#ios 10 beta

[storgicbytes]

AVERSUS STREAM HIGHLIGHTS MASTERPOST!

NODE AND PINK HAS BEEN OFFICIALLY SHOWN !!

node's name said to be "i" or "eye"!!!

1) there will be dark's lab and cliffside for the showdown stages!

2) 8 characters are planned for the beta release, as well as online multiplayer!

3) a new original story will be taking in the same universe as ava and it will be BIG

and most of the characters are in it

4) ((talking about random character matches) "victim and red will just run around and taunt each other the whole time. well thats not canon")

5) expecting rooms where we will have to explore, take on enemies, solve puzzles and get items to make our character stronger in roguelite + plus with co+op!

6) you can customize your character in the game And choose different stick types!!

wip sketch!!!

7) CONCEPT ART!!!!!!!

8) node/eye/i, dark and victim have been they/themed. sksjsk god bless

9) victim has been called an. asian dad . ?

10) io, the popular artist you might know of, has been working behind the scenes of the game as well!!

[genshin-impact-updates]

Genshin Impact · Cloud US & Canada Open Beta on iOS, Android, and PC Now Available!

Dear Travelers,

Genshin Impact · Cloud US & Canada Open Beta on iOS, Android, and PC is now available!

Genshin Impact · Cloud currently supports US, Canada, Singapore, Malaysia, Indonesia, Thailand, Philippines, Laos, Cambodia, Bangladesh, Myanmar. Players in other regions, stay tuned!

★ Genshin Impact · Cloud is a cloud version of HoYoverse's Genshin Impact. Real-time cloud technology allows you to enjoy high graphics and high frame rates without having to download Genshin Impact's full game package.

After logging in to Genshin Impact · Cloud, Travelers will be able to experience Genshin Impact on mobile devices. Game progress is shared across other platforms.

>> Click here to download Genshin Impact · Cloud <<

〓Payment Guidelines〓

Billing will start immediately after Travelers launch the game within Genshin Impact · Cloud. The billing standard is at 10 Cloud Coins per minute. If their accounts still have remaining Free Trial time or an active Cloud Pass, then bills will be deducted in the order of Cloud Pass > Free Trial > Cloud Coins.

Travelers can obtain a certain amount of Free Trial. Upon Travelers' first login, you may obtain a 5-hour Free Trial. Also, you may claim a 15-minute Free Trial by logging in daily (refreshes at 12:00 UTC+8 daily). The upper limit of Free Trial is 600 minutes. You will be unable to accumulate any more Free Trial once this limit is reached.

Thanks to Travelers' love and support, Genshin Impact · Cloud is now officially launched for iOS, Android, and PC in the United States and Canada. We will continue to monitor Travelers' suggestions and feedback, and work to provide a better gaming experience for Travelers.

[nearmike]

Royalty A/B/O AU - 4463 fic

A guide

1- Characters

King Lewis Hamilton I

Status: First-born son of King Anthony Hamilton, King of Stevenage, first of his name, conqueror of the Kingdom of London and Protector of the English Channel

Relationships: Married and mated to Prince George of Kyng’s Lynn (1 child)

Designation: Alpha

Smell: Dark chocolate and citrus fruits

Prince George Russell

Status: Third son of King Steve Russell, Prince of Kyng’s Lynn by birth, Prince of Stevenage through marriage

Relationships: Married and mated to King Lewis I of Stevenage (1 child), loving friendship and platonic relationship with Lord Charles

Designation: Omega

Smell: Honey and lavender flowers

Lord Charles Leclerc

Status: Second son of Lord Leclerc of Monaco, attendant of Prince George

Relationships: Dating Royal Guard Max the Lion, loving friendship and platonic relationship with Prince George

Designation: Omega

Smell: Caramel

Max Verstappen, the Lion

Status: First-born son of Lord Verstappen of Holland, lost the title of Lord by disinheritance, Royal Guard of Prince George, first knight of the Crown of Stevenage

Relationships: Dating Lord Charles

Designation: Alpha

Smell: Mint

Peter Bonnington, Bono

Status: Doctor of the Crown of Stevenage

Relationships: unknown

Designation: Beta

Smell: //

Lord Daniel Ricciardo

Status: Lord of Perth

Relationships: Present unknown, past betrothal to Lord Lando

Designation: Alpha

Smell: unknown

Lord Alex Albon

Status: First knight of the Crown of Kyng’s Lynn, ex Royal Guard of Prince George

Relationships: Married and mated to Lady Lily, past crush on Prince George

Designation: Alpha

Smell: unknown

Lord Lando Norris

Status: Lord of Bristol by birth, Lord of Melbourne through marriage

Relationships: Married and mated to Lord Oscar (3 children), past out of marriage relationship with Lord Carlos (1 child), past betrothal to Lord Daniel

Designation: Omega

Smell: unknown

Lord Oscar Piastri

Status: Lord of Melbourne

Relationships: Married and mated to Lord Lando (3 children + 1 adopted child)

Designation: Alpha

Smell: unknown

2 - Fics

Part 1 - Morning Cuddles, T, 1017 words

Pairings: George/Charles, Lewis/George (mentioned), Max/Charles (mentioned)

Part 2 - Say my name, I want the neighbors to hear it, E, 1739 words

Pairings: Lewis/George, Max/Charles (mentioned)

