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December Update - Happy New Years
🕑 Added 2019-01-01 06:10:04 +0000 UTC2019 is Here
First off I hope everyone had a good past weekend, and that your holidays were great, and I wish you all a happy new year! This is what I'd like to call the FAQ update, where I'll be answering some questions: especially some commonly asked ones. Afterwards, I will talk about all of the projects currently being worked on and their current statuses. But before that, I want to talk about my seemingly slow progress these past couple of years.
Not a single day goes by where I'm not at least thinking about my projects, even if I'm not able to work on them that day. I'm still very passionate about creating these projects, and unless I lose funding entirely (i.e. Patreon goes under) I don't plan on stopping any time soon. New animations will be released in 2019, that much is absolutely certain. I appreciate the continued support, and I really want to reward the patience my fans have had for me by putting out new projects.
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FAQ
Q: Why don't you talk about your projects much outside of Patreon?
A: The simple, short answer is that I don't like to hype things up until they're deep into the finishing touches stage. If I announce a project on Tumblr, for instance, and it takes me 6+ months to finish it people are going to expect some kind of incredible masterpiece. I feel like it's better for me to say nothing and just keep working on projects whenever I can, than to keep saying "working on it" over and over.
Q: What happened to Ponyvania?
A: The project was effectively cancelled while I looked for a new artist to work with. Atryl felt it was unreasonable to learn how to use Flash, which meant all he could really do is provide me with sketches. For a project of that size, I needed a proper collab partner who knew Flash or was at least willing to learn the basics. I've asked several artists/animators if they'd be interested in taking up the project, but so far I've been unable to find anyone. Even if I have to do the project myself, I will eventually finish it. Since we accepted donations on the project, I feel like I absolutely owe this project to the fans. I will probably end up doing something special for the people who donated.
Q: What happened to Cloptopia?
A: It's not cancelled, in fact I've invested hundreds of hours into it since the last update. It's currently in the middle of a rather major overhaul, where I'm redoing nearly every aspect of the game: including the animations. It's still my favorite project by far, and I'll definitely finish it at some point.
Q: What happened to the Three Curious Ponies Remake?
A: That was a little bonus project I planned to do if I was able to reach a certain amount of funding on Patreon. I actually never reached that amount of funding, in fact I was never even remotely close to the goal. Sadly people are under the assumption that I DID reach the goal, and are behaving as if I'm scummy for not delivering on my promises. There is a possibility I'll still make a project like this anyways.
Q: Is finding collab partners really that hard?
A: Finding someone willing to use flash, and willing to work for free on some big project... yeah that can be really tricky. If I had more money to work with, I could hire people to help me, but currently the best I can offer people is a commission where we split the money. However now that I feel my art skills are improving a bit, I may try to do more entirely solo projects.
Q: What is your financial situation?
A: Currently I manage to make ends meet through various odds and ends. My music stuff helps a little bit. Commissions and art packs help a lot.
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Project Status
FFF
Priority: Highest, Stage: Polish
Going to wrap this up for a public release. There will be voices and some additional scenes. It should feel like a very solid and complete project once it's done.
Sponty Flash
Priority: Highest, Stage: Early Animation
The much overdue bunnygirl flash is coming along well.
Pizzacat Remake
Priority: Low, Stage: Designing
I'm going to take assets from the previous 2 animations, clean them up, and make one very complete animation with them.
Foul Sorcery
Priority: Low, Stage: Planning
Originally I planned on just updating it, but there's a possibility I may do a sequel instead. Still in planning stages, I may know an artist who's interested in collaborating with me on this.
Cloptopia
Priority: Paused, Stage: Updating
In the middle of a huge overhaul update, hundreds of hours have been put into this, been working on it a little at a time. Once the next update is out, which will be version 2.0, it'll probably become a much higher priority project that I plan to consistently update.
Ponyvania Remake
Priority: Paused, Stage: Planning
As I've mentioned, I've needed a proper collab partner to do this one with. It's possible however, that I may do this one solo someday.
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Alright, that about wraps this update up. Take care everyone!
Comments
Cool :-)
Mittsies
mittsies [at] hotmail.com - and I'm currently not available for commissions. When I am, I usually announce it on FurAffinity or InkBunny - so you should follow me there if you haven't already.
Mittsies
Learning to draw in a different art program is not a super difficult task compared to completely changing the engine. Though, chances are, I may eventually change to something else someday.
DatCatty
Why must the artists all learn to use the antiquated Flash instead of you learning a different game engine, like GameMaker or something?
rainbowdashx3
Hi Mittsies, what’s your email? And what are your commission prices/rules?
Irish sparky
Thanks for all your hard work. I am glad I can help support what you do even if it isn't much. I've been a fan of your work for a long time. Happy new year!
Mittsies
If you have any more questions, I'll be happy to answer them! You can ask on Discord, PM, email, comment... etc.
