#i've got it all under control

[androdragynous]

tags: #stardew valley does not expect you to side against George #though if you do chastise penny for moving him without his consent he goes 'no it's alright thank you for helping' after penny apologizes #vidya games #I've always chosen to chastise penny for that

this is a sentiment that's been shared by a lot of tags so I want to point out specifically in this scene in Stardew Valley that it is a Heart Event scene for Penny. These are gained when friendship points hit a certain mark, and thus is explicitly - by how the game functions - a scene that is a reward for choosing to raise friendship points with that character.

In this case, yes, the game expects you to side with Penny, because it is a Heart Event based on her friendship level, and siding with her raises that friendship level. It is detrimental to your progress in Penny's friendship level to side with George, the man she moved, and yes, this means the game is punishing you for siding with the wheelchair user because it is taking away the points you have earned in order to reach this scene (and would have rewarded you with more of them otherwise). The dialogue from George is also the same regardless of which option you choose - and the creator of the game writing this scene so that the wheelchair user apologizes for being angry that they were moved without their consent is not an apt defense of the scene, because George is not a real person choosing to respond that way. Additionally, while people have claimed otherwise in the notes, I can't find any indication that George's friendship level is changed by you siding with or against him.

Additionally, the conversation with Penny afterward leads up to this:

Text:

Penny says: It must be difficult to grow old... Player response options are: 1. I'd rather not think about it. 2. It's just a different part of life. 3. That's why we should respect our elders. 4. I'd rather die young...

(thanks to JNEY on YouTube for a clear recording)

None of these dialogue options appear to impact friendship level, just the ending comment Penny says. The cutscene ends after this. I have very little faith in the good intentions of writing that completely avoids the option of letting the player react positively to the idea of needing a wheelchair, but does allow you to say you'd rather be dead than have to rely on one.

[demaparbat-hp]

*pats Zuko's head* This bad boy can fit so many near-death experiences.

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Read For the Spirits Chapter VIII here!

[14dayswithyou]

💖 Day 3.5 is now available! 💖

For the last couple of months, only Server Boosters had access to the 3.5 update... Buuuuut now it's available for everyone to play in the 14DWY Discord — and soon itch.io once I'm happy with the QA and state of the game — so please don't feel pressured to join unless you want to!!

The full devlog + even more screenshots are under the cut ^^

What's been added to the 3.5 version?

📺 Streamer Mode!

I've been told that it's difficult to stream and monetise age-restricted videos on YouTube and Twitch, so I added an option to remove the sexual content and strong language used in the demo.

Now y'all can invite Ren into your bed for cuddles without putting your streamer career on the line /silly /lh

This won't affect the 18+ rating or dark themes/elements of the game, however! Although Streamer Mode will prevent you from seeing any "gruesome" CGs in the future, most of the core elements of the game will still be tied to the choices and decisions you make. So you won't miss out on the overall experience by using streamer mode!!

⚙️ Custom Pronouns!

It only took me one entire year to get around to it, but you can finally choose your own preferred pronouns (or use a set of pronouns instead)... At the cost of being able to change them mid-game ^^;

Since the original pronoun screen wouldn't update until a new scene was displayed, I temporarily disabled the feature. But once I find a workaround, I'll bring it back!

💗 Choose how others perceive you!

You can now choose how the cast and narration perceive you! Originally, the narration was kept strictly gender-neutral (outside of pronouns and genitalia picked by the player), but this will soon change in future updates.

For more clarity: you don't get to choose the words specifically, but you can choose between masculine, feminine, and androgynous terms!

📋 Separate top and bottom genitalia!

You can now choose your tatas and pps separately! >:3

Alongside that, you can also choose your preferred body type!

I removed the "both" genitalia option because a few players still assumed it was an obscure version of "intersex". That wasn't my intention and I don't want to mislead anyone, so I took it out for now ^^;

I also didn't want to include a screenshot of the new genitalia choices in action (because it's NSFW), so y'all get the same character menu screen for the nth time instead lmao

📱 Relationship Screen Overhaul!

You can now change your own status for more immersion, and long-term Server Boosters will eventually be able to submit and use their own icon within the game as well!

Stalking finding your friends has now become easier by using "Buddy Maps"; a new app that allows you to see the location of all the cast members!

I want to offer players more incentive to check the relationship screen since they tend to miss the status updates, so hopefully this might help ;v;

It also says it "updates every few hours" so folks don't go overboard and check every 5 seconds to see where Ren is gdsghf (also keep in mind that he's a hacker lol)

🖤 Additional Scenes Update!

