Nortuet (@nortverse.com)
Keeping the Peace - Part 6
Creator of Nortverse: Tara and Beverly. You can read the comic at: http://nortverse.com You can support the comic at: patreon.com/nortuet
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Are you on mobile? That's where it seems to not work from what I've seen. In the Dashboard it's just a setting for me to turn on or off, so not sure what I can do about it, but I'll have a look/troubleshoot.
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He has other expressions, like eyes closed, angry eyes or annoyed eyes. He's more expressive than you think!
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Nah, the story isn't set anywhere in particular.
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I do open commissions, ianly on discord tho, and like, once a year, maybe twice a year lol. It's not something I want to give the impression I do "regularly" so probably not as a paid reward.
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Thank you! There's more to come on the paid side once I settle on what I can reliably and regularly deliver to paid members etc, but it IS in the works.
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It's "expensive" to live here. As a regular worker in the economy you are given pay etc to keep up with cost of living, but I only make as much as individuals are willing to support me with. And I DO get a lot of money from Patreon, but HERE I'm basically on minimum wage, lol.
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There's not a whole lot of paid ones in comparison to the free ones to be fair, but thanks for following on the Patreon nonetheless!
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I think my family would tie me to a chair, lol. I've already lived 6 years in another country before going back here.
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Lately been brainstorming my "escape minimum wage" arc for Patreon. Don't get me wrong,your support is a LOT, but I live in Norway too, so... BUT, I'm doing bonus panels at the end of each storyline now, which seems popular, but I think I'd like something more frequent too, for supporters.
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No idea, probably not? Not really worried about that.
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Bluesky seems to love putting content warnings on my stuff, which is ultimately about as tame as shit that'd air on daytime television, lmao
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The wait is almost over. Next storyline starts on Tuesday! It will feature characters. Things will happen. Is it the start of phase 3 of the Nortverse? Was there even a phase 2? Tara and Beverly have wrapped shooting but will return for reshoots as I'm still writing the script.
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Since I'm inbetween storylines I have once again managed to find a roguelite game that consumes me, and I can't recommend it enough. Drop Duchy. It's tetris, it's Catan, it's a deckbuilder, it's build synergy and it's like crack, at least to me. There's a basegame+Tribe dlc sale on steam rn too.
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Valid, but your bio says Bi so now I'm wondering if I'm drawing Dan wrong, lol
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We got ghosts, bdsm nightmares, government issued cuddles and what can only be described as an *attempt* at a pro gamer move, lol
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One of the bonus panels is from Dan's dream, btw. Probably should've used that to promote this lmao. Why did I pick Steven instead? well, t̶h̶a̷t̵'̵s̶ ̶s̴o̸m̴e̸t̷h̸i̶n̶g̸ I̷̢̦͇͈͋͘'̷͔͒̔m̶̖̙̪̿̈ ̷͖͙͂͝n̴̥̗͚̚ǫ̷̘͕̃͘t̶͚̓ ̷͚̜͑̌̈͝r̶̭̱̹̖̽́͊͘é̵͉̩͝a̸̡̹͚̦̓l̴͍̉l̴̜̪̦̘̕ẙ̷̭͙̙̈̎ s̶̯̮̱͈̈̎͆́̎̔̅̃̐͠͝ư̷̘̜͈̲̖̎̈́̊̐͂̔̎̚͠͠r̸̼͍̯̼̰͉͎͙͌͆́͐͂͊̕͜͠ę̴̠̰̫̹͑͌̐͗̇͌͘͝ ̶̨̧̧̤͖̱͈̼̭̮̲͆ͅͅa̴̪͕͋͆͊̎̐͑̅͐̎͗͠b̴̨̨̲̘͈̣̥̟̞̺̼͍̼̻̏̑̓̂́̒͘͜͝o̵͇͚͚̖̝̱̣̰͊̿̆̾̄̾͒͑̅̈́̂̚͘ư̸̢͍͍̭͈͚͚̫̭̍ţ̵̨̠͇͖͉̥̺̠͎̜̣̭͙̍̃̃h̸̰̘̩͂͗̒̒͜͝͝p̴̭̏̍̈́l̵̖̙̼̱̻͓͛̽̍̓h̶͙̬̣͐̐̌̎͠p̸̧̻̜̟͋͘͝l̵̛͎̤̝̩̺͔̋̾͜͝h̷͚̅͊͊̃̆p̴̳̒l̵̗̒͋
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Trouble in Paradise Bonus Panels available on Patreon! www.patreon.com/posts/troubl...
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Part 2 might shed some light on this
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best girl
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I reuse/edit a lot of the backgrounds, but the character art is always drawn "fresh". Also been doing it for years, so you get into a rythm, lol.
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Website was briefly down, not sure how long, but it has now been fixed!
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The opening scene shows this mysterious hybrid monster and then it show up in the last 20 minutes to eat a guy and be the last obstacle before they get away, like. This is the movie equivalent of when you start writing something out on a sign and realize you're running out of space for the letters.
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Here's why I think this is the worst one: With ALL the Jurassic films, except the first one which is perfect, you can ask yourself "why is this happening?" You'll notice that in all of them except this one, it's happening for a reason, even if that reason is stupid. in this one, things just HAPPEN.
