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Hummingbird Heading Home For Winter

Hey everyone!

Sorry for the news black out lately! I’ve been without internet access for a while now so getting everything to link up is a quite difficult as I complete the busy season in my other line of work. However I have been writing remotely and have .53 near completion.

I should be back home with my regular setup in a week or so and then I will put out a release with several new endings and a good chunk of new content after I get everything in order.

A few other ...

Transfigure .52

Hey everyone. The new release is finally done!

I hoped to have it done much earlier. It was another endless period of “it just needs one more day!”  I even stayed up for several days straight and that backfired when I still ended up with some unfinished bits and fell into an exhausted coma and another pile of urgent work. I accidentally injured myself earlier last month too but I am like 80% recovered so no big deal. No excuses though, I definitely messed up the timing on this ...

Last minute status report

Hey everyone,

Just a quick note here to let you know the new release is almost done but I am coming up a little short. I promise I will do my best to have something out in the first week of June.

As a little preview we've got some irresistible Julie content, some frustratingly deep Ryan content, taboo Teddy, and malevolent Mitch as well as a bunch of other things that are kinda-almost done like more of the Clark adventure. The themes for each of these areas are all very differen...

Transfigure .51 + Status

Greetings!

The update is done! Whooo. It became a monstrosity but it is finally in a releasable state including most of the things I wanted it to have. I wanted the release to reflect the extra time so it is above average for length and variety. This was definitely a hard one to get out so thanks for not revolting on me!

Production wise, the past month I put in a fair number of hours doing organizational and prep work. It’s boring but necessary stuff to finish everything up and ...

Sucky Status

Hi all,

This month has been really hard for me. Outside of Tango Fiction I had some personal issues to deal with that sapped a lot of my time and knocked me out of the groove to write erotic fiction. I apologize for the lack of communication. I just kept hoping I’d be able to finish the update and post a release instead of a lame apology.

I finished some organizational and prep that should speed up the next few releases as soon as I snap back into a more productive mindset.

Tango Fiction and Transfigure Third Year Anniversary

Hey everyone,

Transfigure and Tango Fiction are now over three years old. We’ve come a long way!

Weighing it at a bit under 600,000 words Transfigure is now one of the largest interactive fiction stories of its kind and it is growing every month thanks to the generous patrons and subscribers of Tango Fiction. I only committed to writing about 10,000 words a month so we are way ahead of schedule and that is because of all of you that have encouraged and supported me on the way he...

Overdue Status Report

Hey everyone!

Overdue status report here. This month has been incredibly busy. I had to do far more work outside Tango Fiction than expected but still felt I had enough time to finish the next update. That enthusiasm faded this week and now its the end of the month and I am still pecking.  I was pretty drained after all the other stuff that went on so that when writing lately I mainly worked on whatever I was in the mood for. This includes some prep work for upcoming stories includ...

Transfigure .5 Beta / Christmas Release

Hey everyone!

I want to wish everyone a merry Christmas and happy holidays from your resident hummingbird-turned-writer!

Transfigure is now over half done so the next release after .99 Alpha is now reclassified as .5 Beta. The game contains most of the features I want in a final release with the exception of a combat system and some minor customization and cosmetic options. There is still plenty of work left but I am confident I know how to do most of it. There are a few areas I i...

Release Nearing Completion

Hey everyone.

I am still adding things to the current release so that each area gets a decent amount of content. I also did a bunch of edits and fixed a few dead ends with new scenes and connections. The changelog is already pretty long but I want to put in all the stuff I intended to so I think an extra few days would probably be what I need to check all of the boxes. This is a pretty diverse update so I want to do all that I can to do each character and scene justice.

Other than...

Status Report

Hey Tango Fictioneers!

The next update is coming together. I am trying to include all the stuff I have been a bit behind on the past few months so it should have:

-Samantha and Taylor’s fight against Lucas Ferret and T Corp.

-Julie and Taylor romance.

-A big slice of the two friends cabin adventure.

