Hello, friends!
It’s time for another progress report covering the last two weeks. And what a couple of weeks it’s been, let me tell you!
You’ve probably heard that life is like a zebra: black stripe, white stripe, black stripe, white stripe… and at the end — asshole. (Or a tunnel into paradise — but that’s only for those who prayed daily and never touched adult games.)
Anyway, I seem to have clawed my way out of the black stripe, and since the air doesn’t reek of shit, I dare hope I’m finally trotting along the white one.
In my previous report, I mentioned that my Amazon account had been hacked and used to buy a ton of $200 non-returnable gift cards. As of now, the issue is being resolved, and it’s looking like things might end in my favor. It’s still too early to pop the champagne, but the bank credited me the stolen amount while they’re sorting things out with Amazon.
But just as I was recovering from the first hacker attack — bam! — the second one hit, and this one was directly related to my game dev work.
This time, my former assistant Aqwaa got hacked. He stepped away from the project after going through a devastating personal tragedy, but as soon as he noticed something fishy, he immediately let me know.
Here’s what the hackers did:
- Nuked my entire website and left a single page with their crypto wallet.
- Purchased ChatGPT Pro for $200 on my account.
- Replaced my game builds on itch.io with malware and did a few other nasty things.
Thanks to Aqwaa’s warning, I was able to act fast and contain the damage. So, here’s where we’re at now:
- I fully restored the website.
- OpenAI refunded the payment — even though it was officially non-refundable.
- Only a couple of people managed to download the hacked game builds on itch.io. I emailed them, explained everything, and as compensation, they now have free access to both my games and future updates.
- In short, the attack fizzled out like a wet firecracker. Another wannabe hacker got their little power trip and crawled back to their incel basement.
Between all this drama and a heavy workload (seriously, it feels like I’m the only one who didn’t go on vacation), I didn’t have that much time for the game.
But that doesn’t mean I have nothing to show! Actually, instead of working till 2 AM as usual, I’ve been pushing it to 4 AM. I wrapped up another event with Jose and completed most of the next one too.
When Lisa was naked, Jose had the audacity to look away. Lisa gently reminds him that’s just plain rude.
If Lisa is holding a flashlight, that can only mean one thing… something’s about to need lighting up. What else could it possibly be?
Lisa’s exhausted after a hard day’s work. In the background, Jose is naked — because it’s hot, obviously.
Oh, and Lisa got a slight update. Well, more specifically, her feet did. Hopefully our foot appreciators out there will be pleased. Let me know in the comments if you think I should do more renders focusing on Lisa’s feet.
This week, life seems to be returning to normal. If you follow me on Xwitter or Discord, you might’ve seen that yesterday I hit a record number of Beauty and the Thug renders in a single day!
And guess what? I’ve got some more great news — I’ve got a new assistant!
We had a few technical hiccups the past few days, which ended with him reinstalling Windows (classic fix), but luckily it worked! His first task was post-processing the images for this new event — and he nailed it.
So, please give a warm welcome to… Bey!
Bey is from Western Indonesia, have advanced skills in Photoshop, and probably likes my games. He also has a Komodo dragon named Spooky, which he walks on a leash every morning.
Okay, that last part about the pet Komodo dragon might not be entirely accurate. To be honest, I don’t know Bey that well yet—but I hope we’ll catch up on that soon.
He’ll be introducing himself on our Discord server shortly, so if you have any questions about the game—or if you happen to be looking for a boyfriend for your female Komodo dragon—feel free to reach out to him!
(Again, the Komodo dragon part might not be 100% true.)
There’s a 12-hour time difference between me and Bey. Some might say that’s a downside—but I say it’s perfect! Now our team never sleeps. When it’s 4 a.m. here and I’m finally heading to bed (because I need to wake up at 7 for work), it’s only 4 p.m. for Bey.
The only tricky part is that terms like “yesterday,” “today,” and “tomorrow” have become pretty blurry. But no worries—we’ll manage!
On that positive note, allow me to take my leave! Wishing you all two-factor authentication on every account and antivirus software that actually works.
Your zegamez, Bey, and maybe Spooky