update:
unfortunately I don't think I'll be able to finish my game in time. I'm running into too many errors. I'm still going to work on it after the jam is done (I genuinely want to finish it) but, I'll need more time than I thought to work on this game.
on the plus side I learned to not try to do more than I have skill for (making a 3d game with a 2d engine...sort of)