been sick in bed the past few days and last night my brain finally decided to start working again and start spitting ideas at me, which lead me to expanding an idea that i've had on the backburner for a while into something we can actually do something with in the nearish future instead of just being something we'd like to do in an eventual (KEY WORD: VERY EVENTUAL AND NOT IN THE NEAR FUTURE) move

moving the TCPdex entries to a database system (instead of doing a lot of shit manually like we have been) has been on our todo list for a while now, and is something that will (ideally) allow us to do a lot more with the dex once we get it going, but it will likely take a good amount of time and resources that we don't have at the current point in time. one of the things we want to add when we have the database set up though, is a proper tagging system that allows people to search for TCP types with more than just category or number as criteria. i've been going through and adding advanced notes to TCP types here and there as a destressing tool (micro-worldbuilding is good for my brain, as it turns out), and a lot of the tags would be based on both the basic dex entries, and the content found in those notes. 

for example, we can look at corpse type's entry here:



category: body
groups: undead, spooky
skin: flesh
fluid: fluid
voice: gurgle, drip
home: dark
activity: low activity
social: lonely
diet: rotting

most of these are pretty self explanatory, but one probably sticks out a bit- the "group" tag. it's still straightforward, but the "spooky" one seems pretty subjective, and that's mainly what i get to play with in the now. TCP Groups will be a new form of classification similar to how we group TCP types for bounty boards, with a shared theme between them. these can be anything from an aesthetic (such as cute/spooky/silly), type of being they are (such as cat/pet/undead/carnivore/toy/candy, etc, just breaking down what Kind of TCP they are, especially in reference to other TCP abilities), or sets similar to, as mentioned before, bounty boards (such as zodiacs, holidays, etc). these groups will be ideally listable on the tcpdex eventually via tags, but for now, id like to look into making them into clubs on the forums- little groups where people can see what TCPs they have have on the type list and participate with those TCPs, be it in discussion, roleplay, events, whatever. 

as with other community things, i'd like these to be primarily community run with occasional mod intervention/events, which requires participation incentive. as such, i only plan on releasing one club as a test run to start- the spooky club, with 143 TCP types from almost every category (sorry, machines werent apparently spooky enough). i'm hoping that the narrower scope of needing specific TCP types to participate, as well as having a specific vibe/theme will help encourage participation and provide a sort of prompt- though you don't need to make horror-based content to participate in the club itself- all that matters is the TCP type itself!

open to thoughts on this, go wild, be honest, feel free to pitch ideas here and let me know whether you'd participate in this and in what ways.

Overdue discussion thread on Masa con Papas.  Spoiler tag stuff please! (spoiler in square brackets, similar to bolding/italics!)

half out of curiosity, half out of wanting to do some Things with species and want some direction... looking for information on:

your favorite morbit species

and

which morbit species do you think needs the most work

out of our system's currently available species

go wild, feel free to discuss here (but be nice, obviously some of these species are barely more than vague ideas and a single morph and i mean more worked on in the general sense beyond the obvious "yes we need to add more morphs")

