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Hello everyone!

A bit of a technical post today. The site has received a minor update, with one major difference that probably deserves to be talked about.

Those of you who make use of the thread subscription feature on the forum have no doubt noticed that the messages tend to pile up quickly, and if you don’t keep on top of deleting them, they can leave you with a pretty full inbox.

That’s why we decided to implement a new thread replies system, which instead of sending you a new message for every new reply, will only send you one message, and then update that message as new replies come in. If this sounds a little confusing, don’t worry, it’s very straightforward and easy to understand in practice.

Unfortunately, because this new system is fairly different, it required the deletion of all old thread replies. Personal and system notification messages have been left untouched.

In addition to this upgrade, we’ve also made a few other minor modifications. Noticable for most users is a new inbox link to the top right next to your library, as well as the addition of a free category on the store. There has also been various small bugfixes and general improvements.

Well, that’s everything. Thanks for reading, and I hope the new system works well for you!

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Download the wallpaper and guest art pack.

Hello everyone!

First off, since we’ve been receiving requests for Juniper’s Knot desktop wallpapers, we decided to create a few in an extra downloadable pack. We also included the guest art from the game in high resolution, because why not? You can download the wallpaper and guest art pack here (there’s some spoilers in there, so be careful!). The pack includes wallpapers in the following resolutions: 1280×800, 1366×768, 1920×1080, 1920×1200.

Secondly, I wanted to take this opportunity to say thank you to everyone who downloaded and played Juniper’s Knot so far. It seems like there’s been quite a few of you, and it’s great to know that there are people enjoying something we’ve worked hard on. Special thanks as well to those who donated on the site. I won’t reveal how much has been donated exactly, but I will say that it’s enough to really help with the server bill this month, and that’s awesome!

Thanks for reading, and I hope you enjoy the wallpapers!

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IT IS TIME.

LADIES, GENTLEMEN, AND THE REST; dischan media is releasing its first visual novel: Juniper’s Knot!

Here it is.

Also here.

Oh, and here’s the soundtrack too.

Obviously, they are both free! You may give us your money if you so desire, however. People were asking if they could, and now that we actually have a product out, we feel that we may accept your contributions. You may use the “Like the game? Support us!” link on the Juniper’s Knot page to do so.

And sorry for the wait. We do hope you enjoy it, fellows. For those of you who haven’t been following us lately: Juniper’s Knot is a short, fantasy, kinetic novel (meaning there are no choices) that tells the story of a boy’s encounter with a demon in an abandoned village. As it is tiny, saying any more may just ruin it for you. I’ll say one other thing, though: our new programmer, Anton (Guy-kun) Prydatko, is in the process of porting the novel for iOS with his own engine. Gasp! Holy expletive! Look forward to it- I know that I am.

But that’s not all that’s happened, you know; there are other great rumblings from dischan’s den… Have you looked at the store at all? There’s something there!

From creator of Digital: A Love Story, Christine Love, Analogue: A Hate Story and its soundtrack have arrived on the Dischan Store!

You may purchase the game for 15.00 USD here. (There is a demo on this page, also!)

You may also buy the soundtrack made by composer Isaac Schankler for 5.00 USD here.

Analogue: A Hate Story is an interestingly put together visual novel, quite different from the average sort. You play as a spacefarer, uncovering the mystery of a vanished colony with the help of pestering little AI. It’s very much an impressive thing, operating around the discovery of olden logs and the relationship (or lack thereof) between the player character and the AI. I encourage you to give it a try.

I’m not done yet, guys. There is still yet MORE to say. The site in general has gotten shinier- in some ways literally! Image thumbnails in general are now displayed at 100% quality, so re-upload your avatars and enjoy the prettiness of the forum! The store also now has gifting implemented, so you can give your pals things from there… as gifts! Messages in your inbox can now be deleted by page to clear up clutter faster (finally), and the site has altogether gotten better with bug fixes and all that! Happy browsing, duders!

That is all I’ve got! Our first “game”, an iOS port in the works, a new game on the store, a new soundtrack as well, the site is (more) awesome… yeah! Can you believe that there’s more to come, and soon…? I can hardly, myself.

TTFN