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Update - 02/01/26

Hey all! It seems I didn't fill up the Ep.11 notebook used to draft ideas even halfway, so it's now become the notebook for both episodes. Here's a detailed update on what I'm doing right now. 2026-02-02 01:07:42 +0000 UTC View Post

Starter Squad 11 - Ditto Face Draft

Getting the Ditto face right was a long and expensive process between me and PrimatePunk. Before creating the drawings that became the final images seen in the episode, we did a version where he a...

Episode 11 - Full HD Download

Here's a download link for those that want to watch the episode without YouTube compression.

Fun fact: Episode 10 was actually made in 720p but upscaled for the upload. Episode 11 is the fi...

Starter Squad - Episode 11

Starter Squad 11 Teaser

Hi. It's finished.

This teaser will go public on Christmas morning and the episode will launch on the 31st. I wanted to give you access earlier, but I didn't want to jynx it until I had ...

Episode 11 Update - 12/11/25

I finished Scene F and am now finishing Scene D. The entire episode is now almost entirely rendered out and I've completed the detail adjustments and fixes on C and D. Here's where we'...

Episode 11 Update - 11/10/25

Okay. Scene F has now come leaps and bounds. The episode now looks roughly like it did when I imagined the idea years ago, so I'm happy about that. But I desperately need to wrap up t...

Episode 11 Update - 10/03/25

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Alright. Almost finished.

- Hiring out for lighting ...

Episode 11 Update - 09/02/25

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Hi everyone. I'm closing in, so make sure2025-09-03 06:44:42 +0000 UTC View Post

Episode 11 Update - 08/17/25

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Episode 11 Update - 07/11/25

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This past month has been intense and productive. I have...

Episode 11 Update - 06/08/25

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I got a little held up in May. I had to take off time to h...

Episode 11 Update - 05/02/25

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As of a few hours ago, the Scene D animation is now complete....

Episode 11 Update - 04/05/25

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March was a really, really bad month for me, and far too ...

Episode 11 Update - 03/01/25

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Exciting news, friends. We are now rounding the corner. ...

Episode 11 Update - 02/01/25

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Hello all and happy new year. Here’s how the episode i...

Episode 11 Update - 12/02/24

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Unfortunately, I've not finished scene D. I've gotten furt...

Episode 11 Update - 11/01/24

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I am now going to try my best to update you every month, re...

Episode 11 Update - 10/02/24

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I have been busy. I'm trying to squeeze this out. H...

Squad Song

I'm releasing this early for Patrons! Feel free to comment on it if you'd like. I'll release it to everyone else in like a week or so... or whenever I get around to making a thumbnail for it.

Episode 11 Update - 07/01/24

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I have now finished the character animation for Scen...

Episode 11 Update - 06/04/24

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Hello. I'm still deep in character animation but wa...

Episode 11 Update - 04/04/24

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Hi all - right now it's all coming down to character ...

Starter Squad 10 - Whiskers Reference

Sometimes, for the more emotional beats, I film reference. See how this compares to what was animated in Ep 10.

Episode 11 Update - 02/09/24

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Right now we’re still very deep in character animat...

Episode 11 Animation Livestreams - 2023

In 2023, I live streamed a good chunk of the animation process of Ep11 on shipp.tv

I specifically picked out the least spoilery scenes to animate.  You can view the full live stream sess...

Behind the Scenes - Charmander's Lament

Above you can view a rough version of the song/animation as it was being plotted out.

You can also take a look at these video notes I made during the songwriting process:

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Episode 11 Update - 12/31/23

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I’m a little more behind than I’d like to be at this po...

Charmander's Lament - Starter Squad Halloween 2023

Happy Halloween all!

Episode 11 Update - 10/26/23

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Lots of progress.  I think we're on track to finish by...