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Poll Results - 2/23/22

The results are in! Employee-tiers have voted, and this is the end result:

It may be slightly different once it's ready to be put in game, but here we are: New Jorge!

I was actually working on the base for the sprite while the poll was going, so here's a sneak pee...

Jorge Poll... part 3! - 2/22/23

And so, the people have spoken! Number 3 will be selected as the Jorge design o7 I've added a couple of slight adjustments that should hopefully push the design to be just a little bit better!

Now for something completely different and a little more inconsequential!

This was kindof an off-hand thought, but I thought something along the lines of, ...

Pick a Jorge, any Jorge! - 2/20/23

I did a more refined sketch of the Hamster-Jorges, so please have a look! I'll be invoking the Patron-only Voting Power Hour™ to decide which of these designs I roll with in this Jorge update. I'll share my thoughts on each as well, and why I would be more than willing to go with any of them.

1. I think this Jorge has the most contrast and also the most unique design, whi...

Sprite Update...? - 2/20/23

Haha, uhhh let's see... how to explain this one...

If y'all remember way back in the days of old or to whenever I complain about this,  Jorge's existence has always been a bit annoying to deal with. In the original conception of him, he was a twink because we didn't have a twink. In the same turn, he was a bird because we didn't have a bird. I wanted to cover as many bases as I could, to give anyone and everyone who wanted to play the game someone they could pic...

Sprite Updates! - 2/3/23

Ok! So, according to the poll I took earlier, Victor was the number 1 winner (out of everyone that needs to be done before the next update, that is.) So, here he is! Now, I don't have very much experience drawing skinnier folk, but I'm pretty happy with how he came out C:

His other two outfits have been made as well, so please look forward to seeing those!

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Patron Vote! - 1/21/23

Hello, all the Employee-Tiers out there! It's about time I got some patron-poll-power going on.

Below is a form containing nearly all the sprites and CGs I would like to update or make (that are or will be relevant to current content).  I would appreciate it if y'all could fill this out.

https://forms.gle/LifrvCvh9qPUYAhz5 

It's pretty si...

AN ACTUAL UPDATE - 1/10/23

Ding ding ding! Through being constantly sick, I've finally got the dang day 3 done! Much of it is rewritten, even if the actual content winds up being the same (as is the case with some of Paul's day 3- I felt his day 3 was still pretty good).

Once again, this version is available to any tier, $1 and up. Click the link below to download it! And as ever, let me know your input if you would like to o/

2023-01-10 22:03:03 +0000 UTC View Post

2023 Baybee!! Woo!!! - 1/1/23

The new year is here, and with it...!

Uh.

Something!

Soon!

Legitimately soon this time, actually. I got all the sprites I needed done for day 3 re-update! That's all the outfits, all the expressions, and all the bases for

Rob

Isaac

2023-01-01 08:29:23 +0000 UTC View Post

Status Update (again) - 12/14/22

Hopefully this should be the last status update before the next update! The writing's nearly there, so right now I'm focusing on updating the last few sprites needed for the first 3 days. I'll try and get all the drawing done before I'm made to leave for Christmas, so I can finish up the writing whilst there and at least release the 3rd day(s) at the start of January.

My next priority from there will be to get everything for day 4 done (including oodles of CGs, parti...

Status Update part ??? - 11/28/22

I'm still working on the next part in this big ol' relaunch update, though I'll admit with full transparency that it's been kinda rough. After what feels like a million distractions and crises, I've fallen out of the habit of being truly productive. I'm trying to get back into it, but it's hard. As the new year approaches though, I'm sure I'll get some more progress done (even if much of it is fueled by the desperation to hold true on my word).

With that all said, I ...

Status Update - 11/2/22

Technically it's only been the second for like 5 minutes but hey. I'm not dead!

Long story short, my productivity has been shot in the foot for a while now for far too many reasons, and it sucks. Some of it's truly personal, while some of it is because my motivation is all over the place right now.

I'm going to get a friend of mine to bully me into having a proper writing schedule, so that should help things chug along. I'd really like to get this whole update ...

Misc. Stuff and Status Update - 10/18/22

I've officially become a year older as of 3 days ago, though I'll admit it was far from a spectacular day. Lots of cleaning up for flea stuff, huge stress, and no one to talk to until the very end of the day was a perfect formula for a kinda depressing birthday.

Regardless!

Now that the flea situation is getting under control and I'm back in my usual working zone, I can resume production asap! My plan is to finish off the changes needed for day 2 tomorrow, then...

Status Update - 10/3/22

Why is everything coming out at the start of October? Very strange. In any case, I figured I'd let yall know what's up atm.

So, for the latest update I've made, I'm gonna be making a few additions to it (as well as some additions and modifications across the update)

The point of choosing which route you'll follow is being moved up to here! It'll be very cute, trust. I...

Hey, an actual update!? - 9/18/22

That's right! This right here, it's an actual update! It's also... kinda strange, actually. First things first, I'll shoot the link your way, so you can read on while downloading.

Click this sentence to access the link! 

Got all that squared away? Awesome (hopefully!)

Three things-

The first thing to note is that this blocks you off past the sec...

CG Status Update - 9/15/22

Tadaa! All the introductory CGs are now completed! One more to go (a new one) and I'll be able to test this and get it out to all you patrons. I hope you're looking forward to it!

5 AM Status Update - 9/6/22

I've figured out a nice little method to keep myself working productively on these CGs! As of right now, I have just finished all 4 CGs that'll be showing up in the first day, though the context behind them and the captions to each of them may wind up slightly to substantially different than before. Trust me when I say this remake of the first two days is quite different to the current iteration.

Next up I have 3 more full CGs (Alan intro and Jorge intro, pl...

