworthy in some form or fashion (1/?)
- Reposted by SanyaWafflesThat's right! Get some colorful chiptuned goodness up in ya in 2 weeks! store.steampowered.com/app/2104460/...
- Reposted by SanyaWafflesWe've got deals on deals and all kinds of announcements today, so be sure to check out Zlimbratski's stream starting NOW and also the Steam sale! www.youtube.com/watch?v=KqrV... store.steampowered.com/developer/Re...
- Reposted by SanyaWafflesOur game, Project Absentia, is on sale for 34% off, as part of ZlimBratSki's Brutal Indies Unleashed event.
- cw: violence and current events --- It's pretty telling that I have to disable autoplay and censor certain keywords so I don't see IRL footage of some chud getting shot.
- Reposted by SanyaWafflesIt's easy to doomscroll and feel like you're helpless, that's the biggest lie you've ever done. Creatives that are still putting out work despite everything. Streamers that still come to hang with their audience day by day. Individuals that are making calls to representatives. Keep being great.
- Reposted by SanyaWafflesHonestly, I wanna be frothing at the mouth and angry but everyone else has that covered. Ya'll i'm relaxing. Life is good. Every single person that I've interacted with are so caught up in the stress of what's going on that they're forgetting that they themselves are incredible.
- On the heels of me drawing my sona, I extended the piece and drew a bunch of my characters in a height chart - some I haven't shown to the world yet. And yes, they're all very, very queer. #art #flashart
- Reposted by SanyaWafflesMy debut contemporary album, "DESYNC", is 3 years old today. A modern, electronic album all about the modern electronic world. Now if you'll excuse me, I'm going to go turn into a dusty skeleton in the corner of my room.
- I drew my sona again for a quick doodle. Decided to make the background a non-binary gradient. I finally got her proportions looking better and more accurate to what she's supposed to be. #art #flashart #lgbtart #sona
- Reposted by SanyaWafflesHey, gang. I just launched my portfolio site a few days ago. Check it out, but only if you're real. www.omarsamir.com
- Reposted by SanyaWafflesreading a 1,100 page book on Byzantine history while listening to classical music and drinking Mountain Dew
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- Reposted by SanyaWaffles"I am an exceptional delivery rider, Mrs. McClane. And since I'm moving up to kidnapping, you should be more generous with your gratuity." #DieHard #HansGruber #UberEats
- Reposted by SanyaWafflesanother excuse to shill Librewolf and Waterfox, if anyones looking for something different to use lol
- Reposted by SanyaWafflesA very happy 20th to this incredible piece of software. So many great games and experiences have been made with it.
- Reposted by SanyaWafflesWow, hard to believe it's been 2 decades. Been modding this port since 06 and it's allowed me to do some utterly mad things with the Doom engine. 🔹 The Adventures of Square 🔹 Faithless: Trilogy 🔹 A Boy And His Barrel 🔹 Nameless 🔹 Mercury Rain 🔹 The Joy of Mapping 🔹 Project: Kate Cheers to GZ. 🍻
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- Reposted by SanyaWafflesI wonder how many people played Hungry Hungry Hippos as a kid but then got into vore later as an adult. Gotta be a non-zero number, right?
- I wish there were better payment processors because I trust a post-Taco Bell Elevator Ride more than PayPal or CensorShip card.
- Reposted by SanyaWafflesHe's just a lil guy
- Reposted by SanyaWafflesI honestly can't stress this enough.
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- Reposted by SanyaWafflesIt's not even close. My entire family still quotes this movie on the regular.
- @vexonia.bsky.social was like "Actually what would calarts abby be?" Ask and ye shall receive. I drew Abby from Project Absentia as if she was in Gravity Falls (which I unironically love). Anyhow, repost to scare a western animation fanatic. #art #flashart #vectorart #lgbt
- Reposted by SanyaWafflesTrue!
- Reposted by SanyaWafflesI finally got around watching all currently available episodes of the The Amazing Digital Circus after episode 6 was release a few days ago and I really see why a LOT of people like it 💜 Also Jax being in a maid outfit should be a regular thing 😏
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- Reposted by SanyaWafflesHumans can already do this. It's called "talking."
- I was hoping to have the storepage up for Quakecon and this weekend's @reload-magazine.net thread but alas, wasn't in the cards. I am excited to show this off, especially showing off the new titlepic/wallpaper.
