#The new layout update just hit me

[sysig]

Ughhhh

[snowflop]

I've finally been infected with the new dash layout, this fucking sucks

[rachaelthemes]

Ocular — Version 3

Preview // User Guide // More Info & Install

your favorite sidebar theme just got an upgrade, babeyyy

I went to update Ocular to make it NPF post-compliant and then my hand slipped and I redesigned the whole thing lmao. here's a brief update about Ocular 3; if you're looking for a full list of changes between versions 2 and 3, click the "Read More" below)

Ocular comes with the following features:

Colors: easily change the color scheme of your sidebar and posts using any colors you want

Post sizes: 400px, 500px, 540px, 600px, 700px

Sidebar: can be on the left, right, or above the posts. pick from a list of sidebar sizes, header image heights, and avatar shapes

Fonts: 20 different fonts, sizes 13px to 18px

Background: solid, gradient, full-size image or repeating image

Links: choose either regular navigation or drop-down navigation. unlimited custom links (visit the help desk FAQ for a tutorial) and ability to rename home, ask, submit, and archive links

Endless scroll, custom ask box text, Tumblr's full-width controls and search bar, optional header, avatar, and favicon images

if you already have Ocular installed, version 3 should be coming at you as soon as the update passes the theme garden. if you installed this theme with GitHub, you'll have to re-install manually.

now let's get to the fun stuff. what's new in version 3?

wow, do I have some updates for you!

1. goodbye color schemes, hello post background and text colors

you can now directly control the color of the posts rather than relying on color schemes to do it. want your posts to be a very specific shade of navy? all yours, buddy. go wild (make sure it's readable tho)

2. hello, color schemes! wait I thought we got rid of that guy

a lot of the color schemes I made became redundant now that the new post background/text color options exist. if you were married to the old color schemes, all of them can be recreated using those options. so the new color scheme options are as follows:

"My colors" — uses the colors you picked for post background/text

"Light preset" and "dark preset" — sets the posts to white with black text, or off-black with white text

"Translucent" — uses the colors you choose for post background/text, but makes the post backgrounds semi-transparent. there are NINE different translucent color schemes, ranging from 90% (only slightly see-through) to 10% (VERY see through)

3. navigation dropdown option

you can either use the sidebar links like they were before, or you can turn them into a cute little dropdown (helpful if you have lots of links or links with long titles!) you can enable this using the "use dropdown navigation" setting. you can also customize the label for the dropdown using the "dropdown menu label" setting. for instance, the dropdown on my blog currently says "oooh you wanna click me"

4. RIP google fonts I always hated your load times

decided to stop using Google Fonts and instead I'm providing the font files directly in the code. this will help speed up load times drastically when using custom fonts, plus I don't have to use Google. win-win! there's quite a bit of coverage overlap with the old fonts, but some of them that were too similar to each other got the ax. I also added all of the system fonts as options (hit classics like Arial, Georgia, and Comic Sans MS are now available TO YOU!)

5. more layout, sizing, and spacing options

the sidebar used to be either on the center-left, center-right, or above the posts; now it can go in the top-left or top-right! you can now control the border radius on the posts and sidebar. the header height, sidebar width, and post spacing all have additional options.

6. some options have been renamed for additional clarity

"background color 1" -> "background color"

"background color 2" -> "gradient background color"

"background" -> "background style"

"font override" -> "use body font everywhere"

"title" -> "sidebar title"

"description" -> "sidebar description"

"ask box text" -> "custom HTML above ask box"

7. removed some options

you win some, you lose some. I removed the uppercase sidebar links, theme credit, and inline media spacing options, mostly for redundancy reasons or because they produced unclear results.

8. as previously stated, now NPF-compliant

Ocular was ALMOST compliant with Tumblr's new post format, but had a few tweaks that needed to be ironed out. they're now ironed.

9: now user-friendly right out of the box

I updated the default color and content options, so new users installing this theme will have a much easier time using and customizing it immediately. no more ugly ass green background!

10. and finally, new JS

I had to rewrite some of the javascript for this theme, which turned into me rewriting ALL of the javascript. doing so meant that I could eliminate dependencies on third-party JS libraries and run the whole thing on plain JS. that should improve load times!!

bonus: custom CSS can do some nifty stuff now

want to change the size of your avatar? you can do that now! just do this to your Advanced > Add custom CSS section

super helpful if you're using the Avatar shape: Uncropped setting and you need your image to be a specific size (like a pixelated GIF)

for more info, check out the Ocular user guide. thanks for reading my updates!! hope you all have a fantastic start to your 2024 ❤️

[ninja-knox-ur-sox-off]

oh nO i just got hit by the new layout

ITS SO UGLY?? IT LOOKS LIKE TWITTER BUT WORSE?? BRING BACK MY OLD DASHBOARD PLEASE?? WHAT IS THIS??? This actively makes me want to avoid going on to tumblr y i k e s

@staff where can i leave feedback to get this changed back ASAP?

Edit: LEAVE FEEDBACK. please check reblogs for information on how to send feedback to tumblr. Be respectful when you send it or your feedback may be ignored, but let them know you don't like it by officially sending them feedback. If they get enough people telling them we don't like this new update, we might be able to get them to roll it right back where it came from.

[majorproblems77]

Alrighty Linked maze fans I hope you're ready, part 1 of 3 for catch-up analysis!

So our good friend Frulleboi has been absolutely cooking with these update's with three in quick succession and I am loving it cause I love it and is great.

This is for the beginning of the Soul Stone chapter. Soul stone part 1.

Now a link to the comic page can be found Here. Please go give it some love :D

For the important stuff!

Linked Maze belongs to @linked-maze and its wonderful creator @frulleboi. (You should follow them, they are wonderful) And as a heads up, Linked maze is for more mature audiences! :)

As usual, you know the drill, Grab some water, Grab some popcorn and prepare for me to ramble at you for however long it is!

Here we go!

Half an hour? So all the areas around with the environment that I spotted before won't help me for the moment?

Ohhhhhh boy

(I've got my eye on this)

Four... Four please.

Like wolfy has a good reason he is preoccupied but like you can just turn around for like 1 moment.

Wolfy really is the real mvp of this little team, he out here doing work! We love him.

Guarantee that the team will fall apart without the wolf who goes 90% of the work and has 90% of the team's brain cells.

"It was at this moment, he discovered..."

This panel made me laugh because of Four's shadow.

The disappointed look on his face, I think the shadow is literally me inside of this universe sometimes. He Craves chaos but also is just like 'Four what are you doing?' at every available opportunity.

Nooooooooo, Whatever do you mean four? God I love him.

And wolfy here is just like, 'My man can't you see I am busy I can't do everything.'

(Me taking notes of this tree on the left here. 3 branches, thin band and a thick area... thinking it's going to be a major landmark)

Then all of a sudden.

Hold up, I recognise this.(I think)

[TANGENT TIME]

I'm probably looking WAY TO far into this as we dont know how this maze works but)

This area here.

A thin band/wall with a larger area and moss on the wall looks KINDA Like the area where Sky meets Wild from back in Waking up PT5.

I know there's some differences between the grass and the tree, but the tree could be off-frame.

I'm not saying that Four (His looks like a newer version of the one we see here) is now in the same area as these guys, but I'm thinking he might be getting close to that region of the world map.

This could also be a clue as to how the maze works. Each region could look near on identical in layout while feeling so much different because of the changes in the environment. (New vs old walls, Tree's VS rock etc)

I feel like I need to get a pen and paper to explain this better, let me know if I do and I will do that.

While it might not be the exact same location, I think there might be more hints as to these guys being the ones we get the group up with next.

Moving on.

Oh man, again with Shadow this man just looks so disappointed with four i love him.

He's like, Are you for real?

There are so many thoughts going through his head. But I think these two do the work for me.

