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Average time-to-redundancy: 11.3 months
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Your job has an expiration date
October 21, 2028
In 2 yearsYour custom physics engine is just a prompt away from obsolescence.
Master of C++, architect of invisible player frustration.
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One human is building a game about fighting back.
Turning game design documents into running code.
splat.you▸ ENGINEFORGE AI V4.2▸ RARITY · UNCOMMON▸ DEPRECATION IN 2 YEARSAI's Special Power
patches game bugs before players find them
You write code to handle player movement, combat feel, and game mechanics. You balance complex engine interactions daily.
The one thing AI can't do
You are the only one who truly understands why the physics engine breaks.
Your enemy, your name, your date. Post it.
Step by step, from the first quiet change to Deprecation Day.
Week 4
The AI scans your entire codebase to learn physics behavior.
Month 6
Sensors and agents refine movement variables based on player data.
Month 12
LLMs begin generating mechanics based on your technical design documents.
Month 16
Autonomous agents rewrite your code to eliminate memory leaks.
Year 2 · D-Day
The studio ships its first human-free engine update.
What you cost, what the machine costs, and what you get on the way out.
Per year
Savings: 96.3%
402 per sprint
Spaghetti code count
85 percent
Time spent debugging
12 times hourly
Engine crash frequency
Your severance
Three months of access to legacy documentation.
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