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Nathan contributed to untamed-team/project-untamed by engineering core gameplay systems, focusing on AI-driven battle mechanics, data integrity, and user experience. He developed and refined features such as dynamic move typing, Mega Evolution support, and advanced AI decision logic, using Ruby and Ruby on Rails to implement data-driven algorithms and maintainable code structures. Nathan overhauled encounter systems, enhanced UI components, and introduced new abilities and mechanics, ensuring robust integration with existing game logic. His work emphasized traceable commits, modular scripting, and iterative balance tuning, resulting in deeper strategic gameplay, improved maintainability, and reliable player-facing features across evolving project requirements.

Overall Statistics

Feature vs Bugs

82%Features

Repository Contributions

164Total
Bugs
15
Commits
164
Features
68
Lines of code
213,115
Activity Months17

Work History

April 2026

2 Commits • 2 Features

Apr 1, 2026

April 2026 performance summary for untamed-team/project-untamed. Delivered two major feature areas with strong business value and robust technical improvements: 1) Battle system AI and mechanics improvements providing richer AI decision-making for Mega Evolution commands, optimization of predation mechanics, and tweaks to meltdown behavior; 2) Setup moves system overhaul and stat-boost mechanics introducing a new setupBoosts hash, enabling repeated uses with a soft cap and per-source tracking, replacing the old SetupMovesUsed array. This work enhances strategic depth, balance, and maintainability. Major bugs addressed include fixes related to Mega Evolution mutation not respecting AI commands and related gameplay edge cases embedded in the battle fixes. The changes also introduce chaos mode behavior to support rapid testing and balancing. Overall impact: improved player engagement through deeper strategic choices, more reliable balance tuning, and cleaner code paths that reduce future rework. Technologies/skills demonstrated include AI logic tuning, data-structure refactoring (array to hash for boosts), per-source stat-boost tracking, and feature-flag-like chaos mode experimentation.

March 2026

1 Commits • 1 Features

Mar 1, 2026

March 2026 performance summary for untamed-team/project-untamed: Delivered a major feature enhancement to the Battle Move System, enabling additional status effects and improved AI scoring for moves, which strengthens combat depth and player engagement. Conducted backlog edits to refine scope and prepare for upcoming features. No explicit major bugs fixed this month; focus was on feature delivery and groundwork for future iterations. Overall impact includes deeper gameplay mechanics, improved balance, and faster readiness for subsequent releases.

February 2026

3 Commits • 2 Features

Feb 1, 2026

February 2026 – Performance-review-ready summary for untamed-team/project-untamed. Focused on enhancing gameplay depth and data quality to drive player engagement and reduce ambiguity in in-game information. Delivered two major features: Battle Mechanics and Moves Enhancements, and Pokedex Functionality and Descriptions Improvements, with targeted commits to refine interactions, ability effects, and species descriptions. No major bugs reported; stability work centered on data correctness and UX improvements in Pokedex and battle data. Overall impact: clearer, more balanced gameplay dynamics and improved data accuracy across core game data, enabling smoother onboarding, improved user satisfaction, and easier future balance iterations. Technologies/skills demonstrated: gameplay mechanics design, data modeling and normalization, GIT-based traceability, and cross-functional collaboration.

January 2026

5 Commits • 2 Features

Jan 1, 2026

Month: 2026-01 Key features delivered: - Battle Mechanics Overhaul and New Abilities: Overhauled battle mechanics; added Hyper Cutter and Big Pecks; introduced Meltdown for Centiskorch; AI adjusted to account for new abilities and interactions in battles. Commits: 065807bbcd9b305e2023c9946605377c95b8db73; 6406a16c2bc9d46bd7b7195d0841fb14a685dc93. - Advanced Battle AI Enhancements: Improved AI decision-making and move selection; fix AI move utility to reference the battler's ability; enhance AI with Furfrou trim mechanics, mega evolutions, intimidate handling, and refined critical hit calculations; update UI for Furfrou trims. Commits: 4b1211733cfd33b568c19e7f1413bd38163964aa; 2081259c98ced22e496d7ed51512a4c41313cf1f. Major bugs fixed: - MoveRelearner Scene Maintenance Refactor: Refactored move data retrieval logic in the MoveRelearner_Scene class to improve clarity and maintainability. Commit: b42069d833e4e62827a4d6e584c9e61eeb84fb81. Overall impact and accomplishments: - Delivered a cohesive feature set that deepens combat, enhances AI realism, and improves code maintainability, enabling faster iteration and more robust future enhancements. This supports higher player engagement and retention through richer battles and reliable data handling. Technologies/skills demonstrated: - Ruby-based battle system and AI logic, data-driven design, AI decision-making improvements, UI integration, and targeted refactoring for maintainability.

