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Update on My Wall of Text on Star Citizen

Scopique March 20, 2023

A follow-up to last week's post. I had a revelation this weekend that put last week's post into perspective, and this post is my attempt to bring that perspective in an attempt to refine my previous points.

My Wall of Text on Star Citizen, March 2023

Scopique March 14, 2023

With the release of 3.18, the state of the game, and the way I feel CIG is presenting the product over time, I am feeling forced to re-evaluate my relationship with Star Citizen. It's been a long road, and a longer road…

Another Log on the Fire – Pixel Art

Scopique March 11, 2023

I don't really like pixel art, but I'm liking my attempts at making it. I am now at an impasse, since my initial attempts are helping maintain my interest in this new game dev project. What's another project, eh?

I am Tired of Learning

Scopique March 3, 2023

I have spent more time learning than doing, but it's not as simple as "get to work!", knowing how my brain works. "Always be learning" is a great sentiment but can actually lead to "learning burnout".

Infinite Recursion – Starting Projects Over

Scopique February 26, 2023

In which I return to an older project for the third time, putting other recent projects on hold for absolutely no good reason whatsoever.

Solutions Seeking Problems: My 3D Printing Empire

Scopique February 7, 2023

A rather long recap of my journey into 3D printing from the start to the modern era. It's as much a thrill ride as you'd expect.

Godot – See The Universe!

Scopique January 26, 2023

A major milestone! With additional refactoring, the Big Bang is getting more efficient. In fact, I now have working jumpgates that allow me to move from system to system!

Godot – Yes, Another Resource-Centric Post

Scopique January 19, 2023

Beware of attempting to inherit a resource within another resource. Godot's caching mechanism means you will not get what you'd get from a more object-oriented standpoint.

Godot – Revenge of the Resources

Scopique January 18, 2023

After agonizing over the decision, I have refactored my Big Bang code to save the data to Resources rather than JSON. Ultimately, I believe this is the right choice, but now I am on to the more complicated Player data. Hopefully the…

AJournal – A Planner for iPad and Apple Pencil

Scopique January 17, 2023

AJournal is a great calendar replacement or project tracking app. Despite one killer feature, I don't think it'll cover many of the bases I am looking for in a note taking app for iOS.