Hello gals and pals! It is I, LycanDiva with another status update! I've finally completed my sprite sheet expansions, and I'm creating a couple of new sets before I begin filming episode 4. Filming should begin by the middle of next week. On a more mundane note, it's been really hot these past few days, so yesterday I had to kind of take a knee and call it quits a half hour early, just to prevent my computer from overheating (I don't have central air in my home, and those window mounted A.C. units are a pain to have put in at the start of the season and taken out at the end, so I just have a good fan in my room...but in triple-digit temps, even the Wolf Girl herself has to know when to fold 'em...)!! I couldn't even play Monster Rancher Evo for long yesterday...and I can usually take the heat pretty well.

Yes, that's right, I play Monster Rancher games. I have 3, 4, and Evo and I love those games to death. It's the scanning of saucers and the unique training and combat systems that do it for me. Scanning your CD's, DVD's, and games for monsters is highly addictive... HIGHLY ADDICTIVE... like opening an endless stream of presents. The combat in these games is always really tight and intuitive, to the point that you don't much mind having to battle up the tournament ranks or through dungeons. Oh, and the breeding and training system!! Training monsters until their stats can go no further, then breeding them with other strong monsters to eventually get an army of creatures that can obliterate anyone and anything in their path... HAHAHAHAHAHAHA!!!! Yes, I love these games!! And in Evo? They've totally perfected the dungeon crawling adventure system (in MR4, they had randomly generated maps and random battles at the same time...just a little annoying when you're trying to complete the main story. Every time you hit a dungeon, you're praying to the RNG to be kind to you...), the three-on-three party combat is just spectacular, and I love the whole performance theme of the game. I'm in the "epilogue" portion of the game now and there are even new challenges popping up all the time for you! I kind of hope they open up some tournaments soon, though... I mean, what's the good of having monsters with multiple stats in the 1100+ range if there aren't any tournaments to win? No strings of opponents to mercilessly crush under your heel? I mean, wild monsters in dungeons can provide only so much of a challenge...

Ah, well, anyway, hopefully episode three will be complete before the end of August. So, stay tuned Newgrounds and remember, Duckens are creepy, Pixies are cute, but Tigers rule all!!!