Prequel: Let's All Make a Catgirl Cry

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CrashCat: Jan 10, 2003; another shit post

Doctor_Fruitbat posted:

I am absolutely sold on those t-shirts. I don't often care for merch that much, but that Katia shirt is just the right kind of stylised that I want it right now this second, and that's a rarity for me. So I guess later in the month I'll be putting down some cash for that one.

They're just baiting me with those playing cards and tote bag that I have to buy all the other stuff I can't afford to get...

# ? Nov 1, 2015 18:29

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# ? Apr 25, 2024 22:19

Zutaten: May 8, 2007; What the shit.

Oh my god a 9 foot wide tapestry of fantasy cultural unity...

# ? Nov 1, 2015 19:10

McFrugal: Oct 11, 2003

Kazerad posted:

Katia:Excelsior (the first Kvatch flash) had more characters and rooms, while this one was a fairly limited environment over the course of several days. In Excelsior, you could also rush straight to the end, whereas this one is much more linear. At the same time, the more hidden content in this one (e.g. alternate dream endings) takes a lot more time to find than the hidden content in Excelsior. Which one is longer could really go either way.

The more important metric is: this one has more spiders. Up until now, I think only one spider has appeared in the entire comic.

That's actually a bug! Every object you examine has an invisible NPC on it who narrates your thoughts to you. On that one, I accidentally left the NPC with a graphic. Since it was mostly hidden behind the curtain, I didn't notice until your post.

I was at a Halloween party when I read your post, though, and the entire time I was worried other people would notice that half-concealed Khajiit ear and start madly theorizing about a second Khajiit hiding on the ship. Luckily, you seem to be the only person on the entire internet who saw it. Regardless, a fixed version should work its way through the caching soon.

But, yeah, I know I say it all the time and across many sites, but sorry about the delay. Hopefully, this at least partially explains why I ran so far over my initial time estimate. I still want to post those riveting statistics on the relation between depravedness and ad-click-willingness, though I'm probably going to run more ads this month. I might as well get more data first.

Well, I'm not the only one that noticed (someone pointed it out to me before I even saw it), and to be honest I only thought it was on purpose because the NPC moves down when you get close, so that the ears aren't peeking out anymore.

...what's the hidden content in Excelsior?

# ? Nov 1, 2015 21:26

Doctor_Fruitbat: Jun 2, 2013

Leave the bug in, include another khajiit in the comic a year down the line and claim it was planned from the very beginning.

# ? Nov 1, 2015 21:37

cant cook creole bream: Aug 15, 2011; I think Fahrenheit is better for weather

Cool to see that this still exists. I finished going through the archive right around the point of the previous update. But I guess that is a big set of updates. To bad the story flash doesn't exist yet. It feels like this comic is preparing for that heist for years now, even though that woman duped Katia only one night ago.

I don't know how likely getting those 40k in the campaign is. Right now it seems to be around 8k, so it's already 20% done after roughly one day, so that looks quite great. But I'd imagine that the majority of the people who are willing to support that campaign are also really loyal fans, who heard about it on the first day. So obviously the funds wont just grow linearly. On the other hand, these 8k come from a realitvely small set of around 100 people, so there is plenty space upwards.

Then again, indiegogo has flexible funding, so the 40k hurdle is virtually meaningless. I like your strechgoals though. Good luck with that.

cant cook creole bream fucked around with this message at 23:31 on Nov 1, 2015

# ? Nov 1, 2015 23:27

Kazerad: Aug 1, 2011; Unshamed by Koos

CrashCat posted:

They're just baiting me with those playing cards and tote bag that I have to buy all the other stuff I can't afford to get...

A number of people asked about those, so I've added two new tiers (one for the bag, one for the cards). I was hesitant at first since the price on them would be a little high (they'd have to be sent as parcels rather than flats), but the demand seems to be high enough to justify the shipping cost. Live and learn, I guess.

MikeJF posted:

Why did the sidestories delay this particular update so much? It doesn't seem like they were bound to any update in particular and could've just waited until they were ready.

The embarrassing answer is that, for almost the entire time I was working on this stuff, I felt like I was only a week away from finishing and might as well just wait and release everything at once when I was done. Of course, in almost every case, that week estimate ended up being wrong for some unforeseen reason.