"My friend! Is he okay!" And thennnnn "Oh god im alone with Four"

Wolfy's facial expressions are top-tier in these updates and I love him sm okay.

Short and sweet. But it works either way!

Thanks for hanging out with me on this one, Hope to see you again soon when we hit the next one! :D

Have a great day!

[yoonkinii]

𝐌𝐚𝐬𝐭𝐞𝐫𝐥𝐢𝐬𝐭

Baldurs Gate:

Astarion

We Were Human

Synopsis: Astarion died as soon as he became something the world has never seen before. No one noticed the damage before it was too late and the Astarion everyone loved was lost to the new one. No one could notice when the turn was slow and silent. He slowly lost the playful glint in his eyes. Lost the love he gaze upon me with. Lost everything that made him the man I loved. Oh, how I would give anything to get him back. I would gladly give up my damned soul for him.

(Aka you are transported back to the past in order to prevent Astarion from losing himself once more. The only problem? You don't have a lot of time.)

Theme Song: Vore - Sleep Token

"You have become the voice in my head Only recourse we're left after death Your viscera welcome me in, welcome me in My life is torn, my bones, they bleed My metaphors fall short in the end Your flesh and bone welcome me in, welcome me in Are you in pain like I am?"

Pairing(s): Ascended!AstarionxReader

Warning(s): Gore, blood, cruelty, cursing, death/murder, mentions of using oneself unwillingly, abuse. Its ascended astarion, prepare for the worst. (Will be updated as more parts are released)

Part 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | ...

Status: on hold

Note(s):

For the sake of the plot- Astarion will not automatically be damned from the start. In this world, Astarion becomes lost to the ascension overtime until he becomes the ascended vampire we know him to be in the game. Another note that should be highlighted is that this story will be told from the first person perspective since it benefits the story more than any other perspective.

You will also notice various things being different from the game. For example, Karlach will be able to stay in the ‘human’ world and she fixed her heart. (I love my girl, I’m not sending her back), Szaars palace has a different layout cause the one in the game was stupid. There will be more that you will notice in the future so beware. You notice many things that were not included in the game but it I ensure that it is on purpose and isn't just there randomly. It should also be noted that when I post, I post the raw draft before I go back and edit the story. I do this so I am able to post consistently without having readers wait. I will go back and edit once I am able so if you notice spelling mistakes, I apologize.

Soulless Soul

Spawn!AstarionxAbsolute!VampyreReader

 Synopsis: There he stands, eyes downcast and shoulders caving in on himself. He does not look weary as he was pricked and prodded to fit the standards of his master. He has no idea why he is here- lined up amongst his siblings in the dining hall. His back aches, scars he knows that have not healed properly catching onto the rough fabric of his shirt. He watched the floor, he knew better not to meet the eyes of the predators that lurked before. He doesn’t even look up when the hem of an emerald green dress stands before him.

“This one. I want this one.” 

He does not allow himself the privilege of hope to blossom in his chest at those words. 

Theme Song: Soulless Creatures - Aurora

All the pieces of my body's gone Look at me now and tell me how I feel inside Every pieces that I lost, I have loved

Warning(s):  mentions of sexual trauma, Physical assault, gore, death, panic attacks, cursing, (more will be added as the story progresses if needed)

Note(s): Redacted in case of spoilers. I will upload notes with the first chapter

Part(s): TBA

Jujutsu Kaisen:

Gojo Satoru

Perfectly Imperfect

Synopsis: Everyone is born with a soulmate. Everyone knows by the time they hit age 18, a different kind of soulmate mark will appear. Some are unable to see color until they meet their soulmates gaze, others have matching tattoos. These are the more common ones; ones that can be tracked down in history but others are rare. So rare that there’s rarely any information available about it. Rare like yours and the only case of this soulmarking was dated decades ago with only two lines describing it.

"Person A and Person B afflicted by this marking will discover themselves to be covered in string-like tattoo markings in certain areas. These areas are what the soulmate A or B deem unworthy of themselves; or rather, what they hate about themself."

This wouldn't be a problem for you if it wasnt for the fact that everything from the collarbone to your ankles was decorated in white string-like lines.

Pairing: Gojo Satoru x Reader

Theme song: Bonfire - wave to earth

What color is my sky painted? What color is your emotion? Close your eyes slowly and feel the wind. The bonfire is fading out. Maybe we are falling Falling down with the rain.

amore mio aiutami- Piero Piccioni (literally the song that plays when M/C looks at him)

Warning(s):

18+, Sub!Gojo (gasp!), cursing, mentions of self-hate, discussion of Self-hate, mentions of minor character death- Will be added as chapters progress but if you see something that I didn’t include here, please let me know!

Note(s):

Expect this to be a short fic. I do not plan on having this over 6 parts and even then it could be less or couple chapters more. Depends on how I write everything.

Part(s): TBA

Ryomen Sukuna

Snippets of Love

Synopsis: Glimpses of your relationship with Sukuna through prompts/questions.

Paring: Sukuna x Reader

Theme Song: Heart To Heart - Mac DeMarco

So I had a late Arrival So, we never saw the start of each others lives heart to heart

Notable tags: ModernAU, slight age gap, Canon/Fanon implements, Sukuna still has his tattoos, CEO Sukuna, uncle Sukuna, college student reader, pierced Sukuna.

Note(s): Inspired to do this series based on Kyarrcha fanart of Sukuna on Instagram! I want this to be mostly based on requests about certain moments such as when Sukuna and you first met, first date, and things like that. This can also include certain scenarios or environments. Feel free to send in requests but I will also add in my own takes.

Requests: Open.

Warnings: will be listed in the sections.

You are not required to read snippets in order, but it is recommended.

How y♡u first met Sukuna!

How y♡u met Sukuna again (and got his number)!

First date with Sukuna!

Sukuna letting y♡u doll him up!

Sukuna with drunk y♡u

Jealous Y♡u

Choso Kamo

Echos of Love

Synopsis: Choso is one of the few to possess abilities that transcend human limits. His family was taken away from him and he was given to serve the king. He was trained in nothing else but to kill and follow orders. He was a man made weapon. His name whispered in fear- the kingdom's boogeyman. He hates it though. Hates how his freedom was ripped from his hands. Hates how his ‘gift’ is more like a curse. He is offered a deal he can’t deny- transport the princess to safety in a neighboring kingdom. The only problem is, she’s the daughter of the man that took everything from him and she is being hunted down by unknown forces. 

Pairing: Choso x Reader

Theme Song: my love is mine all mine - Mitski

Moon, tell me if I could Send up my heart to you? So, when I die, which I must do Could it shine down here with you? 'Cause my love is mine, all mine I love mine, mine, mine

Notable tags: FantasyAU, Fanon (I am creating my own world and using some pieces of jjk in it), major character death, (Will be updated as chapters are released)

Note(s): Teehee, I love Choso.

Part(s): TBA

[teshadraws]

Hello! I had a quick question for you. How do you stick to your one story for so long? I personally have trouble like sticking with something for an extended period of time in terms of like fully realizing the stories in my head. But you have so masterfully executed yours so far with seemingly so much passion thus far.

If you have any spare wisdom on this topic I’d greatly appreciate it <3

Oof. That’s a good question, anon. 😅 I’ll admit that having other people who read Seekers and get excited about its development is definitely motivating and helps me keep my passion for it long-term.

But!!! Imo these are three of the most important aspects that you as the writer can control:

Make sure your story stays full of things you want to write about, so that you're still excited to write even during the slower parts. Like, as someone who’s in it for the characters, if I get a little disheartened thinking about all the worldbuilding setup I’ll need to do for a new arc, I can get pumped up again by thinking about how Nia and Tobias will react to a new location, and what kind of interactions they’ll have there! Always try to frame it so even the dull necessities have some kind of fun “reward” at the end.

