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Rimworld Ideoligion Development

Heyo again... two posts in one day?? How can anyone live at this speed?!? XD

But we're at a pretty exciting point in our colony's journey. Our characters have been through a lot—from surviving mech attacks and enraged insects to dealing with unexpected new arrivals—and now they've reached a moment where they can further define their beliefs. As with the ideoligeon setup, I want to welcome you all to help decide how the colonists' beliefs develop, as this will have a significant and ...

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November Update

Heyo everyone!

I just wanted to drop in with an update as we head into a new month. With my focus on the new Rimworld series, there hasn't been a lot of variation in games on the channel the last couple of weeks, something I hope to change this coming month, but only if it doesn't take too much time away from Rimworld -- because Factorio is doing enough of that already XD Though on the topic of Factorio, I've been having a blast streaming it, especially diving into the new Space Age...

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Founding Ideoligion

I promised the poll would be up ‘soon’, so here it is—a vote that will set the tone for our new colony’s future in Rimworld. This poll will help determine the founding meme of our new colony’s ideology, and as such, this choice will have far-reaching consequences!

Some context:

We’ll be playing with all DLC enabled and a chonky (for me) mod list, but the only ‘big’ mod and the one to pay attention to will be the inclusion of Combat Extended, which massively chan...

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Patreon Updates & Upcoming Series!

Heyo everyone!

It’s the start of my favourite month, and I’ve got some exciting news and a couple of important updates to share with you all.

1) New Rimworld Let's Play for the main channel!

I’m sure some of you have noticed me streaming Rimworld again lately, and specifically that I’m testing out a bunch of mods (specifically, one of the ‘big’ mods, Combat Extended) to find a good balance… and also not suck too terribly concerning some of the enor...

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What RPG to finish next?

Well, we’ve finally wrapped up the story of Horizon Zero Dawn and I’ll be honest, significantly more thoroughly than I first imagined… I never intended to get so focused on all the side-quests, but in the end, the writing was so good I really wouldn’t have wanted to miss any of it!


So, now with that story over, it’s time to decide which of the other two outstanding ‘stream RPGs’ I was playing will get completed next.


Choices are...

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Twitch VOD-pocalypse

As a few of you have already noticed; I, like many other Twitch streamers, have had to wipe the past broadcasts from Twitch. This includes both the full stream VODs (which would normally remain for 60 days) and all clips, reaching back as far as 2014.


While I seemingly dodged the bullet and wasn't sent any scary DMCA e-mail (and thus can't quote directly) it's clear that Twitch is taking a zero-tolerance stance in regards to DMCA notices.


Sa...

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Nothing is certain except for Death & Taxes.

Hello everyone!


It’s been a little while since I’ve made an update post, with everything going on around the world it’s probably been for the better. But in general, things are okay with me. All the pets are fine, and Shelab, although she fell ill about two months ago, seems to have largely recovered from whatever it was she came down with!


I hope you’ve all had similarly uninteresting stories, despite us all living in very interesting times at the moment. I am, as...

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Elective Name Lists for Games & Credits

Hello everyone!


As you may have noticed, I recently made a new end screen for my videos. There were a lot of reasons I wanted to create a new one, some technical, such as making the end screen easier to incorporate into my video editing, and some stylistic, for example, I wanted a cleaner look to the end screen, so information didn't get lost as easily.


But one of the biggest reasons for the change is that I feel I didn't have enough space to thank all of my ...

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The Final Solution

So much has been said about the insect infestation. So many plans drawn up, so many lives lost, so many arguments had... it's time we commit to a solution.


And that's where you come in!


From the beginning of this series I've wanted to make it a bit more interactive, for a named colonist to be more than just a bit of a lark. I want to weave a coherent narrative, yes, but at the same time I want to invite more input from the 'characters' themselves.


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New Year, New Rimworld Series!

Hello everyone! As the title suggests, the new Rimworld "Darkworld" series is finally live on my YouTube channel :D


Slumbering Star 


Mind you, it was due to be out weeks ago, but I found myself stuck in a "not good enough" loop with the opening video. I unashamedly bit off a bit more than I could chew with trying to ...

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Rimworld Update & Name Request!

Hi everyone. As many of you know I've been alluding to the next Rimworld series being close for the last few days. I've been taking my time with this one, in no small part because I'd like to try a different format with this particular series. I'm hoping to do a bit more editing and add more polish to the episodes, so I've wanted to do my research on mods and make sure every thing is set up well before we start.


Along with that, I've spent much more time working on the setting for t...

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Thank You Patrons!

As I'm sure some of my Patreon supporters might not use social network sites, or simply don't follow me on twitter, I wanted to post this here as well:


With the day coming to a close, I want to take a moment to join with so many other creators and issue a huge, and very heartfelt thank you to all the wonderful people who've helped support my channel. 


The last 2 years have been eye-openers, but despite all the ups and downs, wild demonetisations, bogus content ...

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Game Poll – Roguelikes!

So I've had about 2 weeks to check over the suggestions from my previous post requesting ideas for roguelikes to replace Cataclysm: Dark Days Ahead.


