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@Archivalist - I'm doing as okay as I can do right now How are you?

It's good to take time off after that.

So... Kim, what do you see happening in the future with RP Repository?

I'm happy I left the country when I did.
I won't talk politics here. I do have a lot to say over in the group though.

Oh, golly, what an open ended question! I have a few answers, though I think it might not be the thing you're hinting at.

1) In the next few months I see some behind the scenes upgrades being done that will make it easier to hook in some front-end upgrades and new features that are coming down the pipeline. That sounds pretty vague, and it is, but it'd be the type of plumbing we'd need to release, say, mini-apps that do certain aspects of RPR stuff, like chats or pet care. I have a couple in half-built stages that I can't finish releasing until I do some much much more boring updates.
2) I think we're going to see the tile editor and avatar editor release for testing early in 2025, so people can start fussing with some patches prior to actual maps release.

3) Bringing in more mods is super likely as well.

Fun! I was going to ask how the Operation Terra Incognita was going.
I'd buy more stuff here, but am still paying off the IRS.

I was thinking about asking about map stuff, so 2 is good to know! ^v^ Finding simple, free dungeon map makers which don't make floors weird has been oddly hard. >v<

Also in general, expanding parts of the site into mini-apps sounds like the kind of overhead that will let you do even more impressive stuff in the future, if time, energy, and hands are available!

I think the only other question I have is asking how that Invite List bug research is going?

Slower than I would like, once again -- I had a really astonishingly bad Quarter 3. I won't go into too much detail but it involved multiple pets needing me to give them hospice care and then dying and then my getting REALLY SICK for close to a month (First a two week mega flu, a week break, then I got COVID for the first time and was half convinced I wasn't gonna make it. My partner had to take me to the ER multiple times.) That sort of thing makes it very hard to do creative projects after client work. I've been trying to find my stride with it again, and am stumbling into more of a groove again. RPR is still my baby and my favorite thing to work on.

Oh no.... Loss of a family member, no matter the species, is always brutal. My condolences, Kim.

I'm hoping that's the case! Some of the heaviest lifting is still going to be website only, but I think it would be very nice to be able to carry on an existing RP in a lighter weight app. Technology is getting to the point where it's easier to produce multi-platform apps without having to maintain each one totally separately.

I must ask. Since you told Victor that epic oil isn't edible, what happens if you do drink it? What does it taste like?

Thanks. It's been a tough year. I'm still trucking along though!

We adopted two new guinea pigs since then so the herd is back up to full force!

Wait, what does Epic Oil smell like?

....I wanna do chemical analysis on it now.

HAHA

It has sort of an amber base, crisp papyrus mid notes, and sparks of magic as finishing notes.

I feel like that's going to make more of us want to drink it.

I cannot stress this enough -- apply it *topically*. I am not responsible for any unplanned transmogrifications should you imbibe it!

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