WEBSTER DevLog 23 - Pool Noodle Engineering & Inspector Pain

Behold the Pool Noodle Mic Stand – In a country that’s been gutted by design. This is what “innovation” looks like when you’re trying to survive a full-blown tyranny.

Today I fought my own stupidity: two whole days lost because sprites weren’t showing in the high score tally. The culprit? I never even assigned them in the Inspector. 1 day of screaming and DevBurnout. The issue is resolved. (Yes, I recorded the meltdowns. No, I won’t release them unless there’s enough support.)

I also locked in a proper Git workflow so I stop nuking main, ran a CodeMaid pass, and ranted about why AI is actively slowing me down instead of helping.

0:35 – Can’t afford anything in this country – Australia is cooked
0:42 – Setup of a customized pool noodle + sticky tape mic stand (so I’m like a REAL YouTuber now)
2:11 – The Problem: Sprites not showing
2:22 – The DeadFlyData() custom class to manage Sprite and Score
2:43 – Realization: Sprite was not assigned in Inspector for Fly Prefabs
3:02 – Blaming AI for wasting time, when it was Inspector assignment all along
3:36 – Live filter apply on my webcam while recording (OBS background blackout filter)
4:35 – Found the problem
5:42 – The moment my 2 days of pain came to an end
5:57 – Remembering I made a tool to generate Fly GameObject's Sprites (like a thumbnail generator)
6:50 – Adding a note in the SCRIPT so I don’t forget
12:15 – Testing
12:42 – Not happy with AI ATM - Githubs CoPilot
12:54 – Installing CodeMaid for cleaning up messy code
14:11 – Rant about having no one comment on my dev efforts
15:07 – GitHub Desktop: commit to a new branch so I don’t keep killing main
17:00 – Using FreeFileSync to backup project to a NAS
18:42 – I found JOE BIDEN'S Ballot Dumps – lol
19:09 – I miss Unreal Engine
20:20 – Full run-through of all scenes
21:51 – Running CodeMaid on entire solution
24:15 – Discussing plans for scoring and other future features
25:32 – I fully expect no one will play this game
25:51 – Doing another GitHub commit
27:00 – FreeFileSyncing again

👉 Do you like my Australian Pool Noodle Mic Stand?
👉 What do you think of my UI - how can I make it better?
👉 Does the scoring feel a bit like Darkest Dungeon?
👉 Got any ideas you want to see in this game?
👉 Are you just too scared to tell me its a shit game?

🛠 Tools I Use

CodeMaid (Visual Studio extension): https://marketplace.visualstudio.com/items?itemName=SteveCadwallader.CodeMaid
FreeFileSync (Open-source sync tool): https://freefilesync.org
PreSonus Mic - https://intl.presonus.com/collections/microphones
Pool Noodles - https://www.ebay.com.au/sch/i.html?_nkw=pool+noodles
Sticky Tape - https://www.google.com/search?q=ebay+sticky+tape
Bamboo Garden Stake - https://www.bunnings.com.au/products/garden/landscaping/plant-support/bamboo-garden-stakes