DEV Community: Jacko

Happy one year anniversary of my Dev profile

Jacko — Mon, 14 Jun 2021 12:22:12 +0000

So...

I’ve been gone for a little bit and only just realized I got my one year anniversary badge a couple of days ago. Can’t believe I’ve been here for a year.

What’s happening with Corruption

It’s a dead game now. I’ve decided to work on something I’m more passionate for, that being racing games and car simulators. But I do appreciate what little viewerships/support I did have on the game. This newer game I’m working on will be sort of a car crash tycoon. It will release for PC and possibly Android, Mac and Linux.

What I've been working on—why I haven't been as active, and what I plan on doing

Jacko — Mon, 08 Mar 2021 18:01:25 +0000

I haven't been posting monthly

This is true, but I've still been active. In fact, you'll find some comments of mine from a couple days ago. But I haven't posted any progress of mine for a while now. The reason why is I've just been bombarded with school, friends and karate, all the while I am working on the game. So, I have less hours to code due to the school constantly pumping work at around the end of the year, and I just haven't seen dev.to as big of a priority recently. I'll still use dev.to, but since I'm focused on making the game, I can't upload devlogs all the time (except on my YouTube).

Will you return to a monthly post schedule?

No.
I believe that since it's my first game intended for a public audience, I will always try to make it my best. I will not have a release date planned, but when I finish, I will give it a couple weeks of hyping up. So having a monthly post schedule, along with school, friends, etc: It won't work well.

Once you're on summer break, will the process increase?

Definitely. I really look forward to summer, since I feel like that's when my work is most productive.

What kind of progress is happening right now?

I am currently revamping my first boss, the YOUAREANIDIOT boss (if you're confused, the bosses are based off of viruses). I'm giving it a bit more punch to it, since it felt too simple. A v0.3 version of the boss is on my YouTube channel.

I'm also creating an ILOVEYOU boss. I don't know how to go about it yet, though. For more details, go to my GitHub.

I regret wording this as a Q&A, now it sounds snarky.

GitHub has dark mode now—will you switch?

Jacko — Wed, 09 Dec 2020 21:07:17 +0000

GitHub finally has dark mode implemented

Now that GitHub has dark mode in their web browser, it brings up a question to me: Which one will you use? For me, it’s dark mode, due to my aesthetic choices. But, it’s not as soft and well-known as Discord’s, which it doesn’t have to be–but right now, it looks bright and harsh on the eyes. But it still comes with benefits, such as lower eye strain. Also, we were bound to get a dark mode on the website, since the GitHub app has dark mode. On the other hand, the light theme has had plenty of time to grow in our hearts, and is iconic of GitHub.

Tell me which one you’ll use and why!

Five tips on how to focus more while developing games

Jacko — Sat, 24 Oct 2020 17:16:10 +0000

Or anything else, for that matter.

I've always been an easily distracted person. So, if you are too, then this is for you. Now, this is a collection of what helped me, so results may vary, but generally, I think it could be used anywhere where focus is a must-have. Anyways, let's get on with the list.

Don't have Discord/social media on your taskbar 💬

This one was bound to be on this list. You see a shiny red circle awaiting you and then you're talking with somebody for 5 hours, doing nothing contributing to the game. It's one I've struggled with. Just know to put your phone on Do Not Disturb, Airplane Mode--whatever works! Just don't fall victim to the red circle.

Temperature is everything 🌡️

I know, it's a weird thing to say, but I've noticed I'm less focused when I'm too cold or too hot. I don't know why, but yeah. That's something, I guess. To avoid it, wear a hoodie or just change the temperature.

Don't be depressed over your failures 😭

Everybody makes mistakes. Realize it's okay to make mistakes. John Cena wasn't always a top-tier wrestler. He had to work to it--the goal. He made mistakes along the way, he slipped and fell over the rocks to victory a few times, and he had some bad matches. But look at him now!--Oh, yeah. I forgot I couldn't see him.

If you're learning, please don't get too antsy 🐜

Can I not express this enough? Just don't do it. It makes you feel bad and it tarnishes your potential of what you could've learned. It's also going to take longer than the normal way, so there's literally zero gain. Just saying, I've been through that too. Multiple times.

Don't do it on weekends (Unless your schedule requires it) 📅

Because it's the weekend. Burning yourself out is not okay. And, I also like to play video games and other activities, so please. Just allow time for yourself outside of a monitor, and go outside or something. It's the healthiest option out of all of these. Plus, you'll have a fresh mindset going into...dare I say--

Monday... gag

A closing statement, I guess.

I'm not very good at writing a consistent article. But hey, I gave it my best. So what do you think? Am I wrong? Is there something I can add/improve on? If so, please tell me in the comments. Thanks, and have a wonderful day! ^^

*Results may vary.

My birthday is today! 🎉🎂

Jacko — Fri, 11 Sep 2020 12:35:39 +0000

This is an off topic post, but today is my birthday! I hope you all stay safe! I plan on posting more development challenges, but I’ll see what I can do while school’s still rolling on. Gimme ideas here or anywhere you can find me for a dev.to post and I’ll try to fit it in. If I can’t, I’m sorry.

Bye for now! 👋