Posted on 15 January 2024 by JamesHi, James here. It finally happened. I promised something that wasn't done would be done and it isn't. As easily as I could chalk this up to being Classic Homestuck, this is actually just a shortcoming on my part. I'm sorry. I wanted the website to be ready more than it was ready to be announced. That's on me. Well, nothin' to be done about it now.
The current What Pumpkin policy has been to not say anything until it's already done, but I don't think I always agree with that. I am working to find a middle ground that keeps the audience informed of what's going on but does not over-promise things that aren't ready. It is a complicated balance that is going to leave me looking foolish sometimes, so a very sincere thank you for your patience and understanding while I sort it out.
Speaking of sincere thanks, we've been releasing some of the commentary and bonus content for free over on The Patreon, but it will eventually find its way to the website too. If you want to check that out, you can actually just subscribe for free and keep updated about that sort of thing. Each week we'll be sharing some content on Twitter. Should we be putting it elsewhere? Do kids even use social media for that anymore? Oh no am I completely out of touch? Is this it? Do I have to be put into a home? That might be kind of nice, actually.
The core of this update was written by one of our artists, Andi! Early on in production while we were still filling out the team, they volunteered to tackle one and I really think they knocked it outta the park. Everyone on the team kind of does a little bit of everything, but as the updates go on we'll be seeing more from different combos of writers and artists and I'm really looking forward to it. Hooray! Yippee!
Otherwise, there isn't a ton of news to report! Enjoy the update!