Part 3 - Troverò due soli e un'altra città, E, 6301 words

Pairings: Lewis/George, George/Charles, Max/Charles (mentioned)

Part 4 - Sometimes I fuck you in my head, M, 3488 words

Pairings: Max/Charles, Lewis/George, George/Charles (mentioned), Oscar/Lando (mentioned)

Part 5 - Lying close to you, feeling your heart beating, T, 2762 words

Pairings: Lewis/George, George/Charles (mentioned)

Part 6 - You pull me in and touch my neck, and now I'm dying, E, 2989 words

Pairings: Lewis/George, George/Charles (mentioned), Max/Charles (mentioned)

Part 7 - Sweet creature, T, 1428 words

Pairings: Lewis/George

Part 8 - Golden as the sun, blue as the moon, T, 1865 words

Pairings: Lewis/George, Max/Charles

Part 9 - Tiger stripes, E, 4727 words

Pairings: Lewis/George, Max/Charles (mentioned)

Part 10 - I know I have good judgement, I know I have good taste, G, 1520 words

Pairings: Lewis/George, Max/Charles, Oscar/Lando (mentioned)

Part 11 - You have got your hooks in me, E, 3013 words

Pairings: Lewis/George

Part 12 - Fu amore per la prima volta. Io e te tra la gente che non sogna, T, 1201 words

Pairings: Lewis/George

[ikemenfangirl]

FOR ALL TIME (Lovebrush Chronicles) otome romance mobile game

Newly Cards : CR cards! (CN server)

Game: For All Time

Time:: 17 - 30 August 2023

Server: Chinese

Event: "Red Thread" (Qixi Festival)

❤️ Ai Yin (Ayn)

"I can feel every movement of yours, and I am completely influenced by you."

💚 Luchen (Alkaid)

"Worry about distracting me? Well, it does. It seems inevitable when you're around."

💛 Luo Xia (Rorschach)

"Do you know... what's the next step after the bondage is undone?"

💙 Si Lan (Clarence)

"Five fingers are intertwined, it is indeed a fit and close connection."

💜 Ye Xuan (Emerald)

"Heart to heart, love is deep."

🇨🇳 Chinese server

🔗 iOS: https://apps.apple.com/cn/app/id1467163363

🔗 Android: (APK) http://hlr.163.com/

* Chinese mobile number required

•••••••••••••••••••••••••••••

Title: Lovebrush Chronicles

By: Exptional Global

Platform: iOS, Android

Languages: English, Japanese, Traditional Chinese

Voice dubbing: Japanese, Chinese

Website: https://www.lovebrushchronicles.com/

••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••

👉🏻 Languages and Voice dubbing Setting in game

CAST

❤️ Ayn Genius Musical / Vengeful Prince

Chinese name: Ai Yin

Japanese name :Ayn

English name: Ayn

JP voice: KENN

CN voice: : A Jie

💚 Alkaid Student transfer / Knight Mage

Chinese name : Lu Chen

Japanese name :Rotatsu

English name: Alkaid

JP voice : Tachibana Shinnosuke

CN voice: Zhao Lu

💛 Rorschach : CEO / Emperor

Chinese name : Luo Xia

Japanese name: Roca

English name: Lars

JO voice: Suwabe Junichi

CN voice: Xia Lei

💙 Clarence : Student president / Great Wizard

Chinese name : Silan

Japanese name : Silan

English name: Clarence

JP voice: Toriumi Kohsuke

CN voice: Xie Tiantian

💜 Emerald Art teacher / Silver Knight

Chinese name : Ye Xuan

Japanese name: Yōken

English name: Cael

JP voice: Hirakawa Daisuke

CN: voice: Ma Zhengyang (CN server Now)

EU/US, SEA, JP, TW : Chinese voice by Ai

📌 Close Beta Test (EN, JP, ZH)

📌 Time: 11 ~ 24 August 2023 10:00 AM (JST)

：DOWNLOAD (CBT)

🔗 Android: https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.netease.skzdhlrna

iOS: Official launch is coming soon

Game file 1.2 GB.

Storage: 3.45 GB up

มีในสโตร์ไทย เตรียมเปิดให้ลงทะเบียนจองเกมล่วงหน้าในปลายเดือนนี้

OFFICIAL SITE

🌏 EN: https://www.lovebrushchronicles.com/

🇨🇳 CN: http://hlr.163.com

🇯🇵 JP: http://www.foralltime.jp

🇹🇼 TW: https://www.foralltime.com.tw/

[oreca-iroha]

★ Blog Introduction ★

-Blog is on hiatus, unfortunately-

I post Oreca Battle, Otoca♥D'or and ORE'N related content within the Overseas community whenever I feel like it!

This blog is dedicated to post about lore, news, artwork, videos, and anything related to both games with the help of existing information in the Japanese/Overseas community and wiki.

[Press "Keep Reading" to learn more about these games]

♡ About Me ♡

Salutation! My name is Rachelle, I've been a fan of Oreca Battle since 2018, and I also have played the English version of the arcade game for 1 year and half, but due to the pandemic, some of the machine has been moved away... (More about me in my main blog @pirate-fan-rachelle) My Oreca Twitter -> @RachelHeart16

➪ Fan Page Owner's Index

If you have anything you want to ask, feel free to go into my inbox and I will try my best to answer you questions! → Here are the rules ←

-> Blog Schedule <-

What is Oreca Battle?

