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#MonthlyRecap 2025-06

- Cooked out, swam, went to a wedding
- Applied to more jobs

For #gamedev, I mostly got some art for #StarSpark squared away
- Rissio's sprite is in
- Enemy sprites updated
- Volcanic and Forest arenas updated
- Got some great feedback from watching videos of people playing

Rissio on the select screen twirling their drumsticks

Old forest arena on top, newer forest arena on the bottom. The main difference is that the trees look nicer.

It feels like this #June has lasted forever and a microsecond at the same time - it's been challenging, and fun, and sad, and healing and tasty!

And now, on to July!

#MonthlyRecap #Recap #June25 #Wisesnail

#MonthlyRecap 2025-05

May was a busy month, but nothing too exciting.

- Went to some cookouts
- Watched The Pitt
- Finished Days Gone

For #StarSpark:
- Finished making equipable skills
- Serj's sprite is in
- Updated powered up effects
- Renamed planets/maps
- Started on a generic map enemy

#MonthlyRecap 2025-04

- started playing Days Gone
- finished watching You
- more job hunting

For #StarSpark:

- I made a Steam page with placeholder art (not public, waiting on more key art)
- Polished/juiced up some features
- Zaelar's sprite is in
- Started working on the remaining skills

#gamedev #godotengine

A screenshot of Leo using the Decoy skill

A screenshot of Leo firing an energy beam at Viola

#MonthlyRecap 2025-03

- My birthday was this month!
- I had cinnamon rolls instead of a cake and one of my friends grilled some steaks.
- We also went to Texas to see our new niece.

For #StarSpark:

- After a big map event code refactor, all 32 events are in game
- Coda's sprite is in now too

A screenshot from character select screen of Star Spark showing the character Coda with her arm's crossed.

15 delicious looking cinnamon rolls sitting in a glass pan.

Here's to March. Another moment in time that passed as quickly as it came, bringing more chaos than relief. What is it about this year that makes it feel like the chaos will never end? I am sure we all have different answers.
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#monthlyrecap #newyorkcityliving #boston #citygirl #thoughtsoftheday #endofmonth #citylife #nyc #nyclife #newyorkcity #lifelately

#MonthlyRecap 2025-02

This was a slower month, but good overall :)

- Watched the superbowl with some friends.
- We have a new niece!
- I might have a new job lined up.

For #StarSpark:

- I came up with more map events for 32 total.
- Grav and Xeke's sprites are now in game.
- I started talking to an artist for key art.

#MonthlyRecap 2025-01

- Completed an Unreal tutorial series.
- Found a copy of Super Gokuden at a book store.
- Started exercising again (I'd taken a break to let my rib muscles heal).
- The demo for #StarSpark got played 124 times on itch and I've been iterating on it based on the feedback so far.

Super Famicon/SNES game cartridge for Dragon Ball Z: Super Gokuden: Totsugeki-Hen (Dragon Ball Z: Super Goku's Story: Assault Arc) sitting on a desk.

December was decorated with delights! 🗓️✨

A staggering nine World Cup™ titles were up for grabs throughout December with stars from Dressage, Jumping and Driving all fighting for a trophy! 🏆

But that wasn’t all, inspiring interviews filled our screens with stories from the very best in all disciplines! 🙌🎤

Catch up on all the best moments 👉 https://www.fei.org/stories/lifestyle/horse-human/looking-back-december-2024

📸©FEI/Jon Stroud

#LookingBack #DecemberDelights #DecemberHighlights #MonthlyRecap

#MonthlyRecap 2024-12

- I started playing #Cyberpunk2077
- I pulled an intercostal muscle 🥲
- We went to 5 Christmas parties
- I did some of #AdventOfCode
- I started doing #leetcode problems
- I made some combat improvements to #StarSpark and got a demo up on itch

https://jeremyjackson89.itch.io/star-spark

#gamedev #indiegamedev #godotengine

#MonthlyRecap 2024-11

- I started reading #Dandadan
- I played #Superliminal
- I went to 4 Thanksgivings 🍗😮‍💨

For #StarSpark

- Players can now find skills during runs and equip them to use in combat
- I planned out some map events and enemies

#gamedev #indiedev #godotengine

#MonthlyRecap 2024-10

- One of my best friends had their first child and I got to meet them! :D
- I played #DragonBallSparkingZero and the Lake House DLC for #AlanWake2

As for #gamedev:
- I'm still learning #UnrealEngine and C++
- #StarSpark main mode got a complete overhaul and that went well!

