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you ever just see an artstyle you really, really like and just wanna

absorb it

i think im changing coldcrash’s design again after moon 15. i cant look at her anymore and think “i like this”.

i mean, someone had to tell em eventually, right?

this moon is gonna be a two-parter

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it's Bully Coldcrash Moon

i did use a reference for tide and larch but i made the bad decision of not saving that pinterest image, still trying to locate it

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So a while back it was brought up to me that Coldcrash and Larchmask being mates could be seen as problamatic due to their ages, and after some thinking, I did agree on it (and acknowledged this in a previous post). Coldcrash is still only a fresh adult too so it would have been way too early. Since I was about 10 or so moons ahead, their relationship lasted a little while before I broke them up. I’m gonna ignore all their mate interactions from here on out. I didn't change anything in their relationship code yet so there is a small chance of them still ending up together but I'll have to see about it. I’d love to hear your own opinion on it as well.

Also, let me know if the dialogue text is too small, I was definitely experimental in this one

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are you using expanded or classic for this clan?

I’m using Expanded for some of that good ol ✨flavor✨

Ooc- what was Shadestar's warrior name in-game? :3c

Shadefoot! I imagine if things had turned out differently, she would have been given her suffix for her stealth

i had half a mind to make sega look like sonic but we already got shadestar with wild fur

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Welcome To TidalClan

Hello!

I'm Moth (she/her) and this blog is dedicated to my insane ramblings of cats on a coastline. This master post will hold all the links and info related to anything TidalClan. Updates are currently: Unscheduled but aiming for once a week

Please do not spam-like or spam-reblog my posts. You will be blocked.

Disclaimer

This blog may include distressing themes

Blood and Injury

Illnesses

Animal harm/death

Child/Kit death

War

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Game Rules:

I do want to try and aim for a coherent story, but these are the general rules in place that will help shape it.

Mass extinction events is on. If a cat dies, they are dead for good.

In addition to the above rule, if a cat needs to die for plot reasons, they are gonna.

Most Patrols are going to depend on the Patrol Traits. For example, if a patrol of three comes across a loner and the traits are positive (ex. loving, charismatic, etc.), they will proceed. However, if the traits are majority negative (ex. cold, bloodthirsty, etc.), they will aggravate. This rule may be bent at times

Cheating is on until I decide otherwise, whether due to clan size or relationship stuff

Unknown second parent is on, same behaviors as the rule above.

No romance between former mentors and first cousins. We're not ThunderClan here

Not every cat will be shown unless their event is important.

yippee for Coldcrash!! also...damn, the meteorite turned out good. thanks to everyone who voted for the meteorite to be our phoneline to starclan!

funfacts: Mistlethunder is RumbleClan's medicine cat and Mistfuzz is CycloneClan's medicine cat. Mistfuzz is the older cat, being 110 moons, and thus gave Coldpaw her name.

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So we’re going with the meteor crash site! Cant wait to try drawing this. Gonna change the name to “Star’s Rest” though, sounds prettier (thank you to my boyfriend for that one)

So I'm heavily torn with what I want to be the "Moonstone/Moonpool" for TidalClan. I originally had the idea to make it a small meteorite crash site called The Fallen Star, but I'm also tossing around ideas about a waterfall or a willow tree. any suggestions?

So I'm heavily torn with what I want to be the "Moonstone/Moonpool" for TidalClan. I originally had the idea to make it a small meteorite crash site called The Fallen Star, but I'm also tossing around ideas about a waterfall or a willow tree. any suggestions?

not me waiting for this specific patrol prompt to pop up so i can make this specific lore post

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its tidal time baby!

decided to go back and freshen up some of the refs. really did not like larch's design ugh. coldpaw is gonna have to grow on me, she's got the bengal pelt and MAN that is not easy for me

larchmask and tidefur aren't the founders but i mean im not gonna leave em out. this is the clan at around moon 10, which is probably gonna be posted tomorrow

it has indeed been months but finally FINALLY, after all the crap 2024 put me through, im gonna push to make more of tidalclan

dont expect anything scheduled as stuff is still calming down but im doing better and gonna try and draw more ^^

TidalClan Updates + Dark Forest Challenge Updates

ello ya'll it's been a while since the last TidalClan update. Unfortunately, my work life and my personal life have clashed together and I haven't found a lot of time to continue the Moons. I don't have any plans to discontinue TidalClan (I'm up to Moon 25!), but updates will likely be sporadic and not entirely scheduled like I initially wanted them to be. This is just better for me as to not feel pressured by something I wanna take my time with and enjoy. So to fans of TidalClan, you'll get something soon. Moon 10 is gonna be fun ^^

And I didn't forget about the Dark Forest Challenge Poll I made a while back...

