Modern Sagas Development Log Entry 12: I’m Back!
Posted by: Ruel Knudson in Developer Blog, Modern Sagas Development LogSorry for the late entry, but it is a good thing.
My back problems have made things difficult to get any work done because I cannot sit for long periods of time. However, I now have Willie’s laptop for my use. This lets me do my work while laying flat on my back. Very helpful indeed.
This weekend was super productive. I got almost an entire completed, and also finnished the aesthetic layout for the book. The latter is what really has me jazzed. There is this moment when you are working on a project where you feel it click into place. The pieces now seem to show a complete picture. One of the things really holding back development (when I can work) is the flat aesthetics of the book. I knew it needed a style of its own, but creating the elements eluded me. This weekend though it all fell into place. The click I mentioned was more like a sonic boom. It just worked for me in so many ways. It still needs a little nudge here and there. Also, my own feelings aside, it needs to pass inspection and criticism from the rest of the team and the testers. This is the part I really need. No matter how I feel now, it has happened before (and we are all guilty of it in some way) where I could look over it some months later and realize what I was so excited about is actually a tragic monstrosity. So the opinions of others can often tell you what you may tell yourself later on down the line. Being as they are not as close to the project as myself, their insite is really needed. I am happy I have done it, and I am pleased with the result. But I will not allow myself to say this is the final design until then.
It gets submitted later this week. The crews can review it, and if all goes well I should have a copy posted on the next entry.
Its good to be back!
