#I'll try uploading a better quality version later

[snakespirits]

[zombeebunnie]

Trembling Essence:💙Choice exploration + finished scenes💙

Hello and welcome new followers, here's an update on how things are going with the game! Firstly a big thank you to the sudden influx of support I got this week, I'm happy knowing people liked the little meme video I did! :,]

This post might be a little long since I had to rewrite a few things, I was trying to upload a picture of one of the new areas you can go in but I got an error and couldn't save what I wrote. :,S

Anywho, I mainly focused on quality of life changes and continued working with the one of the endings you can get at the start of the game.

I don't really know where to start but this ending took a lot longer than expected to really hit what I've been trying to go for. At first, it was going to have two different endings. I took out one of them because I didn't have much of a connection with it and I liked the idea of it being straightforward instead. When I went back over it, everything happened too quickly for my liking. To fix this I went back and added a few choices to at least give you an idea of what the area is like and how it effects the player(Y/N) while making sure the dialog transitioned correctly with what you see on the screen. It's nothing too wordy but I do like it a lot more than I did before. Even though this is still considered one ending there is a alternate version you can get depending on a certain choice. Towards the end I fixed up all the spelling errors I could find and happily enough, there wasn't many. For right now I'd say this ending is finished! Yay! x]

Here's one of my favorite CG's I drew for it:

I love how it turned out because I really want to do different angles and perspective through the terrain, I think this one is my favorite so far! :,,]

Here's a evening time version of it:

It's suppose to be raining in this image but I still need to practice getting the angle correct. :,,]

I'm also fixing/brainstorming up the second/third ending. This one will have two different areas you can navigate through to get an idea of where you are and a few hints of lore that will be referenced later on in the game. Those that have played the [Extended Demo] you probably know which ones I'm talking about. >;]

I already like the idea of them but for one of the paths, I didn't have enough time to branch it out and make backgrounds for it in the [Extended Demo] so here's a peek of a placeholder since I'm still sketching stuff out, nothing is finalized yet. :[]

Super close to the cabin section, yay! I actually miss writing/drawing out the segments in the cabin a whole bunch so I really can't wait to fix up that part once I'm done with the swamplands. :,,]

I said last week I'd post some of the new backgrounds/areas so here you go:

Kofi update:

I also had a small talk with my play testers and one of the things they brought up is that I should be promoting my ko-fi better so from now on I'll have little mini doodles doing so at the end of every game development post as a way to promote it! :] All donations and tips help tremendously while I work on the game. If you like what I create, please consider supporting what I do here! I was able to use previous tips to get a new wrist support brace when I'm drawing so a very big thank you to everyone who gave a tip! :,,]

Q&A / Ask box is open:

If you have any questions about Trembling Essence/Noah feel free to ask here or on itch.io please. This makes it easier for me to see and answer accordingly! I would really like to hear from you guys!

I enjoyed answering the asks I got recently this week! I'm trying to finish the rest when I can including the ones I remember that got deleted. There were some I genuinely couldn't answer because it would require me to mention major spoilers/the questions have spoilers in them. :,]

This post is getting really long now so that's all I have to discuss, thank you guys very much for all of the encouraging support this past week, I appreciate it a whole bunch! :,,]

[starbage]

is there any place to listen to full HalOPE's soundtrack? i dont think any of the songs are on SoundCloud that i can find

There isn't yet! I've neglected to upload it anywhere yet because I have been lazy & not on my computer much...

i think what I will do is upload the tracks at their ingame quality on soundcloud and then maybe upload a better quality version on bandcamp later down the line, with some bonus unused tracks as an extra treat.

I'll try and work on that soundcloud upload today! It can be a celebration for the one month anniversary :-) though it might end up being finished tomorrow instead

[squeaky-boots-blog]

(Here we go. :3 Sorry for the god awful quality of the art. I'll try uploading a better version when j have the chance. )

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"We weren't supposed to wake up so early since we were given protocol to wake up much, much more later but, ever since the secret project stopped getting its funding from the government. We woke up, Danny being the first and Spongebob being the last to wake up. When we did, we were disoriented; confused even and hate to admit it, scared but, soon we started to thrive and learn as much as we could.

And now, here we are. Alive, breathing and thinking whilst the other toons remain in a stasis mode for who knows how long till they too awaken from their cold slumber, " -Jimmy.

Okay so, here is some more lore behind that au that you guys seemed interested in. I wasn't expecting it to get so much attention but, thank you for that! I appreciate it. The first question; yes, other Nicktoons other than the main four do exist in this au but, most are either in stasis mode in their chamber rooms or hidden away somewhere in the lab going unnoticed or encountered frequently from time to time.

Second question; how old are each of the toons in order? Danny is the oldest since he woke up from his chamber first then came Jimmy and then Timmy and lastly, Spongebob making the Spongeboy the youngest of the group.

Third question; who's role is who?

Danny is the alpha, aka the self-proclaimed leader of the group and he takes his responsibility of keeping the said group safe and protected from harm's way very seriously. He often stays up late to watch over them as they sleep at night. The bags under his eyes are a dead giveaway to this.

