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Fall Ayu and Komugi Alt Version Set Sneak Peek

I'm happy to share with you all the alt. versions sets for Fall Ayu and Komugi!

The Ayu set was created by Lobolualua and the Komugi set is by TaiOni, they have both done an amazing job with them!

Both sets will go live this Friday

September Economic Update

As per usual, here is the economic update for September.

September ended pretty deep in the negative end, with around 2500 USD in the red, putting the overall year 2000 USD in the red.
While I do want to avoid going into the red for months, I was expecting this result for September, as there were no big skin releases, and it only caught the end of the mid-season ticket sale.

So with Fall here, and Halloween just around the corner, I'm hoping for a strong bunch back during October, to hopefully put us back in the green again.

As always, thanks for all of your support, it's what allow me to continue growing the game!

September Development Update

Hi everyone, based on some feedback I've decided to try writing some monthly dev updates, going over what I've been working on and what's coming up for the next one.

So September was all about the release of the new Song Library and bug fixing on it.
The Song Library development ended up dragging out longer than planned, so I decided to release it as soon as it was ready, which meant it was missing some of the planned functions, such as new uploads and recent wrong guesses.
September there went with getting the final features into it the Song Library, while getting some minor fixes/updates that have been delayed due to the Song Library work, which was pretty much as planned.

On the Nexus front, Sheepy have been focusing on it and really getting used to that part of the code base, so expect to see more Nexus updates getting released going forward, with two new avatars added to Nexus this week. Sheepy is also working hard on getting multiplayer saving added to Nexus, which should hopefully be ready towards the end of October, early November.

As most of you probably saw, the game was also hit by a DDoS attack last Friday, overloading the server and causing issue with some of the infrastructure. Normally the server receives around 5 million web requests a day, doing the DDoS the server got 20 billion requests in 5 hours, by far more than the server is able to handle.
To make matters worse, the attack happened while I was out of country for a Yu-Gi-Oh tournament, so when it hit Friday evening, I was stuck trying to figure out what was going on from my mobile. It wasn't possible to stop the attack, so I ended up closing down the server, hoping to be able to bring it back up in the morning once the attack was over.
Sadly, the DDoS attack also caused some issues with the server infrastructure, which got maxed out from all the requests, so I couldn't simply start it up again in the morning. Still stuck on mobile and with an entire day of tournament in front of me it wasn't looking too good, luckily Sheepy didn't have any plans that Saturday, so he was able to work on finding the issue and a workaround, while I checked in between tournaments rounds helping with what I could.
This was the first time the game have been hit by a DDoS attack, so it was a big learning experience. I've already rolled out some server improvements to help protect against future attacks, and if it happens again we're much more knowledgeable about how to detect and handle it.

Finally looking forward to October, beside cleaning up the last couple of servers issues from the DDoS attack (waiting on the server host to fix some stuff), I'll be focusing on getting the planned custom quiz system added. This will be a system where people can create custom quiz setup, where they can pick individual songs, samples and/or rules for the quiz, in practice crafting any AMQ quiz they want. Beside using these for training or playing with a favorite list, I also plan on having a discovery system, where everyone can play custom quizzes designed by players.
The Song Library was actually the first step of this, as I plan on using its design for when picking songs when creating quizzes.
I really hope to have this ready before the next AMQ anniversary at the end of November, so I'll probably be pulling some long evening during October to speed up the development. I'll keep you all updated here with more previews and info about this!

To end out, I hope to do a dev update like this once a month. For the future ones, I also hope to include some community questions, so if you got any questions about the game, development or anything in general, post them in a comment below, and I'll include a couple of them in the next dev update!

A huge thanks to all of you for continuing support the game, can wait to share more of it with all you!
- Egerod

Fall Skin Sneak Peek

I'm happy to share with you all this years new Fall skins, which is going to be for Komugi and Ayu!

The Komugi skin was created by TaiOni and the Ayu is by Lobolualua, they have both done an amazing job with the skins!

Both skins will go live this Friday together with past years Fall skins!

Halloween Alt. Version Vote 2!

Hi, for this yeas Halloween alt. versions I want to try putting which avatars receive the Halloween versions up for a vote!

I usually pick them based on popularity, how many skins avatars have, when they last got a new skin or seasonal version., and how good they'll fit the theme. I'll also try to pick one more popular avatar, and one that doesn't have too many skins.
But instead of just picking myself this time, I've decided to pick 5 candidates for each slot, and let Patreon's vote on who will get the slot!

