Fueled by Insanity

Devlog

• Status Update
  August 31, 2024 by Xarishro

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  So, I have good news and some very slightly temporarily bad news. The good news is that my visa application was approved, so I can stay in the UK forever now! After 5 years of having to stress over wh... Continue reading
• Life Update
  July 01, 2024 by Xarishro

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  Hiya! First things first, I am still working on FbI, though progress has been slow. Hopefully that should change soon! But anyway, stuff is going well in terms of getting my citizenship. There's still... Continue reading
• Plans for the moment
  April 30, 2024 by Xarishro

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  Hiya! So, to let you all know what's going on. I've currently been spending time studying in preparation for taking my citizenship test. That kinda has to take priority over everything else right now... Continue reading

  
• April Fool's VN + Google Translate memes
  April 01, 2024 by Xarishro

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  Hiya! So if anyone hasn't seen it yet, I made an April Fool's Day vn called Fueled by Wolves. Play it. It's good. Do it. https://xarishro.itch.io/fueled-by-wolves And for something else: you know how... Continue reading
• Wrist issues suck, but I'm still here!
  February 01, 2024 by Xarishro

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  Just typing up a quick thing to keep everyone in the loop about what's going on. My wrists have been hurting a bunch for the past month and it got really bad a few weeks ago. It got to the point where... Continue reading
• Delayed update, so have some character thoughts in the meantime
  December 15, 2023 by Xarishro

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  Hiya. So unfortunately, there will not be an update this month due to a combination of reasons. The first is that I've been working on redoing my outline for the four remaining routes because I was no... Continue reading
• Fueled by Insanity 0.16 Update
  October 31, 2023 by Xarishro

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  Hiya! Update 0.16 has arrived! This concludes the ending of the Reject - Tracy route. For anyone confused about how routes work, reject/accept refers to whether or not you've accepted Caijoru's deal... Continue reading

  
• Aiming to have next update out by the end of next month.
  September 29, 2023 by Xarishro

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  Hiya! So, to check in with you all and let you know how things are going: this upcoming update will be bigger than I anticipated. I am currently sitting at 9,000 words and have a lot left to go. With... Continue reading

  
• Fueled by Insanity 0.15 Update
  August 14, 2023 by Xarishro

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  Hiya! Update 0.15 has arrived! So first things first. I said in a previous devlog that this would be the ending of Tracy's route. I may have vastly underestimated how much writing would need to go int... Continue reading

  
• Working on Tracy's route
  July 01, 2023 by Xarishro

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  Hiya! It's been a while. Life has been busy recently. I am currently in the process of moving and so I'm going back and forth between two houses constantly. There's also a lot of other stuff that's be... Continue reading

  
• Fueled by Insanity 0.14 Update
  May 15, 2023 by Xarishro

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  Hiya! Update 0.14 is finally here! Hurray! This update is just barely under 20,000 words long and is split between Ted's, Sean's, and Tracy's routes on the Reject path. If anyone has forgotten, this r... Continue reading

  
• Montly Check-in
  May 01, 2023 by Xarishro

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  Hiya! It is time for a monthly check-in thingy to let you all know how things are going so far. (As a note, everything for this update is going to be for the reject path) I was really hoping to have t... Continue reading

  
• This, too, is a devlog
  April 01, 2023 by Xarishro

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  (Oh my god my browser refreshed and deleted the devlog right as I was about to post it so I'm having to do it all over again ahhhhhhhhhhhh) I didn't have time to do anything for April Fool's, but I st... Continue reading

  
• Blake sprite COMPLETE overhaul
  March 25, 2023 by Xarishro

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  As the title says, Blake's sprite has been completely reworked from the ground up. I wasn't happy with the old sprite at all. OLD His face shape was weird. His eyes were very strangely shaped. They we... Continue reading

  
• Injury. Not able to work at the moment.
  March 11, 2023 by Xarishro

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  Hiya. I feel like I just have bad luck or something. I've currently got a leg injury and am barely able to walk at the moment. I've been advised to wear a knee brace and keep my leg propped up, so I'v... Continue reading

  
• I'm still here and writing!
  February 01, 2023 by Xarishro

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  Hiya. I wanted to let you all know what's going on again cause I'd feel bad if I sat in silence without giving updates and stuff. I'll start by saying that this upcoming build is sitting at 6k words a... Continue reading
• Back from MFF. I shall start writing again.
  December 07, 2022 by Xarishro

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  Hiya! I took about a month break since I needed time to step back from FbI and come back to it fresh. Plus with life situation, a break was needed. I went to MFF. Had fun hanging out with people. And... Continue reading
• Plans and stuff
  October 22, 2022 by Xarishro

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  Hiya! So! Things. Words. Stuff. So, last month was the end of the entire accept path which was a huge milestone and I'm very happy I was able to get his far. With that said, that doesn't mean I can't... Continue reading

