Prepare yourself for the most boring Nightcycle Weekly update! If you want to skip this one nobody will blame you.
SHL4
This week I reorganized a lot of backend avatar stuff, but never got it functional to the point where I could post cool gifs. Once it’s finished implementing though I should be able to
We also began to implement the new mesh deformation technology, but then stopped when it was removed again by Roblox. That truly oofs, but once it’s back up we can pick up where we left off.
General Dev Stuff
This week I took a few steps to create a better work / life balance, moving most of my developer communications to Slack, as well as removing the popular QnA section of the discord. On top of that I also closed my DMs across Twitter and Discord. Now, at 6 PM each workday, as well as on weekends, I can truly step away from my career and enjoy my life. I haven’t really gotten to do that since I was 15 haha, so far it’s been great.
But I still want to stay in-touch with the needs of the community. So I set up r/NightcycleStudios, a subreddit (which I cannot link here due to various Bulletin Board rules) with weekly posts that allows people to ask and vote on other people’s questions. That way, since questions are voted on, I can answer only the more popular questions, allowing me to save time. As a bonus community members have posted polls, memes, and had numerous interesting discussions on the subreddit.
Next Week
Next week I’m going to be working some more on organizing backend stuff, hopefully getting it to a point where I can post some more fun demos, as well as possibly get started not the character editor if I’m lucky. I’ll keep you posted!
See y’all next week!