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Just some developer livestreaming as I work today on the family house some more.

Diving into a new level idea for Drag the Dead. With the fall of human civilization due to the use of AI tools I figure what better time than now to take advantage of some of these things?

So this year, after a lot of thought, I'm getting some older projects dusted off and into development. These are a LOT different than Drag the Dead. This project is Lucas: Chapter One, an asymmetrical horror different from all others as it's 1 vs 4 vs 1. It'll all make sense.

I finally picked this title up and I've just barely gotten into it. Going to work on The Cook today since I'm amazed at how well they captured Jim Siedow's character. Going to really focus on supporting the family with this build. Let's see how it goes. My next pick is going to be The Hitchhiker.

So Eric July released a video the other day that I've probably watched a dozen times now. Honestly this is likely the best video that could have been made to close out the year. My brain has been running nonstop and I just wanted to share my thoughts and experience so far with Drag the Dead. His points are all valid but there are a few realities I want to touch on, problems I'm starting to think need solving. The original video can be found here - https://youtu.be/E-gupLPmUR4?si=wTtN-Yotjo2KQGmz

We're adding some FREE new bonus content to Drag the Dead and the BETA is now live on Steam so make sure you jump in and give it a go. This is a new level to celebrate Christmas in Clown World with some zombie waves in a special designed, constrained area with a whole new boss voiced by the incredible Uncle Hotep. https://store.steampowered.com/app/2265290/Drag_the_Dead/

After finally squashing one remaining bug and updated the engine from UE 5.2 to 5.3 I've decided to do a full playthrough of the game. Check it out, pick it up on Steam. #CounterCulture https://store.steampowered.com/app/2265290/Drag_the_Dead/

One more Friday the 13th livestream for now. I was playing for a bit yesterday but decided against streaming since getting a match was near impossible and when I could find one, well, the hackers were out in full force so let's see how today goes.

I've been playing this quite a bit lately and I'm having a lot of fun - regardless of the lobby closing pretty consistently and the other lingering bugs. The game is being delisted on 12/31/23 and I'm not sure if players will still be able to jump in and enjoy some locally hosted horror so I'm going to enjoy it while I can.

I've seen a few players lingering around this once mighty title so why not fire it up for Halloween? Let's see if anyone is around.

Going to be taking a look at a couple of games on Steam today - A story game called Ishmael and then a shooter called Fursan al-Aqsa: The Knights of the Al-Aqsa Mosque. I'm sure these are going to be delightful but really I just want to highlight some things about creating counter culture and how I think the "right" is failing miserably on this point.

After a serious rune grind I'm heading back to the twin gargoyles. And from there, victory! But, hole?

Heading back to the capitol to see if I can deal with the two gargoyles since I've finally been able to upgrade my mimic. From there? Let's see what's next but I'm going to hit some caves and see if I can finally discover at least a 2nd talisman pouch.

Before heading down underground I'm debating now of switching things after collecting a few Frenzied Flame incantations - pure madness in another round of randomized Elden Ring.

About to face off again against Hoarah Loux and the Elden Beast, and then to finish things up. Let's see how this plays out.

Well here we are about to face another surprise boss. Once this one is down - if we can take this one down - we're going to try and finish up the campaign.

So I decided I'm going to make my way down towards the Frenzied Flame - even though I have not touched the grape quest because I have no idea where the grapes, or letter, even are. A lot of people I've talked to still don't know about this quest so I figured I could at least show the way. If this goes by fast then we'll be heading to the North Pole to see what we find there.

A little gameplay of Act 3 in Drag the Dead. We'll start off deeper in the city and then head through Too Dark Park. I will hopefully not die but this is unlikely.

I've decided to head back to Raya Lucaria to face down Maliketh. This is going to be ugly, I can feel it in my bones. But now with Rivers of Blood I may switch up just for this one. We'll see how it goes.

Here we are picking after getting wrecked by Malenia showing up in Hollowhorn Grounds. Let's see if we can take her.

Having found the key I'm now inside Raya Lucaria Academy. I've picked up some Golden Seeds and Sacred Tears so I'm dropping the item mod and pushing forward. Let's see what kind of crazy the randomizer brings.

Playing some Elden Ring today using a randomization mod plus unlimited item usage because this is kind of insane. Starting out having just beaten Godrick the Grafted, except that it was the Godskin Duo so that was fun. You can pick up the simple-to-use randomizer on NexusMods here - https://www.nexusmods.com/eldenring/mods/428?tab=description

Just a brief rant about counter culture, indie creators and outrage culture.

Short stream today after the news about the dreaded Diablo 3 Season 29 was dropped. If you're not a hardcore D3 hater or maybe you've only played Diablo 4 I'd recommend giving the last installment a shot.

Join me today to hang out with Lexi Vinson as we talk nonsense, culture, Drag the Dead and play some games that will help us to be less racist, organize protests and hide refugees. Make sure you get over to Steam and grab your copy of Drag the Dead. https://store.steampowered.com/app/2265290/Drag_the_Dead/