SamSuka
americanmcgee

americanmcgee

patreon


americanmcgee activity

Twitch Stream Incoming!

Dear Insane Children, 

Alright! I think we have everything set up, tested, and ready to go with Twitch. 

We are scheduled for tomorrow morning (Shanghai time). Here's the time info: 

2020-04-08 01:57:57 +0000 UTC View Post

YouTube Party is OVER - Prepare to Twitch!

Dear Insane Children, 

After several frustrating days and multiple Truly Dumb(tm) interactions with YouTube support, I've decided to throw in the towel. YouTube Studio is so broken that it won't schedule an upcoming live stream properly. Kinda looks like this... <...

View Post

Live Stream = Dead Stream

Dear Insane Children, 

Martin and I seem to have worked out the dark voodoo of Zoom + YouTube + Defeating The Great Firewall and are ready to bring you a Live Stream. 

BUT as I have mentioned previously once or twice: YOUTUBE SUCKS

They got rid of the ...

View Post

!!!! ENAMEL PINS. PLEASE READ !!!!

Dear Insane Children

Font Lord here with a reminder of what's going to happen now that April has rolled around in regards to the Enamel Pin Goal you've all been so excited about.

Firstly, you may all know from THIS POST<...

View Post

Letting Go While Holding On

Dear Insane Children,

Strange Days indeed. I hope you're all staying safe and warm somewhere. Share your situation in the comments below. We need to hear from each other and support each other - now more than ever! 

Here in Shanghai, we're OK. Our 14-day home isolation period end...

View Post

The Walls Are Closing In

Dear Insane Children, 

American here with a quick note... 

I just spent the week picking, packing, labeling, and shipping out a huge number of art prints. Pretty sure that was the single largest batch of orders ever to be sent out the door at one time. Woo!&...

View Post

Another Mini-Shanghai Update

Hi there

Font Lord here again with just a little update on what's currently going on in this neck of the woods for those who don't know   :)

As the main image up there at the top suggests, we are in the final 4 or so days for the Enamel Pin goal.
And as you may know fro...

View Post

Self Organizing Self

Dear Insane Children, 

One of those things I always end up pondering when I'm in "altered states" is the fractal organization of the universe. The idea that patterns of organization (shapes, ratios, distances) repeat on scales that range from galactic to microscopic. And that it stands...

View Post

Weapons of Mass Distraction

Dear Insane Children, 

One interesting thing about this virus whole situation is that it might just push the world into a New Mode of Being. Maybe we don't need to all go to an office every day? Or we can telecommute to that meeting in Paris? Maybe game development teams of hundreds ca...

View Post

Heading Home!

Dear Insane Children, 

This afternoon Yan and I will begin our journey from Thailand to China and hope to arrive home in Shanghai sometime tonight. We've sent all the Pirates home safely from Pirate Jam - a huge stress o...

View Post

Lettermans, Pins and Rage

Dear Insane Children

Font Lord here again with a few little bits and pieces you might be interested in.
(Don't worry, Pirate Jam is wrapping up now and normal service will resume with American writing all the posts very ...

View Post

Ahoy, Matey's from Pirate Jam 2020!

Dear Insane Children, 

American here with a quick "Ahoy!" and update. I've been super busy with Pirate Jam these past days. Buying provisions, prepping the boats and crew, and making last-minute adjustments to our plans....

View Post

Pirate Jamming 2020

Dear Insane Children

Font lord here once more to give you all a little update on Pirate Jam 2020

Well, I say update, it's really just some videos for you to watch   :)

Each year, the quality of these videos just goes up and up and really makes me wish I was also shive...

View Post

The Lucky 5 (March)

Dear Insane Children

Here we go again.
Our monthly giveaway to 5 lucky Patrons no matter what tier you're at, as long as the gods of RNG are smiling upon you.
This month, each of the winners will get... hmmmm... let me think...
How about an 2020-03-05 06:13:58 +0000 UTC View Post

ENAMEL PIN SET – GOAL EXPLAINER


Dear Insane Children

Font Lord here with some facts and info for you about the new Enamel Pin Goal this month.