I went into "Katia: Infiltrate" with the mindset "this should be easy, it's just reusing a lot of the Kvatch maps" before realizing the animation/camera systems I needed were more complicated than anticipated (you can see them used in Precede). I went into "Dodger: Break The Law" with the mindset "this should take a week at most, it's just normal panels" before realizing a lot of those panels had complex animations involving multiple characters, which I hadn't really done before. And Precede... well, I think that speaks for itself. My premise going into it was "a simple thing Cider and company can work on while I finish Dodger, and I'll just do the text and face graphics". In addition to text on every single barrel, it ended up involving almost 150 face graphics, most of them obscure and non-reusable like "Wet Katia holding a pipe while crying and covered with spiders".

If I ever made another Flash almost exactly like Precede, or a sidestory similar to Dodger, or anything like that, I'd be a lot better with my time estimates. I think I could only stick with that for so long, though, before I gently caress up and try something new.

Air is lava! posted:

Then again, indiegogo has flexible funding, so the 40k hurdle is virtually meaningless. I like your strechgoals though. Good luck with that.

Thanks. IGG actually changed their pricing very recently; Flexible funding used to have a 9% charge if you failed to reach your goal and 4% if you reached it, but they changed it to 5%/5%. There are effectively no drawbacks to setting a high goal now. On top of this, money starts getting transferred to you as soon as you reach your goal, meaning people can no longer get refunds. While I didn't want to set my goal absurdly high (people would say "wow, he sure thinks highly of himself!"), actually hitting it will only carry disadvantages.

Kazerad fucked around with this message at 01:33 on Nov 2, 2015

# ? Nov 2, 2015 01:30

Magic Rabbit Hat: Nov 4, 2006; Just follow along if you don't wanna get neutered.

I am entirely too excited to get the Everything But The Unity Poster pack.

Sorry, but I can't justify having another nine foot wide tapestry filled with naked men of varying races.

# ? Nov 2, 2015 07:28

Scaly Haylie: Dec 25, 2004

Dammit, I just realized (with the help of the comments section) that "Porcupine Dodger" is Quill-Weave.

# ? Nov 2, 2015 23:14

Skyridge: Jan 1, 2011

Lizard Wizard posted:

Dammit, I just realized (with the help of the comments section) that "Porcupine Dodger" is Quill-Weave.

You... didn't figure that out yourself?

# ? Nov 3, 2015 04:15

Scaly Haylie: Dec 25, 2004

Skyridge posted:

You... didn't figure that out yourself?

I'd mostly been thinking of her as just Dodger, so no, I didn't make the connection.

# ? Nov 3, 2015 06:50

Cup Runneth Over: Aug 8, 2009; She said life's
Too short to worry
Life's too long to wait
It's too short
Not to love everybody
Life's too long to hate

No pins? Bah, wasn't worth the wait.

I can't contribute to the Indiegogo right now, but I probably didn't want to walk around with a torso declaring my interest in this terrible, terrible webcomic anyway. That's just asking for social stigma.

# ? Nov 3, 2015 19:39

DoubleCakes: Jan 14, 2015

Dodger is a certified badass now.

# ? Dec 3, 2015 01:09

Scaly Haylie: Dec 25, 2004

For anyone who was holding off on it, Dodger: Break the Law is done now.

# ? Dec 3, 2015 08:18

Kazerad: Aug 1, 2011; Unshamed by Koos

Now that it's over I can say that this may be my favorite panel I've ever drawn. Though maybe I hosed it up, because a lot of people didn't pick up on the joke until its reprise.

Edit: somewhat related, I've dug through a lot of Daggerfall's source files as research for this and other updates, and it turns out there is a fuckton of nude photos in there. Like, I get that they wanted to have viewable paintings, including risque ones, but there is more softcore porn in Daggerfall's source files than there are appearance options for any race. And I think I've only actually found an actual painting in that game, like, once.

Kazerad fucked around with this message at 09:39 on Dec 3, 2015

# ? Dec 3, 2015 09:33

radintorov: Feb 18, 2011

Kazerad posted:

Now that it's over I can say that this may be my favorite panel I've ever drawn. Though maybe I hosed it up, because a lot of people didn't pick up on the joke until its reprise.

I thought it a coincidence at first, but given that both in the original and the "altered mental image" version of that panel, the fact that of the three rogues the woman is the one with actual details is intentional given ~~Quill~~Dodger's character?

