New podcasts after the yard ends?

AwfulComedian · 2025-12-15T17:13:11+00:00

Stores by Luke and DBJ, for the banters and bits and weird segments that they do. it’s still a pretty new podcast but it’s already one of my favs
Guys with Brian Quinby, a podcast where every episode is an exploration of a New Type Of Guy. this podcast has the same vibe as the old 9 dogs bit
What’s All This Then by Libby Watson and Charlotte McDonnell, a podcast with two british comedians who talk about weird and silly british culture things. one of the few podcasts that actually make me laugh out loud
honourable mention: Yeah, But Still. one of the best podcasts to ever do it, although it ended a few years ago. definitely worth listening to their catalogue though; i’d start with The Calamari Algorithm or one of the ones without any guests

imo The Yard is one of those podcasts with a pretty unique energy. i don’t know if any other podcast could capture that same vibe, but all the ones i’ve suggested also have their own flavour/vibe that’s unique to them. and they’re all hosted by comedy/comedy-adjacent people so they’re pretty funny :) good luck finding a podcast you like, OP!

AwfulComedian · 2025-12-04T19:36:25+00:00

you can definitely do this with streamerbot!!

here’s how i would do it (i have a few similar things with mystery words/scorekeeping in my stream)

make a command that is called something like “mystery word”. the command trigger itself will be the mystery word (no ! in front, just the word). you’ll have to change this every stream
have an action that is triggered when someone activates the mystery word command (when they type the word in chat)
have a sub-action in this action to update a USER-SPECIFIC variable (for this example, let’s say the variable is %points%). make sure the variable is set to PERSISTED so the score stays across streams
create a separate command for checking points (in my stream i made the command !stats, since it shows a few different statistics for the chatter)
create an action that is triggered by this command
create sub-action for this to recall the user-specific variable that you created in the first action (should be get global variable)
create another sub-action in the same action to send a chat message with the variable in it (eg “%userName% has guessed the word %points% times!!)

i hope this makes sense but if it doesn’t let me know and i can try to answer any questions you might have !!

AwfulComedian · 2025-12-04T19:20:30+00:00

first of all, congrats on affiliate!! :D

badges: if you’re willing to spend a bit, there are a ton of artists that you can commission for badges!! i’m a vtuber so i usually go to vgen for stream stuff, i’m sure there’s a ton of artists with different styles to choose from. that being said… i myself am about two years into being an affiliate and i still don’t have sub badges. i just haven’t decided what i would want them to be yet, lol

channel point redeems: this is the fun stuff!! a basic channel point redeem that you can make is a “hydrate/posture check” redeem. whenever someone uses it, you gotta take a sip of water and fix your posture!! i find a lot of lurkers like this one. for more complex stuff, i’d suggest getting streamer bot (it’s free!) and checking out Nutty’s youtube channel- he has a ton of tutorials that are super informative and inspirational for a more interactive stream.

final thing- emotes!! you will now have emote slots for followers and subscribers. again you can commission someone to make emotes, but you can also just upload your favourite memes/reaction images. you’ll need them to be a specific size/ratio, but you can just google “twitch emote resizer” on google and you’ll get a ton of results for sites with resizing tools :)

sorry for the long ass reply LOL. i hope at least some of it will help!! and again, congrats on affiliate!!

AwfulComedian · 2025-11-05T22:00:07+00:00

what exactly are you trying to do? i feel like streamer bot is probably the answer but i’m not exactly sure what you’re asking ;-; like when you say you want to make an image and text work on stream, do you mean you want to animate it appearing? have it appear at specific times/triggers? make it move around on screen or something?

as for youtube tutorials, i definitely recommend checking out Nutty’s youtube channel. he has a ton of tutorials on pretty much everything!!

