hello and happy November!
October sure flew by, didn't it? Last week was a busy one! In addition to work on getting the update ready and coding the Spooktacular (which I had intended to be just a general, non-interactive short story until it took on a mind of its own), I was also dealing with some unexpected trials of homeownership and the usual Halloween chaos.
I still need to finish coding the last route of the Spooktacular. I haven't forgotten about it, I promise! Y'all will ge...
2021-11-02 18:32:53 +0000 UTC
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sorry about the delay on this, I ran into some issues in the form of a burst sewer pipe that made the last few days more than a little stressful and severely reduced my ability to sit down and code! But here we go, it's finally (mostly) done.
This is just a fun little Halloween adventure with our found family, featuring a few smooches and a walk through some...
2021-11-01 04:44:59 +0000 UTC
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a Halloween treat from me to all of you 🖤
This isn't the entire first episode, it's only what I've gotten coded so far, which is approximately 17,000 words before code. For comparison, the first proof-of-concept of it was about 5,000 words, so it's a fair amount of progress since then.
There's still a lot of work to do, obviously. Besides editing and coding the rest of it, I also need to make banners and take screenshots for the itch.io page, which is currently very empty looki...
2021-10-28 03:25:34 +0000 UTC
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hello and happy Tuesday!
Gonna have to be quick with this one this week, folks. Trying to get the typing done so I can get off the computer screen before this migraine hits me fully lmao.
I have finished up the update for this month and it went out to patreon yesterday, so I'll be posting that publicly on November 1st! Between now and then, I'll be working on any edits/bug fixes that need doing, as well as a few other little related things. The end of Chapter 3 is on the horizon. ...
2021-10-26 15:01:09 +0000 UTC
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here we go!
Sorry about the delay. Last week was parent-teacher conferences, so my daughter had only a three day school week, which means I only had a three day work week too 😅 but I spent today finishing up what I couldn't last week, and now we're good to go.
We've reached the point in my outline where "End Chapter" is actually on the list, so I'm hopeful that I'll get that done next month. Got some more RO scenes coming up (a delicious bit of hurt/comfort, which is one of my ...
2021-10-25 23:28:13 +0000 UTC
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hello and happy Tuesday!
last week was a little less productive than I'd have liked, due to forces outside my control, but I still managed to get some work done! I think I've reached a good stopping place for this month's update, so now it's time to get everything coded and tested.
That's my plan for this week. Editing, coding, and testing the Speaker update to get it out to my patrons and betas! I'd like to get it done before the weekend, but this week is going to be
2021-10-19 14:32:33 +0000 UTC
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hello and happy Tuesday!
the weather continues to be kind to me and as such I'm getting a lot of work done! I actually had a burst of inspiration and got a lot done on Partially Stars this week as well, finishing coding it through the end of the character introductions and Stowaway customization, which is the most complicated part. I'm hopeful that I should be able to get the rest of it edited and coded soon so I can finally get the first episode out to y'all! :D
But back...
2021-10-12 14:30:02 +0000 UTC
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hello and happy October!
the weather is starting to get almost reasonable here, and it's done wonders for my inspiration and productivity! I've managed to make more progress this week than I was expecting, and I'm hoping to continue that momentum into the coming week as well!
I can see the light at the end of Chapter 3 approaching. Though I don't think I'll get there this month, I'm hopeful that I can do so next month. There's a big branching choice at the end of the chapter that ...
2021-10-05 14:38:27 +0000 UTC
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I only got one question this month! I'm considering making the Q&A every other month instead of monthly, and doing something else for the interim months (as soon as I figure out what that other thing would be. suggestions welcome 😅)
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Anonymous asked: q&a - i don’t think i’ve seen you answer this question goin around yet but apologies if you have!! what would the ROs contact name for the speaker be before dating vs after? 💕
before / after...
2021-09-30 16:20:52 +0000 UTC
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sorry folks, no update this week. my daughter's home sick, and I need to concentrate on taking care of her. game update will be tomorrow if she's feeling better, otherwise it'll be done as soon as I get time. thanks for understanding 💙
2021-09-28 15:24:49 +0000 UTC
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It's that time again! This month just flew by!
