Good Morning, Everyone!

It's been a while since I've done a blog post to catch you up on everything. We have a lot to talk about, and I mean a lot.

So lets dive right into it...

YouTube and Hytale

The biggest news of the week, and the reason I've been so heads down.

This week we launched the first four episodes of "Dispatches from the Hytale Rift" introducing Stanton, Granny, Richard, Squirrel and Battle...along with some appearances by yours truly.  The first four shorts launched this week as well, and we have anough shorts to support the video for the next three weeks. We'll take that time putting the next video and shorts together. 

The videos themselves turned out great, and the initial results are excellent...even better than I was hoping for on the first round. So expect a whole lot more going forward, especially seeing as I'll be able to blend in my own animations in over time. This is going to be a great stepping stone into full animation. 

If you missed it, the full playlist is here: https://youtube.com/playlist?list=PLDtmbFBDA4dM&si=LYg8zTyv5q7VrM48

The Internet and Live Streams

Ah yes, my favorite topic lately. And no, we are no further along than we were before. I'd get into how the tech appointment went on Tuesday, but it's like listening to a song on repeat: They can't find anything. They try "something" to help. We end up back where we were before. 

So rather than dwell there, let me get right into how we'll be handling Live Streams going forward until this is completely resolved: 

Streams will still run every Tuesday, Friday, and Sunday from 12pm - 4pm ET.  We will always try to stream, but in the event the stream starts having a lot of problems we will move into the Discord public voice channel for the remainder of the stream. This way we can  hang out and talk while we continue to work. 

Please note that Friday nights have been removed. More on that in a future post...

Member Benefits

Alright members, this one's for you...

If you go to the Membership page right now to see what's going on, you'll see some directly stated benefits, and many more with question marks. The page is in process, so keep this in mind...

In terms of existing benefits, you're losing nothing. All existing benefits are still in place, but we are going to be improving them to include benefits that appear in our YouTube videos and eventually our game as well. Individual announcements will be made as these new benefits become available, but there's one already out there!

Member and Patron Credits now appear at the end of YouTube videos!

If you've watched to the end of any of our full-length Hytale videos, you've seen the credits scroll by already! The credits will, of course, still play during live streams as well.

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And Fam, that's it for this one!  As I mentioned above, there is a lot going on, and a lot more to come. I'll keep you posted as more develops.

For now, I'm off to prep for a stream!

With al my Love, Fam!

Jamie

Happy Friday Members! Happy Sunday StanDamFam!

Welcome to another sneak peek of our Knights of the Old Republic series, where Battle reminds me we didn't bring enough candy for everybody. We also learn that it only takes him 19 episodes to share inventory pro tips. 

And hey, did you know I drink a mean water?

Enjoy, everyone! More sneak peeks coming up next week!

Happy Friday Members! Happy Sunday StanDamFam!

Welcome to another sneak peek of our Knights of the Old Republic series, where we have Neanderthal conversations about how the ice cream machine is broken. We also run with swords...it's like running with scissors but with longer blades.

Oh, and just wait until you meet Rukil Wrinkle-Skin! 🤣

Enjoy, everyone! More sneak peeks coming up next week!

Happy Friday Members! Happy Sunday StanDamFam!

Welcome to another sneak peek of our Knights of the Old Republic series, where we dance, show our papers, and give Battle small anxiety attacks because of how I save. We also demonstarte our latest strategy: The Stun Maneuver. 

Enjoy, everyone! More sneak peeks coming up next week!

I'll be direct: As much as I would love to get into our returning internet woes, there isn't much more to be said. Sadly there's no more for me to report to you all until they actually get out here on Sunday. So I'll let you know where we are with the live streams then. 

That said, if you want to know how things have been going off camera, start by looking up.

See those three Guinea Pigs? All of them still are done and ready for the next stage.  We've also stockpiled episodes of AoC: After Dark for five weeks, and I've begun editing the new Hytale video series which we'll hopefully have up and running by the end of October. 

So it's been a busy week, with much done. We bring Willow and Wisp home tomorrow, so expect some extra posts featuring them very soon.  It makes for a nice end to a somewhat difficult week. 

Fam, I will continue to keep you posted as things develop. Expect another post on Sunday with all of the details on the live streams, as well as some other goodies I'm working on for you.

With all my love, Fam!  Stay tuned!

Jamie 

Happy Friday Members! Happy Sunday StanDamFam!

Welcome to another sneak peek of our Knights of the Old Republic series, where we learn that that the HIdden Beks aren't actually hidden at all. As a matter of fact, they might be the most obvious gang in Star Wars history.

Enjoy, everyone! More sneak peeks coming up next week!

So Willow and Wisp it is then! 

The poll is closed and we officially have their names, and our girls will be coming home this Saturday.  While it will be little bit before I can bring them into the studio, you can expect a lot of photos and updates while they do.  

Now let's talk about the part that's a lot less fun... our internet.

Over the last week we had started to notice some "scuffing" during streams with dropped frames, and by Sunday it was fever pitch: We bartely made it through an hour, and OBS reported dropping over 50K frames in that short time.  A phone call with my new ISPs technical support and they confirmed what I was seeing: We're not getting all the speed we should. We're not even close. 

So what this means is that we won't be able to do live streams or recording sessions until this is fixed. Thankfully, the ball is moving much faster this time: The tech will be out on Thursday to assess and repair if they can, a far cry from the month the other ISP made me wait. 

We still don't know if we'll actually be fully restored on Thursday, so we'll keep you posted right here on the blog and in the Discord.

That all said, with the exception of the live streams, everything else is in great shape!  Art development is in fuill swing, with Willow  almost completely developed and Wisp well on her way (see the photos above). Also, Battle, Sis and I have stockpiled footage for the next three months, so AoC: After Dark won't see any interruptions either!

As always, Fam, I will be all over the Discord and Blog with updatea as they develop. I'll drop a special internet update on Thursday after the tech has come and gone. Hopefully we'll have good news. If not, we'll do a series of commmunity events in the Discord so we can still hang together while our internet gets squared away. 

So much love to all of you! We'll see you Friday one way or the other!

Jamie

Alright Fam! We need your help!

See these two beauties? These are the two you've heard me talk so much about, and now we need you to help us decide their names!

Here's a little background on them...

Both are very sweet, friendly, and interactive. They are also young, which means they'll be extra energetic and playful.

The main difference comes in their handling. The brown one is very skittish and squirmy when handled, while the white one is a "lap pig."

So, now that I've given you all the information you need, it's time for you to vote! We'll be keeping the poll up until Monday morning, and we'll announce the names on both the blog and live stream on Tuesday!

Much love everyone! See you tomorrow on stream!

Happy Friday, Members! Happy Sunday, StanDamFam!

Here's this week's sneak peek at our upcoming YouTube videos: Episodes 11 and 12 from our KOTOR series. In these Episodes, we learn that I do a mean Patrick Star impression. 

What does that have to do with Star Wars? You'll see! 

Much Love, Fam! More sneak peeks next week!

Jamie