Devlog 3: Major procrastination, disorganization and a lack of sleep news

Heya! Welcome to Apex Revenge, which is a roguelite city builder hybrid where you become the mayor of a broken-down town. This is devlog 3, which will talk a bit about my workflow, and about everything related to it.

Messy todos and physical todo board

For Apex Revenge, I use a physical black board to keep track of what I need to go. That board is quite messy but allows me clearly to see what's left to implement until the next update. For the sake of simplicity, I've both included a photo of the board and a transcription because my handwriting is something only me and my relatives may be able to comprehend successfully.

The advantage of using a physical board instead of a digital board is that you feel more rewarded to check off a box. It feels greater to physically impact a board with chalk than it does clicking on a square to impact a few electrons in RAM or in an SSD. The obvious disadvantage of using a physical board is simple; my room is approximately 3m by 3m by 2m. I cannot take note of every stupid idea I have, nor can I take note of every IMPORTANT idea. Still, it allows me to do what I need to do as of now. Perhaps in the future I will have to move to a tool like Trello, either because I'm collaborating with someone or because I don't have more space. I could also buy other boards to go alongside it in the future.

Wait, "country mode"?

Country mode is an idea I've had previously that has been stuck with me. Thus, I added it to the list. Country mode is like the standard mode you've previously been able to play, just more. What do I mean by more? Well, instead of managing a city, you'd manage many more cities. In fact, instead of just having cities, you'd own a whole country. You could instore laws, let bots manage cities at your place, create alliances with other countries, and, of course, the most important mechanic of all: declaring war on Norway. But not with any other country. Just Norway. Only Norway.

Cyas and goodbyes!

Next week, I'll tackle whether or not I managed to implement controllers and war on Norway, but for now, have a good week!

- Safari