Map out your story ahead of time so you have a blueprint to follow, rather than sitting down to write and having no idea where to start. This doesn't have to be a super in-depth layout of the entire story or even the entire chapter, but just listing some points you want to hit in a chapter will give you something to work with rather than a blank page!

Otherwise, just be willing to take breaks and step away from the story when you're not feeling up to writing. Nothing makes you hate a project more than feeling like you have to work on it when you really don’t want to. Remember that it should stay fun and not be a second job (unless it actually is, lol)! Even if you have an audience waiting for the next update, it’s better for that update to come from a place of love rather than obligation.

Hope that helps a bit! ^^'

[franklyautistic]

WrongPlanet.net, the largest autism forum, is in the midst of a hostile takeover

tl;dr: WrongPlanet’s owner got hacked and there are now no mods. Please signal boost this so that autistic people know the site is likely to be unsafe from now on.

I heard that Alex Plank, the absentee admin of WrongPlanet, had returned with a big announcement. 

Here it is:

Hey there, fellow Wrong Planeters! I know it's been an eternity since I last graced this forum with my presence. I apologize for my absence, but I come bearing an astonishing tale of woe and wonder. Brace yourselves, for I suffer from the most peculiar affliction known to mankind: "Chronic Update Blockage Disorder (and forgetting to change my password)." Yes, you read that right. For a decade now, I have been plagued by a condition that has kept me from updating Wrong Planet, ensuring that it remains untouched, like a relic preserved for future generations to marvel at. Imagine the monumental impact this has had on the state of the internet. Don't worry; I'll give you a moment to gather your thoughts. Now, you may be wondering how such an unusual ailment came to be. Well, let me enlighten you. It all began when I was innocently tinkering with some HTML code, trying to add a dancing unicorn GIF to my signature. Little did I know that this innocent act of digital mischief would lead to my tragic downfall. In a bizarre twist of fate, my fingers slipped on the keyboard, causing a cataclysmic error in the space-time continuum. A rift opened up, and Wrong Planet was sucked into a parallel dimension—an alternate reality where updating websites is a crime punishable by being forced to listen to dial-up modem noises on repeat for eternity. It's a dimension where webmasters are trapped in a perpetual loop of server errors and broken links. Oh, the horror! Ever since that fateful day, I have been caught in a cosmic limbo, unable to break free from the clutches of my disorder. Every time I attempt to update the site, my hands freeze, my eyes glaze over, and my mind is overrun with visions of cascading style sheets and merciless pop-up ads. It's like a digital possession straight out of a techno-horror movie. But fear not! I refuse to let this affliction define me. In my isolation, I have become a webmaster hermit, a guru of outdated HTML and obsolete plugins. I have attained a level of enlightenment that transcends the mere mortal realm of web development. My website, frozen in time, stands as a testament to my indomitable spirit and steadfast refusal to give in to the relentless march of progress. So, as I sit here in my digital dungeon, surrounded by stacks of floppy disks and a shrine dedicated to the ancient Netscape Navigator, I implore you all to cherish your ability to update your websites. Take a moment to appreciate the mundane task of uploading a new blog post or tweaking your site's layout, for it is a privilege denied to the unfortunate few, like me. In conclusion, I hope my tale of woe has brought a smile to your face, despite the tragic consequences it has had on my own online presence. Remember, life is unpredictable, and so are the pitfalls of the digital world. Cherish your ability to hit that "Publish" button, for you never know when it might be taken away from you, leaving you stranded in the abyss of chronic update blockage and forgetting to change my password that's been used for over 10 years. Yours humorously, The Eternally Unresponsive Webmaster Alex i come in peace

Now this is a weird post, right?

Some early commenters mentioned that this was weird - one accused “Alex” of being high - but most of them seemed to think it was just Alex being a bit goofy.

Then on page two, we have a post from The_Walrus, a long-serving moderator. Well, former moderator:

There is a >95% probability that it isn't the real Alex, and instead his account has been compromised. Firstly, Alex doesn't write like that. It just isn't his style. It's far too poetic. Alex is usually very direct and blunt. It's also self-deprecating in a way I do not associate with Alex. Additionally:

Quote:

Take a moment to appreciate the mundane task of uploading a new blog post or tweaking your site's layout, for it is a privilege denied to the unfortunate few, like me.

In conclusion, I hope my tale of woe has brought a smile to your face, despite the tragic consequences it has had on my own online presence. Remember, life is unpredictable, and so are the pitfalls of the digital world. Cherish your ability to hit that "Publish" button, for you never know when it might be taken away from you, leaving you stranded in the abyss of chronic update blockage and forgetting to change my password that's been used for over 10 years.

This is pretty much spelling it out - this individual has gained access to Alex's account. Alex's email address has been involved in 30 data breaches, according to https://haveibeenpwned.com/. Having failed to update his site for a long time, the "hacker" (using that word loosely) feels that Alex has forfeited the right to it.

Additionally, all moderators and admins (apart from Alex himself) have been stripped of their permissions.

This is obviously a regular WrongPlanet user, and I can make an educated guess as to who, but almost certainly isn't the real Alex.

To this, “Alex” responded “educate my balls, Cartman”.

It seems WrongPlanet is probably permanently compromised. It has always been a site that has serious issues with spammers, scammers, and passing trolls, but those issues are only likely to get worse now.

If you are on WrongPlanet mailing lists, be very suspicious of any emails you receive. They are likely to be scams or otherwise misleading.

Please signal boost this post as much as possible... @autie-j @asdcats @chavisory I’d be grateful if you could help get the word out however you feel appropriate.

[pitchmoss]

SMAPI & Modding Guide

🍒Mandatory Mods: these are the ones that make the pretty/gameplay mods work.

Stardew Modding API aka SMAPI: The mod loader for Stardew Valley. Will have it's own pop up window upon launching the game: do not close it, this is how you run modded Stardew. It will also tell you what mods aren't working, what needs an update, etc. Most mandatory, most helpful.

Generic Mod Config Menu: Adds an in-game UI to edit other mods' config options. Will be shown on title screen at the bottom left as a gear icon.

Content Patcher, Alternative Textures, Json Assets, SpaceCore are the most common mods that make the fun mods work. If you're downloading mods, 9/10 times you're gonna need these.

Farm Type Manager, Custom Farm Loader, Fashion Sense, Faux Core, Portaiture, are probably second most used and are for more specific mods (farm layout mods, custom appearance, etc).

🍄Gameplay Mods

Skip Fishing Minigame: Hate fishing? Me too. This skips the fishing minigame and catches fish for you. You will still have to click when you get a Hit, just fishing without the fuss.

Stardew Valley Expanded: A fanmade expansion for ConcernedApe's Stardew Valley. This mod adds 27 new NPCs, 50 locations, 260 character events, 27 fish, reimagined vanilla areas, two farm maps, a reimagined world map reflecting all changes, new music, questlines, objects, crops, festivals, and many miscellaneous additions! (last updated April 8, 2024. also would recommend to second time players due to amount of content)

"I Fixed Him" A Shane Consistency Mod: Makes Shane's post-6-Heart-Event Dialogue and Gift Tastes consistent with his character arc.

🌈Aesthetic Mods: let's beautify this game some more!!

Custom Menu Background

Seasonal Cute Characters & Stanloona's Revised Portraits (not updated to 1.6 but still work)

Ana's Toned Down Sprites

Overgrown Flowery Interface and Overlay

❤I use pretty much all of Gweniaczek's mods, specifically:

>Way Back Pelican Town, Medieval Buildings,

>Gwen's Mailbox, Fishponds, Doghouses, Stable,

>Shipping Bin, Paths, Fences, Craftables, and Tools.

