#WIP progress update

[just-here-with-my-thoughts]

pieces part 4 is already 17.5k long who is even going to read all that ^^;

[lazinesswrites]

WIP Wednesday

Why am I always surprised by it being Wednesday?

Anyway. I have, like. so many WIPs, you wouldn't even believe it. I'm not sure I believe it. I've got... nine in my WIP folder called 'Clones' (which I really should rename to 'Star Wars' or something, as people who are not Clones also show up in there. Mainly Obi-Wan, though.) and that's just the ones I've actually made documents for - I've got a bunch of threads in my own private discord server as well, and also just. Vague ideas floating around my brain. It's amazing, and a bit of a problem, to be honest. *clears throat awkwardly*

Has anyone ever noticed how awkward the word 'awkward' is? Both to look at and to say? It's very fitting.

The fic I'm working on at the moment (will I ever be able to think about that phrase without hearing DBB say it in Crosshair's voice again? Probably not. I don't really mind) is the one I posted a snippet from on Sunday, currently titled "Cross doesn't kill the Lt.", until I think of something better. It's gonna have two or three parts - haven't decided yet if the last part(s) will be separate parts or just chapters - the first of which will have three chapters. I've already posted a draft for the first of those chapters, the prologue, here.

Part one is maybe 80% done, while the rest is... idk, maybe 50% or something. Depends on how much detail I want to go into with some parts. We'll see.

I'm technically working on that fic right now, so have some out-of-context sage words from Crosshair, and I'll see y'all again... next time!

Crosshair wouldn’t always listen, of course, because some of what Tech would ramble on about was genuinely boring to him, or way over his head. But even then, people would be surprised by just how much they could learn by letting someone be smart and excited in their vicinity. Some of it might be entirely useless, but some of it, well… Some of it wouldn’t be.

[tag-if]

DEMO UPDATE (ISH) ;

17th May 2025

Hello, hello, hello :)!

As I said I would, I've updated the demo with the new UI (using one of the templates by @/lapinlunaire-games) as well as A SMALL CONTENT UPDATE

It isn't much, but I wanted to show that I'm still working on TAG, even if slowly, so I've left in...around half of chapter 1 as well :)

anyway, some of it might still be a little buggy whilst i transfer things, so don't be afraid to make bug reports !

as always, find the demo:

here!

[ri-writes-if]

Chapter 6 Release Dates

16th May, tomorrow — for the patrons on Tier 3

23rd May — for the patrons on Tier 2

26th May — for the patrons on Tier 1

30th May — for everyone

It’s happening! 🥳 I’ll make a proper update post for the chapter when I publish it for everyone. Hope you can wait a little longer! 🫶

[pressplay-if]

Public service announcement: I've started coding Chapter 3. Will take a bit. But yeah, it's coming.

[dacrystalsim]

-WIP- Functional Closet Mod

After 16 years (I still can't believe how old TS3 is...), we're finally going to have a working closet in the game and not just a deco one 😊 Big thanks to @zoeoe-sims for helping me figure out the animation ❤

[childrenofcain-if]

apologies for the radio silence on my end, i’ve stayed offline for a few weeks so i can get most of my stuff in order. it hasn’t gone without some productivity though because i’ve done some significant editing to chapter 4 and made some progress with that.

i’m not sure if the release of the chapter will be affected by the fact that i have to borrow my friends’ laptops to write everything, but i’ll still do my best to have it out by early 2025. the current word count is 30k and it becomes so breezy to write once you get into the meat of the chapter.

idk if it’s gonna be a double chapter release like the last update but with the way it’s going, it’s highly likely it’d happen. either way, i’m just happy the laptop situation wasn’t a major setback to the development until i figure something else out.

thank you, again, everyone for the patience and support!

[wings-of-ink]

Plans, Updates and News!

The Future (and why that's a little scary)

Hello everyone! I hope you are all safe and well.

I wanted to make a post to keep everyone in the loop of where I'm at personally and what that means for the future of my creations, and also give an exciting update!

How about the update first! After some concerns brought to my attention via this post. I decided to change the MC's best friend (Lakota's) name. I received a lot of feedback with reassurances that it was okay to keep this as his name, but at the end of the day, I realized it still has the potential to do harm. That's not what I'm about. Even if most people feel okay with this, someone out there may genuinely not be. The name is easy to change here, and it's not something I feel comfortable trying to justify or anything like that. It hurts me and readers less to change the name than it could by not changing it.

So, I had subscribers on Patreon and Ko-fi vote on a new name! I chose a list starting with 7 names. Voters narrowed down the selection to a top 3. The first 7 were: Kuno, Thamir, Emre, Lailoken, Kalei, Avi, and Asa. After the first round of votes, we narrowed it down to: Emre, Lailoken, and Kalei.