Released in March 2012 [JAPAN] Oreca Battle is a trading card arcade game where you scan your card, fight monsters, collect them, raise them, and combine them into new monsters! This game set in a fantasy world of Oreca where each chapter tells a story of different protagonists in different time & place. English version of this game has been distributed and available for certain Asia countries (Philippines, Indonesia, Malaysia, Singapore, Thailand and Taiwan). Oreca Battle has a Sister game called "Otoca♥D'or" (a rhythm arcade game with similar mechanic as Oreca Battle that's targeted for girls)(a game that's also share the same universe)

This game has 5 Manga titles (two of them being illustrated by “Posuka Demizu” herself) and an anime adaptation in 2014 (available via Crunchyroll or any Anime streaming site)(-Optional but not a recommended way to get into Oreca Battle-)

—(Please keep in mind that some of the Oreca mangas are spin off/not canon to the actual in-game lore and the anime adaptation's storyline is completely different from it's manga adaptation!)—

Unfortunately the game's service has been shut down in March 31st 2022 after it's 10th anniversary (due to running out of card materials), which means it's English translation has been discontinued after New Chapter 3 Phase 3 being implemented. Thankfully some of the machines are still active in certain location thanks to Japanese players.

This series has:

Anime adaptation (2014)

Official Program series via KONAMI's YT channel (134 EPs)

Pandora's Medal (Coin Shooter Spin-off game)

CoroCoro Manga Adaptation

Portable device, Toys & Merchandise

iOS App (way different than the arcade version)

Official Youtube Channel (2024)

OST Playlist/CD

Two sequels (ORE'N & Oreca Battle 2)

Unofficial Japanese Wiki

➭ Oreca Battle index

What is Oreca Battle 2?

Official Release Date: December 17th 2024 Oreca Battle 2 is the sequel of the original series, it has been beta test in May 2024 after ORE'N's release. Just like the first game, you scan your card, fight monsters, collect them, evolve them, and combine them into new monsters! The story set in 10 years after the event of Oreca Battle 1

On May 10th 2024 Oreca Battle Twitter announced Oreca Battle 2's first beta test held at Sapura Yokohama Asobi Town (Northport Mall 6F) for location test until May 12th.

This series has:

Official Youtube Channel (2024)

CoroCoro Manga Adaptation

Pandora's Medal (beta test on March 2025)

Official Program series via Oreca TV

Unofficial Japanese Wiki

➭ Oreca Battle 2 index

What is Otoca♥D'or ?

Released in March 12th 2015 Otoca♥D'or is a Japanese arcade rhythm game (and the Sister game of Oreca Battle) developed by Konami and released in 2015 as part of their Bemani music game line. It combines music rhythm gameplay with magical girl themes, fashion, and battle elements. You play as a magical girl, known as a "Doll," who battles other magical girls by performing songs. The better you play (hitting rhythm notes accurately), the stronger your performance becomes, allowing you to deal more "damage" and win stage battles.

This series has:

Short 4-koma manga

Music Videos

Merchandise

OST

➭ Otoca♥D'or Index (WIP)

What is ORE'N?

Released in April 15th 2024 (beta test in late 2023)

ORE'N is a Japanese exclusive digital trading card game and the spiritual successor to Oreca Battle for browser (Mobile & PC), with new characters, new settings, new mechanic and new stories to tell.

Just like it's first game, you fight monsters, collect them, evolve, and combine them into new monsters!

The new story take place in a world that's mixed with medieval and futuristic setting (and heavily implied to be the future of Oreca Battle).

This game also has a fully-voiced interactive manga that's illustrated by Posuka Demizu via Shounen Jump+, and it's connected to the game itself.

• Unfortunately, KONAMI consider ORE'N as NFT game due to the use of Resella. However it doesn't use Cryptocurrency, but rather use real life currency such as JPY ¥, while it doesn't sound harmful, it still gives a very "bad name" to the original first game

※ The admin of this blog is an F2P/Free-to-Play Player, I don't buy anything using real money, the real purpose of me playing this game is to archive everything that's related to Oreca and the updates.

-It's up to you whether you want to play this game or not, I don't really encourage you to play it-

This series has:

A fully voiced Interactive Manga via Shounen Jump+

Merchandise

Sound Room Youtube Channel (Music Playlist)

Unofficial Japanese Wiki

➭ ORE'N index

➩ Solomon Program index

✩ Official Links ✩

Oreca battle 1 & 2: Youtube series, Youtube/OrecaTV, Playlist, Twitter/X, OB1Website, OverseasOB1website, OB2Website, Encyclopedia, Oreca Battle CoroCoro Manga, Oreca Battle 2 CoroCoro Manga

Otoca♥D'or: Official Website

ORE'N: YT Sound room, Twitter/X, Twitter/X JP News, Website, Game Link, Manga, Notion site

※ This blog is non-profit and not affiliated with KONAMI, Official Oreca Battle, Official Otoca♥D'or and Official ORE'N※

※ The purpose of this blog is to compile various resources, ranging from YouTube channels to wikis. This will allow readers to easily navigate informations ※

All reposted official media and assets are rightly owned by KONAMI, and were reposted from official sites and fanwikis.

