Update: Fixed PCs and Broken Replikas (Patreon)

So I alluded to some serious PC problems in my last post, and I'm happy to report they were actually incredibly easy to fix. I cleaned my pc out with an air compressor, re-seated mostly everything, and now it works great. No crashing, Premiere seems to work properly, and that was all I needed to do all this time.

Neat.

So that leaves me onto what's next. I felt like I was at a crossroads with several projects ready to go into full production. There was a Fallout 4 video that I want to do for mostly therapeutic reasons, but I couldn't get the tone or flow of that script working right now. Trepang2 came out, and I have a lot to say on that, but ultimately, I might need more time to chew on that tough piece of meat. 

There were others too, but let's be direct. I'm working on the Signalis video.

For those who haven't been following the Patreon for long, I started working on a Signalis video shortly after the game came out last year, but had to put it on the back-burner because the project was ballooning, and the more I spent with the game, and the more it swam in my thoughts, the more I loved it, which consequently lead to even more words on the script and there felt like there was no endpoint for the project. For reference, at its peak it had 5'000 more words than the MyHouse.WAD video, and it was still unfinished.

MyHouse.WAD did actually help make a bit of a breakthrough with the script however. I got stuck with a few moments that I now think I am able to work through. Now is the time to go all in on the Signalis video, and I'm pleased to say this early stage is going well. I hope to share more good news soon.

However, this might not be my next video. It's going to take a while to come out for starters, given its still impressive size. I'm aiming for the end of October at the latest, but that's not definite. I want it to be the best video it can be. To that end, I've found that taking a break of just a few days mid-production on a large project can offer me the distance to get a great awareness of my work that is valuable to doing a good job. I'm not proposing I stop and take a holiday, I can work on something else while the brain juices recharge. So there will likely be something released between now and then.

There is the demo fest in October, but a few personal factors in October mean I might not have the time to make my usual video, but we can look at that closer when the time comes. I would certainly prefer to keep making those. 

However, David Szymanski announced a standalone and brushed up release of Squirrel Stapler in September. 

I would love to make a video talking about Squirrel Stapler.

I'll let you all know details later when things become more solid. Until then, stay safe!

- Jack