You can leave a question in the comments below, send an ask on the speakergame tumblr, or leave a question in the #patreon channel on discord! If you send a question on tumblr or discord, please tag it q&a so I know it's for this! otherwise I'll assume it's just a regular ask.
All kinds of questions are welcome, including NSFW and S...
2021-09-24 16:05:10 +0000 UTC
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It is good to be back! Believe it or not, I've missed coding during my month off. There's a certain kind of soothing repetition to it.
Here we go! It's going to feel like a very small update because it's ultimately just the choosing of your bedroom style and then the beginning of finally getting back to the story, but there's quite a bit of variation possible. If there's any bedroom style you'd like to see that I didn't include, let me know!
As I said in my progress report yesterd...
2021-09-22 16:23:37 +0000 UTC
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hello and happy last day of summer!
this was an interesting week! I got quite a bit of work done on finishing the scene I've been working on and coding it... only to come to the decision that I'm going to scrap a large portion of it. Or at least, move it a little later down the line.
The section that I've been working on has been the rest of the chapter 3 character customization stuff, specifically you would A) choose your bedroom style, then B) choose your personal fashion style....
2021-09-21 14:46:00 +0000 UTC
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hello and happy Tuesday!
last week... did not go to plan 😅 the last throes of summer are, to put it plainly, fucking with my head, and I spent most of the week with a bad migraine. It didn't stop me from working entirely, but it did slow me down a lot, so I got less done than I'd have liked. Though what I did finish, I'm really happy with!
I'm hoping to finish it this week, and if I'm lucky get it coded as well. It has the rest of the chapter 3 CC, and if the others have taught...
2021-09-14 14:27:32 +0000 UTC
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hello and happy Tuesday!
been a while since I've done one of these! 😁 I've been working on getting back in the flow of writing on a schedule again, and getting my thoughts together on where I want the story to go next. Chapter 3 has so far been about raising a lot of questions, and now we're reaching the point where it's time to start answering some of them. Very exciting, but I also need to make sure all my ducks are in a row first so I don't miss one!
The next part involves a...
2021-09-07 15:01:51 +0000 UTC
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hello and happy September!
I hope you all had a great August! I'm back from my self-imposed break and I am very glad I decided to do it 💙 If y'all remember that cold I had in the middle of July, it turned out to be a sinus infection that haunted me for nearly a month, so I wouldn't have been able to do much for the first couple weeks of the month anyway! After it cleared up, I made myself take it easy. I played a couple video games I've been really wanting to check out, and did some ...
2021-09-01 13:30:09 +0000 UTC
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For Bastian, was it ‘like at first sight’ when you saw the Speaker?
“I'd say it was... 'intrigue at first sight.'” Sebastian smirks slightly as if amused by the question. “At first I thought they were full of shit. But once I realized they weren’t…” he chuckles quietly, but doesn’t say anything for a long moment, rubbing his palms together in thought. “Imagine being ten years old and being desperate to find the Holy Grail because you believe it will ...
2021-07-31 16:08:43 +0000 UTC
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A collection of excerpts from The Good Neighbors: A History of the Fae by Dr. Flix Moonsong
What makes someone a fae?
Fae are the most diverse group of people in the world by a wide margin, ranging in size from under a foot tall to well over 10 feet tall and with any ability or appearance you could possibly imagine. So then what makes one a fae instead of one of the other types of supernatural person in the world?
There are two main things used to categ...
2021-07-29 17:45:37 +0000 UTC
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hello and happy Tuesday!
Busy, busy week last week! Unsurprisingly, I caught my daughter's cold, but I still managed to finish up the update and got it out to my lovely betas yesterday! It's a bit of a doozy as far as size and coding goes, so I'm really proud that I got that done.
A reminder that I will be going on hiatus for the month of August! The public update will roll out on Monday, August 2nd, but except for that you probably won't hear much from me outside...
2021-07-27 16:31:00 +0000 UTC
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WOOO! This update has tried to kick my ass, but it's finally ready!
Sorry for the slight delay. I wanted to have it done on Saturday, but I caught my daughter's cold and coding while sick is a lot more difficult than I expected. Any errors or typos can be blamed on the Dayquil that is keeping me functioning 😂
But this is a big update! In addition to the first part of the second CC (I didn't have time to code the others, so we're ending on a cliffhanger again) t...
