This episode is all about Starfield, the game coming soon from Bethesda. Not only do I love making games, but I'm a huge gamer. Starfield feels precisely like the type of game I enjoy playing. I dive into some of the details we know and my thoughts.

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Hard to believe that I'm more on the introverted side than anything else. Growing up, I was always quiet and shy, which can be a problem when you work in a field that requires interaction and team dynamics. Here are some tips in this episode to help you deal with and grow while accepting nothing is wrong with being introverted.

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I am catching up on my crazy developer life, including conferences, game development, app releases, and more.

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In this episode, I explain the Game Save Blueprint and how I use it for persistent data storage between gameplays.

I am learning Unreal Engine. I know nothing. These are my journals :)
In this episode, I talk about learning how to create a UI for an idle-style game. What a Blueprint is for a Widget and the game instance and how they work together.

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It took longer than I thought to release the new episode because I had been swamped. I have a new app, and the Project H8ck idle game is out for folks (that means you) to beta test and give me feedback on—that and more in this episode.

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An update on my progress as I work to complete and release the playable demo version of my idle game built with Unity for multiple platforms.

I had some not-so-fun times this week trying to understand why iOS and iPadOS are acting so strange in my game compared to all other platforms (including Mac).

Also, I finally got a splash page up for the game over at projecthack.net

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Every tool is the right tool for someone. Maybe not you, but let's change how we present our choices and opinions in the developer community, so we do not put off those new to the community.

Infighting on tools and hard-nosed opinions is not the way to go. Some thoughts on this episode.

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In this episode, I explain why just getting the latest version of a tool, framework, or library is not always a good plan. This always risks introducing problems you now have to deal with, which is not something you want when preparing to ship.

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I want to talk about the last 10% of a project timeline. When you're developing things, building things, whatever they may be, the last 10% is always the most challenging part. You want to get it released, and you start to rush without noticing. That is the time to slow down and check every dark corner of the project.

Some advice and tips in this episode on avoiding mistakes that can greatly impact a release or push to production.

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