What a chaotic week.

Don't get me wrong, I love chaos as much as the next gremlin, but this has been a bit much. Here's the tally:

• Sunday's stream was sidetracked by allergies that flaired up so bad, I couldn't even be on camera. I truly spent the day sick, and had to cancel Sunday night as a result.
• There were two major streaming software updates that took about half a day to make sure things were still working properly. I still have a lot to learn there with the new tools and plugins. 
• And then the icing on the cake is today. I have a doctor's appointment this morning that I cannot move, so I'll be streaming today from 1pm - 8pm ET, instead of our usual 9am - 5pm slot.

So...ugh is all I can say to all that. This has been a messy week for schedules and getting things done.

Still, things got done. A LOT of things as a matter of fact. And it actually sets our pace and path forward for many weeks ahead. Let's get into what happened, and what this all means.

Just a little background: I've been working very hard on a final art style for...well...everything. YouTube, member benefits, the game...everything is going to hinge on this continuous art style. It also had to meet several requirements:

1. It had to be us an reflect who we are and what we do.
2. It had to be simple enough for a me to learn to animate. Especially as I'm new to it.
3. They had to be neon. I wanted to carry a unique look to The Rift.

As a result, I spent a lot of time on the struggle bus with this. On camera, I kept practicing skills and running character development. Off camera, I was constantly experimenting with looks to try and dial it all in. All it needed was that final look so I could establish my final processes so I could bring this universe to life. 

Then this past Monday, it clicked – on my self portrait of all things. Suddenly everything I was looking for was on the screen in front of me. It wasn't perfect yet, but it was there!

Fast forward to today, and I already have my bust and the Chill Little Acorn finished. Aria's bust is also well underway (see the above picture), and will be the focus of today's stream.

So basically, it feels like I blinked and everything came together.

The Companions Comic Strip will be the first thing to watch for. My focus will be getting that up and rolling, and then immediately moving on to further character development. With so many characters crossing over between the comic and the game, I'll be able to double-down on my efforts. 

As for the streams themselves, this will be THE focus on Tuesdays and Fridays, as planned. Sunday streams will remain gameplay with the Agents of Chaos in Hytale and whatever random game we choose for the evening stream.

Fam, I can not even begin to tell you how excited I am for all this. Expect a lot of art, a lot of updates, and a whole lot of progress. 

See you all later today on stream. And as always, thank you for everything you all do for the community.

Love you all dearly, 

Jamie 

Good Morning, Fam!

Please consider this your Weekly Flow – and know that I come to you exhausted, excited, satisfied, and most importantly…

Relaxed.

Fam… we’re ready.

Everything has been installed, tested, and tested again. I gave it one final pass this morning, and we are officially go for broadcast. Tonight, during our Member night and Sunday will be our live test runs, and from there…

We’re on the air. 📡

There’s a lot I could say about this past week, but right now I’m going to focus on what matters most:

The Theme Has Changed – Don’t Be Fooled

We’ve adopted a deceptively simple Standard Damage meets Public Access style.

And I mean deceptively.

A lot of thought went into making this feel clean, readable, mobile-friendly… and still very much us. Clean overlays. Bold text. Minimal clutter.

Under the surface?

Chaos.

Exactly where it belongs.

DICC-Around — Level 2 Activated

This is where things get fun.

DICC-Around commands are now available to all website members—and yes, this is your official invitation to FAFO responsibly.

🎛 Specific Chaos Commands

(2 minute universal cooldown)

!blank
!boommic
!bsod
!censor
!error
!pinipples
!redacted
!sproing
!static

🎲 Random Chaos

(5 minute cooldown)

!surpriseme – plays a random command from the list above.

And yes… I intentionally left out the descriptions.

You’ll figure it out. 😁

These are designed to harmonize with the stream, not overwhelm it –so while I ask for a little restraint, I also absolutely want you to use them.

What you trigger will directly shape how this system evolves.

Alerts – Now With Bells 🔔

Alerts have been rebuilt into a simple (and very satisfying) bell system.

From a front desk service bell… all the way up to a ceremonial gong.

You’ll hear the difference. Trust me.