❤Aimon11 makes some good mods too, like:

>More Lively Sewer (+ Krobus content <3), Amanita Lover

>Tidy Cozy Cellar, Distant Lands; Witch Swamp Overhaul

Dynamic Reflections | No Fence Decay: Redux | Destroy Bushes

Cornucopia: More Crops & More Flowers

All Animal Mods: Pets,Farm Animals | Horses | Butterflies

Hats Won't Mess Up Hair & Coii's Hats and Clothes

Fae's Elf Ears or Expressive Elf Ears

(Unofficial) Simple Foliage for 1.6

Firefly Torches or Wisp Torches

Siamece's Furniture Recolors (AT)

DaisyNiko's Earthy Recolor & Tilesheet (if other mods have Earthy Recolor versions I download those too. They will match! Many modders will do this with other recolor mods so have fun with your new game palettes!) (Also DaisyNiko has so many amazing mods, just check out her page!)

[tearlessrain]

Making Tumblr Less Bad: A Short Guide

with the Twitterfication finally hitting the last survivors, I wanted to post something like this because I'm realizing a lot of people are either new and unaware that all these tumblr extensions exist, or aren't aware of some of the most current ones and still use New Xkit.

New Xkit isn't broken or anything, but its development is pretty much dead in the water for a bunch of reasons so it's likely to break in the future with all the changes being rolled out. Fortunately there are alternatives.

I use Firefox, so I know all of these extensions work for it, but I have no idea about other browsers. If you're still using a chromium browser for some reason godspeed.

Xkit Rewritten

this is an even newer offshoot of New Xkit created by one of the developers, it includes pretty much all of New Xkit's features but lives in your addons bar, has a streamlined UI, and as far as I know is still getting updates/support.

Palettes for Tumblr

a better alternative to Old Blue, one of the few features not brought over from New Xkit. If you're like me and have an aversion to highly saturated/high contrast web design, or you just liked tumblr better in 2016, this extension is your new best friend. It's got a good number of preset options including a couple older versions of tumblr, but you can also create your own.

Dashboard Unfucker

a Tampermonkey script that reverts tumblr's layout to its pre-Twitterfied state, allowing you to bask once again in the peaceful blue void of your dash. it also has a lot of other nice features like disabling that obnoxious "don't forget to add tags so people can find your Content uwu" popup that shows up when you post now, and receives regular updates.

I know there are alternatives to some of these, but these are the ones I use/can vouch for. Go forth and experience a less bad website.

[rakkuntoast]

can u pls elaborate on the phiddies and renaissance paintings i asked my friend who’s a been a phil enjoyer longer than me and now we’re both confused

honestly i considered not elaborating cuz i thought it was funny but i think its way funnier new people now getting to know phiddies

(pardon older crows my memory is shit)

before kristin and phil got married, kristin had a bachelorette party and her friends made her this in celebration, hence the origin of phiddies

i cannot express enough how hell and back this thing was memed for years, at some point there were people just with phiddies layouts and replies full of the cropped image with only phiddies

the timeline gets blurry here cuz i dropped mcyt for like a year but at some point where phil updated his mc skin (the one we know of today) he covered the phiddies

i think it was wolfy who started it but on december 16th 2021 wolfy promised that if chat hit phil's subgoal they would draw phiddies, which they ended up redrawing the birth of adam as so

(note to add: that drawing also appeared on both the radar and the login page of tumblr, and got sent to the moon on that even mrbeast did... and also phiddies blanket and pillow is something wolfy owns LMAO)

and i guess this just made people draw more phiddies as renaissanse paintings like this one , or this one

and to this day it's still something that gets memed about in phils chat! just recently in one of phil's zelda streams where he was talking about a potental gamersupps flavor the chat was full of "phiddies flavor" (thanks to schlatt's cursed ass flavor name)

and that's all you need to know! hope you know i actually went out of my way to research all of this hope you enjoy <3

[melishade]

Attack on Prime New Age Anthology: Negotiations

Main Story

Return to that Sick Mind IV

Reminiscing

Eren Jaeger

Hanji breaks out of quarantine.

Hanji finally managed to gain a basic idea of the mechanism of their quarantine quarters. They first noticed that the door was wired to lock with electronics, despite the fact that the door was made out of glass. They had already tried removing the hinges off the door, and they actually did when everyone was asleep, but the actual lock on the door was so strong that it prevented them from pushing the door open. It meant that unlocking the door would require disabling the wireless connection.

The corners where the glass and the wall met didn't have wiring. It looked like it was sealed shut with glue or something. So there had to be something in the floor. After hours and days of prodding and force, they had finally managed to get the floorboard open. Hanji grinned with delight as they saw a bunch of wires under the floorboards.

"Speak to me prison box," Hanji ordered as they examined all the wires connected, "Which one opens my cell."

"You're not going to get very far," Rafael warned them, earning their attention.

"Honestly, Raf, they are getting pretty far," Miko retorted.

"I will break out of quarantine! Mark my words, Rafael Jorge Gonzales Esquivel!" Hanji shouted at him.

"Okay, you break out, then what?" Rafael challenged, "You don't know the layout of the place, you don't have your weapons, there are armed with guns that will riddle you with holes. On top of that, you will be forced back into quarantine, for longer, because you broke protocol and will be exposed to new pathogens."

"Hm...where exactly would my 3D gear be stored?" Hanji asked.

"Secure vault," Miko answered.

"Miko," Jack warned.

"Requires a retinal scan," Miko added.

"Miko!" Jack raised his voiced.

"Well looks like I'm knocking out a soldier and stealing his weapons!" Hanji decided.

"You can't just knock out a fully armed U.S. soldier like it's child's play!" Rafael exclaimed.

"Not with that attitude!" Hanji pulled out the broken handle of their fork that they had managed to sharpen into a weapon.

"Hanji, I think it would be better to just wait to be let out," Armin advised.

"I can get you guys and update on Jean if I get far," Hanji bribed.

"But they said he was doing fine so far," Sasha reasoned.

"Don't you want to know if he's awake?" Hanji challenged.

"...I do," Sasha confessed.

"Hanji, we're warning you from experience and the fact that the U.S. is the most power military force on the planet," Jack declared, "You will be detained, if not, shot on sight."

Hanji picked up all the wires and placed their sharpened weapon under it. "A mission with impossible odds leading to certain death. Sounds like being in the Survey Corps."

"...Raf, I bet they survive a minute before getting tazed!" Miko challenged her friend.

"Bet. Getting the stopwatch ready." Rafael pulled out his phone.

"Um...maybe this shouldn't be a bet-!"

"Shut up." Miko and Rafael told Willy.

Hanji grunted as they pulled their weapon upright, cutting through all the wires at once. They yelped when sparks began to fly and the lights to their room flickered in and out. However, Hanji heard the click of the door unlock, and the glass door fell forward due to the lack of hinges, hitting the ground hard. Everyone stared in disbelief while Hanji peered out of the room.

"HA!" Hanji pointed at Rafael, but flinched when a loud, blaring alarm echoed throughout the whole military base, following by a blinking, red, light. Hanji and everyone else covered their ears to the noise, but Jack, Miko, and Rafael were unbothered.

"Timer starts now!" Rafael pressed start on the stop watch.

"BYE!" Hanji bolted down the hall to their left.

"GO HANJI!" Miko cheered.

"They're gonna get tazed," Jack groaned.

Hanji immediately got confused by the winding halls of the military base, unsure of what to do or even where to go. Even in a place as advanced as this, there had to be some kind of physical map! Hanji turned a corner and yelped when they saw two soldiers standing post. They were shocked at the sight of them and quickly aimed their large guns, but Hanji saw an opening between one of their legs and slid right under it, startling both guards. However, Hanji didn't look back and just kept running.

"All personal! One of our alien visitors has escaped quarantine! Detain but do not kill!"

