New Stuff
Posted by: Ruel Knudson in Developer Blog, E-RPG General Development, Personal PostA few weeks back IronwoodNexus.com has a “More in May” banner that is actually still up. It promised a few new things coming up this month. With less than three days left to go, I can only hope that I can meet that deadline.
Currently I am almost a one-man-show. I am going through a lot of changes at the moment and I think I may have jumped the gun on that post. The biggest problem with that banner is that I didn’t anticipate the sky falling. In my personal life, that is almost what seems to be happening. My day job (I think we all know by now that Ironwood and E-RPG are not full time endeavors) is looking very touchy at the moment. My company, and myself, are fighting real hard to make sure I can keep going, but there are contract issues, placement issues, and salary issues that are making things very difficult. To put it bluntly, I have been offered a severance package in a “just in case” scenario. Just in case looks like it may just be the case.
I’m not giving up hope. I’m not even depressed or unduly stressed by this. I have faith that hard work, dedication, and loyalty all bear their worth with a little faith. I am not overly religious, and I don’t necessarily believe in a plan. I do, however, believe in something akin to karma. In this, I know, that some people steal success, while others earn it. Those that earn it must go through some difficult times, but ultimately will end up the true victor.
Now some people have made the argument that if this were the case then how do we account for evil men and women who do succeed? I tell you that they don’t. Not ever. They may have a run of success. They may even seem to have endless success. Ultimately it isn’t true. Everyone gets what they deserve.
So I work hard. I have faith. I work for a damned good company that really does live up to its claim as being a company that cares about its employees. I have seen this and know this to be true with them, and I know they are doing their best to make something work. We all are.
So I am, and have been distracted. I have made some progress on the sites. But this is utilitarian type work. The creative components were done long ago. Its creativity that con sometimes take a bit of a hit when times are tough. Its that kind of world now though. I’m not the only person rocked by our current economic troubles. Seems like it is a good time to be a fat cat. However, for the rest of us, we can pick our way along and just have faith that we do the right thing, and the right thing is done to us.
It just takes time.
On a good note here’s a list of the things that are/were the more in may products:
- Undead Creatures (full version)
- The Farmstead Witch (a Sidetrack adventure)
- The Unkindness of Ravens (another sidetrack adventure)
- Weapons and Tactics: Reach Weapons (expansion on tactics and new weapons)