So drop a vote below, to help select which avatar will get two Halloween alt. versions!
(The artists need to start on them soon, so the voting will end on Friday)

To vote for the other Halloween alt. version, see the other post here: https://www.patreon.com/posts/112296236

Halloween Alt. Version Vote 1!

Hi, for this yeas Halloween alt. versions I want to try putting which avatars receive the Halloween versions up for a vote!

I usually pick them based on popularity, how many skins avatars have, when they last got a new skin or seasonal version., and how good they'll fit the theme. I'll also try to pick one more popular avatar, and one that doesn't have too many skins.
But instead of just picking myself this time, I've decided to pick 5 candidates for each slot, and let Patreon's vote on who will get the slot!

So drop a vote below, to help select which avatar will get two Halloween alt. versions!
(The artists need to start on them soon, so the voting will end on Friday)

To vote for the other Halloween alt. version, see the other post here: https://www.patreon.com/posts/112298239

Mao Demon Lord Alt Version. Set Sneak Peek

I'm happy to share with you all the alt. version set for Demon Lord Mao!

The skin was created by the ever talented Lobolualua and will go live this Friday!

August Economic Update

Here's the economic update for the month of August.

We're back in the positive from July, with the month ending up around $500 in the positive, once again pushing the year back in the positive, though just barely!
So thanks to all of you for your continued support!

For September, I expect we might dip a bit back into the negative, as there aren't many big releases planned for it, as October is right around the corner with Fall and Halloween skins, which will hopefully make up for it.

I'll be working hard on the game, so we can end out on the positive side at the end of the year! So thanks for your continued support, and I can't wait to share the next big feature (custom song lists) with you all!

Ichika Alt. Version Set Sneak Peek

I'm happy to share with all of you the alt. version set for Ichika!

The set was created by the ever talented TaiOni and will go live this Friday!

Samurai Akira Alt. Version Sneak Peek

I'm happy to share with you all the alt. version set for Samurai Akira!

The set was created by the ever talented TaiOni, and will go live this Friday!

Animated Scholar Hikari Sneak Peek

I'm happy to share with you all the next animated avatar, and will feature Scholar Hikari!

As usual, Patreon have ruined the video resolution. You can check the attachment for the full quality video.

The animation was created by the ever talented DucVu_FX and will go live this Friday!

Expand Rework

The expand rework is nearly done, changing the expand system to an actual library system!
The new library system will allow you to look up any song in the game, like/dislike them, and even play a sample of the song.
It'll also feature a new system for artists, allowing you to view info such as members of groups and what groups an artist is a member of.

I'm currently finishing up the last details, and hope to launch the updated library next week!

Maid Outfit Shin Sneak Peek

I'm happy to share with you all the newest skin from the Avatar Drive, which is Maid Shin!

The skin was created by the ever talented Wenbeez, and will go live this Friday!

Emiri Alt. Version Set Sneak Peek

I'm happy to share with all of you the alt. version set for Emiri!

The set was created by the ever talented Lobolualua, and will go live this Friday!

July Economic Update

Here's a quick update on the economic result for July.

Overall, July ended up around $450 in the negative, pushing the overall yearly result back into negative. But I still see it overall as a good result, as July historically has been one of the worst month for the game sales wise, for comparison the result last year was around $4500 in the negative. So being close to breaking even for July this year is a result I'm happy with =)

As always, thanks for all the support from all of you, I have a blast creating the game for all of you, and thanks to all of your support I'm able to continue working on and growing the game :D

Honoka Summer Sneak Peek

I'm happy to share with you all a bonus summer skin for Honoka, created by her original artist H-Zain who did several of the game early avatars!

H-Zain did an amazing job with the skin, and it'll go live this Friday!

Summer Games Ritsu Alt. Version Set Sneak Peek

I'm happy to share with you all the alt. version set for Summer Games Ritsu!
This set will feature 8 additional country flags!

The set was created by the ever talented Lobolualua and will go live this Friday!

New Sports Themed Seasonal Skin

I'm happy to share with you all an all new sport themed seasonal skin featuring Ritsu!
The new skis will feature backgrounds featuring different countries, as a first for the game!

The skin was created by the ever talented Wenbeez, will go live on Wednesday and be available until August 12th.

Expand Rework

Wanted to drop you all a quick sneak peek on the reworked Expand page I'm working on.

