Sometimes life catches up with me. .... Sometimes I leave life behind. In that latter case, I get so freaking lazy or caught up with something else that relates nothing to what you come here for.
Which I'm sure is the story of all of your lives, am I right?
I don't have an update to the comic today, sorry. Sprites and I no longer get along with each other. However, I'd like to point out that I'm trying to be a bit more proactive with the Vote Incentive -- as in anything could be there, and at any day. If you all get the comic up to a decent rank, you can get some more people into the comic and make me a happy little ego-stroking PDF.
Well, I'm just about open to any desperate attempt for motivation right now. Heh. And I'm not afraid to admit it.

Oh hey! Remember me last year mentioning Command and Conquer: Tiberian Dawn being released as freeware? This year (and I'm a month late), EA has decided to release its prequel Red Alert for free as well. Instructions are included in a link on how to get it to work on XP and Vista platforms. Officially, Red Alert is what got me started on the C&C series, and to this day I still play it from time to time.
As for Red Alert 3... I'm not too thrilled about the game for some obscene reason. I guess because they've taken such a series and turned it upside down into this mainstream thing that shows more ass than actual ... "acting" in the FMV sequences, plus the Open BETA frustrated me more than made it enjoyable.

This is the part where I stop talking.




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Can't say I have been up to a whole lot as of late. Lots of games, and a few snags in real life. However, I'm sure you really don't want to hear about my life story any longer.
I can say, though, that I have been developing a little side-project relating to TSAT (Yes, that is a total of three projects relating to one continuity). Unlike the game, which is indeed taking quite a bit of effort, this one is almost done.
TSAT #113, and #114 are online.



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Thrid sprite update and may be my last for this year... tomorrow I'll be going to college and don't know how much spare time I'll have on my hands. But, I'm not leaving you entirely hanging.

I am working on getting a friend onto the site that will continue to update the archives in my absence, if all goes well he'll be able to update soon enough! We've got some really nice stuff in this update, check it out ;)

Oh and by the way, the site has a new forum MFS, unlike the old forum this one is a bit more sprite oriented. Hope you join, and see you around on the forums if you do. Special thanks to Lyger, SpinX, Arsenal, and Reaper for hosting our submissions for a while, couldn't have done it without you guys lll)

Yeah... sorry about that.
For those of you who didn't already get the news from FB20XL (btw, thanks again Psy), here's what happened:

"Hey, its Kajin.
So basically here's what happened: Our domain registration got put on hold, thanks to an expired credit card. It took us a while to figure out what had happened, since a server went down a the exact same time our domain expired; we had figured it was our server, and were waiting for it to go back online before I managed to find out that we were hosted on an unaffected unit.
We're in the middle of fixing the issue right now; hopefully they answer tech support on weekends :/ We should be back up by the 30th.

And then the 30th happened, just as Kajin had predicted, and the site returned and there was much rejoicing:

Yaaay.

Unfortunately, I don't have much to update right now. Right after I decided to pick InSONICnia back up again, my job finally offered me more hours, and my summer classes began. I'm still working on it, its just hard to balance :(
To help make up for it though, I've got a few consolations:
Sonic and Friends
A cartoon I did in 2003 for health class about the dangers of Drinking. I used sound bites from Aqua Teen Hunger Force for Sonic's voice, just to see if anyone in the class would get the refrence (ATHF was pretty much unknown back then). Thankfully, that was the last time I ever used the Aqua Teens as an influence... >.>

Also, this. This game is fucking amazing. It gives you the universe, and allows you to do whatever the hell you want to it. Want to know what would happen if Jupiter became a star? Do it! Its not as nice as what happened in 2001... Check out the demo vid:

For now, Lyger of MG Comics, author of  Double-U Tea F (an awesome comic that you should all read) has given me permission to move submissions to a topic at the MG Forums in the open mic section.

Happy 4th of July!

Second sprite update. It took a bit longer to update than I anticipated, because I'm redesigning the sprite archive. I'm making the over all design more consistent, the change in the PA section is a good example of what to expect.

