CleverRaven/Cataclysm-DDA
Oct 2024 – Jan 2026
14 Months active
Languages Used
C++JSON
Technical Skills
C++Game DevelopmentData ManagementGame BalancingItem Data ManagementCode Cleanup
Holli
PROFILE
Holli
Over 14 months, Hollierthanthouare contributed to CleverRaven/Cataclysm-DDA by building and refining core gameplay systems, focusing on data-driven item management, balancing, and asset updates. Using C++ and JSON, they delivered features such as item system migrations, inventory enhancements, and crafting improvements, while also addressing bugs in weapon logic and wearable equipment. Their technical approach emphasized maintainability through code cleanup, data auditing, and modular configuration updates, enabling smoother future development. By integrating new content and refining existing mechanics, Hollierthanthouare improved gameplay consistency and data integrity, demonstrating depth in game development, data modeling, and asset management within a large collaborative repository.
Overall Statistics
Feature vs Bugs
77%Features
Repository Contributions
43Total
Bugs
8
Commits
43
Features
27
Lines of code
842
Activity Months14
Your Network
180 people
Work History
January 2026
1 Commits • 1 Features
Jan 1, 2026January 2026 performance summary for CleverRaven/Cataclysm-DDA: Implemented the Item System Migration by migrating item naming and handling from atomic lamps to aisle lights to reflect the new item system. This work reduces migration friction and improves consistency across items, enabling smoother future feature work and data-driven design. Major bugs fixed: none reported this month. Business value: improved game consistency, reduced maintenance burden, and solid groundwork for future item-system enhancements. Technical accomplishments: data-driven migration with updates to the item data (vehicle_parts.json) and preparation for broader system refactors.
1 Commits • 1 Features
Jan 1, 2026January 2026 performance summary for CleverRaven/Cataclysm-DDA: Implemented the Item System Migration by migrating item naming and handling from atomic lamps to aisle lights to reflect the new item system. This work reduces migration friction and improves consistency across items, enabling smoother future feature work and data-driven design. Major bugs fixed: none reported this month. Business value: improved game consistency, reduced maintenance burden, and solid groundwork for future item-system enhancements. Technical accomplishments: data-driven migration with updates to the item data (vehicle_parts.json) and preparation for broader system refactors.
January 2026
December 2025
1 Commits • 1 Features
Dec 1, 2025December 2025 monthly summary: Delivered a targeted realism enhancement for the Cataclysm-DDA project by updating the equipment material for steel-toed sneakers from leather to nylon, aligning item attributes with updated gameplay data. The change is isolated to material properties and improves consistency, player immersion, and balancing without introducing broad system changes. Maintained focus on code quality and stability; no major regressions were observed.
December 2025
1 Commits • 1 Features
Dec 1, 2025December 2025 monthly summary: Delivered a targeted realism enhancement for the Cataclysm-DDA project by updating the equipment material for steel-toed sneakers from leather to nylon, aligning item attributes with updated gameplay data. The change is isolated to material properties and improves consistency, player immersion, and balancing without introducing broad system changes. Maintained focus on code quality and stability; no major regressions were observed.
November 2025
8 Commits • 4 Features
Nov 1, 2025November 2025 summary for CleverRaven/Cataclysm-DDA: Focused on improving inventory clarity, expanding gameplay with new crafting content, tuning balance, and polishing narrative assets. Implemented four core features with clear commit traceability to improve player progression, reduce friction, and maintain balance across items, crafting, and learnability. Result: cleaner inventory, new melee option, faster armor crafting, accessible drink recipes, and refined NPC and item descriptions. All changes maintain backward compatibility and align with project goals.
8 Commits • 4 Features
Nov 1, 2025November 2025 summary for CleverRaven/Cataclysm-DDA: Focused on improving inventory clarity, expanding gameplay with new crafting content, tuning balance, and polishing narrative assets. Implemented four core features with clear commit traceability to improve player progression, reduce friction, and maintain balance across items, crafting, and learnability. Result: cleaner inventory, new melee option, faster armor crafting, accessible drink recipes, and refined NPC and item descriptions. All changes maintain backward compatibility and align with project goals.
November 2025
October 2025
2 Commits • 2 Features
Oct 1, 2025Month: 2025-10 | Repo: CleverRaven/Cataclysm-DDA. Delivered foundational data integrity improvements focusing on survivor records and ammunition data. The Survivor Data Auditing System establishes auditable survivor information and integrity checks, while the Ammo Boxes data update ensures game data reflects current balancing and item availability. No major bugs were reported in this period. Business value: reduces data discrepancies, enables reproducible QA and audits, and supports future analytics and balancing efforts. Technical accomplishments: implemented auditing framework groundwork, updated JSON data for balancing, and maintained clear commit traceability.
