Proof that what we do can inspire others:

from a recent email i received....

"Hello,

That's really nice. Kudos man.

I had a similar one many years ago, I was sat in the pub opposite the office and this kid came in. Barely 18. I would have asked for ID before I gave him a beer

I noticed he was eye-balling me a lot and was trying to remember if I had thrown him out of a pub or something. After a while he came across and asked me if I had written FOFT, I admitted I had and he asked for my autograph (which felt really good!) then he went on to say he was writing a game at the moment and he really loved FOFT. My ego grew a lot!

Then he said he really admired the graphics Stevie had done and was basing his graphics on the same style.

Ego went down a lot.

Not my amazing coding talent, Steveie's graphics.

Oh well felt good for a few seconds

I get the feeling that writing plugins is a thankless hobby.

Plenty of folks submit bug reports, no one ever says "thanks"

I get the feeling that writing plugins is a thankless hobby.
Plenty of folks submit bug reports, no one ever says "thanks"

sometimes i still get fan mail 10 years after release!

but with me, game development is more than just a hobby, job, or career. its more like a passion / obsession / calling. I'd almost rather build them than play them. Guess that's why i was always the DM back in the day, everybody always wanted to play in my world.

Then he said he really admired the graphics Stevie had done and was basing his graphics on the same style.

Ego went down a lot.