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Game Update

Things continue to move forward with the Steam release. Right now the major speed bump are a couple of items that I’m correcting for Steam to get things in line with their requirements. I moved my EULA text which was in the wrong section. I found out that the Library Hero and Library Logo need to work together. Specifically the Library Hero image is a background with the logo being a foreground element that will slide a bit as the background image moves around. I have to make some more modifications to my images to fit the correct pixel requirements.

I am continually looking at what features I want to include in the final version. I have a list of features on the early access part of the Steam Page and I’ve gone back and forth on what to do next. I’ve thought about at least 14 major features that I could add, but I’ve also thought about adding nothing new and just focusing on finishing out the other levels in the game. I think this week I’m going to focus on working on stages. I might even decide to steam some of my development sessions.

I’m looking to release on 22 Apr next month for Steam. I will be submitting my Steam page soon in order to get it reviewed. I was surprised with the turn around time on submission last time. They promise 72 hours and they had it done in 24 hours.

Personal Update

Although Steam has been very responsive in taking care of business I can’t say the same of the medical system that I’ve had to deal with for my autistic son. It’s been five months now and they still haven’t been able to fill out one piece of paper for my insurance. I even printed the insurance document out for them and walked it in. I’ve been noticing a lack of customer service across the board in many areas. I’m not sure if it’s fatigue from world events, or if that’s just the norm for where I live. It’s true what they say that sometimes all you have to do is make something a little more difficult and people will give up.

My kids are away this week with family which gives me a break and I’m hoping that I’ll take more advantage than I have in the past. I’ve found that when the children aren’t around a lot of my habits that are triggered with them aren’t in place. Often I found myself making dinner watching TV and then going to sleep. I’m more aware of it now thanks to the book “Atomic Habits”, but being aware is really only step one.

Last weekend my girlfriend came to visit and we had a relaxing weekend. I’m very hopeful for this relationship. I feel like it’s going in the right direction. I feel like we need to do some work together next, because most of what we have done lately has been the fun parts of the relationship. Things can be different if we are focused on working together on a task. Next month is a major landmark for us as it will be six months which is a very big deal for me. I haven’t had a relationship go longer than six months in a while.

I was at church on Sunday morning and although some people may not understand I felt like God was speaking to me about my video game. The last time He spoke it was about joining the praise and worship team which went well. It was strange to me because it felt like He was saying that I needed to move in the direction of creating a new dialogue system mechanic. I couldn’t stop thinking about it during the service. Maybe it was just because I’ve been more focused on getting my game done. I don’t think I want to say much more about this system accept that I might be calling it a mantel or capsule system. It will raise troops from the players ranks to become the heroes that will interact and build story around.