Five Weeks of Graduate School… and What’s Next The last five weeks have been some of the busiest I’ve experienced in quite a while. Between working during the day and taking two accelerated graduate
Summertime Blues
As many of you know, I am currently pursuing a Master of Science in Artificial Intelligence at East Texas A&M University. For the Summer 2026 session, I am enrolled in two accelerated graduate cou
Magic has Arrived
Over the past few weeks, a major new system has been taking shape inside Tharendell: spellcasting. The core spell system is now functional end-to-end, including spell selection, target selection, comb
The Engine Roars
It has been about three weeks since my last development update, and honestly, the end of the semester completely consumed my life. Finals season hit hard, but even with school taking most of my attent
Battle Engine Update
This past Saturday, I rolled out a quiet but highly impactful update to the Forge42Engine, the battle engine that runs Tharendell. One of the biggest pieces of feedback I had been hearing was around b
Forge42Engine – Major System Release
After about four weeks of deep focus (and more coffee and very late nights, than I’m willing to admit), I’m excited to roll out a major upgrade to the Forge42Engine and its supporting UI. This release
News from the Forge
Originally, my goal was to have multi-PC battles released and in alpha testing by now. I actually got them working… but once they were running, it became clear that the engine needed a few more founda
Development Update
It feels like it’s been a little while since my last update, so I wanted to take a moment to bring everyone up to speed on what has been happening behind the scenes. The past couple of weeks have been
System Expansion & Alpha Milestones
Since my last development update, several core systems inside the Forge42Engine have reached production stability. Password Reset System A secure password reset workflow is now live.Reset links are de
Big Week for Tharendell: Battles, Narration, and Leaderboards
The last few weeks has been a really good one for Tharendell, and I’m excited to say I’ve pushed several major features into production. ⚔️ Single Fight Is Live (Alpha Testing) The Single Fight featur