Hey! I am on step ahead of you I actually read you block about gamedev recommendation few days back :D (althought I know most of them)
I watched a bunch of Design Doc, thanks to you. I wasn’t really impressed with the first video I saw, but I am glad I give it another chance. Also was a bit surprised that Extra Credits weren’t there. Their videos are also great. Also love Mark Brown, he’s such a charm (and the videos are great too!)
On the different note, I would not advice to use shaders for the trails, I think the Line2D node would be a more efficient approach.
And I feel ya, the time limit was a blessing and a curse. I had to cut a lot!