---★♥︎ Thank You so much for reading ♥︎★---

Blog created: April 23rd 2024

First Revamp: November 16th 2024

Second Revamp: April 2025

[aemiron-main]

me: 1, apple: 0 (PSA to anyone else who hates the IOS 18 update/photos app update- there IS a way to revert it)

PSA to anyone else who fucking hates the AWFUL new ios 18 apple photos app UI: I managed to revert my phone back to EXACTLY how it was prior to the update WITHOUT losing any of my stuff (I had been running IOS 17.7.2 prior to the update). Here's what I did:

1.) I had an iCloud backup from BEFORE updating to 18.1.1. This backup was from when my phone was still on 17.7.2. You can still undo the update without a backup, but you'll lose all your stuff/your phone will be wiped. 2.) I went here and picked my phone type (iphone 13 pro in my case) and then downloaded the most recent ios BETA version (17.6 ver 3 beta)- it has to be one of those beta versions, because apple keeps their beta versions signed longer than other versions, and there are no longer any versions of IOS prior to IOS 18 that are still signed. You can't install unsigned versions via itunes, so they're useless. 3.) I downloaded the 17.6 ver 3 beta file to my computer 4.) I opened iTunes with my phone connected 5.) I right-clicked on "Restore iPhone..." button, and selected that 17.6 ver 3 beta file from my "downloads" folder 6.) I let it restore/factory reset my phone & it downloaded IOS 17.6 ver 3 beta to my phone because I selected that file in step 5.) 7.) It finished resetting it and then I SET IT UP AS A NEW IPHONE and i did NOT click the "partial setup," button because THAT button took me to a screen where they were going to force me to update to 18.1.1 AGAIN 8.) After setting it up as a new, blank phone, running on the IOS 17.6 ver 3 beta, I went into my iPhone settings, went to the software updates section, and updated to 17.7.2 (it gave me the option to update to 17.7.2 instead of 18.1.1- this is where the little loophole is, because the 17.7.2 file is no longer available for download online/is no longer signed, but you CAN still update from 17.6 to 17.7.2 from within your iphone settings) 9.) I updated it to 17.7.2. This would be your final step if you don't have an IOS 17.7.2 or earlier iTunes or iCloud backup to restore from. 10.) You can only restore from an iCloud backup during the setup process- so, I factory reset my phone AGAIN, but from within my phone settings this time (instead of using iTunes like I did when factory resetting & installing that IOS 17.6 version) 11.) During THIS setup process, I didn't click on the "partial setup," option, and then just clicked on the iCloud backup option after declining the "partial setup" option, and it restored from my 17.7.2 iCloud backup without forcing me to update to 18.1.1 12.) My phone was back to how it was right before the update! I then went and shut off all of apple's stupid "automatic update" features, made sure that it CANNOT update without me going out of my way to update it, because apple has LOST automatic update privileges with this vile, wretched IOS 18 photos app update. 13.) If you are going to do this, I recommend you do it as soon as possible, because even though the signed 17.6 beta was available, and even though I could update to 17.7.2 from within my phone's settings, there is NO guarantee how long this option will last, it could be gone tomorrow, it could be gone two days from now, it could be gone an hour from now.

14.) I suggest Apple stops letting their UI devs reach into my mind while I sleep & use my nightmares to design their UI, because I don't really think there's any other explanation for how that mess was perfectly catered to piss me off & make the photos app unusable for me.

[inkykeiji]

chatplots interest check + beta testing!

hey, pssst! touya-nii would like to have a little chat with you. well? what are you waiting for! go talk to him!

note: currently, chatplots works best on a mobile device! you can find the faq beneath the cut! <3 please read through the entire thing before sending in any questions or playing the game; there's a lot of important info in there about how the game works!

click here to submit your feedback!

WHAT IS CHATPLOTS?

chatplots is a simulation game where you can enter into various situations with specific characters and 'message' them. each chat has multiple choices for the player to choose and at least two endings. your choices and behaviour throughout the chat will influence how the character reacts and responds to you, and will ultimately determine which ending you get! it is essentially like a playable oneshot! chatplots IS NOT AI. it is a game that was written by me and developed by my boyfriend. each conversation was painstakingly crafted by me; it is all my writing, and it will always be completely and entirely written by me.

HOW DOES IT WORK?

chatplots can be downloaded as a web app on your home screen if you'd prefer to have it on your phone! (this is the option i personally recommend hehe) but chatplots can also be played on any device in any mobile or desktop browser, accessible through this link: https://chatplots.inkyclari.com.

how to download it on ios:

go to chatplots.inkyclari.com

tap the share icon (on safari: the little square with the upwards arrow, in the middle of the bottom of the screen, next to the bookmarks option; on chrome: the little square with the upwards arrow at the end of the address bar)

scroll down and select 'add to home screen'

you're done!

how to download it on android:

go to chatplots.inkyclari.com

on chrome, press the three dots in the upper righthand corner

click 'install app'

you're done!

here's how it'll all go down once the chat is open:

touya-nii will send a message (or several messages)

the response button (the button with the little paper airplane) will begin pulsing when you can respond back to him

pressing the button will open up all of your available response options. you can then choose which one to send back to him.

this will continue until you reach the end of the game. the response button will begin pulsing with your ending, which is a piece of prose 700-900 words long. the chat takes about 10-15 minutes to play though once.

notes:

touya-nii will refer to you by name. the name you input at the start of the game will be the name he uses, though this name can be changed at any time in the settings (the little gear in the bottom left corner!). also! check out the settings while he's still typing for a cute lil surprise ehehe c:

touya-nii will behave like a real human throughout the duration of the chat. he takes a moment to read your message before he responds, and the time it takes him to type out a response is akin to that of a real person—meaning if his response is longer, he will take longer to type it than a response that is only a word or two.

