2/19 - A good jumping off point

With everything in working order, it was back to experimenting today. Getting back into it was yet another reminder of how lost I really am when it comes to this stuff, but some really key videos and channels came in handy, as shown below:

General Tutorial:

https://youtu.be/uyp1I4HJJBg?list=PLGEDpELN0zHDiStehu4bleZ7KVhOaGAUK

When looking at this tutorial, I was using the parts where he makes coins and collectibles to hide/destroy a traced blueprint

Good Concept Application Tutorials:

https://www.youtube.com/@MattAspland

Good Concept Explanations:

https://www.youtube.com/@MathewWadsteinTutorials

These two were sources that I found that had not a whole lot of actual use for me this week but were consistently great at showing general mechanics and concepts that I can reference and build upon in the future

I've done a lot of experimenting today, and an update with pictures is overdue, but that will come in time. For now, there's still some catching up to do, starting with some blog cleanup.

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