Please enjoy it. No, I dont want you to pay me for it. I dont think they were that good in the first place. Now you can hang a "Tex" on your wall.
CORRECTION - > I didn't "PAINT" these. I used a program. My hands are not that steady.
For those Interested: Mike and Tex sat down and figured out how long one of these longer episodes takes to make as close as we can reckon.
Per Episode:
160-200 Hours of Research and Initial Draft Writing ( Tex doesn't just Copy-Paste wikis. He goes to the source material)
120-160 Hours of Second to final Draft
80 Hours - Artwork Sourcing (Difficult with more obscure subjects)
10-20 Hours VoiceOver Work
5-10 Hours ...
2020-02-28 00:16:28 +0000 UTC View PostFirstly - yes, we're working on TTB. I can't elaborate further. I'd rather you guys be surprised.
What follows is a rant, and I want you guys to know my feelings on it. Recently patreon has suggested I remove the 1 dollar level to "Grow my patreon". They sent out a patreon creator's suggestion that removing the 1 dollar level would vastly improve my money making opportunities. They also suggested that "still having a 1 dollar level" was a poor practice.
Let me say this loud and...
This is the bighuge BPL Colony episode of rimworld. We start with 63 people. This ends like you think it does.
However, watching this may tide you over for now as we're working on TTB and throwing some great shit together. That will be ...soon
That's all Im gonna say.
Okay boys, last post was a bit of a vent but I felt I had to because there were a shitload of folks with questions. Many people asked the same question but in different ways, and so I did my best to take those and answer them as best possible. That being said, here's where we are. Upcoming:
1. Tex talks battletech (Exodus to Elementals p1)
2. Tex talks battletech (Exodus to Elementals p2)
3. This epic huge rimworld thing wherein I ramble about my life, rimworld, and ...
2020-02-19 13:38:05 +0000 UTC View Post I posted this wall of Text earlier on my youtube community page after catching some shit. I will do the same HERE but I will make additions...
Just as an FYI as some people have expressed "concern" regarding the workflow of Tex talks battletech. Some have complained, and I think that's valid so I'm going to shed light on the process here and now.
1. Research and Writing. This can take a long goddamn time as I may have to read 10-15 sourcebooks, consult Sarna, a...
2020-02-12 00:23:34 +0000 UTC View Post
Okay, real talk:
We're working well on Tex Talks Battletech and Mike is doing phenomenal work right now. We're thinking we can get this done by the end of the month. At least part 1. Part 2 is going to be a big boy as well. Two parters are harder to do but fuck it, you guys seem to like em' and that means I gotta do em.
I dance to your musics.
-Tex-
2020-02-09 22:41:25 +0000 UTC View PostSo, as some of you may well know by now I returned from vacation yesterday. Yes, two vacations in 3 months. Wow, go tex. I'd not seen my family in near 3 years and decided time was enough and just went. It's kinda depressing now that I'm back as a week is far too short to make any lasting impact on something like this, but I suppose that's fate. At any rate, channel news:
1. Working on TTB, which is now a two parter. It has to be, because its Fucking huge.
2. It'll be ...
2020-02-05 13:51:43 +0000 UTC View Post
Visiting my family for the first time in three years. Checking in with you guys, saying hi and all that. Also I took my old man to shoot machineguns today because I thought it was warranted. Also who doesn't want to shoot fucking machineguns? That's right. The moon commies. Why, they' sit up there with their low gravity cheeses and sneer at us through their fragile bonemeats.
Where was I?
Oh yeah, Mikes editing the next Tex Talks Battletech. Fun fact, this motherfucker...
Okay fuckos, here's where we are.
1. This is going to be one fucking huge episode. However, half the voicework is DONE. DONE. Actually complete. That leads us to point number 2.
2. Production and editing has STARTED. So get your shit ready. This leads us to no.3
3. I have no fucking idea when this will be done. I have a full time job, Mike (Editor) has gigs as well, but we are going to pour our time and attention into this and make sure this is done and done well. I'd rat...
We have reached Final Draft status of the next Tex Talks Battletech. I've been struggling with a lot at work, and in my personal life. Changing mental healthcare providers has been an enormous pain in my ass but I'm hanging in there.
I intend to keep writing and to take a brief vacation at the end of this month to see family I haven't seen in 3 years now. However, after that, I begin recording and production starts full swing. This is going to be a long one. Period.
Two things:
1. I'm nearing final draft status on the next episode. Video Production may start early February after I take a necessary visit to my family (First in 3 years). I'm working hard and very pleased with it thus far. It's approaching 60 pages. I've even had great help from Blaine Pardoe who actually wrote a good damn chunk of Battletech. I'm floored. This has been exceptional as a learning process. I at first wanted to try to push myself to get this done by X date, but now I wa...
