Get that thing off your chest... Now...

[Kingv]

I don't know if anyone has been following the news lately but the US has been going through a few winter storms lately. I live in Atlanta and it's a mess right now. It snowed maybe an inch or two on Tuesday and now the city's been shut down since then. Because of ice on the roads cars have been stuck on the highway and many people have no way to restock their supplies. Because schools weren't dismissed before the storm hit some students have had to spend the night at school or even got trapped on school buses stuck on the road and had to sleep their until rescued by the national guard. My state's government is a joke. They knew about the potential danger of the storm a week before it hit and did no preparations at all. And now that the mayor and governor are getting blasted by nation wide media coverage they are just looking for others to blame.

I'll be glad when the ice finally melts and things get back to normal.

[aphosphene]

I don't know if anyone has been following the news lately but the US has been going through a few winter storms lately. I live in Atlanta and it's a mess right now. It snowed maybe an inch or two on Tuesday and now the city's been shut down since then. Because of ice on the roads cars have been stuck on the highway and many people have no way to restock their supplies. Because schools weren't dismissed before the storm hit some students have had to spend the night at school or even got trapped on school buses stuck on the road and had to sleep their until rescued by the national guard. My state's government is a joke. They knew about the potential danger of the storm a week before it hit and did no preparations at all. And now that the mayor and governor are getting blasted by nation wide media coverage they are just looking for others to blame.

I'll be glad when the ice finally melts and things get back to normal.

It sounds as if Queen Elsa (in a horrifyingly bad mood) has been raging there.
I do hope the storms at your place stop soon. And that your state learns from this.
Hug a pillow in the meantime and grab some hot coco.

[Kingv]

I don't know if anyone has been following the news lately but the US has been going through a few winter storms lately. I live in Atlanta and it's a mess right now. It snowed maybe an inch or two on Tuesday and now the city's been shut down since then. Because of ice on the roads cars have been stuck on the highway and many people have no way to restock their supplies. Because schools weren't dismissed before the storm hit some students have had to spend the night at school or even got trapped on school buses stuck on the road and had to sleep their until rescued by the national guard. My state's government is a joke. They knew about the potential danger of the storm a week before it hit and did no preparations at all. And now that the mayor and governor are getting blasted by nation wide media coverage they are just looking for others to blame.

I'll be glad when the ice finally melts and things get back to normal.

It sounds as if Queen Elsa (in a horrifyingly bad mood) has been raging there.
I do hope the storms at your place stop soon. And that your state learns from this.
Hug a pillow in the meantime and grab some hot coco.

Thanks aphosphene! Looks like it's passed for the most part the warmer weather things have started to get better. Unfortunately I live in a very shaded area on a hill so it's still too dangerous to drive since no one has been by to salt the roads and there's still ice on it. So we're going to walk to the nearest store a few miles away to restock supplies. Hot chocolate is a definite yes on my grocery list for the weekend. I need to unwind from the drama.

[Fungii]

Been feeling really...lumpy lately. It's hard to describe. I'm in my last term of Uni so I'm just slowly careening towards The Real World and while I'm not, like, intensely worried, I'm still a little scared.
I mean all things considered my chances are looking pretty good art-career wise but euagh, eaugh, euagh moving out and securing the job etc.
My friends say I undersell myself a lot but I'm like whatever I'm a student Imma sell myself short to get myself out there while I can afford to do that.

But yeah, work hasn't fully booted up yet but it's fast approaching get down to business time and me and everyone my class are feeling very unmotivated haha. Here's hoping we get back into the swing of things soon!

[Stripe]

i've been working on a VN for... over four years now, at least? a stupidly long time. and i'm getting to the point where i'm just so frustrated at myself. i can't seem to do anything, the only things i can write are disjointed scenes that don't connect, i have no idea where the plot's even going, i've developed these characters so much but i've got nothing to actually put them /into/, and it's just... really bringing me down that i feel like i have nothing to show even though i've been working on it for so long haha. i don't know why i keep trying to kid myself that i can write because i obviously can't
uuuUUUGHHHHH
slams head against brick wall

[aphosphene]

i've been working on a VN for... over four years now, at least? a stupidly long time. and i'm getting to the point where i'm just so frustrated at myself. i can't seem to do anything, the only things i can write are disjointed scenes that don't connect, i have no idea where the plot's even going, i've developed these characters so much but i've got nothing to actually put them /into/, and it's just... really bringing me down that i feel like i have nothing to show even though i've been working on it for so long haha. i don't know why i keep trying to kid myself that i can write because i obviously can't
uuuUUUGHHHHH
slams head against brick wall

You are my soul sister. I totally connect with you.
Between the Raindrops has been on my to-do list since high school.

*joins in slamming head against brick wall*

[aphosphene]

Well technically this happened two weeks ago, but it still frustrates me until now.
My laptop and external hard drive got reformatted because of some file my classmate copied into it.
He had no idea it was infected though. BUT ALL MY PROJECT FILES GOT ERASED.

ALL OF IT.

BYE BYE TWO YEARS OF WORK.