THINGS TO KEEP IN MIND:

this is a beta, which means it is not the finished product.

the chat you are playing is technically only half of what the full chat would be; you are only playing one route with a few different branches and two variations of the same single ending. (in other words, there are several different ways to reach the same ending, and each branch has slight variations).

a full chat would have at least two separate routes within the same scenario/setting, and at least two different endings.

we encourage you to play through the chat several times to discover which choices yield which results, and to explore all touya-nii has to say!

WHAT IS THIS SHORT KEIGO CHAT?

the short keigo chat is a sfw test chat i made specifically for my best friend. it only takes 1-3 minutes to play through and has options that are specifically tailored to my best friend's personality and tastes. you are welcome to play through it as well if you'd like! just bear these things in mind hehe

WILL OTHER CHARACTERS BE ADDED IN THE FUTURE?

yes, of course! any of my iterations of ANY character has the potential to be added to the game in the future. i am also open to taking suggests and prompts from you all for future chat scenarios!

HOW MUCH WILL THE FULL GAME COST?

chats would either be sold on an individual basis, where you can buy each chat separately for $4-$6 USD depending on the length, complexity, number of endings, etc OR through a monthly subscription of $7 USD, enabling you to have continual access to the entire catalogue of chats as it grows, with the minimum number chats being released at least two per month. please let us know which option appeals to you more right here! <3

WE NEED YOUR FEEDBACK!

after you've played through the chat a couple of times, we would be extremely grateful if you would take a moment or two to answer a few questions in order to help us gauge interest and further determine the direction we should move forward in. you are also, of course, always welcome to send your feedback and thoughts through my ask box!

we can't wait to hear from you, and we hope you enjoy the beta! <3

[noblecorgi]

An ask game for writers to procrastinate working on your WIP(s)

It took me forever to do this because the Tumblr iOS app won't let you copy/paste an entire post, only a paragraph (what the heckle freckle?!)

So thank you @ic3-que3n @thewholelemon @shrekgogurt@youarenevertooold and @aristocratic-otter. I had to actually get my personal laptop out because I don't use Tumblr on my work laptop. That's how much the tags meant to me.

1. 🦈Tell us the name of your/ one of your WIP(s):

On The Rocks, the first six chapters of which are out!

2. 🍄Describe your WIP/one of your WIP(s) in the format of “___ + ___ =___”

Rapunzel + Snowbaz = Natasha and the Mage both suck

3. 🌍What tags or warnings will one of your WIP(s) need if you intend to share it?

Northern Irish TrAuMa

4. 🧭An alternative title to one of your WIP(s)?

On The Rocks was almost called Eyes of Claret Red

5. ⚠️Which WIP your most likely to finish or update next?

On The Rocks, or my beta will hurt me.

6. 💾What is your document of your WIP/ a WIP called? (not the stories actual title but what you’ve saved it as)

So when I started On The Rocks it was very very vaguely inspired by The Devil Wears Prada, so I named it the Vampire Wears Prada, but fat fingered it as VWWP, so then it has become a joke with my beta that it is called VWVWVWVVWVWWVVVVVVWWWWP.

Most of the chapters are saved as a key smash of VWP.

7. 🖍Post Any sentence(s) from your WIP.

What the? He didn’t even say what he wanted. She just knew. I’ve seen Gran do this. It’s like posh magic. Like they don’t need to do anything, just wave a posh  hand like a wand and the world reacts. I can’t do it. Don’t have the voice. Or the…I dunno aura.

8. ♻️A scrapped idea for your current WIP.

An earlier sketch had Fiona and Nicodemus much more prominently featured. Nicodemus doesn't even show anymore.

9. 🤔What’s a story you’d love to write but haven’t even started yet?

I grew up in the tail end of the Troubles in Northern Ireland, and I have a sketch of a Snowbaz in the Troubles story. Simon would (obviously) be from a prominent Republican family, while Baz would be the heir to the most prominent Unionist one (*cough*the Pitches are the Paisleys *cough*). Large bits of it are essentially reworking my dad and his siblings' experiences through the 70s and 80s.

10. 🤡How many WIPS are you actively working on?

I'm actively working on one, and feeling guilty about not working on another. But I have a document of ideas I've had that I add to periodically and sometimes I randomly write a scene from them.

That document has 6-7 in it.

11. 🛠Is there a scene or anything in the WIP you are struggling with right now?

The balance between realism in my portrayal of addiction, and actually moving the plot forward without it being too depressing.

12. ❤️Not a question, just a second Kudos to send.

❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️

Tagging @monbons @palimpsessed@prettygoododds@ileadacharmedlife @messofthejess @martsonmars

[weebz182]

Infinity Nikki Reunion Playtest Recruitment is Closing Soon

The recruitment survey for the [Infinity Nikki: Reunion Playtest] will close on September 29 at 23:59 (UTC+8). Please pay attention to the time. No need to submit the questionnaire twice -- if you've already done it, you're all set.

