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This past week has been crazy.

My Dungeon Match cyber version has been put on hold due to having to work in Maya and UDK nearly every waking moment to get stuff done for school. It seemed like every other tutorial I watched was way beyond my n00b ability, and a complete waste of my time. Seriously, this class needed a bit more direction than “google it”. But I got through it, and submitted last night. It’s not a pretty level, but it shows that in the last few weeks I learned to create level geometry, import models from Maya, add materials and mesh actors, make simple animations with UDK, create meshes that blow apart when you shoot them, make touch triggers and volume triggers, create creepy colored lighting, and abyssal pits of death.

That’s a crap ton of stuff. I’m actually quite impressed with myself for what I’ve managed this last week, considering I’d never used either piece of software before this. I’m definitely looking forward to my week of spring break this week. ^^ It’ll allow me to get to work on some of my other projects, like the Dungeon Match game and the Kobold 42 website.

Oh… I hadn’t mentioned that, had I? Kobold 42 is the name I decided to use for my Freelance Game Design Studio. I’m already signed up to do a bit of contract work for Krazy Pengwin on mobile apps, and Kobold 42 will be the place I showcase all my other freelance work. I’ve been playing about with the design whilst bored at work and it’s coming along quite nicely. Making the entire site by myself from scratch. It’s great fun. So far I put up a simple holding page until I get the site design completed. (You can find it on the left sidebar if you’re curious.)

Creating this site has proved to be a wonderful break from pulling my hair out with Maya and UDK. Since I can’t work on either of those whilst in work anyhow, it’s been something to keep me sane during this level project. Depending on how busy I get here at home, I’m hoping to work on it a bit more. We’ll see. In the meantime, I’m shattered, needing my first #cupofcoffee for the day, and have to wake the children to get ready to go to grandma’s so I can go to work.

Expect more code soon, and check out the new links on the sidebar!