2016-10-01 22:04:00 ¶ ●

Act 8 has updated with Act 3: Panels 55-68

> 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.

2016-10-02 2:23:38 ¶ ●

## john is pretty much everyone who's ever read homestuck

The confusion is definitely relatable.

2016-10-02 2:30:39 ¶ ●

## Oh my god. Were you guys referencing that one video with Shinji in the void with that last page of John's text there?

Shinji Ikari is, indeed, what the refrance :o)

2016-10-02 6:57:43 ¶ ●

for all of you people out there who liked this last upd8s john rant

2016-10-02 7:30:22 ¶ ●

## more Austinado posts when?

technically im always in the background of all of the posts that you ever see, as well as every upd8

you have no idea how far my influence has reached

im like mr fantastic only instead of stretching my body like a rigid deviantart contortion fetishist im part time puppeteering all of these characters that you know and love on a semi bi-weekly basis with a group of fucking dorks

2016-10-02 8:01:19 ¶ ●

## John can have his nonfake anger tantrum, I'm just glad we got a Jade extradimensional topology speculation, that was rad

Something for everybody in this upd8 :o)

Also, did you all know that @gamzee is brilliant and full of arcane space knowledge in addition to wielding major art skills? It’s true.

2016-10-02 23:49:25 ¶ ●

## Hey I just want to point out a thing. When John and Jane speak to eachother. Jane mentions Caliborn, and if I remember correctly, if you say the other cherubs name to a not fully grown cherub, its brother/sister takes over the body, so maybe they should be tossing around his name like that? Or am I missing something?

Callie and Caliborn are sort of a bizarre case at this point, since via shenanigans they no longer share a body. That’s also why Callie will never physically mature into an adult of her species; she’s really only half of a Cherub, as she never predominated over and absorbed her other half.

2016-10-02 23:53:19 ¶ ●

## hi! i read all of act 8 in one day and was delighted by what i found! the quality of the art is wonderful (some of those flashes were just "!!!!") and i laughed out loud at the humor like i used to when the original HS was upd8ing. the dialogue is smart and has a fresh viewpoint from hussie's on what interactions need to happen to show us new facets of each character--really lovely transformative canon/fanon interaction. thank you for the spectacular work!

Oh my goodness, thank you for taking the time to send us this message! I have the biggest smile on my face right now :o) And I’m so glad that you’re enjoying it so far. That’s really all we want with Act 8, is for the people making it and reading it to have a good time.

2016-10-03 3:12:31 ¶ ●

## I absolutely love the fact that you referenced Evangelion. Kudos, my dudes.

2016-10-03 5:07:00 ¶ ●

## /watch?v=jYZfeY8Vg0E check out this totally awesome video dude! it is SO homestuck

im homestucking my pants RIGHT now

2016-10-03 8:05:39 ¶ ●

Act 8 has updated with Act 3: Panels 69-77

> 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.

2016-10-03 8:48:32 ¶ ●

## I really love the story so far, but I have one question, does act 8 cover the fact the Condesce could only be killed when she was no longer needed by Lord English? It was never really stated why she was no longer needed in canon.

No plans to cover that, I’m afraid. My theory was always that her conditional mortality was tied to Lord English’s boon, which deactivated upon the release of the treasure juju. Act 8’s script is already dense with Hapenings, and as hard as I shook that jar I just couldn’t get any pennies out that I felt I had valuable things to say regarding. So, it is a subject I will leave for other talented fan folk to address.

2016-10-03 8:50:58 ¶ ●

## what's the book that rose and calliope are reading and when do we get to know what the wand can do?

It is a mysterious iteration of Rose Lalonde’s diary that has been written and drawn in. It contains brief accounts of scattered events from the pasts and futures of alternate timelines, presumably doomed.

The wand does magic!

2016-10-03 9:06:21 ¶ ●

## Are you planning on making any timelines e.g. Gamzee or Caliborn's masterpiece?

I think there are a few things that qualify, but none that prod too strongly at anything already established.

2016-10-05 18:06:58 ¶ ●

## i hope the entire crew is having a nice day! remember to eat and drink enough, and get enough rest. see ya! :o)

Thank you, Anon! What a nice message :o)

(And an excellent self care reminder for team members!)

2016-10-06 6:29:10 ¶ ●

## Why will Jade loose all her powers with the Green Sun's destruction? Wouldn't she only loose the powers granted to her by the green sun and still have her base powers as a Witch of Space?

Oh, Jade’s only losing the Green Sun related powers, it’s just that those particular powers are very useful indeed. Moreover, Jade is used to relying on those powers, so I imagine that while she may learn to compensate quite well for no longer having them, it may take a long time.

2016-10-06 23:26:06 ¶ ● ⬈

## Act8 is better

hsactomega:

> I know, right? Act 8 is friggin awesome!!!

Please do not be rude to our friends at Act Omega :o( We like them and their project very much.

2016-10-06 23:34:48 ¶ ●

## Hi so uh i don't really get what's going on between Calliope and Gamzee, are they going to become one?

That is the gist of things, with Davepetasprite^2 as an additional ingredient. Their final form will be mostly Calliope, as cherubs have a natural advantage when it comes to predominating a self composed of multiple wills.

2016-10-07 23:03:20 ¶ ●

## I am not sure why but I find Jane doing a speech cute. Then again, I find Jane to be cute on her own. I swear that kids have cuteness in their DNA (except Striders; they seemingly got swag or whatever instead). JANE IS LOVE JANE IS LIFE. please take good care of her in this resolution.

Team 8 is definitely on board the Nice Things for Jane train :o)

2016-10-07 23:08:54 ¶ ●

## vriska is OP, pls nerf her

A vintage Homestuck prayer. Perhaps someday it shall be answered.

2016-10-08 0:47:04 ¶ ●

## Will we ever get to hear god tier (or dead (idfk)) caliopies story? A.K.A, Gamzee's time line? (Sorry, I'm kinda new to the fandom).

;o)

2016-10-08 0:49:25 ¶ ●

Act 8 has updated with Act 4: Panels 1-6

> 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.

2016-10-08 0:57:25 ¶ ●

Here is my tentative update schedule for the rest of the month;

- every day between now and the 15th, in small chunks, unless we run out of story to post
- an “intermission” over the week of the 16th
- sizeable updates on the 23rd and 24th
- Absolutely Probably Nothing Special On The 25th

This is, of course, subject to change, but not severely. Get ready for the scariest October yet.

2016-10-08 2:02:05 ¶ ●

## AAAAAA I CRIED TEARS OF JOY AT THAT HUG

I think we all did, Anon :’) I know helping make this content was good for my soul.

2016-10-08 2:10:28 ¶ ● ⬈

namppa:

> Post control Gamzee is confused, scared and angry because He doesn’t know what to do if someone isn’t ordering him around

Clown Feels reactivating in 3…2…1… ;_;

2016-10-08 3:08:27 ¶ ● ⬈

imhereformysciencefriends:

> Quite possibly the longest I have ever spent on any one piece of artwork, I present the finished product of that drawing I started how long ago!! And just in time for Inktober.
> This was inspired by Act 8, though it’s not any scene in particular. I cannot recommend Act 8 highly enough to anyone, so please know that if you’ve been pondering going and reading it then you ABSOLUTELY should.
> I may post close ups here soon, but here is the full picture, taken from my phone camera. A lot of love went into this but it pales in comparison to my love for Act 8.

This is beautiful, and I love that you gave us the image both ways round so that that we can fully appreciate it.

2016-10-08 3:51:01 ¶ ●

## I guess you could say Aradia really CHARGED into that TEAM hug, eh?

You sure could :D

2016-10-08 3:52:10 ¶ ●

## YOOOOOOOOOO THE NEW ACT 8 ALBUM IS HYPE I LOVE IT SO MUCH <3 :D

The album team did such a great job! I’m so glad you like it, and I hope they all see this message :o)

2016-10-08 3:57:16 ¶ ●

## I now have this, nightfall, and hiveswap to be trash about. Thank you

*thumbs up* There’s a lot to be excited about! It feels incredibly cool to be a part of one of those exciting things :o)

2016-10-08 4:02:18 ¶ ● ⬈

alexisokaynow:

> @act8official This was the most important update

I’m so glad you enjoyed it, and enough to make fanart, even! Thanks for helping make this Friday the best day it could be for Team 8 :o)

2016-10-08 4:25:23 ¶ ● ⬈

derse–dreamer:

> Hey @act8official, its Friday! This means that it’s about time I made you lovely people some fan art. I had to redraw one of my favorite scenes so far, which includes the carapaces that I just love to death. You guys are doing an outstanding job, keep up the good work!!

Aaa, thank you so much, this is beautiful!

2016-10-08 7:04:14 ¶ ● ⬈

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thenewcaliborn:

> YOU HAVE ALL WAITED FOR THIS MOMENT. WELL. REST ASSURED THAT THIS IS NOTHING BUT A TASTE. A TASTE OF THE ENTIRE WORK THAT IS MY ORCHESTRAL SOUNDS JOURNEY. TOGETHER. WE WILL LAUGH. WE WILL CRY. AND MOST IMPORTANTLY. WE WILL ROCK THE FUCK OUT.

> THESE TRACKS. ARE A STORY. AND I DEDICATE THIS CHAPTER TO THE MISERABLE HORRIBLE DEFALCATORS, @act8official

2016-10-08 10:16:16 ¶ ●

## Act 8 has 413 likes :0!!!

!! So it does :oD

2016-10-09 7:57:16 ¶ ●

## MS Paint Fan Adventures

10/8 Update - Act 4 Pages 7-11

> Trying out smaller, less ceremonious posts for these daily updates we’re doing this week. As always, act 8 is a fan project made out of love and joy and my blood. Mostly my blood.

2016-10-09 18:17:22 ¶ ●

## THIS WAS THE CUTEST UPDATE YET, ARADIA IS SUCH A SWEETIE. AAAAAA.

Aaa, I’m so glad you enjoyed it, and thanks for sending us such a nice message!

We are having a lot of fun with these Team Charge pages, it must be said }:)

2016-10-09 18:47:19 ¶ ●

## Loved your most recent update! Just wanted to point out though on page 231 that Tavros line of "sO DID YOU SEE, HOW I GAVE HIM A FIRM TREADNUB, tO HIS EQUALLY THICK PENTINENCE DOME," near the top of the page, shouldn't that H in how be lowercase? Keep up your awesome work!

Nice catch, Anon! Actually, I think Tavros’s quirk might be off in a few other places as well, I’ll see about getting those fixed today.

2016-10-10 10:15:53 ¶ ● ⬈

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thenewcaliborn:

> I AM GLAD YOU ALL ENJOYED MY LAST INSTALLMENT. BUT I DO NOT THINK YOU REALIZE EXACTLY WHAT YOU ARE IN FOR. YOU SEE, THAT WAS ONLY THE FIRST STEP. IN A JOURNEY OF A THOUSAND STEPS, ON A TREADMILL. A TREADMILL FACING THE BRILLIANT DAWN OF MY MUSIC CAREER. THAT YOU WILL ALL WALK. FOREVER.

> YOU ARE FIRMLY BUCKLED THE FUCK IN. AND THE VELOCITIES AT WHICH THIS ALBUM WILL APPROACH THE COOL BARRIER ARE SO DEADLY. THAT UNFASTENING YOUR SAFETY RESTRAINTS NOW WOULD MEAN INSTANT DEATH. SO FOR YOUR SAKE I HIGHLY RECOMMEND REMAINING “TUNED IN.”

> I DEDICATE THIS TRACK TO MY DEAD IDIOT SISTER.

2016-10-11 11:10:14 ¶ ●

Slight delay on the next update, but it will be here bigger, faster, and stronger. Tomorrow night. Meanwhile I am incredibly busy on something cool. Thanks everybody for your patience.

2016-10-12 22:50:08 ¶ ●

## Yo are we gonna develop karkat a bit? In hs he rly hasnt done much tbh... Just curious of whats gona happen w him.

We definitely have plans for Karkat! Oh, such plans do we have…

2016-10-12 22:52:17 ¶ ●

## Jade keeps talking about losing her powers, but even after the Green Sun's power is completely gone, she'll still be God Tier, won't she? She should still have a whole bunch of cool powers just like everyone else, even if she loses the First Guardian ones.

Yup! Her God Tier powers are intact. It may take her a while to figure out what exactly was Green Sun powered, and how to compensate for no longer having that boost, though.

2016-10-12 22:59:04 ¶ ●

## OK! So far pretty much everything with the words and the characterizations have been on point. However, I've been holding my breath and waiting for her to arrive. Yes. My precious Aries child. See, I happen to have some particularly BIG FEELINGS about this character in particular. You can understand my apprehension about the way she'd be presented. But I can now say with certainty that you've done her justice. Keep up the excellent work, my friends.

Oh gosh, what a nice message! Thanks so much for taking the time to write to us, we’re really happy the Aradia characterization is working for you. It’s been a really fun section to work on :o)

2016-10-12 23:01:17 ¶ ●

## plot twist: neither condy nor LE were "true" final boss, only regular final bosses.

Ooo, have we mentioned lately that we love fan theories?

2016-10-12 23:21:29 ¶ ●

## austinados irony is the true final boss

@austinado, they’re on to you…

2016-10-12 23:24:58 ¶ ●

## I just wanted to say you guys are doing a fantastic job! It really feels just like homestuck, and I'm so glad you are all reviving so many important characters, like gamzee, aradia, etc. but my question is, Do you think you all will give every old character somewhat of a roll? Like Equius or Nepeta Or even some other dancestors?

Hmm, while we can’t guarantee that every single character will play a significant role, we’re definitely trying to include as many as we can in the time we have available. It’s fairly safe to expect that you’ll at least SEE your old faves again at some point along the way.

2016-10-12 23:26:29 ¶ ●

## Theory: They need grist for 100% completion. Usually, you need to do something to trigger event flags for true final boss, and SBURB is technically a video game... Even if it's deadly, world-ending one.

:O

(lovin’ the fan theories!)

2016-10-12 23:30:03 ¶ ●

## maybe the real final boss is the friends we made along the way

This just in: Defeat your friends in battle to become God of a new world. Go on, do it.

(Note: Do not actually do this.)

2016-10-13 23:51:35 ¶ ●

Turns out there is a storm headed for my part of the country tonight, and it’s likely to continue through the weekend. I may lose power, and that’s going to put a big dent in the content I had planned for the second half of this month, if it does happen. As much as I would love to stay on schedule, I’m just giving you guys a heads up if that’s not how it pans out. Thanks everybody for your patience.

2016-10-15 1:12:02 ¶ ●

Act 8 has updated with Act 4: Panels 12-19

> 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.

2016-10-15 3:10:59 ¶ ● ⬈

crow-with-a-shortcake:

> theyre Good and Pure

> im crying i forgot aradias wings oh well

> @act8official

> (x)

I think my favorite part of this is Sollux’s grumpy face. Or maybe it’s how happy Tavros and Aradia look? In any case, thanks a bunch for the rad fanart, @crow-with-a-shortcake!

2016-10-16 18:05:12 ¶ ●

## can i just day, looovvee the art. its so smooth and simple and nice to look at!

Aw, thank you! I hope the entire art team gets to see this nice message :o)