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Another Pause for August

Hey everyone,

I'm been pretty quiet since posting the beta prologue, and frankly I wish I was further along with writing the new volume. However, since taking a vacation with family in June and returning, I've been struggling with all the work from my job this summer as well as the heat waves that's been wrecking my sleep. So I haven't done much for Daybreak of late, sorry about that. I h...

Daybreak Volume 5 / Sunrise Chronicles Prologue Early Beta

Hello everyone, it's been a while!

The last few months have been especially busy and stressful for me at work. And while I'm not entirely finished with planning for Volume 5, I have gotten far enough that I have something to share.

As the name of this post implies, Daybreak on Hyperion's volume 5 is going to see a name change. The reason for this is because I'm going to do ...

Patreon Pause

Hello everyone,

As you all know, volume 4 was completed/released in January, which really wraps up the early story of Daybreak. I've been working on a lot of wrap up activities since, including going back through the volume to do a general edit, working on some extra chapters, and planning for volume 5 where there's going to be a major story shift. I've also been taking things slow, since...

Merry Christmas! (Volume 4 Chapter 21 Pre-Release)

Merry Christmas everyone!

Have a present from me, as this is the last main chapter in Volume 4. There's still an epilogue after this to hint at what's to come, but none of the main characters will be there.

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Disclaimer: this is a pre-release, after I've had at least one beta-reader go through it and two major edit passes, so major changes are unlikely. There may still be mino...

December Pause

Hello everyone,

I've put a Pause on this Patreon's billing in December. I was hoping to have finished the next chapter (and last main chapter of the volume) by now. However that hasn't been the case due to various issues that's happened at work (having to cover for a team member, dealing with layoffs, etc.) and in my life during the past two months that's kept me rather occupied

St...

Volume 4 Chapter 18 Redo

Hello all,

If you've seen my recent post on SamaranDaybreak, you're already aware that I've decided to rework chapter 18 after discussions based on the previous beta. For those who have read the previous chapter 18 pre-release, see my explanation of the reasons below (as...

June Pause

Hello everyone,

I'm putting the patreon on another pause as I just haven't been as productive as I'd like lately. I was hoping I would have finished a new chapter in May but that didn't turn out to be the case. Even worse, my work laptop suffered a crash this week due to what seems to be a hard drive failure, and I may have just lost what progress I did make in the latest chapter's draft ...

February Pause

Hey everyone,

It's been a while since I've updated here and I apologize. As noted in last post, I was travelling in last November and only came back in early December. However, before I was able to catch up on all my work, I fell sick with a severe case of bronchitis which ruined my holidays. In early January this illness then transitioned to pneumonia. I was lucky* in that I was already ...

December Hiatus

Hello everyone,

I'm pausing this Patreon for the December monthly billing cycle. 

The reason for this is because I'm about to leave on an international trip that will take close to 4 weeks, during which I don't expect to have much time to work on Daybreak. This means the next chapter is almost certainly to get delayed. In fact, the pre-release of Chapter 16 was origina...

Volume 4 Chapter 15.5 Interlude Pre-release

The first interlude chapter I've written since Volume 2.

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Disclaimer: this is a pre-release, after I've had at least one beta-reader go through it and two major edit passes, so major changes are unlikely. There may still be minor fixes that needs addressing before publication.

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2023-09-24 17:47:35 +0000 UTC View Post

Hyperion Military Organization

Hello everyone,

This is a document I originally created with the original Daybreak so I can write and discuss military affairs with consistency. It is the history and breakdown of the Hyperion Legionary organization structure which is used as the foundation for Western Hyperion militaries. Since last year I've been brushing in additional details to create both a sense of continui...

Frozen Floweret Pre-Release 3/4

Hello everyone,

This is chapter 3 of 4 that's written for Frozen Floweret. I'm waiting for all 3 to be done before they all get posted in a row on the blog. After that we'll resume the usual Daybreak schedule (which has been falling behind due to my work trip and illness after >_<)

2023-04-10 00:14:38 +0000 UTC View Post

Frozen Floweret Pre-Release 2/4

Hello everyone,

This is chapter 2 of 4 that's written for Frozen Floweret. The other two are still in beta, for those wondering when they saw the links in ch1.

https://docs.google.com/document/d/1GYhqFObpLxmbmsUavFkMPKR2zCio5E0pdgwCghjRBgw/edi...

Daybreak Update and Frozen Floweret Pre-release

Hello everyone,

As Daybreak is currently in the middle of v4, I'm taking a slight break to do editing on some older chapters, as well as reviewing the consistency of what's I've written for v4 content. Most changes are quite minor so I'm not going to bother posting much on it. I also need to do some planning for the second half of v4 going forward, as Kaede is about to set off on a journe...

Yet Another Patreon Pause (December)

Hello everyone,

This is the third time I'm pausing Patreon this year (sigh).

I'm having one heck of a year.

Between being busy at the job and family coming to take an extended visit at my place, I really haven't had much time to work on writing in November. Sorry. 

The good news is that I'm not stuck, like I was when writing v4ch8. Though Pascal being a bum...

