Dragonsoft Studios Site History --------------------------------------------------- Site Version 2 - 01/30/2013 to 05/25/2013 --------------------------------------------------- --------------- :: July 2013 :: --------------- 07/22/2013 - Tsk, I really need to get back to regular updates... Bad dragon! Bad! Things lately... well, it's summer, so our finances aren't terribly great. It's not dire, but things could certainly be better. One of the latest issues, our car broke down. We still have the two trucks, but I'm not on the insurance for either of them, so my plans to work on getting used to driving again are pretty much stalled for the time being. Also, it's been pretty much confirmed that, due to the cancellation of my old AdSense account, I am not eligible for a partnership on YouTube with anyone. Ah well, so it goes I guess. Haha, it does make it kind of frustrating though when I get so many invites for partnerships from various networks that like my work and want to partner me, but don't know my situation. Over in YouTube land, I am currently uploading my Blind Run of the new fangame, Mega Man Unlimited. This game... man, it is awesome. I absolutely loved playing through it. There are a few rocky patches here and there that I know he's working on, so I'll be interested in seeing what happens with future versions. Just for my own fun, I've been enjoying Dynasty Warriors 8 lately, donated by Beedolphin. I have the 360 version, and I will say there is a lot of slowdown in the game, but I think it's something Koei is aware of and they're working to patch it as quickly as possible. The game is still playable though, and a lot of fun. Before we get on to actual updates, I want to discuss the Fan Art situation once again. As much as I do appreciate people sending in fan art, please, PLEASE make sure of a few things. Please make sure the image is in JPG, GIF, or PNG format. I cannot accept things like BMP or DIB, Coppermine will not let me upload those. Also, please try to keep the filesize under 1 MB, and the dimensions less than 1500 x 1500. And, this should go without saying, but please refrain from using the work of others in your own work. So as for actual updates : - The last few updates have been put in the Archives. Also, the last archive page was fixed due to a typo. There is no such date as October the 137th. - The Projects page has been updated quite a bit. The upcoming projects list has been adjusted, and some new entries are in the definites list. I did move Kingdom Hearts to probably not though. I like the games, but it would be way too long of an LP, plus the risk of Content ID matches with all the Disney music. I also added a new section for games I'd consider streaming, if only I had the capabilities to do so. - The Library has been updated, with the addition of Mega Man Unlimited, as well as Farcry3 : Blood Dragon and Muramasa : The Demon Blade, both donated by ZacEXE3, and Dynasty Warriors 8 and the Robot Master Field Guide, both donated by Beedolphin. - The latest Poll has been closed. Looks like Revengeance takes the title for the most ridiculous subtitle! - The Fan Art gallery has been updated with 35 new pieces. My thanks to everyone who sent in new work! ----------------- :: August 2013 :: ----------------- 08/15/2013 - Time for an update, and also, time to be a little more strict about something. I'm kind of getting that feeling again where I feel like I'm being thought of as a DeviantArt sort of site... Not only that, but a lot of the rules I have for submitting art, people don't seem to pay attention to them. While I do love when people send me fan art (seriously, some of the pieces I've received over the years have really made my day), I do sometimes get sent a lot of pieces that just... don't really feel like they're meant for me, but more for "hey, this guy will mention me on his site." And those tend to be the ones that get the most impatient with me over site updates...   So I need to go over the rules here, just to be solid on them : - Bear in mind, this is a gallery for fan art, not a catch all public gallery. I don't mean it to sound conceited, but if you're sending me fan art, it should be related to things I do. Things like publicizing a new fan game idea, or wanting to show a completely unrelated piece, while they may be awesome ideas, they aren't really fan art. I'm not saying I'm only accepting like pictures of my dragon self. Things that relate to games I LP, projects I work on, that's good too. Things like self-made Robot Masters, I'm a bit more lenient on things like that since it's always interesting to see new ideas there. - Please make sure to give the name you want to be credited under when sending art. This includes even if you have sent something in before. Just keep in mind, you're not the only one sending things in, and with as many different names, screen names, and e-mail addresses as some people have, it's hard to keep it all straight if you don't just include the name you want to go by in the e-mail itself. - Do not use other artists' work in your own. Really this one should go without saying. Now, when it comes to official art, if you're doing something creative with it? That's fine. But just taking official art or someone else's fan art and putting it on a background with a caption... that's... yeah. Something like a sprite comic that shows some effort and planning and such, that's fine though. - Please keep submissions under 2000 x 2000 pixels. Really, even under 1000 x 1000 pixels is usually plenty big o.o; Also, please keep submissions under 1 MB in filesize. Coppermine will not let me upload anything bigger than this. - Please make sure the format is JPG, GIF, or PNG. Those are the only formats Coppermine will accept. While it USED to accept BMP as well, it no longer does. So please, do be aware of the rules before submitting. I've probably been a bit too lenient in the past on these, and I really need to crack down on it. So as far as other updates : - The Projects page has been updated with the current goings on of Mega Man 4 Fortress Stages. - The Gaming FAQs page has been updated, some obsolete questions being taken down, a few answers here and there being revised, and more difficulty ratings being added. - 24 new images have been added to the Fan Art gallery. My thanks to those who sent in new work. -------------------- :: September 2013 :: -------------------- 09/10/2013 - So... kind of a thing that's been bothering me... I'm getting left with the sense that, not everyone, but at least some, don't really check anything on the site other than if their fan art was posted. The reason I say this is, as clear as I made rules for the fan art submissions in the last update, there are those who still don't follow them... The reason for these rules is that it makes things easier for me when I update the site. One reason why it takes me awhile to update things sometimes is it feels a bit draining when I have to go through and fix all the fan art before I can upload it. If the rules I have clearly posted would be followed, that step would be a lot easier and less time consuming. When you factor in how busy I am with my own work, anything that saves time is a really good thing o.o; As such, from now on, art sent in that does not follow the rules (too big in file size, dimensions too big, not a valid format, no name given) will not be posted.  