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And now for the second try. You wouldn't believe how much time it took to get those gridlines just right.

First attempt at cover art for my upcoming book. Yeah, it needs work. We're talking 90 minutes of work up to this point.

Version 1.0 draws near! Tee-Wee Editor now has a second toolbar; I tweaked the widget layout to account for it. Makes the user interface kind of busy: a reason to refrain from adding much more.

Not three days later, my #CYOA #authoring #tool has most of its GUI in place, and a lot of it even works.

So, I went into a coding frenzy these two days and came up with the prototype of a lightweight #editor for #Twine story data that looks and works more like a conventional desktop app.

It's alive! I got the #Tkinter port of Glittering Light 2 to actually run, and look decently.

TFW you're bracing for the strongest enemy in the game, but you can't even get past the weakest one.

In other news, the game is done barring bugs and such, and I'll release a (silent) version ASAP. Stay tuned.

Once I got the AI working, the rest is easier. Now you can even lose the game! Next, to solve the sudden difficulty spike following level 3.

It took several small additions, but my #roguelike-in-progress now has a working minimap!

It took some work, but Glittering Light 2 now has a lo-fi #graphics mode. It muddies the #display, but works much better on slow computers.

And... my game now has a working menu screen! A useful diversion: it's a change of pace *and* makes the whole thing feel more real.

Took a break from #game development to make #cover #art for my work in progress.

A week later, my new game has a name. Got level generation to work, barring tweaks. And #ASCII #roguelikes look stunning in 3D.

My #gamedev progress for the day:

Things I love about #gamedev: discovering how best to use my own tools and engines that I invented.

By now it's probably safe to announce my new project: Kitty and the Sea, a #CYOA walking simulator using the new #Chapbook format.

Gru tries his hand at programming language design:

Who needs yet another expression calculator? Likely no-one. It was still fun to make, and taught me new things. Besides, gotta love those colorful buttons.

In happier news, my text-based port of Space Cruiser Orion is at last making visible progress. A good feeling.

It occurs to me I haven't shared a screenshot in way too long. So here's what an afternoon of tinkering just earned me: