Col. Pete Shumate

I have been alerted to the existence of candied salmon. That looks super good.

I almost called the combat prototype Beatdown in the Country Holler but remembered gamers love acronyms.

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Well, this certainly feels momentous and a bit terrifying. May 4th, here we come.

"But Zelda didn't wield the silver arrows in the ori. . ."

Shhh. Just let it be. It's awesome and you need to accept that. If my rigid self can get over it, you can get over it.

Well, now that I have a world, two enemy types, and a working combat system, I think I need a start screen. So, let's start that tomorrow.

Right before taking a short nap, I wrote the words "flesh mech" on a notepad. Amazingly enough, I remember WHY I wrote that.

It took me forever to pull the trigger on making a podcast because of my voice. I totally understand.

As for video dev diaries, that's why I have a website. I prefer writing over showing myself. :D

Niiiiiice!

And now I have ranged enemies. That seems pretty big!

He's gonna have to have a reason to get smaller (which I already have!) and live in the bib pocket of Zel's overalls. Kind of like a jackass sugar glider.

Getting Stuff Done | Podcast Episode on RSS.com It's a short episode but it's the result of a lot of work! I've fixed the reelshot elevation issue and both Zel and enemies now have elevation! Who knows what I'll be able to accomplish by tomorrow?…

It's a short episode, but it's a big update! Reelshot issues, elevation woes, both fixed: listen and find out how!

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You know what…okay, hear me out. That dude (which is actually a largish character thanks to what you’d said about the archetype earlier), and he’s a brownie.

When I lifted, that was my favorite day. But my upper body is so weak, so useless.

Monday Map Out - 2/16/2026 Another “storm of the century” forced me inside the last time I could fully devote a week to game development. This time, the weather is slated to be much more reasonable, but the goal remains the…

Note: The reelshot elevation issue is fixed!

I have a lengthy to-do list for this week. If i get it done, we'll have a fully-working reelshot and a new enemy type. Can I do it? Maybe you should read and subscribe to find out!

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“Watch out for that guy! He’s a jerk!”

“He just beat a bear to death with a Skoal can. I’d assumed so.”

I mean, do I even need a Navi? Do I even want a Navi?

I’d be more tempted to make such a character a mechanically-useless smartass that assisted with story beats more than gameplay.

A childhood friend: so, what’s gonna be the Navi for your game.

HUH.

All right, the reelshot elevation issue has been fixed. Also, enemies will now chase Zel across elevation, but will not attack across elevation. Woo!

There is no law in heaven or earth that stops you from making General Tso's chicken with dinosaur-shaped chicken nuggets.

Note to Future Me:

You can attach a script to a node in Godot, then assign an export variable that you can customize for each instance of that node.

You absolute doofus.

Honestly, what will it accomplish? A few people being mad? Then what? Maybe we can make less time for being performatively angry and more time for actually active.

Braille and I have been up since 4:00, working. Well, I've been working. She's been curled up on my neck and purring.

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I slept thirteen hours last night, which is a pretty good sign I’ve been exhausted for a while.

In my current state of distraction, anything I could do would just take away from it. However, yeah, this is what I was going for with Zel. Let's roll with this design.

Okay, that’s actually…really good?

Angie pointed out that SAM was dodging and taking cover BEFORE she was hit with a weapon that actually damaged her. Did she know she could be hurt?

Also: I love when Starfleet messes up. And man, do they ever.

#starfleetacademy

Also, I learned about the Nûñnë'hï, so that's neat.

Sunday Show Out - 2/15/2026 Do you want to talk about what I was able to accomplish this week? Do you want to that? Do you really want to do that? Fine. Let’s do that. I managed to hydrate and rest, so that’s cool. And I felt…

I didn't get *nothing* done, just not as much as I'd hoped. I have a whole week off to fix that, though. And hey, I learned about new myths and you totally can, too. Just click!

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