(Originally
posted on Codex of Aegis, AstukaGaming, and Astuka's Tumblr)
Hello everybody,
checking in for my monthly here. No, but really this time – I have
something meaningful to say. Really.
So it has
(finally) come to my attention that I have way too many side
projects, and instead need to focus only on a small few in order to
make quality content. Mindblowing, right? Anyway, I decided to gather
together all my current side projects and decide which ones would be
cut and which ones would be totally okay. This is the result.
Codex
of Aegis
Status:
Totally okay
Yes,
yes. I know. Most of the time when I say things are on hiatus, they
end up dying. I get that. But right now Codex of Aegis is literally
the only actual important thing I'm making, so of course it will end
up staying.
The
reason I haven't updated, as I've said so long before, is two things:
A, the Guardians of Enthia playthrough, and B, a revamped site.
Both
have not happened mostly because I don't have any time to do either
thing. As I begin to loosen up my schedule though I'll try getting
them done, and finally once again we'll be able to have our shitty
one off stories.
Speaking
of Codex of Aegis, I actually plan on self-publishing a “Volume I”
compilation soon (aka likely Winter 2014). It will feature all of the
stories written until that time, as well as colorful commentary by
yours truly and a few cut/extra stories specifically for the book. At
first I thought it might be a dumb idea since CreateSpace only allows
50 pages and greater, but the current reference sheet filled with the
writing is about 78 pages long, and added with commentary and other
meta stuff and it could be around 130+ pages.
As
well as this, I might as well explain the full revamp since I haven't
actually already.
I'm
planning on making Codex of Aegis my overall project homepage until I
have enough time and money to make a website of my own. I'm going to
try and feature direct pages to all my shit, including the twitter,
twitch, and *possible* facebook page. I'll also see if I can add two
blogs, so we can keep all of my meta bullshit on the same site
instead of a completely different one like it is right now, and I
won't feel bad for abandoning AstukaGaming (the blog) because it will
live on in spirit (also we get to not have any confusion between the
group and the blog).
Honestly
I'm really excited for the revamp, but I won't do it until I finish
Guardians of Enthia. I'll try doing it first thing tomorrow but I've
done that multiple times before and as you can all tell it hasn't
exactly worked out.
AstukaGaming
Status:
ded
I
thought the idea of a group playthrough channel always was pretty
fun, but its come to my attention that I really don't get anything
out of having one. The AstukaGaming “brand” is completely
isolated from my personal “brand”, so its not like I would be
getting more viewers for Codex of Aegis while making videos for
AstukaGaming. Furthermore, having a lets play channel doesn't really
say anything about me professionally. Not in that “hue hue muh
formal” type of way (to be honest I'll probably never be able to
pull that off), but the fact that works of video games and movies and
books have a lot more impact than lets plays and livestreams. I'll
still be using my personal twitch channel (astukari) though, and
occasionally on there I will play with the AstukaGaming guys, but the
channel itself will likely be gone (unless anyone wants to buy it
hehehhe).
Stencyl
Game
Status:
hiatus
Oh,
yeah. Forgot to mention that. I'm making a stencyl game.
I've
always been pretty interested in the whole flash game shebang
(shabang? Huh?) and so I finally decided for my first work in vidya
would be a simple flash game. And boy, did I not prepare for how much
work even a simple game would be.
It
came through my mind as I went along that there are many other, even
more easy games I could make, and so I decided I might as well delve
into those other projects even if there's no chance of income or
revenue from it (I'd be learning something though, so I guess that
counts). Eventually once I'm back from my journey I'll release the
projects I tried for free (on the website nudge nudge) and start
working on games for profit. Ad profit, that is. Glorious ad profit.
Half-Life
Playthrough
Status:
What do you think?
I
am kind of mad about trashing this since I've always wanted to do at
least one complete lets play, but I've already addressed in the
AstukaGaming block everything you need to hear about this.
OT
RPG
Status:
...Really?
Okay,
I just added this because it was an old popular project that I never
officially said anything about. There is literally nothing to profit
from this. I don't even forum anymore.
Personal/Skit
channel
Status:
Probably still happening
If
any of you can remember, I did mention that I would be making a
personal channel for skits and other bullshit separate from
AstukaGaming. Although I might end up putting the videos on
AstukaGaming and just wiping everything that isn't cool and nostalgic
due to one of youtube's many problems, the idea is likely still in
the mix. I do admit though I was planning on making a skit for the
Summer Sale, but nothing ever came of it. Just a warning.
Dota
2 Championship
Status:
Dead and Gone
Yep,
it just couldn't generate the interest. Not much to it.
Well,
that's all for now. Next time we see eachother the site will likely
be changed and I would've posted Guardians of Enthia 6-12. Although
I'm pretty sure I said that last time, though it might've been a Deja
Vu. Huh. Well, I'll do it for sure this time. I promise.
