Thank you J!! This sparks joy! I think I'm partly out to prove something (maybe mostly to myself?) that this sort of thing IS in fact possible with the right amount of enthusiasm, work ethic, creativity, vision, and resourcefulness, despite having a sizable portion of other obligations in life.
"Resourcefulness" at the moment seems to be the biggest key for me. I know sooooooo little about programming in general and I'm just learning now C# and how to use Unity as well as all the other applications I've chosen to create this game. As I told one of my friends recently, there's no real book here to follow. It's up to the maestro to invent the process and tweak it as necessary as it's put into motion. That's the fun part after all, right?