#monthlyrecap — Public Fediverse posts

#MonthlyRecap 2026-07

- read Absolute Batman volumes 1 & 2
- BBQs and birthday parties
- accepted a job offer
- saw The Odyssey

#StarSpark / #GameDev:
- tournament bracket
- added gameplay options for combos
- made a timer bar for combo inputs
- made the playtest live 🙌

What a month this has been! It feels like I haven't done much, but in truth I just didn't take enough pictures!

I ate a lot of winter foods despite the fact it's been quite hot here lately, and I've also been to the gig of all gigs!

Let's hope August is as kind! 🩵

#July2026 #MonthlyRecap #Wisesnail

#MonthlyRecap 2026-06

- helped finish up a deck on a house
- played pickleball for the first time
- started a small project related to my static site generator
- job hunting

#StarSpark / #GameDev:
- finished event revisions
- made a splash screen and codex
- improved enemy ai
- playtest prep 🙂

📝 April/May 2026 Recap

https://sainthood.xyz/blog/posts/april-may-2026-recap.html

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#MonthlyRecap 2026-05

- Job hunting
- Saw The Book of Mormon
- Finished Smallville
- Did some work on my static site generator

#StarSpark / #GameDev:
- Made battles feel faster
- Finished rewriting events
- Finally hit 600+ wishlists
- Got a playtest version working on Steam with cloud saves

#MonthlyRecap 2026-04

- Job hunting
- Read the Steel Ball Run manga
- Lifting more at the gym

For #StarSpark / #gamedev:
- Got Omen's sprite in
- Revised skills
- Started revising events
- Character starting decks planned
- My podcast interview released (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=q75-F3P8iqs)

#MonthlyRecap 2026-03

- Job hunting
- Multiple family gatherings
- Played Resident Evil 9
- My birthday! :D

For #StarSpark / #gamedev:
- Gave cards rarities
- Got new enemies in game
- Small map updates
- Did a podcast interview about JoyFlow/Star Spark/GameDev (will post when available)

📝 March 2026 Recap

https://sainthood.xyz/blog/posts/march-2026-recap

#IndieWeb #SmallWeb #PersonalWeb #PersonalWebsite #blog #blogging #monthlyRecap #bloggingRecap

I can't believe #March is already over! It's been a bit intense, but I hope April will be smoother 💪🩵

#March2026 #MonthlyRecap #Wisesnail

#MonthlyRecap 2026-02

- Job hunting
- Saw some standup comedy
- Started watching Smallville
- Went to several bday parties and a baby shower

For #StarSpark / #gamedev:
- Made a new KO graphic
- Updated the battle UI for the deck system
- Designing new map enemies
- Received some Star Spark fan art

📝 February 2026 Recap

Talking about what I did in February.

https://sainthood.xyz/blog/posts/february-2026-recap

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After the 81 days of January, #February went by very quickly!
It was a very nice month, despite the nearly constant rain 🙈

Let's hope March is even better 🩵

#MonthlyRecap #february2026

#MonthlyRecap 2026-01
- Job hunting
- Played #Firewatch
- Had a stomach bug
- Watched seasons 1 and 2 of #Primal
- Started watching Better Call Saul

For #StarSpark #gamedev:
- Deck system
- Updated the options UI
- Changed speech bubble layout
- Came up with a plan to release this year!

📝 January 2026 Recap

Thought it'd be fun to start doing these monthly recaps! Here's the post for January:

https://sainthood.xyz/blog/posts/january-2026-recap

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#MonthlyRecap 2025-12
- Celebrated our anniversary
- Attended a few Christmas dinners
- Started reading Blood, Sweat, and Pixels
- Started playing Cave Story
- Had a fun NYE! 🥂

For #StarSpark #gamedev:
- Damage previews
- Mael's battle sprite
- Remade some VFX
- A lot of planning

#MonthlyRecap 2025-11

- Saw some jack-o-lanterns
- Had a big pizza
- Had two Thanksgiving dinners

For #StarSpark #gamedev:
- Impact frames
- Improved hitstop
- Made a pitch deck
- Added better sounds

The highlight was definitely having Star Spark show up on Kotaku on Thanksgiving Day!

