About 12 Years ago I wanted to code a game and become a game programmer. So I ask a friend of mine and we started coding a game with XNA switching to Monogame as the support dropped.

We didn't had a clue at all and somehow hacked in stuff which did something. After some time we were thinking let's code a clone of cannonhill. What should go wrong, the game is old and it can't be that hard. After around 3 months of work we got something which did start and there where something you could call gameplay. At least you could shoot on each other and something was happening.

Since our code structure was so horrible we dropped the project and never touched it. We did try to code something with Unity which failed because the engine felt "wrong" to use. We wanted the full, I write my own engine experience.

Let's skip some years. The friend of mine lost interesset in coding and game coding. I started to work as a PHP developer as a fulltime job. Somehow I did think back to the old times with the game and searched my old hdd if there was still some code left. As I found it, this was around 4 years from now ago. I uploaded the project to GitHub and set me a goal to get it into a working state.

I rewrote the whole engine based on ECS, still using Monogame. I got more or less to the same state as before but with much more performance. There where less features, some stuff which was better some which were worse.

This project is still there on GitHub I do work on it for some weeks I get frustrated and stop it for a year. Still making slow progress.

Everyone out there, please pay respect for every solo developer who is coding a game in there freetime or as a business. They put in so much love and time. Maybe the game is even open source and playable without them asking for anything.

If you really want to start coding a game, start off with an engine. Do not try to code one on your own. If you do so be prepared that you will write a ton of code which will not display anything on the screen. This can go on for months, even years. Still try to complete one game it does give a boot, even if the gameplay itself is bad. Hand over your game to family members and watch them play as early as possible, you will get valuable feedback from there reactions.

Thank you very much for reading my story. I somehow was thinking it may help me to write this down.

#GameDevelopment #Personalstory #XNA #Monogame #Dotnet #Coding #Challange #OpenSource #GitHub

Unveiling "The ADHD Dilemma: Analysis Paralysis" - my personal journey through the challenges of decision-making with ADHD. Join me in exploring the complexities of analysis paralysis and discovering the power of self-acceptance. #ADHD #AnalysisParalysis #PersonalStory https://christinas-words.ghost.io/the-adhd-dilemma-analysis-paralysis/

There are many, many times I hate being transgender. It is almost always because of the world around me.
#LGBTQ #Transgender #Life #Society #Politics #PersonalStory

https://medium.com/prismnpen/just-call-me-bubba-i-surrender-my-transgender-membership-card-fb0e28c886c1?sk=046816385bf1225974a8d59a0105f8af

So I created a blog where I can share some of my passions in life. and this is my first article: https://www.wilsonwireless.com/change_as_I_lean_into_the_face_of_uncertainty
#GenderIdentity #LGBTQ+ #2SLGBTQIA+ #GenderDysphoria #ReligiousUpbringing #SelfAcceptance #SelfDetermination #IdentityJourney #GenderNorms #BreakingFree #Taboos #SelfDiscovery #Bullying #Abuse #SocietalExpectations #Courage #Ignorance #EmbraceYourTrueSelf #Acceptance #SelfLove #ConfrontingFear #PersonalStory #DoBetter

Fishing Without Bait 378: Dealing with Addiction with Tara V
https://www.fishingwithoutbait.com/episodes/fishing-without-bait-378-dealing-with-addiction-with-tara-v

#RecoveryJourney #AddictionSurvivor #12StepCommunity #SpiritualAwakening #LongTermRecovery #OvercomingChallenges #PersonalStory

New blog post: I'm Not Out of My Tree Yet
#life #lifelessons #personalstory #medium @medium
https://medium.com/@charlotterclark/im-not-out-of-my-tree-yet-cf1b758db7f3

ICYMI: Self-Belief or Self-Doubt? The day I changed my life.
#lifelessons #selfimprovement #personalstory #blog #medium
https://medium.com/@charlotterclark/self-belief-or-self-doubt-51d5b0df9588

New Blog Post: Self-Belief or Self-Doubt? The day I changed my life.
#personalstory #lifechanging
https://medium.com/@charlotterclark/self-belief-or-self-doubt-51d5b0df9588

How not to treat people with face blindness (and lose business goodwill at the same time) - insist that the person (who you know cannot remember faces) will "figure it out, so I'll leave you to it" and walk off smirking.

For me,this is awful to experience.

And fair warning: I will get some help, figure out who you are, and never - ever - refer people to you because you are neither safe nor compassionate and we work in allied fields. Because if you do this to me and you have met me, what will you do to someone with trauma, special needs, other challenges?!

Be kind to others, and don't play spiteful games with people, it hurts everyone.

Have a good, and compassionate, day.

#GDEP #FaceBlindness #PersonalStory #EndOfLifeDoula #GriefTherapist #honesty #kindness #compassion

In 1991 I was 19, and stepping into my very first chat room. (Bitnet Relay, for those of you who were around at the time.) What happened next? Watch here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ut8fSPk4dcI

#TrueStory #PersonalStory #ShortStory #WritingCommunity #cnf #Memoir

Most of you who know me also know @sagetyrtle - but do you know how we met over thirty years ago? Thanks so much to the folks who animated this story!
#TrueStory #PersonalStory #ShortStory #WritingCommunity

https://youtu.be/ut8fSPk4dcI

Ik sta stil. De bladeren lijken te zweven. Zijn ze nu gevallen? Of misschien nog even niet? Wellicht heb ik het verkeerd en drijven ze. Ja, dat is het, ze cirkelen als ufo's in camouflagekleur tenger boven de plak humus in lagen op de volgende, dieper en dieper. Ik zink er zelf in weg, klink vredig in maar versteen dan: sta ik er nu met mijn Meindl's bovenop? Beschaamd wip ik op en kom weer bovendrijven. De blaadjes ritselen.

#personalstory #beeldspraak #workshops #eenopeen #cultuureducatie