-Zen Master Peeshi’s training session.

So that’s a pretty diverse update and I’m trying to do the stories justice and end them in a nice spot. I am havi...

Transfigure .99A (Halloween Special) + 1000 TFGS Likes

Hey friends!

Happy Halloween!

Let’s start with some good news. I finally achieved one of my longstanding goals: 1000 likes on TFGS!! (that’s the transformation game site for anyone wondering). Woo! To do that in two and a half years puts the game in rare company.

This was definitely one of the harder to finish updates. Sorry this one took so long (I probably could have released weeks ago, if not earlier) but I felt the writing was a bit bland. The extra time allowed me t...

Home For Winter

Hey everyone! 

First of all, apologies for last month. I thought I would have internet access the whole time I was gone, instead I only had my cellphone as a hotspot and that was quickly depleted and locked. Then I had approximately double the workload I was expecting to do, so things definitely got slowed down and then I had no way to do a proper upload. 

I’ve never worked remotely with my laptop before either so I had a few issues with missing files and media. I’ll...

Fall brings new flowers!

Hello patrons of Tango Fiction!

Here’s a little status update for you. As I mentioned in previous posts, late summer / fall is my busy season with my other work so I've been struggling a bit to finish everything… but that’s not really new I guess, heh.

Currently I have two updates in development:

A director update focused on some unconventional paths (cute cosplay etc)  - I came up with an entertaining direction to take this so I filled out some new branches and g...

Transfigure 98 Alpha

Hi TFers!

This was a difficult update to finish but I think it turned out pretty good. As is true every single update, I didn’t come close to finishing all the stuff I started but given how hectic the last 40 days has been I am fairly happy. I still have several advanced stories I am working on, about 300 pages of content so I am always a bit surprised when it takes so long to convert those pages into finished products.

I am excited to show off some of the Taylor vs Taylor conte...

Status and Website stuff

Hi friends! I have been meaning to post a release instead of just a status update but with the whole Patreon review last month, I took some extra work plus it is already my busy season so I am still trying to get caught up on everything I want to do. I started a lot of branches recently which evolved into even more as is prone to happening, which is a roundabout way of saying I’m writing but only what I am in the mood for and less on the other requests. I will finish them all eventually but...

Tango Fiction Miraculously Passes Obscenity Review

Hello friends!

In a somewhat shocking turn of events Patreon has released my money (aka your generous pledges) and is allowing me to continue operating without censorship on their platform… (for now).

I can only assume this is because of the merits of my story and because of all of you. My sweet hummingbird logo along with Patreon’s recent legal defeats probably helped. Maybe there is even a resurgent desire for the company to pursue it’s alleged core goal of helping to fund...

Council of "Trust and Safety" Reviews Tango Fiction

Hey everyone. 

Unfortunately I've got some really sad news that a lot of us were suspecting would come: I am under review and we all know how that goes around here. My money is locked but I can still post and back things up so that's what I'm doing. So this may be my last semi-free post on this site. I have been expecting this and living in fear of this moment for over a year but I was hoping that by using mostly text and carefully following Patreon's purposely vague rules without ...

Drew's Ending Poll

Hey everyone!

I have been back for a few days and am back chipping away at the Transfigure mountain. I have a bunch of content kinda-almost done so I think the next update should be out within a week or two.

Now that everyone had a chance to read I was wondering what you thought of Drew's ending. Clicky click or leave a comment and let me know your opinion!

Transfigure V.978 Crap - I’m out of time again!

Hey everyone!

I've finally finished a release! Errr… Or part of one… ‘O.o At least I get to share a true ending (#2) that is one of my personal favorites. Hopefully that makes up for ending the Evan line mid stream. I have a lot coming there and will include some of the other pieces in the next update but I apologize in advance for that cut and run - it’s just a tease of a large block of content I am nearly finished similar to the Drew stuff. 

Sorry this one took so l...

Status

Hey Tango Fictioneers!