OH LOOK THERE GOES MY SOUL.

[Head_Phones]

Well technically this happened two weeks ago, but it still frustrates me until now.
My laptop and external hard drive got reformatted because of some file my classmate copied into it.
He had no idea it was infected though. BUT ALL MY PROJECT FILES GOT ERASED.

ALL OF IT.

BYE BYE TWO YEARS OF WORK.

OH LOOK THERE GOES MY SOUL.

Oh god, I'd die if that was me. If everything I'd written was erased. I'd cry wet hot sexy tears, I swear.

Really hope you'll either recover it or find the willpower to redo it (and maybe even brush up on things you'd forgotten about) <3

[Hijiri]

i've been working on a VN for... over four years now, at least? a stupidly long time. and i'm getting to the point where i'm just so frustrated at myself. i can't seem to do anything, the only things i can write are disjointed scenes that don't connect, i have no idea where the plot's even going, i've developed these characters so much but i've got nothing to actually put them /into/, and it's just... really bringing me down that i feel like i have nothing to show even though i've been working on it for so long haha. i don't know why i keep trying to kid myself that i can write because i obviously can't
uuuUUUGHHHHH
slams head against brick wall

Welcome to the club, it tends to happen. You just gotta keep pressing on till you finish. Add scenes, remove them, just find a way to bring it all together.
All of us who've invested so much time into our projects owe it to ourselves to finish. After all, if we don't, why did we even bother spending so much time and effort? Make it mean something.

[rakada]

Well technically this happened two weeks ago, but it still frustrates me until now.
My laptop and external hard drive got reformatted because of some file my classmate copied into it.
He had no idea it was infected though. BUT ALL MY PROJECT FILES GOT ERASED.

ALL OF IT.

BYE BYE TWO YEARS OF WORK.

OH LOOK THERE GOES MY SOUL.

that why when i work on stuff i save it on 3 different places computer, external, and on my SD on my phone +if it text only you could just inbox yourself on hotmail (little paranoid something going to go wrong like my computer blows up into an amazing ball of fire)

but yea that really sucks i personally don't think i could do it again i most likely take a break then start something new

[DaFool]

So apparently I need to upgrade from a laptop with Intel graphics to a workstation with 8GB ram and Nvidia card just to run the new Unity 4.3 with the new 2D sprite functionality.

Yes, just to make mobile 2D games that can be sold for at most $2. Hilarious.

On the other hand, gaining Unity experience can only be good for my resume. I have to familiarize myself with the software anyway to provide IT support for the incoming new programming team in my company.

[mugenjohncel]

8GB ram

I recommend you make that at least 16... trust me, it's for your own sanity.

I have to familiarize myself with the software anyway to provide IT support for the incoming new programming team in my company.

To save you the headache I went through. Make every folder (including the project folders) related to Unity exempted from the antivirus. Avast ate some of my files not once but three times. Normally happens after Avast updated to something wonky and screw up the virus definitions.

"POOF" (Disappears)

[DaFool]

8GB ram

I recommend you make that at least 16... trust me, it's for your own sanity.

... to make a smartphone game? Seriously?

There's no server in the office with more than 8GB RAM and several still have 2GB. They're even virtual hosts.

It used to be that you could pool together scripts and open source packages to make your phone game, but apparently the rate that Apple and Google lock down on non-compliant code means that you'd rather just get middleware that keeps pace with the updates in the OS rather than rolling your own extensions every time.

[SundownKid]

i've been working on a VN for... over four years now, at least? a stupidly long time. and i'm getting to the point where i'm just so frustrated at myself. i can't seem to do anything, the only things i can write are disjointed scenes that don't connect, i have no idea where the plot's even going, i've developed these characters so much but i've got nothing to actually put them /into/, and it's just... really bringing me down that i feel like i have nothing to show even though i've been working on it for so long haha. i don't know why i keep trying to kid myself that i can write because i obviously can't
uuuUUUGHHHHH
slams head against brick wall

Just like art, getting better at writing is mainly based on practice, feedback, and reading a lot of books for experience. Based on what you said, I think you shouldn't be afraid to make new characters to fit the story rather than try to use one cast of characters for a story they may not belong in. Starting from scratch can be helpful sometimes.

As far as plot goes, you can read tutorials on how to outline a plot, in order to lay it out beforehand so you won't be frustrated before you try to write it.

Well technically this happened two weeks ago, but it still frustrates me until now.
My laptop and external hard drive got reformatted because of some file my classmate copied into it.
He had no idea it was infected though. BUT ALL MY PROJECT FILES GOT ERASED.

ALL OF IT.

BYE BYE TWO YEARS OF WORK.

OH LOOK THERE GOES MY SOUL.

There are some cloud backup services as well, for example, Google Drive, Dropbox and Skydrive, where you can back up your files to. If you don't have an external hard drive or high capacity USB drive.

[Rozume]

...Why did I decide to go commercial? Especially when I hadn't release any games before?

I can't really back out now; I already invested a lot of money and got a lot of people involved. I'll just going to have to work towards making a quality product, and market market market.

*smashes head on keyboard*