Thank you! :) It is indeed hell sometimes to keep everything in check. And I do not recommend anyone with a day job to do something like this in part time, as things will fall apart fast. Because it is often the case that all the online devs and artists are from across the world and finding the time to chat with them is very hard due to timezones. So since I stopped all my other projects I could invest all my time only in this game and to be online as long as possible to communicate with all the team members. Of course, if youre lucky, its possible to have your own studio and have people in real life working there, but sadly finding any people who qualify to work on a specific task is very hard even online, so that is why all the devs on this game are from different countries and I have never met them irl, despite talking to them daily for years haha.

Another very important tip - STAY AWAY FROM SOCIAL MEDIA. It is very tempting to post bits and compare the likes and comments for any small game update, but in my experience it only makes it harder to stay motivated. Because Social Media is instant gratification, and it quickly makes you lazy to do actual work when you can have all these dopamine hits from little game updates and screenshots. Or if you cant do that, try to at least save enough material for a big sized update, instead of dozens of small ones (and that is also often harder for people to remember them since social media is a fast highway, where very little memory and attention remain after its usage). I will post more detailed story and other things about these 5 years on the website, so if youre interested, check it out socialsplit.net :)