Kazerad posted:

Edit: somewhat related, I've dug through a lot of Daggerfall's source files as research for this and other updates, and it turns out there is a fuckton of nude photos in there. Like, I get that they wanted to have viewable paintings, including risque ones, but there is more softcore porn in Daggerfall's source files than there are appearance options for any race. And I think I've only actually found an actual painting in that game, like, once.

That is both surprising and not at the same time. :v:

# ? Dec 3, 2015 16:57

Pakled: Aug 6, 2011; WE ARE SMART

I was totally expecting one of Oblivion's psychic guards to show up at the end there.

# ? Dec 3, 2015 23:01

A good poster: Jan 10, 2010

Kazerad posted:

Now that it's over I can say that this may be my favorite panel I've ever drawn. Though maybe I hosed it up, because a lot of people didn't pick up on the joke until its reprise.

radintorov posted:

I thought it a coincidence at first, but given that both in the original and the "altered mental image" version of that panel, the fact that of the three rogues the woman is the one with actual details is intentional given ~~Quill~~Dodger's character?

It's just meant to be a reference to this, right? It also helps explain why the two guys look like they do.

# ? Dec 4, 2015 00:16

Kazerad: Aug 1, 2011; Unshamed by Koos

A good poster posted:

It's just meant to be a reference to this, right? It also helps explain why the two guys look like they do.

Huh. Dodger's "imagining" pose was definitely a reference to that recurring composition from Homestuck, but I'd forgotten about Sweet Bro and Hella Jeff in that one. I more just meant it as an homage to every single artist who has certain parts of a picture that they Definitely Wanted To Draw, and only draws the rest as an attempt to hide it.

# ? Dec 4, 2015 02:24

conspiracydawg: May 14, 2014; Are you insane?
No offense.

Found these on Fybertech:
http://imgur.com/a/Of8A5

"No man, I'm just ironically advertising on furry porn sites."

# ? Dec 6, 2015 01:15

Pakled: Aug 6, 2011; WE ARE SMART

conspiracydawg posted:

Found these on Fybertech:
http://imgur.com/a/Of8A5

"No man, I'm just ironically advertising on furry porn sites."

He talked about this a couple months ago.
http://forums.somethingawful.com/showthread.php?threadid=3427886&pagenumber=84&perpage=40#post448388693

# ? Dec 6, 2015 01:20

Scaly Haylie: Dec 25, 2004

Yeah, any interesting patterns emerging yet, Kaz?

# ? Dec 6, 2015 02:04

SirDan3k: Jan 6, 2001; Trust me, you are taking this a lot more seriously then I am.

Pattern number one, Furry money spends just fine after you wash it twice.

# ? Dec 6, 2015 02:13

conspiracydawg: May 14, 2014; Are you insane?
No offense.

conspiracydawg posted:

Found these on Fybertech:
http://imgur.com/a/Of8A5

"No man, I'm just ironically advertising on furry porn sites."

Pakled posted:

He talked about this a couple months ago.
http://forums.somethingawful.com/showthread.php?threadid=3427886&pagenumber=84&perpage=40#post448388693

You're living up to your username, there.

# ? Dec 6, 2015 02:54

WarpedNaba: Feb 8, 2012; Being social makes me swell!

SirDan3k posted:

Pattern number one, Furry money spends just fine after you wash it twice.

Pecunia non olet, buddy. Preach it!

# ? Dec 6, 2015 03:21

Kazerad: Aug 1, 2011; Unshamed by Koos

Lizard Wizard posted:

Yeah, any interesting patterns emerging yet, Kaz?

I haven't had time to do a proper data analysis yet! To be honest, the first time I advertised on e621 it was to see what would happen, but this second time is just because they have an amazing clickthrough and new reader rate.

Every time I advertise there though there's a burst of comments saying things like "I was linked here from a webcomic site" or "I found this googling for Skyrim mods", going into unusual amounts of detail about the Completely Respectable way they discovered the comic. It's kind of cute.

# ? Dec 6, 2015 05:03

Libluini: May 18, 2012; I gravitated towards the Greens, eventually even joining the party itself.

The Linke is a party I grudgingly accept exists, but I've learned enough about DDR-history I can't bring myself to trust a party that was once the SED, a party leading the corrupt state apparatus ...; Grimey Drawer

Kazerad posted:

I haven't had time to do a proper data analysis yet! To be honest, the first time I advertised on e621 it was to see what would happen, but this second time is just because they have an amazing clickthrough and new reader rate.

