A Hole In The Ground

a place to put my garbage. sorry.

[wilted-iris]

kerdly

all my kerdly art so far… more to come

I never expected to fall for kerdly as much as I did

kerdly is the only thing that makes sense to me nowadays

I love stupid nerds who realize their friendship can save each other (and possibly the world)

[wilted-iris]

ARG

I know you’re asleep, but… thanks for everything. 

I missed you so much, even though you never left.

But sometimes it’s like… you’re not really there, and someone else is there in your place.

But when you are here, it’s like… you give my soul wings. Y’know? So it’s worth it.

…

…I’m sorry I make you worry about me. I’m sorry I can’t say what I want to say most of the time. 

Had a feeling you were awake :)

…

…do you want to hear a fun fact?

Yeah :)

Studies have proven that there is no one stupider, and no one kinder, than the one known as Berdly.

[wilted-iris]

Worms and Rain

Years ago

We were best friends

We played through the storm

We danced in the cave

As outside it rained

I was holding your hand

So tight

I thought you’d never let me go 

But you’d already let me go

I just had to let you pull away

Don’t 

Forget 

Stop running away

Come

Home

Come home to me

I haven’t changed

I’m still the old nerd 

With whom you played video games 

Just you

Just me

Spiders caught in the rain

[wilted-iris]

Berdly: No matter what, I’ll always be your gaming buddy. But I can’t be your Player 1 if you don’t tell me what’s going on!

Kris: …*mumbles*

Kris: …sorry for wasting your time…

Berdly: …I’m sorry too.

Berdly: But you’re always welcome in my lobby, okay?

[wilted-iris]

“It’s game over, Kris. Play again next time, okay?”

[wilted-iris]

FANOLI FROM VIP!!!

he’s my silly little guy, I love Fanoli so much you don’t understand

[insertdisc5]

🎮 HEY I WANNA MAKE A GAME! 🎮

Yeah I getcha. I was once like you. Pure and naive. Great news. I AM STILL PURE AND NAIVE, GAME DEV IS FUN! But where to start?

To start, here are a couple of entry level softwares you can use! source: I just made a game called In Stars and Time and people are asking me how to start making vidy gaems. Now, without further ado:

SOFTWARES AND ENGINES FOR PEOPLE WHO DON'T KNOW HOW TO CODE!!!

Ren'py (and also a link to it if you click here do it): THE visual novel software. Comic artists, look no further ✨Pros: It's free! It's simple! It has great documentation! It has a bunch of plugins and UI stuff and assets for you to buy! It can be used even if you have LITERALLY no programming experience! (You'll just need to read the doc a bunch) You can also port your game to a BUNCH of consoles! ✨Cons: None really <3 Some games to look at: Doki Doki Literature Club, Bad End Theater, Butterfly Soup

Twine: Great for text-based games! GREAT FOR WRITERS WHO DONT WANNA DRAW!!!!!!!!! (but you can draw if you want) ✨Pros: It's free! It's simple! It's versatile! It has great documentation! It can be used even if you have LITERALLY no programming experience! (You'll just need to read the doc a bunch) ✨Cons: You can add pictures, but it's a pain. Some games to look at: The Uncle Who Works For Nintendo, Queers In love At The End of The World, Escape Velocity

Bitsy: Little topdown games! ✨Pros: It's free! It's simple! It's (somewhat) intuitive! It has great documentation! It can be used even if you have LITERALLY no programming experience! You can make everything in it, from text to sprites to code! Those games sure are small! ✨Cons: Those games sure are small. This is to make THE simplest game. Barely any animation for your sprites, can barely fit a line of text in there. But honestly, the restrictions are refreshing! Some games to look at: honestly I haven't played that many bitsy games because i am a fake gamer. The picture above is from Under A Star Called Sun though and that looks so pretty

RPGMaker: To make RPGs! LIKE ME!!!!! NOTE: I recommend getting the latest version if you can, but all have their pros and cons. You can get a better idea by looking at this post. ✨Pros: Literally everything you need to make an RPG. Has a tutorial inside the software itself that will teach you the basics. Pretty simple to understand, even if you have no coding experience! Also I made a post helping you out with RPGMaker right here! ✨Cons: Some stuff can be hard to figure out. Also, the latest version is expensive. Get it on sale! Some games to look at: Yume Nikki, Hylics, In Stars and Time (hehe. I made it)

engine.lol: collage worlds! it is relatively new so I don't know much about it, but it seems fascinating. picture is from Garden! NOTE: There's a bunch of smaller engines to find out there. Just yesterday I found out there's an Idle Game Maker made by the Cookie Clicker creator. Isn't life wonderful?

