The Mind Of OverlordTomala
Hobbies

Somewhere… In The Overlord’s Imagination

Yesterday was best spent extracting audio for the next part of the Bayonetta project, and it’s looking to be a three parter, with a long animation process. I don’t think I’ll have them all done by October. I’ll revisit them after the next two video projects I have lined up. I’ve already begun setting the stage:

WIP

I’m still in the early stages of setting up the scene. I have no plans to add animations to the Borderlands 2 video, but I want to throw in an ending like I did for the Portal 2 video. I’m thinking either late August at the soonest, or November depending on how long it takes to finish the video from animation to the video editing itself. I’m optimistic enough to think that it won’t take me too long, and if not? good things come to those who wait.

Food/Drink

Italian Eggs Benedict?

The last couple of weekend breakfasts have been quinoa experiments, this weekend I returned to the basics; white sauces and eggs! I made a cream sauce with spinach and marinated artichoke hearts, and some Mascapone and Parmesan cheeses for extra creaminess. Poured over poached eggs sitting atop an English Muffin. The sauce is easy to reheat, and if you’re well versed in the art of poaching eggs in a microwave it makes for a nice quick and easy breakfast the next day.

I have a small amount of sauce left; I might re-purpose it for after work lunch tomorrow for a pasta or quinoa bowl.

Gaming

Spaced Out Sunday

After playing a bit of Overload yesterday, I felt the itch to get spaced out some more. I’ve successfully made it to a moonbase on Phoebe, and my current objective is to rescue workers turned hostages in stasis, and eventually a boss battle with a dick ship (not to be confused with whatever the fuck Jeff Bezos blasted off in recently). Everything from the level design, to the music and pickups brings back many memories of the old Descent games. If AMID EVIL is a love letter to games like Hexen and Heretic, then Overload is easily the modern Descent game. I almost livestreamed it tonight, but wasn’t sure how my stomach would hold up given all the aerial flips you can make in that game. Fortunately I didn’t get sea sick, and I think that clears me to stream it next time.

I’ve also successfully remapped the controller buttons in game, made it more comfortable. Next time I play it on the TV I’ll be ready. 😛

All in an Overlord's day / Gaming / Open Threads

That TV Ain’t Gonna Use Itself

Started off the weekend with more couch gaming! This time I invited my bro for a little science experiment involving split screen co-op. 65″ is the perfect size for side by side co-op, we both played Serious Sam 3! We would have played Serious Sam 4, but I couldn’t find a split screen co-op mode. I also played more Carmageddon, Pac Man (lol), Serious Sam 4, and even tried Overload, a game heavily inspired by the old Descent series. I haven’t played it much with a controller, and I can tell even with the Steam Controller it’ll take some getting used to; I might even have to remap the buttons or make a custom config, the buttons just don’t feel right.

I wonder what else would look good playing on a big screen? As detailed as games are these days, a large screen can really provide an almost theatrical experience. I have a day or two to think it over.

On Monday I’ll be looking into my next video project; another one that will be a long ways away, though it was nice to have a few days to make 5 seconds of fun.

All in an Overlord's day / Blogospheric Naval Gazing

Furniture Chess

Not much to write. I got all of the lipsyncing done on what I’m calling “Project Apple Institute” (does not represent final title). I’ll clean it up a bit tomorrow and start on animating the rest of the body.

I’m also in the market for a new dresser and bookcase. My current bookcase is stuffed full of books ranging from science to cooking, and I’d like to trade my current dresser for something a little more horizontal. A former co-worker of mine was also kind enough to donate an Asian themed 5 tier corner table that she had no use for.

I also need to go through all the shit I’ve collected throughout the dawn of time, and pick what to keep and what to toss. There are so many things that I just don’t use anymore, or have no need for. I’ve already thrown away a few things; like my old ghettoblaster, and a couple of dead lamps.

It’ll give me an excuse to make room for some more modern swag.

Artsy Fartsy / Hobbies

Now For Something Completely Different

Here is a stage for one of the many projects I have planned! I’ll begin adding the audio and lipsync tomorrow. I also edited down the Borderlands 2 footage from a whopping 12 minutes to a decent 5, and I still need to go through Bayonetta part 2 to determine if I’ll have enough time to finish it before or during October. I’d prefer to release one part after the other, but I could also can it for later date. I’d like to build up enough videos for frequent uploads.

Entertainment / Gaming / Open Threads

One Week Of Work = Two Days Of Play

I spent a good chunk of the weekend enjoying the new TV! I’ve had the place to myself in the mornings, and I’ve been enjoying the thrill of big TV gaming! Today I brought Carmageddon Max Damage and Yakuza: Like A Dragon to the big screen, and yesterday I played a little bit of Shantae: Half Genie Hero and DMC5; there is just something awesome about seeing a modded game on a big screen.

Making myself out to be a couch potato wasn’t in my weekend planning, but I wasn’t exactly feeling my best either; even sitting at my desk made me feel uncomfortable. I just so happen to feel better enough to return to work now… what are the odds? Oh well, at least it’ll provide some fun war stories for when I go back to work. I’ve been exchanging my fun in the Yakuza games with a couple co-workers.

If I have time tomorrow I might start extracting audio for one of my other projects. Now that I have that one video out of the way I can focus my creativity on something else.

Open Thread!

All in an Overlord's day

tfw your brain won’t shut the fuck down

I’ve been trying to sleep, but I’m just too hopped up on Puerh to chill properly. I’m at that mid point between wanting to sleep, and wanting to run a marathon at the same time. Thanks to the added caffeine boost I was able to wrap up the video! Now I just need to make a title card, select a release date, and then I’ll move onto the next project; Something of the short shitpost variety.

It’s weekend time though! Time to do other shit.