SOTN Shuffler Devlog Entry
Missing self-imposed deadlines can still be frustrating
🤡 created on 2026-03-18, last updated on 2026-03-18
In the SOTN community, it has been a tradition for the past several years that the randomizer put out a silly or fun preset on April Fool’s Day. Months ago, it was my intention to have some sort of shuffler-specific April Fool’s idea. However, with the time I’ve had available to work on the shuffler, it seemed much wiser to focus on the migration to NodeJS and patching bugs that migration revealed. That was probably the correct choice, but it still leaves me feeling unsatisfied to an extent.
As it stands, I still like the idea I had in mind for the occasion, but in all likelihood, it wouldn’t be ready for another few months. Sometimes things just don’t work out timing-wise, I suppose, despite your best efforts. I could try to squeeze in something minor for the occasion, but I think it would be best to focus on the original plan and let things be ready when they’re ready. With better planning, maybe I can reveal something fun for next year’s April. And who knows, maybe some form of map rando will have already been integrated into the main randomizer by then.