So @moreelen posed the question about "How to stay motivated with side projects". I left a few tips but I wanted to elaborate here.

After 5 years on @Hellscreen_Game , Here is a little thread about how I stay motivated 1. Post GIFS of cool things you have made.
Short ingame gifs help bookend your days work and are great for sharing what you are up to. The response will give you snippets of motivation to carry on.
I make posting GIFS a key part of my working day.

@moreelen Ok so I've been on @Hellscreen_Game for five years.
1. post cool updates often - the positive feedback you get will give you energy.
2. Keep a log of what you make that day/evening. It's easy to feel like no progress has been made (also doubles as good committ messages)
Cont/ @moreelen @Hellscreen_Game 3. Find time to play it! Enjoy that feature that tool ages or some new feature you added.
4. Working on non player facing features (i.e save system) can make you feel like you didn't do much so try and do something small and visual after
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