#ask me fandom edition

[krysmcscience]

I have some questions about karaoke night, Alex Hirsch. Very Important Questions. Which I will happily scream at a poor hapless baby triangle who can have no answers for me, and possibly also does not have object permanence yet.

Follow-up that is I guess suggestive, but let's be real here, Bill's a fucking triangle:

Dude slipped right into his birthday suit, lmao

this is so stupid :D

Anyway, I don't care what anyone says, this brilliant individual knows what's up - Bill is absolutely way more of a monsterfucker than Ford could or ever will be, full stop.

[metalmachination]

smooching your dca i love your art sm im gonna kick them in the face (with love)

thank you very much!! here's a sun for you. now if it isnt too much to ask, please kick them until they're died ↓

[royalarchivist]

How to Archive VODs and Clips

Whether you want to download VODs and/or clips for your own records or because you’d like to share them online, knowing how to archive things is handy, especially when so many streams become lost media once they’re deleted off Twitch and/or YouTube.

Here are a few programs that I use for Royal Archivist!

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Of all the programs on this list, my personal favorites / the ones I most strongly recommend are Cobalt and Twitch Downloader! (When all else fails, OBS is also a good backup).

Cobalt

Cobalt has gained a lot of popularity the past few months, and for good reason! It's a very reliable, extremely user-friendly website that lets you save videos in MP4 formats, convert them into MP3 formats, or video-only without sound.

Cobalt is currently compatible with: BlueSky, Dailymotion, Facebook, Instagram, Loom, OK, Pinterest, Reddit, RuTube, SnapChat, SoundCloud, Streamable, TikTok, Tumblr, Twitch, Twitter, Vimeo, VK, Xiohongshu, and YouTube.

Twitch’s built-in download feature

If you’re downloading your own clip, this is the easiest method to use

First, navigate to your clips page.

To do this, click on your Twitch icon and go to “Creator Dashboard.” There will be a row of icons on your left - click the fifth button from the top (the one above the settings icon) and click on the link that says “Clips.”

At the top of the page, click on “Clips I’ve Created” and you should see a list of every clip you’ve ever made (regardless of whether or not you’ve published them, the clips are there!)

If you're having trouble, you can also type: https://dashboard.twitch.tv/u/ YOUR USERNAME HERE /clips/created

Click on the share button, and the list shown in the photo below will pop up.

After you click on the “Download” button (for landscape or portrait), a new tab will open up with the clip (which will autoplay, so heads up if you have your volume turned up high!)

Right click on the video and click “Save Video As”

That’s all there is to it! Please keep in mind that Twitch’s download function only works for clips you’ve made! You cannot use it to download VODs, or other people’s clips.

Twitch Downloader

Twitch Downloader is by far the BEST Twitch download program I have ever used. I’ve used several different ones, some which have broken because of Twitch’s updates, others which have fallen into disrepair because their creator no longer updates the program, but this one has been working consistently for me for a little over a year now. I’ve kept it very close to my chest because I’m terrified it’ll stop working one day, but it’s better to share resources than horde them out of fear.

Pros:

HD quality for all downloads! Whatever quality the stream was, that’s the quality the download will be (unless you adjust anything in the settings).

The best feature of this program is you can adjust how much you want to clip! Only want a 30 second clip from a 6 hour VOD? You can specify the section you want to download so long as you know the timestamps where you want the clip to start and where you want it to end.

You can download entire VODs.

When saving the file, it will automatically enter the original name of the stream and the stream date. (You can change this, but it’s very handy when you’re downloading an entire VOD and not a section of one).

It will automatically prompt you to update it when a new version has been released. (You do have the option to opt out of this, if you want).

There are a lot of other features available, however, I’ve never tried any of them so I can’t say how well they work. The Github page has a lot of examples and a Q&A section though, so check that out if you’re curious!

On the rare occasion that the program encounters issues, it's easy to use a past version, and the creators are quick to release new updates that resolve any problems. As of today (February 21, 2025) the latest version is currently 1.55.2, which updated last week.

Cons:

Sometimes when you click “Get Info” it won’t immediately load the VOD. This is pretty easy to solve by just restarting the program, so it’s not a huge issue imo.

You can’t preview clips before you download them, so you need to know the exact timestamps you want.

You can’t download VODs that are privated or no longer on Twitch.

How to use:

Download Twitch Downloader from Github and install the version that works for your computer. (In this case, I would download the GUI Windows-x64.zip version. Make sure you’re downloading the GUI version if you want a user-friendly version of this program).

Enter the URL of the VOD you’d like to download.

You can adjust the quality of the video and the length. If nothing is specified in the “Crop Video” section, it will download the entire VOD.

Once you’re ready, click the “Download” button and you’re good to go!

Open Video Downloader

If you’ve ever wanted to download any kind of video, I’m sure you’ve heard of Youtube-dl. There are different versions of this program, but some of them are a bit finicky and if things stop working, it can be difficult and frustrating trying to figure out what went wrong and how to fix it — which is why I recommend this program.

Open Video Downloader, aka youtube-dl-gui, is one of the best video downloaders I’ve ever used. It’s basically Youtube-dl with a Graphical User Interface (GUI) that makes the program very easy for anyone to use.

Pros:

No coding knowledge required! VERY user-friendly.

The creator fixes user issues very quickly! Whenever the program experiences a problem, a new update is released within 24 hours.

It can download videos from pretty much all major social media platforms, including Youtube, Twitter, Tumblr, Twitch clips, Instagram, and more.

Cons:

You can’t adjust the length of what you want to download. If you want to download a 2 minute section from a 5 hour Youtube VOD, you’ll have to download the entire video.

On rare occasions, I’ve had issues where it cannot download an unlisted Youtube video. There are sometimes ways to get around this, but it’s a pain and usually not worth the effort.

How to use it:

Download the latest version of the program from GitHub. Scroll all the way down to “Assets” and select the version that’s right for your computer. (For example, I use Windows, so I would download the .exe file).

Once you’ve installed it, you can start downloading things! For this example, let’s say I want to download Quackity’s “Welcome to the QSMP�� video. All I need to do is copy the link and paste it into the white box at the top of the program.

Once that’s done, you should see the video pop up in your download queue. You can queue multiple videos to download at once (you can also download entire playlists too). When you’re ready, click the green download button on the bottom right (as shown in the picture below) or if you only want to download one specific video from your queue, click the download button (circled in red) next to the video.

You can adjust the quality of the video you want to download, and in theory you can choose whether to download just the audio or just the video of a video, but personally that’s never worked for me. That might just be a me issue though.

If you’d like to change where your videos are saved to, click the Folder button (circled in yellow) and choose a download destination. If nothing is chosen, it will default to your Downloads folder.

There are ways you can customize this program, but like I said earlier, this program is very very easy to use and does not require any tinkering whatsoever. You open it, download what you want, then close it. Nice and simple!

Other Recommendations

OBS is a good backup when all else fails! I have to use OBS pretty frequently for YouTube VODs, since there aren't a lot of tools that let you clip parts of a YouTube video (and I'd rather not download an entire 7 hour long VOD for a 30 second clip). There are already a lot of good tutorials out there explaining how to use OBS, so I recommend poking around and seeing what works best for you. If you're new to video downloading / archiving things, I'd still recommend starting with some of the tools I mentioned above first.

I’d recommend making a folder on your computer for clips. I find it very helpful to name all my files with this method: [Stream date] Streamer name - Something that helps me remember what this clip is about / something that will help me find it later, or a quote.

Example: [2-6-24] Mike - I hate capitalism

If you’ve got a significant amount of clips on your computer, I’d recommend backing them up and/or saving them to an external harddrive!

That’s about it! I apologize if I’ve missed any steps, but hopefully everything is more or less easy enough for folks to understand! I’m someone who does not like downloading random programs onto my computer and I’m very paranoid about cyber security, but I’ve used these programs for over a year now, and they’re very reliable and trustworthy. 10/10, I recommend both of them.

Lastly: if anyone has a recommendation for good Youtube clip downloaders, please let me know! I haven’t found any good programs that let me specify how much of a Youtube video I’d like to download, and I am suffering. Help your friendly neighborhood Archivist so I can share more clips from the early days of QSMP.

[toocooltoodorky]

this guy has to be spending hundreds on wigs. how many haircuts can one teenager possibly have?

(ft gary saying slurs)

[theotherbuckley]

I am free

[cankersaurus]

I have to hide my true identity from my friends (Bully 2006 fan)

[aspiring-prototype]

Seeing all these posts on the DCA's bday and the 21st of September got me making this thing.

*sensibly chuckles to self*

Happy Reveal-versary to Sun & Moon and happy 21st Sept!

@crabsnpersimmons , thank you for the advice!

[rebluvsvodka]

Can anyone afford to buy from my Amazon wish list bc umm I’m really cool and it’s 18 days to my bday

🙏

[apollo-likes-writing]

I think people tend to forget that Ratio is also a performer. Obviously not to the same extent as others in HSR like Aventurine or Sampo, but he has a dramatic flair to him that I love. It's seen when we first meet him in Ruan Mei's quest with him playing chess with himself, as well as when we're knocked unconscious and wake up to Asta and Screwllum etc. etc. questioning us/the debate with Ratio.

I always feel like he's portrayed by fanon as serious and broody and the blatant edgy archetype when he isn't. He's a performer and he enjoys being such. There is a reason Sunday believed Ratio when he contacted him about his so-called curiosity about the Stellaron. He was performing and Sunday fell for the act. There is a reason why Aventurine pulled off what he did. Sure, a lot of it was luck based, but a lot of it was also skill produced by both him AND Ratio. The 2.1 plot wouldn't have succeeded as easily if Ratio didn't help out.

