Implemented a rudimentary command console into my gamekit, been working on the builtin debug menu I have already build so this is a new feature as part of it's overhaul.

https://www.twitch.tv/ladestitute

Programming/gamedev stuff stream!

The older builds are now available!

https://gitlab.com/LaDestitute/A-RPG-Gamekit/tags/v0.1

https://gitlab.com/LaDestitute/A-RPG-Gamekit/tags/v0.2

https://gitlab.com/LaDestitute/A-RPG-Gamekit/tags/v0.3

https://gitlab.com/LaDestitute/A-RPG-Gamekit/tags/v0.5

https://gitlab.com/LaDestitute/A-RPG-Gamekit/tags/v0.7

https://gitlab.com/LaDestitute/A-RPG-Ga ... ags/v0.7.5

https://gitlab.com/LaDestitute/A-RPG-Gamekit/tags/v0.8

https://gitlab.com/LaDestitute/A-RPG-Gamekit/tags/v0.9

A hotfix for v1.1 is now available, come get it! I'll have some older versions available later today, which will be 0.7.5, 0.3, 0.2, and 0.9 but I'm gonna go get some rest.

https://gitlab.com/LaDestitute/A-RPG-Ga ... ags/v1.1h1

This is intended as the second to last prealpha build before release, excluding any hotfixes after v1.2.

https://gitlab.com/LaDestitute/A-RPG-Gamekit/tags/v1.1

Edit:

Please excuse a temporary downtime for download links. Am gonna restructure the gitlab tags/dropbox links so I can make the v1.0 build also available, if anyone is curious to check it out to see how far the gamekit has come

I'll also throw up any really old builds I have after compiling them. Like, I probably might have something as old as prealpha 0.1

The move over to a variable-dictionary is now 95% complete, all eventsheets moved over (some legacy variables kept, such as Action breaking if moved to a dictionary key) and will do a passover in the morning tomorrow to doublecheck and ensure nothing was broke in the process.

Also will need to doublecheck the moving of the State variable along with ensuring that the functions for saving/loading files or creating new ones fully works with the dictionary in mind (I'm tired and lazy so I glossed over that for now)

Standard RMA process. Talked through with EVGA, they printed me a shipping label, I just gotta print it. I need new printing paper and ink, though, it's been forever since I used a printer even.

I dunno. It just arrived DOA. It came with a PSU tester and I had another PSU to test...the new EVGA one didn't even start the fan up with the tester, and it was right out of the box in pristine condition.

Anyhow:

The gamekit is now back with more development progress now...having gotten over the huddle of the bigger chunks of code to look over, so moving the gamekit over to a hashtable should be done fairly soon. A lot sooner than I calculated, actually.

Also, now removing any solid estimated ETA...I'm gonna follow in Chucklefish and ConcernedApe's footsteps and just say the gamekit will be done when it's done. Less pressure on me and I generally perform better with no strict deadline looming over.

A grand total of $994.58. I can say goodbye to $109 from that, as the PSU I originally ordered arrived DOA, thus I'm using my much older but still reliable OCZ PSU. Thanks Ontrac, you shitshow >_>

It only costed so highly because I had to buy the GPU I really wanted on Ebay...set me back about $354. Blame Bitcoin miners and them causing that ungodly stupid GPU shortage.

Yep yep, much better!

I did really need a break so taking a small month hiatus or so from my gamekit helped with my confidence a lot.

Yep yep, I've been absent for a while, I haven't touched the gamekit in a while, here's why!

It was an upgrade that was in the works since mid December last year, I bought some of the parts up to this point and got the final parts last week...so I've been spending this weekend and the week before building my new rig, which is Ryzen based!

For those curious, the specs of my new build is below.

OS: Windows 10 Home (64-Bit)

PSU: OCZ ModXStream Pro 600W (Semi-Modular)

Motherboard: MSI B350 PC Mate ATX AM4

CPU: AMD Ryzen 5 1500X Quad-Core 3.5 GHz

CPU Cooler: ARCTIC Freezer 7 Pro Rev.2

GPU: EVGA GTX 1060 SC — VRAM

RAM: 8GB Crucial DDR4-2133

Boot-Drive: SanDisk Ultra 3D 250 GB Sata-III/NAND SSD (in an Icy Dock 3.5" Enclosure)

Storage: Samsung 840 EVO 120 GB Sata-III/TLC SSD & WD-Black 1TB HDD 7200 RPM & WD-RE4 2TB HDD 7200 RPM

New devlog post!

https://ladestitute.itch.io/a-rpg-gamek ... -assurance

Managed to makeup the devtime lost from a BSOD in about three days, actually made good time. The gamekit's dungeon eventsheet is back up to speed near entirely, so we're back on track now.

I've lately been feeling a lot of stress and doubts as a developer, and I'm hoping I'm not the only one who gets these sort of feelings. I don't get them often but I do and sometimes it's just enough to make me pause. One of

really resonates with me, specifically after the 3:15 point.

Sometimes I think my efforts to develop a game or keep going to push out a finished product or prototype isn't worth it. Having people part of my small development community (whether on Discord or elsewhere), ones who came because of my development work, having them leave...it kind of stresses me out. Makes me think I'm a hack...I'm a fake...I'm not good enough...my development work is not good enough. Having people leave my patreon (which primarily exists for my programming endeavors) gives me the same anxieties.

There's also a semi-personal programming deadline I've sort of been feeling. A pretty bad one, like a weight crushing myself, making me feel like I can't breathe at times. I had people waiting on me for a finished prototype and I had been lagging. Especially since I had a project that was beyond the feature-complete milestone and it wasn't long before it would be out, supposedly. I could make the excuses that my sleep habits or laziness makes development more difficult but I don't want to do that, as true as it is. Maybe I shouldn't be as hard on myself, though and just take my time when doing development work. It'll be done when it's done, right?