The Angry Librarian

Hey all! Am I on time? I can't tell.

• I'm making steady progress on a rough draft playable version of the first part of my game. It takes longer than I anticipated, but it feels really good to discover the processes I'll need to make it do the things. It will certainly help me finish the script, as I will have more confidence and a visual of what I could do within the game.
• Hmm, I will very likely want to start sharing snippets of the story and some illustrations in my updates as I get further in this process!
• Script work has slowed down because I might have a little bit of writer's block.
• I wrote more stuff about Arcane season 2 and I MIGHT actually record those? I'd like to, but we'll see.
• I also took a break from my life to play Minecraft way too much.

1 month ago | [YT] | 6

The Angry Librarian

I wrote a lot of stuff about Arcane's second season, but I don't feel like recording it. It's like I already burnt out writing it. RIP

I'm really focused on trying to make more progress on the game's script though, which is more important to me anyway. Wanna finally put all my epic plans for Kibitzer and Quincell's character journeys into their own words. Which is gonna take a long time.

2 months ago | [YT] | 8

The Angry Librarian

Isha video done! I will post when I have more time today. I forgot that we had Holiday this week (it's the one where you eat a lot and that's the entire holiday, it's one of my faves ngl), so I was pretty busy and didn't draw or edit as much as I was gonna. But that's okay!

4 months ago | [YT] | 4

The Angry Librarian

Guys, I don't know how to tell you this

but how bout that Arcane tho 😭

okay so last week was a Tired Week, but I'm back to drawing. Starting with a bit of fanart to celebrate the second season of Arcane and also the way it broke my heart over and over.

Gonna edit that Isha short vid asap.

Then continue chipping away at my game script. I also WOULD LIKE to get some new game sprites made that I already know I'll need just so I have a little something to share, but we'll see.

Happy crying, everyone!

5 months ago | [YT] | 3

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I'm wondering if I should try making some less polished videos, the trade off being that I actually publish videos besides AMVs and shitposts. I do still need to sit down and fully edit the big video I'm making. I think it deserves it. But I have to face the fact that I don't have time to make videos because I'm making a videogame, which I already have to keep desperately clawing at whenever I'm not stuck at my job or catching up on sleep lost to my job. -_-

I might try to start small. I have literally like 1-2 mins of blabbing I wanna do about one of the new characters from Arcane season 2 and I could just, idk, test it out. Something I'd be able to do real quick instead of having to dedicate a week or more of daily hours of editing and making my sprites change expression and bounce around etc. I love incorporating my art in my videos, but I need to start finding a compromise that makes videos possible even with my other huger projects (and job).

Hm. I hope this works out. It sounds fun, and I regret every continued day that I'm no longer posting analysis or opinion content.

5 months ago | [YT] | 6

The Angry Librarian

Oh shit, it's been a minute, okay-

I'M FINALLY ANNOUNCING THE COVER AND TITLE OF MY GAME, Y'ALL!!! And got some smaller updates below:

• Got obsessed with web design for a week or two.
• Still haven't touched the code or in-game design again yet, but I think I'll be ready soon-ish. Same with the video. I have a few small things I have to draw/etc. first, ugh...
• The Edge of Sleep came out??? That's so cool!!? Watch it please and then listen to the podcast if you haven't.
• I have a Bluesky (bsky.app/profile/starrbar.bsky.social)

6 months ago | [YT] | 9

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Update again:

- Had some intense mental health dips that delayed me.
- FINALLY started working on the audio editing for my next video. God, it's going to be so long and stressful to make. The topic is NOT fun, at all. x_x
- Pausing the art and coding for my game until I have a more solid grasp on the entire story. That way, I won't be making a bunch of stuff that I end up not using.

9 months ago | [YT] | 4

The Angry Librarian

Damn, time flies.

Spending a lot of time on small details and touch-ups for the rooms in the game I've already made. Also, along with cutscenes (which I still need to build a larger one to show off the mechanic), I've also finally added footstep sound effects with code that makes them switch depending on what terrain Kibitzer is walking on! I'm so excited.

I've been grappling with how to go about editing my video in between game development. Between the intensely stressful subject matter and my fear of putting my game down for too long, I've decided to make a loose schedule and try to dedicate one or maybe even two days a week to it. Then I'll need a break to keep my spirits up and my game progress going! So it'll be... a LONG time, before it's finished.

If I could just think of a darn name for my game, I would go ahead and make the YouTube channel haha. Though perhaps I ought to make a little teaser video first as well...?

11 months ago | [YT] | 3

The Angry Librarian

Oh! Hello!

I am happy to report that I've FINALLY recorded the audio for my upcoming video! Took two sessions, several hours each. Don't worry, it included a lot of retakes as a precaution. I highly doubt the final video will be anywhere near that long. But yeah! I can finally get started editing now.

Progress on the game is coming along too. I finally learned how to create cutscenes! I will have an example of that soon-ish, which I'll post to the new TikTok I made for the game: www.tiktok.com/@kibisworld

I may also make a separate YouTube channel for promoting / previewing the game in the future, especially once I get to the point that I can release a proper trailer.

11 months ago | [YT] | 6

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Been a little distracted, have worked on both the game and the video a bit though! And thankfully not in pain anymore. Gah... so nice to get through a shift at work without my feet SHRIEKING in pain. -u-

1 year ago | [YT] | 4