The past couple weeks have been quite taxing. I’ve made some good progress, but I’ve also forgotten / have not had the time and energy to sum them up properly. Since previous animation video I’ve added an animation feature that takes care of the weapon handling, and now the hands are placed nicely and the weapon doesn’t float in the air anymore. Neat, huh 🙂 I’ll show them off properly bit later on, because today is going to be a day off.

I’ve noticed my focus has been bad, and I spend way too much time spinning wheels, jumping from one thing to another etc. That’s a sign to ease the work for a moment and relax (Should’ve done it sooner though to avoid this altogether).

I’ve worked every day, including the weekends in the past ~three weeks, 8-12 hours a day, and couple days just like 4 hours or so. So today was an off-day: I packed my hammock, some magazines to read, bought a good beer and some snacks and headed to the Kallavesi lakeside nearby.

Truly amazing way to relax. The soundscape was so calming, with the waves hitting the beach, birds singing, tree leaves swishing in the wind, and to top it off the gentle cradle-like swinging of the hammock.

I was thinking about packing my hammock and going home when I heard crackling lighting. Despite starting to pack all my stuff immediately I couldn’t avoid the thunder, it was coming straight over the city of Kuopio. I managed to pack all my hammock gear to my backpack just as the rain started, and it didn’t really get wet. My clothes didn’t have the same fate though 🙂 I was completely soaked by the time I got home, but I didn’t let it bother me – I love bicycling in the rain, and the lightning strikes nearby brought some extra excitement.

Here’s a quick video from my way back:

I already feel refreshed, and I’ll spend the rest of the day playing and relaxing. Tomorrow I’ll present the game-related stuff with pictures and videos.