Robo, did you hear about Unity's Runtime Fee for new games in the future? Since Adonia AI is developed using it, how will that affect the future release of Adonia AI? NGL that news concern me but i respect whatever decision you ended up taking /gen
we're too far into development to swap engines, and the runtime fee wont affect us since we dont charge for our games (you need downloads *and* revenue to get hit by it), so we're sticking with unity
after adoai is out though, there's a big chance i swap to godot. it was a short unity journey 🫡 but at least some of those skills will transfer to other engines. the biggest loss of a swap is that godot does not have the same level of examples/knowledge bases as unity does (im not even sure unreal does), but hopefully it wont be so bad. who knows! robo 2024 problem 😀
Will you get those Pokemon Diamond/Pearl remake/prequel when it comes out?
My and my roommate will likely play it together. It was the last gen I played before losing interest in Pokémon for a good long while. Sun helped rekindle that.
Hello @ms-random1401 ! I’m your Santa for @sggsecretsanta <3
As these two were your top priority - here they are, I hope you’ll enjoy my interpretation of them! It was awesome to rediscover one of my favourite pairs, thank you for the lovely opportunity. Happy Holidays!
How many artist and/or writer do you plan to accept?
At max it will be around 25-ish total. However that does not mean 25 will necessarily get in - the selection process is not going to be brutal but there are certain characteristics to work I will be looking at when reviewing applications.
For writers, the main criteria will be overall structure, grammar, and spelling. Things like an occasional typo are not really an issue since they can be fixed.
For artists, it is slightly harder to put this into concrete terms, but I will be on the look-out for an overall sense of polish and completion to works. I 100% understand that people post sketches because they do (and I do), but pieces for the zine must be finished work.
This is going to be a published and sold zine, so you want to put your best foot forward. =)
Are participants required to have tumblr to join this event? I want to ask my non-tumblr friends to join this event too if this possible :D
Hello! Not at all, absolutely! All my Tumblrs are dead, actually, so it would be funny if I required that from other people. Everything is fine as long as you check e-mails and send the gift to me somehow~ I’ll take care of the rest. Thank you for the interest!
(I hope you don’t mind that I’m publishing it, that’s a good question that I completely forgot to add to the FAQ :’D)
NGL this is inspired by Transistor game plot : Famous actor/singer!MC with loyal bodyguard!Quest, please?
Extra fun fact: my headcanon for Quest's IRL name is "Auden" because I feel they both rough but gentle giant characters with golden heart who loves their lover very much hahahahaha //ok ramble over
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"Where are you headed?"
"Just to the corner store," you reply.
Quest stands and you sigh.
"Auden. You don't need to come with me for every little thing."
"Yes I do," he chuckles. "That's quite literally my job."
You acquiesce and let him follow you out the door and down the hall. He carefully trails just a few paces behind you.
"Doesn't it get boring?" you ask when you two arrive at the elevator and wait for it to descend.
"Hm? Hanging around you?"
"Yeah."
He grins. "That could never be boring."
You roll your eyes as the elevator dings open.
Someone is standing in the center of the doorway -- it's a man. Young, early 20s maybe. A bit haggard looking. He stares at you, unmoving.
"Um," you say, "Can you let us through?"
"Mantra." He whispers your stage name and you freeze. You can feel Quest shift closer to you.
"Yes? Would you like me to sign something?"
He smiles strangely and lifts a knife from his pocket. "Mantra."
He lunges and Quest yanks you behind him in an instant. Quest's grabs the young man's arm and turns it -- painfully -- until he lets go of the knife with a cry.
Quest drops him to the ground and pins him with a swear. You lean against the wall, shaking, trying to keep the room from spinning.
That was close. Fuck. If you had made Quest stay behind, what... what would have...
"Hey!"
Quest snaps you out of your reverie with a shout and you turn to him.
"Call the cops, please."
You nod and take your phone out with quivering hands. You're surprised you manage to dial the short number correct on your first try. Quest watches your every movement as you do so, keeping the man pinned beneath him.
Once you hang up, Quest orders you back to your room.
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An hour later, the cops are gone with the man and Quest is back in the room. He shuts the door behind him and crouches in front of where you sit, taking your hands gently.
"You alright?" His voice is low.
You shake your head -- you're still clearly in shock.
"I c-could have died."
"But you didn't." He rubs his thumbs over your skin. "You're still here."
"A-Auden..."
A dam breaks in your composure and you can't stop the tears anymore. Quest leans up to wrap you in a hug, murmuring soft things to you and rubbing your back.
