Schedule might change in the near future

 So it seems that the idea at work is to shift from 4 10-hour shifts to 5 8-hour shifts, with the start time being earlier, and then we will end earlier. This means I could do the Friday the 13th Killer Puzzle earlier and closer to the day change than I have done now. However this means that I will be working Friday so I don't really know how that will effect my recording schedule yet. I was planning on starting to stream as well, but I could always move that to another day in the weekend.

The change isn't immediate - it will be in 2 weeks, but it is up in the air so it could change. Doesn't seem like it, but it could change.

Weekly Update

 I really want to go back to some of the older games that I played before, like No Man's Sky. I even want to do an update to The Crew 2 and see how much it changed since launch. Then there are the newer, unplayed games that I want to try out. Just a matter of having the time over the weekend, and when to upload. If I had more time to record, I still would want to limit myself to one a day, since I believe the algorithm changed so it doesn't really benefit if I do multiple a day, but who knows? I wonder if I will ever have the time to do 2 a day lol... Then I definitely won't have time to stream if that is the case, which I do want to stream. I just need to find the right time and games. There is Hylics 2, and maybe Loop Hero. Maybe some older stuff as well?

Keycaps arrived!

 I ordered some Jelly POM keycaps (maybe imitation?) from Aliexpress not too long ago and they arrived! Much quicker than the 45 estimated days. I only tried a few of them on since I was going to use them on an upcoming mechanical keyboard. It took some effort to put them on and take them off - much more than the HyperX pudding keycaps. The HyperX was smooth to put on but the POMs weren't. Nothing broke while I put them on or took them off so that is good. It also came with a keycap puller that seems better than the one HyperX provided. I don't know if the official ones are more smooth or easier to put on the switches, but these are fine.

February is over

 And with that, another month of daily uploads!
That being said, I am thinking about uploading only during the weekdays, while having Sat/Sun be stream days. I am leaning to Youtube Gaming, rather than Twitch, to try it out again. Seeing what happened to Ronnie Radke's stream got me a little annoyed... how are they going to mute his stuff for playing music that he created? Just seems weird. Not to mention the Blizzcon thing with the music.

Why can't I do both? Mainly because I would be streaming at times I would be normally uploading my videos. Uploading takes some bandwidth, and I can't really do both. I tried before and it was a mess.

Hylics 2 is a game I really want to stream, rather than record. It just seems like it is *that* kind of game to get live reactions for. Also have some others, like maybe continuing some MMOs like Guild Wars 2 and World of Warcraft. I still need to finish Borderlands 3 as well. Maybe some racing stuff.

I guess until I finally decide to do so, I will just continue uploading stuff daily to my Youtube. Slay the Spire has been pretty fun and challenging, and I've been also doing Honkai, and some random ones for the weekend/whenever. I wish it could be every other day, alternating with Slay the Spire, but Slay the Spire has been drawing my attention currently. I was thinking about Valheim, but that feels more like a streaming game or a heavily edited video, since it would just be a lot of gathering.

Well I guess that's it for this post/update. Don't really know what else to add.

Slay the Spire is pretty fun

Seems like Slay the Spire has taken over Hades in my lineup. I'm liking it, and each deck feels unique. I haven't unlocked the 4th one yet, so I don't know how that one plays, but the other 3 are interesting. I really want to continue Hades, though I probably will do that on my own time. I think I might do Honkai Impact 3rd weekly, though don't know how long each video will be. I think I'll play it by week.

So far so good in putting out a video a day. I think I will be able to finish February with this steady progress (not counting the Friday the 13th videos). 

I have also been playing some Project CARS 3 on my own after doing the initial video. It's alright, but like I mentioned in the video - it really shouldn't have been called Project CARS 3.

I still want to do short review videos like I did in the past again, but I'll have to go through my extensive library to see which ones I should do.

Recordings and stuff

 Surprisingly, it wasn't too bad recording while on the Blackwidow v3. It's not quiet by any means, but at least RTX voice does a good job of canceling that sound out. Sometimes there's some noise that passes it, but it's faint at best.

I've also started to play Slay the Spire... Wondered why I haven't played it until now. It seems pretty fun. Also seems similar to a recent demo I tried - Roguebook, made by the Faeria devs and also by Richard Garfield. I liked the demo, though I got my butt handed to me. Didn't know that it was (or seems like) inspired by Slay the Spire.

Also started Honkai Impact 3rd. I recorded some Genshin Impact stuff before, but didn't really continue on that. Honkai seems like I can do short stints, but can do longer ones if I wanted to, so it seems a little bit better.

Got a few games during the New Years event on Steam, so I may or may not get to play them soon, with my library size.

