2016-11-01 7:38:25 ¶ ●

streams over, thanks to all you guys for coming even if you didnt stay the whole time or if you came in late, or even if you had to watch me deal with technical difficulties

call that a trick within a bunch of treats or something

great night, also, expect something else more HS related coming soon

happy (not)halloween

2016-11-01 21:58:12 ¶ ●

## I've noticed that the god tier character at the start of the comic is a sylph of rage. Is that alluding to how a lot of people were angry about the ending of canon homestuck and this comic maybe fixing (healing) that, or was that just a coincidence?

It’s a happy coincidence! I like this interpretation, though.

2016-11-02 0:55:38 ¶ ●

## Is Vriska going to get stabbed again ::::o

;;;;)

2016-11-02 19:28:36 ¶ ●

Act 8 has updated with Act 5: Panels 1-7

I’d hoped to have more done by last night, so expect another update this evening (11/2).

> Act 8 is a project by fans, for fans, to produce a (largely) canon-compliant fanwork that expands on the Homestuck ending. It’s a celebration of our fandom’s ingenuity, an ACT of love towards Homestuck as a story and a larger phenomenon. It’s also just for the fun of it.

Forum | About | Start from the beginning.

2016-11-03 2:00:32 ¶ ●

## I'm loving Act 8 so far but I have one gripe, and it's a fairly big one since it breaks my immersion whenever I see it. People referring to the Genesis Frog as "she." The Genesis Frog is always referred to as male in Homestuck and Kanaya explicitly says that the GF is always male. And since this is the frog that Jade bred which was referred to as male, then it's not an exception to the rule.

Oh shiiiit

Trans frog

2016-11-03 2:02:48 ¶ ●

I think at one point austin brought that up and I was like “oh yeah” and then got distracted applying exactly the right amount of swoosh to Karkat’s hair in the next panel.

2016-11-03 2:28:05 ¶ ●

## when will the team listen to Austin

*Squints*

Austin, is this you?

2016-11-05 6:33:08 ¶ ●

Act 8 has updated with Act 5: Panels 8-11

> Act 8 is a project by fans, for fans, to produce a (largely) canon-compliant fanwork that expands on the Homestuck ending. It’s a celebration of our fandom’s ingenuity, an ACT of love towards Homestuck as a story and a larger phenomenon. It’s also just for the fun of it.

Forum | About | Start from the beginning.

2016-11-05 6:43:47 ¶ ●

## So I think I just woke the whole damn neighborhood up with the loudest "OOOOOOOOOOOOHHHHH FUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUCK" in the world.

I feel like this means we’ve done our job correctly, here.

2016-11-05 6:47:17 ¶ ●

## WHO WHAT WHERE WHEN WHY THE FUCK

hes just dead jim

2016-11-05 6:52:28 ¶ ●

## 0 - 100 REAL QUICK VRISKA WHAT THE FUC K

It happened so fast that Vriska looks a little surprised by events herself, doesn’t she?

2016-11-05 6:53:43 ¶ ●

## AAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHWWWWWWWWWHHHHHHHHHHHHHYYYYYYYYYYYY

2016-11-05 6:54:11 ¶ ●

## i want to congratulate whoever did the gif cause that is quality art right there

That would be our illustrious team leader, @gamzee !

2016-11-05 6:58:37 ¶ ●

## Looks like Vriska got a taste of her own mind medicine.

Good eyes, Anon!

2016-11-05 6:59:57 ¶ ●

## who was that controlling her i'm dyin squirtle

her source doesnt play games, and they dont leave her guessing

2016-11-05 8:32:16 ¶ ●

## Made the last panel of the latest update my wallpaper. Poor dave wonder how he'll act. Wonder if the dead will stay dead.

thats real neato buddy

but hey back after [s] game over happened people were expecting karkat to just walk outta the lava without a scratch like T2 with no consequence, maybe we will all finally live the schwarzeneggerkat dreams

2016-11-05 17:00:16 ¶ ●

Actually, this particular Ask should have gone under a cut, to avoid spoiling those who have not yet read the upd8…

> Karkat never got himself killed mouthing off to Jade in this timeline, so his Jane life hasn’t been wasted yet. He should be fine unless they turn their backs on the body.

Jane is love, Jane is life :o)

2016-11-05 17:03:18 ¶ ● ⬈

act8official:

> Act 8 has updated with Act 5: Panels 8-11

> > Act 8 is a project by fans, for fans, to produce a (largely) canon-compliant fanwork that expands on the Homestuck ending. It’s a celebration of our fandom’s ingenuity, an ACT of love towards Homestuck as a story and a larger phenomenon. It’s also just for the fun of it.

> Forum | About | Start from the beginning.