"I am not a visitor! I was kidnapped!" Hanji screamed in anger. Hanji screamed as they saw at the end of the hallway multiple soldiers aiming smaller guns at them, but Hanji quickly bolted down the end of another hallway as they fired. Hanji knew they weren't going to get anywhere by continuously running on the ground. They were severely outnumbered and they were going to get caught without their weaponry. Their gaze turned upright to the ceiling and they smirked. Earth might be advanced, but they've been tinkering with Cybertronian technology. They know about the vents!

Hanji saw a large vent that looked like it would be big enough for them to fit through. They jumped towards the wall, pressed their feet against it, and jumped higher to latch onto the metal bars of the vents. They grunted and used all of their strength to yank the vent open. They almost fell as the hinges fell of and the metal bars fell to the floor, but they quickly grabbed onto the sides of the vent before that happened. Hanji then scrambled to climb up the vent and crawled through it to get as far away from the opening as possible.

The soldiers down the hallway finally managed to find the open vent that Hanji had climbed through.

"Uh, General Bryce. They climbed through the vents!" a soldier activated their comm. link.

"They what?!" Bryce screamed into the comm. link.

Hanji continued to crawl through the vents, stopping whenever they heard heavy footsteps from the soldiers below. They peered through the openings of the vents to see what was happening outside. They were horrified at the sight of multiple makeshift beds in an open space, housing injured civilians that were no doubt harmed during the Rumbling. Hanji ignored it and continued to crawl their way through the vents. Hanji then spotted two guards directly below them. A risky idea spawned in Hanji's mind as they adjusted themselves in the small space. Their feet rested against the opening, waiting for the soldier to be in the right position. When they were, Hanji slammed their feet down hard, falling from the vents with the metal opening and hitting the first soldier, knocking him unconscious and breaking their fall.

The second soldier was about to fire, but Hanji ripped the helmet off of the first soldier and threw it at the second one, causing him to misfire. Hanji ducked as bullets hit the wall, but quickly grabbed the small gun from the unconscious guard and stood up. They were about to run, but something latched onto their back. Hanji screamed as they felt electricity run through their whole body. They seized up at the sensation before hitting the ground hard. The electricity didn't stop though, and their body started to convulse at the sensation. Hanji managed to catch a glimpse of their assailant and gasped in confusion when they saw that it was Fowler before they passed out.

==

Later

Hanji gasped as a bag was pulled off of their head. They blinked their eye to the bright light in the room before looking ahead of them to see Bryce sitting across the table from them, looking irate. A glass wall separated the two of them, with two lightbulbs on both sides of the glass. Hanji tilted their head when they noticed someone off to the side and out of the spotlight. They were in a lab coat, but something was off about the lab coat. What was it?

"So..." Hanji trailed off, taking notice that their hands were cuffed behind the chair, "Is this where you torture me? Cause I'm not seeing a lot of tools."

"Do you want to explain how and why you broke out of quarantine?!" Bryce yelled at them.

"Hmmmmm...." Hanji narrowed their eye at him. "No."

Bryce was flabbergasted. "What?!"

"No," Hanji repeated.

"Are you treating this like a game?! Do you understand how stupid that is?!" Bryce started to yell again, never feeling this angry before, "We are in the middle of a-!"

"Pandemic, yes! I get it!" Hanji cut him off.

"No! You don't! Almost 15 million people have died worldwide to this thing and we cannot introduce a new variant because someone else decided to break the rules, just because!" Bryce declared.

"Oh, I'm sorry! I didn't know that we were comparing stats!" Hanji rolled their eye, "That number, was probably reached in a day on our world because of the Rumbling! There is chaos on my world! Paradis' government is in disarray due to the chaos! So is Kenshin's home! So is any other country that's still around! Paradis has no queen or military head! My comrades have been kept in quarantine, barely hearing anything some of my other subordinates who were in surgery or are getting tested! So I'm a little bit fucking peeved, Bryce!"

"General Bryce!"

"Bryce!" Hanji snapped back.

"I can hold you in contempt and have you locked up for assaulting two of my officers!" Bryce reminded.

"You fucking kidnapped me!" Hanji retorted.

"We were quarantining you for your own safety!" Bryce retorted.

"Bullshit!" Hanji hissed.

"You are not getting off the hook this easily!" Bryce declared, "You will be punished in accordance with U.S. law!"

Hanji froze for a moment, thinking about the consequences, but then...they started giggling.

"What's so funny?!" Bryce demanded.

"Yeah...that's not gonna go over as well as you think," Hanji declared with a smirk.

"How so?" Bryce demanded.

"Because I have Optimus and Megatron in my corner," Hanji answered.

Bryce scoffed. "Optimus was our ally first, and I doubt that Megatron would care for a human!"

"There's a difference between ally and friend," Hanji retorted, "I'm not just Optimus' ally; I'm his friend. And I've been his friend for four years. Buckethead...I wouldn't classify us as friends just yet, but at the very least, he'll protect any allies that are close to Optimus. And the Survey Corps are allies to Optimus. So, how well do you think that this whole situation will blow over once Optimus and Megatron get wind of it? How fast do you think Buckethead will tear up the compound trying to get me back? Or how much damage do you think he'll do before the Autobots catch him again?"

"The fact that you consider Megatron an ally is already a red flag for me," Bryce declared.

"Maybe." Hanji shrugged, "But Megatron has been following my orders too."

"Your orders?!" Bryce exclaimed in disbelief.

"Yes." Hanji leaned forward and grinned, "Because I'm the bitch who blackmailed him!"

Before Bryce could come up with a response, Fowler barged into the room.

"What is it?!" Bryce demanded.

"Don't touch them! We need to talk!" Fowler informed in a panic.

Bryce was confused at Fowler's panic as Hanji leaned back in their chair, but he decided to hear Fowler out and step out of the room.

"You are in trouble! What?!" Bryce demanded as he shut the door.

"Jack got this from the Autobots just now." Fowler pulled out his phone and showed the video to Bryce. Bryce saw that...it was a memory...of Hanji blackmailing Megatron and getting away with it. Bryce was horrified as Fowler played another video of Hanji calling Megatron a coward and getting away with it.

"How the hell is that possible?" Bryce demanded, "Megatron has been public enemy number 1 for years and this human's able to get their way with him and live?!"

"I don't know, but whatever you do, do not let anyone harm them!" Fowler ordered, "Oh god, I tazed them!"

Bryce took a deep breath and sighed. He still needed information on the 3D gear. It was possible with this situation, he could get the information out of them. "Stay out here." Bryce opened the door and entered the interrogation room. He sat back down in the chair. He was prepared to ask a question, but-!

"Why am I here?" Hanji demanded.

"You know why you-!"

"No, why am I here specifically?" Hanji demanded, "You brought me into an interrogation style room. If you were just mad at me, you would have put me back into quarantine. Instead, I'm here with you and someone who's not a soldier. Judging by the coat Rafael was wearing when I first met him, he's a scientist. Not a skilled combatant."

Hanji narrowed their eye at him again, causing the scientist to stiffen. "And judging by the lab coat...oh for god sake, are you idiots firing the energon spears in a confined space?!"

"H-how did you-?!"

"Your lab coat has energon residue!" Hanji snapped at the scientist, "In a confined space, if you are near an energon spear explosion but thankfully don't get caught in the crossfires, the smoke will leave traces of energon on the user! Harmless short time, but I haven't tested any long term effects of exposure to the smoke. Because I wasn't dumb enough to launch the weapon in a confined space!"

Bryce was taken aback, annoyed even, but...intrigued. "So...you invented this weapon?"

Hanji looked Bryce up and down. "...you can't figure out our weapons." Hanji started laughing. "Some superpower you guys are! You can't figure out a weapon this archaic in your eyes."

"Well it was clear that you had gotten significant help from the Cybertronians," Bryce couldn't help but sneer.

Hanji scoffed. "Please. Our weaponry's been around for a century and have had the schematics for years and improved on it. And I'm the one who invented the prototype for the energon spear before Wheeljack showed up. Wheeljack was an assistant. I'm the goddamn mastermind."