-Recruitment Survey:https://survey.infoldgames.com/2ec4v8r8fx9 -Recruitment Details:https://bit.ly/ReunionPlaytestRecruitmentDetail -Join us on Discord: https://discord.gg/infinitynikki

-Test Information Platforms: PC & mobile (Android/iOS) Test Type: Data-Wipe Closed Beta Test Test Duration: October 8, 2024, 10:00 - October 22, 2024, 23:59 (UTC+8)

-How to Qualify Test Access: We will notify selected participants via email based on survey responses. *Please notice that the Infold account you use to log in to the questionnaire shall be the one you use for testing if you qualify.

-Disclaimer

All the content of this test is still in development and does not represent the final version of the game.

Once submitted, the questionnaire cannot be modified. Please ensure all information is accurate!

[the-sayuri-rin]

STARTING TODAY????!

KINGDOM HEARTS Missing-Link is the latest entry in the KINGDOM HEARTS series as an all new experience as a GPS based Action RPG for iOS and Android! Be sure to check out the official website for more details about KINGDOM HEARTS Missing-Link and to fill out your application for the Closed Beta Test!

We are now recruiting testers from the United Kingdom and Australia for the Closed Beta Test for KINGDOM HEARTS Missing-Link!

We are aware the Link to apply is not yet open. We apologize for the inconvenience, the link will officially open at 10/30/2023 07:00AM UTC | 10/30/2023 00:00 (PDT)!

[p5x-theories]

There's an interesting bit in the news post on the official P5X site announcing the third beta that I wanted to share here!

As always, keep in mind I just used Google translate, but one of the paragraphs in it says:

"[Familiar figure, breaking through the intersection of time and space] In the PV, we saw familiar figures... Joker and Wonder, what kind of story will they intertwine with each other as they break through the fateful bonds of time and space? In "Persona 5" (referred to as: P5), all members of the Phantom Thieves of Heart will appear in P5X. With their help, the captain can conquer the palace and start an adventure!"

("The captain" being how announcements refer to players)

It's not really conclusive, but it does seem interesting that they refer to this as being the "intersection of time and space" (or, at the very least, time and space are mentioned here), because that really does seem to imply that P5X is an alternate timeline of P5!

Not that this series as a whole is really new to those, but it's something the theories seem to keep going back and forth on (and I, myself, keep going back and forth on too, haha!) so it's fun to have more to feed into that.

Here's the entire article (Google-translated) below the cut, just in case anyone wants to read the whole thing, but I promise the rest of it isn't really anything new, haha:

In the name of the Phantom Thief! "Persona: Phantom of the Night" "Heart Stealing Test" will start on January 16th

Take the name of the Phantom Thief and take back the Flame of Desire! "Persona: Phantom of the Night" (referred to as: P5X), which is officially authorized by SEGA, deeply participated by ATLUS, and created by Perfect World Games, will soon launch its third online test on January 16th - the "Stealing Heart Test" . The new real machine PV has been released, and the test recruitment is in full swing. Welcome to participate.

【Test information】 Recruitment time: January 3, 10:00-January 12, 10:00 Test time: January 16th 10:00-January 31st 24:00 Pre-download starts: January 15th at 10:00 Test type: limited number billing file deletion test Test system: Android, iOS, PC

[Awaken the power of the soul and start an adventure in another world] In the game, players will transform into Wonder, the leader of the Phantom Thieves team, and lead their partners to adventure in different worlds, sneak into palaces with different themes, and experience rich gameplay such as exploration, puzzle solving, development, and combat. Lock in those violent desires and embark on a journey of heart-changing that will make the "Phantoms" repent!

[Youth Daily Interactive Dating and Deepening Bonds] A cheerful sports girl, a mysterious velvet room assistant, a gentle and quiet female classmate... The captain will get to know partners of various identities and experience the daily life of youth. Use SNS to connect with each other, give gifts to cultivate goodwill, experience your own stories, and develop a more intimate relationship.

[Cool trendy city, free and easy CityWalk] In the game, the captain can also travel through famous Japanese neighborhoods such as Shibuya and Shinjuku to experience the bustling street scene of Tokyo. ​ Experience real urban life through a series of gameplays such as taking classes, working part-time, playing baseball, watching movies, exercising, and meeting passers-by. The rich and subtle daily life is waiting for you to experience it.

[Familiar figure, breaking through the intersection of time and space] In the PV, we saw familiar figures... Joker and Wonder, what kind of story will they intertwine with each other as they break through the fateful bonds of time and space? In "Persona 5" (referred to as: P5), all members of the Phantom Thieves of Heart will appear in P5X. With their help, the captain can conquer the palace and start an adventure!

[Genuinely authorized hall-level JRPG] As the first mobile game in the P5 IP series, P5X is authorized by SEGA's genuine IP, with ATLUS's full supervision and in-depth participation. Coupled with the protagonist's character design by the famous artist Shigenori Soejima, and the vocal performance of Lyn, the lead singer of the P5 series, it will bring you an authentic and palace-level JRPG gaming experience.

For more exciting content and detailed revelations about the "Stealing Heart Test", please continue to pay attention to the P5X community. I look forward to meeting the captain on January 16th, and I also hope that everyone can provide valuable opinions and suggestions.

