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Thanks! It's sad how many of us there are though.
I was able to upload all my assets to my Google drive so I still have those, but I use unity and I didn't know how to make a backup of my project. But since I've changed directions anyway, that project is now useless to me.
That's a relief at least!
When you get going again I'd really really recommend looking into version control and specifically Git. It's free, it's easy to learn, and it means you've got a way to back up your project but also keep a log of changes. If something is broken and you give up and want to flip a table you can just roll the project back to the last time it worked, if your computer is borked you can just clone the project to your new machine and pick up where you left off, etc etc.
It's a really core basic thing to use in any kind of dev but I see way too many beginners, in game dev specifically for some reason, dodge learning it. So many lost projects could be avoided :(
Famous last words. =P I jest but this is really solid advice. Git probably has the most resources to learn with, but there are other free version control options available beyond that, so if Git doesn't click with you, it's worth keeping that in mind!
Lol true. I remember it being easy to learn, but maybe I've blanked out the worst of it 😄
If all else fails we've always got ohshitgit.com!
My graphics card is coming today so I hope that puts me back in business. If it does, I will definitely check it out tomorrow first thing!