December 2025

9 Commits • 5 Features

Dec 1, 2025

Monthly summary for 2025-12 for repository untamed-team/project-untamed focusing on business value and technical milestones. Delivered core gameplay enhancements across AI, loot, visuals, fossil interactions, and abilities. Improved performance, stability, and clarity in messaging and balancing, enabling stronger player engagement and maintainable code.

November 2025

14 Commits • 1 Features

Nov 1, 2025

November 2025 monthly summary for untamed-team/project-untamed: Delivered major AI battle system enhancements and essential UI fixes that collectively elevate balance precision, AI competitiveness, and user experience. Key features include consolidated AI improvements (move scoring, decision-making, targeting) with Dynamic Punch, weather effects, target status/abilities integration, and robust safeguards in damage calculations, complemented by refactors and extended AI logging for debugging. UI stability improvements fixed speed stat handling and corrected a typo in abilities description. These changes improved playability, reduced balancing cycles, and enhanced debugging traceability, delivering measurable business value and technical robustness.

October 2025

44 Commits • 24 Features

Oct 1, 2025

October 2025 performance summary for untamed-team/project-untamed: Focused on AI stability, feature enrichment, and data integrity to improve gameplay quality and maintainability. Delivered extensive AI Move EffectScores updates (across 006_L_AI_Move_EffectScores_2.rb and 007_L_AI_Move_EffectScores_3.rb) with Mazah-focused optimization, added Irritable ability, and expanded AI Move Utilities, helping hand feature, and weather/terrain data refinements. Implemented targeted AI reliability fixes (Consistent_AI.rb) and several gameplay bug fixes (Trump Card, Moody, Hidden Power, typesAI, AAM, Magic Bounce) to reduce edge-case failures. Updated dex and data assets (dex entries for Malharo/Siren 3, Magcargo, pokemon_2.txt) and performed code cleanup and privacy/security improvements (Anti-Doxx). Overall impact: smoother, more predictable AI behavior, richer gameplay scenarios, faster iteration cycles, and better code quality and data integrity across the project.

September 2025

12 Commits • 3 Features

Sep 1, 2025

September 2025 — Delivered critical combat and data updates for untamed-team/project-untamed, focusing on player-facing features, AI robustness, and data integrity. Key outcomes include an Emergency Exit mechanism that triggers when HP falls below 50%, a comprehensive AI battle logic overhaul with refined move scoring, target evaluation, ally interactions, and Trick Room support, and data updates to PluginScripts.rxdata to align plugin data with new mechanics. Throughout the month, several AI stability fixes and consistency improvements were implemented, reducing edge-case behavior and easing future changes. These changes collectively improve battle pacing, strategic depth, and plugin reliability, driving better player engagement and maintainability.

June 2025

1 Commits • 1 Features

Jun 1, 2025

June 2025 performance summary for untamed-team/project-untamed: Delivered a key visual asset enhancement and reinforced asset pipeline readiness. Focused on updating Corsola sprite assets to include regular and shiny variants for both front and back views, aligning visuals with marketing and gameplay needs while preserving clean commit history and traceability. No critical bugs fixed this month; the work strengthens the game's visual fidelity and lays groundwork for future updates.

May 2025

7 Commits • 6 Features

May 1, 2025

May 2025: Focused on delivering major gameplay features, stabilizing core mechanics, and strengthening AI and encounter systems in untamed-team/project-untamed. Highlights include weather/healing overhaul, Mega Evolution support for Altaria, mining mini-game overhaul with new item categories, Phenomena environmental effects, AI move scoring enhancements for status inflicts, and Metronome stability fixes with Soul Heart/Moxie scaling, plus UX improvement for Rock Smash outcomes. These efforts improved player engagement, battle balance, and stability while expanding content paths.

