Anytime I know exactly what to do I can normally work at a decent pace. Lite-C has many automated features which I plan to take advantage of.

I have the multi-player part well planned out (created a MP code template).

I'll most likely be using the built in shaders.

The gameplay mechanics is well thought out (I make sure I know how to do something from the beginning by building small practice levels).

As far as graphics go, I'll be using purchased textures and will edit them to my needs. The models however (most if not all) will be development by me.

Everything is going smoothly so far although I do expect to run into some minor problems during development.