#that's all I'm gonna say for now

[scarapanna]

[WIP] Some more updates!!!

I've been quiet recently, but got a bunch of stuff in the works for y'all!!

I'm still working on those paper puppets for a little project regarding intertwined opposites (Possibly one of the most ambitious things I've ever worked on so far) and found a proper way to introduce that new au I'm working on!!

Here are two more paper puppets for the big pmv

And a few sneak peaks for the new au!!

(Doodles+notes alongside a silly little meme with a sprite edit of pewpaw)

I'm working on an info post for it, progress has been slow however since I wanna prioritize the pmv again (Started it on june, stagnated a long period, and went back to work on it. I'm dead set on finishing it this summer AND stubborn/silly).

[Personal reminder: Beetle stop starting wips when you're already busy/silly]

[eomerofrohan]

I was talking to some friends irl about Boromir and one of them said “oh, I hated him so much when I watched those movies”

And like I get that the movies do Boromir an injustice but how can you hate him?!? No!!! He’s such a great dude, my poor son, he deserved so much better

like. this man was in charge of the defense of his country's most important city, with hundreds if not thousands of lives depending on him, and he was up against impossible odds. literally impossible. said city was under attack from the Witch King himself

that's right. Boromir fought the Witch King. and lived.

the Witch King has the power to instill his enemies with such fear that they can't help but flee from him. animals don't like to go near him. armies will turn and run when he appears, no matter how well they've been trained.

this is what Boromir has been up against, and with his entire people depending on him no less. and he thinks Gondor is alone in that fight. he thinks nobody else cares about what's going down on the front lines, because he hasn't seen any support from any of them.

and this all happens before he goes to Rivendell.

when he arrives in Rivendell, he is coming directly from this battlefield, and the main priority in his mind is saving Gondor, because of course it is! why wouldn't it be? it would be ridiculous for him to be thinking about anything else. so of course he wants to use the Ring. he thinks it might be the only way to save his people from utter destruction.

just. he's trying so hard, and it bothers me to no end when people just write him off without even really looking at him.

[pianokantzart]

In the 7th page, Luigi better come out of this alive!

[sorrinslays]

yay thank you!! I love all of these ideas so much, Sampo and the moles are so cute together (also sounds like a fun band name). I don't want to make you reveal everything you have planned for your fic (which i am very excited for and will keep an eye out) but if you have any fun Sampo and Seele ideas that would also be very swag. I'm really enjoying your stuff hehe (same anon from the past two asks)

Hello anon!!!!!!

Sadly, I don't have many ideas about Sampo's and Seele's dynamic since I'm not really familiar with Seele as a character.

If I'm being honest I have a slight distaste for her. She's not an awfully written character, don't get me wrong. But she did not click with me at all. I found her a bit annoying, or, more specifically, insulting? I don't know I found it a bit infuriating that she just assumes anyone that lives in the Overworld hasn't worked a day in their life.

I get that it's a character flaw but it's never truly addressed in the game? Sure they mention it but the belief is never truly challenged. Anytime she meets someone from the overworld assumes the worst until she's either proven wrong, the person isn't even from Belobog or they are secretly from the Underworld.

As much as I don't agree with how the game handles Seele it does give me an opportunity to explore her character better in my fanfic so that's a plus.

If I have to write down right now how their relationship works in my mind, I'll have to say it's like a step-dad you hate but gives solid advice and teenage girls that is trying to be her own person, figure out her life and keeps fucking up by assuming she knows everything.

Seele's feelings towards Sampo are pretty complicated because yes, he did help get medicine and the Underworld wouldn't be what it is without him but he is also so infuriating because he can do so much more but he refuses to do so. The way she sees him, Sampo has potential, he could be a member of wildfire, and a pretty useful one at that, but he makes the conscious effort to distance himself and act as a third party. On a deeper level she wants to like him but she can't until he becomes more than the shady annoying coward of a man who leaves the moment he senses danger.

Sampo, however, feels very neutral about her. Technically speaking she's the first kid she saw actually grow up. He never stays on planets long enough to see kids grow up and she's the first so there is some attachment to her but it's buried quite deep. He sees her potential because she is a great fighter and she could be so much better as both a person and a fighter if she let go of her hostility and biases. He does want to help her but it's obvious she doesn't really like him and that she's not going to accept help from him of all people which is why he mostly leaves her alone.

At least, that's my interpretation of these two. I'm not sure how much of it I got right since, again, I'm not all that familiar with Seele, like I said I'm not a fan of her character.

