Tragedy is when I cut my finger. Comedy is when you walk into an open sewer and die.
-Mel Brooks
On the 'net providing useless information since October 28, 1997!
Tragedy is when I cut my finger. Comedy is when you walk into an open sewer and die.
-Mel Brooks
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NEWS: 03/28/04 - But why Dorset?
| Long time no update, but that's not odd for me at all. There has been a lot of stuff going on that's either not related to this site, or is RPGONE-related. Now then, onto the update. |
| The biggest news at this point is that I am no longer going to be updating my Tripod and Freeservers mirrors, as (thanks to the generosity of the Swedish composer and my good friend David Saulesco) I have webspace on a server with no ads. You can find the new home of my website here. |
| As the regulars of the Harvest Moon: Back to Nature board at GameFAQs already know, I have a new site section: The Hitchhiker's Guide to HM:BTN. Please note that, if you're looking at my Tripod or Freeservers (ex)mirrors, you won't be able to access this page. Please use this site from now on to access my page. Thank you. |
NEWS: 12/23/03 - A New Story
| The main thing I wanted to point out for this update is that there's a new story in the FAQ/walkthrough/fanfic section. It's a Harvest Moon fanfic (big shocker, I know), and still a work in progress. It seemed like a good time for posting the first three chapters, though. |
| There's really not much else to say. I have translation projects underway, I have secret projects in the works (one is done, and awaiting the release of another project), and I have lots of stuff to take up my attention. The lack of updates is, for probably the first time in this site's history, due to an actual lack of time to update (instead of lack of anything to update about). |
| That concludes this update. And, of course, since I'm sure there will still be a few stragglers, go here if you're seeking information about the FF6 or Chrono Trigger projects. |
| Through the amazing coincidence of being incredibly bored and very inspired all at once, I've made the most comprehensive and mind-bogglingly detailed guide ever for Bokujou Monogatari ~Harvest Moon~ (Harvest Moon: Back to Nature, for those of you not in "the know"). It's on the FAQs page. May all your HM:BTN questions be answered! |
| For those of you just returning to this page after a long time, you may want to read the previous news post I made, especially if you're interested in the FF6 project. Anybody looking for updates to said project should, of course, hightail it to RPGONE Translations. |
| That's it for this update, though there may be another in store before too much longer... I have a "secret" project or two in the works, and at least one is nearing completion. |
| There's really no point in concealing it any longer: I have joined RPGOne, and Sky Render Translations has been dissolved. For those of you asking why, the answer is simple: SRT was a one-man job from the beginning. Skeud was helping as an outsider, as were all of the others who aided me. But that ends now. |
| All of my translation projects, including Final Fantasy VI, have been transferred to RPGOne management. This is a good thing, by the way. As well, Final Fantasy VI has been getting some serious ASM recoding done on it, thanks to the aid of the wonderful and kind ChrisRPG. For more details, please visit RPGOne. |
| This page is now reverting to just a personal webspace. I will still be uploading FAQs and walkthroughs I've made here, as well as fanfiction, but don't expect a lot of updates (because, as you may have noticed, I don't do updates often). That's all for now. |
NEWS: 12/06/02 - (Insert random text here)
| Despite notices that I have no intention to reply to questions regarding any of my projects, people are still e-mailing asking about them. Go figure. To all who have taken the time to ask, despite the fact that I asked you not to, please pay attention to the newsposts. I don't write them for my health. |
| Well, it's been 2 months since I said I wasn't taking questions, and I'm extending the don't-ask period indefinitely. Things have literally stayed unchanged for the past two months on all projects. Skeud hasn't replied to any e-mails, beta testing on LoS1 hasn't really gotten anywhere, and worst of all, I've lost the motivation to even work on any projects. |
| The big problem lies in the fact that my efforts don't really have any reward, of course. Sure, there's the satisfaction of getting it done, and the satisfaction of learning all sorts of things along the way, but now all of my projects seem to have degraded into time-consuming and rewardless tasks. |
| To get to the point, I'm not getting anywhere on any of my projects, so I'm thinking about taking a nice, long break from the entire field of RPG design and translation. I don't know how long it will last, nor what I'll do instead, but I can't keep going like this when I have no motivation or reason to keep going at all. |
| Don't expect any web page updates for a while (as if I update often anyway), as I've got some thinking to do, and some changes to make in my life. Until I return, keep your stick on the ice. |
| If you don't understand the above text, I suggest you read some books by the (relatively new) author known as Elizabeth Haydon. |