  
• Fueled by Insanity 0.13 Update
  September 28, 2022 by Xarishro

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  Hiya! Build 0.13 is out now! This update concludes the Accept - Daren route. This also means that the entirety of the Accept path is completed! All that's left will be the reject routes. This update i... Continue reading

  
• Progress Report
  September 15, 2022 by Xarishro

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  Hiya. I wanted to let all of you know how things are going so far. I am still aiming to get the 0.13 build out by the end of this month. That is my goal. Unfortunately, I cannot give a 100% guarantee... Continue reading

  
• Progress so far
  August 09, 2022 by Xarishro

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  Hiya. I wanted to let you guys know what's going on and try to give a time frame if I can. I've had to take it easy recently due to health issues here and there. I've passed three kidney stones since... Continue reading
• Next update will be delayed
  June 28, 2022 by Xarishro

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  Hiya. Like the title says, the next update will need to be delayed. I know there's still another half month before this update was meant to come out anyway, but I want to let people know ahead of time... Continue reading
• Fueled by Insanity 0.12 Update
  May 09, 2022 by Xarishro

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  Hiya! Build 0.12 is out! Six days earlier than planned, too. This update adds the option to refuse to follow Ted into the cave, which gives one more ending for this route. All I can say is that it has... Continue reading
• April Fool's Day :D
  April 01, 2022 by Xarishro

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  Hiya! I've been thinking about it for a while, and with it being the start of a new month, I've decided to make changes/clear some stuff up about the characters in Fueled by Insanity. I've received a... Continue reading

  
• Next Update will be May 15th
  March 28, 2022 by Xarishro

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  Hiya! Just wanted to mention that the 0.12 update will be out on May 15th. I've a lot of free time these past two weeks so I've already got the writing done. It's 14,000 words, the most out of any upd... Continue reading

  
• Fueled by Insanity 0.11 Update
  March 13, 2022 by Xarishro

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  Hiya! Build 0.11 is now out! This update contains three different endings for the Accept - Ted route. There will be two more endings for the route coming up in the next update after this one. The thre... Continue reading
• Planned update for March 15th
  March 03, 2022 by Xarishro

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  Hiya! I figured I'd let people know that this next update should be coming out on time. Usually I make a devlog a month in advance to let people know how it's going, but I didn't have that much done a... Continue reading

  
• Fueled by Insanity 0.10 Update
  January 15, 2022 by Xarishro

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  Hiya! Build 0.10 is out now! GORE WARNING! This is an update for the Accept path. Speaking of which, I should probably make it more clear what I mean by Accept and Reject paths. It's in reference to w... Continue reading
• Planned update for January 15th
  January 02, 2022 by Xarishro

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  Hiya. Just letting everyone know that I'm making it my goal to have the next update out on the 15th of this month. I was hoping to get it released sooner, but decided that since this will be the most... Continue reading
• I need some time
  December 10, 2021 by Xarishro

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  I don't really know the right way to go about saying stuff, but my grandmother passed away a few days ago and I'm just not able to get in the mindset to work on stuff at the moment. I've been trying t... Continue reading
• Progress report. Updated Jeffrey Expressions.
  November 10, 2021 by Xarishro

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  Hiya! I figured I'd let people know how things are going so far. The next build is still planned to be out on December 15th. At the moment, I've written 7.5k words, so I'm technically ahead of schedul... Continue reading

  
• Fueled by Insanity 0.09 Update
  October 14, 2021 by Xarishro

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  Hiya! Build 0.09 is here a day early. Enjoy! This is an update for the Reject path, specifically Daren's and Marshall's routes. It is 10k words long, has one new music track, a couple new expressions... Continue reading
• Progress so far for this period
  September 14, 2021 by Xarishro

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  Hiya. I figure even if I'm only posting updates once every 2 months now, it can't hurt to let you all know how progress is coming along so far for the October update. Currently, I've got about 2.5k wo... Continue reading

  
• Fueled by Insanity 0.08 Update
  August 14, 2021 by Xarishro

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  Hiya! Build 0.08 is here. I hope you enjoy! First things first: I've changed the way I'm labeling the file names to make sure things are more clear. The default version is now labeled as 18+ due to co... Continue reading
• Delay for next update
  July 12, 2021 by Xarishro

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  Hiya. I'm wanting to apologize in advance since I won't be able to have this build ready for the 15th of this month like I had planned for. I am working on it and do have a majority of the build done... Continue reading

  
• Six Short Stories
  June 15, 2021 by Xarishro

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  Hiya! I mentioned in my previous devlog that I would be working on some short stories that would follow different characters from Fueled by Insanity, so here they are! It was fun getting to write diff... Continue reading
• Starting up writing again. Planned update for July 15th.
  June 01, 2021 by Xarishro