• Maybequest returned, and updated 4 times
  
• Hypnogogia updated 9 times
  
• Arcade Session returned, and updated 3 times
  
• Prismic Sanctum updated 5 times
  
• Dopple Effect updated
  
• Masa Con Papas updated
  
• Waterlogged updated 8 times
  
• Crankshaft Winter Special started and updated 2 times
  
• Masa Winter Special started and updated 2 times
  

• Coal Type
  
• Snow Day Type
  
• Feast Type
  
• Festivity Type
  
• Sweater Type
  
• Peanut Butter Blossom Type
  
• Peanut Butter Cookie Type
  
• Stained Glass Cookie Type
  
• Chocolate Chip Cookie Type
  
• Gingerbread Man Type
  
• Cathedral Cookie Type
  
• Chocolate Covered Pretzel Type
  
• Peppermint Bark Type
  
• Molded Chocolate Type
  
• Chocolate Covered Cookie Type
  
• Dik Dik Type
  
• Songbird Type
  
• Tin Soldier Type
  
• Fairy Light Type
  
• Packing Peanut Type
  
• Sleeping Bag Type
  
• Glazed Orange Roll Type
  
• Gummy Shark Type
  
• Sticky Hand Type
  
• Bonsai Tree Type
  
• Wildfire Type
  
• Birthday Candle Type
  
• Shadow (Creature) Type
  
• Pajamas Type
  
• Weighted Blanket Type
  
• Music Box Type
  
• Warmth Type
  
• Pet (Creature) Type
  
• Comfort Type
  
• Arctic Ground Squirrel Type
  
• LAN Party Type
  
• Traffic Cone Type
  
• Changeling Type
  
• Nostalgia Type
  
• Patchimus Type
  
• Dullahan Type
  
• Elation Type
  
• Solidarity Type
  
• Reusable Ice Cube Type
  
• Mole Crab Type
  
• Nap Type
  
• Synthesizer Mascot Type
  
• Phasmophobia Type
  
• Streamers Type
  
• Doppelganger Type
  
• Circadian Rhythm Type
  
• Legwarmer Type
  
• Slipper Sock Type
  
• Coziness Type
  
• Fireplace Type
  
• Cuddle Type
  
• Beanbag Type
  
• Prosthetic Type
  
• Vending Machine
  
• Gachapon Type
  
• Hypothermia Type
  
• Gelt Type
  

• Ice Elemental Morph
  
• Stone Fallow’s Construct Morph
  
• Wood Fallow’s Construct Morph
  
• Foliage Fallow’s Construct Morph
  
• Slushie Snuglin Variant
  
• Ghost Mantis Neuroth Variant
  
• Long Legs Neuroth Variant
  
• Concepts Species
  
• Unnamed Angel Gummi Catfish Morph
  
• Rat Pockitt Variant
  
• Basic Volare Morph
  
• Grebe Corvice Variant
  
• Cormorant Corvice Variant
  
• Shoebill Corvice Variant
  
• Booby Corvice Variant
  
• Pelican Corvice Variant
  
• Stork Corvice Variant
  
• Heron Corvice Variant
  
• Ibis Corvice Variant
  
• Skiff Boat Species Morph
  
• M3OW Botley Morph
  
• Lifter Frame Barebones Morph
  
• Sheala Frame Barebones Morph
  
• Mainlander Dopple Variant
  

• Bluster
  
• Hearth
  
• Hoopla
  
• Precipice
  
• Solitude
  
• A lot of character pages
  

• Wilson
  
• Redial
  
• Beaker
  
• Lorry
  
• A few Patron-only additions
  

 
What did we work on in January?

The overhaul and website project have been mostly halted for now due to internal structure issues- we need to rework our plans for how to handle and approach this before going any further, and it’s not likely that we’re going to make any headway on it soon. However, we are going to focus on enriching what we have now, and making our projects that exist on the forums and wiki (as well as the sites themselves) as best as we possibly can for the time being! 



Mortis worked on Felid Factor more in January, though less than they wanted to- a lot came up this month and December system-wise, and they’re still trying to get back into it. However, they have begun work on an official soundtrack with Heike as well as getting back into writing updates! Intro updates are currently 7/52 completed, with 2 other updates done as well writing wise. No images are made up yet though, with a lot still up in the air- patrons will be kept up to date on that. Commissions were completed at a steady clip, as was wiki work, though focus on the latter was changed to a new project meant to convey wiki information in a new and exciting way...more information on that in the next section! 
Maybequest also came back in January, and has updated consistently since. 

A new project has been in the works since December focusing on Rin’s new character, Wilson, though it has gone unnamed so far- it will be a mature, psych horror project in the form of episodic twine games and focusing on sexuality and relationships, released on itch.io for a small fee. Aside from that, Mortis has been focusing on figuring out Morbit roleplay and character enrichment, along with the usual personal work on Petz and 4dopt on the side- now with Second Life being added to the pile of hobbies.



Knux brought back Arcade Session last month, and has been updating it since! He also brought a couple of barebones morphs to the table, expanding the species significantly!

Mraof has been very busy with moving, and is currently in an extended stay hotel while looking for apartments.

Pear started developing the crob fauna species, as well as an unnamed plankton species- more to come on those eventually! She’s still working on making a new Morbit commission price sheet, which will feature all of her options available for species and fauna designs. She also helped with Maybequest anatomy and composition redlines, assisting Rin significantly. 

Zenthis did 3 TCP designs, and worked more on their species, which they showed off in the patreon chat. 



Ari updated Prismic Sanctum four times in January, as well as getting the initial species design done for the volare, a new addition to the Morbit canon! They also got a few new character designs done up by Rin and Twinsharks, both of which have art posted in the Patron Chat on Discord. There were also a few character art pieces done by various folks for their projects, all of which are in the patron chat.



Comorant has Updated several projects including the main Masa con Papas comic, Crankshaft Rafflesian's seasonal arc, Dopple Effect, and has begun a project in fleshing out the visual aspect of various regions, starting with precipice. There were also a couple of Crankshaft related one-shots released.



The Winds updated Waterlogged and Hypnagogia a few times, and began internal development on a late future project. Unfortunately, they had a pain flare for two weeks, which is why they haven’t been able to update as frequently. Waterlogged is still open to suggestions, though!

As for Molasses...



What are we working on in February?

The bounty boards (both species and TCPdex) are still up and running, monthly raffles and sales are up. As mentioned, the overhaul plan has been mostly halted for now in terms of website work, but we will be working on fixing up the forums and wiki a bit here and there. It’s hard to say just how much will be done and in what ways as of right now, as everyone is dealing with life matters and their own individual project work, but we are doing our best to figure out what would be best for the community and are absolutely open to input on what you think our community needs for growth and making it the best it can be.