| I've finally played Kingdom Hearts (yes, I realize my statement below regarding Square; but I didn't pay for the game myself). The game has both irked and amused me, but on the whole, it's not too bad. Certainly an improvement over FF10, especially considering there's no ultra-rare-can't-get-it-any-way-save-by-doing-a-stupid-minigame items. |
| The main reason for my updating this section is the same as any of my updates: to rant and get people to stop e-mailing me about stuff that there's a FAQ for. |
| My primary rant is about other people. Specifically, how I really hate them in person. I don't quite know why, but it seems like every single human in existence wants to meet me and babble at me about their life's little troubles. I don't care, and I'm not going to pretend to care, either. This really seems to offend people, which futher amuses me, because I would estimate that less than 10% of the world's population even remotely enjoys hearing about other peoples' problems, and most of them are paid to do it. |
| Throughout my life, I've always lived by a credo of separation. I don't bug others with my problems, and I expect them to not bug me with theirs. I don't pretend to care when I don't, and I expect them to have the same courtesy. However, society seems to encourage just the opposite of what I've always believed in. My response: good for you, society, now leave me alone. I'm not going to change myself to suit the wills of a million people, but I also don't expect a million people to change their will to match my own. Just being themselves should suffice. |
| And therein lies another issue: the subjugation of the self within society. Why oh why would anybody be willing to give up their own personal identity in exchange for being part of a bunch of people who primarily complain, babble, brag, and otherwise obsess about themselves? Why do people so gladly surrender individuality for becoming a part of a group? It's fine to relate to other people, but when you lose your own identity in the process, something about it is just plain wrong. |
| As for a few parting shots, I'd like to remind any who wish to complain or "correct" me that: a.) I am entitled to my opinions, just as you are entitled to your's, b.) words don't change me, nor do I intend to change you with mine, and c.) if you don't like what I say, don't take it to heart. An opinion is not an obligation, after all; it's just an opinion, and often masked under many layers of prejudices and genetic preferences. |
| Well, that's about all I have to say this time. And yes, progress is still halted on everything due to lack of outside input from specific individuals. E-mails regarding this not from these individuals will be ignored. |
| Yeah, I'm still alive. No, there's no progress on any projects due to a lack of any input or output from any of my outside help. No, I don't know when I'll have a new patch out for FF6j, or when LoS1 will be done. And yes, I am going to be ignoring e-mails asking about these topics for the next two months. |
| And on another note, you fight like a dairy farmer! |
| If that makes no sense, go play some computer games right now! Especially the really funny ones by LucasArts! I suggest vintage games, specifically Maniac Mansion, Secret of Monkey Island, Day of the Tentacle, and Sam and Max Hit the Road. |
| And so ends this update. Keep a stiff upper lip, and don't put the hamster in the microwave. |
| I'm a bit pissed at Squaresoft right now, needless to say. After dealing with the exceptionally sub-par and utterly impossible "mini-game" (term used loosely; "torture device" would be more appropriate) known as chocobo training in FFX, I've decided that Square doesn't deserve my business any more. Any company who drops so low as to put crap like this in an RPG doesn't deserve to survive. |
| I knew things were going downhill when FFIX started out with about three or four mini-games right off the bat, and I had high hopes that FFX would be free of such abominations that helped make FFIX not worth the plastic it's printed on. Unfortunately, they seem to have taken FFIX exactly the wrong way, and are now focusing almost entirely on impossible mini-games and nonsensical side-quests. |
| To put it shortly, Square has lost sight of what a quality game really is. They've been slipping since FF7 came out (the first FF with any real mini-games, surprise surprise). That they've gone so far down the drain that their latest FF to reach the US shores is almost nothing BUT mini-games (I'd hardly call the main game a game; more like a front-end for the mini-games) really disappoints me. |
| Now, of course, I don't expect that my opinions are shared by most (if indeed more than a handful), but that's never stopped me before. Thank you, Square, for proving to me that humans really CAN be that stupid, and that an RPG-making company can spontaneously and completely forget the idea behind an RPG... |
| Here's hoping that Xenosaga isn't so mini-game-laden as FFX is... |
| Oh yes, and if you're planning to send me hate-email and/or criticism for this rant, please keep in mind that you're not obligated to share my opinions, nor am I going to change them due to somebody telling me to. |
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