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*very long inhale*

THREE FUCKING HUNDRED KUDOS

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this is half celebration post, half thank-you post, and half “what the fuck” post. this is as good a time as any I suppose

I could never have imagined To Find Warmth would get this far. like, I knew my writing wasn’t… bad. and rain world is a decently large fandom. but oh my god, I’m to this day BEWILDERED that it reached the kind of heights it has.

people make fucking fanart. of this shit. people cry. to this shit. often! ppl get converted to the artisaint church by reading this shit. and I know, I know, I’m the writer!!! this isn’t some gift or blessing, you all do this for your own entertainment!!!! but I just… thank you all. so, so, so much. i couldn’t be more grateful for your time, your words, all of it.

I-I don’t know what else to say, I can’t convey all the things I want to. ironic, eh? so- whatever.

thank you guys. for reading, commenting, making fanart, clicking buttons, recommending it. everything. even though only like- thirty of those 300 kudos will see this. love yall. I hope I continue to impress. <3

GUYS. GUYS I FINALLY FINISHED THE FUCKING GODMODE ONESHOT

To Earn Abnormality is up on ao3!!!! for all the Saint/Inv people. one of those people being me. luv the silly little abnormalities of completely unknown origin

hope you enjoy!!!

WORLDLESS HAS ONE OF IF NOT THE BEST COMBAT SYSTEMS I HAVE EVER EXPERIENCED AHHHHHHHHHH

I’ll never be able to properly express all of it but I’m gonna try. very long post, here’s a cut. also spoilers for both the combat’s endless depth and some story stuff, this assumes you’ve at least reached a certain almost perfect foe. enjoy!!!! >:)

the perfect timing function is appropriately, perfect. every combo, ranged, close, basic has an addendum hit with bonus absorption damage that only works if you press the button at the right time. Some are told to you, like the melee strikes after ranged combos or the axe and seal. but the midair combos have them too. and the basics. and they work with quick swap. Almost any move can become any other move with enough precision. and knowing which one’s can combo into which adds yet more depth and variety.

but wait a damn minute, it doesn’t stop there! Different addendum hits do different things. Aven’s seal addendum has him dash back, so if you want to stay close, it’s sometimes faster to just combo out of the second seal hit. But Edda’s axe cannot combo out until the end strike, and you can quick swap to Aven at the end of said strike, which causes him to do the same backdash move. that’s like. four different factors to decide mid-combat if it’s a good idea. ON ONE MOVE.

holy fuck, there’s so much more!! Edda’s charged basic does more damage if you perfect time the release, but that same perfect timing launches the opponent. and placing an opponent in the air switches a whole lot of shit around, so sometimes you really don’t want them in the air. so you have to decide if you want to time it right. the perfect release, what was once just a “do more damage” skill check, now has depth and player choice. even if it’s small, it’s remarkably enthralling to play.

good fucking lord, I haven’t even mentioned techniques. both characters get three. all combo out of everything and anything. and they all have different functions. AND BY THE WAY!!! at any time, you could have one, or two techniques ready. not only does that open ridiculously cool and damagaing combos, unified division and glance of tomorrow fucking DOUBLE that depth of choice. save, spend, spam, whatever, it’s your choice!!!!

and I haven’t even touched the defensive turn.

When you first get Aven, he seems useless defensively. why halve damage when you could negate it with Edda’s parry? evade is slow to start and end, parry is automatic. It feels like a safety net, an option to use when you don’t know the parry timing. so is Aven useless defensively once you get good? you know the answer. not even close.

first, deflect. Extra absorption damage for good release timing, making defend more skill-based. healing deflect, which further encourages skillful timing to maximize damage. and assimilation is the cherry on top. with the improved assimilation, you will always be able to fully heal from the damage you took defending, assuming you timed your deflects right. and healing on its own is useful for obvious reasons. and you get massive all-element damage. and a turn interrupt against magic-based attacks (including Summum’s fucking evisceration triangle). AND IT LOOKS COOL AS SHIT. SO THE DAMAGE IS NOW WORTH IT AND DID I MENTION A DEFLECT NEGATES ABSOPRTION METER LOSS

and then you get learning parry timings, learning deflect timings. taking into account elemental weakness, perfecting defense. learning what can be guard-impacted and what can be assimilated. perfecting your timing and maximizing speed through precision. figuring out that seal reveals all block types (get fucked Summum), learning what things are too fast to deflect. it never. fucking. ends.

this game’s skill ceiling has shot so far up it stabbed the ones from above in the eye. you are never too good to keep learning. I have 100%ed this game three fucking times, beat the lightning nightmare as only Aven, beaten Summum more times than any sane human should. and I haven’t truly mastered it. because GODDAMIT, WHEN DO YOU USE THE CHARGED AXE?!?!?!

even after all I’ve done, I am not perfect. I miss my timings, I miss my parries, forget what combos into what. I literally learned like- one month ago that teleporting in after a ranged string is slower than the dashing strike unlocked in the skill tree, and now I can’t hold forward all the time in order to perfect my timing.

this game’s combat is near-perfect. Summum levels of almost perfect foe, maybe more. it is addicting and deep and fluid on almost all skill levels, from spamming Edda’s bow to beating Summum with your eyes closed. I love it with all my heart, and it is the best combat system I have ever played. ever.

thank you for reading. go try to beat that almost perfect foe again ;)

all I want to do in life right now is draw arti n Saint kissing and despite two fucking hours of effort all I’ve managed is an empty canvas and it’s PISSING ME OFF

GUYS. I ACTUALLY UPDATED SWITCHING HANDS

here it is. have fun. I think next chapter somebody’s getting their new ranged weapon, maybe smthn else. luv u guys buh byeeeee

TO FIND WARMTH JUMPSCARE

NEW CHAPTER. RIGHT HERE. ENJOY URSWLFVES

Maybe… one more chapter till they meet Moon? might be next chapter tbh. we’ll see. in the meantime. hope you enjoy another chapter of arti in emotional turmoil :P

love you guys!!!!!

Favorite song ?

IVE BEEN WAITING ALL MY LIFE FOR SOMEONE TO ASK ME THIS QUESTION AHHHHGG

sorry. I like music a lot -w-

What Can I Do If the Fire Goes Out by Gang of Youths. Bar none. the only songs that come close are from the same damn album, and it- it makes me want to live. I can’t explain without going unreasonably in depth on so many things but it just- RHHG. it portrays a feeling of fear, desperation and hope that I have felt so often perfectly and I just LOVE IT SO FUCKIBG MUCH