For my current ICT module, we're making a Flash-based educational game for young children, to teach them about road safety. Obviously it'll be completely different from what I've posted before, and will be geared at 5-year-olds, but it'll also teach me a lot of new tricks (including, hopefully, some art skills, an area in which I am seriously lacking). Also, it'll feature my voice. So, would you guys be interested in me uploading the finished product here on NG? Just a thought.

[UPDATE](09/02/2013) Okay. I think what I might do is upload it to my Dumping Grounds first, and then if it gets a good enough reception I'll upload it to the Portal for real. That way I'm not submitting something that's just gonna get ripped to shreds.

I know I haven't been very active here during the latter half of 2012, due to various reasons. We'll see what 2013 brings.

On that note, I'm working on creating my own visual novel using the Ren'Py engine. It's called Watashi Wa Nemutte Tokei. Rather than uploading it to Newgrounds when it's finished, it will (in theory) become my first full, professional-quality game. As a Christmas present from me to you, here's a nine-minute demonstration I filmed last night: http://www.mediafire.com/download.php?678g2z4qgr 8f44k This features the opening scene, and the scene at the end of Day 1; there are no pictures or sound but you get the general idea. I hope you enjoy it, and any feedback would be appreciated.

Onwards and upwards in 2013!

I wish you all a very merry Christmas, and a happy new year.

~F1Krazy

When did this site get a "friends" system? O.o Anyway, go ahead and add me and stuff.

Yeah, I've been very inactive on here since my return. I apologise for that. There've been three main reasons for this:

1) I'm still recovering. I get fatigued and can't stay on the computer all day, and with the extended break from school I've had, and all the anime I've been watching, my brain has turned to sparkly rainbow-coloured mush.
2) I've been very busy with other things. If you want to follow me elsewhere, you can follow me here (my deviantART), or here (my FanFiction.net account), I'm more active on those sites (I've been even more active in other places but I'm not willing to share those just yet). You can add me on Steam too, my name is F1Krazy.
3) I'm still on hiatus from Flash, as I have been since I finished MMSC5. Even if I hadn't been on hiatus already, the above two reasons would easily have forced me into one. Since I don't have any WIP Flash games to post about, I haven't had a whole lot to post about...so I haven't. I will re-evaluate my situation at the new year, possibly sooner, and if I'm ready to start making games again then that's what I'll work towards.

...wow, never thought I'd see the day when I was more active on deviantART than Newgrounds...

And it feels so good to be home.

Tomorrow, I will be going into hospital for my operation. The op itself isn't until Wednesday, but I'm being admitted tomorrow afternoon so they can do preparations and stuff. I won't be on Newgrounds at all over the next two weeks or so. After I return, though, I may have some important news regarding projects from outside Newgrounds that I'm working on. As I've stated before, if I do decide to make an MSC6 (not likely at the moment) it won't be for a while yet.

...actually, I do have some ideas of what my next project could be here on NG. But we'll get to those when the time comes. For now, it's goodbye, and thanks to all of you for your support over the last 6 weeks or so.

~F1

Well, the date has been decided, so it's time you guys found out. A few months ago I was diagnosed with scoliosis, or curvature of the spine. In my case it's very serious and I need two operations to straighten it up. I will go in for the operations on July 3rd and will be in hospital for about two weeks, during which time I will be inactive here. If all goes well I will return in mid-July. If not...guess I'll see you on the other side.

I hope you will all support me during this difficult period.

Your friend and colleague,
~F1Krazy

Sorry for the lack of activity for the last month. First I was playing Katawa Shoujo, then I was playing Madness: Project Nexus, then I was watching Gurren Lagann (watch it, it's an amazing series). And I've got exams coming up, and mountains of coursework and shit, and then in late July...well, I'll explain that at a later date. I've made enough excuses.

During this time, Madness Scene Creator 3 has surpassed 500,000 views. I promised that when this happened, I would update Madness Scene Creators 1, 2 and 3, removing the reset glitch and adding new items. I've delayed enough, so the updates are now finally live! Well, I'm having some problems updating MMSC3, but the first two are updated. Check 'em out.

Oh, and I'm writing my own anime series, Vanishing Point. Check it out on my deviantART profile sometime. I can promise it's going to be epic.

EDIT: Oh, hey, look, I've earned 1,000 medals in total. That's pretty sweet.

I just...wow. Just...play this game. Honestly, it's just amazing. It's the reason I haven't gotten around to those MSC5 updates yet, I've been unable to do anything else because it's all I can think about.

Which reminds me...when you're able to wrench yourselves away from Katawa Shoujo, go play MSC5 some more, and vote 5. It needs it :'(

Eeyup! Go play it and rate 5 and stuff.

EDIT: Daily 4th, eh? I was hoping for better, I guess I just submitted this at a bad time. Ah well. It's still my first Daily Award, so I'll roll with it.

As I said in the comments there, this'll be my last scene creator for a while now. I have a lot of other stuff to deal with (I'll elaborate in a later post), and this is just another thing on my mind. Besides, there's not much else I can add now that's within my abilities. So I'm taking a break from Flash for a while, at least a year, while I get this shit together. Keep giving me suggestions for improvements, I will be noting them all down and I'll address them when (and only when) I get to MSC6.

I'll still be on NG of course, responding to comments and reviews and stuff. I like you guys. You got me this far. I'm not turning back at this point.

Anyway, go play MMSC5, give it a good rating, leave a review (I like reading them), and send me your screenshots! And above all...ENJOY! ^^

ANOTHER EDIT: Okay...I'm already getting a lot of ideas for improvements. The main thing seems to be the lack of save function...yeah. How many other scene creators do you guys see that have a save function? I'm sorry, but I'm pretty sure it's impossible, and certainly it'll be beyond my skill levels. Everything else I can probably do, if haphazardly, but saving is probably beyond my reach for now. Sorry.