Oh. I just realized... I didn't stream at all in 2025. Hm...

Normally, I work with Renpy since my genre is primarily in VNs because I'm mainly a writer. But for this new project (PLEASE DON'T KILL ME FOR STARTING A NEW PROJECT, I KNOW), I'm going to be experimenting with Godot for a bit to see if I can get a concept build of my idea. Hopefully it works out

Maaaan, I'm so behind on shit x-x Reaaaaalllllly need to buckle down and focus on stuff. ...maybe after I finish watching this k-drama

It was so stupidly easy once I sat down and tried to figure it out, that I feel dumber. How easy was it? Comparison: You're locked out of your house and can't find a way in, you're halfway through calling a locksmith when you see that you haven't turned your key in the lock... 🤦‍♂️ #visualnovel

Hi I made a visual novel for #o2a2 game jam It exists #gamedev #visualnovel kathana-da.itch.io/a-drink-to-r...

Was having a very good, productive time organizing my lore notes.... and then suddenly, EXISTENTIAL DREAD! It was a very, very, VERY extreme attack that time. x-x So, I'm now just laying down and watching some King of the Hill to calm down. Sorry. x-x

*siiiigh* I wanna write, I wanna draw, I wanna do dev work... But my hand hurts... so I can't without excruciating pain or typing very slowly. :(

Be me: "Alright, I'm gonna do some organizing and fixing up stuff related to projects and comm sheets." Also me: "...why did I just spend 4 hours going on a deep dive into xenomorph biology and history. I don't even really care for the alien franchise!"

Man, I gotta update my vgen sheets... I wrote it, and even I'm confused by it

Had a weird encounter today where I get on a packed train. There's a guy who I stand next to because it's the only place I can go, and he tells me to move somewhere else because he, "doesn't like men standing near him" Whatever, I just move a few steps away, not worth dealing with whatever that was

I put a cushion on my chair, thinking that maybe my feet hurt when I sit because the chair is too low and so there's too much weight being distributed to that region. ....Tell me, why now, with the cushion, do my FEET NO LONGER TOUCH THE FLOOR?! AM I THAT SMALL?! I'M NOT SMALL! PLEASE! BELIEVE ME!

This simple ruler is one of my closest companions at concept sketches. I wish I could show the piece, but can't right now. Mostly because I wanna get further in pre-production before I start showing things, but also because I wanna make content out of the work process later. Hope people like it!

I think... I've become acutely aware lately of my issues with language and odd way of speaking. Lately, a lot of the stuff I write/say "sounds wrong" and I'm not sure why or what's happening to me... Maybe it's just all in my head? Maybe I'm overthinking it? Dunno.

I wonder if it should be a running gag that Tea & Torment does not have a logo yet. We have a mascot, but no logo.

So, this is how much I had prepared because I know how star rail's system can be when it comes to rolls and how much it takes to get one character. That's about... I'd say... 7-8, 10-ticket rolls? So that's about... one chance at a 50/50 for the banner roll. Well.... #HonkaiStarRail

Ya know, before I was Dusk, I wanted to be a manga artist. I did create some stuff but it seems I forgot everything about how I used to outline and lay out panels. It's a very visual process and I'm not very good at that. :( Maybe I should try a different paneling method?

I... have an idea... for something. It's gonna be hard, there's a tight deadline, and I can't guarantee I can finish it. But..... I want to try.

Here's an update on the BG I was working on for my streams. I could technically start the coloring process... but I could also do more with the lineart.... Damn my perfectionism... #background #art #streamer

Little doodle I made for a joke

So I started drawing my vtuber background for when I start streams. I haven't drawn a BG in a while, but I think I'm making good progress. There's a lot more I could do with it but I'm like: "Nah, too much effort." Plus my model is gonna be taking up the center of the screen. #background #art

Idea for a future project: "It's like super sentai stuff, but corporate." Hmmm, I guess it'd be kinda like MHA but instead of super heroes, it's rangers. With my current skillset, I can probably make that. Wonder if I should assemble a team for this one?

Project idea: "It's a cozy game (stardew valley, my time at portia, fields of mistria, etc) but set in a post-apoc setting." Probably not something I can do for quite some time, there's a long list of other projects to do first.

how i'm feeling about this game i'm developing rn

Nightly Intrusions of a Dream-Eating Demon. It's a short story about a sleep paralysis demon who visits you at nights. Stuck together, you two have no choice but to pass the time with idle conversations It's feature-complete and available for free: tea-and-torment.itch.io/nightly-intr...

Just doing some minor polishing for DreamEater's GUI Probably won't mess with it too much more than this, I have a habit of going overkill on design elements. Feels like I'm missing something to really tie things together. Current build here: tea-and-torment.itch.io/nightly-intr... #VisualNovel

I have a lot of indie devs following me, so I thought I'd give you a lil PSA If you're sending out keys to content creators? Please treat steam curators with utmost skepticism, there's a huge network of fake curators who are running a massive scam, so please double and triple check them.