Second Draft of the current Tex Talks Battletech has been started. I wanted to tell you guys this because many were curious as to how I do these, or what qualifies as a "process" for them. I'm a little behind for two reasons:
1. I did take time off over the holidays, namely because you guys insisted and I felt it was necessary to recoup my mental state at that point in time.
2. This is one is of significant importance, so getting the resources to ensure what I'm saying is a...
2020-01-15 13:44:42 +0000 UTC View PostFirstly, overwhelmed with the positive well-wishing and feedback from my last post. I often remind people that they don't have to support me but I'm pleased they do so, even if all they have is a good wish. Sometimes nice words are a heavier currency than actual currency. Then again, you can't eat wishes.
But they do nourish your soul. At any rate, here's the meat of the thing and where we are.
1. I have been hard at work in my free-time writing. The script for the next Tex Talk...
(A less eloquent version of this was posted on the youtube community page)
This is January the 2nd, 2020.
Today marks the Second day of a new decade and six months, five days away from "celebrating" 9 years on youtube. The years have been hard, and through each trial and tribulation, when I thought about quitting out of frustration, out of disappointment, out of bullshit and anger, the community has always picked me up.
I don't know how much to say this, so I'...
2020-01-03 00:53:29 +0000 UTC View PostOkay boys and girls, here's the situation:
1. I will dedicate myself, here and now, to not exceed reasonable work expected for a part-time YouTube personality. In years past I would put out a video a day, or at the very least 5 a week. I did this for years in addition to working very hard in meatspace, and ergo my health suffered. I won't be doing that anymore, and I know you guys again and again will back me on this because you guys insisted I not kill myself for production value. I w...
Okay boys and girls, firstly Merry Imminent Christmas
SECONDLY:
1. Yes, I am going to go back to a REASONABLE level of output after the holidays. Some have expressed concern I went overboard like I used to.
2. I will begin work on the next TTB in January.
3. Please try to have some fun, even if you're working like I am.
AN UPDATE FOR PEOPLE WHO have not checked the YOUTUBE page:
I meant to update this simultaneously plus throw in some real fuckin' nice arts!
Updoot:
1. Again, christmas dump proceeds through till new years. May stream new years eve...
2. Already writing the next tex talks battletech. Fun update on that, I had originally intended to write just a bit on the elementals. In typical fashion its since, uh, grown. The original title was "th...
2019-12-21 05:14:02 +0000 UTC View PostHello, greetings and salutations fellow spacemen!
The Annual Christmas Dump (Our Third Year) Begins on the 20th of December.
For those who've not been through one of these before, here is how it goes!
This is my annual, irresponsible amount of footage I put out because the holidays always make me miserable/crazy. Rather than sit around and go "Oh, its seasonal affected blah blah blah" or go Stir Crazy, I make content. Also I like giving back to all the people who give a ...
1. We're doing the elemental Episode, it's time soon enough. I hope we'll have that out sometime January. I'll need a bit of spin up time because work is fuckin' crazy right now.
2. After that I'm either going to touch on the Rise of the Battlemech (A brief history) and then the Mackie OR something something hidden history.
OR, I'll let you vote.
THE CHRIMBUS DUMP...
Here's what we got:
DECEMBER 20 till the First of January
You're getting content
EVERY
SINGLE
FUCKIN
DAY
There's gonna be a good mix of stuff.
ENJOY!
Christmas dump is 100 gigs of footage and growing. Madness starts December 20.
2019-12-06 12:13:26 +0000 UTC View PostOkay folks (you read that in my voice) Tex of the Black Pants Legion here.
I'm here to talk about the Christmas Dump. I've done this on my channel for 3 years now, and its the year-end big ass dump of crazy stuff. For those of you who haven't seen last years, here's the link to that - > https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLR5zhFCFVb9Xj8q7sxiQ693wLzMJyxTOy
... 2019-12-04 15:36:46 +0000 UTC View Post
This was so much work.
But shitposts are worth it!
2019-12-02 02:14:59 +0000 UTC View PostThe Team (mike, in this case) is working his ass off on Tex Talks battletech. We're trying to make the best video we can but we're looking at an honest date of publishing being probably closer to Sunday. If we rushed hard we could achieve saturday but that's without quality control, and therefore not acceptable. I want to do the best we can do, and so accept this delay with a modest sigh.
2019-11-29 23:07:35 +0000 UTC View Post