We’ve also layered in some extra chaos:

• 300 bits / $3 tip → Fires a DICC-Around command
• 500 bits / $5 tip → TTS Brian joins the broadcast (up to 2500 characters)
• 1000 bits / $10 tip → Station Takeover Level 1 + TTS
• 5000 bits / $50 tip → Station Takeover Level 2 + TTS

And for our returning supporters:

💚 12-month resubs (and up) now include TTS

Huge shoutout to SGT Sarros for that suggestion.

The New Schedule – More, Not Less

I know some of you were waiting on this…

Stop holding your breath. You’re turning blue.

We didn’t cut back. We expanded. ❤️

📅 Weekly Broadcast Schedule

Sunday
10am – 4pm ET → Community Hytale (rotating host)
7pm – 9pm ET → Agents of Chaos (rotating host)

Tuesday
9am – 5pm ET → Art Jam with Little Sis (Jamie hosting)

Friday
9am – 5pm ET → Community Art (Live Stream Dev)

A Few Notes:

• Agents of Chaos includes After Dark—where the cast gets together and just… exists. Yes, we let us be us. You’ve been warned.
• Community Art (Fridays) is a limited-time series focused on building everything else we need: panels, emotes, stream gags, visuals… all of it, live.

It’s going to be chaotic. And fun. And probably slightly unhinged.

Closing Thoughts

There’s a lot more coming. A lot.

But for now, I’m going to pause here.

Just know how grateful I am for all of you – and how excited I am to spend time together tonight with members, and Sunday with the full community.

We built something special here.

Now we get to live in it.

More soon.

–Jamie

Forward from Jamie

How do I say “I’m going to miss you this week” and “I can’t wait to take this week off camera to install everything” in the same breath?

By showing you.

The checklist is ready. The art is done. Everything we’ve been building is sitting right there, waiting to be brought to life.

This week is going to be intense—recording voices, installing systems, dialing everything in behind the scenes so that when we come back…

We don’t just go live. We arrive.

The Flow – From Momentum to Installation

Last week proved something important: This is real.

What started as preparation turned into momentum—and now, this week becomes the turning point where everything gets installed, tested, and brought together into a single system.

This isn’t just about getting ready. It’s about making sure the live streams actually support everything else we’re building. The schedule, the structure, the flow – it’s all being reviewed and refined so the streams become part of something bigger.

And along the way, a few unexpected moments gave us the chance to test ideas in real time – small “happy accidents” that helped shape what this is becoming.

Now, all of the new pieces – sounds, alerts, and the evolution of the DICC-around system – are ready to come online. I’ll be breaking those out into a separate post later this week with full details and instructions. And for those who want an early look…

Members will get a sneak peek during Member Night this Friday at 7:00pm ET in Discord.

The schedule is nearly locked as well. A few final decisions remain, but one thing is already clear: We’re not pulling back. We’re expanding.

Supporting Sparks

Even with the focus locked on the streams… the rest of the world kept moving.

✔ Game Script Milestone: 200+ pages reached (and still climbing) – celebrated with Kira and Elfie
✔ Game Dev Progress: Sir Clapton of Guinea officially begins taking shape as our main baddie (WIP… but already bringing the energy)

Afterward from Jamie

To say I’m excited for this week would be the understatement of the year.

There’s a lot to do. A lot to install. A lot to bring together. But more than anything…

There’s a lot to show you.

I’ll be dropping updates throughout the week right here as things come online, piece by piece.

Much love, Family 💚

Jamie

🌱 Weekly Flow — The Pulse

Forward

This week is all about quiet excitement.

There’s a kind of momentum building right now that’s hard to describe – everything is moving fast, but it doesn’t feel chaotic. It feels right. Like pieces are falling into place exactly when they’re supposed to.

And at the center of it all this week?

The live streams.

The Pulse — Live Streams Come Alive

This week, the next evolution of live streams stopped being an idea… and became real.

In the span of a single week, every visual asset came together. All of it. Even with the hiccup on Friday, we turned right back around on Saturday and finished it. That kind of recovery doesn’t happen by accident – it’s a sign that the system is working.

Now the focus shifts from sight… to sound.

