[OpenJX Devlog #1] The reason I started this project and the PoC

In progress…

For the PoC, my goal was simple. Open the original game files and draw one map with a character on it. No server, no gameplay. That would be enough for me to believe this project is possible.

I had to build everything from zero. Open the PAK archives, decompress them, decode the sprite format, then make a window and a renderer to draw the images out.

The menu is just there to prove the map path in my config is correct before anything tries to draw it.

Read More

My first side project that actually made money

That’s the project I’m most proud of. It’s not just about the money I made, it’s about all the stories behind, the emotions I got, the whole complicated system I built… In the photo is a hardware tool I built for the project.

I actually got a lot of dopamine while working on this, I could work all day long for many days without any tired. It made me feel like I’m Jeff Stevens in If Tomorrow Comes. I truly got to live in my own world at this time.

Read More

[Gom Shit] A weekend project of mine

As working here at VNPost, a state-owned corporation that doesn’t take much of my time, I always want to find the ideas to have chance to improve my coding skill.

So this idea came from a talk with a friend of mine. He often picked up shipping orders from some Facebook groups as a part time job. But the problem was it’s hard to find the good shipping orders that match with his routes.

Read More