October 2025
2 Commits • 2 Features
Oct 1, 2025Month: 2025-10 | Repo: CleverRaven/Cataclysm-DDA. Delivered foundational data integrity improvements focusing on survivor records and ammunition data. The Survivor Data Auditing System establishes auditable survivor information and integrity checks, while the Ammo Boxes data update ensures game data reflects current balancing and item availability. No major bugs were reported in this period. Business value: reduces data discrepancies, enables reproducible QA and audits, and supports future analytics and balancing efforts. Technical accomplishments: implemented auditing framework groundwork, updated JSON data for balancing, and maintained clear commit traceability.
September 2025
1 Commits
Sep 1, 2025Focused on quality and maintainability: Removed extraneous 'emp' trait from animal chargen, preventing unintended behavior and simplifying character creation. This change reduces edge-case bugs in animal generation and improves maintainability of the chargen logic. Commit 9beee3190a5dbbd5321a53a9c7159c9b48aaeccf.
1 Commits
Sep 1, 2025Focused on quality and maintainability: Removed extraneous 'emp' trait from animal chargen, preventing unintended behavior and simplifying character creation. This change reduces edge-case bugs in animal generation and improves maintainability of the chargen logic. Commit 9beee3190a5dbbd5321a53a9c7159c9b48aaeccf.
September 2025
August 2025
3 Commits • 1 Features
Aug 1, 2025August 2025 highlights: Delivered data-driven helmet updates and stabilized wearable camera behavior in Cataclysm-DDA, enhancing visuals, balance, and gameplay consistency. Key outcomes include helmet data updates to the helmets.json file to improve visual fidelity and attributes, and a wearable camera logic fix that corrects wear handling and related data flows. A placeholder commit with no code changes was recorded for traceability. Overall impact: stronger player immersion, fewer in-game inconsistencies, and a maintainable asset data pipeline. Demonstrated technologies/skills: JSON data management, asset data pipelines, bug triage, and disciplined Git practices.
August 2025
3 Commits • 1 Features
Aug 1, 2025August 2025 highlights: Delivered data-driven helmet updates and stabilized wearable camera behavior in Cataclysm-DDA, enhancing visuals, balance, and gameplay consistency. Key outcomes include helmet data updates to the helmets.json file to improve visual fidelity and attributes, and a wearable camera logic fix that corrects wear handling and related data flows. A placeholder commit with no code changes was recorded for traceability. Overall impact: stronger player immersion, fewer in-game inconsistencies, and a maintainable asset data pipeline. Demonstrated technologies/skills: JSON data management, asset data pipelines, bug triage, and disciplined Git practices.
July 2025
2 Commits • 2 Features
Jul 1, 2025July 2025 monthly work summary focusing on data-driven configuration updates and balance tuning in Cataclysm: DDA. Delivered a data/config update to zed-animal.json to enable revised animal data without code changes, and completed a grenade crafting balance review to ensure consistency and fairness across recipes. These efforts improve maintainability, reduce deployment risk, and support faster iteration based on playtesting feedback.
2 Commits • 2 Features
Jul 1, 2025July 2025 monthly work summary focusing on data-driven configuration updates and balance tuning in Cataclysm: DDA. Delivered a data/config update to zed-animal.json to enable revised animal data without code changes, and completed a grenade crafting balance review to ensure consistency and fairness across recipes. These efforts improve maintainability, reduce deployment risk, and support faster iteration based on playtesting feedback.
July 2025
June 2025
3 Commits • 2 Features
Jun 1, 2025June 2025 focused on data-driven feature improvements for CleverRaven/Cataclysm-DDA, delivering inventory and dialogue enhancements that improve item availability, gameplay clarity, and NPC/player interactions. These changes establish groundwork for ongoing balance tuning and easier maintenance across stores and dialogue systems.
June 2025
3 Commits • 2 Features
Jun 1, 2025June 2025 focused on data-driven feature improvements for CleverRaven/Cataclysm-DDA, delivering inventory and dialogue enhancements that improve item availability, gameplay clarity, and NPC/player interactions. These changes establish groundwork for ongoing balance tuning and easier maintenance across stores and dialogue systems.
May 2025
4 Commits • 4 Features
May 1, 2025May 2025 monthly summary for CleverRaven/Cataclysm-DDA. Focused on delivering key gameplay improvements by streamlining item modification, expanding character creation options, refreshing clothing assets, and simplifying crafting requirements. These changes improve player experience, reduce maintenance overhead, and align assets with new features. No explicit major bug fixes reported in this period; stability improved through systematic data-driven updates and asset revalidation.
