Odyssey Developer's Journal #8 - Burnout is a B----

Coming August 19th we are releasing a new developer feature video on Creation Mod Con 2023's live stream! (details below) along with a live Q&A after the video with me. This video will highlight some new and old content and give a broader feel for what is coming in Odyssey of the Dragonborn Act 1 and give you a chance to throw out a few questions during the stream.

This road has been a long and hard one to be sure. We've been met with challenges and setbacks in the project and in real life at every turn. We've lost some contributors over time and gained some new ones; it's an ever ebbing and flowing beast.

This year for me has been a bit difficult as my online store business has suffered a considerable down turn in business due to the state of the global economy and that struggle mixed with some challenges and delays in development here have contributed to a considerable sense of burnout on the modding scene. It happens to all of us for sure, but this time hit me particularly hard.

In the past I've taken a few days or a week off and pushed myself to come back and felt re-energized again for a time, but not this time. I have been on light duty so far as Odyssey is concerned since before the start of June. I even seriously considered throwing in the towel during this period but after much consideration I realize I can't let my team down and can't let down those folks who have long been excited and supportive of Legacy and Odyssey.

I do need to carry on at a more tempered pace however and allow myself time away from things to avoid it feeling like work. Having it feel like work or an obligation of any kind is a death sentence to any modding endeavor, really any creative endeavor to be honest.

Over the last several weeks in prepping for the upcoming virtual mod con, I've started to feel that pull again to work on modding, so I think the ember is still there and just needs to be fanned a little, it's just been hard to do so in the backdrop of strong winds from real life challenges. 

So after Creation Mod Con ends I'll be going off on a family vacation for a week and coming back after labor day. At that time I'll be dusting off the old modding tools and revving up that engine of creativity to continue once more with the final push for Act 1. 

See details about Creation mod con here: https://www.youtube.com/@CreationModCon/featured

con schedule: https://media.discordapp.net/attachments/817172086879289355/1134128596508753951/Schedule_Card_2023.png?width=993&height=559