#MonthlyRecap 2025-10
- Started playing Final Fantasy Tactics
- Staying consistent with the gym and guitar

For #StarSpark #gamedev:
- Finished the Thug sprite
- Made the JoyFlow Games website
- Started on sound effect improvements
- Launched the Steam page for Star Spark 🎉

#MonthlyRecap 2025-09
- Job hunting
- Worked on my static site generator
- Read #Bakuman
- Played some of #WanderStars and #TicTactic

For #StarSpark #gamedev:
- Steam trailer 95% done
- Steam page contents updated (not live)
- Made a Thug sprite for the Thug Battle event
- End of run stats

#MonthlyRecap 2025-08

- Job hunting
- Started on a static site generator
- Started playing #MetalGearSolid Delta

For #StarSpark #gamedev:
- Made all 10 battle arenas use parallax
- Added 14 new skills
- Added pre and post-fight character dialogue
- Started working on the Steam trailer

#MonthlyRecap 2025-07

- Started going back to the gym
- Saw the new Superman
- Went to some birthday parties
- Job hunting

For #StarSpark:
- Updated the combat UI
- Tweaked the damage formula
- Bugs fixed
- Credits updated
- Rebalanced character stats
- Key art planned out

#gamedev #indiegamedev

#MonthlyRecap 2025-06

- Cooked out, swam, went to a wedding
- Applied to more jobs

For #gamedev, I mostly got some art for #StarSpark squared away
- Rissio's sprite is in
- Enemy sprites updated
- Volcanic and Forest arenas updated
- Got some great feedback from watching videos of people playing

#MonthlyRecap 2025-05

May was a busy month, but nothing too exciting.

- Went to some cookouts
- Watched The Pitt
- Finished Days Gone

For #StarSpark:
- Finished making equipable skills
- Serj's sprite is in
- Updated powered up effects
- Renamed planets/maps
- Started on a generic map enemy

#MonthlyRecap 2025-04

- started playing Days Gone
- finished watching You
- more job hunting

For #StarSpark:

- I made a Steam page with placeholder art (not public, waiting on more key art)
- Polished/juiced up some features
- Zaelar's sprite is in
- Started working on the remaining skills

#gamedev #godotengine

#MonthlyRecap 2025-03

- My birthday was this month!
- I had cinnamon rolls instead of a cake and one of my friends grilled some steaks.
- We also went to Texas to see our new niece.

For #StarSpark:

- After a big map event code refactor, all 32 events are in game
- Coda's sprite is in now too

#MonthlyRecap 2025-02

This was a slower month, but good overall :)

- Watched the superbowl with some friends.
- We have a new niece!
- I might have a new job lined up.

For #StarSpark:

- I came up with more map events for 32 total.
- Grav and Xeke's sprites are now in game.
- I started talking to an artist for key art.

#MonthlyRecap 2025-01

- Completed an Unreal tutorial series.
- Found a copy of Super Gokuden at a book store.
- Started exercising again (I'd taken a break to let my rib muscles heal).
- The demo for #StarSpark got played 124 times on itch and I've been iterating on it based on the feedback so far.

#MonthlyRecap 2024-12

- I started playing #Cyberpunk2077
- I pulled an intercostal muscle 🥲
- We went to 5 Christmas parties
- I did some of #AdventOfCode
- I started doing #leetcode problems
- I made some combat improvements to #StarSpark and got a demo up on itch

https://jeremyjackson89.itch.io/star-spark

#gamedev #indiegamedev #godotengine

#MonthlyRecap 2024-11

- I started reading #Dandadan
- I played #Superliminal
- I went to 4 Thanksgivings 🍗😮‍💨

For #StarSpark

- Players can now find skills during runs and equip them to use in combat
- I planned out some map events and enemies

#gamedev #indiedev #godotengine

#MonthlyRecap 2024-10

- One of my best friends had their first child and I got to meet them! :D
- I played #DragonBallSparkingZero and the Lake House DLC for #AlanWake2

As for #gamedev:
- I'm still learning #UnrealEngine and C++
- #StarSpark main mode got a complete overhaul and that went well!

#MonthlyRecap 2024-09

- I no longer work at Plato, but I've been job hunting and have some potential prospects.
- I attended a couple of birthday parties and a baby shower.

For #gamedev:

- I started learning #UnrealEngine and #cpp.
- #StarSpark got some polish tweaks and the main mode is currently getting an overhaul.