Additional Ideas - 8/30/22

Ok, so now that I've established what's going on with the next updates, I'd really like to make this upcoming stuff more active than usual! And here's how:

When I release the update in a week or so, I would appreciate feedback from anyone who wants to give it. The current day as its written is mostly focused on getting important details down, but I fear that it may be lacking in terms of excitement. Things to do, flavor text, potential "fun" options and, yes, horny c...

Another Status Update - 8/29/22

I gotta say, I know it's a pretty bad look that this lengthy period of time between updates came just after changing my update schedule. I really do apologize for it, and know that I'm just as committed as I have always been!

To put a bit into perspective, at the moment I have finished the writing for the first two days, which adds up together to around 3kish lines, making both of these on the same level as a full update. The 3rd, 4th, and 5th days will likely also b...

Small Status Update - 8/3/22

Xenoblade Chronicles 3 is a good ass game and I cannot recommend it more, holy moly. more than 63 hours of playtime, an inane amount of rice krispy treats, and very little sleep later, I finally beat the game and am positively itching to get back to Sihai! As soon as I wake up, I'm gonna commence blasting through some more writing. With any luck, I'll be able to get to the drawing real soon. Those CGs and sprite updates aren't gonna draw themself! Themselves? Whatever! I a...

Status Update - 7/1/22

As previously stated, there won't be an update today for patrons or for free-to-play players. I will be posted a status update though, so at least I can keep you all up to date on what I'm up to.

First off, I'll make a tally of what I need to do (which isn't all that different from the list given 15ish days ago)

Sprites:

Nova, Sarah, Rob, Isaac, Atlas, Victor, Zheng, Richard

CGs:

All CGs for the first 6 days, which is...

-Gloryhole

More Details about the Next Update - 6/15/22

Figured I'd give y'all an update on what's going to be happening over the next month and a half.

1st: Jorge's getting a new set of sprites

Shooting for more of a comic book neckbeardy type look to him, here's hoping it came across well! Jorge's always been a bit of an issue as far as this game does. Maybe I'm treading on old ground by saying this, but he's often been m...

Paul Update (17th/20th) - 6/1/22

Time for a Paul Update! Let's get riiight into what's new!

F2P:

-NSFW CG

-Paul, Toma, and Zach sprite updates!

-Contents of Paul's July 17th!

Intern+:

-3 new NSFW CGs (though are currently unfinish...

Quick Post - 6/1/22

Just a quick post letting y'all know that I'm still getting the update ready. This day turned out pretty big (much more than I expected) so it isn't quite done yet. That said, I'm going to get to work in a moment to try and finish it up and post it later today.

I may be posting it with incomplete CGs (though hopefully cleaner sketches than the ones of the waterpark updates) that I'll be completing at a later date. I don't really want to do that, but I'd rath...

Say, about them Patron rewards... - 5/24/22

Boutta go on an orange-juice fueled hefty Paul writing session because I simply cannot sleep with the stress of an unfinished update weighing on me. I'm sure that's perfectly healthy and normal though and wouldn't worry about that.

In any case, I was staring at my patron count a few moments ago and was struck with the thought that I don't think I do enough for y'all aside from making the game itself. In fact, I honestly feel pretty bad where it comes to th...

Jehu Update (17th/20th) - 5/1/22

Jehupdate~!

Hoo boy, it's been a month since the last update, and I'm definitely feeling pretty dang good about this new schedule! Having double the time for an update means I can spend more time fleshing out the dialogue, implementing sprite additions and CGs and getting a little more ambitious with how I interconnect this world- as I hope this update proves!

Though the content of this day is heavy in nature, I hope I handled it with all the tact it deserves. ...

Jorge Update (16th/19th) - 4/1/22

Jorge's next update is out, and it's coming with a new Ohm sprite!

This is how big Ohm actually is, by the way!

Funny(?) thing that happened when I was compiling all of this stuff: I accidentally overrode Jorge's route entirely, blipping the new day out of existence (more or less). Thankfully, I had help and was able to retrieve it from the Employee build that I shadow...

Poll Results, and the Resulting Change - 3/26/22

First, I want to thank each and every one of you! Out of the 78 current patrons, 49 of you voted in the poll. That's more than 60% engagement (more or less) and honestly, I'm pretty happy with the poll's turnout.

Second, the results of the poll itself. With 33 of you voting for the "Quality over Quantity" approach and 16 of you voting indifferently and choosing to trust in my judgement, that more than blows the whopping 0 votes of 2-monthly-updates out of ...

A proposition, and a choice - 3/16/22

So here I was, sitting there watching a livestream from my favorite Binding of Isaac streamer, when my mind wanders to the dilemma that I touched on with my latest post. That being the neglect of certain content in the game.

• NSFW content being put on the sideline as "optional" and being able to retcon it in
• CGs becoming rarer and rarer
• Needing to use mini-CGs to show lower sprites, when I should be finding a way to look at the full sprite
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2022-03-16 13:51:22 +0000 UTC View Post

Shen Update (16th/19th) - 3/15/22

Phew. One hefty burnout later, I'm finally getting back into the swing of things. Shen's update is here, and comes with a couple noticeable changes! These should prove pretty obvious when you see them, but...

MC (default name Alex) has gotten a new look! All his outfits and expressions have been revamped to be (hopefully) better than ever.

Eric has also undergone a sim...

Small (Large) Change of Plans - 2/25/22

Hi! I'm burnt out really bad. It sucks, but I really need to take a step back for a bit before it gets worse.

Because of this, Shen's next update will be delayed to March 15th, with the cycle continuing as normal after that. I apologize for the inconvenience, and I hope you'll be ok with waiting an extra couple of weeks for Shen's update. I'm sorry.