I've watched your attempts to make games through the time I've been here and I think I understand where you're hitting the hurdle: You aim too high and too complicated. it sounds simple but get something going that is hardcoded first.
I know it might go against your coding ethics or style to simply hard code something instead of attempting to make it as moddable as possible. It takes waaaaay too much time to make something that can be modded. You have to strike a fine balance between hardcoded (easy) and easily modifiable.
Try writing a small game with this in mind. Set small goals and fulfill them one by one. Go as far as to write them down on paper and try and fulfil them in series.
If you don't take anything else from this, take this: make it easier for yourself, man. Once you've got a game you like you can modify it to suit your needs. Just don't waste too much time trying to make it the most pluggable, addon-able, moddable piece of code you can possibly get. There's a lot to be said for hard-coding. If only in small measures.
I know it might go against your coding ethics or style to simply hard code something instead of attempting to make it as moddable as possible. It takes waaaaay too much time to make something that can be modded. You have to strike a fine balance between hardcoded (easy) and easily modifiable.
Try writing a small game with this in mind. Set small goals and fulfill them one by one. Go as far as to write them down on paper and try and fulfil them in series.
If you don't take anything else from this, take this: make it easier for yourself, man. Once you've got a game you like you can modify it to suit your needs. Just don't waste too much time trying to make it the most pluggable, addon-able, moddable piece of code you can possibly get. There's a lot to be said for hard-coding. If only in small measures.