2021-07-27 02:31:01 +0000 UTC
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It's that time again!
I thought I'd do something a little different this month, and have an In-Character Q&A! If you have any questions you've really wanted to ask the characters of Speaker, ask away and I will answer in character!
I will not be answering NSFW questions this time around, but any other questions are welcome (including spoilers, if you're so inclined).
You can leave a question in the comments below, send an ask on
2021-07-25 17:06:45 +0000 UTC
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hello and happy Tuesday!
It's been a week of ups and downs. As I mentioned last week, my daughter started school... and, inevitably, got a cold during her first week. It's a lot of new germs she was exposed to, so we're not surprised, but it meant my biggest priority this weekend and yesterday was taking care of her.
But before she got sick, I had a wonderfully productive week! And since she went back this morning, I'm hopeful that this week will be just as productive!
I ski...
2021-07-20 16:31:20 +0000 UTC
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hello and happy Tuesday!
This has been... a whirlwind of a week. Late last Friday, there was a huge storm here that left us as well as almost 200,000 other people without power for most of the weekend, and thousands of people are still without power. I'm very lucky that we got restored as quickly as we did, and we were still out for more than a day.
And then yesterday, my daughter started school! Sort of. Technically she starts kindergarten in a month, but this is sort of part of ...
2021-07-13 14:38:08 +0000 UTC
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hello and happy July!
I hope you all had a great couple of weeks and that my fellow Americans finally have some peace and quiet away from the constant fireworks! They've been more insistent than usual here this year. I'm really tired of them.
I've made more progress on the scenes that got misplaced! I'm at about 3/4 of the way done now. If I'm lucky and time allows, I hope to be able to get it finished this week, at which point I'll code it and CC2: Customize Harder and finally ge...
2021-07-06 18:10:25 +0000 UTC
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Here's our second Idle Hands playlist, for our quasit bodyguard Casey Jones! They're the first character you meet in IH, and a very chatty and loyal friend 💙
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Track List:
Iris - The Goo Goo Dolls
Deep Blue - The Midnight
I Will Follow You into the Dark - Death Cab for Cutie
Dark Nights - Dorothy
Silence - Marshmello ...
2021-07-01 19:50:21 +0000 UTC
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General
Louie asked: Do the ROs know sign language?
Li, Sebastian, and Kana do! The whole Cowles family knows sign language because of Anastasia, Sebastian learned it in case he needs it for work, and Kana actually learned it as an alternative method of communication on days when they don’t trust their voice.
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NSFW
Jeremiah Gigremosa a...
2021-07-01 19:42:15 +0000 UTC
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So! My internet is down, and might not be back until Thursday!
As such, I won't be able to do the weekly update tomorrow and the game update is delayed until I have an internet connection again 😒 I also won't be able to post the Q&A answers until it comes back either. Sorry for the inconvenience, and thank you all once again for your patience 💙
2021-06-28 18:09:29 +0000 UTC
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(I meant to have this up earlier in the day, but it looks like I scheduled it for next Sunday by accident! sorry for the delay 💙 trigger warning for... well, for someone being triggered)
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Kana loved gigs at this time of day. They were as good as invisible in their corner of the coffee shop, a sculpture to be occasionally admired but not interacted with. They took complete advantage of it; people would say all kinds of things in fro...
2021-06-28 04:43:32 +0000 UTC
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here's the first part of the beta update! it's about 1400 words total, so pretty short, but it also includes all the UI changes I've done!
I still intend to make a few other changes (updates to the Profile and Relationships pages, a few other minor quality of life changes) but the layout is mostly finished. The rest of the update will be coming soon, once I've finished rewriting it (though I did leave the choice options at the end that will lead into the scenes I'm working on, as a litt...
2021-06-26 19:33:40 +0000 UTC
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So I do most of my writing in google docs, to prevent the accidental loss of progress through a crash or corrupted save. For the most part, it's worked really well, but through a combination of power outages and sync issues, the inevitable finally happened and I lost one of the scenes (well, series of scenes, since it was split scenes with the ROs) that was supposed to be in this month's update. Nearly 8000 words, disappeared without a trace 😒
I'm in the process of rewriting it, but ...
2021-06-26 00:59:08 +0000 UTC
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