Welcome to GameDev Community!
Ummm…these things are going to happen, unfortunately. I cannot tell you how many GameDev game projects and Blender projects I’ve completed and they got lost due to HDD crashes, OS reloads, etc…
Honestly, I didn’t export them to my itch.io account because I felt they were too ‘generic’ and not very personalized, but last night I realized that over time, I had lost a heck of a portfolio without even realizing it. Even if the games were only based on the tutorials, it could have been enough to get me a job interview.
I sat down and made a list last night:
It can be frustrating, to say the least.
Some of it was my fault, some of it wasn’t. I was angry, too, but I’ve also found that going back to re-do the projects was much faster the second/third time around, and it really helped reinforce my knowledge and remind me of things I had forgotten.
I’m not trying to tell you how you should feel about it, but I can definitely relate.
If it makes you feel any better, I just restarted the Number Wizard game last night…the one from the old deprecated 2D course.
Writing code is a big part of game development, so I just try to enjoy the process of writing code and watching the tutorials.
This time around, I’ll be more cautious about exporting my finished and mostly finished projects to my itch.io account, but as for now, I have a lot of catching up to do.
I feel your pain, my duder. Keep your chin up! Your next game will be better!