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The instinctual game developer urge to throw everything out and start a new project

The instinctual game developer urge to throw everything out and start a new project

one of the things that is hard to get past, as an adult learning art, is that my 'mind's eye' is not accurate. it can picture...

one of the things that is hard to get past, as an adult learning art, is that my 'mind's eye' is not accurate. it can picture what i want to do, but it does not picture the process to get there, so the end result i'm aiming towards is essentially not useful.

if you can't build the process to get there, you can't do it.

this is also true in programming, but i learned that at a far younger age so i didn't need to unpack that before learning all the core fundamentals.

so the important part is to build the toolbox up, over time, so that when the time comes to try again, i will have those available to me.

spending time today poking through krita workflow videos and tutorials trying to figure out ways to improvemy overall structure has improved...

spending time today poking through krita workflow videos and tutorials trying to figure out ways to improve

my overall structure has improved a lot recently (even if some of the same problems are still there) but i'm very lacking in technique and knowledge

i kinda hate that there's a part of my brain that reads text and goes "oh yeah this was 100% written by a chatbot."like it...

i kinda hate that there's a part of my brain that reads text and goes "oh yeah this was 100% written by a chatbot."

like it just intuitively knows that a human did not write it.

I'm so tired.

I'm so tired.

oh

oh

I practiced drawing last night with the new tablet and before I knew it, I was at 1amit's good to be back

I practiced drawing last night with the new tablet and before I knew it, I was at 1am

it's good to be back

The #1 thing I want as a gamesdev is to stop being a solo developer

The #1 thing I want as a gamesdev is to stop being a solo developer

brains

brains

finished path of the abyss. Good game, can recommend. The translation is pretty jank but that kinda adds to the charm.Also it's...

finished path of the abyss. Good game, can recommend. The translation is pretty jank but that kinda adds to the charm.

Also it's cheap.

https://store.steampowered.com/app/1768650/Path_of_the_Abyss/

really hoping it rains soon because oh gods my sinuses

really hoping it rains soon because oh gods my sinuses

I want to look for a new (Linux-compatible) drawing tablet, since the one I have is a little old and crusty and doesn't even have tilt...

I want to look for a new (Linux-compatible) drawing tablet, since the one I have is a little old and crusty and doesn't even have tilt support ahaha. Any recommendations out there?

(not really in the budget for one with a screen right now, think it's better for me to have one without atm tbh)

playing a dungeon crawler with a Good Translation

playing a dungeon crawler with a Good Translation

as a lifelong programmer, i can confirm beyond reasonable doubt that computers were a mistake

as a lifelong programmer, i can confirm beyond reasonable doubt that computers were a mistake

like i'm a perfectly competent developer but it's been one depressing ride after another for a decade. like i just don't get to...

like i'm a perfectly competent developer but it's been one depressing ride after another for a decade. like i just don't get to show what i -can- do because i'm always putting out fires, and now there's only fire.

hard to shake the feeling that i missed my window on getting into gamesdev properly.

hard to shake the feeling that i missed my window on getting into gamesdev properly.

tonight, in heaven on high

tonight, in heaven on high

i definitely underestimated how tired I am.

i definitely underestimated how tired I am.

I"m trying really hard to stay focused on gamedev and personal health but I have to say every day I just want to scream incoherently at...

I"m trying really hard to stay focused on gamedev and personal health but I have to say every day I just want to scream incoherently at the world lately

me: i want to be able to tag my music and generate playlists...me: TIME TO WRITE A TOOL FOR THISi should never have learned to write code

me: i want to be able to tag my music and generate playlists

...

me: TIME TO WRITE A TOOL FOR THIS

i should never have learned to write code