✨more advice under the cut. this is Long ok✨

ENGINES I KNOW NOTHING ABOUT AND THEY SEEM HARD BUT ALSO GIVE IT A TRY I GUESS!!!! :

Unity and Unreal: I don't know anything about those! That looks hard to learn! But indie devs use them! It seems expensive! Follow your dreams though! Don't ask me how!

GameMaker: Wuh I just don't know anything about it either! I just know it's now free if your game is non-commercial (aka, you're not selling it), and Undertale was made on it! It seems good! You probably need some coding experience though!!!

Godot: Man I know even less about this one. Heard good things though!

BUNCHA RANDOM ADVICE!!!!

-Make something small first! Try making simple: a character is in a room, and exits the room. The character can look around, decide to take an item with them, can leave, and maybe the door is locked and you have to find the key. Figuring out how to code something like that, whether it is as a fully text-based game or as an RPGMaker map, should be a good start to figure out how your software of choice works!

-After that, if you have an idea, try first to make the simplest version of that idea. For my timeloop RPG, my simplest version was two rooms: first room you can walk in, second room with the King, where a cutscene automatically plays and the battle starts, you immediately die, and loop back to the first room, with the text from this point on reflecting this change. I think I also added a loop counter. This helped me figure out the most important thing: Can This Game Be Made? After that, the rest is just fun stuff. So if you want to make a dating sim, try and figure out how to add choices, and how to have affection points go up and down depending on your choices! If you want to make a platformer, figure out how to make your character move and jump and how to create a simple level! If you just want to make a kinetic visual novel with no choices, figure out how to add text, and how to add portraits! You'll be surprised at how powerful you'll feel after having figured even those simple things out.

-If you have a programming problem or just get confused, never underestimate the power of asking Google! You most likely won't be the only person asking this question, and you will learn some useful tips! If you are powerful enough, you can even… Ask people??? On forums??? Not me though.

-Yeah I know you probably want to make Your Big Idea RIGHT NOW but please. Make a smaller prototype first. You need to get that experience. Trust me.

-If you are not a womanthing of many skills like me, you might realize you need help. Maybe you need an artist, or a programmer. So! Game jams on itch.io are a great way to get to work and meet other game devs that have different strengths! Or ask around! Maybe your artist friend secretly always wanted to draw for a game. Ask! Collaborate! Have fun!!!

I hope that was useful! If it was. Maybe. You'd like to buy me a coffee. Or maybe you could check out my comics and games. Or just my new critically acclaimed game In Stars and Time. If you want. Ok bye

[wilted-iris]

Song Lyrics

There’s a man in the valley who pretends to love his daughter

And when he said he was a man he stuck his head under the water

You make me feel ashamed of waking up in the morn’

You never loved me, and you’ll never love your first born

‘Cause she’s a woman, I’m a man, we reversed the roles

And you can’t stand

To see

The waterboarding of your coals

You’re a coward, Mr. Funeral

You’re a cow herd, Mrs. Funeral

You drive all your calves

To the brink of extinction

I hope you won’t mind

That we changed the distinction

‘Cause I refuse to hate my body

I refuse to hate who I am

The truth

At the end of the day is

I’m her brother, and she ain’t no man

You can eat my shrimp

You can crash my blimp

You can steal my skin

But you’re never, ever, gonna win

‘Cause when the sun comes up

You’re just some bloodshot pup

And I’m the man

On the mountain

Overlooking your valley

Let’s count to ten

And then begin our rally

Your marriage is broken

Your time is up

I’m the king of the mountain

And you’re in the rough

[wilted-iris]

COOL GUY ALERT!!!! My friend @painauchocolatlover is taking commissions! They make lovely traditional paintings and art, which I think is very cool and I think (if you can!) people should support them! If you're looking for GORGEOUS In Stars and Time artwork, look no further! (They wanted me to mention that their page is a work in progress, so please be respectful!) They may be new to commissions, but the art they make for their friends is PHENOMENAL. They deserve all the love, so please support them!

