I've been sick for the last couple of days, but thankfully it isn't too terrible yet. It's for sure not allergies, but it's also starting out mild which is a weird combo. I'm hoping it doesn't get any worse over the weekend. I got swabbed yesterday, so we'll see what Krampus delivers early. Maybe it's just a cold. Not that colds are good, and you can't get any good medications to deal with those. So I'm not sure what to hope for, except to get better soon.

Server stuff has been progressing pretty decently. Fortunately, the server situation helped me resolve a problem with the Linux builds that would've been more difficult to handle otherwise. Small blessings. There's more to do yet but I'm going to push through hard on that so I can get us to the 516 beta.

This week I got new releases out for 515 and the 516 alpha. There are a few things I still need to look at and work on, but overall I'm pretty cool with where things stand and about ready to move us into beta. I decided to hit pause on that map editor feature I was working on, because there was no way I could get it ready for the release Wednesday. It's still partly there in the code, so I can get back to it when things are less scrambled.

I'm grateful for all the BYOND Members and other subscribers whose support keeps this crazy train rolling. You guys are the best.

It's insane to think we basically have only two more weeks and a bonus day before Christmas break. I still have a lot of work to do, but at least the tree is up. Yes it's stupid to spend six hours coloring lights with Sharpies (not in one sitting, obviously), but dang does it look nice. Now it's just a flurry of shopping, wrapping, and more importantly getting my work tasks wrapped up which includes moving 516 into beta. Stay on the nice list, and I'll see you next week.