Darius Meskauskas
Senior Project Architect at Self-employed
Vilnius, Vilnius County, Lithuania
Summary
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RockstarDarius Meskauskas is a Senior Project Architect based in Vilnius with 14 years of experience blending software development and systems-level problem solving. Currently leading projects at Archimeda while maintaining a long-standing independent practice in architecture, he pairs practical delivery with a hands-on engineering mindset. His open-source work on DFHack—extending the Dfusion plugin and scripting game mechanics in Lua—shows a knack for low-level integration and creative tooling in a niche but active community. Comfortable across back-end development and automation, he focuses on extending functionality through custom bindings and scriptable interfaces. Colleagues value his ability to turn intricate technical constraints into usable features and editor tools. He brings an unusual combination of professional architectural discipline and playful, technical curiosity evident in game-mod contributions.
14 years of coding experience
Github Skills (20)
c-language10
scripting10
hacking10
dfu10
dfd10
lua10
scripting-language10
script10
mechanics10
dfm10
modx10
cprogramming-language10
hackclient10
dfa10
back-end-development9
Programming languages (9)
Github contributions (5)
DFHack/dfhack
Jul 2011 - Jun 2022
Memory hacking library for Dwarf Fortress and a set of tools that use it
Role in this project:
Back-end Developer
Back-end DeveloperContributions:13 reviews, 492 commits, 36 PRs in 11 years
Contributions summary:The user, Warmist, appears to be a back-end developer working on the DFHack project, a memory hacking library and tool suite for Dwarf Fortress. Their contributions center on extending the functionality of the "Dfusion" plugin, specifically focusing on integrating scripting capabilities with Lua. They implemented a custom object for data and the binding of Dwarf Fortress functions to the lua interface with additions and edits to the code. These additions added new functionality, and expanded upon the existing functionality, of the plugin.
memorydwarfdfhackdwarf-fortressmemory-hacking
DFHack/scripts
May 2012 - Jun 2021
DFHack scripts
Role in this project:Back-end Developer
Back-end DeveloperContributions:147 commits, 8 PRs, 2 pushes in 9 years 2 months
Contributions summary:Darius's contributions primarily revolve around scripting for the DFHack mod, focusing on adding and modifying game functionalities through Lua scripts. They developed a script (`putontable.lua`) to place items on tables, and modified the `moveToBuilding` function for optimal item placement. Moreover, the user created and modified a GameMaster's editor, adding features for editing units, jobs, and flow data, indicating a strong focus on game mechanics and modding.
dwarf-fortressdfhack
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