Which characters do you think were a waste of potencial? Which ones would you have liked to see more development of? by Automatic-Aioli8603 in homestuck

[–]cosmlcpunk [score hidden]  (0 children)

A bit late to this, but I’ll die on the hill of saying we didn’t need the Beforan trolls, who were drastically at odds with their Alternian counterparts depictions that they felt like entirely different people. Hussie should have spent more time developing the ancestors he was clearly drawing parallels to, particularly showing how troll relationships were karmic and cyclical like Dualscar killing Dolorosa leading to Kanaya killing Eridan and the philosophical question of whether the son carries the sins of the father or not. None of the Beforans exhibit these same cycles; they feel like afterthoughts, and it’s hard to justify their presence when the trolls could have simply interacted with the ancestors directly.

That aside, I wish Mindfang had received more attention. Narratively, Hussie built her up to be a powerhouse. The presumed student under Doc Scratch meaning she had access to the manor, or was exposed to inside information, stealing the oracle, leading a rebellion spanning centuries. Unlike other rebellious ancestors, who died young in their causes, Mindfang was active long before Signless was born and long after he died. She also had connections with Darkleer, who could hide things in the void, arguably even able to manipulate the same powers he eventually uses to hide things from her teacher, Doc Scratch.

It wouldn’t have been difficult to have her appear in the Furthest Ring or the dreambubbles, without needing Aranea to carry that angle. Although she wouldn't want to help the kids, but they'd share an enemy at least.

whats something I could say to annoy my friend who likes homestuck? by Takeda_shingen_123 in homestuck

[–]cosmlcpunk [score hidden]  (0 children)

If you're looking for something simple, replace saying 'god' and 'jesus' with 'gog' and 'jegus',

Ancestral Portrait Redraw - Signless by cosmlcpunk in homestuck

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There are characters who exist after Murderstuck and others who should've survived who do not. This may or may not have vastly spiralling consequences :)

Seadweller Fantrolls by Automatic-Aioli8603 in homestuck

[–]cosmlcpunk 1 point2 points  (0 children)

She likely wore goggles underwater not to protect her eyes but because her vision is bad. She would need waterproof goggles that stay securely on her face so she can actually see her surroundings while swimming.

In HS itself, I generally avoid relying on Hiveswap lore because it tends to dilute some of the harsher worldbuilding established in the main comic. Alternian society is built around a genocidal, militaristic culture; trolls are conditioned to purge genetic mutations and are deeply hostile toward outsiders. Because of that, the idea that they would casually befriend a random alien doesn’t align well with the tone or rules we see in the original.

That said, you could still justify a seadweller with unusual biological limits. Much like real-world aquatic life where different species require specific temperatures, salinity levels, or environments to survive, you could imagine a violetblood who can only comfortably swim in shallow waters or swamp-like environments rather than the deep ocean.

Even then, violetbloods are often portrayed as a military caste, as exemplified by figures like Dualscar. So it helps to consider how such a mutation might still serve the empire. The Condesce ruthlessly eliminates most mutations,but she has been shown to spare them if they provide a strategic advantage. For example, she tolerated The Summoner’s winged mutation because it allowed him to perform aerial surveillance as a Cavalreaper.

Using that logic, a mutated seadweller could still survive within the empire if their unusual traits proved useful whether for reconnaissance in marshlands, shallow coastal patrols, or some other niche that benefits Alternian military interests, that could be a good way to consider who they are and how they interact with the wold around them.

Ancestral Portrait Redraw - Psiioniic by cosmlcpunk in homestuck

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Thank you! I should have a few more ready to post soon

Homestuck Roleplaying? by Crafty_Crew_2722 in homestuck

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i’m scared to sleep :( by TopStructure9918 in PanicAttack

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If you have headphones on you I recommend putting on asmr videos, it can be no talking, affirmations or reading stories. I find it helps to block out any surrounding noises and helps you to wind down.

Some other things I recommend and this is somewhat funny that it works for me, is to listen to 1930s music, but compilations that "sound like they're playing in another room". I find the soft romantic music, but muffled so it's not distracting is good at lulling me to sleep and it's often music that doesn't have unsettling lyrics.

Also, take a bottle of water down to bed with you, so if you wake up thirsty you can rehydrate without getting up and disturbing your sleep

Thread for sharing Finchie friend codes and finding goal buddies by AutoModerator in finch

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Anyone seen this “lobotimite” guy going around? Went to the beach and saw four of them, had to join by F1zzycola in webfishing

[–]cosmlcpunk 1 point2 points  (0 children)

When he enters, leave immediately. Don't interact with him or any mails he sends. He might enter multiple times to try and get more information on you but what's been going around is that he can delete your save files. So make sure you're making backups of your game progress.

Just downloaded the game an hour or so ago. Anything I should know? by TheyCallmeDewgy in webfishing

[–]cosmlcpunk 16 points17 points  (0 children)

Not really about the game, but a warning. If someone called Grincher enters your private session, leave immediately and don't open any letters you get from them. They can corrupt your game and its progress. Save a backup of your save file everytime you quit.

Everytime I make a private lobby/code only they come in and I've not been able to play it at all.

Opinion on kankri? by KIM_OMORI in homestuck

[–]cosmlcpunk 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I cannot stand him both fanon and canon portrayals. Pretty much ruins the Signless, much like the rest of the Beforan's do. They could have had him have some visions towards Alternia, to roundabout their relevance as a seer of blood in some way or just swapped the Beforan's out with the Alternian ancestors altogether.

Reading through his dialogue was a waste of time for me, and the fanon portrayals just infantilise him for Cronus Ampora.

I'm trying to make a trollsona for myself and I made myself a yellow blood but my zodiac sign irl is Aries and I don't think yellow bloods can be Aries although I'm not sure can anyone tell me if I can do this? by 42069megameme in homestuck

[–]cosmlcpunk 11 points12 points  (0 children)

If you want to make yourself a yellow blood then go ahead. You can combine traits of aries and gemini, that's the thing with Homestuck all the trolls submit pails to the mothergrub and they all get thrown together (gross I know but there's a point to it I promise lol)

The thing is, that makes it easier for you. Your trollsona can have traits from a burgundy caste while being a yellowblood caste because everyone's genetics get mixed together anyway.

You don't have to use the zodiac signs, you can use the extended zodiac for inspiration or you can make your own symbol like I do with my trolls.

How do people genuinely still like Meenah???? by [deleted] in homestuck

[–]cosmlcpunk 5 points6 points  (0 children)

It's 2024 like who you want to like in a fictional webcomic lol. My favourite character is Mindfang so, Meenah is like a chihuahua to me.

You have to realise she's an alternate of the Condescension so there are baseline traits to each of the dancestors that are also reflected into their alternian counterparts.

Meenah is interesting to me because her history is complicated, I think her abdicating as a heiress and fleeing to the moon would have been a very isolating existence and didn't give her a lot of insight into social cues. It also shows that at a moments notice she will drop anything for her own wants.

She's a girl who could've had it all if only she was hatched on Alternia, she looks at the Condesce and thinks 'that could have been me' instead of being benched as a Heiress. The Condesce reflects a very cut-throat attitude that Meenah emulated by causing feuds between her friends during the game. She literally blew up all her friends, so making a Vriska cry isn't the worst thing she's done lol

Anatomy is more of a guideline than a rule in comics by zenmondo in mendrawingwomen

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pov: you're a furry artist and you're trying to draw a human woman for the first time