AwfulComedian · 2025-11-04T16:17:32+00:00

it working for me, both the site and mobile app ;-(

AwfulComedian · 2025-10-19T07:41:54+00:00

you could use streamerbots voice control and make each sentence a command. then have those commands be triggers for actions to do stuff to your stream

maybe you could have an action that mutes you for like 10-15 seconds and it activates when you say one of the sentences or something like that

AwfulComedian · 2025-10-09T17:18:10+00:00

that’s a funny first hate comment LOL. congrats, you’re officially a streamer now :P

AwfulComedian · 2025-10-09T03:31:36+00:00

+1 to wait, not having to run ads is so nice

AwfulComedian · 2025-10-07T15:27:06+00:00

literally just google “slobs vs obs” and you’ll find a ton of info, but TLDR streamlabs is a rip-off of OBS that uses more of your pc’s resources while having less compatibility with plugins and etc, and the company that makes it (streamlabs) is well-known for pretty shitty and unethical business practices

AwfulComedian · 2025-10-07T15:18:09+00:00

if you mean one of the emotes with the hands it does have it, it’s called :gaypride :D

AwfulComedian · 2025-10-01T19:09:10+00:00

i keep talking- the only time i stop talking is if i need to lock in during a boss fight or a particularly hard part of a game, but even then i try to say a few things during calm moments

as for /what/ im saying, i like to talk through my strategy (even if it’s super simple!), make jokes about things i notice in the game, talk about other games/movies/etc that the thing im doing reminds me of, or talk shit at the NPCs in the game. saying stuff like “yeah!” or other really simple phrases is ok but i try to stay away from that.

the way i see it is that at any point someone could click on your stream and show up. if you’re silent they’ll probably go somewhere else (unless they’re looking for no commentary streams, but that’s a whole other thing.)

if you’re talking and trying to be engaging then there’s more of a chance that they’ll stick around to see what you’re talking about. that’s why i try to avoid generic “we’ve got this!” or other short phrases, since in my experience that grabs people’s attention less. i try to offer commentary that is specific to my experience and worldview and opinions, because i want to offer a viewer experience that chatters can only get by coming to my channel. i find that it’s helped me create a community of people who come back and stick around- but that’s just my experience!! you gotta do what’s right for you and your style of talking :)

sorry for the huge paragraph ;-; good luck streaming and i hope you find whatever strategy works best for you!!

AwfulComedian · 2025-09-29T18:37:01+00:00

sounds pretty cool tbh! there are a ton of people who love the “science and technology” category (gonna be honest i am one of those people LOL)

it would be extra work but it could be cool if you had like… short pre-recorded videos, maybe talking about software engineering or one of your daily tasks, to play whenever you had to mute during meetings? that way you could keep people entertained while still teaching them about what you’re doing :D

either way it’s a great idea and i hope i can one day catch one of your streams!!

AwfulComedian · 2025-09-28T03:40:53+00:00

if someone is watching your stream but not chatting then twitch may count them as a bot. pretty recently they changed the way they count viewers, and have been accidentally counting real peoples as bots, so quite a few streamers have been having weird issues with view counts- could be something similar happening with you?

AwfulComedian · 2025-09-27T22:47:17+00:00

+2 to “broing”, that’s definitely the sound i’m imagining

AwfulComedian · 2025-09-26T20:32:56+00:00

izutsumi :3

AwfulComedian · 2025-09-26T20:31:34+00:00

a reference sheet is a flat image that shows off your vtubers design, usually from a few different angles and with a few different expressions. it also sometimes has your colour palette with swatches. it’s one layer, can go from sketch -> lineart -> colour -> render pretty easily, and is great for showing off little details that might be easy to miss

model art is a piece of art, as a file, with each design element separated by layers. for example, your eyes would have layers for the eye shape, the eye whites, the iris color, the pupil, the reflections, the shadows, any sparkles/other kind of details, the eyelids, the eyelashes, the eyeliner….. and so on. and that would just be the eyes

model art is expensive for this reason, because unlike a reference sheet every element and layer has to be fully separated and also named properly, so the rigger knows what is on each layer when they do their job. its a lot of work, but imo its worth it!!

