I have not been well these past two weeks, relentless muscle cramping in my legs and thighs at night have messed up my sleep schedule. They don't feel like growing pains, too strong for that and even with a heating pad, the cramping did not cease. Apparently I might be deficient in some vitamins, so I have started taking ones my pharmacist recommended. I'll be taking muscle relaxants whenever the cramping begins until I find a more permanent solution, so this should no longer affect my productivity. I usually don't like to make descriptive comments about the condition of my health as this is not my personal blog, but I feel it is worth noting due to it directly affecting the project. Anyway, unless otherwise noted, assume any future delays are either due to my irritable bowel syndrome or if for whatever reason the muscle relaxants no longer work.
Other than that, I have actually got some work done this past two weeks, mostly voice acting tests and animated texture work. I am not the type to post animated images in articles as I find them distracting when reading text, but I feel it is necessary to display when showcasing an animated texture. As for the voice work, it was mostly just a narration idea I had to play at the beginning of the modification, but I decided to ultimately scrap them as they did not artistically fit with the rest of the content. I did get something out of doing the voice work though, I learned I can actually manipulate my voice rather decently. Although I do not have the best of microphones (I use an "old" tablet to record my voice), I have been able to edit out any background noises and digital artifacts. I'll most certainly share some voice samples once I have some that I can actually implement in-game. I am pleased with the result of my previous recordings, but the writing did not achieve its intended effect.
Productivity Log
This week's log (in hours)
Monday: 2
- Voice acting (2)
- Sound (1)
- Texturing (2)
In summary...
- GreenPepper has had bad muscle cramps this past two weeks, which has affected his productivity, but he did get some texture work and voice acting done.
Upcoming releases
- Week 133 Newsletter (October 23, 2016)
Until next week,
- GreenPepper (lead developer)
Quote of the week:
"We eat when we're not hungry, drink when we're not thirsty. We buy what we don't need and throw away everything that's useful. Why sell a man what he wants? Sell him what he doesn't need. Pretend he's got eight legs and two stomachs and money to burn. It's wrong. Wrong, wrong, wrong." - The Mosquito Coast (1986)
- GreenPepper (lead developer)
Quote of the week:
"We eat when we're not hungry, drink when we're not thirsty. We buy what we don't need and throw away everything that's useful. Why sell a man what he wants? Sell him what he doesn't need. Pretend he's got eight legs and two stomachs and money to burn. It's wrong. Wrong, wrong, wrong." - The Mosquito Coast (1986)