[luxenvulpies]

[Missing-Link] Closed Beta Test Shenanigans

As we know, the Android CBT was meant to take place 4/25. Since the iOS CBT last year, the devs have made changes based on feedback and plan to also hold another iOS test alongside the Android test. As such, the CBT will be delayed to 5/2 07:00AM UTC ~ 5/10 08:59AM UTC. Eligible players will be contacted 4/26.

iOS users will be able to send in their applications starting 4/22, and the tests will take place simultaneously.

JP: https://twitter.com/KHML_PR/status/1780914197850948042 EN: ¯\_(ツ)_/¯ (edit: https://twitter.com/KHMLink_NA/status/1781130642690089014)

[allstartrekgames]

Star Trek Timelines

Original Release: 2016

Developer: Disruptor Beam/Tilting Point/Wicked Realm Games

Publisher: Tilting Point

Platform: Android, iOS, PC

For extremely long and grindy pay 2 win mobile games like this, I am playing until the inevitable brick wall. Most mobile games follow the same pattern: at the start, you’ll get lots of lootboxes thrown at you, you’ll get a bit of premium currency, and progression will be nice and swift to try and “hook” you. Then suddenly, progression stops. To get further, you’ll either need to grind for weeks, or pay money.

In Star Trek Timelines, there’s a random time anomaly messing with time to enable using characters and ships from all of the shows. It’s the go-to plot for Star Trek mobile games because it means more potential for selling stuff. Your mission is to fix the time anomalies, although with a game like this, there is never actually an “ending” as it means the game would be finished, so you know everything you do will fail.

I’ll start by talking about the good thing of Timelines. For starters, the graphics are really nice. Between missions, you get to see your ship in the planetary system the mission is set in, and they all look wonderful (if a bit busy). There’s nothing to actually do with this, it’s just a backdrop to look at, so it’s a bit frivolous and seems like a colossal waste of the nice assets.

Now I’ve finished talking about the good points, it’s on to the bad: this is barely a game. The main gameplay are away missions. Your crew have stats and you pick three for an away mission. You have “choices” in the mission but it just amounts to picking the person with the highest stat. You can’t use the same person on two actions in a row, so sometimes you have to pick the second best stat. That’s the total amount of thinking you use in the game. The writing is so dry and the use of just random versions of characters makes everything feel so unimportant that I found myself not having the energy to read most of the dialogue.

The game is all about collecting, and earning random things. Unless you spend a massive amount of time or money, you’re not going to be able to use the characters you like, it’s just whoever you happen to have. You need multiples of the same character to merge and you need to collect items (randomly) to improve their stats. I reached a point in mission 3 where I simply didn’t have the required stat. The way to continue is to play random old missions until you are randomly given something that will help. I managed to get 10 “premium” lootboxes which gave me a ton of characters…none of them useful. But don’t worry, you can buy specific crew at certain times by buying bundles that go up to £92!!!

I remember playing the beta of this and it had an in-depth combat system. It was a turn-based strategy that was a bit like rock-paper-scissors where your abilities worked against certain abilities, but made your ship vulnerable to others. This system was completely thrown out during the beta and replaced with one where you tap icons when they’ve finished charging. There’s so little thought involved that there’s an autoplay button along with an option to speed up the battles.

Timelines is definitely among the worst of all the Star Trek games. It’s devoid of anything interesting, there’s no gameplay and it’s just a chore repeatedly asking you to give it a ridiculous amount of money.

[ikemenfangirl]

🌎 Lovebrush Chronicles (For All Time Global server)

เกม For All Time เซิร์ฟโกลบอล

⚠️ Prologue from Close Beta test

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Title: Lovebrush Chronicles

By: Exptional Global

Platform: iOS, Android

Languages: English, Japanese, Traditional Chinese

Voice dubbing: Japanese, Chinese

Website: https://www.lovebrushchronicles.com/

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📌 Close Beta Test (EN, JP, T-CH)

📌 until: 24 August 2023 10:00 AM (JST)

Play store

🔗: https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.netease.skzdhlrna

(game file 1.2 GB.)

Storage: 3.42 GB up

👉🏻 available in some countries Japan, EU/North America, Taiwan, SEA)

iOS: Pre-register is coming soon

มีในสโตร์ไทย

OFFICIAL SITE

🌏 EN: https://www.lovebrushchronicles.com/

🇨🇳 CN: http://hlr.163.com

🇯🇵 JP: http://www.foralltime.jp

🇹🇼 TW: https://www.foralltime.com.tw/

[radar-of-the-stars]

Ranking all portable ways to play Minecraft

Minecraft Java Edition (Steam Deck or other Portable PC): This is basically cheating, but it's super easy to set up on basically any portable PC, It's updated to the latest version, it has betas, it has full mod support, and the controls can be whatever you want thanks to Steam Input

2. Minecraft Nintendo Switch Edition: this is the last version of Minecraft Legacy Console Edition, so it has all of the love and care that that version had, with the bonus of the Super Mario Mash-Up Pack. This version runs silky smooth with about a 10 chunk render distance, and has the easiest multiplayer on the list, assuming you can find other people with a discontinued version of Minecraft. This version of the game lacks a bunch of features because it was not updated past the Update Aquatic

3. Minecraft Playstation Vita Edition: I adore the playstation vita, and this is the other portable version of Minecraft Legacy Console Edition, although there are some limitations that come with being on weaker hardware, like Multiplayer being limited to 4 players, a slightly lower render distance (about 5 chunks), and a smaller world size. The game controls better than the Switch version because the Playstation Vita is more ergonomic than the Switch, but other than that it's basically the same game.

