So Newgrounds' PHP on my home wi-fi is working again. This isn't a drill, it's a miracle. I guess all that optimizing really did something, huh? Furthermore, yes, Garand Magus is gonna release here because of this. Very good morning in advance! ᕕ( ᐛ )ᕗ

Firstly, the Cycerin Music Situation

He has not responded to my private message yet, meaning I don't have his permission yet to use his music in this game. So, since he hasn't responded... Why don't I just pull a TF2C move, huh? And if he does respond after this, I'll be sure to apologize for using his music without his perms. ;)

Basically, I'm using his music, since he technically hasn't said "no" considering he hasn't responded. And like I said already, I will apologize if he does respond.

Secondly, Garand Magus Might Not Release on Newgrounds

Put it simply: wi-fi and CSS issues related to Newgrounds. So how am I typing this message, I hear you say? Put it simply: I'm not using my parents' wi-fi; I'm using my grandparents' wi-fi. Why and how is the CSS screwing up on my parents' wi-fi, I hear you also say? I dunno why it acts like this, but it basically makes NG look like a white screen with black and blue text... And 99% of the stuff doesn't work properly.

In other terms, I apologize to the people on Newgrounds who were hoping to play this game on here. However, you're still gonna be able to play it on Game Jolt!

And that's all for today, folks. See y'all on Game Jolt.

Behold, Garand Magus, a 2D Platformer Shooter about a wizard... With a gun!

This game will be available on Newgrounds — where you're reading this — and Game Jolt!

Garand Magus is a game being developed by me, myself and I, under the Celestial Games license.

The Premise

Some new ruler, the Twilight Empress Kurayami, has prejudice towards wizards for goofy reasons. And thus, she made laws removing most of said wizards' rights; put it simply, dictatorial assumption. Because of this, many wizards went into hiding to avoid consequences, while one lil' wisp was oblivious of all this.

The main/title character, Tamira Kami, is the one who was oblivious of these new laws, but soon learns of them after having their mystical family recipe publication be rejected by their local bochord. The librarian told them of the newly proclaimed laws, and Tamira declares her majesty Kurayami a tryant. They then wish to thwart their tyranny.

The librarian, hearing this because Tamira went on about the tyranny right at his post, the register, he lends the wisp wizard a map that'll lead them to an ancient Wizards' Sanctum. There, Tamira can uncover the locations of the Chaos Fragments, parts of an ancient Chaos Relic that was once used to rid the world of a dictator way back then during 'ye olden times'. With this Chaos Relic, Tamira can rid the world and free the other wizards of the Twilight Empress.

And thus, Tamira embarks on their journey...

Some Features

• Play as Tamira Kami, the mage named for their mystical M1 Garand!
• Playable on Newgrounds and Game Jolt! Wowies! (Yes, I do know this was already mentioned.)
• "Platformer and shooter mechanics? Is this Metroid?" Nah; unlike Metroid, you can't get lost easily because this game uses levels instead of one huge maze of a map!
• Cast much more than just fireball upon your foes; cast your trusty rifle upon 'em at any distance, ranging from point-blank to sniper range!
• Venture through the many realms in search of the legendary pieces of the Chaos Relic so you can use it to rid the world of a newfangled tyrant!
• Journey deep into hidden dungeons to uncover hoards upon hoards of mystical treasure!
• Duel against almighty bosses, most of which are guarding the Chaos Fragments!
• Listen to a kickass soundtrack while playing — composed by Waterflame, Cyercin, ParagonX9 and others! (CC terms are taken into consideration for the songs with said CC terms, and I am currently waiting for Cycerin's permission to use his music.)
• Defeat her majesty once and for all, and free your magical comrades of her dictatorial anti-wizard laws...

If you want to stay up-to-date on the game's development, follow it on Game Jolt! Don't worry, updates and devlogs will still be posted here on Newgrounds, but Game Jolt is recommended. Why? I dunno, I can't think of a viable reason right now other than because yes.

Other than that, see y'all in the first devlog, folks!

Hear ye, hear ye! Fellow Madness animators, I come bearing an invite to an animation collab, the Madness Jolt Collab, hosted by my friend @unaimix84! The collab needs more participants, otherwise it'll shut down! Here's the link, turned into colored text! And then here's the link as is: https://discord.gg/9XuUa73V

We'll be seeing ya there!

I have a Newgrounds now. Why? Well, mainly so I can listen to Waterflame, MaestroRage, and other cool composers, but also so I can promote Bugeon Masters!

What's Bugeon Masters, I hear thee curiously ask? Basically, in short, Bugeon Masters is a 2.5D Hack 'em Up RPG featuring many lil' buggers, set in the fantasy world of Hinterhof. You can find more info about it via this GJ post, where it went under the development name of Project Knightsopod, or the game's GJ page. Originally, I was gonna exclusively release the game on Game Jolt, but since I now have this here Newgrounds account, I might as well release it here, too.

Now then, without further ado, here begins my journey within the newer grounds...