He takes things seriously, clearly, which is why he dislikes Aventurine's plan concerning the forged betrayal (you cannot change my mind that the betrayal between Aventurine and Veritas was staged), but that doesn't stop him from being a little arrogant and cocky in his own abilities. He knows he's capable. He knows he's a genius. He knows he's powerful. So why not play around with his power? Stop writing Ratio as a stuck-up asshole with no emotions. Give him character, and give him the ability to explore his own dramatics.

TL:DR - Ratio is actually quite goofy if you read into him. Make him goofy and dramatic in your fics!

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Asks always open!!

[limitlesswritingvoid]

WRITERS. IF YOU THINK PEOPLE DONT CARE ABOUT YOUR OCS, I DO. I CARE. I WANT TO WATCH YOUR OC EDIT. I WANT TO SEE YOUR OC ART. I WANT TO READ YOUR CHARACTER PROFILE. REBLOG THIS W/ YOUR OC STUFF AND TAG ME IN YOUR OC POSTS IF WE’RE MOOTS. I LOVE YOUR OCS‼️‼️

[dailytraingirl]

my shaylas 💔

[deerspherestudios]

How would Mychael react to an MC that sleep walks or sleep talks? :) Also! Have you seen the videos ppl make on tiktok about Mychael? I love watching the edits! 🤭🤭🤭

He'd be a little freaked out at first haha! He'd wonder why your eyes are still closed but you're moving/talking like you're awake?

He figures out eventually he should guide you back to bed or just tune out your ramblings when you sleep, but he does grow to find it endearing if it's a more than one time occurrence.

[i-may-be-an-emu]

WHAT AM I MEANT TO SAY WHEN PEOPLE ASK ABOUT MY HOBBIES LIKE OH. IM VERY OBSESSED WITH AN IMPROV GROUP FROM LONDON. YEAH WHEN I THINK ABOUT THEM I SMILE LIKE A MANIAC AND I’VE CRIED BECAUSE THEY MEAN SO MUCH TO ME MULTIPLE TIMES. WHAT ARE YOUR HOBBIES?

[vnynv]

hello. can you please draw soldier eating a burger thank you.

my friends and i have a condition known as burgersick

[heartless-brainrot]

i did things

[burningcheese-merchant]

I recommend being careful when mentioning Pitayafire around certain people in this fandom.I myself don't have strong feeling on the ship(I might be tempted to ship, but I digress.) The reason I say this is that I know how certain people from the fandom are, specifically from the old days of CROB. There are people to this day, who will argue Pitaya is fire spirit's parent or something, even though there is no evidence supporting that but old popular head canons don't die easily, sadly.....

Ahhhh I wouldn't worry too much about it (appreciate your concern, though haha). I don't really care what those people have to say about anything lol (the ones who will go out of their way to harass people, I mean). I've shipped PitayaFire for years and no one's ever stopped me, and they never will. (It probably helped that I stayed out of fandom and just enjoyed Cookie Run privately up until I made this blog lol)

People in this fandom have always been so frustrating about everything lol. Every fandom is like that to some degree, but Cookie Run is particularly awful. Whatever the majority deems to be cool/true is branded as gospel and anyone who disagrees is a heretic worthy of public execution. Harassment, doxing, death threats, dogpiles, everything. All because you ship a pairing that a bunch of people just randomly decided are parent and child, despite that being demonstrably untrue, or whatever else the hive mind deems unacceptable for nebulous reasons. Western Cookie Run fans by and large don't grasp the concept of "mind your own business" and "your headcanon is not MY headcanon". Best not to bother and just enjoy things tbh. Happiness is the best revenge + I have better things to care about than the opinions of chronically online teenage (or worse, adults that still act like teenagers) crybabies lol

I never understood the parent/child headcanon, nor where it came from, nor why everyone just unanimously decreed it Good and True. Look at it like this.

A man was fatally shot and left to bleed out in an alleyway, all alone. A stranger comes across him by chance. The dying man begs the stranger for help. Instead of automatically agreeing and helping (or just helping on sight without even being prompted), like a normal, sane, moral person would do, the stranger simply watches, beholds, and regards the whole situation as curious and amusing. The dying man continues to plead for his life as it slips away, eventually offering to give something back to the stranger if he helps him; a favor for a favor. The stranger is taken aback by this, but pleasantly so; he's used to being the one holding the promise of something greater over people's heads, not the other way around. He likes this guy's style. He likes this guy's gumption. He's bold. He's persistent. He's a fighter. The stranger likes fighters... So he agrees. They make a deal: the stranger saves him, and in exchange, the man gives him whatever he wants. And it is so. The stranger saves the man's life, sees to it that he's patched up and good as ever. Better than before, even. And as for the stranger's wish... though it remains a mystery, it is known that the man is now tasked with an important duty, serving alongside the stranger in his territory. And the man is now bound to the stranger, in body and spirit, forevermore.

Where, when and how does anyone get a parent/child connection out of that scenario lol