Firstly, thank you so much for all the awesome suggestions! I had a lot to work with, but one thing I noticed was that there were many suggestions for games that, while they had some Roguelike elements, I felt were not Roguelike enough. Such as Rise of Ruins.


As a result, instead of simply discarding these games from th...

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August Update & Character Naming

Hi everyone! I hope your July went wonderfully, and August is shaping up to be even better. August is going to be a hectic month for me! 


As some of you may have noticed I have been trying to 'get out more' as they say, and meet with developers and attend gaming events. I've got a few such meetings booked at the start of this month as well as the release of at least two games due towards the latter half of the month (Graveyard Keeper & Two Point Hospital). So there's going ...

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Scratching the Roguelike Itch

Hi everyone! Got two bits of news to share and chew on with this post.


The first, and worst, is that my after-effects project for the video endslate is borked T_T Somewhere along the line I 'misplaced' (read also: probably accidentally deleted) the source files I was using to build the project, so it's going to take a bit of work to rebuild. So until then, I'm unable to update the namelist at the end.


But in the mean time, I am keeping the list updated, so if anyone...

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End of June Update!

Hey everyone, took a lot longer to get the finishing touches for the cage than I hoped (frustratingly, one of the smallest items took the longest to get delivered xD) but I've finally decorated the cage and here's a bunch of pictures I took while doing so!

Though, while I was laying out the blankets, Tilly su...

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Super Quick Endslate Reminder!

Hi everyone, this post'll be short... for real this time! I know I always say that, then write an essay... but srsly. Short post this time. I promise!


This is just a reminder post about the way I update the names on my video endslate, as I received a few messages in the last week or so asking for name updates or asking about the endslate in general.


If you would rather I use a different name than the name you have on your Patreon Account (or if you'd rather not be o...

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Office Ferrets!

Woot! The first of my major goals with regard to Patreon has been realised, and I've got another large ferret cage so Ciri, Tali, and Midna can spend time in my office again :D


Thank you so much for all your support, I couldn't have justified buying a second cage without it. So as a small thank-you, I've recorded a derpy time-lapse of me putting the cage together.


I'd hoped to video the cage decoration as well, but as I explain in the video, that'll have to wait unt...

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March Update and Future Plans

Hello everyone! 


As some of you may be aware already, I've updated the end-slate with the names of all active supporters at the change of the month, though I let it sit for a week so Patreon could work out any of the payment kinks that seem to crop up here and there. This is the first month that I've been substituting names, as per the comments on this post, (https://www.patreon.com/posts...

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February Reminder!

Hi everyone! 


Wow, February has flown by, and with it there have been a flock of new dapperlings signing up to back me on Patreon. 


… flock? A flock of dapperlings? Hmm. Is that the right word? Are we birds? Maybe it would be more of a D sounding word? Maybe a dazzle of dapperlings? Or a drove of dapperlings? Maybe something more draconic like a hoard of dapperlings?


Anyway... a lot of dapperlings have joined up! And since the end of the...

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End Slate Names

As some people use their real names on their Patreon Accounts, and may not feel comfortable having those names appear on the end-slates at the end of my videos; please do leave me a reply here if you'd like your name substituted for a more recognisable username (for example, perhaps your YouTube username) or simply omitted from the end-slate all together.


Even if you've mentioned your preference to me elsewhere, please do pop a comment in here as well, as this will serve as a conven...

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A Quick Update!

Hi everyone, this is going to be a quick update on what's gone on in the last week or so. :)


First and foremost, following the Patreon vote I've officially returned to Expeditions: VIKING. This is, for all intents and purposes, my first 'Patreon Sponsored' series, and I'm really happy with the response its gotten so far. So many comments from people thanking you for your support, as it's enabled me to return to a series they've missed.


I'm not sure how long the seri...

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Unfinished Series Vote!

As per my last post, thank you for all of your suggestions for which unfinished series you'd enjoy seeing me complete next!


I've browsed the list, added in a few series I would be especially interested in finishing, and present it for you to vote on. All the games on this list are there because I think it will be fun to play them, so don't worry about voting for what you think I'll enjoy the most—if I wouldn't enjoy it, it wouldn't be on the list :)


To take part i...

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Finishing Unfinished Series!

As many of you have likely noticed (and some of you have lamented) I'm not always able to finish the series I start on the channel. As I've mentioned in the past, I rarely consider these series 'dead', rather they are on the back burner (sometimes far to the back xD)


As per my first post here on Patreon, the reason for this is almost always that viewership of the series has dropped significantly, and with it, the income that the s...

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First Post – A Massive Thankyou!!

So this will be the very first Patreon post. Go ahead and fill your lungs with that fresh 'first post' smell. None of the other posts will ever smell quite the same, so savour it!

Now then, with that out of the way, let's get to the reason for this post:


THANK YOU SO MUCH!!


I couldn't have imagined so many people would back my Patreon, let alone this quickly. I don't even have a video up on the page yet, though that'll be coming just as soon...

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