This week's update is all about the particle effects show in the video! I've been learning Unity's new Shuriken particle system from scratch, so it was pretty tricky but I ended up with something I think looks pretty good and looks fairly close to the "real thing," keeping in mind I'm going for a flatter, 2D look. Right now you can see it's applied to everything (for testing purposes), but this effect will be used for when the player's shots hit an enemy. I can also use it as a base for makin...
2020-10-20 00:59:38 +0000 UTC
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Hi everyone! So sorry about the missed update last week, things have been pretty busy for me lately. I've also been taking my sweet time tinkering with Unity's particle effects to start adding a bunch of them to Pod's New Program. I started with the trail of squares made by the player ship, and finally got something I'm happy with.
While I'm at it I'm going to see what else I can add in there, the list isn't too long and it would be good to get this stuff out of the way.
Player t...
2020-10-13 17:00:04 +0000 UTC
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Weekly Update!
Progress on Pod's New Program is going to be a little slow for a while, I'm working out the best way to set up enemy templates to be able to create more variations. So since I haven't spoken much about it, thought I'd share some progress on a couple other big projects I've been working on lately. (In between work for Pod's New Program.)
One is Crisis Point: Extinction, a metroidvania style h-game. I'm tasked with creating some new CG illustratio...
2020-10-01 05:24:41 +0000 UTC
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Weekly update!
In an effort to start fleshing out more of the actual game content of Pod's New Program, I put some more thought into the beginning/intro to the whole scenario. 2B just smiling and bending over seems kinda out of character (and the whole point is to hack in), so I thought it might work to show her not so much embarrassed but annoyed that Pod has interrupted her getting dressed/ready for the next mission. And of course I based ...
2020-09-24 01:13:42 +0000 UTC
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Just working on a more finished start screen for Pod's New Program!
I had originally wanted to go with something a little more lewd, but it didn't seem as appropriate for a start screen. Instead I went for something a little more minimal, and much closer to the source material. Hope you like it!
2020-09-16 17:00:05 +0000 UTC
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Hello there. Just a smol update this week. I've been mostly working on the latest online build of Pod's New Program. There's always a few (unintentional) kinks to work out when porting from the PC to the HTML build. So I got 'em sorted out and it's submitted to NewGrounds. It's still waiting for approval, but should be available at this link within a day or two.
https://www...
2020-09-10 02:02:28 +0000 UTC
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Hey everyone!
Not much to share this week, I've somehow gotten myself involved in four different animation projects at once. I'm sorry I don't have a lot to show for now but there will be some good stuff soon!
For now I'm just trying to line up some new content for the launch of my SS page: https://subscribestar.adult/flannagan-the-red
I'm thinking I need a few strong "cornerstone" posts to...
2020-09-02 19:47:59 +0000 UTC
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Ok everybody, big news this time around. I've been talking about this for a while now but the time has come. I'm live on the *other* platform.
I won't be shutting down immediately, in fact it may be some time before this page ceases to exist, but I wanted to alert everyone as soon as possible that I'm attempting to make the jump.
Some of you have been with me for a really long tim...
2020-08-26 15:00:05 +0000 UTC
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Helloooooo everyone! Jeez this week went by fast. Had to take a break from coding and animation stuff to do some more drawing. As promised I ended up putting a fair amount of time into the Mileena sketch I did. Seemed like a good opportunity to get some more serious digital painting/coloring practice in. The style's quite a bit different from what I'm used to but so far I'm happy with the results. Got a couple other surprises in store for this particular drawing as well. Another project is ju...
2020-08-19 15:00:04 +0000 UTC
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Go do the thing!
2020-08-19 09:03:57 +0000 UTC
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Hey everyone, sorry for another late post, work work has been tough lately.
Anyway, main stuff to share this week is some rough sketches for last month's request winner. An anonymous patron requested Mileena from Mortal Kombat doing, well, you'll see. I chose this one for a few reasons: I've never drawn Mileena before, it's been a while since I've drawn something so nsfw, and it seemed like a unique idea. If these seem extra rough it's because I planned to do a more finished version sin...
2020-08-12 21:48:34 +0000 UTC
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Hello everyone. Here's the latest news.
Had a minor heart attack when I opened my animation file for Pod's New Program. You know, the one with 44+ animations in it that took many many many hours to make (and need many more still). I found that all the art, the rigging, and the animations themselves were missing. I tried piecing them together as best I could since the texture atlases are pretty easy to figure out, and even got the rig back but still couldn't get the animations. Then I th...
2020-08-04 19:01:00 +0000 UTC
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Finally! It's still pretty barebones right now, but everything is functioning pretty solidly. Give it a whirl and let me know if you run into any problems!
2020-07-30 17:00:02 +0000 UTC
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Hi everyone, sorry I'm late on this one, but I've got some good stuff to talk about.
First of all, I was able to wrap up a new build for Pod's New Program! That'll be out in a separate post before the end of the month.
