I've been hella busy working on a game for the SHMUP-DEV competition, so I haven't been able to do much lately.

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I noticed my ST rank and points are completely gone, but meh, no time for that atm. Was fun when it lasted (for me.)

So this game has been the bulk of my day(s).

Atm I call it "Varia", because I want to associate the game with different elements of many shoot-em-ups I've played before. And as you can see, it's heavily Gradius inspired. All graphics will be done by me.

But I need a music composer for this soon ;_;

I don't care if the competition ends near the end of September, I need to make the most out of my free time. Getting first place is something that everyone wants, yet only one person can get; and I'm doing what I can to try to get it :P

A lot of GM users are participating (omicron1, cactus, Nobody, and a few others) so this is going to be a real treat to watch. If you want to see some of my or their progress, check out SHMUP-DEV if you want. Omicron has his progress posted also in his blogs, I assume.

Varia will be considerably longer than Kairuga was, which is a good thing, right? A full fledged game this time, and a good one it'll be. One or two examples from people in 64D will be put to use in Varia. I've already used one from JakeX, that primitive trail is real fun, so kudos to him for making that nifty effect.

So, that's pretty much all that has been happening.

Wish me luck or something. I'll need it, a lot. But don't forget Omicron ;P