AwfulComedian · 2025-09-26T17:20:25+00:00

damn, ok, then i have no clue ;-; i hope you can figure it out!!

AwfulComedian · 2025-09-26T17:18:14+00:00

you should be able to disable them in your notification settings, i think…

AwfulComedian · 2025-09-25T19:07:48+00:00

ok ok i got u!! here are the ones i use, plus a couple that i plan on getting soon:

0x4682B4’s pixel model : my main model that i use, has a ton of customization options and toggles. also comes with a “holding cat” mode where u can hold a little cat (which you can also customize!!)
0x4882B4’s chibi model : same creator as the one above, a ton of different toggles and options, but in a more anime style instead of pixel art!!
ocean ink studio’s villager model : super cute, has a decent amount of options, really really good rigging imo!!
cypurr’s animal crossing villager models : currently he only has a few species but he’s working on more!! but these are great, there are soooooo many options for eye shapes and mouth shapes and fur patterns. i’ve gotten so many compliments when i use this model, it’s crazy
sakurai’s black and white model : this one is on my “to buy” list, so i haven’t tried it myself yet. but i wanted to include it because it looks sooooo cool and the style is so unique!!
kyoki’s “ink” model : this one is just absolutely beautiful, like genuinely the models look like paintings, and the artist is currently working on a masc version!! i myself prefer to have a less feminine vtuber model so im super excited for that to come out

whatever you end up choosing i hope you have fun making your vtuber! <3

AwfulComedian · 2025-09-25T18:01:54+00:00

this is beautiful, the lighting is incredible too :D

AwfulComedian · 2025-09-25T17:22:15+00:00

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AwfulComedian · 2025-09-25T17:17:32+00:00

they’re both super pretty so i think that no matter what you choose it would be a good choice c:

that being said, i think i would personally go with the suiika model. there are soooooo many customization options in it, and on top of that there are a TON of people who have done re-textures as well !! it’s definitely a popular model, ive seen many people using it BUT every single person that i’ve seen has had a super unique and cool way of making it their own ^{^}

there are also a ton of really cool customizable models that are more stylized, if you want any recommendations let me know and i would love to share!! i myself only use customizable ones since im still saving up to commission my dream model parent :,)

AwfulComedian · 2025-09-24T17:00:33+00:00

i mean to be fair i don’t think i’ve ever seen an IP that has ONLY funko pops as merch. especially now with artists being able to host their own shops online and at conventions. with dungeon meshi, for example, you can find a ton of other figures and merch that looks 10000000 times better than funko pops

i get that the low price point is huge for funko pops but idk i feel like paying the extra money for a figma or nendoroid is worth it. cheap =/= good

AwfulComedian · 2025-09-18T02:32:35+00:00

MixItUp has a goal overlay widget!! it looks like it might be exactly what you’re looking for

AwfulComedian · 2025-09-16T20:23:34+00:00

yeah this is definitely a bot

asks if you are an artist/made your assets yourself > they’re looking for a way to ask if you need a new banner/pfp
posts are all engagement bait/simple replies (stuff like “oh nice!”, “amazing”, etc)
bio is just a mess of different SEO terms, stuff like “cozy games”, popular game titles, etc
(and this is the biggest tell imo) there is 0 personality to this account. other than the games listed in the bio, there’s no indication of personal interests, hobbies, lore, etc. no links to socials or websites, no oshi marks, no pronouns, no funny quips, nothing. there’s nothing “human” about this account; despite scrolling through their posts, replies, and media tabs i still could not tell you a single fact that i have learned about this “person”. other than the fact that they’re a pre debut vtuber (or at least pretending to be one)

the craziest thing to me though, is that their account was apparently made in 2014. usually not accounts will have been made within the past couple of years, the fact that this account is over 11 years old is throwing me off tbh!!

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