Hello everyone
I hope this is the appropriate place to ask my questions. First off, I'm not a native speaker, so, I apologize for not using perfect grammar/wording etc.
I only found out about the active Kaizo hack scene a couple of weeks ago, and I figured, while many of us are held in quasi-quarantine, I could look for a way to create a nice little romhack of my own. I've read through all the F.A.Q.s by now and read/viewed through many of the tutorial threads/videos (thanks for all the efforts from everyone who invested their spare time into helping new creators to get started!)...though some questions that came to my mind have either not been asked before or I failed to find those.
I'd like to know (best case scenario would be someone answering who has created two romhacks or more, but everyone else is also welcome to answer)
- whether or not you would consider your first own romhack to be also one of your worst romhacks. Bc if that's the case, I might be better off starting with a small 5-or-6-exits demo in order to get some feedback rather than investing time into 20+ exits, only then realizing the hard way that my levels turned out to be garbage.
- how much time you invest on average, or on estimate, into creating a romhack (incl. about 20ish exits) from the very beginning to the very end. I assume many of us also have a job occupation in RL so there is only limited time left to dedicate to creating a romhack. Based on your experience, is it better to work on a hack 1-2 hours/day every day, or to rather just "go with the flow", by which I mean: Create while you're being creative, and don't create when you're suffering from Writer's Block?
One thing I've read over and over when I scrolled through the threads on this site is that creators tend to get discouraged and that there was a plenty of "unfinished projects"...so I figured I want to ask you if there are any tips concerning the mindset, based on your own experience, that helped you in the past to deal with your project mentally, especially in those situations when you got really frustrated/annoyed with smth.?
I hope that 1) this post is not tl;dr 2) it is understandable English 3) y'all have a nice day!
Stay safe
Martin