#ukagaka project

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*You’ve discovered a new ghost!

It’s Frisk, from Undertale!!

please enjoy these select features they have: > -Customisable pronouns (for user and for Frisk themself) > -many aitalk and fun chains > -so many noises!! (make sure to mute them if this bothers you, they have jumpscared me more times than I can count and I'm the one who made them) > -recognition of SO MANY GHOSTS this took me forever.... :deargodhelpme: > -surprise guests??? what is this???

download them from here (click the dots next to the file and click download)

[ukgk]

《Touhou VS Ukagaka》

[zichqec]

Hello Zi, I just thought I'd write a little something to thank you for all the things you do for this community, i just saw the 2023 summary and I don't think I can ever thank you all enough for your contribution, the Dream Team is truly the pillars of English ghost and I hope you are all proud of you

If one day my dream of making my own ghost becomes true it'll be all thanks to you. So many dreams have already became reality thanks to your hard work, isn't that wonderful ?

Ohhh thank you so much for taking the time to send this! This means the world to me to hear <3

It makes me so glad to know that my work is helping people! My dream is to see ukagaka fully realized in the English community the way it is in the Japanese community, and for making a ghost to be a normal creative project and not seen as a huge, insurmountable task that only the most determined people can accomplish.

There's a long way to go and a lot of resources yet to make, and sometimes I feel like I'm just treading water when I'm staring at my monitor at 2AM, revising a draft for the 4th time. But messages like this really make me feel like the effort is worthwhile, and that I should continue on, because my planned future projects will make an impact.

So, thank you for this <3 It really is wonderful to see people making so many things, and having so much fun exploring ukagaka. Best of luck with your own ghost projects! If you eventually make a ghost, I'd love to see it!

[bittybatty]

It's been a while since I posted about it, but I work on Ukagaka, which are coded little friends to sit on your desktop that you can interact with! I have one I made from some somewhat dated lore of Riccardo when his canon was a modern setting. He still gets updated about twice a year with new dialogue and such. He got one update for pride month to be able to give him the above rainbow blanket and scarf!

If anyone is interested in downloading him, he is free on my website at bittybatty.github.io/ukagaka.h… If you've never played with Ukagaka before, I recommend reading the FAQ's at the top of the page first! And also check out @ukagakadreamteam to find more ukagaka/ghosts to play with!

Disclaimer: The background above is just my current desktop. Doesn't come with Riccardo.

[meerkatp]

IDK why I made this.

[malewifepeppino]

I figured I’d clear up since a lot of ppl have asked if/ thought the art in this post is for a dating sim/ visual novel kinda thing, it’s not, it was actually for a feature of a chatbot ui I was fiddling with, but ultimately ended up being more of a hassle to get to work properly than it was worth. I have considered reusing these for a ghost/ ukagaka type application (Short explanation, it’s basically a desktop buddy like a shimeji but is more stationary and dialogue focused. There’s a lot more resources that explain them better tho out there) But in that case I’d have to make a lot more sprites to do that so we’ll see lol

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m.

monologues towards the reader/viewer are a goddamn art form of their own

[zarla-s]

We move forward, 'cause we can't go back...

It's the EIGHTH anniversary of Handplates, and the first one after I finished the comic back in July! I decided to dig up a very old wip that I never finished and finally do it. I've always loved WeMoveForward by The Midnight, and I think it applies not only to the comic itself but also this period after it... there's no way to go back to when I was doing it, only moving forward after it's done.

Even more appropriately, since I did this wip, these characters all moved forward even further... even as this sat in my files, they moved forward, in a sense. I don't know, the song gives me a sort of plaintive, longing, bittersweet feeling... it's hard to explain.

I had a very insistent voice in my head that always made me do a Handplates page over the years I was working on it, no matter what happened. I wasn't sure if that voice would ever stop, even when it's done, but it has! It's gotten quieter now, mostly only nagging me about other projects I should be working on (Defrag, the Ace Attorney/Frozen fic, web design, fic ideas, art ideas...) whenever I'm doing something, much like it did before I started the comic.