All Patrons at $35 or more for the month of March 2020 (meaning you'r...

View Post

Heading to Pirate Jam 2020

Dear Insane Children, 

I've begun the return trip to the kickoff point at Yacht Haven Marina on Phuket for the start of Pirate Jam 2020. My days leading up to the event have been spent in quiet anchorages off the beaten ...

View Post

Confronting Chaos

Dear Insane Children, 

It's been a strange couple of weeks. In exile from my home in China. Floating around the Andaman Sea. Waking each morning to read news of what might be a global pandemic... only to come back to a place somewhere between resignation that it's the End of the World ...

View Post

Roses are Rage

Dear Insane Children,

Happy Valentine's Day! I hope everyone is getting all the love and roses they deserve. 

I thought I should share a situation update along with some new Asylum artwork. 

First up is the "Rage" sketch Omri just started work on (pict...

View Post

The Lucky 5 (February)

Dear Insane Children

Phew... almost forgot to do this with all that's been going on.

As you might know, each month we're going to use a random number generator and pick 5 patrons to send some goodies out to.
Wheeee !!!

This month, The Lucky 5 will each be getting an Omega N...

View Post

Update from Shanghai

Dear Insane Children

Font Lord here. How you all doing?

Just a quick message to let you all know that although the Coronavirus is messing some things up, such as keeping American trapped in Thailand...

View Post

Quarantine

Dear Insane Children, 

First off massive apologies for the delay since the last update. Things around here have been rather hectic as I've tried to sort out plans and strategies for how we might deal with this coronavirus outbreak both with regards to my family and our various projects...

View Post

Rats! Bats! Viruses! And Pirates! Oh MY!

Dear Insane Children, 

Seems Dormouse is really sticking it to us for the Year of The Rat!

Lots of my friends, family, Pirates, and Insane Children writing to ask for updates on the situation in China. As many of you are aware, there's an outbreak of Coronavirus which originated ...

View Post

Eeking into Year of the Rat

Dear Insane Children, 

HELLO! Long-time no see! I've been away from a proper internet connection for a while now. Kinda lost track of time as we sailed between various islands here in Thailand. We've been blessed with calm seas, nice winds, and beautiful blue skies. Certainly a better ...

View Post

The Dodo Has Landed

Dear Insane Children, 

Ahoy from Shanghai! Captain American back on land after a week of travel, sailing, and location scouting in Thailand. LOTS to catch up on! And I missed you all so much! 

Oh... I did try on a couple of occasions to write an update from ...

View Post

The Lucky 5 (January)

Dear Insane Children

Font Lord here with the thrilling first installment of something new you guys might have heard we're doing this year.

Each month we're going to use a random number generator and pick 5 patrons to send some goodies out to. Exciting, right?

This month, The Lu...

View Post

Prepare for Better Hallucinations

Dear Insane Children, 

Here is Shanghai it is New Year's Eve. Woo! 2020 is almost here. 

It's been a busy year in which we added Norm and Dario to our art team. We finalized the 2nd proposal for EA and sent that to them back in August - still waiting on a pr...

View Post

Enamel Pin Ponderings

Dear Insane Children

Font Lord here, ready to excite your Christmas/Boxing Day/Festive Celebrations with actual images of real pins being made   :)

Take a look at the pic and see which of these 3 samples tickles your fancy the most and sound off in the comments below.

<...

View Post

Christmas Awoo!

 Dear Friends, Family, and Insane Children: 

Wishing you a very Lucky Christmas and hoping that all your Awoo come true. At three months he's yet to find a job. And spends most days lazing around on his back. Or looking for boob. But he'll still manage to give us lots of "presents...

View Post

(Plush) Crowd Design Session

Dear Insane Children, 

Apologies for the late notice. Lots going on this week!

So we'll have a Crowd Design Session over on our Discord Server in a little while... 

That's 6PM...

View Post

Wonderland is Shattered - And That's A Good Thing

Dear Insane Children, 

It's Wednesday here in Shanghai which means tomorrow is Live Stream Day!

Hit THIS LINK to head over to YouTube and set a reminder for the big event.

...

View Post