yearly visit from a yapping rambling mammal


Saw a fawn playing with a large bunny when I tested to see if I could log on.

Hello to all in the forest once again. It's been rough for me and my irl life.
Mental health issues + other things.

not near any places with stable internet but I might visit the forest any chance I might get.

Then there is the worry of maybe having to switch from windows 10 to maybe linux as i've seen and heard how bad winodws 11 is. Mostly transporting games/redownloading them and trying to get them to work as i know not all games are supported on linux. But, that is going to be a long time before I have to do that.

Always found video games to be a peaceful spot for me, and The Endless Forest is one that reminds me to slow down a bit, be with others even if no exchange of words are ever shared, just something about this that I have rarely to almost never see in other games. Not to mention how the game looks as a whole, just something i kind of admire as a learning 3d model maker. Always loved just being able to look at things in games even more so games that have that ps2 look to them. Just being allowed moments to breath and just stare at things like the trees, rocks, and grass. Trying to guess how they where made, or if I could make them in blender how it could be done. I do have a fondness for how this game looks and feels. Lots of online games have chat in them, but I still say that TEF will always stand out in my mind as having to most interesting way of trying to talk in game. An interpretive dance, each user, each charter they make, all have their own way of talking and it's fun to try and put that into your own mental story. In all honesty if I ever do get better at coding and want to make an mmo. I get the strong feeling tef will have a slight influence. This however might be in a far off time or maybe just a pipe dream, I'm no future seer after all. I can only make guesses.

Hopefully this year I can spend a bit more time in the forest, even with my limited access to the internet.
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I remember your picto! I

I remember your picto! I think I saw it on the map a few months ago? Happy to see you are back and may things ease up for you.

I've also considered switching to Linux for a bit now, but TEF is one of the main reasons I'm still clinging to Windows (that, and finally settling on a distro + the learning curve that's to come with my choice) but! I think someone found out a way to connect to TEF under Wine. I think it's only in the TEF Discord server and hasn't been shared yet, but I can forward the server to you or maybe someone here will help <3

I agree about what you said about the game, it's a huge source of comfort for me too. I've found out that every now and then I try to emulate something from it in my art or life in general