#Octopath Traveler spoilers

[randomminty]

Hello. I bring even more octopath

[fulgurbugs]

So how about those arena fights

[starkittnd93]

[writeswithquill]

2024 cross stitch round up!

This year has been one of my best for cross stitch, I certainly feel like I’ve accomplished a lot!

While I only stitched 32 of the jobs this year, those 32 finished the collection which I started back in 2021. Half might still need to be mounted in my scrapbook, but I’m super proud to have finally finished them!

Not only did I stitch Dolcinaea this year, but I charted her too. She might have been a nightmare, but I learned a lot and am so happy with the result!

This year was also my first time stitching on plastic canvas. I still can’t decide if I love it or hate it, but the Stardew sign was an unexpected challenge this year and I love the result! Can’t wait until it’s up with its display in a few months…

And of course the Link to the Past map. I’ve completed 4 3/4 pages in amongst everything else this year, which is way more than I thought! I hope to finish it in 2025…

I also finished little projects like gifts for my friends and family and the Octopath 2 secret job icons:

On top of all this, I’ve also made progress on so many charts. Including decoding to take on Octopath 1’s bosses as my next big challenge. Maybe I’ll finish Galdera’s chart this coming year? (I probably won’t.)

Ultimately, this post is for me. To show myself just how much I’ve accomplished cross stitch wise this year, and to prove to myself it’s one of my best cross stitch years.

Between uni, graduate job hunting and a sick family member, I have a gut feeling 2025 is going to be a rough year for me. I might end up seeking escape in my other hobbies, but I know I’ll keep stitching, if only the LTTP map. So, updates might be infrequent next year, but I’ll still be stitching.

I hope everyone has a lovely New Year, see you again in 2025!

[unparalleledfocus]

Sometimes I think about "Enough"

[androidaddict]

theres like 7 layers to this meme sorry

[meansary]

Log ②

[kelbunny]

[lindseybots]

[roaldseth]

Octopath 2 OTP : Osvald × his Golem Wife

[octopathartbooker]

Random COTC pages

[spectral-muse]

guys why has one of the flames on the loading screen gone out I’m scared

[fulgurbugs]

Another boss update comic lol

[starkittnd93]

… man-

it’s been 2 chapters and I’m *still* thinking about therion 3…

hggjrjfkejcjscndjvjdkdjj

[writeswithquill]

With Dolcinaea nearly done, I want to share my list of future cross stitch plans.

This is mostly to explain why I'll probably disappear for a while once Dolcinaea is complete. These charts can take 10s of hours each and I've got so many I want to get started on!

Spoilers for Octopath 1 late game bosses within.

The Link to the Past light and dark world maps.

These are ongoing, something for me to come back to between Octopath projects. If you are interested in stitching these maps yourself, I am currently stitching this light world map and will be stitching this dark world map.

Octopath 2 Travelers in all job outfits.

So, this is the next big project. I imagine the charting alone will take me most of a year if not longer. All I've really completed so far is this little comparison image to find out if there are any skin tone or hair colour palettes from the Octopath 1 cast I can reuse for 2 to make this a little easier. The short answer, not really!

I tried to pull together Agnea's face from this comparison and while she's alright, this alone took an hour, so... This is going to take a lot of hours staring at pixels, but I know it will be worth it in the end, however long it takes.

The Guardians of Orsterra/Ochette's bosses and companions.

I want to stitch another collection like Those Who Govern Reason and of the sprites in Octopath 2, Ochette's bosses speak to me the most. This will most likely be the next charting project I start on.

So far, I've only picked my sprites and broken them into grids. Not much, but it's a start. However, with how grainy Dolcinaea was and how many changes I've made while stitching her, I'll want to spend some serious time on these charts to get them right before I start stitching.

Assorted boss sprites.

So, fun fact, I've actually got 4 complete boss charts just sitting in my files. I've even stitched Erhardt's before. However, these were originally made in an old piece of software and the colours are just terrible - hence why I have not shared the completed Erhardt here.

With the hard part of these done and the colour changes likely only taking an hour or two each, I'll probably return to these after Dolcinaea and clean them up. I also have a few more Octopath 1 boss sprites that I want to chart - noteably Mattias and Redeye.

The unfinished chart here is Castti's final boss. I've actually already sorted this one's colours, so I'll probably come back to that soon too. I just like stitching the boss sprites, they're a nightmare, but look so good on my walls.

Galdera.

The Big One. The final boss of Octopath and cross stitch alike.

I've been working on this chart since I started Those Who Govern Reason back in 2019. This is where I'm at currently, probably about 40+ hours so far. He's a beast at 450 x 450 pixels, compared to the Octopath bosses typical 160 pixels square, even the LttP maps are only 250 pixels square. He will be so, so worth it in the end.

I typically spend a day every few months working on this chart so I'll keep at it and hopefully one day I'll be ready to stitch him. One day.

[lunar-insanity]

So they updated Octopath Traveler II with a new mode, called Extra Battles.

I thought "Hey, I fought Galdera and won, and I set everyone back to roughly the way I wanted them. Let's see them!"

My reactions?

Spoilers for it below, but just imagine a lot of freaking out yeah?

------ "OOOOH SHIT! IT'S THEM!"

"o-OH DEAR GOD WHA-"

"WHAT'S HAPPENING WHAT ARE YOU DOING"

"HELP HELP HELP HELP"

"AAAAAAAOW!?!?"

"OH GOD THEY CAN BOOST TOO"

"WHAT EVEN-"

"I HAVE TO BUY BACK MY WEAPON???"

And that was with Majestic Mysterious Travelers.

with MASTERFUL Mysterious Travelers

"Oh boi..."

"PRIM WHAT THE FUCK!"

"hEY! HEY!"

"WHAT DO YOU MEAN YOU STEAL MY ITEMS! THIS AIN'T PAPER MARIO!"

"YOU CAN TAG TEAM? WHAT-"

"PRIM STOP STEALING MY TEAMMATES!"

"Oh yep there's the divine skills!" "You changed j- WHAT DO YOU MEAN YOU CHANGED TO STARSEER!!!"

"If Cyrus or Olberic does that we're fucked."

"Nope! Iiii aaaam done here! Noooope!"

I just- Holy fucking shit.

I am both ecstatic to see they brought back the Travelers from Octo 1 and gave you a rematch fight with Vide, but- HOLY FUCKING SHIT

I HAVE HAD THE FEAR OF EVERY GOD IN SOLISTIA PUT INTO ME

I'm gonna wait till those crazy speedrunning, no-nut-no-damage-low-level/level-1, bastards (affectionate) put out their attempts because oh my god xDD