And it's finally done! One of the longest episodes in any series so far, I think. It had to be as long as it is though, there's no good point to clip it into 2. I thought about cutting out the footage-less turret monologue and make it into another deleted scenes thing instead, but contrary to last time (with the dragonteeth designs), this time the contents of the monologue are actually important/useful for this story. So, I kept it in there.
Anyway, the next episode is looking to be a s...
2023-09-20 06:51:00 +0000 UTC
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UPDATE: Warptorio blueprint book so far: https://www.dropbox.com/scl/fi/f2i92hviksrg92jx9ql4d/warptorio-final-test-blueprint-book.txt?rlkey=iswa4m4lugmdvn1phe7pqam3l&dl=1
Update: changed title to be in line with the other warptorio posts to make it easier to find
Hi everyone :)
WARNING: The video abo...
2023-09-15 07:00:04 +0000 UTC
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Hi everyone :)
I intended to have this video finished last friday, except I decided to pick up skateboarding again last thursday, after 17 years off the board... It went surprisingly well though, and I regained control and confidence quickly, or so I thought, as then I took a seemingly light fall, but it tore up something in my knee, and for 3 days I screamed in agony everytime I accidentally lightly twisted my leg or put weigth on my knee. Long story short, I couldn't use my right leg ...
2023-09-04 21:03:01 +0000 UTC
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Hey everyone! :)
This video:
The video above is the opening of a (for now) abandoned project. The goal was to try and learn/apply a speedier style to the editing with larger skips (somewhat inspired by the format of Ilmango's minecraft channel), but in that regard, after a promising start I mostly failed to keep that up (perhaps it's because of the nature of the challenge, but perhaps also not haha). I may redo it at some point in a more extreme way with a more advanced approach (...
2023-08-25 07:00:05 +0000 UTC
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Hi everyone :)
Behold the 10 minute recap of the side-project. It's 30 minutes long, of course, which is part of the reason it took a while to make. The remainder main reason is that I never intended to edit down the 10 hour side-project into a single main-project style 30 min video, which means I didn't plan ahead for things like the music and audio, or keeping as-lossless-as-possible files around... So yeah, I tried to hide most sudden audio jumps in the edit, but you may notice a fai...
2023-08-18 20:00:05 +0000 UTC
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I had quite a busy week, but still managed to get this one done. Not too much else to report though at the moment, I've been feeling a bit stuck with in what format to tackle warptorio, as well as on how to move forward with the main project, so I took some distance by focussing on this series instead, and hopefully that will result in a fresh new look on the other projects!
Enjoy this one!
Michael
2023-08-04 07:00:05 +0000 UTC
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Hey everyone :)
I've meanwhile mostly completed the recording of the all-achievements-run continuation on the 100% biter evolution map...
Fans of actually automated bases will be happy to see me finally (mostly?) ditch my hand-fed assembler "starter" base, and finally transition into a "real, factorio-playerbase approved base concept" lol.
Hey, don't give me the stink eye, everyone starts off with hand fed assemblers! Of course, most people ditch those after researching some...
2023-07-28 07:00:07 +0000 UTC
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It's Basically a Base! We're going to have ALL the things! Not that any of that will be able to do any damage to the biter bases, but hey, you can't have it all (even though I just said that we will! Man, even proverbs are contradictory today!) Anyway, to continue on that thought, we seem to be ONE episode closer to the biters winning the game, eventually...
Enjoy!
Michael
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PS about This Project:
Without great spoilers: I've tested several approache...
2023-07-21 07:00:05 +0000 UTC
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Note: don't watch if you prefer the full, longer episodes. While there are some satisfying edits in this preview, this preview perticularly is missing the "watching" satisfaction of seeing a full build / concept completed, so watch at your own risk!
Well, I did it! When I finished re-writing the script, I first thought I had STILL failed to condense the whole thing down into a single episode, but after recording the voice script and seeing the total voice audio length, I think it will f...
