Posted December 19, 2023 by TeaHands
My very first devlog on Itch.io, what a milestone! So I better introduce myself first.
Hi, my name’s Michelle and you can call me TeaHands. I’m an early middle-aged UK-based hobbyist dev who has been playing games since the 80s, but only learning to build them since 2020. My heart lies mostly with building, management and simulation games but I do occasionally go wild with a bit of Deep Rock Galactic. Love fibre crafts, Eurovision, the Green Bay Packers, and eating too much bread.
I’d also like to introduce you to Solaria, my current main project. And in fact I did introduce people to Solaria a few weeks ago in the form of this very short video so if you prefer that format, knock yourself out:
Also available on PeerTube: https://makertube.net/w/hey4ThPd2eAVfgS9qd4rGs
After a few years of very sporadic game jams, some completed successfully and some utterly failed in various interesting ways, I decided to jump into my first proper commercial project. And after a lot of umming and ahhing and my first idea turning out to already exist (and be universally hated according to the reviews), I decided to go with a city builder!
Why? Well because I like city builders, basically.
Of course, city builder is a genre that lends itself to deep gameplay and startling complexity, which is not on the cards for me as a solo developer. My only remaining option was to figure out how on earth I could make a minimal game in the genre without all of that unachievable nonsense.
Will I succeed in creating a game for other time-poor oldies like me without making it boring? Will I fall victim to scope creep and my husband’s frequent “helpful suggestions” for new features?
Only time will tell.
The first proper devlog has been delayed due to the fact that I’m still recovering from a very badly timed covid infection, but will hopefully be uploaded soon. And I will of course add a written version here too!
My videos go up on both YouTube and MakerTube, I post regular updates as well as other nonsense on Mastodon, and there’s even a thread on the new Godot forums! Wherever and however you prefer to follow progress, I’m very happy to have you along for the ride.
p.s. unexpectedly early Steam page coming soon, watch this space!