"All the more reason to keep you and your comrades here until you tell us how it operates," Bryce threatened.

Hanji blinked before smirking, and then giggling, and then cackling like a madman. It made Bryce uneasy and the scientist fearful.

"You think we're afraid of you?!" Hanji grinned sadistically, "Do you know what it's like staring at the jaws of death? Hearing the screams of your comrades as giant man eating monsters chew them up, spit them out, or swallow them whole? Do you know what it's like to be ridiculed and mocked for every single failed mission outside the walls? I'm sure you know what it's like to be shot at, blown up, or betrayed. That does seem like that in the cards for you and your government. But do you know what it's like to have your eye get taken out by someone you once called a comrade? Or try to survive getting trampled to death by skinless titans?"

Hanji jerked forward and rattled their chains, scaring the scientist and making Bryce flinch. "I'm not afraid of you, and neither are my comrades. We will claw and fight you until our very last breath because that's just how chaotic and unpredictable the Survey Corps is."

Hanji leaned back into their chair. "Do your worst."

Bryce didn't know how to respond. This person was...manic. They had nothing to lose. Or...they were willing to sacrifice greatly to get what they wanted. The door opened once again, and Bryce grew angry when Fowler stepped into the room.

"Agent Fowler-!"

"You shocked me!" Hanji accused.

"Yes, and I'm sorry about that," Fowler apologized, "We couldn't have you running around the base so recklessly because of the pandemic."

"Yes, I have been told many times," Hanji proclaimed with an annoyed sigh, "I need to keep tabs on my people and my comrades, and you've all refused to do that."

"Listen, I've seen footage of you and I know that you do care about people," Fowler retorted, "Think of this from our perspective: we've allowed an unknown group of humans onto our world with unknown diseases that can very easily sneak into our larger population and cause serious panic and damage. On a social, economic, political, and even religious level."

Hanji's shoulders slumped in disappointment. "There's always conflict no matter where we go. Doesn't excuse the situation that many of the people from our world have been put it."

"I know, and we are working to rectify that," Fowler reassured.

"...you're still not going to let me go until I talk about our weapons," Hanji assumed.

"It is of high interest," Bryce reminded.

"What was the term Miko used?" Hanji smirked.

"Please," Bryce emphasized, "This weaponry is...quite advanced for your civilians."

"Kinda had to force that out of you," Hanji snickered.

"We will make a compromise," Bryce promised, "There must be something that you want from us. Right?"

Hanji hummed at the thought. "What do I want? I want. I want. I want....hmmmmm...."

"Please decide." Bryce was annoyed.

"Hey, you put me on the spot, and you're asking me to give all the information I know on our weaponry," Hanji reminded, "I want....access to your weapons!"

"No," Bryce declared.

"Then the weapons die with me." Hanji turned their head upright.

"We can very easily get the information out of your comrades," Bryce warned.

"Half of the comrades I do have aren't even from Paradis. One's a huntress, not a mechanic. The other's not as skilled in the upgrades that I've made. Two has been out of commission for four years. Two of them are recovering from surgery." Hanji listed, "Not to mention our archaic world will make it harder for you to find my notes or where other equipment is stored. I am your best bet at explaining the weaponry with as little damage and little time as possible. Now I don't want anything serious like a nuclear bomb. Our world is clearly in disarray and just got rid of the power of the titans. We don't need to be introduced to a new threat that can wipe out millions in an instant. Something like...those advanced guns that your soldiers wear. The grenades. Better ways of conducting electricity. Cars! I would like to take a look at the very least the schematics of it to make something advanced but not too advanced for our world. And it doesn’t have to be all at once. It can be in increments in order to build trust between us. It’s how Optimus and I were able to build trust with each other."

Bryce and Fowler glanced at each other.

"It seems...reasonable," Bryce reluctantly agreed.

"Alright, now we're getting somewhere!" Hanji grinned with excitement, "Next thing I want!"

"Hold on, we're trying to exchange knowledge of weapons," Fowler warned.

"Yes, but this is for my comrades," Hanji reasoned, "Isn't there a way you can set up video cameras for them to virtually talk to one another? Sasha's been worried about Jean and Connie's already dead. She has no idea what funeral preparations are going to be. I hope you guys are taking care of Connie's body properly. Not to mention, Erwin is one of my oldest friends and Levi is my second in command. I need updates on their health."

"Fine, we'll set up a zoom meeting," Bryce reluctantly agreed.

"I also want-!"

"NO!" Bryce shouted.

"C'mon, it's for Colt!" Hanji whined, "He's got a brother in Paradis that's in a coma. Bring him here just to increase his chances at survival."

"We cannot just send-!"

"There is a high chance that Colt's parents and his hometown was destroyed during the Rumbling," Hanji reasoned, "Falco maybe the only family he has left and he needs some type of hope, however small, that his brother is going to make it out alive. I know the address of the hospital, just please get him and bring him here and I promise you that I will give you more information. And it will be worth your while."

"...It better be," Bryce warned.

"Anything else?" Fowler asked.

"Two things. One: I am sorry for not taking your pandemic seriously. I've been worrying about my planet's issues. That was cruel of me. Can you give me a few lessons on the current pandemic and a basic rundown of infectious diseases?" Hanji asked.

"Oh." Bryce was surprised at the change in attitude, "That's...honestly a refreshing change of pace."

"What can I say? I'm a scientist and I crave knowledge," Hanji declared, "Number two: Was the thing you used on me a taser?"

"Yes, and I'm sor-!"

"I want one," Hanji cut him off.

"What?" Fowler was flabbergasted.

"I want a taser," Hanji repeated, "Give me taser! I want one!"

"Listen that hurt you! You know what it feels like!" Fowler reminded.

"It hurt like a bitch!" Hanji agreed before leaning forward, "I want to study it! Please?!"

"If the stuff you give is adequate enough, we will give and teach you how to use a taser," Bryce decided.

"Yay!" Hanji cheered, "When do we start?! When can I look at your weapons?! Oh! Can I get a marker and can I write on a wall or chalkboard?! I need a really big canvas if I'm going to explain the omni-directional mobility gear. It's the official name, but we usually call it the 3 dimensional maneuver gear or 3D gear for short, originally invented by Angel Aaltonen in 793."

Bryce and Fowler glanced at each other as Hanji continued rambling on and on. It perplexed them. It...made them feel like they made a big mistake.

(So if you haven't voted in the OVA Poll please do because it would give me a really good sample size on if people want the Hundred Days OVA.)

[burnwater13]

Concept art by Christian Alzmann showing Cara Dune and Din Djarin meeting Kuiil outside of his dwelling on Arvala-7. Image from The Mandalorian, Season 1, Episode 7, The Reckoning. Calendar by DateWorks.

Grogu had just finished drawing a fairly detailed plan of the house that his friend Kuiil had built on Arvala-7 when his dad came into the cabin. Din Djarin had been updating some sensors on the N-1 to make sure it couldn’t be tracked by anyone. Grogu appreciated that. They had been tracked too many times and it never ended well for whoever was doing the tracking and it certainly had proved annoying to his dad. 

“What do you have there buddy?”

Grogu held up the drawing and smiled at his dad. He was sure the Mandalorian would recognize the layout. 

“That’s Kuiil’s place? Nice job, Grogu. The proportions are a little off, but otherwise you really captured the essence of the place.”

Grogu sighed. The Mandalorian always said that. The same response to every drawing presented. ‘That’s Blah blah blah? Nice job, Grogu. The proportions are a little off, but otherwise you really captured the essence of the ‘insert name here’.” It was like he didn’t even really look at them. 

