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Thank you so much for playing and commenting! I'm glad you enjoyed the game, and so happy that it introduced you to the "amare" tag! It's a wonderful approach to relationship-centred stories, I think, and I'm very proud to use it!

It's funny, I hadn't planned to mention therapy at all when I started writing the game but it sort of bubbled up anyway, and so I left it. I understand that it's a tool that helps a lot of people, and I think that's great. But after several years, I just don't think my issues can be reduced to "it will be okay either way", and unfortunately it seems to be the only tool that therapists have to offer me.

Anyway. Thank you for validating me! It's a little ironic that the experience of not feeling valid is so common and valid in itself, but such is life.

Thank you so much! That's such a kind thing to say. I was a bit worried about biting more than I could chew, I'm glad the game resonated with you!

LOL Manjaro is based on Arch so it's almost the same ;)

Oh, it's gonna be Arch (btw), isn't it?

Thank you so much for making an itch version!! Especially with a native Linux build! I really appreciate it :D 

Thank you! I will email you shortly.

Hello! Itch tells me I purchased this bundle as part of the Indie bundle for Palestinian Aid 3 years ago, but when I go to download, I only have access to the free version. Is that normal? Thank you!

What!! This was really cute!! Now I understand why you said to play the game before downloading the assets :D Thank you for sharing your game! It has definitely inspired me to create my own!

Thank you so much!

Thank you so much! I had run into the Neocities CLI before but somehow had only focus on the "upload" command and not the "push" command, which I think does exactly what I want. I have beneficiated greatly from your help, now I will happily go tinker some more!

Thank you!!

I have a question about NPM-- let's say I want to run the starter as a blog that's a subdirectory of the root website. I really like the run upload command, and I'd like to be able to use it for the whole website, not just the strawberry starter subdirectory. 

I assume this might be too complicated to explain for something that's only adjacent to what you did with the starter, but could you please direct me towards the right path? Like... how is this called? What do I look for?

I tried reading the Node.js and NPM docs, but I got really overwhelmed. I know I can do "npm httpserver . -o -p 9999" and run my own local server like that, but it stops here. I don't know how to only upload what's been changed like with "npm run upload". 

Or is it easier to basically recreate the whole website within the strawberry starter? 

Okay, more like 3, but that's because I tweaked with my pattern generator until it was Just Right(tm). 

Anyway, I have some basics in webdev and I've had a lot of fun playing around with the starter you made! Thank you so much for your hard work! I was really happy to see that this passed the web accessibility evaluation tool as well. 

This is my little page: https://queerofswords.neocities.org/

Thank you so much! I was worried it was... too self-indulgent, like imposing my ramblings to a semi-captive audience. I'm so glad it resonated with you. I'm feeling encouraged to make more games of the kind!

Thank you so much! I actually haven't read that book at all, but the concept talks to me a lot-- being a videogame zinester. I've always wanted to get into zines, but I've always talked myself out of it :D So now I will go read that book, thank you!

When I first started being interested in Bitsy, I came across this and found it very encouraging: https://ebeth.itch.io/small-games-manifesto

I'm glad the game resonated with you, thank you for playing and commenting! I will keep making art!

Ohh these look good, thank you for sharing!

As someone who literally was born & lives in Provence I am so happy to see my beautiful home represented, even as a fantasy version! Thank you for making this background pack.

Such a great tool, thank you for sharing it!

Thank you so much, I am so glad you enjoyed it!

Thank you so much for your kind words! I was a bit hesitant to post it at first, and not really satisfied with the end result compared to my initial idea. I am so, so glad that this resonated with my fellow gorgons.

Oh thank you so much! I actually spent quite some time looking for the music that would be Exactly Right(tm), and when I heard the first few seconds of this one I was like "yes, this can and will work". I'm so glad my work paid off!

oh I didn't expect that, well done!

Nice!

Gong xi fa cai!! I happen to be born on a year of Earthen Snake. I don't know much about the zodiac but I have decided, this means this will be a good year for me!

This was a very beautiful little game, by the way. The palette works very well. You're right that a finished game is better than an unfinished one. Here's to many more games from you!

Oh that was really sweet!

Such a great little game! Very upbeat. Thank you for sharing.

You're welcome! Thank YOU for playing it & commenting. I'm glad it resonated!

Thank you! <3

Thank you so much. This comment made my morning. To you, fellow gorgon!

I've used one of your song on my game, let me know if the credit and such work for you: https://noxether.itch.io/medusa

I've been using this for all my Bitsy games so far (and credited you but forgot to let you know, oops) and it works really well for me, thank you so much for your hard work!

Hello! These are beautiful, what license are they released under? 

If you don't know about licenses, this website is very informative and has a "choose your license" helpful tool at the bottom: https://creativecommons.org/share-your-work/cclicenses/

Once you have chosen your license, you can add it to the itch.io metadata tab of your project as well as your project description! That way people know the conditions in which to use your lush, lush music.

And frankly I just might! Love myself some Bitsy crimes.

Ah yes. This is my experience trying to learn python as well. 

Oh this is fun! I didn't know you could do that with Bitsy... now I'm curious to try and reproduce it xD

Thank you kindly!

This is unhinged in the best Tumblr way, but I'm stuck at the second boss. It feels like the timing is way too hard to get right, and/or the lifebar of the boss is too big. I can't progress with the story, which is a shame.

That was cute! I'm glad all went OK, I was getting worried for Eugene! Funny how you never explained how come his friend Gabe is so tiny he can fit in his pocket.

Congrats on teaching yourself Godot, that's no small feat! This is shaping up to be cute :D

Thank you! I'm glad it did! I really wanted the ending text to be meaningful.

An absolute delightful little gem. How pretty and sweet and informative! This is the sort of visual novel I aspire to make.