Ankhrono

June Status Update

Hello Everyone!

Been cooking in Unity for a month now working on a side scrolling platformer. I don't have too much to show yet, but I am nearing the point where it is less about programming the MVP (Minimal Viable Product) and starting on replacing all the placeholder assets I've set up to avoid the usual problem of creating assets for a game that doesn't actually exist yet.

We'll see how the MVP ends up and see where we go from there, but learning Unity has been an interesting ...

April Update

Hello Everyone!

Work took a bit of priority this month; however, in this time I have been spending a bit of time learning another game engine and have delved a bit into pixel art.

Have a pixel Mira, one of the first things I've attempted to do in this format. Still a lot to learn but a fun start.

Until next time.

April Status Update

Hello Everyone,

Been working on artwork starting back on March 17th where I was doing a themed drawing for each day of the week. For the most part up until this week we were getting more images done as shaded sketches with a few works in progress depending on the time I had that day as a way to combat drawing with aphantasia.

Each day was conceptualized and drawn upon through roughing 3-4 hours of work each day. If you are interested in the content you can find it on bluesky. A...

Project VMC - February Update

Hello Everyone!

I've completed quite a few Design Sheets for characters, both enemies and the main cast to help with my Aphantasia. Read more about it in the usual places!

Otherwise, programming has been the main focus of February to make sure all the mechanics are in place before diving into asset creation and to avoid scope creep (hopefully) this time around vs the previous project.

As a reminder, there will be charges each month now that development is resuming.

Th...

Project VMC - December Update

Hello Everyone!

I've been on vacation the last few weeks and have been progressing with Project VMC.

I've completed sketches for Dialogue Images, events that appear in comic format with each panel appearing in game when inspecting certain events, and the sprites for the first enemy variation!

You can find them in the usual places.

I hope everyone had a good holiday season and is getting plenty of rest! It's the season to get sick with all the visiting so be sure to tak...

December 2024 Update

Hello Everyone!

So, we're back, but as you may have noticed, all previous posts have been removed from Patreon.

We have now switched to "All Ages" and thus, only text updates talking about progress will be shared here on patreon. This will not include some of the previous perks that the patreon had due to the new content type, so if you'd like to drop support due to that it is completely understandable!

Essentially, this is just another way of financially supporting my effo...

Feb 2024 Status Update

Hello Everyone!

My apologies for the sudden and long session of radio silence.  I recently had a promotion that has left free time and focus spent address issues at work which has lead to streams being cancelled and other life related issues getting in the way.

Health wise, while I've been able to manage things well for the last two years I recently found out I am essentially back where I started the last time I was in the hospital and am making efforts to correct that before...

December Status Report Part 2 (Standard Sprites Complete!)

Hello Everyone!

Just finished getting the lines / base colors done on all 50 of the standard sprites for the Collective Mothership.  I still need to shade them and finalize them; however, the bulk of the work is now complete!

The only downside is that I am starting the holiday festivities IRL and will be unable to continue work until Tuesday (Dec 26th) after the holidays.  I was hoping to get another WIP build out with Mira's new tan and these standard sprites so you cou...

Mira Got a Tan and Other News (Early December Update)

Hello everyone!

It appears that I didn't get obliterated from patreon (yet) so I guess I can still keep posting for now.  If I randomly disappear you'll know why at least.

In other news, Mira got a tan and her assets are being updated to make her appear slightly different as I noticed some inconsistencies with how I drew her.  I'll be slowly updating the various places she appears and get a new build out that contains all the updated image files but for now enjoy this pr...

November Status Report (Potentially Last Patreon Post)

Edit 11/26/2023: Added links!

Hello Everyone!

Another month, another month of sprites and progress.

To summarize the title, Patreon has reached out to me and will be locking me out of the full use of their site since I am refusing to use their shady third party partner instead of Patreon actually handling their own verification process.  I have payments paused anyways so I think I can still keep posting these posts but if I can't there is a chance that activity will cea...

October Status Report [Future on Patreon Announcement]

Hello Everyone,

Recently Patreon started to enforce their 18+ content requiring verification which requires you to use a third party which I do not trust at all to keep information secure.  