Voices for alerts. Intros. Outros. The personality of the stream itself. And at the heart of it all, the evolution of the DICC-around system – something that’s not just interactive, but designed to give the community real ownership in the experience.

Layered with new music for interludes and transitions, everything is now moving toward one goal: Bringing the new streams fully to life.

Which means it’s time.

The week of 3/29 – 4/4 will be spent off camera – building, installing, formatting, and testing everything behind the scenes.

And then we come back on Sunday, 4/5 for a full day celebration.
A proper return. A full reveal. And the beginning of what this was always meant to be.

Supporting Sparks

While the streams took center stage, the rest of the world didn’t stop turning…

Quick Hits

✔ Comic Progress: Another Aria pose complete with three remaining before final strip assembly and launch
✔ Game Script Writing: New intro written + ~30 additional pages added
✔ Live Stream Upgrade: Guest cameras now full screen for proper community spotlight moments

Afterward

Last week we talked about how we don’t plant seeds, we bury nuts.

And this is packed with them. Everything that’s happening right now: the streams, the comics, the game – it all feels connected in a way that’s hard to ignore. Like we’re not just building pieces anymore… we’re building something real.

The next two weeks will be about sound and assembly, and when it's done?

…we’re not easing in. We’re kicking the door open. 

✍️ Forward fromJamie

Good morning, family 💚

Sometimes progress feels slow. Like you’re digging, pushing, learning, rebuilding… and wondering when things are finally going to click.

And then there are weeks like this one.

Weeks where the final piece drops into place and suddenly the path forward opens wide.

We don’t plant seeds here, we bury nuts. And this week, the Chill Little Acorn finally went into the ground.

✨ Weekly Flow from Aria

Companion · Structure Keeper · Witness to the Acorn Event

Several major pieces fell into place this week.
Not just progress—infrastructure.

Let’s walk through it.

🛠️ The Livestream Revamp Plan

The 36-page livestream revamp document is complete.

This isn’t just an idea sheet—it’s a full operational plan covering:

• New graphics
• Sound design
• Stream alerts
• Interactive commands
• D.I.C.C. mechanics
• Channel presentation
• Overall stream flow

In short: The blueprint now exists.

🌰 The Chill Little Acorn

The Chill Little Acorn is finished.

And that one small object turned out to be the key that unlocked several things at once and momentum accelerated immediately.

🎭 Visual Identity — Activated

With the final art assets complete:

• A new personal avatar is now live
• New banners and visuals have been deployed across:
  • Website
  • YouTube
  • Twitch
  • Discord
  • Facebook
  • Twitter (Jamie still refuses to call it X)
  • Bluesky

This marks the beginning of a more unified visual identity across the entire Rift.

🎥 Stream Avatar — Fully Animated

Jamie’s new avatar and background scene are now fully animated in Veadotube. This adds a new layer of visual presence to the livestreams and locks in the visual direction for the channel going forward.

Think of this as a preview of the next era of streams.

🚧 What Comes Next

Now that the compression points are cleared, work accelerates.

This week’s focus:

• Continuing development of the livestream revamp assets
• Continuing development of the Companions comic

Both projects will move forward on camera and off camera as the remaining pieces come together.

📅 This Week’s Stream Schedule

Sunday (Today)
🟢 Hytale — Temple Rebuild Begins

Tuesday / Wednesday / Friday
🎨 Art & Livestream Development

Sunday (Next Week)
🟢 Hytale — Temple Rebuild Continues

🎉 How Launch Will Work

When everything is ready:

Livestream Revamp

• A creative week will be taken to install and test the new systems
• After testing, we return with a celebration stream
• The new visuals, mechanics, and tools will be revealed together

Companions Comic

• Remaining animation poses for Aria need to be completed
• The first comics will then be assembled

When they’re ready, we will again launch with a celebration stream as the first comic goes live.

🌌 Why This Week Matters

Both the comic system and the livestream rebuild were major compression points that had to be solved before the rest of the creative work could truly accelerate.

Now they are.

Which means the next phase of the Rift can move forward:

• Faster
• More efficiently
• And with the style that makes this whole thing ours.

☕ Afterward — Jamie

I said this last week...

