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[sjm9876]

Sounds like a sweet system. Keep up the good work

[MaximumZero]

Thanks. I wound up finishing 50 of the enemies, but still have 150 to go, plus 100 animals, because they all have the same stats. I can do this, I swear.

[Nadaka]

I used to play around with game design a lot, i'll try to read through this at some point.

[Neonivek]

I just can't keep second guessing myself. Been working on this monster for a little over a decade now, and I just want to make sure I'm not wasting time.

Let me ask you... what would happen if you suddenly stopped, gave up and never wrote a single other word into this book?

[MaximumZero]

I just can't keep second guessing myself. Been working on this monster for a little over a decade now, and I just want to make sure I'm not wasting time.

Let me ask you... what would happen if you suddenly stopped, gave up and never wrote a single other word into this book?

I'd disappoint a few friends for a few weeks or so, some people on the internet for a couple of minutes, and myself for probably about a year solid. Otherwise? Nothing. It's not like the universe at large cares about my game. It's not going to cure cancer. It's a game. Why do you ask?

[SalmonGod]

I think he was getting at something about how long you've been working on it.  Like suggesting that maybe you should take a step back and evaluate the state of the thing right now and how much it really needs the work you're continuing to put into it.  Strictly an attempt at translation here.

[Aqizzar]

If anything you should just feel good for sticking to a project at all over time and continuing to devote yourself to it, even in little bits.  Lord knows how many projects I've given up on, some nearly as old as yours.  The fact that you have anything at all to show for a passion, even a minor one, is something to be glad for.

Do let us all know when you feel like testing it.

[MaximumZero]

Will do. For now, it's just a hobby of mine that I can devote time to now and again. At this point, it's nothing more than what people get out of building birdhouses or boats or whatever. I don't really expect it to ever be really finished, or get rich off of it, or whatever.

[Neonivek]

I just can't keep second guessing myself. Been working on this monster for a little over a decade now, and I just want to make sure I'm not wasting time.

Let me ask you... what would happen if you suddenly stopped, gave up and never wrote a single other word into this book?

I'd disappoint a few friends for a few weeks or so, some people on the internet for a couple of minutes, and myself for probably about a year solid. Otherwise? Nothing. It's not like the universe at large cares about my game. It's not going to cure cancer. It's a game. Why do you ask?

Nothing, just that it should answer your question for the most part.

It wouldn't be a true relief

[MaximumZero]

Finished up a couple enemy combatants. Still extremely overwhelmed whenever I look at what I have to do left. Bluh.

[SalmonGod]

Finished up a couple enemy combatants. Still extremely overwhelmed whenever I look at what I have to do left. Bluh.

No reason to be overwhelmed when you don't have a deadline.  Just make sure you continue doing work on it when you can, and it will happen.

[MaximumZero]

Put together another handful of enemies. Hopefully this is a pattern.

Also, thanks, SalmonGod, it's good to have perspective on things sometimes. I have to remember that I'm doing this for me, not anyone else.

[Skyrunner]

rawr





ptw

[gigaraptor487]

How is it going?

[MaximumZero]

Very slow. I work retail, and the holidays are nuts. After the holidays will be the perfect time for me to jump back on the creativity train. I'll probably work on it a little on Wednesday, because I'll be home alone, and for some reason, writing with people around makes me nervous. On top of that, I've been stuffing my face full of Starbound, so that hasn't helped.