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Hi, everyone. I am making this post because I wanted to give an update on a few things.
First, I want to say that I am doing well. I know that some people have been worried about my mental health, and I want to say that compared to 5-7 months ago, I am in a much better place. I have gotten into many new things recently, including games that I have wanted to try, and coding projects that I have long wanted to start. A lot of people have also noticed that since around mid-June, I have been on DF. I'll get back to that later.
I also know that a lot of people are still confused about exactly what happened and why I retired from my dev position in February. A lot happened, and I've tried to give the full story to people in the past, although it tends to make people uncomfortable and/or cause myself to get made fun of. So I'll just keep it brief here: It was too stressful for me. A series of unfortunate dramatic events compounded and led to my retirement. I then was in a bad mental state for a few months after, but I have made some significant changes to my behavior, and I am now on an upward spiral. I have apologized to multiple people (I won't go into the specifics because it is not relevant in this post), and for the most part, the apologies have been accepted. I am also hoping to start taking prescription medication soon, on the advice of my therapist, as I believe part of the issue cannot be fixed by mental willpower alone.
As for my plans for the future, I think I will try to continue playing on DF in my freetime because I enjoy it a lot, and I am not really the same without it. As I said before, I have been on somewhat since around mid-June. I am, however, trying to limit my amount of playtime, effort, and stress; I think it has been working; I feel like I'm in a much healthier place than I was at the end of last year. Other than that, who knows what the future will hold?
And finally, some good news: in the time since mid-June, @Electrosolt and I (with help from @BigSpaceRex) have resumed development on Cycles 2, which, for those who are not familiar, I am calling a "transdimensional puzzle game" (and the sequel to the original Cycles plot). I believe it is very close to being released (maybe within the next 7 days). This has been a passion project for me, and I have put in a lot of effort (although not too much); I hope you enjoy it as much as I do when it releases. Below are some screenshots:
In conclusion, I'm happy and well. I know I've had a rough history, and I know that some things ended on a pretty sour note, but I'm still just happy to be here, and I hope others are happy to have me around. If people want to chat, or want to be notified when Cycles 2 releases, feel free to join my new Discord server.
Thanks for everything,
homchom
First, I want to say that I am doing well. I know that some people have been worried about my mental health, and I want to say that compared to 5-7 months ago, I am in a much better place. I have gotten into many new things recently, including games that I have wanted to try, and coding projects that I have long wanted to start. A lot of people have also noticed that since around mid-June, I have been on DF. I'll get back to that later.
I also know that a lot of people are still confused about exactly what happened and why I retired from my dev position in February. A lot happened, and I've tried to give the full story to people in the past, although it tends to make people uncomfortable and/or cause myself to get made fun of. So I'll just keep it brief here: It was too stressful for me. A series of unfortunate dramatic events compounded and led to my retirement. I then was in a bad mental state for a few months after, but I have made some significant changes to my behavior, and I am now on an upward spiral. I have apologized to multiple people (I won't go into the specifics because it is not relevant in this post), and for the most part, the apologies have been accepted. I am also hoping to start taking prescription medication soon, on the advice of my therapist, as I believe part of the issue cannot be fixed by mental willpower alone.
As for my plans for the future, I think I will try to continue playing on DF in my freetime because I enjoy it a lot, and I am not really the same without it. As I said before, I have been on somewhat since around mid-June. I am, however, trying to limit my amount of playtime, effort, and stress; I think it has been working; I feel like I'm in a much healthier place than I was at the end of last year. Other than that, who knows what the future will hold?
And finally, some good news: in the time since mid-June, @Electrosolt and I (with help from @BigSpaceRex) have resumed development on Cycles 2, which, for those who are not familiar, I am calling a "transdimensional puzzle game" (and the sequel to the original Cycles plot). I believe it is very close to being released (maybe within the next 7 days). This has been a passion project for me, and I have put in a lot of effort (although not too much); I hope you enjoy it as much as I do when it releases. Below are some screenshots:
In conclusion, I'm happy and well. I know I've had a rough history, and I know that some things ended on a pretty sour note, but I'm still just happy to be here, and I hope others are happy to have me around. If people want to chat, or want to be notified when Cycles 2 releases, feel free to join my new Discord server.
Thanks for everything,
homchom
