Each quarter I come on here and post updates about the progression of the development of Epimetheus. It is a way to both display progress and ensure those who are following that I have not wavered in my dedication to this childhood dream. It also serves as a platform to share common pitfalls and opportunities in the realm of indie game development, for the casual developer. However, there have been times where I fell into patterns of sharing personal struggles and challenges. Over-sharing is a symptom of ADHD. One that needs to be discontinued if I am to portray a professional, polished game to the masses. While I do want people to enjoy the game, I also want my followers to understand the trials that one is faced with when pursuing a task as monumental as this one. That being said there really is not much to discuss this quarter. All of the progress has been personal. I had briefly probed ChatGPT about its development in learning as a result of our interaction. It stated that AI prog...

 2024 was a challenging year. But when pressure is applied diamonds are formed. Looking back on all that took place last year I am a bit apprehensive moving into this year. But there are blessings even in the most trying of circumstances. It is prudent to remember those gifts. Truth be told I am a far better giver than receiver. A fact that clearly needs some work. Cyclops Ok, so on to the accomplishments last year. We added three more sections to the storyline ( chapter 2 ). I have never claimed to be a superior author, and it came to my attention that I have not detailed the characters in the story thus far. So, to correct this oversight, I introduced a side character Ruthwah. He is a character who is far more detail orientated, who should make up for my shortcoming on visual descriptions of the protagonists in an organic way. Who knows what will become of the beloved Roun, trusted diplomat of Canthium? At the beginning of last year AI had been looked at for the creation of art a...

What a quarter we have had! Scandalous employers, trumped up criminal charges to cover immoral antics, a devastating flood in North Carolina ignored by the media, flooding in Florida, Fires in Wyoming also being ignored by the media and all this with a monumental presidential election on the horizon. Yes my fine fellows and felonious friends things are getting spicy. What does this all  mean for Team Epimetheus? We adjust our sails for the wind is out of our control. I am afraid the hero of this blog is living in a tent in the woods. It seems that dignity and respect are running pretty low these days, even from those that you would think a person could count on the most. But one must fall into the dredges so that God can be glorified by the changing of those circumstances. For three months I have tried to locate a new trucking job to no avail. Mere days after the evil actions of one "Everyone On-time Safely Trucking" company and its degenerate inequities the jeep broke. $7,00...

 As many of you know, I have switched careers in an attempt to raise my income to one that is more sustainable. I left my position as the Lead Press Operator of 4 years, packed my things into storage, worked as a lumper and earned my class A commercial drivers license. If I am honest, this course was set  by God and not at all what I would have chosen for myself. In the last eight years I have lost everything, save my dignity.  While one can always control their behavior and actions, they cannot control what other people say or believe about them. Alas, we live in an era that has been accurately named the "Age of Misinformation" where people take one of the most powerful connections to knowledge ever built, and flood it with pointless videos, pranks and scams. Our golden era has been perverted. Looking back on the last three years, I would never have suspected that I would be in this position today. With a year invested into a trucking company only to have to suffer throu...

Well, life is chaotic is it not? All the best laid plans in the world are bound to run into challenges. When I was younger I would come up with contingency plans to fall back upon when the initial plan went fubar. As time went by I came to quickly realize that this wasn't always that effective. So what does one do? Looser plans with a knack for adapting to the circumstances at hand. This approach has proven far more efficient than anything else that had been tried previously. To anyone outside of the circumstances, or: "outside of the know ", it might look like chaos. At the very least it might seem to be haphazard. There has been absolutely no progress in developing the culture for the Goblin race. Having researched the goblins of the LOTR world and doing some historical lore research as well has left us unsure. Nothing that we have found really falls inline with our desired outcome. Therefore these green-skinned hunters will remain undeveloped for the moment. Progress o...

  The New Year is here!!! For so many wonderful people that means rocking in the year with their hearts set on fresh starts and some lofty goals. But you won't hear us here at Team Epimetheus diminishing the aspirations of others. "Aim for the heavens and settle for nothing less than the stars!" we say. Goal setting is the foundation to success. Now that the year has begun we would be remiss not to discuss our goals for the next four quarters. But before we look forward let us take a look at what was done last year. Reflecting on our accomplishments and lessons is a good start to planning out the new year. By recapping 2023 we can see what goals were not completed, why and what can be done differently. At the end of 2022 we had many great goals set for the project. While some of them were set aside many of them were conquered like an early morning mountain hike. If they were set aside it is best to talk about why that was and what we can do this year to accomplish those g...