I've been studying game dev as a hobby for years but I struggle with the practical stuff.
Making a plan, sticking to it, staying within a reasonable scope, not working myself till burnout... these are all things I've done with poor results and I'm not sure what I can do to prevent further frustration. Any advice?
@SteelWool what is your main problem?
It sounds like you are listing several, let's start with one 🤔
And it also sounds like you are already trying different things and trying again and again and see what works for you. That is a key ingredient I would say =)
@Calined leaving the scoping issues aside, I feel I don't always have a direction to follow.
I typically start by messing around with whatever engine I have available (usually Pico-8 or Godot) or mentally developing an idea in my mind, but I find it difficult to create a development plan and stick to it.
I believe that knowing what to do next and having other tasks to do if I'm stuck with something will help me prevent burnout, but I seem to have awfully poor planning and discipline.
@Calined Oh boy... I am infamously bad with checklists. I used to have a trello for game dev stuff but it went unused for a long time. (over a year)
@SteelWool ah ok
Well then it's not the right tool =)
Gotta find something that works for you
Do you know why it didn't work for you?
Maybe a piece of paper or journal works better?
Like a daily or weekly brainstorm on paper what the next step is? 🤔
@SteelWool I can relate to this very much =)
If I don't know the next step, I am not motivated
For me it helps to use a loose trello board an just write down all the things I can think of
Then I have on column "high" which is important or likely the next thing to do
And this column only is supposed to have like 5 items, this way I don't get overwhelmed (helps me to put everything else on a "medium" column)
Something like that?