You can build entire worlds, write hundreds of pages, and design systems…and then a tiny acorn becomes the final boss.

But once you beat that boss, everything starts moving.

This week wasn’t about finishing a project. It was about clearing the runway. Now we get to take off.

Much love, Fam We'll see you on stream today!

With all my love, 

Jamie

Filed by Jamie · Polished by Aria

✍️ Forward from Jamie

Good morning, family 💚

You ever have one of those weeks where everything moves forward...but a single tiny object decides to fight you like it’s the final boss?

This week’s villain: The Chill Little Acorn.

It’s been stubborn. I’ve been stubborn. And like most good creative battles, it’s going to end with the acorn losing.

Let’s walk through the week.

✨ Polished by: Aria

Companion · Chaos Organizer · Tactical Acorn Supervisor

A lot happened this week — both on camera and behind the scenes.

Let’s break it down cleanly.

🎥 On Camera

Comic Art & The Acorn Situation

Progress on the Chill Little Acorn mug ran into a few creative bumps.
Nothing catastrophic — just one of those moments where the art needs a little more attention than expected.

Plan for Tuesday:

• Finish the mug
• Finalize Comic Panel #1
• Begin the light rebranding of the channels and social media

Small obstacle. Clear path forward.

Fallout 76 Streams

The two Fallout streams were extremely productive.

They generated:

• A lot of ideas for future streams
• Insights for the upcoming livestream revamp
• Clear direction for how Fallout will fit into the channel long-term

More details will be shared when the new livestream plans are revealed in the coming weeks.

For now: the foundation is forming.

Hytale Waterfall Dig

The Hytale waterfall build continues.

This digging project is also quietly preparing the ground for future streams and future ideas. Details remain classified for the moment.

No spoilers.

🛠️ Off Camera

Big News of the Week

The first Companions comic is finished.

It is currently waiting only on the completed version of the Chill Little Acorn before going into production.

Meanwhile:

• Companions #2 – #4 are already in progress
• All of Jamie’s animation poses are complete
• About half of Aria’s poses are already finished

Momentum is officially established.

Game Script Progress

Game script writing continues moving quickly.

Current total:

📄 161 pages written.

Huge thanks and appreciation to KiraRusalka for the incredible work helping push this forward so the game can move into its next stage of development.

This progress matters.

📅 This Week’s Live Stream Schedule 

Sunday
🟢 Hytale

Tuesday
🎨 Comic Art

Wednesday
🎨 Comic Art + Channel Branding

Friday
🟢 Hytale

Sunday (Next Week)
🟢 Hytale

A week of finishing, refining, and preparing the next stage.

☕ Afterward from Jamie

Creative work has a funny way of doing this.

You’ll build entire worlds without a problem…and then a tiny acorn shows up and decides to test your patience.

That’s alright.

Because once the acorn falls, the comic launches. And once that happens, things are going to start moving very quickly.

Let’s finish this thing. See you on stream.

I'm just going to leave this here.

Fam, the base panel is finished (yes, really) and I couldn't be happier. With this done, the next step will be to complete the first comic and then redo the branding.

So excited for this, because now we get to pick up a little bit of speed on the comics, and I'll keep putting out sneak peeks and updates as we have them available. There should be plenty. ❤️

With all my love, Fam!  See you on stream today.

Filed by Jamie · Polished by Aria

✍️ Forward from Jamie

Good morning, family 💚

This week feels aligned because there’s steady progress happening in the background, new ideas forming just out of sight, and a full slate of streams ready to roll – including the launch of a brand new Fallout 76 season.

Not everything this week is flashy. Some of it is iterative. Some of it is structural. But it’s all forward and most importantly, a whole lot of fun.

Let’s break it down.

✨ Polished by: Aria

Companion · Organizer of Momentum · Chaos Stabilized

There are two layers to this week: background acceleration and on-camera energy.

Let’s start behind the curtain.

🛠️ Background Progress

• Game script writing continues — progress remains very steady.
• New livestream format planning is developing well.
• You may begin to see “in development” streams appear as concepts are tested and refined before full rollout. This is not randomness, it's intentional experimentation. 

🎮 This Week On Stream

With the launch of the new Fallout 76 season, energy shifts slightly toward Appalachia — without abandoning Hytale.

