So Bad It’s Good Jam 2024 just concluded, and I have a few thoughts on my entry, The Excessive Sound Guys, and on jamming in general....
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Gap Year Part 3: New Normal
The third part of Gap Year, a three-part illustrated novella that ties into the Outliers and Outsiders series of games, is out now, finishing up the series! This...
Continue reading...The Canoscan FS4000 Film Scanner
This is my Canoscan FS4000. It’s a dedicated film scanner with a 4000dpi resolution, infrared cleaning, a USB interface, and batch scanning capability. I got it...
Continue reading...I’ve also quietly updated The Crystal Tower with a bugfix for an infinite ammo glitch that’s been around since 2022. I think it’s the only game...
Continue reading...Project Daybreak Released
Project Daybreak, an early build of what will be the third mainline Outliers and Outsiders (Magical Girl Gina) game, is now available on itch. This prototype...
Continue reading...I know it’s been quiet here, because I’m in an awkward spot with a lot of stuff almost, but not ready to go. I’ve got a...
Continue reading...So… Rooster Teeth is gone. I have some thoughts on that, but I’m actually rewatching RWBY right now, so expect a fashionably late, long and rambling...
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possibly the most cursed thing I’ve made
Continue reading...As I replay through New Vegas, I keep coming back to the TV show and what it did.
Continue reading...The Fallout series is a sequel to the games
…and I kinda wish it wasn’t. I’m deeply divided on the Fallout TV show, because I love it as an adaptation, but I don’t love it...
Continue reading...Apparently the Fallout series is canon and set after the games? I have some Thoughts ™ on that… but I’ll reserve judgement until I’ve finished watching...
Continue reading...I’m (still) disappointed by the Halo show
I’m fashionably late to the party, but I can’t not talk about the Halo show. While I was writing this, it was tentatively titled I don’t...
Continue reading...CommonCore R6 Released
CommonCore R6, formerly known as CommonCore Firene, is now released! This release marks a change in nomenclature and a change in how it will be released...
Continue reading...The Eaget Box: A Thrift Store Curiosity
I found this weird thing at the thrift store. A box in the electronics section, with some USB ports, AV jacks, an a hard drive bay....
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The Thunderbolt Compatibility Conundrum
This looks like it should work, but it doesn’t. It’s not because I’ve used an outright wrong adapter, say a USB-C to mDP adapter in the...
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Style, Setting, and Sequels: Musings On John Wick
This is (obviously) not the long-promised “shrinking as a creator” post. I will get to that one, but to open 2024, I wanted to do something...
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It’s not quite 2024 for me, but it is for some folks. Happy New Years, everyone! (4/4 of the Holiday 2023 art series)
Continue reading...It’s almost the end of 2023, which means it’s time for the yearly status update! https://www.xcvgsystems.com/2023/12/end-of-year-2023-status-update/
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Gap Year Part 2: Pandemic Time
The second part of Gap Year, a three-part illustrated novella that ties into the Outliers and Outsiders series of games, is out now- just in time for Christmas!...
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I’ve unpublished the last of my Android games from Google Play. Most have probably been hidden for a while since they all target outdated API versions....
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