I cleverly waited like 2 whole days before posting this in hopes it would not fall into the mountainous sea of journals LOL 

So, yes, Eclipse. I'll save my final opinions on it for the final version, hoping they can get the kinks out by then. If they can keep or replace Sta.sh Writer somehow and make Groups actually accessible I'll be content. I've been on dA for 13 years and been through massive changes before, this will be no different.

That said, if you ARE planning to jump ship or else not stay as active here, here are ALL of my Socials:
linktr.ee/alfafilly

Excluding here, I am MOST active on Twitter and FurAffinity. 
If you primarily follow me for The Selection and don't want to miss updates, I recommend Twitter, because I try to post there when I update! BUT ALSO, and I did not plan to release this until it was 100% complete, I have a website for TS now! So if you wanna keep up with it there instead, it's operational! It's also the best choice for binging. 

B E H O L D
theselectioncomic.com/

More details on that when I make a formal post (but it was designed by Ayemae )


         


In Labyrinth news, we will sadly not be moving on to Round 5, and Round 4 is now deemed non-canon! But despite stating that it was sad in the first sentence, there is NO NEED to be sad! Because in true canon NO ONE DIED which means Spectator Entry time baaybeee! 

We will be closing out Forte and Kinsey's Labyrinth story with a round-length SE that will be completed sometime in the next 3-4 months. It will wrap everything up in a lovely bow~ Conveniently, all the plot points we had planned on using had we passed were able to be used in the SE so. That worked out! So in the mean time, if you read our entries and wanna see how it ends, PLEASE read our opponent's entry which is the true canon of Round 4, and the jumping off point leading into the SE! (Plus it's really good and FUNNY AF)


After the SE is complete, some shitposts and one-offs aside, I'm going to basically be starting over with Forte's story in the rozenich homeworld universe. For years I've wanted to write mini comics and stories with Linda, Harlie, Picard n co. in their rozenich forms, not unlike how old-watchers will recall the stories with them pre-Rozenich. Now, thanks to Labyrinth, we've gotten enough worldbuilding set up that we can make it a reality! It won't have a single ongoing story, just shorts and randomness taking place in the universe. I'll be starting it off with Forte's biography, to detail out things I wasn't able to in Labyrinth. I'm very excited for that! 

Forte is going to be getting a facelift as well design and personality-wise. Working through the OCT has brought up new ideas that I'd rather take his character to. So if you see a Forte 2.0 ref pop up in the near future, don't be surprised or confused. That will be his "main canon" self and not Labyrinth!Forte. It's gonna be MMMM good shit. I'm very happy Labyrinth was able to make him into a character I wanted to keep instead of just the goofy bootleg Arpeggio he originally was LMAO 


         


Lastly, StupidShepherd and I just finished moving house! We've been extremely tired getting it all done, but it's finally complete. That explains why I may not have been super active or as lively as I typically am. Now that everything has (mostly) calmed down, I will be returning to doing streams and the like! So keep an eye out~

Remember, stay safe and wash yo nasty hands!
~Filly

Due to several people suggesting it over the last months, I am considering adding a couple commission-specific tiers to my Patreon!

My Patreon is focused on The Selection as a tip jar of sorts in order to help me produce pages consistently, with the soonest goal being to hire a flatter to increase output (even if people have been willing to volunteer in the past, I absolutely prefer to compensate them!) but unfortunately due to COVID-19 a few patrons have had to pull out, which is more than understandable! I have paused billing for this month in order to lighten the load for everyone, because I appreciate them immensely for your/their support!

Because making a second Patreon is not an option for me due to it honestly just be convoluted, I honestly do not mind adding in some non-comic-related tiers to it, so long as you don't mind being spammed with comic shenanigans throughout the month as well! Ultimately the funds from this will solely go back into the comic, primarily to hire a flatter to make more pages quicker.

Which means more sweet sweet sparkle alien goodness.

I'm going to be starting off small with only 2 tiers, 1 slot per tier: one slot for a colored fullbody and one slot for a colored fullbody with background or 2 busts. I have not decided price point yet, though it might be a smidge higher than my current prices solely because it would be a guaranteed slot every month off-stream. Which means if I'm unable to do a stream that month, it won't matter, you'll still be guaranteed a piece (I will likely make those tiers exempt from my Patreon-priority stream raffles, although you could still apply for regular raffle slots!). If things work out in the future, I may add more slots to each tier, but I do not want it to overshadow my time to work on the comic as that is the priority.

So let me know what you think of this idea! If I implement it, I will publish them starting in April sometime.
Here is my patreon for those interested:
www.patreon.com/AlfaFilly

Stay safe and well everyone!!
~Filly