In February, Mortis plans on keeping up more of the same schedule- Felid Factor, commissions, Maybequest, wiki work, roleplay/character enrichment, the Wilson project, and personal work. Felid Factor will still get regular soundtrack and writing work, with a hopeful output of one track a week and two written updates a week. Commissions are still done on weekends when possible, and Maybequest will still update weekly provided delays don’t happen (which, as always, they might.) As for wiki work mentioned earlier, a new project will be coming out soon that will introduce wiki information in a new, in-universe way. Information on the project can’t be revealed too much yet, but we think you’ll really like it, and the new character here to show you information about the exciting world of Morbit. The Wilson project is in the middle of being written, and Mortis doesn’t have an estimate on when the first episode will be released, but they’re hoping for late March at latest- subject to change, of course. 

Knux is planning on doing more of the same, as well as work on the TCPdex. 

Pear is working on a color and height reference page for several characters, which Lucy has been helping her with design-wise. In addition, the two of them have been working heavily on character development for their projects!

Zenthis’s unreleased species should be completed this month, and they also intend on returning to Egress updates.



For February, Ari is going to continue with Prismic Sanctum, and is also hoping to get a major project update out as well (ideally PK or Tethered, but we’ll see). They are also working on a thing with Como, and hope to get that out this month. They have a potential new interactive project in the works, but it requires a lot of planning, so they might get something out for it in February, but We’ll See. They might see about giving volare their own species page on the forums, as well as some other fun surprises! They’re dealing with some real garbage in their personal life right now in the background, so they can’t really make any promises about consistency, but they’re really hoping to push through things to increase content output in February. 



In February for Comorant, there's a plan to release a couple of collaborative one shots, as well as continuing to update comics with a Dopple Effect and Masa con Papas update planned for the first week.

Community Involvement

This month, we’re discontinuing the team worldbuilding threads- they were a lot of fun, but gathering the team together was a bit stressful, and difficult to do! We’re going to try to have people run their own individual Q&As both on forums and on Discord as they want to, so keep an eye out!

We’re still sifting through the recent RP/character enrichment feedback thread, and working on results from that, so we’re not going to start up another topic on that either. Thanks for bearing with us on that front!

Thank you all for supporting us, and we hope you have a nice February!

• follow the theme as best you can- feel free to get weird with interpreting it, but the themes are there to help guide things and in some cases, limit things to what the artists Want To Do for this month
  
• no NSFW/harmful suggestions
  
• you Can second/upvote suggestions to weight them higher in the raffle if you like them! this also means you can suggest the same TCP type multiple times if you like.
  
• 5 votes for TCP type additions, 1 vote for species morph additions
  
• keep your TCP type additions to one noun per vote, and your species morph additions to a word/phrase plus reference images AT MOST. please do not draw or write out a full concept or anything like that! it's meant to be a suggestion!!
  
• while we are often too busy to work on extending canon like this in our free time/for fun, any suggestions presented here are considered relinquished to us for potential use down the line, and have a nonzero chance of being added to canon. the only guaranteed way of getting these suggestions in is through commissioning, however, and please do not heckle us about making your suggestions happen on our own time- we do not owe anyone that, and this clause is mainly here in the case of something really resonating with us. 
  
• feel free to make multiple posts if you can't come up with all of your votes in one go!
  

alrighty here goes

here you can request advanced TCPdex notes for a type of your choice- ive got a lot to do and i want to get to them all so i figure that people can request which ones they want to see done so that people can get info they want for say, roleplay or character development more quickly 

my only rules are that you check in the dex whether it's been filled out already before requesting, only request one at a time, and wait for your request to be filled before getting another one queued up. these aren't going to be done on a schedule, they may not even be done in order, and i may skip around and just do them as warmups whenever. be patient, be nice to me, wait your turn, etc

so yeah, go ahead, let's do this

my shunt is hurting me and i need a pickmeup and this challenge seems fun, lets do it

1st comment: species (include type/morph/variant, if type, pick one. if picking a concept, pick variant and motif, but not complexity. no gods allowed)
2nd comment: body type (can be vague like tall/short/thin/fat/etc- ignore if TCP, skip to color palette)
3rd comment: color palette
4th comment: aesthetic
5th comment: mutation/modification level
6th comment: zone
7th comment: feature 1
8th comment: feature 2
9th comment: feature 3

result will be...im not sure maybe ill auction it off or something if i dont vibe with it personally and keep it as a canon character? we'll see

rules: don't give me a fucking car or something i'll hate drawing, let's do just my species for right now but if i do this again i am open to doing other peoples' species
be nice
don't post more than twice and dont post twice in a row
have fun