![[Comic 258] To the Meanest Intelligence](http://www.thefarreaches.com/comics/2009-06-10-0258_codes.jpg "[Comic 258] To the Meanest Intelligence")
Jun 10
After a necessary hiatus due to life being extremely busy, here is the next comic. I decided to go with a simple toning and shading on this one. It’s a step better than straight black and white line art at least. But I’m still really limited right now in how much time and energy I can spare. But the important thing is to continue the story. I’ve been working on the script and new developments. My goal is to make it more epic and story/character oriented. But I need to sit down and do some serious writing first to take my thoughts and nail them down.
I also decided to stick with Manga Studio with this one for inking. Using Flash just led to too much copy and paste. It’s much better to just ink it and focus more on expressions. Unfortunately I didn’t have time yet for color or even to do a background, but I’ll work on it. And for all those thinking it was a code, you get and “A” 
Woo-hoo!! I got an “A”! Can that go on my transcript?
But seriously, “laundrologist”? The mind shudders
Yeah, it’s a bit goofy, but you know, people try to find codes in anything. And there’s always somebody to study them. Why not ancient laundry lists
My first thought at that ancients line was “Victorians”.
And I’m sure there some spy novel where a laundry list was used as code. That never happened with George Smiley, but I could see it as a possibility, especially under Moscow Rules.
Hello! Still alive? You haven’t updated anything since June!
hi. sorry about that. I should do a post about that. TFR has been on hiatus since my life got super busy and I haven’t really been able to work on it.
Oh, well, at least no fatal accident. Busy is understandable…It is a good strip though, if you finish it. It would be a pity to let die of neglect.
Yes, rumors of my death are greatly exaggerated.
It was actually more than just being busy. Until my medication change I couldn’t even feel like posting or have the creativity to work on it. But now my creativity is back. You are right that it would be a pity to let it die of neglect. I’m not entirely done with the TFR as such. I’m actually considering doing a classic style TFR CRPG with a good story and such. I mean, I’d like to play it. I don’t know if anyone else would, but I’m in a game designing mood. And the TFR characters and world is already so real in my mind. I’ve already got a good game engine to work with that’ll do classic RPGs. I’m just not in a comic making mood at the moment. But a game sounds fun. Anyway, I’m just thinking about it. I won’t let the site die of neglect though. I will keep it up and do something with it. I just don’t know what yet. 
Sorry to hear your comic hasn’t been doing well, but a game sounds interesting, if a lot of work.
I have to wonder how some comics are successful though, seems like they tap into an existing fandom or appealing to people’s… baser instincts (hot scantily clad chicks ect). But at some point success reaches a critical mass and there’s little you can do and *not* continue to be successful. Megatokyo is a good example, it only updates once a week (or less) even though the comic is his *job*. Boggles the mind really, but then they have a lot of merchandise in the store.
Well post some bits about the RPG here. Even draft stuff. Give us something.
Perhaps I will. It’s really at the earliest design stage at the moment and I’m really unsure of what engine I’ll use and gameplay. I’m considering RPG Maker VX as it’s really pretty polished and so much is built in. I’d have to make my own sprites, tiles, portraits and such. It’s a lot of work, and I’ll probably be looking for someone to do the music (eventually-not now). I have a story and setting that I like. It’s just a matter of writing it. Also I’m not sure about maybe doing the game in chapters and releasing each chapter as its finished for a small shareware charge for each chapter. I don’t know. I’ll post some art or something when I have something to post. Right now I’m still writing.
Is this the end of this comic? It hasn’t been updated in quite a while, and…. Well…. If it is, Thank you. I enjoyed it
Hahahahaha! Awesome!