Day 2 received a brand new CG!!!!! Originally, I planned on only adding a few CGs sporadically throughout the game, but it didn't feel right to leave Day 2 so... empty... so I added a brand new CG to (hopefully) make things feel more balanced and natural!

If you decline Teo's offer on Day 3, Leon will now call and try to convince you to reconsider. However, players are still allowed to decline, and if they do, they'll reach a dead end.

After listening to feedback on itch, I changed some of the dialogue during Days 1-3 to make it seem more consistent! They're only small changes though, so it's honestly not worth looking for sdgjssga

🎶 Updated BGM and SFX!

I wanted to try out a different style of music to see if it fits the vibe of 14DWY more! The BGM features more acoustics to suit the "beachy" theme of Corland Bay, though I made a conscious effort to include piano elements as well to stay true to the original!!

I figured it'd be better to give players a live example before I make a poll (to see if they prefer the change or not) and publish it to Itch.

Some new SFX have also been added, though it's very minimal and honestly not that noticeable.

How to download and play the update?

(warning: clicking on the following links will open Discord!!) To download the Day 3.5 update, simply join the 14DWY Discord server, verify your age, and visit the "14dwy-updates" channel!

Alternatively, you can also wait until the update is publicly released on Itch to play it as well!! (It normally gets released shortly after a round of QA testing/getting feedback from the server, though I may release it earlier if I feel like it hehe ^^)

Enjoy!!

[drunkonduty]

Its 4:45 am rn rewatching ew

Transgender real

[putuponpercy]

Fellow UK people please stay safe out there 🙏

[tj-crochets]

Hey y'all another "I suspect this is atypical but idk how atypical" question, this time about blood sugar! Okay, maybe a few questions

if your blood sugar is in the fasting blood sugar range, but you aren't fasting, does that count as low blood sugar?

2. Is it normal to have low blood sugar symptoms at not-technically-low-blood-sugar levels (today, 93)? Like, especially when it's that way when you have not been fasting, but also in general

3. How do you word "hey doc my records say you took my blood sugar when I was fasting, but I wasn't fasting. That was like an hour, hour and a half after lunch and I'd downed half a gatorade before I walked into the office and my blood sugar was in the 80s. Is that...maybe...a problem? That it's happened twice?" in a way doctors will care about?

[revisitnormal]

so i'm turning thirty shortly and i've been having thoughts about "wasting your youth"

namely: lmao

[the-busy-ghost]

Warning- this is a very petty post, but I think I'm entitled to at least one petty, pissed-off reaction every time I finish a classic novel that hit harder than I expected so take this as my quota for the year.

Also spoiler warning for a book that came out over a century ago but still, I didn't know the plot going in so don't want to ruin it for anyone else, if you haven't read it shut your eyes. (Also Local Tumblr User Going Wild Over Book Published a Hundred Years Ago That Everybody Else Already Read should probably be categorised as akey part of indigenous tumblr culture at this point).

Anyway I just finished the War of the Worlds and in between studying I've thinking about Themes and Motifs as you do, and idly looking for further analysis. I then accidentally ran into an article called 'A Quiet Place II Succeeds Where the War of the Worlds Failed' and:

Now I haven't seen any of the Quiet Place films, this is not a rant against them and of course everyone is entitled to their own opinions. But re: the ending of The War of the Worlds, I have to ask, did this guy somehow miss, uh, the entire point of the book or am I just utterly insane?

[androdragynous]

that's not a counterpoint that's just an entirely different point

art tips

don't call what you create "content". regardless of what it is. that's the devil talking. call it art, call it writing, call it music, call it analysis, call it editing, literally just call it what it is

I was going to put other things but oh my god please just don't call yourself a "content creator". you are a person you are making art / writing / music / etc you are an artist an author a musician

you are not an Image Generator For Clicks And Views. please. allow yourself to connect with your work by naming it properly and acknowledging yourself in kind

[b-blushes]

even more wiped than normal this morning but the show must go on! on the schedule today: - gotta hoover - lay down after lunch - start collecting july photos to print + stick in my planner - maybe read manga/watch extra more of my show? - if i'm really flagging, floor time with a podcast :P

trying to do activities that keep me 'moving' but are hopefully neutral or recharging energy-wise, alongside the whole 'keeping my house running' thing also. always trying to adjust to the latest state of things and trying to do the most without making myself more unwell! glad to have lots of practice now so some good ideas to fall back on every time something comes up :P 💪

[madeimpact]

Now I can't stop thinking about how one of Riku's fatal flaws in kh1 was his possessiveness which he gradually learned to overcome over the course of the series, whereas Homura kinda went the direct opposite of that and grew more possessive with each timeloop.......man I wanna write kh verses for madohomu so bad

[doctorbrown]

Emmett allows himself a heavy sigh as he glances up from the stack of paperwork taking up the better part of his desk. Filing and processing Demerit slips has never been a highlight of his job, though it was a necessary evil, however that didn't stop him from missing the freedom that an assistant had awarded him.