I've created a Subscribestar Adult account as a backup for when my account is inevitably taken down due to me not following their verification process.

The only downside is that it charges you if you c...

September Progress Report (Payments still paused)

Hello Everyone!

While this isn't an official progress report I do still have some progress to report on.

I've started getting back into the swing of doing art but with the kiddo and my job things are still prone to interruptions and gaps in productivity compared to the before times.

That said, while art has been on the back burner I have been assisting with programming for another Dev team.  While I can't say any specifics yet, it is a peril related game that is aiming ...

August Billing Cycle

Hello Everyone,

I apologize that the August Billing Cycle was triggered this month.  Apparently I had forgotten to check that it was paused this month and was sick this weekend which caused the billing cycle to trigger today, August 1st.

Since nothing substantial has been done on any projects I haven't justified enabling billing for several months now, so the sudden charge probably comes as a surprise.

To make up for it I will be posting the artwork that I have been wor...

April Check In - Status Report

Hello Everyone!

To keep things short, the previous post with getting back into the swing of things may have been a little bit premature as things started going sideways again for health and projects starting at work.  With my health condition, illness tends to be extended and harder now which kept me resting for a bit of the last month.  Projects have also started to cut into off hours and has been extended for its duration so I'm finding even less time to spare between that a...

Hitomi and the Pyramid of Servitude (Image Set) - Update 1/24

Update on 1/24 @ 3:00PM: Finished Part 1+2 of this image set, though there may be a few finishing touches done later once all are complete.

Hello Everyone,

Been busy getting sketches done for various things to get back into the swing of drawing and managing time outside of balancing job, kid, and health.

Read a story by DroneNadia who wrote a short story about 2023-01-16 18:28:53 +0000 UTC View Post

Jan 2023 Status Update (Billing Still Paused) Update 1-24

Update 1-24-2034 @ 3:PM CST: Got Parts 1+2+3A done.  I still need to do a little more prep work for some of Ankhrono-Tan's battle sprites but this event is shaping up to be ready for the eventual MVP (minimal viable product).

Update 1-16-2023: Finished up the sketches for Part 1 of Titanic Reality's progressive event.  I'll be making another post that includes more sketches that I've been working on for a different image set based on a story.

I hope everyone had a good w...

Notice - Paused Billing

Hello Everyone!

This is a decision I've been thinking over the last few months as progress has been too slow to my liking to continue charging patrons for.  Over the last weekend I was hospitalized for a condition that I will be adjusting to for the rest of my life and need to spend some time getting used to the new normal.  

Due to this, I have decided to pause billing for patrons at this time since progress will be even more significantly delayed.  I still want to...

September Animation Progress (GIFs) Update 9/30

Update at 9:00PM CST on 9/30/22:  Hello Everyone!  Sorry for the lack of updates this month.  A cold ran through the family that had everyone doing their best to rest while it went through each one of us in order.  Work has picked up due to several urgent projects needing to get in before the end of the year which has also cut into free time quite a bit. I have been able to do more planning and writing scenes for upcoming art so when free time returns there is plenty to wo...

August Update - New Project - Captura City (Update 8/31)

Update @ 11:15PM CST on 8/31/2022: Hello Everyone! Another busy week with a surprise niece babysitting session over the weekend but managed to sit down today and hash out another animation sketch for an event.  This one is of the haigure hypno dance which will be part of a hypnosis app progressive event.  It still needs plenty of cleanup and secondary animation but it was faster to put together this time around than the oral animation.  

I'm hoping to do a few of these sk...

July Progress Update

Hello Everyone!

Sorry for the radio silence this last month.  Was busy with the cabin vacation during the previous update and it has been a whirlwind of work and kiddo experiencing other holidays that have kept me busy.

In game related news, I have a bit of an announcement to make; however, I still want to get a few more things laid out before unveiling what I have in store.  For now, have a preview image of the dialogue system with special NPCs and Ankhrono-Tan appearin...

June - Doodle / Progress Report (Update 6-23-22)

Update on 6-23-22 @ 11:00PM CST: Hello Everyone!  Still on vacation but managed to test out the new laptop I am working off of specifically for Game Development and used the time to get used to the tablet and other interfaces on a single screen (desktop has 2 screens).