Take this picture for instance, how could the proportions be off? It was a layout. A floor plan. Grogu had set a scale and followed it. The distances were correct. He’d checked with the vids he retrieved from IG-11’s memory card. Not IG-12’s memory card. That had been part of the whole ‘new to them’ data set they had obtained from that other IG-11 ‘head’. 

Grogu had managed to keep the old parts without letting his dad know about it. He didn’t need Din Djarin getting all dramatic about the potential problems with having an assassin droid’s main circuits laying around. He’d hear about how the Frog lady had managed to rewire the vocabulator from that other bounty hunting droid. How anyone could get into the cabin, do the same thing and create a dangerous droid that could put the whole of Nevarro at risk, but especially Grogu. 

Grogu knew that his dad was still mad at himself for not having the patience that Kuiil had when the Ugnaught had originally reprogrammed and trained the former assassin droid. He could understand that, more or less. For a trained bounty hunter, the Mandalorian wasn’t really very patient at all. 

He was very good at doing research, collecting background information, sifting through intelligences reports (e.g. gossip), and formulating an implementation plan. He was regarded as the best bounty hunter in the Outer Rim for a reason. But Grogu had come to learn that exactly one and half milliseconds after that plan was formulated, Din Djarin was executing it.  No testing. No review period. No ‘Let’s sleep on it’. Nope. Just go, go, go. 

That was fine until it wasn’t fine. When it wasn't fine, well, bad things happened. 

Grogu sighed. All he had wanted to do was draw out that plan and see if it could be modified so that he and his dad could build out a place that was bit more Grogu sized. Kuiil had been substantially shorter than the Mandalorian and for Grogu’s purposes that was great. 

Humans scaled things to their own comfort all the time. Grogu just wanted something that catered a little bit more to his needs and that his dad could still manage without hitting his head on things. Grogu had originally considered patterning his dwelling after the ones the Anzellans’ used, but that had been a tight space even for him. Then he thought Kuiil and it was pretty obvious that he and his dad could handle that, just like that had the times they had visited the handy Ugnaught at his ranch. 

Now he’d have to explain that all to his dad, show him the scale he’d used in the drawing, explain why he wanted a place of his own and then listen to a whole long explanation for what they couldn’t do it. Dank Farrik.

“Hey, buddy, why don't you come with me and I’ll show you what I’ve been working on?”

Uff. Din Djarin was going to bore him to tears with an explanation of how he installed those updated sensors. Dang. 

Grogu looked up at the Mandalorian and realized that he couldn’t just beg off and that he was starting to lose feeling in his legs from the seat he had been using when he was working on his plans. He nodded his head reluctantly, picked up the drawing, and hopped to his tingly feet. Yikes! He hated that. 

Grogu followed his dad out of the cabin and was really studying his drawing when he heard his dad clear his throat. The Mandalorian never did that unless he wanted Grogu's undivided attention.

“Eh?” Grogu asked as he looked up at his dad. 

“What do you think? I thought I’d make a few adjustments to your plan.”

Grogu looked around and began to laugh. Dank Farrik! His dad hadn’t been messing around with the N-1 at all! He’d been working on marking out an addition to the cabin. A Grogu sized addition! That sneaky Mandalorian. 

“It’s just a rough idea. Nothing as complete as that layout you’ve put together, but I thought you might like to see it and then we could work on it together.”

Grogu was speechless. Well, except for one line that he knew his dad would like. 

“This is the Way.”

[artistdove]

Ok so I finished the Epic Mickey Demo a while ago and here are my thoughts. I played it on the Switch. This is gonna be a bit long, sorry in advance. Gonna put a read more in case none want to be spoiled or read this, idk ¯\_(ツ)_/¯

Graphics: Amazing. Everything has a new model even the characters, nothing looks like it was ported from the Wii and HD-ed. Though that does mean for the Switch it may glitch at times. Sometimes I would catch the models load and unload. Though some of the new models seem a bit odd when they do certain animations. Really it's Ozzy's model that had me double take. It's great, but when he puffs out his chest it looks a bit geometric instead of smooth. Idk maybe the light sources make it look bad. Mick's ears have a slight bug when the camera sticks for a bit as they are made to follow the camera. The cutscenes do seem to cut off abruptly. I was a spamming A quite a bit, but that shouldn't have caused such jumps. I only had one second of footage of the teacup ride before it cuts to the ruined Dumbo ride. Others seems too fast for the animation to fully play out too. The thinner rivers also look odd as they are brighter in color.

Animation: Flowy and sleek. Apparently, they erased the controller Mick holds in the old cutscenes. I didn't notice it. I did noticed that some of the animations looked new. They may not be, idk. I played this game on the Wii, so. But I swear, Ozzy makes a slightly different facial expression in the intro scene. The animation does feel a tad lifeless and buffered at times. It doesn't squash and stretch like it used too, heck Ozzy's shocked expression felt quite stiff. Mickey's jump animation seems floaty in how he transitions to it. I definitely notice some of the enemies get stuck in the stage animation and took a bit to gain control. The paint/thinner streaks are crazy. It either looks normal or breaks physics with how it hits objects. Breakable objects go brr cuz they put physics on those.

Sound: Sound doesn't seem to have changed drastically. I can tell there is some new sounds or ones I just never noticed. Like piano notes when Mick tip-toes. Ozzy's new little noise when he taunts Mick. New ink sounds for his movesets. Upgraded sounds for the grunts. Though, the volume is strange. In the beginning, there is like no sound. Music was definitely present, but I could barely hear the footsteps, Gus, robot, etc. I swear the machine's cranks were like blasting in the old game. It's so muffled, and I had the volume at like 25. Later, the volume was fine. Neither sound or music was out doing each other.

Gameplay: Not bad. The new movesets and dash feature is great. Buttons layout is odd, though again. I played it on the Wii so I am too used to motion controls for it. The Switch offers it, but only when you press the buttons to paint or thin. Other than that, your stuck having to aim it with the camera stick. Took me a while to get used to it. The other layouts are fine. There seems to be a new move with the Guardians on guiding them, but idk how that works. The game plays the same as usual. I will warn that when too many enemies are on screen, causes crazy lag. Most likely due to the high graphics and it being on the Switch. I got ganged up by Splatters.

Other: I can definitely tell that the game may need patch updates or something. Some parts felt behind or laggy. Wish there was more graphic options to help it run better on Switch. The motion control could have been better. I mean Skyward Sword got ported and that still functioned like it's Wii version. The new moves are neat but until the full game, I don't understand how useful they will be. The UI is neat. I understand the charm of the old ones. Least if they remake the sequal, they have those new assets. The characters icons or eh to me. Neat poster-look, but I like the 3D or sketchy style. Nice to have Gus be optional in his tips. He'll still force tips, but it's not near as often. Some stuff does seem to be missing. The only thing that comes to mind is the first pin found has no camera swirl, poor Mick just snaps his kneck. Didn't get to look at the concept art before I finished it, but nice to know you can zoom in and know who drew it. Even nicer that there is much more concept art. Menu is amazing. Sleek and easily readable. The new loading screens are great, I will be missing the old ones though. Main menu is also cool as heck.

Overall, I have hopes for this game. I am so excited to get the full release. I do feel that a tad more improvements need to be made. Probably doesn't help I have a console that has questional performance and quality, which is sad cuz Nintendo was known for that. Happy to see Ozzy be brought to a spotlight and Mickey be used again.

[pbandjesse]

I did not go to work today. And I am really glad I didn't. I felt horrible. Not as exhausted as yesterday. But my whole body felt dizzy and bad and I was not having a good time. Jess thinks it was/is my blood sugar. Because every time I ate I would feel better for a bit. It was frustrating for sure.

I didn't sleep terribly. Sleeping with the long cat pillow has been helping a lot and I am not waking up in as much pain. But I felt very bad in every other way when I woke up.

James wasn't sure if I was going to go to work so they were waiting for me to get up. But when I let them know I had texted Alexi that I wasn't going to come in, they came and laid with me. Held me for a while. It helped.

