#and daaz...

[steamberrystudio]

it feels weird for me to send this immediately after reading one of the more profound things you say BUT

you were right, it was just every time I opened insta one of your posts was the first thing I saw and in recent hours it's become shirtless LI's

so I think

since I have time

I may have to play the new episode this weekend

tho that also depends on if my dorm neighbor lets me be a recluse this weekend

🤣🤣

They aren't *all* shirtless.

There's a distinct pattern of posts where some of them involve the introductory CG in the game. And everyone is fully clothed in that one. 😌

*pretending she did not just code a scene where literally everyone is in their underwear because it's a nod to those scenes in Enterprise where everyone would hang out in decon in their underwear*

I would *never* have people just be randomly half naked. Never ever.

*sipping tea loudly*

[cyrens4]

Silent but deadly. Except Deadpool. He’s just… deadly.

[partyinthemysterymachine]

Did the dust storm the other day reach you? /baiting for treats

YES IT DID AND IT WAS VERY SCARY. OKLAHOMA DUST BOWL VIBES FR LOL

but CONGRATULATIONS!!! YOU ARE A:

chocolate raspberry cheesecake trifle parfait

[jupparo]

portraits of my ocs somewhat inspired by "disco elysium"

[estupidonefilim]

Dicen que el amor puede cambiar tu vida. ¿Quien chingados se cree esa basura?

A mi solo me dejo mil traumas que ve tú a saber cuánto tiempo me duran.

[dias-aburridos]

La vida no es tan mala Podría estar peor Tal vez muero mañana Hoy me siento mejor

[angeljokic]

i hate when icecream companies dont get mint choco chip right . they should go out of business immediately

[wallflowerglitter]

Idk, I’m taking a break because the craning is hurting my back and I still have to finish a movie I started the other day.

[erickexh]

Gozando la vida

Y al parecer, sin ti, va

[1percentcharge]

not to make a vent post here but like id understand if it was halo top or friendlys but if im bringing you hagen daaz or ben and jerrys and you still complain about how my basement isnt ventilated well or your chain is too tight then you just sound ungrateful. sorry

[ikyw-t]

literally so messed up that the best ever hair days always happen on days when you don't leave the house 😩😩😩

[steamberrystudio]

22/06/2025 Tumblr Update

Helloooo everyone! I am here to update you on When Stars Collide! *dramatic pose*

On time!

FIRST. An announcement:

Yes. Chapter 6 should be publicly releasing this coming Thursday. 

Chapter 6 is currently in early access on Patreon and yeah, a few more days of that before the release goes public.

The jury's in and...so far, everyone agrees that Noel's butt gets many mentions in this release. And that's a good thing.  🍑

Anyway, keep reading for more info about WSC development!

Summary Bullets:

Released the Chapter 6 early access to Patrons

Finished the Chapter 6 Patreon guide

Finished all sprite staging for ch7

Started coding expressions into the menu branching for ch7

Edited two critical scenes for separate characters to add in slightly more variation in how that moment plays out for various LIs.

Wrote, edited, and coded two new scenes for the "No LI off-ramp" section

Created two new BGs 

Worked on a new minor character sprite

Started CG planning for Ch7

Art:

Since my last update I have not done too much art-wise but I did make two new BGs for a sequence in Chapter 7 and I worked on a new minor character sprite.

I actually do have a fair amount of art to do for Chapter 7 - I have 5 minor characters who need sprites, and while I will be re-using the sprite base for some of them, I still will be giving them unique hair, outfits, etc.

And I have the CGs (but that's for later).

The new BGs relate to some of the edits, which required some additional locations.

Writing:

I've been doing a lot of revising for this chapter as I work on coding expressions. 

And I added about 1500 words of new content for some short scenarios in the "No LI" route.

I went back through my Patreon posts and figured out that I first drafted Chapter 7 around September 2023 and then did the main revision of it in April 2024. So it's been a *while.* 

Re-reading it now I think it's natural to want to fix it up given that so much is going on in this chapter. 

Notably, this chapter is so long - over 80k with the new content - that I was clearly struggling with writing the same events multiple times. After the third time, rewriting the same events from a different perspective gets so tiring. I think it can be interesting to see how a different character's involvement in an event can alter how things flow. But it is really tedious to write...

So while I didn't copy/paste anything...they did all have pretty similar events through this one particular section. Thus, while coding in expressions I've also stopped to revise some sections to add a little variability in exactly what happens. 

Other Stuff:

Coding sprite expressions, as I've said.

Usually with sprites, I go through and stage all the comings and goings and sprite positions first. When I get those done, I start coding in expressions, starting with the MC, then going through all the characters individually.

I also usually get the menu branching coded first. This is just because it helps break the routes up into sections so I can keep track of it all better.

This time around, I'm fully coding the expressions in the menu - so first I code Wil's menu faces, then everyone else's menu expressions. 

There are enough choices in this chapter that by the time I have all the menu branching coded with expressions, I'll have about 35% of the total expressions coded. So it's a decent chunk of the overall expression work.

So I've gone through Asher and Daaz so far. And started on Noel.

I have the common route menus done too, of course.

Upcoming Weeks:

A couple of things in upcoming weeks:

As mentioned, Chapter 6 public release will be happening on or around Thursday the 26th!

While that is going on, I'll be continuing to work on sprite expressions for Chapter 7. My goal is to get all the menu expressions done this week which will put expressions at about 35% complete. And then I will continue to work on getting those done. 

Probably going to try to keep doing a bit of art every evening to just get some of that squared away early on instead of saving it all until the end.

Chapter 7 is so massive that I really want to buckle down and focus on trying to get it released by early-mid September if possible. That is when a lot of my free time to game dev will go away and I want to get as much work as possible done while I can.

Anyway, that is all for now. I will see you in a couple of weeks!

[sizzlingcandyjellyfishhhhhh]

since when did Haagen Daaz make yogurt lol

[jupparo]

splitting in two

[armydreamerr]

throwback to when my cast mate ate an entire pint of hagan daaz coffee ice cream right before the play that goes wrong. and throwback to when that same guy ate an entire bag of spinach right before mean girls and had to google “how much spinach is too much”

[elysiuminfra]

i am humbled by breaking down

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daaze for @eldritchjupiter