We have the rough sketch/design of one of the new enemies that will appear in Sophia's Manor, though they look a bit different than what one would expect to be lurking in the dark halls....

We have another trio...

June Update 2022

Hello Everyone!

My apologies for the radio silence since mid May.  A cold has been running its paces through the family and it has spread across the kiddo and it was finally my turn to catch it this last week.  I've been spending a majority of my time taking care of everyone so I haven't been able to sketch much so it may be a little bit of a slow month again as I recover and then get back to doing sketches again.

Per usual, due to updates being in a bit of stasis please...

May Sketch Practice (Updated 5-12-22)

Updated @ 11:15PM CST on 5-12-2022:  Did another sketch, this time a larger one with Hemmy, Nefret, and Mira chilling on the beach.... but hey, wait a minute, where is Selena?  Surely the Mira Co Rescue would stick together when relaxing on the beach.. right?  She certainly wouldn't be stuck inside Nefret, the goddess of predation, an OC of ShadedSeraphim... right?

Either way, another sketch done and many more to work on!  Summer fun with the Mira Co Rescue trio may ...

April Gesture/Sketch Practice [Update 4/24]

Update @ 7:30PM CST on 4/24/2022: Finished a small image sketch set of Ankhrono-Tan placed in the comfy 9000.  Stuck in full latex with a gasmask providing her with some relaxing incenses she is joined by a paying patron to enter in a snuggle session to recharge.  Looks like Ankhrono-Tan will be giving people a restful place to recharge for quite a while.

Update @ 10:10PM CST on 4/23/2022: Finished the last one of this set of a certain squirrel girl.  Also did some gestur...

HeronAngel Commission

Hello Everyone!

Sorry for the radio silence again.  Been working on this over the last few weeks when I could as sort of a warm up before working on game assets again.  While this wasn't the initial plan it happened to work out quite well going through the whole process of art creation since I've been out of practice for a month.

Started with some character study and outfit reference since this was a different version of Faye in more of an Asian setting vs their more fan...

April 2022 Status Update

Hello Everyone!

We're back from our month long break in March.  During this time there has been many new things the kiddo is experiencing and becoming much more mobile as the days go on.  Work is back to the usual business that I am used to so hobbies are starting to become more of a yearning as I work through my day job.

During the month of March I got little to no artwork done aside from a few sketches and doodles so I need to take a little bit of time here warming up ...

February Wrap Up Status (March Break)

Hello Everyone!

So, here we are at the end of February and we're still on a bit of an actual hiatus as the kiddo continues to increase activities that cause less and less sleep.  She has now started both rolling around when sleeping and crawling around full time so my sleep schedule has disappeared since writing the previous update post.  Between the kiddo and work projects finally taking off this year it has left little time to dedicate towards drawing and when inspiration do...

February Status Update

Hello Everyone!

Sorry for the gap in content again as I had a few IRL obligations show up in the form of a funeral which took a little bit of schedule balancing to attend to.  

The current poll results are sort of 50/50 for "Take a Break" and "Work on the Collective Mothership" with the Collective Mothership a tad ahead.  I have essentially taken a little bit of time off from the game due to the above reason so I will likely still take a little bit of a break but also co...

February Plans (Poll)

Hello everyone!

I’m on mobile so there isn’t a proper option for polls so see the following link for the actual poll:

https://strawpoll.com/exrosp4qz

Sorry for the lack of posts this week as I’ve been busy attending to a few things this week that we’re unexpected. I am planning out the rest of the month and wanted to get a poll rolling for this months plans.

Collective Mothership - Lewd-Ray Face Hugger On Map Event

Hello Everyone!

Sort of a repeat/shorter post as I finished off Part 2 of the Lewd-Ray Face Hugger On Map Event.  Figured I would put them all together so it wasn't just Part 2 on its own.  

With this I am returning focus back to the remaining On Map Events for the Bio-Entity section and planning for the Boss of the Collective Mothership along with the other On Map Events from the Cybergirls.

Things may be a little slower this week as we enter planning stages with ...