{"id":380,"date":"2026-01-24T22:14:00","date_gmt":"2026-01-25T04:14:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/survivorsoflateearth.com\/blog\/?p=380"},"modified":"2026-01-25T15:05:43","modified_gmt":"2026-01-25T21:05:43","slug":"no-zero-dev-days","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/survivorsoflateearth.com\/blog\/no-zero-dev-days\/","title":{"rendered":"No Zero-Dev Days!"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>Today ended up being a lot busier than expected. Not really a surprise to me; I tend to stay busy even if I don&#8217;t have anything planned for a day. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>If you read my About page, then you might remember this little bit:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<blockquote class=\"wp-block-quote is-layout-flow wp-block-quote-is-layout-flow\">\n<p><em>I\u2019m a fan of the game, Erenshor, and something that its dev said really made me think. <strong>He said that he works on his game every day.<\/strong> The takeaway for me is that with his strategy, the game being developed doesn\u2019t stagnate and progress is being made whether it\u2019s in leaps and bounds or in smaller measures. I decided to adopt this strategy in my own game development, everyday life responsibilities permitting, of course.<\/em><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n\n\n\n<p>Getting back to what I was saying, today is Saturday and Saturdays are, as is true for so many people, one of the better days to spend time with family. For us, that entailed a trip to Fort Walton Beach to do some bulk grocery shopping. Much to my delight, we finished off the trip with lunch at a Greek restaurant, Aegean Restaurant. (I have a soft spot for gyros.)<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>By the time we got home, I was tired, but hoping to get some work done on my game. First, though, I wanted to finish polishing off this and my personal blog sites. That took hours, but I was satisfied that everything was in a good place.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>With a few hours ahead of me and it already being evening, I decided I would find something simple to work on. That ended up being the Skill Progression box. This thing has been taunting me for longer than I&#8217;d care to admit. It was not pretty, and I knew it. So, I gave it a good look and came up with a new design for it.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"700\" height=\"314\" src=\"https:\/\/survivorsoflateearth.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/updated-skill-progression-b.png\" alt=\"Updated Skill Progression Box\" class=\"wp-image-382\" srcset=\"https:\/\/survivorsoflateearth.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/updated-skill-progression-b.png 700w, https:\/\/survivorsoflateearth.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/updated-skill-progression-b-300x135.png 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 700px) 100vw, 700px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Old version on the left. It&#8217;s hideous, right? &gt;.&lt;<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>I&#8217;m pretty happy with how it turned out. Nothing amazing per se, but it definitely looks better. When you hover over the icons, a tooltip will show you the skill name, its description, and the xp you currently have in the skill versus how much is required to level up the skill. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Not a huge change or a great deal of progress, but it still counts! \ud83d\ude00 <\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Today ended up being a lot busier than expected. Not really a surprise to me; I tend to stay busy even if I don&#8217;t have anything planned for a day. 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