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Like, they dedicated half the movie to a family that was just on a sailboat who they had to rescue randomly, but they fucked around on the island BY THEMSELVES for the entire movie ANYWAY, and the only payoff to this B-plot is that the small child can fit through the bars of a gate at the end.
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Well, I've finally seen Jurassic World Rebirth and it's honestly really impressive how a movie with so many cool ideas managed to waste literally all of them.
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I'm not dead btw. New storyline starts Sunday.
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good enough 🤝
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New Nortverse meta just dropped! Each storyline will now have 4 bonus panels at the end, available to Patreon supporters! They won't affect the plot, just a bit of extra art related to the setting of the storyline. www.patreon.com/posts/lakesi...
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"Why is this girl in poses that are censorship" has immediately entered my vocabulary, I'm sorry
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I occasionally get comments saying "I miss the porn" which is funny, because either a. they have a false memory of what my work has always been, or b. they think any nudity is porn. Like, the comedy was raunchier and there was probably more nudity, but it's like ... I never made porn, lol.
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Gameplay is fun so far, with mix of parrying/dodging and punishing after, and just straight up hack and slash. It leans Soulslike, but think Wo Long: Fallen Dynasty more than Sekiro. Also has mostly fun (but sometimes frustrating) platforming and exploring.
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It's official. I am a gooner. Played Stellar Blade. Tits bouncin', ass quakin'. It's good, honestly. So far it definitely feels like they spent more time on THE PLOT than the plot, but the combat is good so I'll look past it basically being legally distinct Nier Automata fan fiction.
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my half of an art trade with @nortverse.com u3u Sarah from the Nortverse comics cosplaying an OC of mine
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They must've taken the memes pretty hard over at Code Vein HQ seeing as the female sidekick in Code Vein 2 has *inverted* tiddies, now. Ngl, if I can't make peoples tits blast into orbit using emote animations in this game, that's a no from me, dawg.
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Probably because I changed my handle here to the website url. I'll get it fixed tomorrow! Thanks!
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How could we NOT be sorry? lol
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Oh, I'm not playing it like that, buddy, and I've got *receipts*
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I'll say this. My favorite part about this game so far is that you get to disagree with your inner monologue. It's cathartic, in a way, to be able to tell the part of your brain that wants booze and drugs to fuck off, for example. I also shoved my thumb up my ass to become honorable, in public, so.
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An update on my playthrough: Body is still in the tree. I am now roleplaying as someone *trying* to get their shit together, but I'm still pissing people off somehow. Investigated a haunted chimney, got some money from a boat lady, yet I'm still fully committed to recycling bottles for a living.
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Maybe I'm wrong, idk. Maybe massive tax cuts for capital owners will magically solve everything like some parties are promising, as their party members are on the boards of said capital owners companies. A coincidence and also perfectly legal ofc, despite not disclosing it.
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Anyway, we have an election here soon (Norway) and they put out a little quiz to see which party you most align with, and ya boi's a socialist. I mostly agree with ALL the commies according to this. Just some deranged leftist that wants everyone to be fed, housed, and happy.
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If EVER, a Bloodborne remaster will be a PS6 launch title like Demon's souls was for PS5. They're not wasting that on the PS5, OR on the PC market. It will be a console seller. And if it ISN'T a launch title for the PS6, I'm pretty sure any potential Bloodborne remaster is long dead.
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I have started playing Disco Elysium. Met a racist. Then later met the CEO of racism. All the while consistently forgetting to get that body out of that goddamn tree.
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Overcoming fear is often at the heart of "and that made me the man I am today" stories, but you're out here adding *literally* to the dictionary entry. Respect.
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Seeing memes online that the Lilo & Stitch live action sucks because Lilo gets handed over to CPS and Nani goes to college, but what happens to Stitch? Does he get euthanized or what.
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Gotta introduce myself, it's common curtesy!
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No one's guesed it yet!
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Hello, it's me, Nort. Wanna see sketches of Steven and the other dogs as puppies? That's on Patreon. BREAKING NEWS: Do you wanna know what the next STORYLINE is gonna be?? Also on Patreon. Support me financially only if you can afford it, and thank you for reading my comic. It's free.
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Patreon.com/nortuet You can also join for free.
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I posted two things to my Patreon which includes the names of the dogs from the recent storyline, as well as a drawing of all of them, including Steven, as puppies. Is that worth $3? You be the judge, I'm just out here shamelessly promoting.
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STILL thinking about Clair Obscur: Expedition 33, and the themes of loss, escapism and moving on. Especially how the game itself immerses you in it and confronts you with it at the end after lulling you in. It's brutal, as a conclusion to a narrative, but FUCK ME, Tomorrow comes. We Continue.
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Been doing stuff in the post-game, and I may be running a controversial build, but it's one that pays off. A counterattack build. My base Maelle does like 1m damage on counterattacks. Sure, I have to parry a lot, but I have to be good at it a lot less, so.
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I have finished Clair Obscur: Expedition 33. 10/10, no notes. It will fuck you up.
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Steven doesn't smoke or drink because he's a GOOD boy. Skateboarding on the other hand, IS cool.
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Despite my best efforts it seems like I can never make this comic free enough to read, lmao
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I also host the comic on my OWN website, lol.