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May 24, 2028
In 1 year, 7 monthsYou spend all day teaching NPCs to walk so players can shoot them.
API architect of digital movement and broken pathfinding.
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Navmesh generation without the human error
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patches pathfinding logic while you sleep
Design movement APIs and debug complex AI navigation paths in proprietary game engine environments.
The one thing AI can't do
You can understand why the navigation logic breaks down when a physics object hits it.
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Step by step, from the first quiet change to Deprecation Day.
Week 4
Code agents catch syntax errors before your human eyes see them.
Month 4
Vision models automatically generate navigation meshes from raw environment geometry.
Month 9
AI models write the Verse scripts based on simple intent prompts.
Month 13
Diagnostic bots trace and fix pathing bottlenecks without manual intervention.
Month 19 · D-Day
The engine fully self-optimizes, removing the need for human API designers.
What you cost, what the machine costs, and what you get on the way out.
Per year
Savings: 93.8%
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Average stuck NPC reports
15 hours
Time lost in Perforce
99 percent
API documentation friction
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