4. Minecraft (Android/IOS): Minecraft on Phones is better than you'd expect, but not much better, it has an 8-20 chunk render distance depending on the speed of your device and how okay you are with frame drops, which speaks to how much less stable this version of Minecraft is compared to the Java and Legacy Console Edtions are. There is mod support, but it's really lacking, and you are updated to the lastest version of the game. However, the touch screens just do not give Minecraft justice, so you would need a bluetooth controller, which have latency on both Android and IOS. Minecraft Bedrock Edition is missing a lot of the love found in the Legacy console versions, which really hurts it in the ranking.

5. Minecraft New Nintendo 3DS Edition: Despite sounding like a legacy console version of Minecraft, it isn't, this one was developed by Other Oceans Interactive, and thus is also missing a lot of the love found on the Legacy Console Editions. this is also the least updated version of Minecraft on this list being stuck in the World of Color Update, it's also the weakest system Minecraft has ever had an official port for, being about as powerful as an Xbox or Wii, and that leads to a lot of technical limitations. Like the 4 chunk render distance and the fact that the game freezes when it autosaves, it also hangs in some worlds when large structures are being loaded. the controls are about as good as you could reasonably expect for a 3DS, and you get used to them very quickly. The UI is strange and in some parts unintuitive. Multiplayer is about as easy as it can be on a handheld because of the 3DS' Download Play feature.

6. Minecraft (Nintendo Switch): This is the version of Minecraft that replaced the Legacy Console Edition, and it's bad, the render distance is 7 chunks and even then the game is quite framey, the touch screen literally does nothing, not even the presses buttons on the main menu. Multiplayer is somewhat easy in terms of split screen, but it makes the performance even worse, and the online features are barely there, (except for the marketplace, that works perfectly). The game is unstable, I've played for about 5 hours and in that time I got 7 crashes to the switch's home screen.

[bluesturngold]

google announced this at a developer conference back in november 2024 as one of two 'security focused' system apps they were gonna add to the android system

the reason they did it this way is because android is different from iOS in a way that has historically been troublesome: google makes android and a lot of key android system apps, but they don't make all android devices.

by installing apps that add new functionality via the google play store, they can add features without having to rely on the phone's manufacturer or a cell carrier pushing an update, which is useful given manufacturers and cell carriers have mixed track records with regards to updating in a timely manner (if they do at all).

the two new apps work with android phones running as far back as android version 9. given android is beta testing OS version 16 right now, this was the best method to make sure the feature made its way onto those old devices.

to my knowledge, i believe the app install should respect your play store install settings, so if you have everything set to manual updates it should show up in the queue of downloads... but also i could've sworn that's how my stuff was set, maybe i hit download all and wasn't paying attention, or maybe it did it in the background, idk. i totally understand why people think it's sketchy, especially since a lot of users don't realize android is full of system apps that only appear in the app list under settings when you enable viewing system applications, which is why this doesn't show up in the normal app drawer.

now that the rationale is out of the way, here's google's explanation of the setting the app is made to facilitate and how it does so:

Sensitive Content Warnings is an optional feature that blurs images that may contain nudity before viewing, and then prompts with a “speed bump” that contains help-finding resources and options, including to view the content. When the feature is enabled, and an image that may contain nudity is about to be sent or forwarded, it also provides a speed bump to remind users of the risks of sending nude imagery and preventing accidental shares. All of this happens on-device to protect your privacy and keep end-to-end encrypted message content private to only sender and recipient. Sensitive Content Warnings doesn’t allow Google access to the contents of your images, nor does Google know that nudity may have been detected. This feature is opt-in for adults, managed via Android Settings, and is opt-out for users under 18 years of age. Sensitive Content Warnings will be rolling out to Android 9+ devices including Android Go devices with Google Messages in the coming months. Source: https://security.googleblog.com/2024/10/5-new-protections-on-google-messages.html

i have a recent google pixel phone and use the google message app for texting, so the app was automatically installed on my phone.

after seeing this post and doing more research, i went ahead and uninstalled the app as i do not intend to use the feature it facilitates.

if the app re-installs itself later, which seems likely at some point, then i plan to find the setting for the feature it facilitates and make sure it's set to 'off' the way google says it should be for adult users. then, i'll use an internet traffic monitoring app like glasswire to turn off its internet access just to be safe.)

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the other app google installed without telling you is called Android System Key Verified, and i am gonna go ahead and suggest you leave that one on your device just in case:

To help you avoid sophisticated messaging threats where an attacker tries to impersonate one of your contacts, we’re working to add a contact verifying feature to Android. This new feature will allow you to verify your contacts' public keys so you can confirm you’re communicating with the person you intend to message. We’re creating a unified system for public key verification across different apps, which you can verify through QR code scanning or number comparison.

i use RCS chats with end-to-end encryption via google messages, and while odds are very low someone's going to try and hit me with a contact spoofing attack pretending to be one of the few people i text, it's better to be safe than sorry imo. especially if other messaging apps decide to integrate the functionality later.

if you've read this far i have a question for you... sound off in the replies or tags... is anyone still out here sending nudes via text message in 2025?

i think it's been over a decade since i got texted a nude. everybody's on some kind of messaging app now i feel like

hey folks if you have an android phone: google shadow installed a "security app".

I had to go and delete it myself this morning.