Prototype sketch of a new character has been drawn. I thought that drawing them might give me a better idea of who they are but... the only thing I can tell from this sketch is that they are... a person? Gonna need to do some heavy redesigning and further refine their profile.

long live community-maintained websites that aren't owned by big tech. VNDev Wiki is an ongoing community project to document various aspects of visual novel development, resources, terms, game jams and more. vndev.wiki/Main_Page

New Duskism Drop~ Lore Refinement Hell: "When you take that half-asleep brain gunk excuse of a lore doc for a project, and try to refine it into something with a consistent foundation so it can actually be used. But the more progress you make, the more work you have to do...." #writerproblems

I'm gonna be blunt here. I don't do the whole "I'll follow you, if you follow me" thing. If I'm following someone it's because I either like their content, have some history with them, we're doing similar stuff, or just because. That is all. You can go back to your activities.

It feels very on-brand for me that I spend so much of my brainpower coming up with story lore that I wind up exhausting my brain to the point where I pass out for a few hours.

Earbuds broke, gonna need to get a new pair.

Every once in a while, I watch the first episode of an anime, not knowing what it's about thinking: "oh this could be an interesting premise." But then it presses the isekai button, and suddenly what could've been an interesting premise becomes cookie-cutter isekai. Yaaay...

I think today I will try to stream VN dev stuff. Depends on how my voice feels and whether or not people LEAVE THE GODDAMN HOUSE so I don't have to worry about someone accidentally doxxing me to all 4 of my followers. I will keep people updated on when/if that happens. #pngtuber #stream #vndev

Close enough right? Okay so... let me quickly note down what my goals for the next stage would be: - Sketchy pencil lines - Focus more on clarity rather than anatomical accuracy/details - Exaggerate unappealing elements - Cut up body parts for easy of puppet manipulation - Storyboard/animatic style

I have not drawn for a good long while and it shows. x~x So, what I'm currently doing is going back to this project here: tea-and-torment.itch.io/untitled-off... And trying to come up with an artstyle for it. See, the previous style was borne out of necessity and speed, but now I have time...

Aaaaaand here come the bot accounts looking to scrape data, greaaaaat... was fun while it lasted, I guess.

Let me just casually produce some of the most impressive cinematics you'll ever see in a visual novel in the span of a month. We're escaping the PowerPoint allegations with this one!

Let me show you something real quick about this last post: Images 1-2 are my metrics and followers on twitter. Images 3-4 are my metrics and followers on bluesky. There's several possible reasons for discrepancy, but I think bluesky might be better for growth for me. 🤔

Here's a brief snippet of the first chapter in the story I'm writing~ So, what I'll try to do is finish before the next year, but knowing my track record, I'll miss the deadline and put it on the backburner to release in pieces at a later date. Also, might release finished art of charas #writing

btw I uninstalled the game I was playing, so now I can focus on the story. :D Hopefully. 6-6 9-9 ......I'll probably get distracted by a new game, given my track record :'D

Do you think it would be a bad idea to use a vroid model for streaming? ....wait, no, probably need to focus on one thing at a time. I'll put a pin in this for later. But, other news, today is the day that my story foundations are GOOD ENOUGH, so it's time to start writing!

btw my story's OUTLINE is already at like 10k words. For me, the issue is never "what if it's not long enough" in regards to story length, but rather "what if it's too long."

In my story, I was trying to think of what food my characters would eat? And I thought "pizza." But was like: "there's no way pizzerias were around between 1880-1930s" which is the visual aesthetic of the story🤔 ....LET ME INTRODUCE YOU TO LOMBARDI'S, OPENED IN 1905! HAHAHA!

More sketch dumps of characters for this project. Introducing another member of protagonist's crew, this is the moral compass of the group, and she is NOT paid enough for her role. She's the type of person who, after pulling off a smash and grab, sends an envelope of money from her cut of the job.

So, let's start showing who is in Protagonist's crew. We have here protagonist's friend, sidekick, and obligatory rogue-in-the-making. They met while one was trying to pull off a scam on the other, but you don't bullshit a bullshitter, and they decided they'd work better as a team than as rivals.

Another character sketch for the story I'm working on. This is Inquisitor Valdis, right now his role in the story is pretty small but it's extremely important given that the information he provides is what leads to the story proper. I'm still wondering if I should give him a larger role or not.

There's a reason I try to avoid playing any MMOs. And I forgot that reason, which is why I thought: "I can handle it this time." 160+ hours later, I've hit max level in this game and I hate it so much yet I keep playing it. *inhale* *exhale* I gotta stop playing. I have shit to do.