August 29 Update
Added 2021-08-29 16:56:18 +0000 UTCThis was a significant week! I've gone from chipping away at pieces of a looming update to feeling like I'm moving on a linear path toward a clear endpoint. Though I feel good about the work I've finished, I worry about the overall process so far.
Specifically, I haven't yet built up momentum and reached a state of flow in my work. Now, I can still finish via discipline, as I did with the previous update, but this has a cost. In the past, if I cleared away distractions and focused on something, I usually reached a highly rejuvenating state of work. I can think of reasons why my progress so far hasn't been as smooth as I'd hoped, but I can't be sure, and the simple fact is that it's still slow by my standards. I like this less than anyone else, believe me.
Not sure how to conclude. I don't want to switch gears but I don't like the idea of beating through another update with my skull. I intend to keep focusing for now and see how much I can get done, but since the week after that would have distractions again, I might have to shift gears.
Weeks when my primary work isn't going well often mean more time spent on past reports. Thanks to Innocuous, WaxerRed, and thisgamething for reporting issues and Decanter, Lamsey, and DukeLeto7 for helping reduce the amount of my time these ate up. Though not hugely noticeable, this sort of work is essential for making the game feel more polished.
Comments
I'm sorry you are down and out, even though you are doing a really impressive job and you are, in my opinion, absolutely spectacular! I don't know if things have changed much in the past week, but I hope you are doing better.
Donastray
2021-09-05 03:27:26 +0000 UTCJust wanted to say thanks for all the work you put into your games, I'm glad that I'm able to help in some way because I don't have the same technical knowledge as some of the others. Definitely the community of people here is cool, and I also appreciate all the people who are contributing their expertise to these projects. I'm looking forward to the next update whenever and whatever it may be. Thank you.
Innocuous
2021-08-31 02:32:01 +0000 UTCKnown but never mentioned publicly. This is more an oddity than a bug, effectively just an irrational way to affect the difficulty of that check because I didn't notice it was required at first.
Sierra Lee
2021-08-30 12:16:34 +0000 UTCI just noticed something I hadn't previously in the Warden of the South logic while reviewing the wiki page. (Fulminato took point on that update.) In the Tak'Kan Hall of Order you talk to Grubbak about acquiring legitimacy, there's a check on self switch A that dings you -1 Legitimacy if it is on. Self switch A is flipped to on by the mandatory vote tabulation scene in the Erosian Prelude, and is therefore always on unless someone does something truly bizarre with a save editor. This looks buggish. It appears Fulminato documented it but didn't ask you about it. (For reference, event 019,014, code page 4, last conditional branch before Grubbak gives a verbal evaluation of their contribution.)
DukeLeto7
2021-08-30 05:04:38 +0000 UTCTotally understand not being happy with pace by your own standards but I gotta say it's really impressive the work you accomplish and I'm more than happy to support the work you do
2021-08-30 01:54:58 +0000 UTCI just want to reiterate that I'm always impressed with your work ethic, and wish I were more capable of emulating it.
DukeLeto7
2021-08-29 21:01:37 +0000 UTCI suspect that taking a week for something else might have been wise a month ago, but that time has passed and I'm afraid it would only distract me.
Sierra Lee
2021-08-29 20:51:12 +0000 UTCHonestly, shoutout to those guys you mentioned. Their volunteer work often doesn't get enough appreciation
DankPotatoes
2021-08-29 20:00:46 +0000 UTCIs this rushing? She usually takes a month or two for the next update. Her last update came out in July. Didn't expect an update in August. And if this won't be ready by late September she should be ready with early October.
JJS
2021-08-29 19:59:57 +0000 UTCForgive me if you already answered to this before, but why such a hurry ? It's not as if we cannot wait a month or two before the next update. I do not remember, since I started backing you up, seeing you taking hollydays. At least not for more than a week. In france, two week of consecutive hollydays a year are mandatory. And it help a lot to be more efficient once we come back. I'm sure that most of your baker will agree that you deserve hollydays, given the impressive work you already have done. I think we can wait.
Mycroft
2021-08-29 19:42:30 +0000 UTCThere's another option for you, taking a week off. But do what you must. I wonder what you woud do if you change gears. Changing maps in OEA wouldn't be very exciting for me. Good luck!
BleBle
2021-08-29 18:47:24 +0000 UTCI've spoken to you about this in the past, JJS. Asking questions of clarification is fine, but frequently your comments are saying you don't understand and asking many poorly formed questions. For example: >And you said you could finish the update if you beat your head like last time? If you can do it that way, why is it you can't find the momentum instead? I explicitly said that I could think of potential reasons, but that I'm not sure. This question is the equivalent of saying, "If you're unhappy why not just be happy instead?" It only serves to frustrate me and waste my time.
Sierra Lee
2021-08-29 18:09:55 +0000 UTCNot liking the idea of completing your goal ala bashing your skull through it? Well best maid Patty probably would disagree, but hey whatever works for you!
WaxerRed
2021-08-29 17:44:04 +0000 UTCI would say do what's best for you, while I would love to see an update soon, that may not be the most productive use of your time. If focusing elsewhere, and then coming back around makes for a happier and more productive SL, then I'm all for what works.
Darthjake
2021-08-29 17:38:30 +0000 UTC"The week after that would have distractions" What distractions? And great respect for the work you do. But now you're saying that you're doing great yet bad at the same time? And you said you could finish the update if you beat your head like last time? If you can do it that way, why is it you can't find the momentum instead? These are not complaints I promise. I simply don't understand what you are saying exactly. So I don't need anyone to attack me with insults saying I'm impatient.
JJS
2021-08-29 17:02:10 +0000 UTC