Game Update
Managed to get some capsule art images on the Steam page, but I’m not completely satisfied with them. They’re way to brown. Still it’s a step in the right direction. Art takes a long time to really get right sometimes. Talking to another local artist to see if they can work on taking what I have and tighten it up to really come up with something special for all the work that has been put into the game. How is it that you can sum up all your work over the past 8 years with one image that will entice people to want to know more? It’s a pretty daunting proposition.
I think if I can fulfill everything on Steam I can start thinking about a release date again while polishing everything else in the game. The numbers in the combat definitely need some more balancing to feel correct. I have about 2 weeks over Christmas to really focus and get things done while my kids are away. It will be important not to squander it and feel bad for whatever reason about what I’m doing.
Personal Update
It’s been a heck of a week for me, and I think that I’m emotionally drained at this point. So much so that when I was at church today I think I felt God speaking to me which hasn’t happened in a long time. He told me to uninstall my dating apps, so I did. I have a few girls I’m still talking to and we will see how it goes but I don’t think I’ll be actively meeting new people again until after Christmas at the earliest. I really needed to reduce the things I’m doing in my personal life to focus. And thus less is more.
I think my heart needs a bit of a rest anyway, maybe some counseling again would be good. I talk a lot about being “free from outcomes” when I date, but there are times when that’s just not possible.Some of those past flames won’t ever go away but they had their time and it’s over now. Still it’s important to be ready for a new flame that might not burn in the same way, but will still be special all the same.
I pulled the trigger on a new treadmill for my house which I think is a great thing to increase my health over the long run as it rains here in Florida so much which can ruin running days. Even the option to take a hike after my kids are in bed is appealing to me. I need to make sure to make good use of it. I could have easily have purchased other items like a new table for board games, a new TV, etc… I’m happy to be investing in myself this way.
I had some good talks with my older two sons this week. One in particular with my oldest which was pretty awkward to say the least. I really wonder sometimes what is getting through to them and what isn’t. It’s hard to know for sure. More than anything I feel that being a man that says something and actually follows through on what he says is important. If I didn’t it would invalidate what I say. I do my best to be congruent to the things I do and say but it doesn’t always follow.