#og blog post

[void-drifter]

it’s cheaper to buy vegetables here

[clownowo]

been replaying the Portal series I think this is where its heading

[t4tails]

based teen titans go computer pirate

[lazarusemma]

It doesn't matter if American Christians in power are "doing it wrong" or if actually, Jesus said things that contradict their proclaimed values. What matters is that religious groups should not be in a position to legislate their religious beliefs such that it applies to people not beholden to that religion.

In other words, the argument that "Jesus would hate White Christian Nationalism because the Bible shows he was a radical etc etc" doesn't matter because you are meeting them on their terms. If the Bible did say that Jesus hated abortion/poor people/socialism, it still would not be acceptable for Christians to legislate on that basis.

And yet cultural Christianity has brought us to a point where we'd rather pin the problem on a new subset of Christianity whose issue is that they're misinterpreting original doctrine. Y'all have been saying, “Well, they're not Real Christians” for centuries. This is not a problem of a new sect's formation. This is an issue of separation of church & state. In political/legal contexts, it should not matter what the Bible says or doesn't say, or how anyone interprets it, because the Bible has no place in a courtroom. It's literally that simple.

Edited to add: This "The Bible actually says" tactic can have its use in deprogramming individuals who may genuinely benefit from some recognition of their own cognitive dissonance. However, using this strategy as a "gotcha" against the phenomenon as a whole has negligible practical value.

[caruliaa]

staff still hasn't given me polls, what should i do?

🟪🟪🟪🟪🟪🟪🟪🟪🟪🟪 their moms 69%

🟪🟪🟪🟪🟪🟪🟪 their dads 31%

grace image os i get to look at her

[loumandivorce]

what was the purpose of this. why did they need to imply wilson was god to house

[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!!

[divorce-enjoyer]

please tag me whenever you have a divorce or see a divorce or are involved in a divorce i love divorce it powers me like solar energy it nourishes me like a cobb salad

[tw1ggs]

i did some silly warm up doodles of Tumblr dogs :3

@pixierainbows service dog Sunshine

@talesfromtreatment ‘s puppy Ruckus

if either creator wants me to delete this for any reason lmk :>

[mylittlejestershoes]

I REMEMBERED THAT I SHOULD PROBABLY REPOST MY RODGER DESIGN!! hes the first guy i designed!! ever!! wow!!

thanks for 100 followers by the way... oh boy... i can buy. uh. 100 dandys with that!! crazy!!!

[crimsonsaturn]

[t4tails]

Fun Fact: There was an actual Sonic game called "waku waku patrol car" where Sonic was a literal cop that patrolled a city an chased down Eggman . 👮‍♂️🦔🚓

yeah i know, basic sonic fact. okay seriously what is with these anons trying to make me think sonic is pro-cop 💀 do you think i base my political beliefs on whether the sonic the hedgehog franchise approves

[bihet-dragonize]

Seeing people choose jazz and call it boring is horrifying...y'all have been listening to smooth jazz for too long you haven't experienced the pure chaos of the good shit. The dissonant chords, "odd" time signatures, syncopations on syncopations...Jazz is so full of life and love and energy oh my god

Edit: I'm making a correction to my opinion on smooth jazz. It's a VERY calming and nice sub-genre and I think paired with vocals or a quiet corner, it can make you feel like you're reaching heaven. I grew up listening to smooth jazz. I even remember the lil radio jingle for the smooth jazz station we'd listen to. Smooth Jazz has the sound of a really peaceful sunrise. The reason I denigrate it is because of how much people view it as True Jazz and either call it boring (what inspired this post) or call regular ass Jazz too noisy.

Tl;dr: it's perfectly fine to like smooth jazz it has its place but unfortunately it's viewed as a "more refined" jazz because it's (generally speaking) "simpler" in sound.

[moon1ee]

LET HIM HAVE THIS WIN #JIMMYSWEEP

[loumandivorce]

wilson thinks house wants him gone and that's why he's annoying him meanwhile house is going "i want to play!!! why aren't you playing with me :(((("

[this-should-do]

happy pride month fo3 folks

@valen-dreth ,,,,