April 2025

1 Commits • 1 Features

Apr 1, 2025

April 2025 monthly summary for untamed-team/project-untamed focused on AI balance improvements and stability enhancements. Implemented AI Move Balancing and Scoring Update by recalibrating damage values and move scores, and re-evaluated the AI scoreboard to reflect the new effectiveness. Concurrently addressed a multi-hit edge-case captured in the commit 9db2dbc0d3940541d23fd8bf768d570039a263f3, improving reliability. These changes advance gameplay fairness, reduce player-frustration from AI predictions, and set a foundation for faster tuning in future sprints.

March 2025

2 Commits • 1 Features

Mar 1, 2025

March 2025 performance highlights for untamed-team/project-untamed focused on strengthening AI battle strategy and reliability in live battles. Delivered an AI Battle Strategy Enhancement to counter Sucker Punch and improve move prediction, accompanied by code improvements to speed calculation and clearer debug messaging. Also laid groundwork to address doubles scenarios in future iterations and improved diagnostics for faster troubleshooting.

February 2025

10 Commits • 3 Features

Feb 1, 2025

February 2025 monthly summary for untamed-team/project-untamed. This period delivered major improvements to encounter systems, boss UI, and balance tuning, with measurable improvements in gameplay reliability and player experience. Key features: Wild Encounter Improvements; Boss HP Bar System and Visuals; Trainer Encounter Design and Battle Balancing. Major bug fix: Trash Encounter Bug Fix. Impact: More stable and engaging encounters, improved boss battle presentation, and data-driven readiness for ongoing balancing. Technologies: Ruby scripts and data files, boss UI work, encounter data modeling, version-controlled commits across multiple files.

January 2025

16 Commits • 8 Features

Jan 1, 2025

January 2025 — Focused sprint delivering core gameplay features, balance improvements, and data integrity across the Untamed project. Highlights include dynamic move typing tied to abilities, new Mega Glalie form, a refreshed Gacha system (v2) with UI updates, AI battle system refinements, and new mechanics (Holding Hand, Gravity interactions). A data/assets refresh updated encounter/move/species data and related assets. A robust bug-fix pass improved battle accuracy and baby Pokémon detection, underpinning a smoother player experience and more reliable content delivery.

December 2024

14 Commits • 3 Features

Dec 1, 2024

December 2024 monthly summary for untamed-team/project-untamed. The focus this month was delivering core gameplay balance, UX improvements, and data updates that drive business value and improve player experience. Key deliverables span balance tuning, UI improvements for saves, and roster/data updates, backed by a traceable set of commits for maintainability and auditability. Key deliverables and impact: - Battle System Balancing and AI Improvements: balance changes to the battle system and AI, including difficulty integration, AI scoring adjustments, counter-damage logic, and new/adjusted abilities to enhance balance and challenge. This work is supported by a sequence of commits across several changeset efforts (e.g., 37f740904863e5c4bb1b621945fd68d2d06d63ad; 887b61628ab3ccfe1a39486d43bb09cf180f4708; 2c917025a0e337bd0f0a49be8320be7093ca903f; 44bb04c22dce8f64c1b65a5473172b787c18a231; 4cc67d3321d2a6e6a6e578a3aaca716e33b7736e; a349b49e0ac00ba50811628ba132ab876aeec73e; b90a5a791b247a0d6604d78711869fb5ef9766d3). - Save Screen UI Overhaul and Fixes: comprehensive UI overhaul for Save/Load screens with new assets, layout improvements, and a UI-level fix to ensure correct rendering during load operations. Key commits include 2b67e91eafdf2b0bf6575d4e10124c7e4e95dd07; a74898ca801d781b6986e35518585ffbdb53998c; 4dab7b931c896a98d3cdadec00685e3b66760dcd. - Pokémon Data, Moves, and Abilities Updates: updates to Pokémon forms, moves, abilities, and related data/assets to expand options and refine balance across the roster. Relevant commits: 4f46ac1935d047506772634db475515e0d01a119; dcba409918eedd4040331cebd613f45bd5f7505a; 0e0d5db19137255f110c85eed87f155e72c1a616; 85e31694c48eeceda86913cc1cc5dc1fe8d2e415. - Stability, maintainability, and data hygiene: minor refactor and cleanup to reduce runtime risk and improve clarity (e.g., removal of unused game variables). Commit example: 37f740904863e5c4bb1b621945fd68d2d06d63ad. Overall impact and business value: - Enhanced player engagement through a more balanced and dynamic battle experience, clearer save/load flows, and richer data to support roster strategies. - Reduced iteration time for tuning by organizing changes into explicit commits and data-driven updates with clear traceability. - Improved stability and maintainability of the codebase through cleanup and targeted refactors. Technologies and skills demonstrated: - Ruby scripting and asset/data management (e.g., updates to UI load logic and AI utilities: Update 011_AI_Move_Utilities.rb; Update 013_UI_Load.rb). - Data-driven design and asset management for roster and move sets (Pokémon data updates; form/move/ability balance). - Version control discipline with granular, traceable commits enabling auditability across features.

