Return of the Pseudo-Egyptians (OR.. Net's Back)

Greetings!

I've been back for about a month now, and thought it was high-time I got around to updating my .Plan.

In May of last year, my father was diagnosed with cancer - lymphoma - and that made things very tough on my family for the next several months. Thankfully, he responded well to the radiation treatment, and at his last scan (in December) he was cancer free.

You never really think about how these things effect you, but as a solo developer, it's tough to keep your head in the work when something major happens. I put everything on-hold for a while, and consequently, my schedule has been set back.

Since my return, I've procured new tools for the art pipeline, and have made real headway with character and sprite development. I'm still learning some of the new tools, but I really feel like these are the tools I need to make the game look professional; and to have it match what I see in my minds-eye. I'm taking a break from the programming, to get the art to a certain point - one where I can release the finished "basic" gameplay as a demo without feeling embarassed. (The quality of the previous sprites could only best be termed, "Programmer art." lol)

I'm hoping to resume work on the Crystal Texture Pack, and should have some development annoucements regarding its progress around the beginning of March.

Thanks to everyone who purchased the GTP for all their support and feedback. Thanks to everyone else who reached out and tried to help over the last few months. It was really appreciated.

Gina-Marie "Netjera" Hammer