Hi homies
I know it’s been awhile since I posted anything on the site so I figured now that I’m prolly gonna try and get back to it soon I should do a lil status update type thing
So in case you missed it, a few months ago I decided to cut back on the time I spend drawing and working on games and being online in general. Nothing serious happened or anything, I just felt like I was putting too much time into it for what I was getting out of it, and I decided I oughta cut back and use some of that time for other stuff
That isn’t really changing, so my overall online presence and output will still be less than it used to be. idk, I guess I just feel like I already hit my ceiling with this whole BraveBengal/BRAVE BANGERS thing so I’m just taking the foot off the gas for now and just cruising lol
As far as the site goes, I’m kinda unsure what to do about it. After the old one got taken down and I had to go through the hassle of transferring the domain and making a new site and all this, it just kinda hit me how much work I lost and I kinda gave up for awhile. I’m gonna pick back up on reuploading stuff still, but yeah that’s kinda why the site’s been dead the last few months
But beyond reuploading old stuff, I’m not really sure where I should go with all this. Outside of MOMMY MANHANDLER, most of my OC drawings and projects don’t feel like they’ve been going very well. The site gets less views than the old one, I have to constantly delete all these stupid spam comments that come in, and idk I just feel like all the planning and work I’ve done on the lil BRAVE BANGERS universe thingie feels like maybe it wasn’t the right move or something?
idk how to explain it, but I just feel like it’s too much work for not enough gain or appreciation or whatever? Not tryna whine and baby about people not caring about dumb lil porn OC story stuff by a guy who isn’t even a writer or anything lol but idk I guess all the work I’ve done on it feels like it just kinda drained me and I don’t have much to show for it, which makes committing to it again not feel like the best idea
I will still be doing some OC drawings and stuff from time to time on Patreon, especially if they win request raffles or whatever lol, so new little drawings and short story scenes will pop up on here from time to time. I’m also still working on MOMMY MANHANDLER and BLOOD BITER BEATDOWN 2. The site’s not shutting down or anything, and I still have until August this year before I’d have to re-up the payment to decide
I have also recently started a SFW side account where I’m just kinda having fun chilling and making up new characters, and I’ve actually started writing stories about some of them that I’m having fun with. Once I get a decent way through those, I was thinking of uploading them online and seeing if there’s any interest. I mean, they’ll prolly just stay as obscure as my shit on this account lol but hey maybe if it turns out decent enough, maybe I’ll just restart this BRAVE BANGERS stuff over there idk. Or maybe I’ll come up with a good way to reframe this site and the OC stuff here and find the right kinda project to work on to inject some new life into it idk. We’ll see
But yeah. Sorry if it’s disappointing or a bit of a downer, but that’s kinda where I’m at with this whole OC thing and the site rn
Homie i’ve always appreciate your art and ocs and looking forward to seeing you finish your game(s). I’m just a lurker and dont say much since real life and gacha takes my attention lol
Not to mention i’m very keen into your sfw side like Caina and the island fantasy story, but take your time and take your needed breaks, there’s no rush.
thx homie
Yo BB I read your message on like your website and I think it makes sense that you would feel drained by working on your art for a while, and feeling stagnant. From what I’ve noticed I think that reflecting on that feeling and taking some time to think about what you really want out of your art and online presence. No matter like what you choose you’re gonna have people rooting for you cause like you got a dope style and ideas, just take some time to find out what you really want!
thx homie
Honestly it’s good to hear you’re not forcing yourself to keep doing something you aren’t feeling. Art isn’t fun if you feel like it’s something you have to do rather than something you want to do. So if you don’t want to be breaking your back for something you aren’t really feeling, I think that’s a good idea. But I can say I do still really enjoy the worldbuilding and characters on this site! Maybe I’m kinda biased since I’ve helped with some of it, but it’s honestly been real fun learning about everything you’ve done to flesh out the brave bangers world and the characters that live in it. I may not be the majority in this realm of thought, but actually putting the effort in to give your characters histories and personalities and character arcs just makes the porn stuff that much better. And it also is just fun to read as a story!
All that to say, I fully support whatever direction you take things, but I would definitely be sad to see all the work put into brave bangers go to waste. A reboot/rebrand would be pretty cool, but that is up to you of course. Most of all I hope you can keep making shit you like making and I’m sure people will see it and see how much effort you put into it. Keep on keeping on goat, you got this.
thx homie. i dont wanna give the whole thing up i just feel like the way ive been doing it so far isnt really working
Hey brother, I am new to the site, maybe you need to market and advertise more, I’ve been on f95 for 5 years and am only now hearing of your game and this site. I am sorry you are burnt out and aren’t receiving the support you definitely deserve. Also I am sorry to hear about the original site being taken down and all that work being lost, I know that feeling all to well. It hurts like a mother fucker and everything seems lost and I usually always gave up. So I am proud of you for trying to continue to do this even after a hit like that.
I wish you the best and maybe add a way for donations? Again I’d also spend some money on advertising if the amount of clicks you are getting is less than the original site.
(Also this is not a bad thing just wanted to point it out. I assume this site is vibe coded? I use AI a lot and see many similarities that they use for UX and UI design. Regardless, the pop out menu on the side of the site, when you click the button to open it, it appears, but there is absolutely no links on it or anything. imaybe its because i have an ultra wide monitor but idk i just wanted to point it out.)
I wish you the best man, keep your head up, you seem to have real talent. If you have a way to accept donations I got $5 (sorry its not more) i can part with and give you.
Take care, Stay warm and safe, and may you life a long and happy life.
thx homie
idk what vibe coded means sorry lol. i dont code anything i just picked a site template that was kinda sorta closeish to the last one and was mostly jjust hurrying to get a new site up asap so i havent really gone through tryna learn how it all works yet my b
I can’t for the life of me remember what I first saw from you, but I know it hooked me pretty hard (i’m 50% sure it was a BB drawing on newgrounds). Then saw you had a whole universe for your OCs and spent the greater part of a month reading through everything. Your art style being one I really liked was nice, but I think it was the story attached that pushed me over into joining the patreon, especially when I saw you offered the chance to inject followers’ OCs into a short story in universe. Probably spent the greater part of a week thinking and writing up the backstory of one of mine to fit in BraveBangers. I guess all this rambling ultimately comes down to me saying; I’ll be a little sad to see BraveBangers get put up on the shelf, but if you’re not feeling it right now, there’s nothing wrong with taking a break from it to explore new ideas. Maybe something you’ve been doing with the sfw account characters (which i’m loving btw) will give you that creative spark to pop off writing something with them, or give you an idea for BraveBangers.
I’m not planning on stopping my support for your stuff even if you do decide to put the universe on hiatus. I’ve gotten art from you in the past, I’m on the waitlist for stuff now, and I’m sure I’ll be on it again before long in the future. Take things easy, don’t force yourself to do something if your heart isn’t in it at the time. Burnout sucks, but forcing yourself to work through burnout and then getting a worse reception than you were hoping for is damn demoralizing and harder to bounce back from.
thx homie. shelving the whole thing would be like absolute last resort type stuff. i do wanna keep doing this kinda thing, i just feel like i prolly need to restructure, trim it down some, or find a way to make one like central thing that a decent amount of people like is all. its just kinda rough doing all these different things that only a few people check out which makes it hard to really get some momentum going ig