[applesaucesims]

coincidentally the next few decades and disney posts are gonna be the same thematically lol

[https-hunter]

you guys are not ready for my next rtc fic

[ijustreallylikecaptainamericaok]

Maaaan, this Agatha show is already giving my block button a workout.

I suspect that will continue, unfortunately.

[egophiliac]

still ruminating over Lost In the Book With Spooky Skeletons Part 1, so here's a selection of some of my favorite little bits! (...some more loosely paraphrased than others) (I just feel like Idia has no room to criticize in general, okay)

anyway, I'm sure we're just going to have a fun time celebrating Halloween and nothing bad is going to happen whatsoever! :)

[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!!

[arttsuka]

This scene is always in my mind

They make me sick get them out of my head NOW!

[giantkillerjack]

Me: hm, I want something to put on the TV as background noise... Huh. Looks like YouTube is recommending something called The Last Unicorn. That's perfect, it's probably some old shitty animation that has aged poorly! I can watch it ironically!

Me, 2 hours later as the credits roll: *crying, cheering, buying the book, composing the songs*

Me, 2 weeks later: So I have compiled all of the quotes from the book that I think could make good tattoos, and also, HOW HAVE I NEVER LEARNED ABOUT HOW THE LAST UNICORN FUCKING SLAPS??? This gay-ass little fairytale fed my soul! Watered my crops! Transed my gender! Can't believe I heard of this story from youtube recommendations, of all places!!

[savaralyn2]

Dungeon Meshi - Ryoko Kui's letter of gratitude.

[kaiserouo]

Well someone has to give it its driver updates, Gabriel

[tevinter]

Veilguard fails to realise that for those who believe, faith is stronger than anything, even facts.

Right in the beginning of Veilguard all the Dalish/veil jumpers are so nonchalant and against their gods returning, as if they were convinced offscreen that their whole faith was based on a lie (even though they all still wear vallaslin) and their gods were Evil™. This, again, fails to consider that the vast majority of the Dalish would either not believe or not care because it's their religion, their faith.

Morally ambiguous gods exist in real life religions too and it didn't stop people from believing in them. Divine morality transcends mortal understanding, so their actions are always rightful. This also leads to the concept of a 'god-fearing' person - even the term used (θεοσεβής) can mean both respect and fear. Mortals are humbled by the gods' power and greatness, and willfully submit to their divine authority.

You needn't go further than the goddamn Bible itself to see countless examples of unethical things that God did/supported including legitimization of slavery and punishment (Exodus 21:20-21 “Anyone who beats their male or female slave with a rod must be punished if the slave dies as a direct result, but they are not to be punished if the slave recovers after a day or two, since the slave is their property." is one unhinged example), cannibalism, many kinds of violence, war, and of course, genocide, one of which was literally the deliberate destruction of nearly all humanity and living creatures on earth. The god of the most widely practiced religion in the world for millenia. Ask a devout Christian if they would stop believing in God just because 'um actually he is bad'.

Mystery is also a great aspect of religion, which also makes it an excellent worldbuilding element for writers. Mystery adds to the immersion because just like the characters, we don’t know everything except the beliefs and unanswered questions. And we're not supposed to, because this is how religion works in real life, where faith is about belief rather than what’s fully understood. It makes the story feel more real and engaging. Professional writers - of a AAA title no less - should know this.

Religion was one of the greatest themes in all previous games, especially Andrastianism and the Elven pantheon. Reducing it all to 'the Evanuris did it' is disappointing to say the least, and even if it was the truth that only the writers knew, they should have kept it that way, or at least some of the mystery. It adds immersion, drama, nuance, it encourages thought and discussion. For all Veilguard failed in the 'show, don't tell' rule, in this case this is too much exposure, and not even done in a good way. ''Religion is fake, so now everyone's atheist or unfazed. Oh, except for one (1) person who is mildly upset'' is not how faith works, especially in a setting so religious as Thedas.

[bacchuschucklefuck]

pygmalion and galatea for aroace people

you should tell your friends what I look like, riz gukgak.

[glennquackmire]

more pre canon twobit dally johnny trio shit

two and dally met each other first when twobit asked for a cigarette

twobit: mind if i bum one off you? dally, looking at his flask: only if I can have the rest of that twobit: deal

and it was hell from there

they found johnny like at a park or something and were being greasers and shit and hes like "screw off" and they're like "hey, this kids got spunk"

and thats how the trio was born

i couldn't figure out how to draw this because I'm not creative unfortunately so here's them just like being a trio

Beware gfuys there's always a trio in a duo or whatever the saying is (lie I love trios)

Ignore the artstyle I was trying something and it did not work I fear