I would eventually get up. But I just felt so out of it. I barely recognized myself in the mirror. My eyes just didn't look right. I took a shower and brushed my teeth and got dressed. But I just felt. Gross. Bad. Weak.

I would go downstairs and had cereal and I was sure that would help but it did not. James would leave to go to the dump to get rid of some of the styrofoam and larger boxes in the basement. And would hit up the hardware store to get a bracket to affix the shelf that Cate and Ross gave us.

And while they were gone I just tried to rest. I brought Crabcake and Sweetp outside and laid on the porch swing. I had some strawberry cranberry juice. I tried to just gently rock and tried to not feel so bad.

I would try very hard to accomplish a few things today when I would get a small burst of energy. The first half of the day this did not go well. I would go in the studio and we are rearranging so that James can move their desk and stuff down there. And so I wanted to start putting the books on the shelf so we can move the trunks and make the space for the desk. And I would get one tote bag of books done, have to lay down on the floor because I was so dizzy. Do another bag. Laid down. Just over and over until they were all done. Then went outside again.

James came home and would accomplish a few things. Bracketing the shelf. And I was outside feeling horrible. I brought a blanket out with me and was trying to find a video to watch but I was only finding 8 minute ones and I was just having a very hard time.

James would come outside to wrap the flowers from last week to dry. And I asked for a zofran, a Zyrtec, and a hashbrown dressed up like a baked potato. And they would jump right into that.

And it helped. It wasn't a perfect fix, but it did help. And I loved my hashbrown. It would have only been improved by a fried egg. I would actually have James make me this hashbrown a few hours later. It was so good.

Eating did help. And James would go for a bike ride. And while they were gone I kept trying to accomplish things.

I sat in the studio and sewed the sleeves of a few shirts. And moved the trunks to the other side of the room. I'm actually really excited about the layout of the room right now. There are still some changed we are going to make but I'm really pleased right now. And it would only be better later when James moved their desk in.

I spent a long time working on resetting my doll house. I took everything out and organized it. And then I used museum wax on everything so nothing will rattle or fall over. And I'm really happy with the update. I want to do a little bit of holiday decorations. Some mini Halloween and Christmas. I think it'll be fun. But I'm not in a rush to figure that out. It was just fun sitting and doing this task. And it was the best I had felt all day.

When James got home I was finishing the doll house. Getting the calico critters into place. James would work on bringing the desk downstairs. And I finished the dollhouse and got it set in the window. I hope passerbys enjoy it.

James would work on setting up the desk. And I made a shelf space for them in the new book shelf. And then went back upstairs to lay down.

James would bring me that second hashbrown. And made themselves pasta. And I tried to rest but I found it very hard.

It was a good thing I didn't fall asleep though because I had forgotten my rhumatologist telehealth appointment. Oops.

But it ended up taking absolutely forever again. Almost a full 50 minutes behind schedule. I called 10 minutes after my appointment time to make sure I wasn't wrong and that it was supposed to be in person. But nope they were just running late. I was getting pretty annoyed but the staff and the doctor are all so nice I get very very disarmed after I got off the phone with them. But it was a good conversation. I think I did a good job explaining what was up. My joints aren't bothering me to bad right now, but I think that I'm probably just not noticing it because I have so much other stuff going on.

But I felt a little better after that.

James was done putting laundry away and would move their dresser into our bedroom. And I hated it. It wasn't that it was in our room but it didn't fit where James put it and it made the whole space uncomfortable. I had to reassess it. But I was ready to get something to eat for dinner.

James took us to Jimmy John's. And it was honestly a really nice meal. We ate it there. And I was really craving the bread specifically. And it was a nice little meal together. We talked and enjoyed each other's company. I was feeling a lot better.

When we got home James was working on baking bread. And I came upstairs to look at the furniture. I was able to move my desk and the one storage box and it all worked a lot better. James shook their head at me for moving the furniture by myself. But I am very pleased with how it looks.

Next step is going to be sorting through baby/child things and starting to layout the backroom for that. I know it's still early so we aren't doing a ton but we are at least making some plans. And it feels good to have something to focus on.

I would eventually take a shower and washed my hair. I have been double washing my hair after I heard that if your hair doesn't foam you should wash it again, that it's because there's to much oil, and it's interesting how much it foams the second time! Makes me feel clean.

And now I am in bed. Resting. I am really hoping to go to work tomorrow. We are having a meeting about FOP (friends of puhtok) and how to get more people involved. I have some suggestions. I hope it's a good meeting and we have some kind of plan. Because it's a lot of older people. And they aren't great at getting more people involved.

And then I'm doing the printshop at the museum and I hope it's fun. It's supposed to be a pretty busy night. Big party. I just hope I feel more normal tomorrow. I haven't enjoyed how I've been feeling. It's scary to be so nauseous and weak.

Now though it is time to sleep. I love you all. Until next time. Take care of yourself!!

[immortaldesiresproject]

Hello friends!

Welcome to update #2! I’m very excited for this one. I’ve worked very hard for the past couple of weeks and been busy with both this project and one (not related to ID whatsoever lmao) for administration at work!

Before getting started, I do want to apologize for the inconsistent updates and posts. Please bear with us, as we’re now a small team of four; Mir: @timetravesty, our new writer Ava: @buttercup--bee (we’ll have her introduction for ya’ll soon), Ally: @marcolinfanmarcooo, and myself, Dev! We are working hard behind the scenes and trying to get the ball rolling a little faster for all of you wonderful people!

One of our members, Ally, is taking a step back due to the tropical storm Nalgae that hit the Philippines on October 29th. Please check out Ally’s page to learn how to support or donate. Her family was heavily affected and they deserve all the help that they can get.

I also want to let you all know that I’m not going to be answering certain questions that come into the ask box. Reason being is… We don’t have the answers for some of them quite yet. I don’t want to answer anything and give false promises! While there are things that are subject to change during the writing process, we haven’t quite started on the scripting yet. We’re getting there though! I’ll still be answering questions, but it’ll just be the ones that we’ve been able to answer behind the scenes. However, we won’t give specific spoilers!!

For general and writing updates: 

As soon as I have all of the primary assets ready to go, I'll be ready to start building the UI! I'm aiming to get a character creation menu done to showcase what the general layout of the game will look like. Maybe ya'll might even see a mock scene from us in the future, if the UI is strong enough ;)

We are piecing together the direction of the story right now and we’re heading in a wonderful direction. We’ll have more updates for you soon in terms of story progression and the general completion. One thing I can tell you is that vampires aren’t the only spooky bois in this world…

For asset and character updates: I’ve been working on new MC sprites between F!MC’s and M!MC’s, new clothing, and new hairstyles. I took some time to evaluate how I felt about the original F!MC’s I had finished. I initially created just one new sprite sheet, and the rest looked, well, boring. I started from scratch for a lot of them, and while it takes forever, I’ve been having fun! Quite a few of the M!MC sprite sheets are done, but there are tweaks I’d like to make before releasing them to all of you. You’ll get to see the new M!MCs soon, I promise you!

Admittedly, I have more erm -- edgier clothing because I'm an edgelord. One of the things I've been working on is making other style and varieties of clothing to ensure it's inclusive to everyone and their preferences. Another fun addition I'm aiming to add are accessories, much like @itlivesproject. Hopefully this is exciting news, but I have two new body types for both F!MC and M!MC. They vary from: fit, thin, and thicc. There are also eight different sprites for both F!MC and M!MC!! I was very excited to see that both the MC Sprites and the new outfits tied for first place in the poll a couple weeks ago! New hair/hijabs was a close last second/third(?) place, so naturally, I’m gonna show ya’ll a few of those too!

Thank you all for your support! It's meant the world to us and we're so thrilled for this project to continue progressing.

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