#lots of rambles

[hula-zombie]

The Goths

The Goths are an aristocratic family with a dreary aura....

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Cassandra: It was the summer before our world turned upside down. Alexander just wanted to beat that last level, he practically lived in the basement. Dad, well… he was always busy with work. None of us saw it, or maybe we just didn't want to see it- You, disappearing, little by little until it was like you didn't exist.

[amelia-c]

It's my first time making an animatic and I'm not great at editing videos but I hope you enjoy anyway~ (About half the video is just drawing timelapses haha)

Happy 10th anniversary, Undertale~ I might actually play Undertale one of these days, perhaps before the 15th anniversary heh. Background of this project and about my journey with Undertale under the cut v

The song I used, 'Heart', was a song I had saved for a while to use for TWFOA (the theme of the song was aligned with what I wanted for TWFOA) but for some reason, I started drawing Asriel and then decided this would all be for Asriel and Chara.

I did want to animate more but didn't have the time or motivation to dedicate to this project. I may end up finishing this project another time, perhaps in time for another anniversary.

I became a fan of Undertale not very long ago, maybe like 7 years ago? (dunno if you'll call that not very long) I did watch some lets plays of Undertale, 'cause that was still a thing back then.

But I think I really started to love Undertale after watching comic dubs. Just those 10 minute videos of comic dubs where I didn't even know who the artists were.

Somewhere around this time, I watched Glitchtale, which I initially didn't like very much but I started to like it a lot more later on.

I made this tumblr account to read comics that never continued on those comic dub videos, so I have read a lot of older fancomics, I think I started with Ask Mercy (which is Charisk) and Mama CQ by Alainaprana, then I started to get very into other ships, Soriel with Renrink, Frans with Venelona and Nuvex, Salyphs with Allesia the hedge.

Read some other comics like Chancetale by xXtha (still listen to the new music but haven't read FellswapX since it was released). Papercrane by Little Noko...and lots of others. I could go on forever, to be honest.

Then I got into fanfics...don't really remember how but I started with The Golden Quiche by Sophtopus. And as you know, I still love GQ now. And I found lots of other fanfics. One of my all-time favourites is 'The Heaven We Didn't Choose'. I've dropped most of the others I found back then.

I did also watch Underverse a few years back. And that's how I learned about more of the AUs, especially the most well known ones haha.

Music was also something I loved from Undertale. A lot of fansongs are still in my regular playlist. If you were a fan of Undertale then, you'd know which ones, Stronger than You parodies, Tokyovania, Megalo Strikes Back covers, I loved Meltberry's covers. I found Flowerfell through music as well and that eventually led to my first series, Flowerfell: "I'm Cold"...I still owe it an epilogue.

Haha I've rambled on for so long.

So to conclude, tying a nice little bow on this ramble, I've loved Undertale for a while. More exactly, I love the Undertale community, the fanartists, animators, music creators. And they've raised me in my teenage years.

It may be a huge community. And it may not be the best at times. And I have not been in this community since its inception 10 years ago. But I'm still happy to be a part of this community.

Also small add-on, when I started 'Amelia's fanart', I did have the intention to draw fanart for a lot of the series I mentioned earlier (and more that I haven't mentioned!). Though I haven't really kept up what I wanted, I still have time to.

If there is any artist in particular that you want me to draw fanart for, let me know. (it doesn't need to be one I mentioned, if I know the work, I would put it on the list of stuff I want to draw, if not, I'll look it up and see if I like the work enough to draw for it.)

^This little call will also be a seperate post another day but if anyone bothers to read all the way down here, and you have requests, I welcome it with open arms.

[manonamora-if]

i dont know if u feel up for it to answer but like... how do u handle negative comments and ratings and just people being negative about ur stuff? bc i have someone just being rude in comments or like notes and game folders on itch and its making me want to just delete everything and never show anyone anything anymore. or even have an acocunt on itch either.

Hi Anon,

I'm sorry you've been dealing with this, and that it took me so long to answer. I've been thinking about this for a while honestly. I've been writing a bunch of drafts for this one, because my answer seems to change with the day or my mood. Some of my stuff have had some strange interactions lately that's made me question whether I should stay on itch myself. I mean, I don't think I'll ever leave... there are too many fun jams I want to participate and, you know, to force people to play my weird stuff. But I've been more anxious about new stuff or updates I share recently.

I don't blame you for wanting an out. Some users will poison one's experience of a platform, that even opening the site would give them anxiety. It doesn't take much to have events or projects soured. Often, just a few rude words is enough to make accounts disappear without a word. And many platform don't have good safety nets (blocking, moderation, reports) to temper or avoid these situations. Many will have half-ass solutions that, at the end of the day, still allows interactions from blocked users. It's easy to wonder if all of this is worth it...