Yikes, another month disappeared!

I thought for sure I’d be finished this release earlier but real life intervened for a bit. Plus every time I do an update with more than two or three skews it starts to get kind of big and unwieldy to work on.

I have been meaning to post more often but I’ve been kind of grumpy lately. In the meantime I’ve just been pecking away like usual. I did an inventory of blanks I need to fill in and was shocked how many t...

968 out for the public; status

Hey everyone!

I hope everyone is safe and sound.

April's update (968) is now public so head over to your favorite hub and DL it if you haven't played yet.

The next update (978) is mostly written. I actually have enough raw content for at least two updates I think. It is just a matter of editing and putting things into the engine. I have a lot of content that is like A B C D _ F G _ I ... so even though I have nearly the alphabet (an update) I am still missing some connecting...

Defense Poll

In your opinion does Transfigure have artistic or literary merit?

Transfigure .9680085 Alpha

Hey Tango Friends!

I hope everyone is doing well. Wooo another ending is done!

It has been a long month… and it probably felt like that for everyone waiting for an update. I thought this would be done sooner since I still have over a hundred pages of content I am working on but it takes time to maintain quality and edit. I know lots of people have lost their jobs so I wont bitch about being swamped with work.

We are almost at beta. More endings are getting added and pencil...

Lil note

Hey TFers!

I hope everyone is doing well! Sadly the update isn't quite done yet :( I have been incredibly busy so far this month. I had some work that took way more time than I thought it would so I missed some writing time. I have been meaning to post more but kind of felt a bit drained with all the other stuff in my life. 

I am adding content to the engine tonight but still need a couple more days to play test and do some more writing. I have most of my other work done for ...

Transfigure .96

Hey everyone!

I have a shiny new version ready! I finally finished Director Rin’s commission and got to add another unique ending to Transfigure. Releasing this new version feels great since I struggled a bit with this one! Like the last update, this release is a bit different… It includes a somewhat atypical story. Originally it had no sex, but I added an optional scene just because the ero scenes were a bit light in the last Ariana mission. 

Special thanks to Director R...

Report From the Hummingbird Shelter

Hey there!

I hope everyone is happy and healthy! Things are going pretty good on the writing front. I have about ~8 solid stories in the queue to come out over the next couple months (based on director and Corps picks plus a couple of my own.)

This has been a busy month for me but I am glad to be occupied during such a tumultuous time for many. 

We had a director swap this month, so I have some extra stories to catch up on. Special thanks to Director G for the numerous ...

Transfigure Two Year Edition Public

Just a heads up the two year edition of Transfigure is now public and available for perusal on TFGS and F95.

Tango Fiction enters the terrible twos! Dun dun dun!

Transfigure .95

I thought I had time to finish more content the last couple nights but I’ve been flying around like a blind hummingbird lately. I have a quick business trip this week so I wanted to get something finished for my patrons.

Since I will be gone for 5 or 6 days, rather than make everyone wait until I get back, I am releasing all the content I added and play tested so far.

Since the last update wasn’t that long ago, I hope you consider this a little bonus. I should have another sol...

State of the Bird

So it's been a bit quiet lately for the general audience but the two year edition is worth the wait in my opinion. The next update is nearly  finished... yes, the new giant update on top of the last giant update is  almost done! I will release the 2 year edition (.94) when I finish the  next update (.95) for patrons likely around Wednesday. Both updates  include some of my personal favorite endings. There is 90+ more of these  coming!  
 

My biggest...

Q: I heard you use the term “True end” - what does this mean? What can you tell us about Transfigure’s endings?

A: The “true ends" as I call them are ends 1-12 that were the original endings for the game that I wrote when I finished designing the project. I changed it recently so ending #1 is the official ending to Transfigure (originally it was #11 I think in the previews I put out). The dozen trues are long and fairly complex but that doesn't make the other 90+ endings any less special or loved. 

All these “outsider” endings started to get penciled in by necessity as I rapidly expand...