Work update + Angels Eve rambles

Hello!

i believe this is the first gamedev related post since we added cosplay stuff.... If you're only here for cosplay stuff, sorry you get notifs for this. Or if youre only here for the gamedev stuff, sorry for the break. Or if youre here fo

no im kidding but you get the point

Right now, my hands are pretty full with holiday stuff, 2.0, the model reveal and now our latest addition: my broken graphic tablet 💔💔💔
Couple days ago my tablet started having visual glitches, and its been rapidly getting worse to the point I cant use it for drawing right now. Which crushed all plans I had going on at the moment. Im honestly devastated. My dad thought he knew a place where it could get fixed, but they said they cant do it after all, or that itd cost as much as a new one. We havent given up yet and will phone around the entire county tomorrow. wish us luck 💔

Seriously though, i hate nothing more than not having the option to draw. I draw every day at least a little bit. Im no good with words, I put it in pictures instead usually. Lacking this output makes me feel very lost. I know i could pick up a pen and paper but its not the same, and a waste of time anyways since i cant continue my projects that way. 2.0 and everything related will get delayed by at least a month because of this, since holidays are in between. it sucks it sucks it sucks
Simply buying a new one is not an option i even want to consider. Theres many things im saving up for, and a tablet wasnt one of them. Buying the same one again feels like such a collosal waste, and investing in an upgrade is just not in the cards right now. just thinking about it hurts my brain.

So in the meantime, im trying to get work done in other departments. which is so hard because drawing is at the core of it all. I sketch out everything i do before doing it, as crazy as it sounds. Im slowly combing through angels eve dialogue and rewrite things as i go, but im so unfocused i barely make progress. Im the type of person to hyperfixate on whatever needs to be taken care of. Thats why i have period working on angels eve only, then vtuber stuff only, etc etc etc. breaking my habits mid project just floors me entirely, its the worst.

im being dramatic but hopefully this situation ends soon. in the meantime, there are other things i can take care of but everything leaves me unsatisfied. argzhhjdfg pain........

I attached some sketches from the past few months.

Some of these date back to early 2025. I cant believe its almost over.... I got nowhere near the amount of progress I wanted to make, but hey, this year has been horrific, so I wont beat myself up over it.

I'm planning on making a sort of newsletter eventually, and I'm planning official social media for angels eve as soon as theres enough content. I'm hoping vista-chan can make an appearance for that. I've been writing some dialogue with her, and I'm experimenting with music too. Its fun! Additionally, Im trying to get angels eve ready for the playtest. It was supposed to happen 3 months ago, just like many things, but i think you all know what happened back then.

All of these things now were planned for after 2.0 though....... so now im kinda directionless. I'll figure it out soon, I'm sure.

You'll hear from me soon again for cosplay stuff. Marine releases next weekend!

Until then. good evening and good night, and happy holidays. I love u always