2023-07-14 07:00:05 +0000 UTC
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Ok, so I went a bit down the wrong road with the next episode of the main project. The next part (finally) involves a lot of base building stuff, and while script-writing I made the mistake of pacing the progress similar to the more interesting/challenge-unique stuff. Unfortunately it took me until the editing stage to realize it was just boring to watch. I don't think many people are waiting for 3 episodes worth of challenge-ignoring standard base building, especially since parts of the base...
2023-07-07 07:00:05 +0000 UTC
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I went a little overboard on editing this one... Some of the video edits are quite nice (like the [SPOILER] and the [SPOILER]), but some of the voice-overs are perhaps a little... too much. Anyway, sorry for the few a-little-over-the-top-moments, more normal editing will hopefully resume next episode ;)
Enjoy!
Michael
2023-06-30 07:00:03 +0000 UTC
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The factory must grow...
And if we can't beat the biters, we can just join them. Or rather, THEY will need to join US...
Slowly but surely, I no longer feel stuck on this planet with them... It starts to be the case, that THEY are stuck on this planet with ME!
Enjoy!
Michael
2023-06-23 07:00:05 +0000 UTC
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As usual with these kind of half-episode uploads, don't watch it if you prefer the 25-30 minute format, the full episode 6 will be done by next friday (22 june), and the full ep7 will be up by the friday after that (29 june), as I have already voice scripted and voice recorded ep7 also.
(after finishing up the monster edit of the near 2h finale of the side project, I focussed a bit on different aspects than the video editing for a few days, got carried away a bit on a writing spree and ...
2023-06-16 07:00:05 +0000 UTC
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Ok, it is time to decide... Next side project! Will it be
Rampant or Warptorio!
Rampant:
https://mods.factorio.com/mod/Rampant
Rampant Deathworld, WITH Rampant's own enemies (20ish different types/factions all with their own special attacks and damage resistances, for example poison biters, electric biters, inferno biters, br...
2023-06-15 09:42:15 +0000 UTC
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Whoop, there it is!
HD processing should(?) be finished, as at the moment of writing it estimates another 50 min processing time and I scheduled this post for release 80 minutes after I finished writing it.
Enjoy!
Michael
2023-06-10 12:00:07 +0000 UTC
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So I post videos 2-7 days early, but in recent months I've been posting a full 7 days early for almost all of the time, so I thouht I'd post a quick heads up for everyone who was waiting for it.
The video in question is going to be the "Final" episode of the side project, and it will be approx. 2 hours of video depending on how much I can edit down the last part. I DID want to chop it into 2 parts, but with this style of base/playthrough, the final stretch needs to be done (and I guess ...
2023-06-09 09:57:27 +0000 UTC
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The fun begins... From here on out, we're going to be testing and developing a lot of new ideas and strategies to (literally!) get around the biter bases :) Today we take the first steps and try thigns out on a small scale, but we'll still need to figure out how to apply similar strategies on a much larger scale...
Enjoy!
Michael
2023-06-02 07:01:00 +0000 UTC
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After the last 2 more "theoretical" episodes in this series, today we finally find some action as we struggle to gain control over the much needed resources we need to win the game! But how much time will it cost us? And if we make it, will there be enough time left to launch a rocket within the 15 hour time limit set by the no-time-for-chitchat-achievement? Find out... Next tim.... Ah, no! Find out TODAY actually, by watching the video above!
Enjoy!
Michael
2023-05-26 07:01:00 +0000 UTC
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The complete episode 4 is uploaded and now processing, if you've watched the first part uploaded last friday, you can continue on from 14:40.
I didn't check-watch yet myself, so let me know if you find any oddities. As I'm writing this, I realize I forgot to add the 8 seconds of missing footage from the "single rail piece blueprint" around 11:00. Oh well, it won't really detract drom the further viewing experience, so I'll post this anyway (next few days will be a bit hectic and unpredi...