Another Patreon Pause (August)

Hello everyone,

Sorry for the lack of activity in here as of late. 

As those of you active in the Discord might know -- I've been rather busy of late due to career changes. I've just recently concluded a job hunt and accepted an offer to a new position in another company, one that marks an important step in my career. So currently I'm in the middle of a transitory period. ...

Patreon Paused for June

Hello everyone,

I've been a bit busy of late at work, and so have some of the beta-readers. Furthermore, I have a business trip coming up at end of month which is likely to suck more time out of my schedule next week.

I'm still hopeful that I'll be able to release one chapter this month. But alas, that's not much activity -- so I'll be putting Patreon on pause for the June 1st cycle...

Artwork Centralization + More Character Sheets

Quick update!

First of all -- and this is not just for patreons -- I've moved to using a Lensdump account for Daybreak artwork. It's much easier to manage a folder here and upload files, than trying to organize and neatly format a wordpress page.

If you'd like to see more art in progress, or get involved in...

Omake - If Daybreak countries were in EU4 (Part 1)

Years ago, when I first wrote Daybreak, I was still an avid player of Europa Universalis IV. I've stopped playing that game since, partly due to time constraints and partly because I like Stellaris more as a nation-roleplayer and cultural simulator. However, I still like the game quite a bit, and I often try to envision national characteristics from a EU4 lense.

Status Update

Hello everyone, 

I thought I'd do a status update here since I haven't been posting as much. 

I've been working a lot over the past month on planning out a detailed outline of volume 4 and thinking through the major plot threads and character development. Volume 4 is meant to complete the first major arc of the story (which in the rewrite, stretches from volume 2-4). It's ...

Plans Ahead and Worldwalkers Dev Diary Early Release

Hello everyone,

I hope everyone has had some nice holidays to relax and/or spend time with family. As the new year begins and I've returned to my work, updates will likely slow down again. This will especially be the case as volume 3 ends and I need to start doing some planning for volume 4. In addition, I have several other things planned that I want to spent time working on, though not ...

Q&A December 2021 - Psychology Research

Happy New Year everyone,

I hope holidays are going well =)

I've been particularly productive this holiday season, as I've managed to finish (re)writing Daybreak volume 3. I'll make a post on the blog later on some of my thoughts and reflections on this volume, which is largely about how the differing perspectives of individuals create biases and conflict -- many of which ca...

Character Sheets

Daybreak's character statistics are something I compile for tracking character capabilities, identifying skill growth, keeping power scaling under control, catalog equipment and descriptions, etc., and to simply have fun as an analytical gamer.

This is something I've found extremely useful over the years. Not only is it supplementary material that I rather enjoy creating, it help...

Q&A September 2021 - Worldbuilding Research

Hello everyone. So as some of you saw the chapter posted on the Sept 18th, I'm now past the worst of my busy season at work and have started writing again. That being said I'm still under enough stress at work that it's making it difficult be creative on most days. Furthermore, the next chapter (v3ch12) is not just extra long, but also has a ton of events so it's taking a while. I'm going to se...

Patreon Paused for September

Hello everyone,

As I've mentioned on Discord as well as in recent posts, I've been extremely busy (and stressed) at work. So much so that I haven't really had time to focus thoughts on writing. I'm uncertain if the next chapter will even be finished this month.

Hence it seems only fair for me to put this Patreon on pause for the September 1st cycle. Hopefully by next month things wi...

Q&A July 2021 - Why & How I Write

Hello everyone. One of the Patreons finally asked a question that I can write about. So here's a post for the end of July.

First of all, apologies for yet another delay in chapter posting, I suspect there may be more to come in August. As some of you may know from Discord, I work in the education industry making software content that teachers use in classrooms (and I'm quite proud of it)....

National Profile - Weichsel

This is technically an early release of the Volume 2 Extra Chapter 2, however as it meets the basic Patreon bonuses I'm making it available for all Patreons. Older readers have already seen the previous version of this. It's a national profile done similar to an encyclopedia entry. This rewritten version has been refined and updated with more details.

I plan to release this on the blog th...

Daybreak Roadmap

Hello everyone,

I've had a recent complaint that there's not much going on in Daybreak's Patreon, so I at least wanted to make a post. So far none of the higher tier Patreons have asked me to write a detailed post about anything, and only Q&A been done has been short discussions on the Discord.

So instead, I'm opting to talk briefly about the Daybreak plans moving ahead for this...

Daybreak Links

This is a pinned post for resources associated with Daybreak on Hyperion, at least until I figure out a better way to organize this on Patreon. Since starting work on it in 2013, it has been posted on quite a few sites. My intent is to centralize items on my blog.

All published chapters, include art assets, can be found under my blog: 2021-05-16 01:15:59 +0000 UTC View Post

Hello Patreon

Finally launching a patreon account. I've considered this for some time but kept putting it off. A few fans have finally convinced me to create this.

The main issue I've always had is that -- I mostly write as a hobby, as a way to relax from my day job as an engineer. However, when one starts monetizing hobbies, it often creates an adverse effect. Instead of doing what I love, I'm afraid ...