It is so, so nice to type those words again.
Hello, my dears! Long time no see. It means a lot to me to see so many of you still here π
A quick note about Patreon: I am going to be restarting the billing cycle starting next month, now that we're finally back on track. I didn't want y'all to get charged for it without warning π I already have what will be the May update written, I just need to edit, code, and test it, so there shouldn't be much of a wai...
2024-04-29 23:32:01 +0000 UTC
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I was really hopeful that I would get the update uploaded tonight, but I don't expect to be home in time to do so before it's technically April. I'll try to get it up this weekend, gods willing and the creek don't rise. I've paused the April billing cycle, so you won't be charged while you wait π as long as you don't cancel your sub, you'll get to see it as soon as it's available!
So. At the end of February, my grandmother died. Less than a day later, my spouse was in a car accident-...
2023-03-31 23:03:38 +0000 UTC
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Li's route for this scene is now complete! All romantic and platonic variations and all branches, as well as the beginning of the next scene up to the point where the update will end for all routes.
New word count: ~7000 before code
Total words in this route: 20,528 before code
password: theendisnigh...
2023-02-12 00:30:20 +0000 UTC
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This update includes the rest of the second romantic choice on Li's route, as well as the beginning of the next scene for both of Li's romantic branches, up to the point where the completed update will end.
Now on to the platonic options! I should have those done soon
New word count: ~2600 before code
password: theendisnigh
2023-02-04 01:43:10 +0000 UTC
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My apologies for the delayed update! I meant to get this out last week but ran into a weird bug that made the game stop loading at all, and I had to fix before I could work on anything else.
After spending much longer than I'd like googling and having conversations with more experienced coders, I managed to get rid of the error by deleting and recreating the StoryInit (which near as I can tell is the Twine equivalent of blowing into the SNES game cartridge)
so if yo...
2023-02-01 04:55:11 +0000 UTC
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Happy Solstice everyone! π
I'm in the process of being snowed in right now, but thankfully my house is nice and warm and I have nowhere I need to be. I have to say, spending time working on a story that currently takes place on a tropical paradise planet has been a really nice escape from the cold.
There is some crazy variation in these new scenes. I think on my most recent count, the last set of choices lead to 126 potential variations on the scene, based on your choice and a ...
2022-12-21 21:12:43 +0000 UTC
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hey y'all! if you saw my progress report on tumblr, I mentioned that I've been having some computer issues (specifically, the issue of... not having one). that obviously made it a bit difficult to get an update out to you guys.
I'm going to pause the December billing cycle, so you won't be charged for the upcoming month, but I still int...
2022-11-30 16:44:10 +0000 UTC
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Coding that scene in Speaker is still coming along much slower than I'd like, though progress is being made. But while I work on that, I figured y'all might like a look at how Partially Stars is doing π
I had to recode it from scratch in much the same way that the Speaker re-write happened, so it's still not finished either, but it's much more polished than it was the last time you saw it!
Changes include:
- the abi...
2022-11-01 02:19:01 +0000 UTC
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hey guys! sorry this is coming so late. got hit with a few real life suckerpunches within the last week, including but not limited to: some stolen credit cards, a fractured ankle, and some (thankfully minor) post-surgery complications.
all the writing is done for the update, but I'm still really behind on coding. however, I didn't want to leave you completely empty-handed for September, so I went ahead and uploaded what I have coded so far.
it's not much from a gameplay pers...
2022-09-30 23:58:08 +0000 UTC
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Today is the first day of school for my kid, which means I A) am up very early, and B) have some time to myself, and that means I got the coding done for this month's update!
This update includes some new customization options in chapter 3, as well as the first part of chapter 4! total word count is up to 238,665
2022-08-17 14:31:02 +0000 UTC
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Just wanted to remind y'all to switch tiers to the Seer tier so you don't get overcharged for next month!
I'll keep the other tiers open (but unpublished so no one else can join them) as long as there's people in them. Otherwise, you'd lose your access to everything, and I don't want that, especially since Patreon would still charge you the same amount even if I delete the tier.