I've already begun planning out the settings and background characters of my Dark Forest Challenge run. I will be following the rules outlined here. @/gray-thistleclan was a huge inspiration for this, so please give them and their series a follow. ^^ The blog isn't up yet, but here is a sneak peek of the upcoming map!

I'm looking forward to starting this ClanGen run and I hope everyone is looking forward to it too! But for now, I'll see you all next time!

I updated Clangen with the new fresh-kill system but I really don't know how to feel about it yet. I'm not sure if I will just ignore it as I started TidalClan before the update or just slowly somehow integrate it if things like starvation really affect the plot. I may have to include it for my upcoming Dark Forest Challenge run (In progress and woo boy).

a lil WIP of Moon 10 - wonder what they're chattin about

did you have to make up the prophecy in moon four, or did it auto-generate?

I made it up myself! I haven' t gotten any auto-generated prophecies. I don't know if that's a Dev ClanGen thing (I'm playing the latest version of the public build). But I am genuinely curious about them. I haven't had one show up so I'm assuming it's a Dev thing.

Another one! She's a pretty one too ^^

Also our first injury! Yay(?)

Edit: pretty big jump in designs after this point, new refs can be found here

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larchmask seems to be fitting in well. although coldpaw needs to learn that larchmask can interact with everyone else

she'll grow out of it

also, our first in-person introduction to one of the other clans! They are real as I’m playing the other Clans at the same time for some spice

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isn’t it a bit weird that coldpaws only 10 moons old and is having a romance with a 24 moon old warrior? thats like a 15 year old crushing on someone in their 20s. is this only a one sided crush…? i don’t ask this to be rude, im just genuinely concerned

at that moment in time, it’s purely a first-time, one-sided crush. i was a bit on the fence about it too, but i can say with confidence that it does work itself out. trust me when i say nothing uncomfortable will be happening between coldpaw and larchmask as of now.

in a technical sense, being moons into the future (i’m at moon 20 right now), i can say the situation works out in its own way. thanks to your concern, i will try and make sure that this is reflected in a respectful tone. Writing this I’m kind of thinking about Firepaw’s initial one-sided crush on Spottedleaf…

in a lore sense, i like to think this isn’t just a crush, but also a “oh my gosh, finally someone else to talk to” kind of situation. coldpaw only had shadestar and lightchaser to rely on for moons so a new face is sure to be popular. plus, i am trying to let her “childish” trait show a bit with more exaggerated emotions and expressions.

i can say in confidence though that coldpaw will be alright and learn better as she goes on. thank you for your concern, its these kinds of questions that will help me make a better story with these characters and a better experience for the readers enjoying them ^^

Everyone's havin a good time!

Well, cept the rogue.

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so~ Coldplay u got a crush on the new girl how’s that going for ya?

Denial is a river in Egypt-

Also who wants a petition made to make Coldpaw’s full name to Coldplay?

lightchaser what exactly were you arguing about

a new character has entered the arena!

no finally you have no idea how happy i was to get a new character in. it seems like a short time only 6 moons but still, survival kinda requires new blood

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repost because i messed up on one of the lore details - really it was just lightpaw's warrior name but it's important

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what was your original clan like?

i was gonna post this tomorrow but i messed up one of the moons so now i have to switch this with the queue line

not me realizing I never even made a panel for lightpaw's warrior name then proceed to reveal it ACK

also AAAAH

thank you all for following this mini obsession of pixelated cats on a beach! I'm looking forward to seeing how far this series will go and what twists will turn!

also expect this to be the only "detailed" fish in this series-