November 2024

19 Commits • 2 Features

Nov 1, 2024

Month 2024-11 performance highlights: Delivered AI Move Decision-Making Enhancements, introducing data-driven scoring, improved Protect mechanics handling, and the new Titan's Wrath move to raise AI competitiveness and player challenge. Implemented comprehensive AI effect-score updates and behavioral refinements across multiple iterations to improve decision quality and reliability. Rolled out UI and Experience System Enhancements, updating experience panels and assets and balancing XP caps to support longer-term progression. Fixed key stability and consistency gaps, including AI consistency fixes and behavioral tuning (sleep talk/assist and multi-hit logic). These efforts increased perceived AI quality, enhanced user experience, and improved progression clarity. Technologies demonstrated include Ruby-based AI scripting, UI asset pipelines, and strong version-control discipline.

October 2024

4 Commits • 3 Features

Oct 1, 2024

Month: 2024-10 — Delivered three major features across untamed-team/project-untamed, with tangible business value through AI improvements, monetization features, and a refined gacha economy. Key features delivered: - AI Battle Strategy Enhancements: refined move properties, AI move selection, and scoring to improve strategic decision-making of AI opponents in battles (commits: 9a8e70f11196115249cb2345db1355077cc9e9de). - Golden Camera Passive Income: added Golden Camera item and passive revenue mechanic by selling battle footage; includes balance impact by reducing attack/defense effectiveness when active (commits: e5b4f6ff5adc9eaf1cb9c58c30bafdf61fdef4a1). - Gacha System Overhaul (Ticket System and Rewards Timing): overhauled gacha with ticket storage/exchange, adjusted drop rates, new ticket types, and time-based reward multipliers to discourage rapid usage (commits: c65862f69c11b7f6cc86c71c8b8cd816b9ab8f60; 89625116b3ae6b0ea0970bc5e753b4681ac23e01). Major bugs fixed: (none reported this month). Overall impact and accomplishments: - Strengthened core gameplay loop with smarter AI, improved monetization mechanics, and controlled reward pacing to support longer-term retention and revenue. - Delivered a cohesive feature set that balances player progression with spend pacing and provides data-driven hooks for analytics. Technologies/skills demonstrated: - Gameplay AI tuning and evaluation, game economy design, balance engineering, and ticket-based reward systems. - Cross-functional integration and commit-level traceability for auditing and rollback planning.

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Quality Metrics

Correctness81.2%
Maintainability81.2%
Architecture75.6%
Performance76.0%
AI Usage30.8%

Skills & Technologies

Programming Languages

DatExcelPlain TextPythonRubyTextdattext

Technical Skills

AIAI BehaviorAI Behavior TuningAI DevelopmentAI ImplementationAI LogicAI ProgrammingAI ScriptingAI integrationAI programmingAbility ImplementationAbility ReworksAsset ManagementBackend DevelopmentBattle Mechanics

Repositories Contributed To

1 repo

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untamed-team/project-untamed

Oct 2024 Apr 2026
17 Months active

Languages Used

RubyTexttextDatPythondatPlain TextExcel

Technical Skills

AI DevelopmentEvent ScriptingGame DevelopmentPlugin DevelopmentRuby on RailsScripting