Heya everyone, I've placed my moth miner, and a bunch of exports of it, in a ZIP file on my file dump, go nuts!

https://www.newgrounds.com/dump/item/3f04a3be2fd80e22bf4c9a14f092fb04

have a good one!

AHOOOY Newgrounds!

Tis I, JOYKILLZ!

I write, I dable in voice acting some times and most of the time I post 3d model renders and art based off said renders!

My current creative pursuits include but are not Limited to:

• MEGAMAN - PONDKING/MENACE MAN FAN-FICTION SERIES, DEDICATED TO EXPLORING SIDE GAMES, CHARACTERS SUCH AS BASS, ROLL AND WILY, LORE OF THE GAMES AND FAN ADDITIONS TO BOUNCE OFF OF ALL PRIOR MENTIONED! CURRENTLY ON BACKBURNER!
• SPACE STATION 13 - The MOST jank sandbox game you've ever heard of! my most polished and recent voxel models are dedicated to that game!
• Original Writing works: Digital Desert, Nomads and Recluses. Shadows from fire. Nither of these have any posted work, but Message me if you're interested in reading them!

In regards to my last update, YES, I have gotten a far more impressive option for computing that should last notably longer and is a nice bit more durable and powerful and have been working with it since November of 2021.

In regards to Vector art, I have Inkscape downloaded, I just haven't been one to dabble in it much of yet.

I've mostly just been using Firealpaca which I am most familiar with!

All in all, that about covers it, I look forward to contributing to the wonderful world of ART that is NEWGROUNDS even more!

Have a great one!

You know, product and mechanical design these days kinda sucks, example, the laptop I'm writing this on is being held together by a Zip-tie. That should say alot.

Anyhow I should be getting a more impressive bit of hardware, Twice the ram, a whole Terabyte extra storage and better Battery life, the works in terms of improvements. that means BIGGER and BADDER art because ambitions need less temperament, Finally going to be able to run Inkscape so expect VECTOR ART BABY!

Along side that I'll be resuming Voxel art work so yea.

Hey peeps, my computer is More or less fully functional now, so here's some news!

So uh, here's a surprise, I made a post in the programming called "Newgrounds chrome extension", IT'S STILL A HOT TOPIC, WTF?

For the love of the forums, Someone please dethrone that thing.

Second up, I SUCK at getting stuff done over the summer, I have nothing to show for Madness day, i used up all my 2D mojo on DRIP PICO, and turns out the Vector software I have likes crashing on my hardware, Unsurprising given my hardware SUX.

I Burned out of some voxel art a short while ago, but I'll get back to it at some point soon, assuming I can pry myself from my mad scrawling on Onenote, yes I use one note for writing stories, It so happens I have other compulsory math education things there too.

But I did promise the raw files for DRIP PICO, if you've got fire alpaca then Here they are, IDK what you'll do with them otherwise but have fun regardless!

Hey folks, I'm posting WORDS AGAIN! you know, the thing I've posted the mosted. Words detailing PLANS, like I usually do for the summer.

taking a step back however, I thought 2 years ago I'd have more functional stuff for my Megaman themed ambitions, which isn't to say I haven't done stuff, but It turns out I procrastinate on these personal projects way too hard and focus on important life stuff like a magnifying glass. HOWEVER, writting this brings to mind various things I've said I'll post, then PROMPTLY SAT ON AND FORGOT! like a fool.

Summer plans thought, you're reading for those and they are as follows in bullet format.

• Getting Pondking/Menace man stuff posted on fanfiction.net, Maybe even wattpad.
• Various Madness combat themed logos, but probably just one at worst.
• Hopefully 1 vector art piece.

thanks for your time, hope you're doing well Newgrounds!

Here's some of the models in gif form as promised in no particular order.

and this one is the final frame, nice and symmetrical.

I tried to be both round and aggressive in the design, I think I've succeeded, I might use the tools to export it and merge it with a Voxel model I have through a conversion and mess with it through there.

On another note I plan on releasing a finalized version of PONDKING 1 on Fanfiction.net, I'll try to leave a link to it in the next progress update.

yeah so I ever mention I LOVE lite ware? not just because it's small and easy to run on potatoes and lemons but also because the people who make it don't make the fraggin UI three different flavors of convoluted.

