2017 began with a bit of an unhealthy tumble, but now that I'm back in full swing, motivation is on a new high. I've began updating Melody Maze regularly again, and practiced playing the new piano tracks (almost) every day. It's going great, and I'll probably do a test recording on a grand piano soon, before adding more tracks to the overall collection (I want there to be a total of nine, including the cover of Ambience).

Here's a preview of the fifth song. It has errors, but I'll keep practicing.

My patrons also have access to a new page now. It only shows how far they are in getting the cumulative rewards and there's a display of the current completion percentage of my projects. There will also be differences in the background, but that's not a main priority for me.

There's nothing else to report, so I'll go back into hiding.

This month's artist has been named in many of my projects, such as in Halfquake Sunrise for providing textures and inspiration. I've known her for a very long time now, and she has never let go of her passion to create. Recently, she started offering her art on stickers and tshirts (I have this one), and I urge you to check out the wares!
Thank you, Panterdjuret, for being around for a decade and more, and for being supportive of everything I create.

Without further ado, here are more random articles from yours truly:

• Making of the song Keep on Going
• Updates for Melody Maze
• Practicing Song #2 (Video)
• Preview of Ambience Piano Version

I've made a new song, it's called "keep on going". You can download it here.

And some of my songs have been used in several animations.

Robert Yang also mentioned Halfquake in an interview with him, which was a nice surprise!

I'm still working on the piano album (you can see me practicing here), and my game. As usual, I'll post more stuff as soon as it's available.

Until next time!

Dmitriy's Postal 2 mod Useless Soul is still being worked on, as you can see in the concept art above. If you want, you can follow the mod's progress on any of the following links:

• Useless Soul Facebook Group
• Useless Soul community at VK
• Halfquake community at VK

What else happened? Halfquake Amen turned 14, and I sent away the final Halfquake DVD. The books for Walter's Deal have suffered from a tiny issue (italic letters are hard to print, apparently!), but they are finally ready to be shipped now.

Special shout out to Szaladin for reaching the next cumulative patreon reward! Head over to his page and leave him a delicious like, I promise you he'll cherish it.

I'll keep on working on the next thing. Wish me luck!

Walter's Deal is real! Get your copy on Amazon, if you want to hold it in your hands. A signed gift edition is available in the store.