How I feel about Handplates finishing though is strange. At times it doesn't feel like it's over, even if I don't feel like I need to do another page. At other times I get sad thinking about it and I miss it, and other times I look back on it with amazement that I was able to do it. Sometimes I look back on it and think about what was happening in my life at that time, and sometimes when I look at it it's unreal and it's hard to believe I even did it, like someone else did the whole thing. It's like it's there but it's not, it's present but it isn't. It's a very strange feeling, it's hard to describe or pin down. I know it'll always be with me in some way, but it is strange to be able to focus so much attention on other things without that feeling of having to set aside a few days to do a page every two weeks... not bad or anything, but I'm not used to it still.

I don't know! When I read the comments on the last page a lot of them made me cry, especially those talking about how the comic had been their childhood, and now their childhood is over. It was sad to think that I had a part in something like that ending... but it ends for everyone, no matter what you do. We, you and me, everyone... we move forward, 'cause we can't go back. That line was so evocative for me that I even used it as a chapter title for the penultimate chapter on Comicfury.

I don't know, just nostalgic thoughts! I don't know if that's the right word for it... but thank you to all of you who read it and enjoyed it. Even now I hear from new people coming to it and reading through it again now that it's done. Even if it's finished, it's still new to people just finding it. It's still "living" in a sense. And thanks to those of you who stuck around even though it's done, I appreciate it. |D

(As a note, the Gaster ukagaka has a surprise if you boot him on the anniversary after seeing the brothers, if you haven't done that)

[index] [patreon]

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Aster Assistant Software (Ukagaka/Desktop buddy)

(UPD: More descriptive page here!)

You know better than opening suspicious links and files, but this one was deemed safe by your antivirus. It claims to be a TerraByte product, but you swear you've never heard anything about it, let alone TerraByte. It also seems to be almost… nervous to be here. Something's not right, but you may as well enjoy the new company.

A first-time ukagaka project based on my OC, Aster, and the fictional universe they're from. As most ukagakas, requires SSP to run. Link includes an explanation as to what those are and installation instructions. Windows only! Based on Girl & Triangle template by @zarla-s.

Features:

A bunch of dialogue!

Some longer one-sided conversation!

Links to some common Windows tools!

Online search abilities!

Two balloons, for no reason whatsoever!

…That's it?

Content Warnings:

⚠️ Unreality - No 4th wall, meta themes. An optional function addresses some software you've used while the Ukagaka was running, it's not enabled by default.

⚠️ Photosensitivity - Character often vibrates in place, in short bursts. Enable "Ignore SERIKO move" in SSP's Preferences (Ghost (2) > Ignore SERIKO Move) if this may cause an issue.

Download here!

Instructions for installation are linked to in the page. I polished this as best as I could so far, but as this is my first project as large as this, very possible I overlooked something!! Do let me know if that happens

[venelona]

LMK MACAQUE DESKTOP GHOST/UKAGAKA

Get yourself a devious monkey for your computer screen to interact with!! 🐒💜(#ghost macaque) (last update 19.05.2023 - the launch!)

⚠!!SPOILERS for Lego Monkie Kid first 4 seasons!!⚠

Made in one week for Ghost Jam 2023, hosted by @ukagakadreamteam, Macaque doesn't include a lot of features or dialogue... but he's still very pettable!

Ask him how he's doing every time you boot him up!

PET HIS HEAD

Befriend him and unlock more dialogue

Includes a look with six ears! (right click on him -> change shell -> six eared macaque ✨)

Have him do small stuff like change your computer background or empty your recycle bin

🐒INSTALL HIM!🐒

⏩DOWNLOAD HIM HERE! ⏪

The link above should bring you to the website with step-by-step instructions on how you can install this guy on your PC!

⚠!!BE AWARE, THIS IS LOADED WITH MY HEADCANONS!! SOME THINGS MIGHT SEEM OOC!!⚠

✨I have a question/encountered a bug/encountered a spelling mistake!✨

Message me away! If you think something is wonky, a weird expression or bad grammar, please @ me, send me an ask or dm me 🙏 This also goes for the suggestions you may have or the things you like about Macaque here and want to share with me, my ask box and suggestions are open!! It's been done in a week so no wonder I missed a lot of stuff, so I appreciate all of the feedback you may have 💖

✨Thanks and inspirations✨

Huge thanks to @rainbowmoonmaiden86 for testing some stuff for me 🙏

And huge thanks to @/zarla-s for a fantastic tutorial with a great template for Ghost creation, \if you're interested in learning more you should definitely check it out!