Anyways Expect some GIFs of GUESS WHO, Pondking, namely an untextured head, low poly just adds an aggressive shape that I like, harsh corners and verticies do that I guess. That with only like *checks watch* two hours of work, Low poly is nice, its simple, its a good jumping off and starting point for other Polygonal work.

I still intend on making a riggable version of Pondking and Menace man in MagicaVoxel, I can just put more clean detail into that and make it look more like pixel art rather than Low poly stuff can achieve, come to think of it though one could also use a poly model to Voxel converter to streamline work on larger voxel models, even more time to spend working on it. Regardless this proves to me that expanding one's tool set shapes up deviously well.

So, a bit over a month later, and what's up? well, I'm still stuck on the model, I'll be taking my sweet time working on or even getting to it, given I've got two stories and some lore I need to finish up on, one of which will take significantly longer given its size and intricacy (the fact that I'm filling alot of gaps from what is just a basic plot.).

But the other one I'll be able to release in a bundle of PDFs like last time, so to those of you who may or may not have enjoyed the last pack. Soon (TM).

In the meantime, here's an excerpt from the big one I'm writing that I quite like.

Chapter 12.

Pondking hadn’t been deep underwater before, but there was a first for everything, the exchange between him and King Prior keeping him company.

“We’re going to get old stock robots, General construction equipment and we’re going to get it by sinking a ship?” King said, somewhat exasperated.

Pondking nodded. “I can arrange most of it” the green robot plainly stated.

King nodded. “True, I’ll see if I find an old sea mine and we’ll both look for a contact or reason to ship the goods.”

Turned out King was good on his word about the mine, it was an old one from Dr. Wily’s first fortress, a pacific robot factory turned makeshift stronghold. Mines used were magnetic and had plenty of external trigger prongs, He’d be defusing it.

The access panel was located at the bottom, the chain-link had some latches beside it which locked the base closed, popping those and pulling the base downwards slowly exposed the mechanism.

The whole thing was overgrown with sea life, each move could set off one of the prongs and he’d be sea scrap, fortunately, a pulley system mimic of the human muscle system made him far more gentle and natural than every other bot in the Joe line and a good amount of other robots too.

The tension ended however when the yellow light on the mechanism fizzled off, the device was safe and disarmed. Pondking took out an angle grinder and finished off the chain.

Robots like him were used for tasks just like this, Humanoid robots were naturally considered among the most flexible designs, partly because humans had been designing for humanoid since the beginning and thus lots of the modern world was built to suit them, partly because of familiarity.

Why did he make observations like that?

He clung to the mine as it floated up, just because he was waterproof and light, didn’t mean he was a good swimmer. Insulator gel, thicker liquids suck in thinner ones, his relationship with floating and buoyancy was odd, with a side of inefficient paddling and swimming.  

It didn’t matter, the surface light shone and he emerged beside the mine.

“This is some really minor league stuff here.“ Pondking said as he looked up at King, who was sitting in his own themed boat. “You are the one who was sent to do these things, not that I could do it to begin with.”

The green robot pointed a finger as he treaded water “true, you’re a landlocked machine you are”

He tossed the angle grinder to King and climbed aboard.

So I did find some good 3d software, Wings 3D, and I intend on using either that or Free cad for messing with the Voxel models. Minor problem, I'm a lazy sucker who didn't want to hook up a mouse, got frustrated and took a break on the visual side.

ALSO! I've been going through a slow phase on the writing process of the Out of time stories. having Bass and Menace Man fight is problematic given the current story's factors, it feels kinda fillerish but I've found some bits I can settle on for now, its enough that keeps within my understanding of the characters, which are simply that Menace Man is an unimpressive robot in deep water. Where as Bass is a robot who seeks power due to his programmed purpose while adjusting to his changing circumstances.

how they act on the other hand, Menace man is of course bound to bite off alot and Brazenly taunt while doing whatever he does, but still keeping balance on what he can and can't do. Bass gets to act Arrogantly because in this story he is the most powerful robot, so I've decided to mess with "whats left for those at the top" concepts and an insecurity that at any moment in a realm like Out of time he'll face something that might beat him again.

I'll put a link to it when I've finished the story, but that might take another week.