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Hey, I'm Hydde! This post is a recreation of an older one I made off of my Wald account, the oldest character of mine that saw any use on TEF. The reason for the remake is that I really wanted to have all of my deer to be consolidated under my actual chosen name, and given that I've accidentally deleted the avatar on my old account, it wasn't really worth sticking to anymore.

The rest of the post is mostly copy-pasted from the older version, with minimal edits.

I've been on here for a long time now, but have never been active in the community, a fact I regret nowadays. Much has changed since the moment I made my first deer: I finished school, university, moved across the world and got married. However, through the years, I made it a habit to log in every couple of years to see what was going on. Most importantly, I was overjoyed to see this game is still alive in 2025, and is even getting remastered. I can't overstate how excited I am for that!

Nonetheless, the forest is quieter than I remember. After logging on every couple of months this year, I managed to find my first active user! In retrospect I've realized it was Oxyinco, and it brought me so much joy seeing you! I hope you're having a good day. I'm going to try and make it a habit to update this blog with an additional screenshot every time I'm on :]

Also, thanks to old me for writing down all of my deer names on here. I was convinced I've only ever made one, so finding quite a few nice pictograms saved was a pleasure!

Thank you everyone who has given me a warm welcome before, and I'm looking forward to seeing you in the forest again and again. Sorry my presence has been flaky, I have gone on a long trip that look a lot of prep, as well as gotten 1 cat richer in my life, so I haven't had time to walk the forest as much as I'd like. I'll try to be a more regular visitor again, even if it's sparse :]
Anyway, here's a couple of my favorite pictures from the old thread.





p's picture

We've been wondering about

We've been wondering about you for a while!
Its so nice to see that you have returned to the forest.
Hope to see you for the celebration this evening!

Welcome back!

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P, hi!! So nice to see you

P, hi!! So nice to see you again, and I did indeed see you on the celebration! I'm not sure if I've captured you on any of the screenshots, but I know for a fact we've laid down together after the main event :]
This was Hydde's (the deer) first outing since she's grown up, and it sure was an eventful one.











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The Halloween Festival was

The Halloween Festival was spectacular last night! Your screenshot GIFs are magnificent! Idea You even captured both of my deer characters Jeweleye and Widmung in the party!

It was wonderful seeing everyone participating in the Halloween Festival. I as well captured many screenshots during the event.

Thank you for sharing these memories, Hydde! Smiling

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It was a pleasure seeing

It was a pleasure seeing Widmung and Jeweleye again! Thanks so much, I feel so lucky that I got to capture so much of the event.
Also, a new stag has walked the forest today, though he probably still feels like a fawn.
I'm going to introduce him properly eventually, but this will do for now. The name's Esai, and he has met some really nice deer today. One of whom, I think, was Figment.
Also, thanks to the sweet-as-always Whisper for helping Esai to find his form <3






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Had a lovely time with Saater

Had a lovely time with Saater and another beautiful deer on the sunny rocks the other day. Got to see a Tin set for the first time ever! Very fun look. (Also, hi P!)
It was also a pleasure to help out a very polite peacock-faced stag to get the look that they wanted, I hope you're doing well out there.
Wald was also pleased to meet some God-furred deer the other day, as well as a joyous little fawn.







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Hello! I apologize for my

Hello! I apologize for my long absence from the forum. Your diary is enchantingly beautiful. Idea My eyes are happy when I look at it. I loved spending time with Hydde, and I hope to see you in the Forest again soon.
Saater
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Never apologize for that!

Never apologize for that! It's always such a joy to see you in the forest! Looking forward to seeing Saater again <3

Hydde - Phylin - Wald - Murai

gorgeous! can i ask what you

gorgeous! can i ask what you use for capturing & editing your gifs to look so pretty??

I use Gyazo to capture screen

I use Gyazo to capture screen video, but honestly it's quite crunchy. Nvidia screen capture would be better if you're looking for quality footage. It's just that Gyazo is very convenient and I compress my images/GIFs anyway, so the crunchiness is fine. I then convert the video to GIF through an online tool, then plug it in Photoshop. I usually put a filter on it, and then downsize and then upsize again to get that pixelated old school look. Let me know if you have any questions, I'm happy to share my process!

Hydde - Phylin - Wald - Murai

What a lovely morning it is.

What a lovely morning it is. A new stag roams the forest: a silent, nameless creature with a pale face. Though most deer struggle to understand him, he's managed to find a shared language with a young fawn. It seems he's also found quiet comfort beside another black-pelted deer enjoying the day.

I have finally settled on a design for my mute stag. He shall stay nameless, referred to only as "the mute", "muted", and the like. Hopefully, I'll have a change to put his canon design on paper soon. As a bonus, I've also included a little GIF of my shedding-antlered stag Jussu. He's an old man with chronic fatigue and a big heart.






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The past few days have been

The past few days have been kind to Wald. He's met Hawthorn twice now, and the gentle presence of this sweet doe has been a delight each time. Their little date on the bridge was quite magical.
It's also been a curious experience meeting Morda. This broken-antlered stag made it clear he wasn't safe to approach, but Wald is no stranger to watching quietly from afar.
He found his place at a respectful distance, content to simply observe the intimidating deer.
And lastly, there was the lively procession of Saater, Eris, and another striking black stag, all following Wald as he led the way to gently nudge the lovely Whisper awake <3










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Beautiful screens.

Beautiful screens. <3

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even though they only met




even though they only met briefly, beau (the striking black stag you speak of hehe) had fun playing with wald <3 sorry if he came off a little weird, he's on a bit of a shy streak lately! i hope they'll meet again in the forest!!!

Thank you for the marvelous

Thank you for the marvelous time we spent together and for these lovely screenshots! <3
Saater
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Welcome back to the forest!

Welcome back to the forest!