Even if, in the back of his mind, he knew it was another method of checks employed by his dear wife to ensure he kept on-track.

At the top of the stack is a name he has come to know all-too well: Citizen David Ryan Lesiewicz, nicknamed 'Leech,' aged eighteen, son of Eleanor and Michael Lesiewicz, resident of Sector H. A long, almost impressive list of previous infractions stared back up at him, cold and clinical; a slew of 476-D violations. Emmett has little doubt that a few pages down, he would find a lengthy stack belonging to Citizen Jennifer Jane Parker. Not even the normally soothing ticking of the clockwork at his back was enough to stave off the headache he could feel blossoming in his temples.

Fortunately—as it provided him a much-needed excuse to shirk the rest of the paperwork, as least for a while—his attention was required elsewhere, as announced by the shuffling from the couch. Two hours and four minutes have passed since she'd been brought to his office and while he had decided it best to let her rest, if she stayed out much longer than that, he would have to start considering his next plan of action.

Emmett rises from his desk to take a seat at one of the available chairs closer to Citizen Kelsey. He holds up a hand as her panic starts to build, fearing it would boil over uncontrollably if she could not get ahold of it and thereby alert his wife to their presence. With her master key to his office and otherworldly habit of showing up precisely when she was unwanted, it was best not to draw any further attention to themselves.

❝Relax,❞ he starts, training his gaze on her, noting immediately the fear in her eyes, not unlike a skittish, terrified animal, ���there's no need to worry.❞ His expression softens, easing some of the harsh-set lines on his face. ❝You're safe here. Do you recognise where you are?❞

@primeguarded, x.

[yeleltaan]

//Hello, it's been a minute! Still around, just quiet and busy.

[upsilambic]

@squalodinoappreciationsquad

[classicjdog]

man playing guitar hero with the actual guitar controller is really really fun. no wonder that shit was so popular back in the day. in my childhood i played a decent amount of gh with a normal controller, but playing it on the guitar is definitely more fun, at least once i got used to it

wish i'd inherited my older brothers' talent for the game but twas not to be unfortunately, no 5 star through the fire and flames on expert for me lmfao but i'm still having a lot of fun doing fairly well for myself on hard and barely scraping by on expert

the 2 songs that i've replayed the most so far are hotel california & eruption. hotel california strikes a really nice balance between being really fun & engaging to play while still being totally doable even for someone with my shitty level of skill. like it's not some super easy song where you're just strumming away at the same chord progression over and over for 5 minutes, there's lots & lots of hammer-on/pull-off sequences, but those sequences are very much on the easier end of the spectrum. it is, at least so far, the only song that i've 5 starred on expert, it's really fun and obv it's a super good song too

eruption is also very very fun cause it's literally just a 2 minute guitar solo and it's REALLY HARD. it's so hard that i really shouldn't be able to do it, like it's the final song in the van halen career mode which means the game places it on that same tier of final boss-type songs as like through the fire and flames & jordan & the like, but since it's so short it's actually just barely doable for me. at least on hard, i haven't even tried it on expert lol. it's also the only song where i've successfully done that both-hands-on-the-fretboard thing that i saw my brothers do back in the day. any time it could potentially be useful i'm usually too overwhelmed by the number of notes to even think to attempt it, but i'm pretty sure eruption is specifically designed for you to have both hands up on the neck of the guitar since that's literally what eddie van halen did whenever he played the song irl, which i do think is a really nice touch

[theoscout]

I went through the notes collecting screenshots of things that jumped out to me

Posts that were too long to be screenshotted: link 1, link 2

The history of the Disney company is so fucking fascinating and complicated that I could spend the rest of my life studying it.

I hate the company. I love the media. I want it to burn. I was profoundly shaped as a person by some of the art its workers have produced. It's evil. It's beautiful. It's an eldritch horrorterror personified as a charismatic mouse. It's a nightmarish example of capitalist hell. It destroys as much as it creates. It's a flaming trainwreck. I can't look away.

It's the goddamn Elephant's Foot of media studies.