Uhhh... Drake? Where's the devlog?
Hey guys, wanted to be fully transparent about my current situation. While I've been able to write scenes (a little at a time, but I just finished one of my favorite scenes this update), my depression cycle has returned to fuck up my life again. This depressive episode is probably the worst I've had since starting OA.
TL;DR; I am suffering from major depression, hopefully it is just an episode and it will be over in within the next couple days. However, I've had a very special helper recently- thanks, Gallant Trombe!
(Also, the images haven't been edited yet, but I believe y'all deserve SOMETHING)
I've suffered from depression since I was a young mans, probably around 8 years old. On top of that, as I grew older, at some point I developed Bipolar 2, where I go through periods of mania (being super upbeat and motivated) followed by a huge crash (depression). On top of my other health issues, and our work in the past month or so being equivalent to a crawl in terms of numbers, I think I got some kind of burnout, and it's led to some more issues.
Long story short, I'm struggling. I've been able to write, but I have gotten so overwhelmed with learning art, even help from an expert like Gallant Trombe (dev of Color of my Sound) and Farmer helping, I've been struggling to make progress. Farmer just finished the longest scene of the update, including a fight scene and lots of Autumn quotes, and Krash got a TON of assets and writing done before going on a work trip, I feel like I've fallen very far behind. I plan on changing up some things, and hopefully becoming healthy enough to work hard without overwhelming my stuff.
Your belief in us has helped me immensely, and im not asking for your support no matter what but I am very thankful for how you guys have recieved the project so far, the first time in a while I have felt this proud of something I enjoyed doing. Thank you guys for everything, you deserve me at my best and I still love this project, so I hope I'll be able to prove it to yall asap.
Speak soon, Loopers!
-Lampy
Comments (13)
Your health comes first, but thank you so much update!
Hey man, take care of yourself, your health is always the most important thing. Hope you feel better soon ♥️♥️♥️
It’s not easy to be that open about these kind of things. Thank you for that! Take good care of yourself, your health is the number 1 priority. We’ll wait :)
OMG, thank you for being transparent and trusting us with something this huge, Lampy. We'll be here for support ❤️! And please, take care of yourself. I wish you all the best and happiness in life 🌈. Get well 🙏🏻. Shout out to GT! My man 👍🏻! More respect for him 😁! Nice work on the game as always, OATeam! Beautiful renders as always 🥰. Always excitedly looking forward to the game 😁. Looper #6169 will always be here 🫡.
Dude take care of yourself.
Thanks for your openness and honesty. I feel your pain being a long term depression sufferer myself. Look after yourself and make sure you're getting what you need to keep afloat. We'll be here. Love the work you guys a putting out, if it takes a bit longer, it takes a bit longer.
Mental health is no joke; though it does seem odd that a high percentage of solo devs in the AVN space have at least one admitted issue. But take care of yourself.
We will always be here for you so take it easy Lampy, this too shall pass!! The sun always shine after the rain so hope you feel better soon. Your mental health always take priority! 🫂
Draaaaaaake? Draaaaaaaaake? The nig** that got bodied by Pusha T? The nig** that hiding his kid from the world, but his world want to hide from the kid? Aubrey Graham in a wheelchair? Draaaaaake? In all seriousness, hope you feel better soon man!
no bro im talking about Drake from Jake and Drosh 😭😭
Hang in there buddy. Do what you have to do to get better. You've got this. 💪
Mate, take it easy. Your well being always comes first. Take care of yourself, we will be there.
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