For the morning crowd…

2016-11-05 18:47:54 ¶ ●

## somebody save these poor kids

We’re working on it, I promise.

2016-11-05 20:37:57 ¶ ●

## AAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAA AAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAA AAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAA w h y

aaaaaaaaa

(because it’s Scream Time)

2016-11-06 2:12:01 ¶ ●

## discovered act 8 yesterday just in time for the new update!!! im dying here with this cliffhanger :OOOOO (also everyone on the team is doing such a fantastic job!!! this is amazing omg... thanks to all of you for working so hard on an incredible project)

Thank you! I am super proud of this team. They are clever and fun and easy to work with, I have made some really good friends. We will keep at it, hope to have more ready for you soon.

2016-11-06 2:12:53 ¶ ●

## okay who can defeat vriska in battle?

two vriskas

2016-11-08 3:00:45 ¶ ●

## how do you guys feel about the hate you get for being so different from canon and what else is going on in it? personally i love what act 8's been doing , i'm just a lil curious

Hi Anon! Glad you’ve been enjoying Act 8 so far :)

I can’t speak for the team as a whole, so I’m just going to give you my thoughts as plain ol’ @bluebirdofgrumpiness on this.

Mostly the level of “hate” we’ve received has been pretty mild. Sometimes it flares up, and that can get frustrating. I’m one of the oldest team members, and the oldest on Core Team. I’m also not as heavily invested in Homestuck as folks who have been fans for its entire run, so I’m able to weather these flareups of grumbling pretty well. It’s still a bummer to read bad reviews of something I worked on, of course, but mostly it’s been unobtrusive. A lot of the complaints only show up in the Tumblr search (which I run regularly, because I have missed Fanart Friday posts by not doing so, and also because of simple human curiosity), and not in our askbox or the tag.

Most of the negative commentary we receive has been focused on the project itself, and while some of it has strayed into the personal, it’s not like we’ve received violent threats, so it’s not too hard for me to shake off. The worst part is seeing how upset it makes some of my friends on the team, and not being able to do anything about that.

As far as Act 8 diverging in some respects from canon… There are actual divergences, and there are also differences in interpreting canon at work here. People can read the same text and get different things from it, and some folks haven’t liked our interpretation. With a canon this sprawling and a fandom this large, that’s bound to happen.

As for the intentional differences, those were also bound to ruffle some feathers. But there’s no way for this team to make a Homestuck exactly like Andrew Hussie’s because none of us are him. May as well be damned for forging our own path than being a substandard imitation, especially if we can have fun along the way.

2016-11-12 3:48:40 ¶ ●

Hey guys. The team had a hard week, but we’re going to stick to it. All of us are having to reexamine our priorities going forward into 2017. But we’ll keep doing our best. Delays are already longer than I ever thought appropriate and they’re looking longer still, but I won’t quit. Thank you everybody.

2016-11-12 19:18:48 ¶ ●

## Is that Sylph of Rage ever going to show up again?

I wouldn’t be surprised, she’s the meddlesome sort ;o)

2016-11-17 20:42:33 ¶ ●

## Thank you for your excelent job on Act 8, it's really well made and I really love how you try to show every character (Im still curious about one thing, but that would be bit spoilery, so I wont mention, but its about prince player >: D), I love you!

!! Thanks so much for the nice message, and I’m glad you’re enjoying Act 8 so far. We’ll just have to see how those spoilery things unfold ;o)

2016-11-19 3:10:17 ¶ ● ⬈

artisticprotector:

> That upd8 sure was something… @act8official

Oh noooo, poor krab :o( … I love those eyes in the background, by the way. And the eerie, green lighting.

2016-11-22 18:37:13 ¶ ●

## Are y'all ok? We haven't heard much from y'all in a while....

Hi Anon! We are mostly… still adjusting to the new face of the future after the results of the election, to be honest. Frantically reshuffling priorities, looking for full time work, trying not to drown in our own bitter tears, etc.

We’ve been unofficially on hiatus, so I guess this is just making it official. Our core team is still in regular contact to discuss scheduling and how to move forward from here, but things are kind of murky right now. I know that I’ve personally been expending a lot of spoons on things like calling my state representatives, and I haven’t had many left over to contribute to this project :/

Morale is low.

Short version: Act 8 will continue, we’re just having to reevaluate when and at what pace.

2016-11-24 2:34:43 ¶ ●

## I WANT YOU TO KNOW THAT WE LOVE YOU!!! AND THAT NO MATTER WHAT THE TEAM MAY BE GOING THROUGH, WE WILL ALL BE RIGHT HERE SUPPORTING YOU ALL!!!! ヾ(≧ ³≦)ﾉ♡

Thank you Anon ;u; Your words of support and encouragement mean a lot to us all. Throughout this project our readers have been wonderful, and we’re thankful for every one of you!