Second, I did a bunch of sketching this month as a way to blow off steam and not feel like I'd be staring at code for the rest of my life. I've simultaneously been playing some Animal Crossing (for much the same reasons), so the results are...interesting.
2020-07-29 17:00:04 +0000 UTC
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Hi everyone. Not much to say this week, I had a hell of a weekend that ended with an $800 radiator repair and I haven't had much time to get work done. Main thing is just a couple reminders:
I'm running a poll about moving to Subscribestar, take a read and let me know your thoughts here.
For $5+ patrons I'm still collecting requests for this month's contest, go and ente...
2020-07-21 21:40:02 +0000 UTC
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Just a tiny bit behind this month but still plenty of time to get it done. If you see this post please click the link and submit your request!
https://forms.gle/sJSYJD34Gq45brdTA
2020-07-16 18:00:03 +0000 UTC
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Hi everyone! In this week's update, I mentioned that I was thinking about making the switch to Subscribestar. Just to be transparent, here's the main reasons why I'm thinking about it.
-More "friendly" to adult art and content, with fewer restrictions.
-Because of the above, I'm hoping I'll be in a better position to grow and try out some more subversive stuff.
My initial plan would probably just be to run both in parallel for a short time, to minimize my losses if it doesn'...
2020-07-16 02:24:14 +0000 UTC
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Hi everyone. Hope you're all doing well.
The PS5 time lapse video is done, you can check it out here:
https://youtu.be/lKe_-SDljCA
For Pod's New Program, I'm working on sketching out some of the in-between, game over, and win scene illustrations. Even if they're just sketches, I'm hoping including them in the next build will help get the ideas across better than just text placeholders.
I also need ...
2020-07-14 06:00:00 +0000 UTC
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Hey everyone, it's that time again. This time around I've got a video to show off some early gameplay of Pod's New Program! I've shown bits and pieces of this before, but this is the first time I'm showing a fully functional game! Well, that might be overselling it, but the point is that all the features I've shown off before are now tied together and play like an actual game from start to finish. There's obviously still a ton of placeholder art and dialogue, and a lot of expanding to do, but...
2020-07-07 17:00:03 +0000 UTC
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For my $3+ patrons, here's the digital extras from my recent PS5 drawing!
Thank you for your support!
2020-07-02 15:00:02 +0000 UTC
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For my $5+ patrons, here's the high-res version of my recent PS5 drawing!
Thank you for your support!
2020-07-01 15:00:03 +0000 UTC
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Hi everyone!
So controller support for Pod's New Program is officially complete! At least for now (I'm sure some bugs might pop up later) but it is fully functional through every type of test scene/level I have so far. Now that it's working it will be easier to add any additional controls I might need.
I also took the time to make a screen that displays the control schemes. They're pretty simple but I think it's generally a good idea to show the full controls so players know...
2020-06-30 15:00:03 +0000 UTC
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Hey everyone! As promised this update has a bit more to look at than the last. I was able to not only sketch this month's winning request, but clean it up and color it too. And the month's not even over yet! Here's the finished version:
Fun fact: this is the first time I've drawn a bald lady. Glad I got the chance to make her nice and shiny! Relevant Patreon rewards are scheduled for release th...
2020-06-23 15:00:04 +0000 UTC
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Hey everyone! Last week I kind of got stuck in the animation/illustration dungeon so I could get some jobs done, so I didn't make a huge amount of progress on other stuff.
The good news is, I'm just a little bit closer to full controller support in Pod's New Program, and that also means I'm getting close to being done with all the menus, which meeeeeaaaaans, once that's done I'll be able to start putting in my art placeholders and actually assembling this thing into a semblance of what ...
2020-06-16 15:00:04 +0000 UTC
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Now that I have this process more streamlined, I'm going to start offering early access to these recordings to my $7+ patrons! Thank you for your support!
2020-06-12 14:59:59 +0000 UTC
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Here's the high-res export for my sketch of Hinata! Thank you for your support!
2020-06-11 17:01:01 +0000 UTC
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Here's the digital extras for my sketch of Hinata! Thanks for your support!
2020-06-10 23:33:25 +0000 UTC
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Hello everyone. I keep feeling like I should just make tuesday my regular posting day instead of always being late for sunday/monday. :|
Anyway, this week's news for Pod's New Program is kind of a big deal. At least I think so, a lot of work went into figuring this out. If you haven't watched the video yet, I'm talking about adding controller support!
I wanted to get away...
2020-06-09 15:00:04 +0000 UTC
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Hey everyone, it's that time again! Let me hear your ideas for this month's request contest!
https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSeYGSDyVcqVrQQsEMIp0xXtlZUHdq3Q7GJnqd-JjURu4Alt7w/viewform?usp=sf_link
2020-06-04 19:00:02 +0000 UTC
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For my $5+ patrons, here's the high-res collection of my Sailor Moon redraw. Thank you for your support!
2020-06-03 15:01:00 +0000 UTC
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