I haven’t posted for a little while because I haven’t gotten a lot of work done in awhile. I have a couple things going on but I’m still very committed to getting this game into DBP 2k11 and also onto the market. Here are a few interesting events that have happened.

First of all, I’m famous for having very poor moderation. I frequently go to bed at 1-2am and get up at 7. I work out (weight lifting) at a local gym during lunch. I hate water and sometimes forget to eat when I’m deep in code. I generally work late on Monday and Tuesday night. Thursday I often write some code and then have a buddy or two over and we play video games and just hang out. These events are alcohol-free but usually go from about 8pm until 1-2am. Friday and Saturday may or may not be coding days depending on how exhausted I am from the week and if we’re doing stuff as a family. Which we frequently do. I don’t drink, smoke or do any drugs (unless you count Monster energy drinks and coffee).

The weekend before last, I literally passed out. I was so exhausted I just got dizzy and collapsed, freaking everyone out. So… I pretty much took last week off. I went to bed early. Played some games, got some exercise and didn’t touch Whirlygig at all. The break was good for me.

So, long story short. I really need to learn to moderate. Taking on this freelance job is going to make Whirlygig take a bit of a back seat but I’m determined to stay on schedule. We’ll see how that works out.

Anyway, I implemented a lot of the redesigned GUI. The game menus now resemble old school newspaper articles that are propaganda heavy. The game itself will take place within the “photo” of a news article – if everything comes together like I see it in my head. Here’s the vid of progress so far: