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Sorry to disturb you, but the discord link to TFS is invalid, I think it’s expired 😭 Could you renew it? I just finished your comic (which is amazing, by the way) and I wanted to join the server
I thought that the link was set to never expire, but maybe Discord lied and links expire after a year or so, who knows ^^'
Anyway, have another here. Hoping that it works this time!
The Fifth Save is now 2 years old!
Hey guys! It's been... a while. But I've been working in the background quite a lot, and today is the day when I finally share it all with you! Last year's birthday present was the Discord server. What does it get this time?
First off: A Website!
This website is hosted on Github and contains the entirety of the comic so far— both the old version and the reboot version! Each page will show the reboot version by default, but you can switch back and forth between versions thanks to the godtuner buttons. Left one is the preboot, right one is the reboot, and the lit up godtuner shows which version is being shown.
Additionally, the website has a different layout depending on the size of your screen, which means that you should be able to read comfortably on both computer, phone, tablet and any other device. If you find issues of any kind, please let me know! I tried to think of all cases, but I am not flawless, after all.
It is of note that the reboot pages are of quite high quality. It's great for a good read, but it can also cause loading issues... I'll try to think of a better way to implement them asap in order to find the right balance between quality and reasonable loading times.
On top of the Github website, I am also considering hosting TFS on ComicFury. Depending on how it works out, it is possible that ComicFury may replace the Github website altogether! It all depends on whether or not I am able to keep the switch between preboot and reboot versions there too, of if ComicFury can't implement it.
Second: The story will officially continue once again!
If you take a look at the Github website, you will soon notice that from pages 01_05 onwards, unfinished pages will be shown. This is unfortunate, but this is also planned— hoping that despite their unfinished state, they can still be pleasant enough to read.
As you might have noticed, the comic has not advanced in a while. The original plan was to complete the reboot and catch up entirely with the preboot (aka the moment when Cornifer met Tiso) before continuing the story... But, once again: working on the reboot has taken a LOT more time than I had anticipated.
So, starting from today... We have a new plan.
The idea behind publishing the reboot's unfinished pages is so that the reboot can be read in its entirety, up to the very moment when the preboot had left off. The reboot version's plot and comic layout is now officially set in stone in its near-entirety (I unfortunately did not have enough time to completely finish it all for today, but hopefully I'll be done with that within just a few more days ^^'), which means that I technically met the conditions I set for myself in order to continue the story.
The reboot version's story has caught up with the preboot. This means that the story can now continue.
I will more or less alternate between finishing the reboot earlier pages, and actually continuing the story; that way, the reboot won't be left in an unfinished state forever, but since the story is fully present and readable by all, the story can also continue where it left off.
And lastly: The asks need some new rules.
I used to have a "policy" to integrate your asks in the comic exactly as they were sent, typos and grammar mistakes included. But the latest asks have become incredibly long, and as a result, both hard to include in the comic, and annoying to read; not to mention that, as a reminder, I now have nearly 150 asks to take care of.
Therefore, I'll have to sometimes (read: often) rewrite your asks for the sake of better storytelling. If you want your asks to be included as they are, then make sure to keep your asks as short and to the point as possible.
Unfortunately, it also means that I probably won't be able to integrate every single ask I have received. I will, however, keep every single one exactly as it was sent to me, and keep them available somewhere else. Your asks will never be abandoned to the void, even if they don't make it to the comic.
And that's it! I hope that's good enough as news, and I hope the comic will be able to progress more smoothly from now on.
One day left
What about grimm
The ritual hasn't started, so... He and his Troupe simply aren't here yet.
I just realised we are literal pop up adds to the radiance lol.
Pretty much lmao
(to the author of the comic: I really like how you portray Tiso)
Hi, thank you! I'm doing my best to stay as true to the game when it comes to character portrayal; there's bound to be changes and personal interpretations (or, um, complete character overhauls sometimes? *glances at Radiance*) due to the fact that we really know so little about them in canon, but I'm glad you guys have been enjoying what I've been going with ^^
Mini-update regarding the comic btw: I'm sorry it's taking so long, these days it's hard for me to just find time to draw at all... But there's 3 pages left to finish for the next update. One is almost finished (just some shading left), one has its lineart on the way (I just need to draw the lineart for one panel, the rest is done for both lineart and flat colors) and shouldn't take too long either, and the last one is the one still stuck on the sketch step.
Hey, so, uh... Hi! Happy new year! Two weeks late, but close enough?
So... Yay! I'm back! Sorta? Yeah, nah, I probably will still remain as a hermit for a bit longer. I just got to realize how long it's been already and that I really should let you know, so you don't get too worried and all...
I won't go into details unless you want me to, but:
Nothing really bad happened (as in, nothing bad happened if Covid and all that stuff don't count), I'm just extremely busy, busier than always, and I'm still trying to catch up on my endless to-do list.
I haven't had the time to draw in a very long time, and so the comic hasn't progressed too much... Well, at least, it can be said that I only have like 3 completed pages ready for now, and the rest is around 70 pages that are at their "basic sketch" step. It's far from nothing, but it's still work I can't post because of how early in their WIP stage it is.
... I also may be guilty of a bit of a Genshin Impact addiction, which also ate up at some of my free time. And I drew at least one or two sketches of my Genshin Impact characters in the Hollow Knight style. That second part didn't take up much of my time, but... yeah I plead guilty I'm sorry I just love that game
All in all, the past few months flew by faster than I could ever imagine, and I'm still shocked at how long it's been. PhD doesn't leave you with much time to contemplate your life, haha.
So... Yeah, basically, I've been taking a healthy break from social media, and that's why I was that unresponsive. I kept Discord because that's the only place I get to be social apart from my lab and family, but that was it.
As I'm looking through my drafts and inbox, I've found multiple things... I've been reminded that the last things I posted were shitpost drawings instead of the comic, and as a result I've been getting a few messages asking for me to draw more random shitpost. I'm, uh, not sure I'll go through those, at least definitely not all of them. Comic is priority #1 by far. There's this one post I found in my drafts, in which I had started to respond to one such "shitpost request", so I guess I'll post it now despite the fact that I wrote it months ago; but that'll be the last requested shitpost from me in a very long time.
This was made last night! I hope you like it. @lutiaskokopelli
