The reason for lack of updates: the stuff I ordered and installed technically works, but not very well.

I’ve gotten a new camera set up, but the chroma key is misbehaving. I tried to go back to using the old camera, but it is a cranky boy.

I’ve also gotten the microphone set up and it works, but the sound is a bit hollow and has some echoes.

My lighting is okay, but my existing lights are no longer being sold and the currently offered “new model” lights are, well, funky and I don’t really like them.

So, yeah, I’m still working on things. My hesitation to post an update kinda manifested – the things that should’ve just worked decided to be difficult after my last update.

I wish I had the energy work on this more, but I work 10 hour days in my day-job, four-day weeks alternating with five-day weeks, and just don’t have the energy after work to do more than eat and sleep.

I’m planning another large order of things coming up in the next week, and hopefully that will iron out all the bugs and bothers.

And then maybe the next update I post will be when I can return to streaming.

Thanks for stopping by!

Ennhuite

After a pair of short weeks/small paychecks for Christmas and New Years, I’m back to working full weeks, and that’s more money for recovering the setup and getting back to streaming.

And I am in serious Minecraft withdrawal, and I will not play until I can stream again.

To get there, I’ve ordered what I believe all the bits to make streaming happen again, and I’m hoping to get those bits delivered on Tuesday.

This isn’t a bunch of upgrades, this is all stuff to re-establish what we had before – mic stands, light stands, USB 3 cables and hubs, etc. So, it is nice to have this stuff on it’s way.

Once I get this stuff back, then I just gotta get everything connected and tested.

I’m also working on getting better crash-protection backups/recovery-methods and a better setup for camera recording and audio track management.

But, also, I’ve been real hesitant to post updates so far because a couple of attempts to get things going have failed before they even got started. Sometimes right as I was creating a post to update y’all. But this time seems to be working okay, I type as I knock on wood and pray to everything that will listen.

Thanks for your patience while I keep working behind the scenes. If things keep going along as they are, I hope my return stream will be Saturday, January 17th…? Hopefully!

I will update the schedule on Twitch and the left menu as soon as I’ve figured things out.

Ennhuite

I know I’ve been quiet for a long while, long enough that many have stopped paying attention here, but I’m rebuilding things. Lotsa things. Scratch that, most everything.

I went deeply into debt moving, even with some amazing help from family and friends. I lost many things in the move, at least a third of my streaming equipment and more than half of my personal belongings. Some of it didn’t make it into the moving truck. Some of it broke in the move. Some of it didn’t make it out of the truck, despite getting loaded into the truck. And quite alot has obsoleted and I can’t just get replacements, I have to look for equivalents.

But, while I’ve been silent, I’ve been working at a good paying job to crush that debt and revamp my entire setup.

I am coming back. Ennhuitevania in Minecraft isn’t done. The Stardew farm isn’t at 100% perfection yet. And I have more games I want to play for YouTube videos. I have more things to recover to this website.

So time must be taken to get things right – what can be adapted and what needs to be replaced? What problems do I need to fix, and what do I just need to replace to remove those problems? Many questions are just buzzing around my big empty head, and I’m working on them. I tend to withdraw when disaster strikes, and laser-focus on fixing things, so a billion thanks to those who have been constant and patient.

I should have a better idea of how things are going in a couple of weeks. So your patience is very appreciated.

In the meantime, please check out MrKravin, ManlyBadassHero, Gab Smolders, ProofreadFire, or GeminiTay for gaming videos. If you need some science, please check out GEO GIRL, Kurzgesagt, Anton Petrov, Gutsick Gibbon, Cool Worlds, or Dr. Becky. Or maybe you need some music – Farya Faraji makes good noises in all kinds of historical styles, or Chillhop – the provider for my backgrounds on streams.

I could link so many more, but I didn’t want to spend a week writing this update. Maybe I’ll add a “Links” page to the to-do list, and put a more comprehensive list up on this site.

Also – none of the above know I linked them, and as far as I know none of them even know I exist, so I’m not getting anything out of the links other than sharing some genuine creators. They’re all really worth checking out. Just go, g’wan. It’ll be good.

And, if ya don’t mind, please check back once and a while, see if I’ve gotten any further, because I am coming back.

Thanks again.

Ennhuite

I’ve been silent for just over a month, and so has this website. Sorry about that. For those not fully aware, I moved across the country due to various issues, and the move wasn’t easy or quick. The past month has been establishing myself at my new home, and rebuilding a bit.

I’ve moved the site and just installed the base engine (since I recently got real Internet at my new home), and now I’m working on locating the backups to restore the site to what it once was.

In the move, I lost a number of things for streaming, so I also have to re-acquire some equipment and setups.

I don’t have a firm time frame yet, so please stay tuned. And many thanks for your patience.

Edit: I’ve managed to fix the theme font issues, but I’m still working on fixing the images in the theme. No idea on how long that will take, I’m just working on it as with an “As-fast-as-possible-while-still-getting-sleep-and-food-and-getting-to-work” priority.

Edit 2: I’ve gotten most of the theme back together, now I just have to rebuild the areas of the site and such. So all new updates will be in new posts.

Ennhuite