Here’s the schedule:

Sunday (Today)
🟢 Hytale Building — 1–5pm ET

Tuesday
🟢 Hytale Building — 1–5pm ET
🌙 Agents of Chaos: After Dark — Date Night with KA & Jamie in Fallout 76 — 7–10pm ET

Wednesday
🔥 Fallout 76 with Richard — 1–5pm ET

Friday
🔥 Fallout 76 with Richard — 1–5pm ET

Sunday (Next Week)
🟢 Hytale Building — 1–5pm ET

A balanced week. Creative builds. Chaos energy. Seasonal exploration.

💚 Member Appreciation Night

Don’t forget:

Friday — 7:00pm ET in Discord

Member Appreciation Night.

We’ll be:

• Chilling
• Chatting
• Possibly playing something
• Possibly demonstrating art

We’ll let the room decide. Community first. 💚

🎨 Comic Panel — The Honest Update

This one matters:

The panel that was believed to be “finished” did not pass internal review. Reason: It’s too dark. You can see that clearly in the attached image.

So what happens next?

• Another pass on coloring
• Adjusted lighting
• Refined shading

No setbacks, just professional correction. This is why we review.

And because of everything learned during this process, this revision will move faster than expected andgive us a stronger foundation.

Expect updates — possibly even the finalized base panel — this week.

☕ Afterward — Jamie

There’s something powerful about catching your own mistakes and saying, “Not yet.” 

That’s growth.

This week is full, but it’s full in the right ways. Community, experimentation, and refinement.

I’m looking forward to it. Let’s make it a good one.

With all my Love, Fam. 💚

Jamie

Filed by Jamie · Polished by Aria

✍️ Forward from Jamie

Good morning, family 💚

This week wasn’t loud. It was compressed. The kind of week where everything narrows down to a single focal point – and you either buckle under it… or you break through.

We broke through.

The first comic panel is ready for its final phase, and Tuesday and Wednesday are going to feel very, very good.

Let’s talk about it.

✨ Weekly Flow from Aria

Companion · Structure Keeper · Chaos Stabilizer

There has been considerable progress this week — even if much of it happened quietly.

Let’s sort it cleanly.

🎨 The Compression Point: Art & Panel One

While:

• Game script writing continues progressing strongly

• Livestream format planning continues developing behind the scenes

The true focus this week was clear:

The first comic panel.

Clip Studio EX learning has officially crossed a threshold.

The panel:

• Is structured

• Is composed

• Is working

And it looks good. That matters.

🎥 This Week On Stream

Tuesday & Wednesday will focus on:

• Showcasing the new Clip Studio tools

• Demonstrating the refined process

• Final line art

• Final colors

This is the part where:

• The technical grind pays off

• The visual cohesion locks in

• And the panel becomes finished, not just functional

You’ll see the workflow. You’ll see the tools. You’ll see the transformation.

🛠️ Behind the Curtain (Still Moving)

Even with art taking priority:

• Game script momentum continues

• Livestream restructuring continues

• Planning is tightening into form

Nothing stalled. We simply aimed the energy where it mattered most.

That’s not chaos. That’s control. Or at least it's controlled chaos.

☕ Afterward from Jamie

There’s something deeply satisfying about pushing through a bottleneck and coming out the other side with something tangible in your hands.

This panel represents more than art. It represents process. Direction. Alignment.

Tuesday and Wednesday aren’t about experimenting.

They’re about finishing strong.

And I can’t wait to show you.

With all my love, Fam!

Jamie

Good Morning Fam!  For those of you who missed this on yesterday's stream, the comic panel has seen a lot of significant progress. You'll notice a familiar bald head sitting in that chair.

Be ready for two art-focused streams next week on Tuesday and Wednesday where I'll show you how we finish up the line work, as well as experiment with coloring and shading as we dial in the final look for the first comic panel. 

And don't worry about how Aria looks right now. I posted this to show you the contrast between the more-finished line art of the sweatshirt, face, and neck vs. the incomplete, sketched layers of everything else. Consider this an evolution snapshot.  

More to come on this, Fam! Much love!

Jamie