The title bars are going to be remade so there more legible. Also, Shock Rabbit a.k.a Phoenix, is making the new buttons for each section. The PA of Sonic to the right was made by Phoenix.

There are two buttons in the update that weren't archived, I will have them updated once I redesign the buttons for the BG section.

Forest Defense Initiative ran into a bit of trouble recently, so the submissions aren't going to be there for the moment. I will let you know where the new submissions are being hosted at as soon as I can.

Thanks for the gift art Gardow, it makes a lovely avatar lll)

A few minutes ago I had to destroy the FDI forums for practically the same reason as the MFZ forums in the past. Unfortunately, a doppleganger has taken its place (and in the same URL!), also claiming to be the FDI. This forum is not affiliated with anyone, so please remove that link from your bookmarks. Thank you.

When we last left our heroes, Sonic and company had fallen into the SatAM Universe, while Eggman had gone to the AoStH dimension in hopes of defeating sonic there.
Meanwhile, in the SatAM universe, Dr. Robotnik had set off to find what had appeared to be a roboticized Sonic. We join him there, as the saga continues...

I haven't really figured out a new update schedule as of yet. I'm thinking right now that I'll just update when I can.
*I also have no idea who made the hover craft sprite that I used; I sorta just found it saved on my HD, and had Atto modify it a bit. I honestly can't remember where I originally found it. :/
If you know, let me know so I can give proper credit
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So yeah... I guess I was wrong about the sprite section not being updated anymore. Whoops.
Get a real fucking icon Atto!

Sprite Update

06/14/08

First, sprite update of the summer.

Submissions are open and are (formerly) being hosted at Forest Defense Initiative
Also, the discontinued comic series SA3mm is in production again.

Sincerely, AttoSama a.k.a Damien

Update: Sorry for the inconvenience, there was an issue with the transfer last night.

Everything should be updated in the archives now.

Hmmmm. I'm afraid that I don't have a whole lot to talk about on this update. However, considering the timing, I would like to make a shout-out to one of my best friends, who was partly responsible for getting me to Huntsville.
Happy Birthday, Qesun Vendak. :)

...Oh, I suppose page #112 of TSAT is out, too.



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Jebus Krust, Kajin, you nearly gave me a heart attack!
... But it's good to see your ugly mug again, man, welcome back! I really need to start chanting your name much, much more often. :D

Jesus, we really let this place go. Considering we used to update every other day, this is a new record. So you're probably wondering what the fuck happened to us? Honestly, real life happened. College got harder, high school got more demanding, real life drama took over, and as much as I hate to admit it, I had become disenchanted with this place for a while after the forums imploded. I'm not going to lie, we fucked up. The forums started out great, but eventually the influx of noobs coming in, combined with mismanagement on our part began to drive all the older members out, and the place went to hell in a hand basket. There are some people who can herd monkeys, and there are others who get shit thrown at them. Needless to say, I don't think we'll be bringing it back anytime soon. I'd like to apologize to anyone and everyone who was mistreated or wronged on the forums. There's really nothing I can do to make that up to you, so here's Rick Astley to explain how I feel to everyone who became disenchanted with us and this site after the fourms.
And here's some ice cream ^^;


So what about the sprite archive?
That brings me to talking about the future of this site. We've been wanting for a while to move this site in a more comic oriented direction, but realize as well as I'm sure you do, that many people still ocme here for the archive. As of now, we have no plans to get rid of the archive; I want to make that very clear. Too many people use and rely on it, and getting rid of it would just piss people off. For now, It's just there. We'll occasionally update it with our own creations and customs, but for now, we will not be accepting outside submissions for it.

And then there's Insonicnia. A lot of you have been writing about whether or not it will continue (which surprised me, since Its been so long since it was updated). I wasn't sure it was going to continue, but after my Roomates began reading it as well and began bugging me to update again, I've finally dedcided to pick it back up. I'm going to pick Insonicnia up right where it left off. I won't even give it one of those issues where the characters directly acknowledge the lack of updates. I'm just going to pretend the year long void never happened. Issues 100, 144, and 200 will be uploaded as torrents so you can finally watch them again.

