I'd like to take this month to put some earnest work into make a video game, even if it's just a demo version, just to expand my horizons a little and possibly set up a larger project if there's enough interest! However, I want to make sure I have a good plan/schedule laid out. Expect a slight decrease in submissions, or least an increase in fast drawings, until the end of February.

What's the game, you ask? I've had several ideas, but I think I'm going to follow my heart on this one and go with the one that allows for a wide range of scalability. The working name is Rusty Seas, and it's a game about furry girls going to the beach to dredge up pieces of a decades-old spaceship crash that are beginning to wash ashore. The main game is going to be a top-down, arcade'ish style... beat 'em up? It will involve picking up and throwing things at waves of enemies, and feature a tag-in system where the player can swap between Nymph, Kammy, Mirig, and Abigail as the playable characters, with each having unique stats and abilities to change up the playstyle a little. I also wanted to add in elements of a collect-a-thon in there, with the option to try and get 100% of the pieces of valuable junk in a New Game+ state, and possibly other things if there's time/motivation to expand on the idea.

What will this mean for my actual schedule?
- Streams will still be held Tue-Sat, starting around 2 pm EST
- Stream content will involve plenty of programming/asset creation for Rusty Seas, when I'm not creating something for side projects or the Monthly Mirig.
- At around 7-7:30 pm on each stream, I'll try to host a nightly sketch raffle - these will be the 1h15m sketches you've seen in my gallery under the 'Fast Drawings' section, and will cost 50 USD. More details on those, later.

February's Goals - These are the things I'm looking to get done this month. I'll be updating this list and adding more info as things progress.
- Complete a demo version of Rusty Seas (working game, at least one level, a menu screen, and save function)
- Finish February's Monthly Mirig by the 6th
- Make a Valentine's Day pic featuring Sofi
- Set up March's Monthly Mirig poll on the 20th
- Do a fast drawing (almost) every day I stream.
- Make progress on a super special side comic featuring Mirig and a mystery character (optional, might take the place of April's Monthly Mirig)

If things suddenly change, I'll be editing the list and adding more updates below. Wish me luck!