In the world of game development, creating visually appealing and smooth-running games is a top priority. One powerful technique that can significantly contribute to achieving both of these goals is the use of spritesheets. Working with the MonoGame framework, integrating spritesheets into your project can bring a number of benefits that can improove performance and aesthetics.

Hello,

It’s been a quiet week this week. We made a quick run down to Wales to see Mum in the hospital. She seems to be okay but looks tired, and everything seems to be too much effort for her. I have a follow-up appointment for my CPAP machine tomorrow, but I’ve had issues keeping the damn thing on at night. It’s just the most bothersome thing ever.

We watched “Dungeons & Dragons: Honor Among Thieves” last night. I thought it was funny and worth the watch. 🙂 We also watched “SMILE,” and it was good. It reminded me of “It Follows” and “The Ring” — supernatural things that will kill you unless you can figure out how to pass it on to someone else, Que the moral dilemma. The thing is, I’m not a big fan of horror films, which is odd because I used to be. I think I just lost interest in them.

I’ve started working on my maze game again. I put it on hold for ages, but I keep thinking about it, so I really want to try and get a feature-complete version done to see if it could go anywhere.

Anyway, how are things with you?

Docker is an open-source platform that allows developers to build, package, and run applications in containers, providing an efficient and consistent way to move software between development, testing, and production environments. Containers are lightweight, portable, and isolate applications from their environment, making them easier to manage and deploy.

Keeping all the config data and the actual stored data away from the main OS drive makes for a headache free upgrade path when you accidentally kill your server, and you will kill the server at some point.

New sections to the website, many films watched and trying to read more just some of the highlights of yet another mostly uneventful month.