wlwdwtys asked

Psssttt, hello! I wanted to ask why you chose those specific genders for your characters, and if it was an accident or not. I mean, the party is pretty balanced and diverse gender-wise, but I'm unsure if it was done on purpose or if it just sorta happened organically.

Bonus question: if you could create a genderswapped version of any character (which you can. But we're talking hypotheticals here), who do you think it'd be interesting to do that to and how would it impact the story/design/whatever other aspect of them would be impacted by that change?

genders (and sexualities) happened organically! in my head all my characters are queer (aka not 100% straight, or 100% cis) until proven otherwise, and some might be like “and thats all you’ll get to know”, and some will scream at me “ACTUALLY IF WE WANT TO BE PRECISE–” and they’ll hit me with everything. it’s actually been interesting because some ISAT characters want to tell me how precise their relationship to gender/sexuality is, while the Truth Scrapper characters are like “queer.” they’re all genderfluid and bi. and that’s all i got. I think the worldbuilding is different enough in Truth Scrapper that it’s less important to them. WHICH IS FUN TO EXPLORE TOO

genderswaps… in isat i think odile being a man would not change a single thing. mirabelle being a man might change his relationship to his asexuality/aromanticism… still about gender roles, but the other way around. the weight of being The Provider, maybe? and isabeau being a woman would change her from the fake himbo to the fake bimbo which wouldve been so fun. hmm or would it? i dont think vaugarde is too worried about gender roles, so would their society even have the “women=dumb” thing? this is fun. someone should make a game about this

Anonymous asked

if your two favourites are dave and karkat... im curious... whos your favourite female homestuck character? :?

i really liked rose. i think if i reread homestuck now jade would be my favorite

sebiches1234 asked

the portraits in the game files use the character's initial, and siffrin uses 3 sets.

the act 6 ones use US which I'm guessing means unhatted sif, but what does TS for the act 5 portraits mean? Traumatized sif?

images in rpgmaker are sorted alphabetically. you’ll never guess which letters come after S in the alphabet

Anonymous asked

has anyone asked who your favorite homestuck character is yet

EVERYONE KNOWS ITS DAVE STRIDER BECAUSE IM PREDICTABLE!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

a-very-mere-mortal asked

Bit of an odd question, but how do you design outfits? In ISaT, Serre, and (as far as I can tell) Truth Scrapper, your characters all dress in such interesting/cool ways. Are you well versed in Actual Fashion, or is it just a matter of practice with character design?

thank you. the answer is References

i have many folders full of many references. above you can see my Clothing References (in french) with such folders like “armor”, “pretty dresses”, “clothes for magicians”, “post apocalyptic clothes”, and so on. so if i have to design a character, let’s say, SF-A2 Miki in HUMAN, since we decided she was an astronaut, i just go to my “scifi clothes” folder, and look around for my references.

i also have folders for comics, environments, animals, body types, etc, so this helps whether i need something realistic, or need inspiration for something more stylized!!! those folders are more than 10 years in the making so i have Many References for Many Things

its also about thinking what clothes each character would like… would they want their body shown, do they want people to see their Shape, or would they prefer to be unseen? do they like fashion or do they follow what other people wear? do they prefer more practical things? do they dress themselves and do they like it? WHAT DO THEY THINK OF WHAT THEY’RE WEARING!!!!!

i also would like to share The Only Character Design Tip You Might Ever Need from @onebadnoodle because this is The One. JUST REPEAT SHAPES GIRL

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fibonaccimegumi asked

hey, boss. i go out dere erry day and i tell people about yer hit game in stars and time, twenny dollahs on steam, buy right now. its a runnin gag at my day job, see. i got a few of da boys to buy it. i hope da revenue serves ya good, eh? i gots a discord servah where my username is "ISAT for sale 20$ on steam" too. i fluctuate it when ya change the price for sales and stuff. they think its funny, there. i dont think those'uns go buyin' it, though. cuz theyre suckahs. heh. its cool. they dont know what theyre missin' out on.

aaaanyway boss. i gots a funny for ya. whys every circus have at least one bear, eh?

thank you for your service fibonaccimegumi

girugin asked

I always love ISAT playing out at the start like its the 5th act of a grander scale typical RPG we never get to see. Are there any moments from that greater scope that ever popped up in your head but were irrelevant or couldn't be brought up organically that stuck with you when making how the gang came together?

not really… i think that all the ideas i had of what happened before are in the game in some shape or form. bonnie walking for a while to escape the time freeze, siffrin dying their hair, isa and mira being the first ones to create the group… i kept it purposefully vague because 1. didnt want to bother unless it felt important 2. heehee here are my crumbs and oh! thats a gingerbread fanfic house

Anonymous asked

I think ISAT taught me to be gentler. Both with myself and others. Thank you for that

💖💖💖 im very glad

in-alis-victoriae asked

I have a really hyper specific question, because the other day I was browsing through some sound libraries I have and I stumbled upon one called "Cassette", and some of the sounds are eerily familiar to the sounds you used in ISAT. Is there an actual chance I have the actual library you used?

yes!!!! thats the library i used for the loopback sounds hehe

Anonymous asked

do you think you have a doppelganger out there? and if so do you think you should do something about it?

she should call me. i think she and i might have a lot in common

Anonymous asked

Any advice for someone who wants to create a game but can't find a solid idea of what it should be about?

i cannot relate because i have the opposite problem. too many ideas.

HOWEVER if you just want to Make A Game and you have even a tiny bit of coding experience you should participate in a game jam with some people. you are a rare entity and game devs want you carnally on itchio

Anonymous asked

hello my name is markiplier and welcome to in stars and time

-marketofpliers

markiplier why did it take you so long to try my game

Anonymous asked

Sluttiest character amongst your different games/comics?

NOW THATS WHAT IM TALKIN ABOUT!!!! THOSE ARE THE QUESTIONS!!!! it’s probably dionysus from “my husband is keeping something from me”. it was a WHILE BACK though (2018!) so ive been meaning to write more slutty characters andhey who’s that at low opacity in the picture,

Anonymous asked

how do you draw hands so well

insertdisc5

you have to learn to love hands. hands can do so much. they can touch. they can hold things. like other hands. they can reach. yearningly. they can stim. they can do a victory sign. instead of worrying about how to draw a hand. consider instead. why to draw a hand. and the answer is because hands are love

insertdisc5

i lied its more like a gameboy advance sp

ellunete asked

How did you come around to the idea of using collages for Truth Scrapper's backgrounds? It's a very uncommon style for a video game, and I love what you've shown of it so far!

thank you! uh i genuinely can’t remember. i think i went magic notebook -> the game’s UI will be the notebook -> paper texture -> the characters are cutouts and OH I REMEMBER -> BACKGROUND COLLAGES MEANS I DON’T HAVE TO DRAW ANY GODDAMN BACKGROUNDS!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!