A screenshot showing a map in my game, Star Spark. It's all 2D pixel art, the map is of a volcanic area with a volcano at the top, lots of black and grey ground around it and lava all over the place. The rest of the map is a bunch of nodes with connecting lines to indicate a path the player may take. Going in one direction may cut the player off from other nodes they might've been able to visit if they'd gone another route, but they all lead to a boss fight at the end.

October was for crowning champions! 🏆📆

What a month for equestrian sport! Germany became the first EVER @LonginesNations™ winners, and the FEI Eventing Nations Cup™ series came to an end with France topping the leaderboard! 🥇

But it doesn’t end there; the much anticipated World Cup™ season has returned for another season of sensational sport! 🎉

Look back on this month's highlights 👉 https://www.fei.org/stories/sport/jumping/looking-back-october-2024
#OctoberHighlights #Lookback #FEIJumping #FEIDressage #FEIEventing #MonthlyRecap

#MonthlyRecap 2024-09

- I no longer work at Plato, but I've been job hunting and have some potential prospects.
- I attended a couple of birthday parties and a baby shower.

For #gamedev:

- I started learning #UnrealEngine and #cpp.
- #StarSpark got some polish tweaks and the main mode is currently getting an overhaul.

#MonthlyRecap 2024-08

- I played some of #LoopHero and #ShogunShowdown. Good games!
- I finished reading the #DrStone manga.

I did a lot of #gamedev on #StarSpark:

- Tons of combat updates/rebalancing based on feedback
- Added cooldowns to actions so they can't be spammed
- Cool new special action background
- Made a Burst action with animations
- Made a CRT shader that can be toggled
- Lots of planning

A screenshot of my game, Star Spark. Two pixelated characters are fighting at a side view angle as seen in traditional fighting games. The character on the left, Leo, is attacking the character on the right, Viola. A blue and white action background conveys the use of a special attack. There's a CRT shader on top of everything, giving very tiny curvatures at the corners of the screen and a some small scan lines.

recaaaaap for July. every month is better than the last somehow. whew. 12th house profection years are no joke. 😅

#recap #julyrecap #july2024 #monthlyrecap

#MonthlyRecap 2024-07

July was a good month!

- At work I released a remake for one our games.
- I went to several birthday parties.
- I saw #Deadpool3.

As for #gamedev, #StarSpark progress was steady:

- I began playtesting and getting (really good) feedback from people.
- Input rebinding works with controllers and keyboards.
- The soundtrack is done and in game.
- The remaining character designs are in the works.
- Focus mode looks cooler and won't be called focus mode in the future.

#MonthlyRecap 2024-06

This month was mostly getting back into the swing of things after the Canada trip (and then catching covid shortly after getting back from it).

I did make some decent progress on #StarSpark!

- The game has a logo (thanks Kai!)
- Special attacks are functional
- Characters can now throw and counter
- The character select screen got an update
- The main menu also got an update
- There's an options menu now
- I'm almost finished with input remapping

#gamedev #godotengine

The text "Star Spark" is shown on a single line in a rough-styled font on a blue background. "Star Spark" is colored with a horizontal radial gradient, going from yellow at the center to an orange red at the ends. Two stars show to the top left of the first "S" and two more stars are shown at the bottom right of the "K". There's yellow lightning coiling around the text.

So much joy in June!💖🐴

From prepping for @Paris2024, to the thrilling @LonginesNations™, this month was brimming with excitement! 📆

Catch up on the best bits from June 👉 https://www.fei.org/stories/lifestyle/horse-human/looking-back-june-2024

#JuneHighlights #MonthlyRecap @Longines @LonginesEq

#MonthlyRecap 2024-05 (3/3)

As for #gamedev, I didn't get as much done with #StarSpark as I wanted.

However:

- The logo is almost done
- I fixed some more backdrops
- Damage formula has been updated
- More character sprites are in the works

I hope to show off more of it soon!

#monthlyrecap

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