spoilers, new mario game
I hope someone had an absolute blast storyboarding this shot from the game. It looks good enough, and speaks so much with so few elements, to frame.
https://awoo.space/media/kA3gc-wPNuby_nH3Oy0
mh, holidays
I know I need to invest more time into socializing and rebuilding my trust in how I communicate. And that I need to forgive myself for having had minimal or bad information and for trying to do my best with it, oversimplification and bad communication decisions included.
I wish this were easier for me. It’s taken years, and I still haven’t entirely forgiven myself.
mh, holidays
I’m here, but I’ve been quiet as I try to unpack complex emotional issues without miscommunicating horribly.
Holiday planning always makes me reflective and nervous, because I gloriously fucked up in the past with people I still care about. Most of that was miscommunication/too little information on my end, followed by multiple botched repair attempts.
Which is another way of saying: I still care, but I wish I knew how to make this better, and not scare people by my presence.
US pol, birdsite
Influence since* 2016, that is, assuming this is referencing FY2016 plus some projection on their part.
US pol, birdsite
I don’t know what to make of this, but it seems maybe important: https://twitter.com/jack/status/923555837066412037
Specifically, $1.9mm seems like the largest number I’ve heard so far on what foreign actors spent on influence in the US in 2016. Twitter likes money, so I can’t imagine them making this decision out of the good will of their hearts.
So this is both a large number and anomalous for Twitter, and I’m curious what it means.
@Metaph@scalie.business @Aradia@mastodon.social Yeah, I wrote more about my install experience earlier in my timeline, separate thread. I got the APK to work on Android, but Apple is a bit more restrictive by demanding payment info that works in Australia.
Interestingly, US Google Play payments are compatible with the game’s microtransactions. I’ve only spent $1 for the game’s intro pack (which wasn’t required to progress), but it’s there and works.
new animal crossing game, spoilers
The new game blunts the impact of microtransactions somewhat by giving you ~$10 of its virtual currency for free very early on. So, I have everything I want.
It certainly is very cute. The remainder of the experience is more akin to Flight Rising than Animal Crossing (deep inventory management puzzle, wide selection of cosmetics), which means it'll probably do well.
https://awoo.space/media/cGjN-v-5tNlWS6R0N8A https://awoo.space/media/fL_ct3ZPfxzJvE3qdso https://awoo.space/media/J0T8C0wLwXyRyoMZJdM https://awoo.space/media/Sj7LKS2I-XAH7ZBoUk4
Two Sculptris busts I did for @mawr and @Soreth.
These are $25 (plus the PayPal fee), if anyone else is interested.
https://awoo.space/media/UIQ_0HrLFxBPuz0e6Bk https://awoo.space/media/vQ_f6M7MpqdYGrVXCvE
new animal crossing game, spoilers
Also, micropayments on the Android build work with US Google Play. Also, literally everything has a timer now. Also, they expect ~$5-10 apiece to unlock each current limited time item. Huh.
I probably won’t get in too deeply, because the timer management seems difficult to impossible while also having real world responsibilities (unlike the main series’ once per day). And even cold hard cash doesn’t improve that.
But, at least they finally released this thing!
new animal crossing game, spoilers
Also, not posting the link because Nintendo is sure to take it down and send a flurry of cease-and-desist letters. But The Next Web is currently linking the Australian Apple App Store link and current Android APK, with instructions, for the interested.
I couldn’t get the iOS details to work, because Apple demands a regional payment provider, and I didn’t have the patience to use the gift card workaround. So I went with the Android version instead.
new animal crossing game, spoilers
Apparently, Nintendo botched region locking for Australia, so the new Animal Crossing game is “available” for Australian accounts and in APK form.
Giving it a try on my Android device, it is cute! And impressive that they ported the ACNL experience to mobile using Unity.
Though, I still feel conflicted about it having micropayments. At least Nintendo decided to use Tom Nook to take real money. It just seems appropriate.
(I had to save and finish in Paint because the tool crashed right before posting, but it's a great first start!)
minor vent (-), maybe get to know me better (+/?)
And since “get better at this” isn’t super clear, I mean trying to get better at trusting people again.
minor vent (-), maybe get to know me better (+/?)
I used to be much more open and outgoing with people, and I kind of miss that. I haven’t been for awhile, because of crippling anxiety over interpersonal politics, both from birdsite and from people in the past that lied to me on a regular basis.
Thankfully that’s done now. But ow, my trust in people.
I’m trying to get better at this. It’s probably going to take awhile. But, I’m sincerely doing my best!
Dragon. Agender, otherkin, occasional artist and writer, infosec engineer, in about that order. Avatar by Xeirla. Singular they/them preferred.
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