Happy Easter and Happy Weed Day!

I was planning on this one being a tad more major but I got really busy.

Main page of the site!

LISA The Silent new sprites.

Adoptables and whatnot.

There is a new Ask Box and Guestbook, but it is literally just you emailing me and then me posting it on the site in the proper place, cuz I don't know PHP yet. 😭 I also added more links to the Linklist, and there is now a section in the Linklist with media and creators I like!

As for life, I'm healing up good from the surgery that yeeted the cyst. Glad to say that it was 100% for sure not cancerous! I was told it was a chocolate cyst, but then at my most recent appointment, was told that wasn't right and that it was actually a serous cystadenoma. I can't seem to find anything online about causes for this condition. So, I have no idea how or why I got it, and I might never know. But my inability to find that information could just be a skill issue, lol. Despite that, I'm getting back to normal life, and will likely be back to work soon. I feel a lot better than I used to, way more energy and generally in a way better mood! Still a bit troubled that it even got this bad but yknow, at least it's out. Everyone thinks it was a trans surgery and I have to correct them. 😭 My 21st birthday is coming up very soon and I'm quite excited for that! But it has really demonstrated to me how absolutely horrendous I am at making IRL friends, because I only had two people I could invite besides my IRL boyfriend, and only one is showing up. 😭😭😭😭😭 Oh well, I'll learn.

I will now sign off this post by letting yall know it's National Child Abuse Prevention Month, so no one forgets. But like, I'm actually talking about real abuse, not any of that political dogwhistle BS. I'm gonna make a page on my website about my experiences and frame it in a way so as to help others with theirs, or help others understand how it feels. Think it'll be up tomorrow (21st) but we'll see. I don't know if talking about it is something I should do, but I want to talk about it, and I mean. People can just choose to avoid that part of my website so like. Why not, I guess.

Thanks for reading, yall have a great day/night! 😁

Ok, I usually don't make posts solely highlighting what edits I make to my site, but I'm just really proud of this one! If you wait about 20 seconds on any page on my site, something cool happens!!!!!

Check it out: https://johnmaduin.neocities.org/

(EDIT 04-02-2025: After 20 seconds, the website would redirect to a Rickroll. April fools! 😭 This has now been removed. For anyone who experienced this, I hope it amused you! 😁)

Apologies for my radio silence on Newgrounds. Basically, I had to go to the ER late last month, and a few days in the future, I am getting a major abdominal surgery. It turns out that, for years, I have had something inside me that was not supposed to be there. This explains a lot, honestly. Doctors say it's probably not cancer, and from looking at the CAT scans, I don't think it's cancer either, but we can't just leave it be, because it is quite large and causing me discomfort. We need to do a biopsy to be 100% sure it's not cancerous. So, I need a surgery to remove it, then they will do a biopsy. I will be out of work for about 6 weeks after this procedure.

I'm frustrated because my life was comfortable for once, and then this happened. I got into a whole routine that made me happy, and it is now disrupted. It is also quite uncommon for this condition to be to this intensity, so I feel very alone. And my body looks so strange and scary with this thing in me that is trying to crush all my organs. This is quite senseless and I don't really see a silver lining here. But, I will be ok. I have insurance, great doctors, an excellent support system, and a great job I love that will not fire me for having to get a surgery. I'm just frustrated that this is even a problem at all. I want my life back.

I guess when I'm recovering from the surgery, I'll be able to work on Silent more? I don't know. This thing will still be out when it's out, at least be assured of that! I'm happy to be making this. I am also working on making my website more exciting to be on! Right now it's kind of a mess (as always) and the only accessible thing besides the main page is the ltsprogress page where I post sneak peeks of assets from the game. But you can kind of see what will be there in the future! I will be happy to share my new creations for the site with yall, and of course, the game, when it is finished!

(Also, I have an ebike now! I'm very happy about that, my joints feel so much better and I'm not overexerting myself doing basic errands anymore. 😁)

Thanks for hanging around, even with my extremely inconsistent posting. I appreciate yall! I will keep everyone updated on what's going on.

You have a wonderful day/night, see you around! 👋

- John Maduin

TLDR: Need major abdominal surgery, will be ok, probably not cancer but we will check. Am updating site to be very cool and awesome sometime in the future. LISA The Silent is still releasing eventually. Have a great day/night, thank you for sticking around!

LISA The Silent will now be out when it's out. Probably sometime in 2025 is when you can expect it.

I'm sorry I didn't update earlier, I have been kind of put through the wringer. My new-ish job has been taking a lot more out of me than it probably should. It is actively and literally tearing my body apart (especially my muscles and joints) and it is quite stressful on me mentally. That's not even mentioning my 5 million side hustles lol. I really need to focus on making enough money right now rather than passion projects, and on top of all that, I have been trying to work through some interpersonal issues in my life. Despite this all, I'm doing all right! I think I just need to calm down a bit and take it easy.

After the New Year, I'm going to revamp my website johnmaduin.neocities.org with hella cool new stuff that you're not really expecting. There will be a section of the site where I will start posting stuff from the game that isn't spoilers from time to time.

Here's a sneak peek of some character sprites from the game.

Here are some battle backgrounds. I took and edited all of these pictures, and they have interesting stories behind them! In game, they are more abstractly related to the battles rather than to be taken literal.

I don't usually like sharing assets from unfinished projects, as a lot of my creative choices do not make much sense out of context, and things are always subject to change. But I feel like in this situation, it would be good for me to share pieces of this game.

If you have feedback, constructive criticism, etc., feel free to let me know! I will also answer any questions people might have about the game, as long as they are not spoilers.

Thank you so so very much for your patience! Happy Holidays, Joyous Yule, Merry Christmas, and a Happy New Year! 🌲

Read the announcement here!

Also, look at the LISA Digital Zine!

(Reposted because I forgot to link the zine. I'm sorry!)

I'm so excited I've come back from the dead to make more art!