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Developers Will Always Find A Way

Developers Will Always Find A Way
The classic developer hack - when you can't change the requirements, just redefine reality. Fallout 3 devs couldn't code a functioning train, so they just slapped a train model on an NPC's head and made him run underground. It's basically the game dev equivalent of saying "it's not a bug, it's a feature" and actually meaning it. Somewhere, a senior engineer is still defending this in architecture reviews as "an elegant solution given the constraints." This is why we can't have nice things... but we do get train hats.

Think Inside The Box

Think Inside The Box
OH. MY. GOD. The absolute AUDACITY of this developer! 😱 Asked to create a complex spiral algorithm and instead just hardcoded the entire output as a visual grid?! This is the programming equivalent of being asked to cook a gourmet meal and just ordering takeout, arranging it on fancy plates, and yelling "VOILÀ!" 💅 The best part? IT WORKS. The person even thanked them! This is peak chaotic energy that would make any CS professor spontaneously combust. Work smarter not harder, honey! Sometimes the box IS the solution! 👑

Developers Will Always Find A Way

Developers Will Always Find A Way
When game engine limitations meet developer ingenuity! In Fallout 3, the devs couldn't implement rideable trains due to engine constraints, so they created an NPC with a train-shaped hat who walks underground. Players think they're riding a train, but they're actually just wearing a dude like a hat who's shuffling below the surface. This is basically the digital equivalent of two kids in a trenchcoat pretending to be an adult, except it's a human pretending to be a train. Classic game dev hack that shows sometimes the most elegant solution is the most ridiculous one.