Keyboards and stuff

This week I upgraded my keyboard to the Razer Blackwidow V3! My first true mechanical keyboard. Thanks to youtube, I've been binging DIY mechanical keyboard videos and it seems like a pricey hobby, but I wanted to tip my toes in it. So I reserved a starter kit lol. Was looking around and found the GMMK Pro. No soldering, but at least I can use whatever switches and keycaps (to an extent). Also that makes me wonder if I should lube the switches... It technically is 'better' for the most part, but it is also very time consuming based on the videos I have seen.

Regardless, I plan on trying the Blackwidow in my recordings this coming weekend. Hopefully it won't be loud with RTX Voice.

Welp.

 It has taken until now for me to notice the sync issues I had with my avatar when I first started to use it. I think it went on through my videos for a few weeks (at least up to Black Mesa part 6).. I think I noticed it and then tried to fix it afterwards, but I didn't realize how many was effected... I should have noticed it during editing, but when I played through parts, it seemed fine.

Ever since Black Mesa part 7 (around November 13, 2020), the issue has been fixed, but dang... what a rookie mistake. I have commented in all of the videos effects I believe.

February is here!

 Somehow, I was able to put out a let's play video everyday in January. Even for this week as well. Started some classic games, and even continued on a game that I haven't played in a long while. Maybe someday I'll continue Final Fantasy 9 lol. 

For the new people that haven't seen my older stuff, I have done some short-form reviews before, and I have been thinking of starting it back up again - one reason is that I would like to get through my Steam list, and find some hidden gems in there that I don't remember getting. I think it takes more time overall, compared to my normal let's plays, but since they are reviews, I feel like they would be more informative than just the experience.

Other than that, I hope to have time to stream more in this month. I have a few games that I want to do specifically for streaming, but I don't know if I will have enough time in one chunk to do so, but we will see!

Wish I had gotten on the stock train as well, but it is what it is. I would need to do more research on it and set limits and whatnot due to the hours that I am awake. Maybe I'll research something in the long term, rather than the ones currently in the news.

Continuing another week of uploads!

 Well, Black Mesa has finally been finished and uploaded (though I still need to do the other achievements), and Hades has been going along. Recorded enough to get through the end of January. For some reason the Farmville video has been getting views - moreso than my other videos minus the daily guides (and even then sometimes more).

Like I mentioned before, I don't know how long I will be able to do this, since I think I haven't been able to stream as much because of it (uploading and streaming at the same time doesn't work lol), and that I only have 3 free days (as of now) during the week.

Not much else really to post as an update. Did a few Black Mesa achievements, some with a guide. I'll probably be using a guide for getting all of the amoebas.

Still going strong!

January continuing on strong

 So far I've been able to keep a daily upload on my channel, and as of this post, one more upload until Black Mesa is finished! I might try an achievement stream this coming weekend to complete the game, though I don't know how long it will take me to 100% it.

I also recorded some Hades videos, and I feel like my skill level in that game is right where I had thought I would be in. I am slowly getting better as I'm getting used to the game though... It is very pretty and makes me want to go back and beat Bastion or maybe start Transistor.

I have been playing Forager in my spare time, and leaving it idle as well due to some of the achievements. The game is interesting and fun, though the late game is nowhere near like the beginning. I do wish the mouse cursor is easier to see though. It's not an issue at the start, but at the late game with multiple droids, it is kind of hard to see.

Anyways, I feel like I am able to do daily uploads for at least January. For sure this week will have them. I just don't know how long that will be the case.

What a week to start the year

 2021 has started and there's so much going at the time of this post, and not just with my channel, but the country. However, I don't really want to go into the subject of politics and the country here or on my channel, since that's not what they are about.

Including today, I have posted a let's play video every day so far since the start of the year. This is pretty big to me since my normal schedule had been a video every other day (not counting the Friday the 13th Killer Puzzle daily guide). I have no idea how long I can keep this up, and I think for now, I plan on only doing the daily videos until I finish Black Mesa. After that, I'll see how my free time looks.

I've been mainly getting a lot of videos recorded since I have been so engrossed in the Xen world in Black Mesa, that I just want to keep on playing, but I do have limited hard drive space, and the recordings aren't small in size. Also the backup would be pretty big if they were going to be uploaded every other day. I also want to pepper in other games so it's not just Black Mesa every day, so there's that.

A strong way for me to start 2021. Like I said, no idea on how long the daily uploads will be, but for now it is what it is.

First post of the new year!

 New year, new resolutions right?

Hopefully I will be able to reach 1000 subscribers on Youtube. Also maybe affiliate on Twitch, though the latter will be more of a challenge due to the times I am available.

Other than that, Facerig has posted an update, which my programmer friend said seems really sketchy. Don't know if they will one day 'deactivate' the program to force Animaze, but yeah. The update seems really weird.

Not much else is going on. I can't wait to start Hades, but I'm still going through Xen in Black Mesa... That place is very beautiful.