2022-07-31 23:59:00 +0000 UTC
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**for this one, as well as the other two posted yesterday, cover images are still a work in progress (by which I mean I had them made, but the files got corrupted, so I'll be remaking them). but anyway:
The final Idle Hands playlist is for the Cajun werewolf, Mal! You'll meet them after the rest of the main IH cast. Quiet, controlled, and charismatic, The Witness and Mal have a few surprising things in common π
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Track List:
Come...
2022-07-30 14:47:01 +0000 UTC
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**for this one, as well as the other two coming up, cover images are still a work in progress (by which I mean I had them made, but the files got corrupted, so I'll be remaking them). but anyway:
The fourth Idle Hands playlist is for our half-nixie roommate, Ana! You'll meet her second in IH, alongside Gavin. Ana is a ray of sunshine, and a steadying presence in The Witness's suddenly-unsteady life π
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Track List:
All I Really Wa...
2022-07-29 21:47:59 +0000 UTC
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**for this one, as well as the other two coming up, cover images are still a work in progress (by which I mean I had them made, but the files got corrupted, so I'll be remaking them). but anyway:
The third Idle Hands playlist is for our favorite grumpy empath, Gavin! You'll meet him second in IH, alongside Ana π
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Track List:
War of Hearts - Ruelle
Do I Wanna Know? - Arctic Monkeys
I Found - Amber Run
Wicked Gam...
2022-07-29 14:47:59 +0000 UTC
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I am finally at a point where Iβm, if not quite back to normal, at least settled into my new normal. Part of that will mean returning to monthly updates to Speaker, which means as of August 1st I will be unpausing my Patreon.
But itβs also become obvious to me that I work much better when I can fully concentrate on writing, and doing things like extra content and q&a's was putting more stress on me than I realized, until that pressure was no longer there. So Iβ...
2022-07-28 21:48:53 +0000 UTC
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Rewrites are complete!
The story has grown from ~178k to 224,422 words, which is a very satisfying number and also a nearly 46k increase.
It has been recoded from the ground up, which means any old saves will definitely be broken and you'll need to start back from the beginning.
password: newbeginnings
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2022-07-20 01:59:29 +0000 UTC
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Chapter 3 is finally, finally finished!
the last few months have been brutal, but I've finally got my brain firing on all cylinders again and am able to code without a struggle. I'm looking forward to really getting to work again, and am excited for all the good things to come!
I also rearranged the end of chapter 3 and beginning of chapter 4 a bit. Looking it over again after my unintended hiatus, I decided that the RO scenes felt really out of place where they were, so ...
2022-05-11 22:12:04 +0000 UTC
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hey, guys, sorry for the lack of update yesterday, but I'm going to have to go on hiatus for a while. My daughter tested positive for covid, so even though I'm not showing any symptoms yet it's safe to say I have it too, or will soon. It's not like I can isolate away from my six-year-old.
So I'm putting my work on the update on hold to take care of myself and my family. I've put a pause on patreon, so y'all won't be billed for February. When I do finally get to finish the rest of chapte...
2022-01-26 21:04:24 +0000 UTC
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hello and happy Tuesday!
these things have almost become bi-weekly at this point, haven't they? π
Thank y'all for your patience. Last week I made the mistake of getting my covid booster and flu shot at the same time, and I... slept for pretty much 24 hour straight, and was really out of it for the rest of the week.
The good (and bad) news is that I was still writing! In fact, the early draft of the end of Chapter 3 is finished! It's a bit of a mess right now, so right now I'm w...
2022-01-18 20:51:30 +0000 UTC
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hello and happy Tuesday!
This is my last weekly update of 2021! This has been a very successful year for me on a personal level, but at the same time it has been... awful, on a global level. I will not mourn it when it's gone. 2022 better be on its best behavior.
But! We're going to talk about the positive! I wrote over 100k words this year! This little passion project of mine has become something truly amazing, and I've made some incredible friends because of it, as well as...
2021-12-28 21:20:09 +0000 UTC
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here we go!
