[CAUTION] Today's update is going to be Shi-heavy in content....

Umm... I just want to say in advance, I-I'm sorry about this, I didn't mean to be so self-indulgent....

- Some perspective drawing and minor re-styling for the Gale Shield/Blade. (SWF)
- Well, I know it seems like I'm unfairly targeting one character for humiliation, but I've re-named Fin's Unleash to Uni-form. It's supposed to stand for universal or unity, honest....
- I kinda played around a bit with the supposed future and its Rider, Kine (Kaini) and came up with his powered up mode, Rising Sun form.
- XS form (CrossSystem) is Integ's ultimate form. Sorry about the intentional bad pun (Excess form)....
- Ok, for fun, I ran most of my characters through the Flanderisation test and... well, the results weren't good....
- Made a few more stat revisions. I really shouldn't spend any more time on this, it's not necessary....
- Just for fun, I had a little think about character roles and types, not too important....
- "Possessing strong roots, withstanding any environment and condition...."; "Within a rank of its own, a Master Fungal Druid.... Shiitake Miko." - Uhh-hhahha... I guess, I shouldn't even try to comment on that.... (SWF)
- "Umm... I think I've had enough tea for one day...." Just another random Shi-chan quote. (SWF)
- A small ending change, that doesn't really affect the story at all... but to summarise, well... 1-track mind FTW...? (SWF)
- As a bonus, Fin now has a new final attack, Rider Manji Vortex. It's a combination of Rider Double Blow, Rider Launcher and Rider Arrow Kick together.
- Had a slight look back and realised I need to create a pocket dimension for Eri's wardrobe....
- Changed a few "system" names to make them sound more fancy... and uh, convoluted, I guess.... Well, to explain, GDR-01 uses an "Emit System" (unchanged) that runs through a Photon Emission Normalisation Structure (PENS). It's kinda a pointless detail, in the past it was simply the Emit System running through a specially designed combat suit... Oh well....
- Umm, I really shouldn't have bothered... well, trying explain where the Swift armor comes from, the pseudo-science I created was that the suit and Gale Shield were formed from drawing in any kind of particles from the surroundings/air and during the "de-henshin" phase, it simply disperses back into the air. Umm... it is a bit silly, sorry.... (SWF)

Ok, one last thing before I post this. I'm going to Hong Kong this Christmas, hopefully picking up a few nice things as well. But before I go, I want to try and leave a "going-away" present at the STK site. It's nothing too grand, just a little treat to tide over until the new year....

Oh, and... uhh, in case I don't leave another message on this blog for some time... um, h-happy christmas... and new year... I mean, and a happy new year....

Shi-chan

Right... it's time for another progress log....

I'm going to start this post off a bit differently, if that's ok. Well, it's just a small comment, but I guess, one of the hot topics recently would be the unveiling of the 2008 Rider. From what's been seen so far, I think it's an interesting design; a nice break from the more heavily armoured looks in recent years. But what got to me personally, was the surprising similarity between the new Rider's eye/mask design and the one I made for Kenshi quite a while ago. (7-12 Edit: Here's a quick scan of some early rough sketches, to show what I'm trying to say.)



Right... time to move on to the progress check. I've been putting some extra touches here and there on just about everything lately. Well, I'm still working on most of these at the moment, but there is something for everyone, I guess....

- Made a quick "for fun" sketch of various kick styles for some of the main characters.
- Re-styled the shell for the "PAC". After all this time, it's design was showing signs of looking dated.
- RzEdg's Soul Scythe has had a major overhaul! I've changed its weapon type and intended use. It suits the knight theme better now, and how it's actually used is much more of a Ritsuke-style like it should be.
- Started throwing a few ideas around for S.I.C. FLR.
- Not too drastic, but I've given Fin a few tweaks.
- "Pulling a 360" and "trees don't fall on apples", it appears. Ummm... I guess, there's never going to be anything good to report, on a Shi-chan update.... Uhh-hhahhahhaa....
- Tidied-up a couple of plot elements, to make some kinda random events more cohesive. Most importantly, to the EDG>STK>SHF direction and SWF's low survival rate.
- "The Future? I see, but that reason's not good enough for me." ...Goji... is just awesome....

I'm also knida getting into a habit of throwing in a little bonus at the end now.... Well, here's a scan of an early planning sketch for a Liner form art I decided to do on the side, just for fun: