I almost got the Heinrich updates finished, but I knew I was going to run out of time when I got the urge to replace a few old systems. I’m not just trying to cut down on the number of mods used in the build, but also the size of the mods. With the goal of eventually publishing these ships to the workshop, it’s important to make them not just aesthetically pleasing, but also user friendly as far as requirements go. The fewer mods and the lighter said mods are, the better. I might try again tomorrow since I’ll have most of the afternoon to poke at it, but for tonight, just know that there’s a hold up. The good kind. The, “Oh there’s so much more I can improve here,” kind.

Yesterday I mentioned doing short stories on the blog. I intended to do this eventually from near enough the beginning of the blog, I just had other priorities starting out. Things like making sure posting daily was even a routine I could manage was one of the big ones, and I even gave up on that at one point. Of course, when you don’t have to post everyday, you’re going to have multiple ‘meh’ days in a row. Next, you get used to not posting. After that, you find it’s even harder to write than usual. Whatever you’re not doing, you’re in the habit of not doing it, so things just keep piling on from there until you get crushed and a whole month goes by with not so much as a peep. Never again–unless there are health or technical problems.

Anyway, I mentioned that so I could go ahead and confirm that this short story idea is happening. The only thing I’m trying to figure out now is which one I want to start with first. I don’t tend to make up new stories on the fly; I’ve got a backlog that almost matches my age. It’s better to just pluck something out from there that seems like a good fit and run with that. Right now I’m leaning toward a story about two army deserters inadvertently shifting the war in their side’s favor. I’ll bet money it’s not an original idea but I’ll also bet money that I can make a ‘fleeing victory’ scenario a lot more interesting in a setting like Praedia. Look forward to it.