I'm really hoping this is something that starts to take care of itself thus. Another reason for long delays between site updates is basically I've just been really busy trying to get actual videos done. It can be easy to kind of get tunnel vision going there to where I focus too much on making the videos and forget to do other things, or just don't feel up to it after I finish working on recording and editing. This is especially true with the Pokémon Emerald project going on right now, I've been trying to keep a swift pace of two vids a night, and I haven't faltered since starting the project. I basically want to get as much of the project done before October and Silent Hill 0rigins as I possibly can. So anyway, updates : - The Projects page has been updated with the current project of Pokémon Emerald No Evolutions. - The Gaming FAQ has been updated with the difficulty ratings for the rest of Mega Man 4's Fortress Stages. - The Library has been updated with various new acquisitions. My thanks to Beedolphin for the donation of Viva Pińata : Trouble in Paradise, to ZacEXE3 for Sly Cooper and the Thievius Raccoonus, and to Arkreaver for Crystal Towers 2. Thanks to some store credit and some XBLA points thrown at me by my mum, I also have Epic Mickey 2, Alien Hominid HD, Castle Crashers, Battleblock Theater, and Bubble Bobble Neo. - 20 new images have been added to the Fan Art gallery. My thanks to all who sent in new work! ------------------ :: October 2013 :: ------------------ 10/08/2013 - Well, guess there are a few things to talk about, so update time. As those watching my channel know, it's October, and so, it's time for Silent Hill 0rigins. Those that were following the Pokémon Emerald No Evolutions Run, fear not, that will return once Silent Hill is complete. I'm not sure exactly how much longer it will take, I'm nearing the endgame, but hopefully I can get that finished up before the end of the year. I do have one more planned project to try to get in after that, given it's something I already have mostly recorded, I'll probably go ahead and get it uploaded even if it cuts into December a bit. So now, home stuff. As I write this, I'm pretty much the only one in the house. My aunt is feeling really bad after her last chemo treatment, and had to go into the hospital to get checked out. I'm still waiting to hear back on that. Her husband and my mum went with her, my cousin is out running the gunshop, and my uncle is out getting dinner. It has me in a rather distracted mood, so... I'm not sure if tonight's vids might be the last couple for a bit or not. Basically I'm out of recorded footage from 0rigins, so it will just depend on how things go around here and when I feel up to recording more. As such, please be patient with me on this. I'll get more recorded as soon as I feel up to it. At least X and Y are being released this Saturday, so I have that to look forward to. Anyway, site updates : - The Projects page has been updated with the new project of Silent Hill 0rigins, and Emerald going on pause. - The Library page has been updated, with the "Games I'd Like To Play But Can't Afford" list being taken down for the holiday season. It makes it easier to minimize the risk of conflict should my family decide to secretly get me any of those games. - The Fan Art gallery has been updated with 5 new pics. My thanks to those who sent in new work. --------------------------------------------------------------------------------- :: And then, time passed, and an appendix exploded, and the next update was... :: --------------------------------------------------------------------------------- ------------------- :: February 2014 :: ------------------- 02/25/2014 - ::looks back and forth between previous update's date and this one... sheepish grin:: Soooooo yeah, been awhile! At first it was just trying to get Silent Hill 0rigins and Pokémon Emerald done as soon as possible. As such, I was concentrating more on making videos than updating the site. It didn't help that I really didn't have that much to say on here at the time, it made making videos seem more like a higher priority than updating the site. And then in December, illness struck... and turned into a ruptured appendix... Fun times! At the time of writing this, I am still recovering, though the wound is almost fully healed up now. According to my latest doctor visit, it should be pretty much fully closed up early to mid March. Updates both on the site and my channel are admittedly still pretty slow going. After so long in the hospital and recovering, it's one of those things where I need to fully get back in the swing of things. I'm also pretty addicted to playing some of the various games I got for Christmas and my birthday (yup, the dragon is 33 now), so there's that too. I am however working on getting the next project ready to go, so things are in progress. So at long last, site updates! - The Projects page has been updated with the completion of both Silent Hill 0rigins and the Pokémon Emerald No Evolutions Run. The next project is set as well, the Mega Man Rock Force Blind Run. - The Library page has had quite the major update. I forgot to add a number of XBox Live Arcade games I had purchased, so those are up, as well as the various games I got for Christmas and my birthday. A new section has also been added for Wii U now that I have that system! My thanks as well to Kit, Arkreaver, Zac, and Bandanastan for the gifts they sent, which have all been added in as well. I've also updated the "Games I'd Like to Play..." list. - 21 new images have been added to the Fan Art gallery. My thanks to everyone who sent in new work! --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- :: And, well, that was it all the way until July of 2014. Dragon is bad at updates. :: ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------