i agree! the gifs are really helpful for comparing your progress. i like that you explained your reasoning for making decisions--sometimes i like building my own systems, but other times it does end up being more useful to use built-in classes. either way i try to make sure my decision is well informed, and if i can't decide sometimes i'll do both and see what i like more! i loved how thorough this update was!
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I just like to write out my train of thought rant. Also, yeah, I like building my own system, stubbornly without looking up tutorials, which end up taking a lot of time. I plan to finish the mechanics this week because next week real life things will start. So, I'll just make what isn't available and make use of what's already available. Starting to stitch up all the different parts of the mechanic, leaving the failed attempts, so, yay!