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But enough about films with timeless messages that read all the more imperative the closer the world careens toward Trumpidency. God knows I can't keep a deadline to save my life, but here's a run-down of all the projects I want to do before this year is out:
Fegel-Alert v0.2. I'm beginning to understand why modding projects usually work in teams. Fingers crossed I can finish up the pending version before the next release build... On that note,
OpenRA DYOS Mod. This one got complicated after I realized I'd have to do several graphical sequences myself, and those are tedious as all getout.
SHTAR WORZ. Woulda-coulda-shoulda got more done in the last couple of months, until I had the genius idea to prod some foreign-language natives for untranslated dialogue. At this rate, it might've been faster to learn Bulgarian.
Forever Autumn II Trailer Poster. Been owing this to TB for ages now, so it'll probably wind up coloured in recompense. Should at least manage a preliminary sketch before the year's out.
Für Vaterland II. This one also got complicated after some casual chat with the dev team revealed nobody's working on the campaign map, and I got the bright idea to craft a substitute minimod. The game itself will probably not launch until late in the year if I'm lucky, but keep an ear out for my possible induction into this mod.
Alternate 2011. I want to get at least another chapter done (because it's been sitting here mocking me for ages—seriously TB, how d'you do it?).
Roll II Rule. My much-clamoured-for return to hosting IOT is contingent on the conclusion of an unrelated game in progress, so this could take another one-to-two months to finally launch. Speaking of IOT,
IOT Civ4 Mod. Input has sloughed off precipitously since the last update and I'm basically treading water until someone shoots me something inspired, since I'm not yet ready to start modding religions. Suggestions for as-yet-unincorporated players/memes are most welcome.
IOT OpenRA Mod. Sidelined in favour of other projects, this doesn't need much more work for a preliminary release, just the time to do it.
That WWII Fantasy Story TB Started. The next chapter's general framework's been in place for years; I'm just struggling to map out the timeline and get all the details straight.
Blood Red Dawn. It finishes this year, so help me God.
Hitler Reviews ep.3. This one's big because it involves an actual plot, so after factoring in various other tasks it might take another couple months to pull together.
Freeciv Modding. Did a proof-of-concept graphical conversion to the Civ2 Test of Time scheme in preparation for an attempt to resurrect an old IOT-inspired project. Holding out for v2.6, which will hopefully add new controls to better optimize the user interface.
DYOS. Just DYOS.
P.S.: Remember when Journals had mood emotes? Good to see dA's resolved to keep up the hallowed corporatist tradition of giving less for more.
Sarcasmitron on Ukraine
As we conclude Day 731 of Pukin's three-day special military operation, it's a good time to pause and reflect how we got here. The war on Ukraine has been co-opted by ideologues from both left and right wings to "prove" their worldview, but shockingly few people understand what really precipitated Euromaidan, and the Kremlin's subsequent retaliation, even within Ukraine itself—and that's because virtually none of the pundits have bothered to actually examine Ukraine's internal politics. Early last year, I stumbled on Part 3 of a documentary series by Sarcasmitron, lauded by Ukrainians and Russians alike as the most in-depth and accurate English-language analysis of the crisis. Combining archival footage with a contemporary soundtrack to map out the links between seemingly-disparate elements, it bears strong stylistic parallels with the work of Adam Curtis, making it all the more astounding this was assembled by a YouTube Essayist™ working out of his proverbial basement. Over the
And the Library keeps burning...
Eclipse has finally caught up with Groups, one of the last redoubts of the old interface. People will argue back and forth about the UI, about how Watchers and Members are being folded in together apparently without any regard to how user permissions are configured, but I want to highlight one line specifically: The majority of admin features for groups will remain the same. Notes and logs have received a visual uplift to match the rest of the site; however, admin forums and announcements have been phased out due to very low usage. Now, it's no surprise volumetrics are leading dAdministration by the nose: see the capitulation to AI as its primary client for Premium Galleries. But not unlike the erasure of gallery comments (without warning), removing internal forums and announcements will destroy information, specifically existing records of groups' administrative policy, and presumably shunt discussions to cumbersome Note chains or, God forbid, the chat. People know I take
The MGE Conversion Project
As mentioned in the April update, a long-term project of mine is to update the original index of scenarios that shipped with Civilization II: Multiplayer Gold Edition for compatibility with Test of Time. To help track progress, and crowdsource input on updated graphics and potential rebalances, I've created an official coordination thread on CivFanatics. I haven't decided whether I'll post the demos piecemeal on Patreon or wait to finish the consolidated pack, so bookmark the thread if you want sneak peeks.
Lackadaisy Pilot! Also, Imgur pulls an ImageShack
Do you like cats? Do you like historical comics? Do you like Prohibition-era St. Louis gangsters? Have I got a show for you..! @tracyjb et al. will be premiering the first episode of Lackadaisy's animated adaptation... *checks notes* ...last March. [link] In other news, Imgur will be updating its terms of service May 15. The tl;dr is that existing archives are slated for pruning based on nebulously-defined criteria of "old, unused, and inactive content", alongside anonymous uploads and sexual content. RIP the Last Good Free Host, and back up your files.
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Forever Autumn II Trailer Poster
Patient waiting intensifies.
Ah, good ol' consumerism, eh?
Patient waiting intensifies.
Ah, good ol' consumerism, eh?