More Rat Posting! Different Versions Below The Cut :)

It's art recap time! I had a ton of fun pushing myself this year from trying new brushes to different styles. Here's to more art improvement in the future :)

I am once again the court room sketch rat

((close ups under the cut))

also the original court room sketch from rats like 2 years ago

I need a video that's just markiplier watching and making encouraging statements every so often for like an hour. I want this so I can pop out the video and have mark watching my do my homework. you know a normal approach to academia.

Hey so we all know this is Philza's second bout with big ol' eyeballs but I've yet to see that it's also Sneegs second time as well

WELL WELL WELL

WOULD YOU LOOKIE WHAT WE HAVE HERE

I keep thinking about the possibilities for the next* life series so now you all get to be subjected to my thoughts.

*not confirmed yet, just based on hope and an implied future for the series

Like I said in my other post I would LOVE for there to be a large snow biome on the map, but that got me thinking about other biomes and land features which have been under-repped in seasons past.

So I made a topographical map. Of course.

The big feature would be the stony peaks which would surround spawn (located on an island in a lake). The mountains could be used as a wall for those living inside, a lookout point for anyone living on it, and it would serve as a natural terrain challenge when it came to brawls and inter-faction attacks.

The other large geological feature would be the cavern/ravine. Another feature which could work as a base and/or difficult terrain, but could also be a good entry point for mines and the deep dark.

As for the biomes themselves I think it would be cool to use them not only because they haven't really shown up yet, but because of the aesthetics, dynamics, and building styles associated with them would be so fun to see in a season (plus the fanart would be sick)

These are just some examples but it could be interesting if there was a tree house village in the jungle, a secure winter base in the mountains, or maybe even an apocalyptic wasteland in the badlands. Obviously there are tons of other variations of bases that could be built in these areas, but these were the first that came to mind.

But Fazed, you cry, what will the gimmick be?

Well I'm so glad you asked because I have two main ideas, both of which involve an aspect of randomness. They'd be built off the original 3rd life system, so keep that in mind :)

The first idea is that every session, there's a random server-wide event. The event could be anything, like every player turns invisible, a random green turns red for the session, or a tornado shows up. Something that will bring an aspect of chaos to the server as a whole, and could potentially increase in dangerousness as the series progresses. There would only be one event per session, and there would be no way to predict what it will be, so they'd have to be handled in a similar way that the secrets are handled in Secret Life.

The second idea steams from double life, but instead of 2 players being connected, the server is split into teams, each with 3-6 players. Teams are randomized at the start of the series, and players switch teams (also randomized) when they die. So there's a real chance that someone could be caught in a trap and then forced to join their killers teams. Health wouldn't be linked for obvious reasons, but I think there could be potential in having shared status effects, inventories, or team synergy bonuses (couple seconds of resistance if your whole team is together, strength boost when all members attack one enemy, regen when eating together, things like that).

Personally I could see both of these ideas working in tandem but I understand how that could be overwhelming when it comes to the creation and execution of the series, so seeing them on their own should also work.

That's about it, I don't really have a good name for this yet but if you like any of the ideas in here please consider adopting them into your psyche.

MatPat hire me

awesome! thanks so much :)

hey so I've loved your stuff for a hot couple of years now, but I've never sent you anything??? anyways here's a question that you may or may not get a bunch. How would I go about making a Hotline Miami oc? It's such a complicated story line that I have no idea on how to go about it. Thank you very much! have a fantastic day, you talented bean!

heyyy thanks man!! When it comes to how I made my Hotline OC, I thought about what my favorite animal is and just kind of went from there?? OH this might help!! I made a pin board. sometimes pictures can help you piece a story together based on aesthetics and things you stumble across. 

https://www.pinterest.com/kaitexel/roadkill/ (blood n’ a bit of light gore on this board, just a warning!!)

Spare Coochie, ma'am?

Sadly I have none. Onto the next

AMITY PARK MENTION for fellow Amity Park residents and conspiracy theorists

The illusion of choice, and the inability to act.