Wrap Up – The First Descendant
Scopique
September 22, 2023
I think I'm more or less done with my time in the latest beta of The First Descendant.…
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September 22, 2023
Pre-Preview: The Last Descendant
Although I shouldn't, here's a quick overview of…
Starfield – Deep Cover
I got drafted, but not the way you…
Starfield – Update
After 24 hours of play, here's more of…
AeroPress Redux
After several experiments, I finally figured out how…
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Games That Define Me – Part 2 -Now-ish
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August 11, 2023
Part 2 of my expose on myself, now in the modern era (roughly) and featuring five all new…
As Expected, I Backtrack
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August 10, 2023
After several TPK, I tried once more with a new idea, and it paid off. Now I understand…
Games That Define Me – Part 1 – Then
Here are five games I played when I…
Gaming Frustration in Middle Age
Getting old sucks, not just because some things…
Games! Games! Games!
How to Handle Onboarding with The Secret World TTRPG
Musings on natural ways to get a party together in The Secret World TTRPG when the…
Make It or Break It – CitizenCon 2953
A quick pass through Spectrum for info on this years CitizenCon left me in a worse…
The Secret World TTRPG
I've been reading through the beta-document for The Secret World TTRPG, and while this is not…
Where I’m At With Star Citizen
The ship is turning, along with my stomach. I am quickly floating away from Star Citizen…
Games That Define Me – Part 2 -Now-ish
Part 2 of my expose on myself, now in the modern era (roughly) and featuring five…
As Expected, I Backtrack
After several TPK, I tried once more with a new idea, and it paid off. Now…
Development
Infinite Recursion – Starting Projects Over
In which I return to an older project for the third time, putting other recent projects…
Godot – See The Universe!
A major milestone! With additional refactoring, the Big Bang is getting more efficient. In fact, I…
Godot – Yes, Another Resource-Centric Post
Beware of attempting to inherit a resource within another resource. Godot's caching mechanism means you will…
Godot – Revenge of the Resources
After agonizing over the decision, I have refactored my Big Bang code to save the data…
Godot – A New Game Dawns
The latest update on my magnum opus (for the nth time). Good news! Things are working…
Godot – Universe Construction Set
Now that I have my basic "Big Bang" translated from legacy code to GDScript, I am…
Motion Graphics and Video
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You know, when it’s been long enough between posts that many low-level topics are vying for…
All Aboard the Battle Bus! A Return to 3D Modeling
Guess what? Yeah, I’m back to doing the 3D modeling thing. Oddly enough, out of all…
Grab Bag for the Week of Christmas 2020
Container Ship Work on the new space ship is coming along. I’m not going to add…
A New Hope – Building Unglamorous Space Ships
Thanks to the first episode of the fifth season of The Expanse, I remember that in…
The Good, The Bad, and The Rest of It
I got it in my head to make a space ship of some kind, and I…
Back in the Saddle Of Sorts
Although I often bemoan my ability to stick with a project or a discipline (aptly named,…