Oh yeah?
*scratch, scratch*
You want fries with that too?

It doesn't always help as much from a clean slate, but when I get stuck I usually look at @johnromero.bsky.social's old level design laws for Doom and Quake. You don't have to follow them but sometimes just thinking about them will get me tinkering and by the end of the day I'm unblocked.

Four replayable levels and still a banger gives me high hopes for my next big game. I'll be doing an imsim of my own with a hub and a handful of levels you go to multiple times.

This will only get worse, the sooner you find a distro you vibe with, the better. Protip: avoid Ubuntu like the plague, particularly if you have an nVidia card. Manjaro and Mint are much better options.

Thanks for the tips! I need to do a shopping run for art supplies. I was already thinking of getting india and white ink, I could try the whiteout trick in the meantime. I have a bunch of stuff but it's mostly for miniature painting

Your ego must be -this big- to ride the C-suite carousel!

Me neither. C though, that's my favorite.