Sorry, things completely got off the rails. However, knowing I was heading back to school I shouldn't be surprised. I'm currently on my third semester and finally taking my first game programming course. The only problem is for the final project I must start from scratch. Apparently, using your own work is considered plagiarism; if it was written for anything else besides the specific class. This means "Harvest", the code name for this project has been put on hold. Although I’m working on my final project which I have code-named "Dante". Project Dante is due August 10, 2012, meaning it must be completed. It’s sink or swim time!
The class is going well, but I think we are kind of doing things backwards. So far all we have been only working on is the title screen. I guess it makes sense for the kids in the class who have never used XNA before, it just feels wrong though.
One positive is, I have been able spend the time coding a ubiquitous game state manager. It is able to easily switch between the actual game and the title screen, at any given time. I’m really stoked about the code that is powering it! I worked a long time on making my game state manager reusable. Consequently, I will be able to port it into past and future projects.