The plan is to change it to a song library, where you're able to view all songs on the game, stats related to them and listen to a sample of them.
The expand function will then be a separate toggle for this, for those who wants to upload new songs.

It's still a work in progress, but I got the core part of the design and display logic finished. Which include optimized loading time and reduced lag when using large lists.

The update should be ready to go live sometime next month, and will also double to support the next big feature of custom song lists for quizzes.

Summer Sera and Miyu Alt. Version Sneak Peek

I'm happy to share with you all not only the Summer Sera and Miyu alt. version sets, but also an all new summer themed background!

The Sera set was created by TaiOni, the Miyu set by Lobolualua and the background by Phii. They have all done an amazing job!

Both sets and the background will go live this Friday!

Summer Comic

Summer is here, and with that I'm happy to share with you all a new AMQ comic showing the cast having fun at the beach!

The amazing art was done by Wenbeez.

Hope you all have a great summer!

June Economic Update

Here's a quick update on the economic situation and the result of June.

June ended up being another great month thanks to the great reception of the animated Tsubaki Spring Honoka skin and the amazing support from all of you. So the final result of the month was 2000 dollars in the positive, and with that the overall year just make it into the positive! This is an amazing reversal from the economic challenges back in April, and I can't thank you all for your support, it's been a huge help!

This is hopefully only the start, as keeping up this level of revenue will allow me to invest more of into the game. Bringing up Sheepy hours, and in the long run bring more talented people in to work on the game.

The next animated avatar is still a bit away, but got some other new interesting content planned for July, so I hope you all will continue supporting the game going forward, and help make it even better!

Summer Skin Sneak Peek

The summer season is here, and with that we have two new summer skins ready to make their appearance in-game, this year for Sera and Miyu!

The Sera skin was created by TaiOni and Miyu one was by Lobolualua who have both done an amazing job!

Both skins, together with past years summer skins, will go live this Friday!

Idol Miyu Sneak Peek

I'm happy to share with you all the sneak peek for the new Idol Miyu skin, which won the avatar drive last month!

The skin was designed by the ever talented Wenbeez, and will go live this Friday!

Next Animated Skin Sneak Peek

I'm happy to drop the Sneak Peek for the game's next animated skin a bit earlier than usual for all of you!
The next animated skin will feature the Tsubaki Spring Honoka skin!
As usual, Patreon like to stretch the video on PC, so for the full quality check the attached file.

The animation was created by the ever talented DucVu_FX and will go live Wednesday next week!

I also haven't decided on the next animated skin yet, so if there's a specific skin you would like to see animated, let me know in the comments below!

May Economic Update

As promised in last month's update, here's an update on how the games economic looked for May.
I'll probably keep these post shorter going forward, and only expanding on relevant information when it makes sense, as I'd rather want to spend my time developing than writing long blog posts.

May turned out really great, with a bit over $3000 in the positive even with higher artist expenses for the month. This was thanks to the amazing support from all of you and the launch of the animated Sorceress Kuriko!

With this monthly result, the game is only $2000 in the negative for the year, which is a huge step up from the $7000 it was down mid-April. So if this keep the year will soon be in the positive, and if we can keep up this level it might even be possible to hire Sheepy full-time which would be a huge boost to development!

Mahou Shoujo Yin Yan Alt. Version Set Sneak Peek

I'm happy to share with you all the alt. version set for Mahou Shoujo Yin Yan!

The set was created by the ever talented TaiOni, and will go live this Friday!

New AMQ Comic!

After a long break, I'm happy to finally share with you all the next AMQ comic!

This time, we're joining Fira and Fuwagi as they visit Mofuji's café, much to the dismay of Fuwagi.

As always, the amazing art was done by Wenbeez.

Aragaimu Mascot Sneak Peek

I'm happy to share with you all the game's next avatar: Arai!

She's the mascot for the Aragaimu Tag Team AMQ Tournament, who won the avatar drive last month, and thanks to Wenbeez amazing work she's ready to make her appearance in-game this Thursday!

Sorceress Kuriko Animated Sneak Peek

Edit: Looks like Patreon insists on upscaling the video, for higher quality check the attached file.

I'm happy to share with you all a sneak peek of the all new animated skin for Sorceress Kuriko!

This animation has been as long time underway, due to the complexity of the design, but thanks to the amazing work of DucVu_FX it's now ready to make its appearance in game this Friday!