- For one of @reload-magazine.net's Game Jams we put out a little freeware demo called Saccharine. By 2023's end we had amassed six levels and people really liked it. By the end of 2025, it's going to be even better. It's coming to Steam! store.steampowered.com/app/3936330/...
- Reposted by SanyaWafflesHERETIC + HEXEN KEX REMASTERRRRR 🔥
- For financial reasons (more than anything else, genuinely) I ended up not going to QuakeCon this year. I do plan on trying to go next year. That said I do have some good news to share soon. It'll be sweet, I assure you.
- Tried drawing Hatsune Miku as if she were a character in my universe. Trying to draw actual poses from references for once. Gave her Abbys' wings but in green because they're cool. #art #vectorart #hatsunemiku #punk
- Just saw a bad take on the itch payment processor situation and it's from someone who has a history of being condensending to me and others about social political issues. Don't be that fucker. Everyone with two brain cells and a sense of ethics+fiction/reality barrier knows what's going on.
- I normally don't talk about grudges I have with people in public, but this issue hits close to home for me for a myriad of reasons.
- I am so tired of being confronted with essay length manifestos from people like this, and I'm expecting that to happen again here. I'm tired of being silent on puritans. I am also tired of being silent on the "I want to be angry, I don't want a solution" kind of thing.
- I know it seems a bit hypocritical of me to make a multi-post thread tearing into this unnamed person a bit. At least I'm keeping it short. Anyhow, I really like vanilla.
- Reposted by SanyaWafflesIt's gratifying to have grown up using a website that's not only still around, but still genuinely based today.
- Reposted by SanyaWafflesgod people shitting over bsky and itchio, or any site for that matter, doin stuff they were forced to do are such fuckin dipshits who have no idea how any of this shit works. even more so for those that just double down.
- Reposted by SanyaWafflesI want everyone able to keep in the fight against AI Content. An the best way to do that is to continue to show that we're always an always will be better than Any LLM! Create! Build! Show! Organize! In ways that only living, breathing people can.
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- Hello. It's almost been 10 years since UNDERTALE released. Now, I'm looking for your memories. Let's turn back together. Face the flower and speak. memories.undertale.com
- Reposted by SanyaWafflesPeacing out after one final show. Rest in peace to an absolute legend.
- Reposted by SanyaWafflesEnvironmental detailing for some of @sanyawaffles.waffleironstudios.com 's levels for Project Absentia :D (well, just one here). feels really good to be back into the groove.
- Reposted by SanyaWafflesstuff that is creative and fun will always be infinitely cooler than stuff that’s technically impressive, honestly
- Reposted by SanyaWafflesYou were right to be worried about the censorship of games on Steam at the behest of payment processors. Well worth a read just to see the extent of misrepresentation going on by these groups.
- The censorship of 80+ games on Steam this week was apparently the work of Australian antiporn group Collective Shout, which partnered with US evangelicals to pressure Visa and Mastercard. They claimed, without evidence, that the games involved child abuse. Great work by @acvalens.net for VICE.
- Reposted by SanyaWaffles10PM-1AM ET - WHEEL OF WOKE @doctorvenkman.com, @airbagged.bsky.social, and friends will be demoing indie games made by members of the LGBTQ community. The wheel will spin every 20 minutes to pick the next game.
- Reposted by SanyaWafflesBut ofc our gay angel game is on the wheel of woke, no better place to be ✨️
- 10PM-1AM ET - WHEEL OF WOKE @doctorvenkman.com, @airbagged.bsky.social, and friends will be demoing indie games made by members of the LGBTQ community. The wheel will spin every 20 minutes to pick the next game.
- Old desk was breaking down and was on its last legs. ... so welcome my first desk in 8-9 years.
- Age Verification? DOS/4GW Protected Mode Run-time Version 1.97 Copyright (c) Rational Systems, Inc. 1990-1994 [incidentally my birthday is today - July 10th]
- I was born in the same city the actor David Graf (Eugene Tackleberry from Police Academy) was born in - Zanesville, Ohio.
- Reposted by SanyaWafflesVery positive update. I, like many, thought the entire studio had been shut down. The fact that they've been contacted by several studios is awesome. Really hope they're able to pull through
