a passport has just got to work; this has me worried since i also don't have a credit card but i live in the USA.

how are you solving this problem so far?

I played the korean and japanese version in the past, so at least I'm not going in blind. This version has 20 classes currently with an additional 5 in planning. The previous versions bumped the number to 35.

Tree of Savior M just released a Taiwan version today. I'm playing it with a translator the community suggested and while it's not perfect, at least I can better understand what is being said. Still waiting for an English version; Thai ver releases on Q1 2026

Here's a comparison of how some icons have evolved over the years!

Recently began playing Trove after a 10 year hiatus with a new account and laptop. Getting the first 15 classes was easy if a bit time consuming. The Vanguardian, Bard, and Solarion though seem like a freaking hell to get.

作中のキャラクター達が、ポケシアムとポケXDの主人公達をなんと呼んでいるか
まとめたページを作りました
見てね！

主人公の呼び方表 - オーレ★研究ファイルメモ Wiki*
wikiwiki.jp/orre_pda/-s/...

Most of us roblox players figured that shutting down the platform is a really bad idea as it'll destroy a lot of developers hard work. That's like an extreme version of what happened at itch.io.

Working with our INCREDIBLE librarians to guide me thru creating controlled vocab & keywords for use in 3 different cataloguing systems: @archive.org , Worldcat & @rs4vp.org Curran Index.

Have the pleasure collaborating w/MLIS student so I don't go off the rails w/ a 500-word content description!

Seeing people for the last month blaming creators to some degree asking why we don't put our books up elsewhere.

You know why we're on itch? Gumroad shut us out. DLsite, Fanza, etc all require severe censorship of genitals and are far more restrictive and difficult to buy from.

@itch.io Are there plans for better communication in the future and contingencies in case there's a repeat of this happening? This mess happened way too suddenly with no one prepared nor having the full grasp of the situation. Misinformation is widespread and emotions are running wild.

Processors only fear direct pressure and bad headlines. We already had Mastercard scrambling with false statements to defend itself. Why shift focus now?

Go after Roblox, sure. But don’t hand payment processors the keys to global censorship. That’s losing the plot. (3/3)

If Roblox is hosting illegal activity, that’s for law enforcement to handle. The moment you say “Visa/MC should take them down,” you’re endorsing the same unchecked power they use against lawful creators. (2/3)

Hot take on the Roblox thing since it’s stolen focus.

Calling for payment processors to shut them down just to “prove hypocrisy” doesn’t keep them out of our business -- It strengthens their extralegal role as enforcers. (1/3)

@bsky.app is it okay if I send another community guideline feedback form? I'm afraid my responses weren't clear due to bad comprehension.

Bluesky Community Guidelines Feedback Form Thank you for reviewing the proposed Community Guidelines. Your feedback is essential to helping us ensure Bluesky remains safe and welcoming in the core rules we enforce on the app. Please review th...

we linked in the blog post: docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1F...

Be a decent human being. Don't hurt people just because of something stupid like their race, gender identity, creative styles, which country they come from, etc.
Also don't use AI for the purpose of censorship; that never ends well.

cross posting from mastodon: electric.marf.space/@trysdyn/sta...

"I wrote too damn much about how payment processing works and what happened to Valve and Itch and I know no one's going to read all this crap, but it's out of my brain now. voidfox.com/blog/payment... "

I already figured that creating a new payment method is a herculean task. Itch was also put on too high a pedestal and are trying their best in a bad situation. The only fault I can find is poor communication between developers.

Take some pictures!

Made some more EBF5 weapon icons at the request of modders. Some of these are my old weapon designs, some are new, by @feitneo.bsky.social .

YouTube video by Desolo Zantas VS. King Dedede -Gabbia Mix-

youtu.be/EPW53XYYqsQ

After two weeks of research and battling chronic fatigue, I finally managed to put together over 4.4k words about alternative storefronts and platforms where creators can potentially host NSFW and/or Queer works.

Hint: There's no real replacement for itchio

www.tofu.rocks/2025/08/14/a...

Stripe's Banking Partners' Customer Services When contacting them, we judge it's better to inquire to them if their execs told Stripe to not offer their services for adult content, rather than accuse them. They're associated with Stripe's Treasury API, not necessarily their main operations, it's highly possible that Stripe is lying to us. Source: Stripe Treasury_("built with trusted bank partners" section), TechCrunch • Fifth Third Bank • Evolve Bank • Goldman Sachs • Investor Relations - Scroll down at the bottom for contact info. • Marcus Customer Support • Citibank • Barclays (UK)

List of Stripe banking partners via stop-paypros.neocities.org

Writing dialogue.

Yo, I'm the artist and programmer for Epic Battle Fantasy and other games. Follow me if you want to know the secrets of being a successful indie game dev or just want to see really cool stuff.

JAST & @jastusa • 7/24/25 Not just BL or Otome, either. • • • If you have a visual novel (SFW or NSFW!) that has been affected by the recent waves of censorship- pop into our DMs. If your game's a good fit, we'd love to get you set up on the JAST Store. Jast JAST BLUE & @JASTBLUE • 7/24/25 If you have a BL or Otome title that's been affected by today's Itch actions, and you'd like to sell it through Jast USA's website, email me at mary@jastusa.com and I'll let you know all the details to set you up. 40 17788 2.3K Ill 160K

Reminder, from JAST:

'We're not safe here' In the immediate days after, creators have found themselves at a loss of what to do. Game developer krispycat, also known as ButterflyLatte, reports that her NSFW game demo, known as "The Seventh Bride," was deindexed, and is only shown when specifically searched for. It wasn't just this game, either. "On a whim, I tried to search up my SFW games as well - Wendy, warm, Like Seafoam. These games are fairly innocent and wholesome; 'warm' and 'Wendy' star children. However, they don't appear in the suggestions either - I suspect it's because they're yuri games," she recounted, describing a genre of fiction which depicts romance between two female characters and has no inherent sexual elements.

Some creators report that an entire game jam - or collection of games developed in a short period to build community - was affected. The Toxic Yuri Game Jam, consisting of over 200 different games, saw significant hits, with over half of the games delisted and several being completely removed from the site. One user, known as Kastel, describes how a joke game they made was delisted squarely for having the tag "erotic." They mention how this jam was filled with first time developers, and how the occurrence of these bans led to mass panic, watching a happy community turn into people feeling completely doomed. "I've done a bunch of these game jams, so I'm giving them advice. And then I'm looking at all this and it's just... what do I even say? This is a pretty bad situation. I can't pretend that this is good. This isn't a wonderful thing we can all survive. It's pretty rough. I feel bad for everyone, especially because it's their first wave of censorship."

“She was not the only developer who reported the company singling out yuri content.”

Games journalists really dropped the ball on itchio targeting yuri content, both SFW and NSFW

The censorship of Toxic Yuri Game Jam hasn’t gotten any coverage from the games press