Good news! There's only one scene left in chapter 3! It's partially written, I just need to finish all the RO branches! I should be able to get that finished after my kid goes back to school and I have the ability to work during the day, and I'll roll that update out whenever it's done! So there should be another update in a couple weeks that'll contain the rest of chapter 3 π
Chapter 3 was all about revealing the plot and figuring out how you want to react to it, a...
2021-12-28 20:05:51 +0000 UTC
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hello and happy winter solstice!
update's a little late going up today on account of my daughter's sick. again. such is the curse of a kindergartener after a year in quarantine, I guess.
but! despite my poor kid's immune system struggles, I have found some time to get some work done this week! I'm hoping to get the update buttoned up and ready to go in the next day or two to get it out to patreon, so it should go public just before New Year's π it's been nice to find time to wr...
2021-12-21 23:42:52 +0000 UTC
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hello and happy Tuesday!
I apologize for my radio silence last week, it was... a week. A constant parade of things, most neither good nor bad but still present and needing to be acted on immediately. I just didn't have time to sit down and type out an update.
So obviously, I didn't get any writing done last week. I'm not entirely sure how much time I'll have to write this week either, but at the very least I plan to code the things I wrote last month that I couldn't put i...
2021-12-14 20:04:45 +0000 UTC
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hello and happy Tuesday!
where did November go? I swear we must've skipped it entirely this year and went straight from Halloween to December.
For those who didn't see it yesterday, this month's update came out yesterday! I'm back to writing at a normal pace again (and being careful not to overdo it and reinjure myself) and trying to get as much done as I can before the Winter School Holiday hits at the end of December.
December is a tricky month for me. I have Jewish, Chris...
2021-11-30 19:54:54 +0000 UTC
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it was so fun last time, I decided to do another In-Character Q&A for the holiday weekend! This time, including any of the characters from Speaker, as well as Partially Stars!
You can leave a question in the comments below, send an ask on the speakergame tumblr or partiallystarsif tumblr, or leav...
2021-11-25 06:34:26 +0000 UTC
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hello and happy Tuesday!
I've been given the all clear to start writing again! Well, as long as I limit myself and don't overdo it again. That won't be a problem this week, since it's Thanksgiving week, and with my kid home from school I won't have much time to write anyway π
I did get the update out to patreon yesterday! Which means it'll go public Monday, November 29th!
My plan for this week is, first and foremost, to spend time with my family. My daugh...
2021-11-23 19:47:17 +0000 UTC
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here we go!
my wrist has recovered enough that I'm allowed to write again (in a limited capacity), but I wasn't able to get far enough to get a less-weird stopping place for the update, so I left it where it was. there will be some RO scenes coming up immediately after the current ending, so y'all have that to look forward to next month ;)
I also redid the profile page to include all the new customization options, please check that out and let me know if there's any issues! there'...
2021-11-22 19:45:41 +0000 UTC
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This month's lore post is an introduction to the galaxy in which Partially Stars takes place! There are a few planets in the system that aren't mentioned here as well, but they either don't have much human presence on them (yet) or there's nothing I can say about them that wouldn't be spoilers ;) You'll learn about those soon enough.
Special thank you to my spouse for typing this up for me while my arm was out of commission π
Arcalis
The glea...
2021-11-20 19:42:54 +0000 UTC
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hello and happy Tuesday!
Unsurprisingly, I didn't get much done this week, since I'm not allowed to write until my wrist is healed (it doesn't hurt anymore, but I'm supposed to give it a couple more days anyway). I have been taking notes, however - some in voice-to-text and some on paper since it's my non-dominant hand that I injured. I have no idea how much progress it will actually be once I can translate it to a word document, but at least I've been able to do something.
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2021-11-16 18:42:51 +0000 UTC
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hello and happy Tuesday!
So I had to slow down my writing a bit this week. It turns out, there is a limit on how productive I can be, and if that limit is crossed... I get tendonitis in my wrist π
oops. But before that, I got a lot done, both writing and coding!
for obvious reasons, I'm taking a bit of a break this week. No writing (and no video games) until my wrist feels better, doctor's orders. I'm going to take the opportunity to catch up on all the recent updates ...
2021-11-09 17:41:11 +0000 UTC
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