4 Commits • 4 Features
May 1, 2025May 2025 monthly summary for CleverRaven/Cataclysm-DDA. Focused on delivering key gameplay improvements by streamlining item modification, expanding character creation options, refreshing clothing assets, and simplifying crafting requirements. These changes improve player experience, reduce maintenance overhead, and align assets with new features. No explicit major bug fixes reported in this period; stability improved through systematic data-driven updates and asset revalidation.
May 2025
April 2025
4 Commits • 2 Features
Apr 1, 2025April 2025 monthly summary for CleverRaven/Cataclysm-DDA focused on delivering practical item-management enhancements, stabilizing legacy paths, and updating pricing logic. The work emphasizes business value through improved gameplay flexibility and data-driven pricing decisions, while maintaining code quality and system stability.
April 2025
4 Commits • 2 Features
Apr 1, 2025April 2025 monthly summary for CleverRaven/Cataclysm-DDA focused on delivering practical item-management enhancements, stabilizing legacy paths, and updating pricing logic. The work emphasizes business value through improved gameplay flexibility and data-driven pricing decisions, while maintaining code quality and system stability.
March 2025
9 Commits • 6 Features
Mar 1, 2025March 2025 monthly performance summary for CleverRaven/Cataclysm-DDA: Delivered data-driven item demographics, refined milspec searchlight behavior, clarified terminology, balanced zombie spawn rates, and tightened weapon handling. A no-op commit was recorded with no observable changes. These efforts improved gameplay realism, inventory management, and onboarding clarity, while showcasing strong data-driven, balancing, and refactoring skills across the codebase.
9 Commits • 6 Features
Mar 1, 2025March 2025 monthly performance summary for CleverRaven/Cataclysm-DDA: Delivered data-driven item demographics, refined milspec searchlight behavior, clarified terminology, balanced zombie spawn rates, and tightened weapon handling. A no-op commit was recorded with no observable changes. These efforts improved gameplay realism, inventory management, and onboarding clarity, while showcasing strong data-driven, balancing, and refactoring skills across the codebase.
March 2025
February 2025
3 Commits • 1 Features
Feb 1, 2025February 2025 monthly summary for CleverRaven/Cataclysm-DDA: Delivered targeted codebase cleanup and new content to improve maintainability, data integrity, and gameplay. Focused on internal data hygiene by removing deprecated irradiator fields and outdated autodocs, and expanded content with pa md mags entries. All changes implemented via well-documented commits with traceable hashes.
February 2025
3 Commits • 1 Features
Feb 1, 2025February 2025 monthly summary for CleverRaven/Cataclysm-DDA: Delivered targeted codebase cleanup and new content to improve maintainability, data integrity, and gameplay. Focused on internal data hygiene by removing deprecated irradiator fields and outdated autodocs, and expanded content with pa md mags entries. All changes implemented via well-documented commits with traceable hashes.
November 2024
1 Commits • 1 Features
Nov 1, 2024Month: 2024-11 | Focused on configuration/data management for game data in CleverRaven/Cataclysm-DDA. Implemented a data/configuration update for 303.json with no code changes required, preserving stability while enabling more flexible, data-driven behavior. The change was committed and validated against existing data pathways, setting the foundation for upcoming data-driven adjustments without impacting core logic.
1 Commits • 1 Features
Nov 1, 2024Month: 2024-11 | Focused on configuration/data management for game data in CleverRaven/Cataclysm-DDA. Implemented a data/configuration update for 303.json with no code changes required, preserving stability while enabling more flexible, data-driven behavior. The change was committed and validated against existing data pathways, setting the foundation for upcoming data-driven adjustments without impacting core logic.
November 2024
October 2024
1 Commits
Oct 1, 2024October 2024 monthly summary focused on stabilizing and improving the gun system in CleverRaven/Cataclysm-DDA. Delivered targeted bug fixes to weapon behavior, ensuring more reliable combat interactions and consistent player experience across scenarios.
October 2024
1 Commits
Oct 1, 2024October 2024 monthly summary focused on stabilizing and improving the gun system in CleverRaven/Cataclysm-DDA. Delivered targeted bug fixes to weapon behavior, ensuring more reliable combat interactions and consistent player experience across scenarios.
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Quality Metrics
Correctness81.0%
Maintainability81.0%
Architecture75.4%
Performance75.8%
AI Usage20.0%
Skills & Technologies
Programming Languages
C++JSON
Technical Skills
Asset ManagementC++Code CleanupCode RefactoringData AuditingData ManagementGame BalancingGame Data ManagementGame DesignGame DevelopmentItem BalancingItem Data ManagementItem SystemItem System DesignJSON manipulation
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