2023-05-21 20:58:04 +0000 UTC
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So, after the long awaited ep7 of my side project (where we play a default map, but the biters start with 100% evolution), I got many comments happy about, and even preferring the side project video style as opposed to the main series (the fully edited ones, like the former Ultimate DeathWorld Challenge and the current Indestructible Biter Bases playthroughs).
So, now I'm actually quite curious to what your favorite style of series is. There certainly is an upload/timing based bia...
2023-05-19 07:02:00 +0000 UTC
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Hi everyone :)
After the not-being-able-to-record-my-voice-script, we're back to an episode of the fully edited main project! As is always the case with half episodes, I strive to upload weekly on Patreon regardless of the actual release schedule on Youtube, and as always, the editing is fully done on the part that I upload (exception: there is one small missing non-vital clip towards the end), including the last step of sound tweaking, so you won't miss out on the full experience by wa...
2023-05-19 07:01:00 +0000 UTC
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to Coup or not to Coup, that's the Cuestion!
Not too much more to say at the moment, my voice has been improving, and today has been fine so I'll probably record the script tomorrow, or both scripts if I feel on a roll. I'm secretly having a lot of fun with this series too though, it's pretty fun both to record and edit. Altough I expect the the climax of the series to be the rocket lauch (will we make the 15h achievement?), there's still a bunch of problems to solve post-launch too, li...
2023-05-12 07:00:03 +0000 UTC
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Hi everyone :)
Above is a screenshot of the completed voice scripts for ep 4 & 5 (ish) of the new main series :) Usually, an episode contains roughly 3000 words for about 30 mins of video, depending on how many "heavy explaining" and how many "instrumental" sections there are.
For upcoming friday, I intended to have the first half of ep4 of the main series fully done (indestructible biter bases), but unfortunately I caught some throat sickness, and my voice has been completely...
2023-05-09 07:08:13 +0000 UTC
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Something different this week! This side project has been on hold for a little longer than I'd like... I needed my full focus for the Ultimate DeathWorld multi-episode finale, after which I needed a break altogether, and with the new series just underway, I didn't want to steal the wind out of it's sails with a random ep7 from some old series lol.
Now the timing is good for this project to continue and come to a conclusion in not too much time. It was also good timing for me personally,...
2023-05-05 07:01:00 +0000 UTC
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Okay, the title is a little cringy, but I DO use the F-word(s) a lot in this Fideo. If you're old like me, you may remember the movie V for Vendetta, which sort of is the hidden reference for this thing. Meh, mediocre at best, but regardless of the title, I'm quite happy with how the actual episode turned out.
Also, behind the scenes I'm working on yet another low-effort project to break up the grind, it's about beating one of those tough bare desert deathworlds WITHOUT relying on the O...
2023-04-28 07:01:00 +0000 UTC
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Hi all :)
Here's the weekly progress update on the new episode :)
(The full episode will be ready next friday)
As always, the editing of this previewed is fully finalized with no changes planned, so you won't miss out by watching now, however, don't watch if you prefer the full length 25-35 min episodes.
After work on this episode is complete, I will pick up the 100% evolution side project series again. I still have 1-2 episodes worth of material recorded (depending on...
2023-04-21 07:01:00 +0000 UTC
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Hello dear YouTube viewer :)
Here's a small preview of next week's episode... Before you watch it, can you guess the identity of our old friend?
Enjoy!
Michael
(@Patrons: This is a public post, the post you're likely looking for is below this one ;)
2023-04-14 06:56:00 +0000 UTC
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Was that even real? Or is it supposed to be a premonition? Or just plain old fake news again! Who knows!
Enjoy!
Michael
2023-04-14 06:55:01 +0000 UTC
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1) Sorry for the probable notification spam. I released all of the supercuts which I made especially for patreon at the same time. While the idea of having a #VideoArchive directly here on patreon is dead due to their video playback function being meh, I had edited and uploaded everything already, so I may as well just release it anyway, so at least there's a place you can rewatch old series adfree, until I either have a better solution or patreon updates/improved their video playback stuff
2023-04-11 06:11:20 +0000 UTC
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