Heyhey, have not posted here for a while but it feels good to be back!
I have for some years now played around with python, creating small projects with many different goals etc.
This to the point that I feel so comfortable that I want to concentrate on more specific areas, more than just creating random stuff..
Long time interest has always been modding, and recent events the last weeks have made me very eager to try out some mod ideas I got. But through ugly experiences, I have been aware of that it takes a whole lot more than just dreams and simple hammer skills to get anything done, or this is atleast my case..
So lets say I decide to wait for Hl3 and in my hopes a new engine. What areas would be best to practice in meantime if I want to be ready and jump right into the new engine and start coding? Is it just plan random game programing or maybe more specific as server/client, mathematical, databases etc?