Anyway, the very boring and short answer to your question: it depends.

The probably as boring and long one is a bit of a ramble:

It depends on the day, or the mood I have. It's easier to deal with comments when I'm confident and things are going find; but I'd feel more hurt or have a harder time dealing with them when I'm a bit more morose (I think most people feel this way). I'll disregard any (even barely) negative points some days, only to take it into consideration a few days later. <- this especially during jam/comps time, just need time to digest criticism of any kind.

It also depends on the content of the comment, their tone, and intent of the commenter. Not all negative comments are on the same level. I've had negative comments in the past where the commenter was genuine, and really gave my stuff a shot, bringing interesting points or important concerns. And though it hurt a bit, because being told you made a mistake sucks, those helped me grow. But those are the good kinds of comments...

On the other hand, I try to disregard the trolls, and the abusive comments (towards my work or me), the ones where the engagement was clearly not done in good faith... you know, the ones who will literally tell me I've made the world worse by uploading my games on itch. Doesn't mean that it doesn't affect me at all*. Some of them really hurt or made me angry and frustrated, some have lingered for hours or days in my mind, a few made me close to delete stuff as well. Words are not just empty things without meaning... *I've had to block a few people both here and other places recently because of it, they had become so insistent on wanting to engage with me while bashing most of my work, my values or the few aspects of my identity that I've shared online.

It would be easy to say I just don't give them the time of day or any of my energy, or that I pretend they don't exist, because, if I do, then the trolls win. But that would be lying. Obviously.

Screaming to the void/a pillow or ranting to friends have helped get rid of my anger and frustration. I've laughed with others about some comments I got (usually the bad faith ones, some of them are funny in how sad/bad they were). I think what worked best for me was just turn off the computer and go outside for a bit. Or turned off the internet and play silly games on my phone. Or picked up a book. Or watch a movie. Essentially, any activity that would distract me from it and force me to take a break. And when none of this worked, because some trolls are just that insistent, blocking/deleting stuff*. *unfortunately, it's not always possible, see second paragraph again.

It does suck that you're kinda forced to grow a thicker skin to enjoy or even exist in those spaces, and I wish those would be friendlier... but I don't think social platforms/the internet is going in that direction anytime soon.

Maybe not super helpful to your decision, but borogove.io hosts IF games (without ratings or comments, though people can download the files), so does the IFDB through the IFArchive (but there are ratings/reviews there, also can be downloadable). I've seen other peeps host their stuff on neocities (no ratings/comments). None of those platforms are like itch, in the positives or the negative. Or just be old school, and email stuff.

[ricawcaw]

1 and 13 for Jack!

We love our little Jackie uwu 1.What was your muse's personality like as a kid? How has it changed since then? As a kid she was pretty happy and kept herself busy, that hasn't changed. She had responsibilities instilled in her early on, the benefits of being a part of a community. As a kid she was much more brash and bold, she had less finesse socially so she often put her foot in her mouth and said things without thinking even far past the age where that was 'cute'. She eventually learned better, sick of hurting feelings and making the people around her feel bad. Particularly Felicity. She learned to use tact, learned when to keep her mouth shut, how to use words with intent rather than saying things how it makes sense to her, to be less impulsive and think more before she acted. Due to the circumstances surrounding why she left home, she just shut it all down even further. So she's charming but almost painfully affable, hiding so much of herself behind a mask and sometimes not taking the steps to act when she needs to.

13. What did your muse want to be when they grew up? Did they have any childhood dreams, and have they achieved them? When Jack was a kid-kid, pre-Felicity, she wanted to do everything. She thought she'd live her life ranching Longhorns, defending her home from raiders or going out to scavenge and deal with threats, and settling down with a wife or spouse or more. She'd long since internalized polyamory as an option for herself. When she met Felicity all that honed into specifically marrying her, even if it was only her. She was smitten with her from the moment they met and had no real way to communicating it until she learned how to communicate better. Depending on the canon she may ultimately achieve something similar. Of course she doesn't get the opportunity to marry Felicity, that pretty much always ends in tragedy. But circumstances has lead her to starting her own ranch, caring for farm animals and becoming a home, even adopting stray kids and anyone who looks like they need a place to call home. She might have a hard time seeing herself as a parent, but she tries to do right by anyone that calls her place home anyway. Or she finds a different path, but still something that tries to make people's lives better for her presence in it. The one important thing is Jack isn't left alone. Romantic or otherwise her connections and love for the people around her is what she craves. And she seeks it out.

[impinkieshy]

The only thing that stayed on my brain after listening to the same band for three days straight was "jump jump jump jump jUmP JuMp e x o, jUmP jUmP JuMp JUMP WE ARE E X O!"

I was brainwashed technically but i can't help it i DoN't EvEn LiKe ElEcTrOnIc MuSiC but they out of nowhere mix rock and reggae and ThEy hAvE a UnIqUe ThInG tHaT mAkEs Me LoVe ThEiR mUsIc.

And answering your question, my bias is Chanyeol but i don't know the rest of the names and their faces exactly except from Chanyeol because i was watching Monster for the first time last week (and it started playing the chinese version now welp) and when the red haired one appeared i was like "WHAT'S HIS FUCKING NAME? WHERE'S MY HEART? WHO'S THE RED CUTE BOY? I NEED ANSWERS!" and i asked to friends who knew about them so i think it was love at first sight? I don't know? Am i crazy? Yes.

And I'll stop rambling now, i still have to do lots of study to know them and listen to their older albums but i can say that they have a new fan, the only thing that i won't do is enter the fandom because of reasons (at least for now idk the future).

Now you may continue your life and i'm sorry for the bother... 💜

[hula-zombie]

- ̗̀ Coming in March! ̖́-

So... I did a thing. Truth be told, I’ve had in the works since summer, but I’ve decided to just go for it. It’s almost spring, and I’m starting a new leaf in my creator journey. 

TL;DR: Any custom objects/sets I make will still be posted here, but I’m moving my pose making skills up a notch.

Something that I've always loved about The Sims has been the ability to create stories and share stories. In the last two years, I've dabbled in pose making for my own stories, and I've decided to continue to share my creations with the community. 

Find my pose creations over @ https://www.patreon.com/hulazombie

I took a break from posing for a while, but it’s something that I still enjoy and something I want to continue to grow in doing. However, everything that goes into making poses (the pose itself, the pose pack, icons, editing, accessories, etc.), can take up a good bit of time. 

I also know that Patreon and the use of Patreon is highly contested in the simblr community, and so I’m going to be keeping CC early release times limited (1-2 weeks). CC will NEVER be exclusive to patrons.  Other CC I make will still be posted here on Tumblr and will always be free.

Patreon will allow me to do a few things that I think would be better to keep separate from my blog, so this can be a place for storytelling and other creations. I plan on using Patreon for the following: 

Votes on pose ideas, accessory creation, etc.

Sharing of WIPs

Commissions 

My goal is to release a pose pack a week. There may be times where there are more if I am inspired or a time where there is a much bigger pack instead of smaller ones. 

Right now, I have three tiers. They are noted at the end. I can’t see adding more, but I may take the commissions away if I receive too many, etc. Really, these tiers are there to show me support and to help me be able to share my craft. I’m hoping that Patreon can be a really interactive and fun place to share and to receive feedback!

My pose creation style is really aimed at more “Slice of LIfe”. I like to make things that enhance what the game gives us, or even gives us the things the games missed (aka. pool tables in TS4). 

I’m going to start the month off by rebranding and upcyling some of my older poses! This will include some of the first poses I ever made. 

I’m really excited to start this side project. It’s been a long time in the making and feels a little surreal. I’ve joked about it a lot with my family and friends, and well...  here I go!

Tier 1: Early Access, Voting, and WIP! | $2

Access to CC before public release (1-2 weeks)

Vote for pose ideas/themes

See WIP posts / give feedback!

Tier 2: Pose Commission* | $5

This would be a 1-time pledge for a pose commission

Max 10 poses

1-2 week turn around time depending on commission

Membership will need to be canceled or reduced after billing has occurred

(all tier 1 benefits)

Tier 3: Pose Commission with Custom Accessory* | $7

This would be a 1-time pledge for a pose commission/accessory commission

Max 10 poses

1-2 week turn around time depending on commission

Creation of custom accessory for pose set

Membership will need to be canceled or reduced after billing has occurred

*Before selecting a commission, please send me a DM to discuss your request. I reserve the right to deny any request. Just as an FYI- I do not make poses that deal with extreme gore or extreme violence.

[rainbowslugger]

IN OTHER NEWS I GOT NEW GAMES FOR STREAMING!!

i got clover pit, the cabin factory, routine, and SOMA ! its making me love finding new games again cause i came to see balatro's price and left without it but more ones that seem interesting! even if i dont stream them i think i can get back into just playing games for fun. idk im just really happy to play (especially routine its a cool looking scifi space horror thats like in the 80s) :p

[milfcoven]

Writing an essay is one thing but there’s another part of my project where I have to do something creative for it (create a poster, write something, etc.) and I’m just accepting that I’m not doing it