Here is their page's information:

Hello! I'm Amor, I make Art and Cool stuff (Wow!) and I make art for people to (hopefully) enjoy, and do commissions! I'm a self taught artist (below 18, but my father helps run this with me) just looking for some help with money, but I also love making things for people! I work in traditional art, my main subject being characters/people. l'm able to do a variety of styles! My mediums are usually pencil, pen, or water color markers. (On either paper or canvas) but I also sew and am able to do so if desired! For commissioning, I can do OC's or characters from specifics fandoms, such as In Stars and Time! But I am okay with any fandom. Nothing NSFW. Thank you for reading, and have a nice day!

https://ko-fi.com/c/782be13fd4

https://ko-fi.com/c/70d5540210

[painauchocolatlover]

Thank you so much!

[wilted-iris]

HEHEHEHE NO PROBLEM :)))) (sorry feeling like a silly little gnome)

[painauchocolatlover]

Do YOU LIKE ART?

Do YOU…STILL LIKE ART?

Well then! Do I have the thing for you! I am now accepting commissions! I currently am doing water color marker on canvas, but will be expanding soon. If you’re interested and want more details press This! To see my Kofi! Please do keep in mind I am new to commissioning. Although I have done art for people before it was not as officially as this, so I am still learning. Whether you are able to contribute any money or not, I hope you have a lovely day!

My Kofi: Here

What my friend @wilted-iris said because in all honesty they said it better than me lol! (Which by the way, check out their art as well! It is wonderful.): Here

[wilted-iris]

COOL GUY ALERT!!!! My friend @painauchocolatlover is taking commissions! They make lovely traditional paintings and art, which I think is very cool and I think (if you can!) people should support them! If you're looking for GORGEOUS In Stars and Time artwork, look no further! (They wanted me to mention that their page is a work in progress, so please be respectful!) They may be new to commissions, but the art they make for their friends is PHENOMENAL. They deserve all the love, so please support them!

Here is their page's information:

Hello! I'm Amor, I make Art and Cool stuff (Wow!) and I make art for people to (hopefully) enjoy, and do commissions! I'm a self taught artist (below 18, but my father helps run this with me) just looking for some help with money, but I also love making things for people! I work in traditional art, my main subject being characters/people. l'm able to do a variety of styles! My mediums are usually pencil, pen, or water color markers. (On either paper or canvas) but I also sew and am able to do so if desired! For commissioning, I can do OC's or characters from specifics fandoms, such as In Stars and Time! But I am okay with any fandom. Nothing NSFW. Thank you for reading, and have a nice day!

https://ko-fi.com/c/782be13fd4

https://ko-fi.com/c/70d5540210

[wilted-iris]

@nebrasska-alasska made a little song and an animation cuz I love your fics so much! I hope you enjoy!

(I ran out of energy while making the animation if you couldn't tell)

[nebrasska-alasska]

WHAT THE HELL YOU ARE SO UNBELIEVABLY TALENTED?!?!?! I'M IN GENUINE SHOCK AND AWE?!?!?!? Everything about this is a pure MASTERPIECE from the art to the song, my jaw literally dropped when I watched this!!! Not to mention, the way you integrated the titles of the fics into the lyrics HRRRRNNNNGGGHHHH SO GOOOOOOOOOD HOW ARE YOU SO CREATIVE?!?!?! Seriously!!! Thank you so much for creating and sharing this beautiful work of art!!! <3

[wilted-iris]

AHHHHHH NEBRASSKA YOU SCARED ME (I didn’t expect you to actually see this) I literally NEVER shut up about your fics to my friends, thank you for all you do and taking time out of your day to write about gay hedgehogs. I read each and every Sonadow fic you write, as they bring me such vivid joy every time I do. THANK YOU FOR YOUR KIND WORDS!!!! I AM HONORED!!!!

[wilted-iris]

@nebrasska-alasska made a little song and an animation cuz I love your fics so much! I hope you enjoy!

(I ran out of energy while making the animation if you couldn't tell)