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  Hiya! I just wanted to let everyone know that my wrists are doing well enough now that I can start working on Fueled by Insanity again. I haven't recovered 100%, so I can't put a guarantee on July 15t... Continue reading
• This is a devlog
  April 01, 2021 by Xarishro

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  Hiya! This is a devlog. Today is April 1st. There's not actually an April Fool's Day joke here, however. I originally had planned to make a parody crossover thing for today, but due to not being able... Continue reading

  
• Continued Delays
  March 06, 2021 by Xarishro

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  Hiya. I want to apologize about having to delay again. I won't be able to have the next update out this month. My kidney isn't doing quite as bad at the moment thankfully, though I am still having iss... Continue reading
• Health update/Potential delays for next build
  January 20, 2021 by Xarishro

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  Hiya. I mentioned in my previous devlog about the 0.07 update that the kidney infection returned and that I'd keep you all updated about it, so here's that update. To keep things short, I went to he h... Continue reading
• Fueled by Insanity 0.07 Update
  January 15, 2021 by Xarishro

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  Hiya! Build 0.07 is finally here, and I'm hoping you all enjoy it. This build is 10k words, bringing the story up to a total of about 77k words so far. This build progresses from the Reject path and s... Continue reading
• The antibiotics are working and I'm doing a lot better now
  December 02, 2020 by Xarishro

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  Hiya. Just wanted to give an update that I'm doing quite a bit better now. I'm not exactly 100% yet, but I'm able to function a lot better. Today's the last day of my antibiotic treatment and they've... Continue reading
• Turns out it is an infection. Probably no update next month.
  November 27, 2020 by Xarishro

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  It's unlikely that I'll be able to post an update next month, unfortunately. Doctors did some tests and diagnosed me with a kidney infection and prescribed some antibiotics. At the moment, I'm taking... Continue reading
• Week-long Migraine and Possible Kidney Infection. Progress might be slow this month.
  November 24, 2020 by Xarishro

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  I'm not really able to work on much of anything at the moment since I've had what feels like a migraine since last Thursday and it's not been getting any better. I've also got a constant pain in my ri... Continue reading
• Fueled by Insanity 0.06 Update
  November 15, 2020 by Xarishro

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  Hi! Update 0.06 is out, which starts off Day 6 of the Accept route. This update was confusing to write due to all the dialogue branches based on previous choices (such as who you texted on Night 5, if... Continue reading
• Had my month off and I'm ready to get back to work
  October 17, 2020 by Xarishro

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  Hiya! I just wanted to notify you all that I'm back from my one month hiatus and am excited and ready to get back to working on Fueled by Insanity. The time off helped a ton with getting me into a bet... Continue reading

  
• Taking the Month Off
  September 24, 2020 by Xarishro

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  Hiya. Just giving an update that I'll be taking this update period off. I've got quite a bit of life stuff I need to get done and could also use the time off to get into a better mindset in general. I... Continue reading
• Fueled by Insanity 0.05 Update
  September 15, 2020 by Xarishro

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  Hiya! Update 0.05 is out, which finishes off Day 5. Shoutouts to my artist, Coza, for his contributions. Shoutouts as well to Melo for playtesting the build. He managed to catch a few typos as well as... Continue reading
• Fueled by Insanity 0.04 Update
  August 15, 2020 by Xarishro

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  #Update

  Hiya! Update 0.04 is out. It goes up through part of Day 5, and also adds in the missing options from the arcade in Day 4. I've also updated the visuals on my itch page here. Hopefully you guys like i... Continue reading
• Fueled by Insanity 0.03 Update
  July 15, 2020 by Xarishro

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  #Update

  Hiya! Update 0.03 is now out, which goes up through Day 4. My wrist is not 100% yet, but is doing way better than it was last week, so I was still able to get a lot done. Unfortunately, I wasn't able... Continue reading
• Progress so far/Wrist Issues/Plans/Furry VN Survey
  July 05, 2020 by Xarishro

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  #Progress

  Hey there! I just wanted to give a quick update about how things are going. I've got quite a bit of writing done so far, and my artist has finished most of the main art assets that I need for this bui... Continue reading
• Fueled by Insanity 0.02 Update
  June 15, 2020 by Xarishro

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  #Second Update

  Hiya! Update 0.02 is now here, which goes up through Day 3. I feel like I've got a good working schedule that I've set up for Fueled by Insanity, so I should be able to continue to release updates on... Continue reading
• Android Build is finally here!
  May 22, 2020 by Xarishro

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  #Android

  Hiya! Several people have requested an android build, and I do apologize I didn't have one at launch. I ended up with way more issues than I was expecting to have while trying to make it. The short ve... Continue reading
• Fueled by Insanity 0.01 Release
  May 15, 2020 by Xarishro

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  #First Update

  Phew, here goes nothing! I'm Xarishro, the writer and musician for Fueled by Insanity. It's been a lot of fun working on working on this project so far, and I plan on continuing it with monthly update... Continue reading