Hello guys and girls!
This has been one heck of a week for game development! (In a good way)
The bit of work that I am most proud of this week is some updated and polished combat-related sprites! They went from being short boring animations with hardly any movement to an attack sequence that just makes pummeling the nearest spirit or guard really fun! (The enemies got polished animations too, but Mizuki is the focus. She is the main character after all.)
If you watch the whole video, you'll also notice that there is a sign! (Bonus points if you know what the kanji on it means). I'll be placing signs throughout the game, not to serve as the tutorial, but just for helpful information.
I've also worked on stage design, adding new stage hazards, and refining plans for development and marketing. I'm learning more and more about just how much goes into game development.
I also almost lost my game files...so that was fun. I installed a Gamemaker Studio 2 update today and it completely messed up how some of my code worked. Thankfully I had backed-up my code earlier that day, otherwise you would be hearing from a very depressed Me.
Hope you enjoyed reading! I'd love to hear from anyone who reads this, so drop a note or something if you feel inclined.
Have a great week!
[Slowed-down attack animations for your enjoyment]
(The transparency did not translate to .gif very well)
[Loading a game from an older build on a new update does weird stuff. Can you find Mizuki?]
Hello Tanuki! I just wanted to take the time to tell you how much I'm envoying reading GM,L right now. I've discovered it last week and I'm only halfway through but I have such a hard time putting it down because your writing is just that good! I was so intrigued when I read all the tags and I was absolutely hooked when I read the first chapter (that whole override scene with Amanda gave me literal chills and I my heart was beating so fast!)
I honestly think it's the best characterization of Connor's emotional distress and trauma that I've ever read and I'm being 100% serious. Healing is never a stable process and having bad days is part of the journey, and I'm so glad to see your writing reflect every aspect of that. I'm especially enjoying the realistic elements of Connor's relationship with everyone: it's so nice seing him open up to Hank, Markus, Nines and Josh, but I like that he has a hard time with other characters and that not everything is going smoothly with the others (such as North and Simon, for example). It's incredible how much love I can feel into your writing; it only shows that you care about Connor a lot and you've absolutely nailed his personality. Every chapter is an absolute pleasure to read!
I also like how you depicted Markus. I feel like he's not an easy character to write because, in the games, he feels like this perfect pacifist leader that always keeps a cool head and doesn't make mistakes, but the way you chose to show his flaws and how he deals with grief and guilt is incredibly fascinating. Again, you've completely nailed his personality, and his interactions with Connor feel so natural that I can hear their voices inside my head!
Nines is also super interesting: I don't know what I was expecting exactly, but I feel like the fandom likes to depict him as more of a heartless "machine", so it was very refreshing to see his sibling dynamic evolve with Connor throughout the story! I've grown to care so much for him that I always get excited when he's present in a chapter. You've taken what little information the game gives us about the RK900 and made something unique and beautiful with it: that's how talented you are!
I feel like there's a lot of other good things I want to say about your story, but I'll comment the rest on ao3 directly! I still have a lot left to read thankfully (I really don't want this adventure to end), but I wanted to thank you for sharing this fic with us readers. I can't even find the right words to tell you how much I'm enjoying it, so thank you for taking the time to write it and post it on ao3.
I'm really excited about what's going to happen next, so I'm gonna go back to reading it now! I hope you're doing well ❤️
Hi pumpkin, thank you very much for sending me this ask. It was wonderful to read it. And thank you for all the comments you've been leaving on GM,L! I'm sorry I'm not answering, but know that I read them as they show up in my inbox and that I really appreciate that you're leaving them as you read.
I hope that you will continue to enjoy my depiction of these great characters and their relationships. GM,L really was a labor of love, and I'm always very happy to hear that a reader loves it as much as I do. I'm looking forward to when I'll be able to take up writing again like I used to write before.
Chapter 57 of @lost-tanuki's Good Morning, Lieutenant
A super lovely read, though I did not trust the good things going their way for one single second- a side effect of your writing I'll bet (can't believe they got half an actual break though!! And hopefully more to come in at least a little of the next chapter!)
Well, this is my first ever post on tumblr...and i'd say we're starting off good! This is a little top down shooter i've made in like, 30 minutes, that i'm planning to expand a little bit further into an itch.io release once it gets big enough
I was gonna save this for a future sketchbook but I’m in a posty mood so… I have my own personal fucked up undertale fan game waaay on the back burner. I hope it’ll be real some day lol
my most recent undertaking, and easily the most complicated ive attempted. an all tube stereo vari-mu compressor intended for mastering. in addition to having both L+R, and M/S processing capabilities , all knobs will be on gold plated 24-position switches using 0.1% resistors for very tight channel matching, and recallability as well as an external PSU to minimize radiated noise. 8 tubes, 8 transformers, and a 3U case.
TNKT!! I just recently reread your good morning lieutenant fic and instead of commenting there again, I thought I’d appreciate you here!
I downloaded the entire fic to my phone so I could read it offline while away from home lol — THATS how insanely invested I was in the story despite having read it a year prior. I just wanted to send an appreciative message for your talent! because WOW.
your characterization of so many characters was done SO well that they have intertwined with my perception of what’s canon. (I was talking about the game with a friend and mentioned things in your fic— BY ACCIDENT. just because your story was so solid and impactful that I somehow remembered it as part of the game)
YOU BROKE MY HEART WITH GML but I loved every second of it
I’ll stop here so I don’t ramble on BUT THANK YOU, it was a great read :)
Hi pumpkin! This is such a nice ask, thank you for telling me all of this. I'm obviously flattered that my fic has melded with canon in your brain :D
I can't tell if you friend has played the game or not, but if they haven't and they try it one day, they're going to be one confused player. ("Wait, weren't all these androids supposed to be much gayer?" Well, they are in our hearts, my friend.)
I'm glad GM,L is on your phone for you to enjoy at any moment! And I am always down to break hearts repeatedly ;)
A super sweet chapter in Good Morning, Lieutenant by @lost-tanuki
Your endnote made me snort when I reached it, it’s just perfect for this chapter! It was super fun to draw too! I hesitated between adding one more Markus coughing his life out, but I opted for the easier option of just making thirium bleed out his mouth