Every time I advertise there though there's a burst of comments saying things like "I was linked here from a webcomic site" or "I found this googling for Skyrim mods", going into unusual amounts of detail about the Completely Respectable way they discovered the comic. It's kind of cute.

Yeah, apparently no-one told these people talking about something unanounced in great detail without being asked for it will always sound suspicious, even if you theoretical could be just mentally ill instead of an anxious pervert. :v:

# ? Dec 6, 2015 11:27

Scaly Haylie: Dec 25, 2004

Kazerad posted:

I haven't had time to do a proper data analysis yet! To be honest, the first time I advertised on e621 it was to see what would happen, but this second time is just because they have an amazing clickthrough and new reader rate.

Every time I advertise there though there's a burst of comments saying things like "I was linked here from a webcomic site" or "I found this googling for Skyrim mods", going into unusual amounts of detail about the Completely Respectable way they discovered the comic. It's kind of cute.

That's great. :allears:

# ? Dec 6, 2015 18:55

Jackard: Oct 28, 2007; We Have A Bow And We Wish To Use It

Libluini posted:

Yeah, apparently no-one told these people talking about something unanounced in great detail without being asked for it will always sound suspicious, even if you theoretical could be just mentally ill instead of an anxious pervert.

IT'S "BRIAR-BIRD"

# ? Dec 6, 2015 19:36

Inexplicable Humblebrag: Sep 20, 2003

Libluini posted:

even if you theoretical could be just mentally ill instead of an anxious pervert.

Are these the two main fan demographics?

# ? Dec 6, 2015 20:54

Zoe: Jan 19, 2007; Hair Elf

DOWN JACKET FETISH posted:

Are these the two main fan demographics?

Those are the two main demographics of the internet in general, so yes, I'd imagine so.

# ? Dec 6, 2015 22:29

DoubleCakes: Jan 14, 2015

conspiracydawg posted:

Found these on Fybertech:
http://imgur.com/a/Of8A5

"No man, I'm just ironically advertising on furry porn sites."

Well there it is, people: the most suave advertisement you could ever put on a porn site.

# ? Dec 7, 2015 00:20

Cthulhuchan: Nov 10, 2005; Rose: Sip martini thoughtfully.

Such as this one.

Just a tiny sip couldn't hurt...

SirDan3k posted:

Pattern number one, Furry money spends just fine after you wash it twice.

Top benefit of the digital future is never having to touch filthy furry cash.

# ? Dec 7, 2015 10:05

some kinda jackal: Feb 25, 2003; �
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Kazerad posted:

Every time I advertise there though there's a burst of comments saying things like "I was linked here from a webcomic site" or "I found this googling for Skyrim mods", going into unusual amounts of detail about the Completely Respectable way they discovered the comic. It's kind of cute.

I forgot how I found the site because I spent the last few hours burning through the archive :f5:

I'm sure it was the height of respectability.

# ? Jan 4, 2016 02:56

curiousTerminal: Sep 2, 2011; what a humorous anecdote.

My Prequel merch got here, and the diversity tapestry is just as terrifying as I thought it would be.

# ? Apr 1, 2016 02:45

Adeline Weishaupt: Oct 16, 2013; by Lowtax

curiousTerminal posted:

My Prequel merch got here, and the diversity tapestry is just as terrifying as I thought it would be.

Pics

# ? Apr 1, 2016 04:05

curiousTerminal: Sep 2, 2011; what a humorous anecdote.

I got the $25 tapestry pack, so I've got stickers, a postcard, a little comic about Asotil, and the tapestry, of course. It probably got here already because I am also in Maryland; woulda gone to the semidrunk doodlesession that Kazerad was hosting, but it was several hours away, across the bay bridge and I don't have a car. Of the three, being across the bridge is by far the most inconvenient, gently caress the bridge.

Anyway, here's all my poo poo (there's a duplicate of the postcard and each sticker set because of stretch goals) featuring bonus cat trying to attack the comic about Asotil.

The comic even has a Captain Underpants style flip-o-rama in it! Complete with the hilariously tiny doodle of a left hand holding down the book as you frantically attempt to use your lovely small child motor skills to flip a page back and forth rapidly without ripping it.

# ? Apr 1, 2016 07:36