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I really need to find things to post here huh

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I actually don’t think he can control his size, but I ignore canon for the bit ✨

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This is a track I made that was created with the intent of being in DOAG, but it didn't make the cut.

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Here's some music I made.

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An anecdote on Game Development

You know, I saw a post one time that said something to the effect of:

"The thing they don't tell you about Game Development is that you have to make the entire game."

And I kind of laughed at it the first time I saw it, because, I mean, yeah, it's true, but it's kind of a funny thing to say. Then I actually started working on bigger projects. And I slowly came to the realization that it's not just true but it's potentially one of the most important things to remember. Because I feel like a lot of projects that I work on end up going through this cycle:

And, it's an awesome feeling. And as you develop the structure of the game more, more and more things come into view. But then it comes time to create The Content.

And The Content takes. Significantly longer. Because it's one thing to code mechanics themselves. But to actually flesh them out into a "full" (even short) game? In my experience, that's where the bulk of development goes. It is one thing to code a The Mario that can run around and jump and stuff. It is, unfortunately, another to create all the levels and whatnot for him to run around In. So, I say this, to all devs who are near the beginning of their journeys. The hardest part about Game Development that nobody tells you about is that you have to make the whole thing. Start small, probably. And it's okay if you don't finish things to completion. Even a failed project gives you experience.

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new animation, this time deltarune!! i love this game so dearly, so this was super fun to make! :]

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DON'T FALL FOR HIS LIES

What they added in the new patch... That's not my boy! Topchef would never call his own work disgusting, he would never speak in such a rude manner. Where is my boy?! WHAT HAS TRICKY TONY DONE!?

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FRAUDCHEF IS NO MORE

WE CAN GET SPINCAKE NOW FINALLY

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#yikes

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Susie's idea

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i made an undertale/deltarune fansong mashup!! i worked really hard on it i'd appreciate if you could give it a listen

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What do you think Eram is? FRIEND? Kris's Red headband? The Ice-E box that was buried in the graveyard?

Who fucking knows what the deal with Eram is... I don't think it's FRIEND, that much I feel vaguely confident in. It's possible that it's just summoning mini-FRIENDs in the same way Spamton summons mini spamtons for his attacks, but I think FRIEND is different from it... I could see a vision for Eram being Ice-E or something. "BURNING EYES" is kind of crazy, given that the pizzabox's eyes were burnt out by Dess. There's also the Ice-E Nightmare connections, and Eram is Mare backwards... And, as one of my friends pointed out to me once...

If you take Nightmare and you change the colors a bit...

Well, the mouth kinda looks like Eram's mouth. Is this lore? Or has our lust for theorizing gone too far? Who knows. I certainly don't. The BURNING EYES connection is a bit damning I feel, though, and I could see a world where Eram is somehow some Ice-E cryptid thing... But that sounds insane, right?

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What's your opinion on the "Jockington is a Goner" theory?

Man, I don't know. Jockington Relevance is Weird. He mostly seems to be being built up to be something with Catti? But I don't know if I think Catti will be in the Dark World anymore. But then we have the Jockington Grows the Beard prophecy... Which toby knew that it'd be a thing ever since at least the release of Ch2, since he joked about it in the 3dads livestream. It's especially a weird prophecy joke because, like, that means we'll see it, right? But when???? The festival?? I really don't know. I think if anyone in hometown is a weird goner thing, it's NormalNPC. But Jockington's speech is also weird... Maybe that's just how he is, though??? I give it an It's Plausible, I guess. I don't really vibe with it but, some of that sanctuary dialog is pretty weird.

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do you have any theories about what the Twisted Sword will be for?

I'm not entirely sure. The logistics of obtaining it are really weird. We gave the Thornring back to Noelle in Chapter 4... So maybe it's aborted weird exclusive? That or we're expected to take it from Noelle whenever she next visits the Dark World?? But that seems weird, right? Are we expected to remember the sword exists and take it from her ourselves? Will she willingly give it back to us? Will we... find another one in Flower King?? Even if we did, I'm not sure what we'd need the sword for. What's interesting about it though is that it actually has the blackshard's dark/star type advantage. Maybe we're supposed to give the Blackshard to Noelle and use the TwistedSword on Kris??? That's about the best I can come up with right now. There's also TRANCE DOWN, which is its own can of worms. Why would we want Trance Down on Kris? Does it make them unable to focus or something? Is Trance Ring (presumably Trance Up?) making Noelle focus more, and so lowering the trance makes Kris focus less??? It's weird. Overall I don't really know what to make of the TwistedSword at this moment. It's really weird.

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Can we talk about the DELTA RUNE?

Okay look this is one of the smallest details in UNDERTALE but it's one that has bothered me for years and NOBODY ever talks about it. I feel like I'm going crazy.

Gerson has his shop in Undertale, right? And he tells us about the DELTA RUNE, and he tells us this:

And this. has always stood out to me as one of the weirdest lines in all of UNDERTALE. Because... the triangles? Yeah, sure, that's something "we know", definitively. That's something known for certain. But the winged circle? Well, now that's disputed, only most people assume it must mean the angel from the prophecy.

...What? Huh? Why? Why go out of your way to tell us that the triangles are something that is known for certain, but the angel ball is disputed? It can't just be to establish that the meaning behind the delta rune is uncertain- why not just tell us that "most people agree the triangles symbolize us monsters below, and the winged circle symbolizes somethin' else..." , yknow? Why go out of your way to specify that the triangles detail is solid? This gets especially weird when you rope DELTARUNE into it, too. In DELTARUNE, the triangles of the Delta Rune almost certainly symbolize the three heroes of the legend:

Which means that we're in the same camp even in DELTARUNE, where we are reasonably certain that the triangles mean something, but the ball with wings? Technically unclear. And I can't even fathom what the purpose of this is. Surely it isn't some crazy twist where the circle doesn't actually mean the angel, right??? Why?? Why is it important to clarify that the winged ball is uncertain!?!? WHAT DOES IT MEAN!??!!?

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You ever think about the fact that this is the first time Kris and The Player are truly seeing face to face?