I'll update more in detail with the next one, but for now, for the love of god, go here. Watch from episode one.
Awesomness.

And just like that, #111 is hot on the heels of the latest update. In addition, I've dusted off one certain account I had with TWC. That old incentive has been removed.
I forgot to mention something on the last update, by the way. I'm far out of Colorado. Three months ago, I took a one-stop flight from Denver all the way to Huntsville, Alabama. I must say, I am quite, quite happy down here. The only complaint I have is the weather. Ironically, the only thing I appreciated in Colorado was the colder weather...
In addition, I noticed that the Contacts page is slightly outdated. I thought I had told Kajin to update my new email address, but I guess it never happened. Oh well, he has a life, too. I changed email addresses since the service of the last was becoming highly unreliable.
15 straight! Where are you, Kajin? Damien? ;-;



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That pit near your yard that leads down to Hell? Yeah, that one? If you can feel a draft coming from it, that'd be my bad. I have added two new comic updates (TSAT 109, 110) and a brand new game image. The teaser is almost done as I add in more new features for both the teaser and the full game, as well as make use of other relevant engine-related features that become available. I do apologise for this long wait but I assure you that it will be worth it.
By the way, I know that the MFZ forums are no more, so we're accepting more members down at the Forest Defense Initiative Forums. Not sure if Kajin and Damien would approve much but hey? What can we do, eh?

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Right, so TSAT did not come away with the Sonic Comic award (It only got 4th in votes), but, the Mystical Forest Zone did walk away with the Impressive Website Layout award and by a longshot. Thanks guys. :) Kajin's been ecstatic with the news.
The game is slowly chugging along. While the demo is supposed to have two levels, let's keep in mind that the comic revolves around these maps as well so I've been working on future levels like crazy. This also means that I have a lot of texture work to do, since once the remnants of the Freedom Fighters get out of the sewers, comic background and game will be similar (just to save me time!).
Speaking of TSAT, I've got another comic update for you. Took over three weeks, though. Work was a wee bit stressful for awhile. Oh yeah, don't tell my boss at work, but this update was actually done at work...

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Okay, boys and girls, since I keep getting this questions originating completely out of impatience, I'm going to list all of the questions I have received plus one or two more to completely assert what is really going on. Please keep in mind, I have a full time job, I am not the fastest guy in the world, and I have a lot going on underneath all of that. TSAT is not my life. It is only a hobby, and it always will be. I never planned to get paid for it.

1: Are you still working on TSAT?
Yes, both the game and the comic.

2: When is the next TSAT going to be finished?
When It's Done. (tm)

3: Will there ever be an update schedule for TSAT?
Never. My job as it is never has a "standard" schedule and there are far too many unscripted events going on in my reality. I do try to go for a goal of once a week, of course even that doesn't happen most of the time.

4: You said that the TSAT game teaser was going to be released after strip #102. What gives?
I thought that the version of the Teaser I was advertising was going to be too short for the hype. Even after adding an extra game mode it was still going to be too short, so I am going to add a second, much larger map which will bring in more features and other capabilities of this game into play.
There should be a new screenshot in the TSAT for Doom page to offer a glimpse of the second map.

5: Then when will it be ready?
When It's Done. (tm) I'm not promising a release date this time because I will fail it. I still have plenty of sprites to finish up.

6: Where is Kajin and/or Damien? Why are you (PDF) the only one updating?
I have spoken with Kajin every now and then, but I haven't talked to either in a month or more now through MSN. I am not sure what they're up to, all I know is that they still want ownership of the MFZ when the question of making a "splinter site" came up in which Qesun and I would run.
That idea, by the way, fell through the floor.

Now that question time is over, I bring an aged issue of TSAT (which got released on one or two forums and failed to make it over here), and a brand new issue along with it.

P.S.: 12 straight page updates...

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