Jimmy is the medic and the brain of the team. He is in charge of collecting medicine and other things to keep at their main base in case if any of them get sick or hurt one day and also provides the answers to everyone's questions if asked.

Timmy is well, I am not sure of his status of the team yet other than a gatherer but, he is mostly moody and keeps to himself most of the time.

He helps gather supplies and items as well as Spongebob, whom aids him on these gathering sessions, whenever Danny instructs them to in case if they run low on supplies and that they needed more. Of course, half of the time, this means sneaking out of the lab and into the streets to collect said items despite Danny's warnings. With Timmy often saying; "what's the worse that could happen?"

Spongebob is the heart of the team. Often finding himself breaking up more fights than he can count to keep the peace. He is usually very friendly, outgoing and oftentimes; very naive. Being the youngest of the group, he is the one that everyone is protective of and would be lost without him. He holds them together like wood and glue.

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Okay, that's all I came up with so far. I hope you like these little info pieces. More will come soon in the near future! This is Squeaky Boots signing off.

Published; Thurs, 16th Dec. 2021.

[welcometomy20s]

May 19, 2022

VOCALOID LEGENDS - 2013 Part 5

Warning - Extremely Long. I'll try to limit myself to three-ish lines.

#152 - THE WORLDS (M.S.S Project) [Hatsune Miku]

Achievement Date: 13-10-08, Upload Date: 13-01-18

M.S.S. Project is known for playing Minecraft, but they are more of a music group, and it shows in this opening theme to their gameplay videos. Three of their songs are in this list, so I will tell their story in these parts. But the song is not that bad.

#153 - glow (keeno) [Hatsune Miku]

Achievement Date: 13-10-20, Upload Date: 10-06-28

There’s a lot of arrangements, but the base song is good. Keeno’s iconic soft tuning of Miku makes the agonizing lyrics that more painful and the song is simple but well-established enough that you can hear the different arrangements.

#154 - Moon-Viewing Recital (Jin) [IA]

Achievement Date: 13-10-22, Upload Date: 13-07-02

About the boy who lost faith and a girl who wants to bring it back. I think it’s better of the idol songs in Kagerou Project, and mainly due to the more relatable lyrics and better instrumentation. Jin’s IA is still too quiet to sell the idol image, however.

#155 - paranoia (Tsunamaru) [Hatsune Miku]

Achievement Date: 13-10-29, Upload Date: 12-03-13

The quiet neo-classical trance makes the song have this mystic quality, which I really like. Kind of an underrated classic in this list. I’ll keep the review short here.

#156 - Your Diva (azuma) [Hatsune Miku]

Achievement Date: 13-11-01, Upload Date: 07-09-18

We return to ‘Miku introduction’ songs with one of the oldest songs on this list. Nothing home to write about and I don’t even know if the producer still works… fun fact - the song was used as an ending to a NHK show about the internet. Fitting.

#157 - Crazy ∞ nighT (HitoshizukuP, Yama)

[MEIKO, KAITO, Miku, Rin, Len, Luka, Gakupo, GUMI]

Achievement Date: 13-11-12, Upload Date: 12-07-18

Second of the nighT series. A bit fuller and happy than the original. Kind of the reversal of the original but with a twist in the end. It’s not better or worse, just a variation.

#158 - Outer Science (Jin) [IA]

Achievement Date: 13-11-17, Upload Date: 13-08-31

The ending of the Kagerou Project, or least the bad end. As it stands, the song leans towards dark and synth-heavy. IA finally sings a bit here, showing a bit of a loud and high soaring tone that she would be more famous for later down the line. 

#159 - What Do You Mean?! (KuchibashiP) [Hatsune Miku]

Achievement Date: 13-11-28, Upload Date: 11-01-13

Kuchibashi-P is one of those one-hit wonder producers, but you know there is always that ‘second hit’ for these people, and this ‘soon-to-be-copied-as-Turing-Love’ song is that for him. Some say it was a well-made MMD that did it and… I guess so. 

#160 - Envy Cat Walk (Tohma) [Hatsune Miku]

Achievement Date: 13-11-28, Upload Date: 11-10-22

I think Tohma is an odd one out of all the major producers of the era, but this song is the most well-known from him. While Tohma’s song has no real throughline, the theme is follows as it’s about a prostitute. Mix of English and odd tuning make this stand out.

#161 - Summertime Record (Jin) [IA]

Achievement Date: 13-12-16, Upload Date: 13-09-12

The overall ending theme to the Kagerou Project, and while it isn’t listened to as much as other songs, it is still considered the most well-liked of Kagerou Project. The song that screams summer and probably a good transition to the King of IA. 

#162 - Donut Hole (hachi) [GUMI]

Achievement Date: 13-12-25, Upload Date: 13-10-28

As the name suggests, a general song about the emptiness one feels about life, could be just a person or a memory, or could be something grander. Probably Hachi at its most commercial and the transition from Hachi to Kenshi Yonezu.

#163 - Yesterday Evening (Jin) [IA]

Achievement Date: 13-12-27, Upload Date: 13-08-04

The summer festival song set way before the final two songs. Kind of the poppy version of Summertime Record set in a different moment of happiness. Kind of reminiscent of the HoneyWorks songs that would dominate later parts of this list. (But better.)