And the winner is...

Emre!

The name will be updated in a future patch!

Up next, I'll give you a heads up on future developments. Here I'll dip into a bit of my personal life. I'm not dipping too far for my comfort zone, and I might put a few things...delicately. But I want you to know what's up and where my head is at right now and why.

So, the second IF is likely not going to happen right now - I think (more on that below). I am not writing this to "stir the pot" or create fear or debate, but it's no secret that things in the States are super not okay. This happens to be where I am. My future is feeling rather uncertain and unsteady and some days I am just scared and not just for myself and loved ones. I am not going to go into all the little details, but my time is already at a premium with working full time and my personal life, and that free time is about to get a bit more narrow in the next 6 or 7 months.

I am prioritizing God-Cursed and Subscriber benefits and have decided that now is not the time to start a second project. I would rather focus on getting GC updates out if my extra time will have more limitations.

Now, the reason I said "I think" it's not going to happen is that - frankly - I'm at risk for suddenly losing my job. Yaay, go me! Part of what I do is funded through the federal government. I'm not employed through them directly, but no money for social services means I'm out of work. If this happens though - I'll have the time for a second project! Yaay???

My partner and I have some emergency plans in place for all kinds of things that might happen be it job loss or something much worse. If this happens, I will prioritize and expand my subscriber benefits to help us survive financially until more work can be found. I am already looking for a new job since the uncertainty is...difficult.

So, if I do find myself with extra time and still employed, I will work on a short story-based IF instead where you can romance 1 character per story. It will be much easier to produce than a fully plotted game. It will likely be a subscriber-only project, but full stories should be released at once (fully interactive with optional spice of course). If I lose my job, you can expect details on a new public IF shortly after, lol.

Okay, moving on to happier things...March is like...here. And March is Duri-month on Patreon and Ko-fi! Around the middle of the month you can expect a cute extra story featuring our favorite demigod for the "Crows" tier and a spicy extra for the "Ravens" tier. I anticipate posting around the 15th or 16th.

Here's a sample!

Currently chapter 6 sits at around 15k words and the first section of it is done (just needs some editing and the like). I'm also making my way passage by passage in previous chapters to improve grammar, word choice, coding, etc....

Anyway, I think that's everything! Take care and be safe!

~Lunan ^_^

[aychama]

I may have slutted my way too close to the sun…

[lovethytendytenderly]

Welp my daily inspo went to 300 words for the crisis heat!fic instead of flooded lungs like I was planning. oops

[noctivagant-ghost]

this novel has curled itself around my bones. every scene feels like remembering something i never lived through, but somehow still regret.

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from my upcoming novel, the lighthouse a story about memory, grief, and the versions of ourselves we leave behind just to keep breathing.

to enter amazon’s writing contest, i have to self-publish it. i’ll be pricing it as low as possible as i just want to share this story. it means more to me than anything i've ever written.

reblogs are deeply appreciated. i’d love for this book to find the readers who need it.

releasing August 31 2025.

[jyukkingoff]

progress

had to speedrun the fuck out of my designs for aya and shion (technically reimu too since she's got a new fit here) so unfortunately you'll be stuck with these awkward sketches till I'm done with this piece lmao

hope you guys like stray cat shion as much as I do though I didn't even change that much about her but I love her to pieces

[thebarontheabyss]

Hi dear patrons ❤️

So this last month was really rouge. Fell sick and and was just exceedingly and unnecessarily busy at work.

But I spent every moment I could on the game, and still, unfortunately, I won't be able to finish the update any time soon.

It’s frustrating, to say the least, because I’m constantly anxious about losing momentum with the game and people moving on from it—and I've kind of reached a point where I'm just torturing myself over it.

So as the non-functioning perfectionist that I am, I'm forcing myself to be honest instead of pretending everything is going well!

Things are hard right now, but I'm not giving up and will finish as soon as I can.

Sorry for keeping you waiting, thanks for sticking with me, and see you soon on the abyss (but like, soon-ish)

[cookiesart]

🌼 WIP/WORK IN PROGRESS 🌼

Really having fun with his hair lol

[pressplay-if]

Chapter 3 now sits at ~53.700 words!! I've made great progress these last two days, mainly by cutting back on non-essentials like sleep.

Word goal is still ~80k-90k for this chapter, so there's still quite a ways to go, and I have to take a little break soon since I need to focus on work and important real life academic achievements. But I'm enjoying the progress and I'm very proud of where this chapter is headed <3 thanks for being here