Looking over the latest progress report, it appears that I'm slightly ahead of schedule... but this is an illusion, as we all know projects are never complete. There's always some random piece of polish left unrealized. Being a perfectionist, even in a minor capacity, is a pain in the ass.
Continue reading...I'm still sprinting toward a firm completion deadline, and at this point I feel comfortable claiming I'll have the demo finished in time. Finished, and polished to my satisfaction, are two entirely different things, and we both know that if I were allotted another year to work on this demo,…
Continue reading...And so begins the long slog through the music and sound effect stage of the demo's development. I have plenty of experience with SFX, using both traditional wave-based as well as FM synth approaches, so I'm not concerned with that. I'm rather looking forward to it. For now I'm putting…
Continue reading...Ugh. I'm never doing this again (at least while I'm still working). Nope. This may very well have been a bridge too far, at least in terms of my mental health. I've already spent 3/4 of a year grinding out this demo. My brain is mad as hell at me, as…
Continue reading...I have an unhealthy habit of biting off more than I can chew. I fully admit to this, and have done so (in reference both to admission of my sin, and commission of my sin) for quite some time now. And to be fair to myself, each year I get…
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