Timasomo 2026: Week 2 Updates

Roguelike Game Mod

Previously: [1]

I think I managed to knock out the most annoying parts of the modding process, which is "creating UI elements that don't look totally like crap" (despite taking probably far too long to get it to that state), and getting a few sample buffs and debuffs done. I still have a ridiculous amount to go through and brainstorm (at least 60ish, by idealized standards, very likely to be more) and then implement on top of that, but it feels like I got the main pain out of the way at the moment. Now I just need the brain to do the thinky for what other buffs and debuffs to add.

Side note: I've tried looking into a bunch of other mods in the past week as well, to see what they do. There is a LOT of info about different mods and tweaks and what they do, and what's extremely frustrating is that they all assume that you know all about all the other mods and refuse to elaborate on it any further, which means that tracing down which mods came before/after which others, and what they implement/rely on, is a huge pain. There was a reference to one mod framework that seemed to have a lot of good changes, but I honestly can't tell what it is because it's part of another bigger mod only, and the bigger mod doesn't elaborate on it anywhere at all or what it does or how it changes development. I'm pretty sure that a shitton of knowledge is passed down orally or in discord communities, but frankly, fuck that, not touching it, just gonna flip 'em the bird and continue on.

Minor progress from the last update, partly due to birthday weekend, partly due to the remnants of Hurricane Isaias blowing through and altering plans.

I decided I wanted to make it look a little less like dimensional lumber. So I pulled out the plunge router, and 3/8" round-over bit. I rounded out the edges that won't be flush against the walls. My depth was just slightly off, so there's a tiny lip, but that'll be easy to sand out.

This week I'll plan to pull out the belt sander, and maybe the orbital sander, and work on cleaning up the boards before staining and sealing. For the weight of the boards, I'm split between putting them on the wall with 3" wood screws, or some 3" lag screws. If lag screws, I'll need to counter sink some holes for the heads, but I'd first need to find the studs I'm going to mount to so I can counter sink accurately.

Universal Serial Box update: I think I'll table this project for now. I still want to do it, but this month is full of other work, especially contract work. So, lords of Timasomo, I hope I can ask for your grace just this once - but I would like to still show something, so I'll put together a little showcase for the big software launch I've been working on for weeks now (including one aspect that has been so far constrained to October, to appease the Timasomo clerics).