And thanks to @ukagakadreamteam for making the event, and being huge help with the ghost making and being patient with my dumb butt 🙏💖 The community is so welcoming it warms my heart, and I'm happy to be a participant in a project like this!

✨Thank you for reading!!✨

[characteroulette]

Ghost Jam 2023 hype!!!

Anyway this thing is done, updates to follow.

Download here! (click download beside the file size)

(download the balloon separately here if you want)

[zichqec]

pardon! what is a ghost?

Thanks for asking! They're a type of desktop toy that can take many forms! Typically it is a character or set of characters that appear on your desktop, and will say things to you every couple of minutes. Some of them have hidden content to unlock, some of them have little functions they can do like emptying your recycle bin, some have more intricate features like music players and minigames, and some just have a lot of idle dialogue!

They originate from Japan, but anyone can make one of anything and in any language! There's a lot of variety out there.

If you want to learn more about them, there's a good video with an overview here:

We also have a whole wiki dedicated to English ghosts, and you can find all of my personal creations over on my website! I love these things a lot, and I've made several of them. Here's some previews to give you an idea.

It's a lot of fun! If any of that sounds interesting to you, I highly recommend checking it out. We're kind of a niche little community, but I think we have something really special if it's what strikes your fancy.

[suokumi]

What?. (Talking about the last post)

Ukagaka is a project, its focus is a desktop buddy to keep you company! You can see more on the @ukagakadreamteam blog!

I'm using amazing Ghost Ink and Flele Sans by @monster-kind

Ink (Ghost) is a nice companion who occasionally talks (and saves me with hydration and stretch checks) and you can also pet him

Sans (Flele) is sort of a music player, he has a singing animation when the music is played through him

Both are bringing me tons of joy uwu

[caelos-legacy]

Have you ever thought about making a ukagaka of the two?

...ah well. here's a funny thing about that

it's a bit late to consider that because

1. the au will be graduated into an oc project after next comic, and

2. i'm actually getting pretty close to finishing an ukagaka of. aster... sun and moon's successors.

see i didn't really plan to make a sun and moon ukagaka, it's a pretty big project. but once i made aster out of them i kind of got this huge burst of inspiration and decided to try doing this to see how far i'll go with the project. so

oops?

[ukagakadreamteam]

Community news feed and birthdays list

Hey folks! We're trying out something new on the Ukagaka Dream Team Wiki. First of all, the community news feed!

This news feed is maintained by members of the Ukagaka Dream Team community, and will be used to make note of new releases, updates, and more! If you want to see what's new in the community, this is a great place to look, since we can aggregate news from Tumblr, our Discord server, and more.

Note that each of these listings has a link to the original announcement post! Just click on the date of the post, and it should take you to see the announcement in full, wherever it is hosted. Note that since some of these announcements are only ever made on our Discord server, some of them are Discord links which will only work if you're in the server.

Secondly, the birthdays list!

This list makes note of all the different ghosts/etc. that were released on the current day, in this year or any previous years! So on October 23rd, this list will show everything that has ever been released on October 23rd.

There are a lot of days that don't have anything to show yet, but there are also plenty of days that have had multiple releases across multiple years!

It's sort of an interesting bit of trivia, and if you're bored and looking for something to explore, maybe something there will catch your fancy. Or, if you're a developer, maybe seeing that there's an empty day to claim will spur you to finish up a project!

Check out both feeds on the Ukagaka Dream Team Wiki's homepage!

A couple of final notes:

The times used on these feeds are in UTC. You can see what day the wiki thinks it is by the text in the birthdays list. Note that there is other data on the wiki which is not yet in UTC, but this is something we're working on correcting. So, there may be some minor discrepancies for now.

These lists are also not currently open for anyone to edit, since they affect the front page and are therefore susceptible to spam. They are maintained by trusted editors.

And finally, these only list the ghosts/etc. that we cover on the wiki! So it will be ghosts/etc. in English, and ghosts/etc. of any language that are made by members of the UDT community. You won't see birthdays listed here for classic ukagaka, and such.

That's all, and we hope you'll find these interesting! As mentioned these are still works in progress, so they may be rough around the edges or subject to change. Any feedback on them is welcome!