Work Data
Added 2025-10-22 03:44:52 +0000 UTCThis post is going to be a bit different from the others:
I've made a graph of all the work I've ever done. This is almost 4.5 years of productivity data, recording only the times that I'm working. (As a palate cleanser, I've also added a picture of the TF I'm working on)
Other developers I've talked to found it interesting, so I thought I'd post it here too. Naturally, it doesn't include work done by artists and others I've commissioned.
The graph actually starts just before I started working on the game, you can see I wasn't productive in the first month. I started collecting this data to hold myself accountable and to get myself to do actually make something. So, here it is. Every blue dot on the graph is the final tally of work done for that day.
It's very hard to estimate the average 'minutes of work done' for a typical person, once you strip away distractions. Research suggests anywhere between 2 to 5 hours for a typical 9-5 office job. Here, I'm estimating it as 180 minutes and, after accounting for weekends and holidays, that expects 120 minutes per day of the year. You can compare that to the red line to see if I'm being productive.
That productivity can be coding, writing dialogue, drawing art or sometimes writing a post like this. It's mostly split between drawing and coding.
Closing thoughts: I was worried I was going to enter a slump like I did around May, but I've avoided it and I'm working like usual! You'll notice two big spikes this year, that's from when I moved into an office space I've been renting. I'm always happy if I can put funds towards getting the game done and it seems to be working, but I can't yet have that luxury all year around. I'll keep looking for somewhere I can stay at for the rest of the year.
Comments
Didn't post a comment but good luck on the next update and thanks for the entertaining game!
FleaCaravan
2025-10-30 02:20:35 +0000 UTCI'm doing my best ...
Ka Muu
2025-10-28 11:03:14 +0000 UTCI’m here with my fingers crossed hoping for some TF content in time for Halloween… 🤞🏻🤞🏻
joeyjoejoejrshabadoo
2025-10-27 20:26:10 +0000 UTCThere have been two times you've dipped below 120 for an extended period of time, honestly, thats an amazing amount when you've been working on this for over 4 years. When I showed this to a friend, they appreciated the scenes and gameplay, you've done well and should be proud of how far you've come.
Simas Rain
2025-10-23 00:39:10 +0000 UTCProgress is progress no matter how hectic you make it. And I will support ya no matter what!
Raptor
2025-10-22 21:04:06 +0000 UTCSecond this. You also listen to your patrons feedback and ideas, and I see them make it into the game. You’ve also confirmed my gut feeling that you are working on the Lamia TFs… 😬
joeyjoejoejrshabadoo
2025-10-22 10:53:18 +0000 UTCthe line on the graph is actually just a very long Lamia tail
Connor Butters
2025-10-22 07:40:06 +0000 UTCIt's honestly reassuring that you're being organized and professional about this.
Jo Moestar
2025-10-22 04:58:55 +0000 UTCIn the first year or two when I was new to all of this, a lot of work got done on stuff that was ultimately reworked. It took almost a year before I added the first scene (ram's kiss) and that got some changes over time to improve it. Nowadays I'm making more content and having to rework way less. Bug fixing is inevitable though, just adding the lamia TF immediately introduces a bunch of bugs that I've got to fix. ... Also! I'd like to add, that I do art in a way that makes it very easy for me to go back and correct mistakes, with prototyping to make sure art fits before I draw it in. Lamia's tail causes me a ton of connectivity issues so I've got to do a lot of planning to make sure it works before I render it fully. So once it's done, I don't have to rework art much.
Ka Muu
2025-10-22 04:15:11 +0000 UTCI'm am shocked how much time you've put into this. I'll refrain from neysaying, but I have to know how much of this is progress, and how much is it random errors and bug fixing..?
Doute Fuller
2025-10-22 04:06:14 +0000 UTCWish you the best for the project. ^^
Daniel Klein
2025-10-22 04:05:42 +0000 UTCI will note that sense becoming a Patron, I have felt you matained a comforting level of Communication, Productivity, and especially Quality and effort... I do not see my patronage to you and your work ending any time soon ❤️
William Beesting
2025-10-22 04:01:22 +0000 UTCHoly sheet, hell yeahhhhhhhhh. Snekkkk transformation
Deltawolf
2025-10-22 03:46:12 +0000 UTC
