So, this is a little awkward, as I’ve been a member for a couple years at this point, but haven’t really done anything with the account. Didn’t post or reply to any threads, didn’t really stop to smell the roses because life eats at me in a lot of funny ways, but I’d like to take this first step and say a couple things.
I appreciate absolutely everything you guys have been doing. The accessibility of hacking these days, the fangame scene just blossoming every waking second with talent, I can’t get enough of what I see and it’s a genuine, sincere thing. For years I had been feeling… creatively stumped, throwing darts and seeing what stuck, and it’s thanks to FE that I found my footing. It’s thanks to FE that I now know a little bit about the ins and outs of art, it’s thanks to FE that I pursue music now as an actual thing rather than a hobby every now and then. And when I say FE, I mean no hyperbole, probably 90% of that is comprised of hacks/fangames you guys and older juggernauts in the community have made.
When you can’t imagine how your skills, whatever they are, would’ve been without something, that something deserves this kinda post and I just wanna say thanks for having me, even if it’s taken years of feeling intimidated and like I was in some foggy mental swamp. I made the decision to start working on my own hack, and however frightening and time-consuming it may get, the fact that the decision was made at all means the world to me. You’re all great and help people find their footing in their creative endeavors like you wouldn’t believe.