Dear Newgrounds, 

Hi, its serene :)

Currently I’m lying in bed in my New York Hotel room, and it’s 5am. The sky is becoming a couple shades lighter for every minute that passes by and I am left thinking about three things:

1. What Newgrounds has done for me
2. The banger meetup I went to yesterday 
3. The awesome day I’m going to get to spend with my dad and also the future

I hope yall don’t mind if I talk about this stuff a little bit :) 

PART ONE: SAPPY SHIT

Before I joined Newgrounds, I didn’t really have anywhere to post my work that didn’t also give me a panic attack without fail whenever I had to hit the post button. I struggled to find my place artistically for a long time. After, it felt like I had a place that felt like I was intended to post art. Honestly, I have never had an easier time posting my work anywhere else. 

I have gotten to make some of the best friends I could ever ask for, so many wonderful people that bring me so much joy even thinking about. The first person right off the top of my head doesn’t really use the site anymore, but he’s always been there for me and Space Rabbit: Adventure! Would absolutely be not going in the wonderful direction its going without his encouragement. You know who you are, so thank you so much. Love you Jestie <3

The second person right off the top of my head also knows who they are if they see this, I hope you know just how much I have been inspired by you artistically and just how much every conversation we have had motivates me to be a better artist and a better person. Thank you so very much, I really hope we can talk more in the future.

Dont worry everyone else, I’ll talk about yall in the meetup section be patient ;)

It hasn’t been all sunshine and rainbows around here, and I’ve had my fair share of problems. However, something I can say is that every problem I have had has given me the chance to learn from it and I have tried my best not to waist those opportunities.

PART TWO: MEETUP

I have been on quite the adventure, oh my. I rode on the train system for the first time which was freaking AWESOME!! New York is pretty cool! 

More importantly though I got to meet a lot of awesome people! 

Im just gonna go down the list of some notable individuals and say a few words to them. If you aren’t on this list I promise it is not because I hate you, and it’s not personal at all. I am a scatterbrained fuck and its very well possible that I just… forgor your username in relation to your face. Lets begin shall we? 

@StormyDew and her bf- you two are like some of the sweetest coolest people ever and it was surreal getting to see you in person. Yall have such a wonderful energy!! (and Stormy got me ice cream so… yeah) 

@Ramen-noodiles - Your cosplay was so wonderful OMG ;-; It was genuinely so fun getting to see you in person, youre freaking awesome 

@CarterSterling - You goofball, somehow as soon as I got to talk to you, the social awkwardness evaporated out of my body and while I was still a nervous wreak, it helped a lot that you were so chill. Thanks :)

@RavioliBox - Girl you have no idea how excited I was to see you 😭 Your presence just has such a positivity to it, and in person was no different. 

@Mindchamber - It was so great getting to meet you in person, and it was so great you stayed in a similar spot most of the time because you were one of the few people I could consistently locate. Youre freaking awesome dude

@Krinkels- thank you for signing sanfords squishy cranium, youre the coolest omg 😭

@Tomfulp- Thank you for appreciating my little note and just being a very chill person youre so awesome :,D

@Jack , and @Owen - I’m so glad y’all thought Mumba was cool, you guys are super awesome and it was so great getting to meet yall :)

@SrPelo - It was so weird hearing your voice like right in front of me as opposed to video format! If i told my younger self that I was going to get to meet you in person she probably would have shat herself so I hope I wasn’t too socially awkward LOL

@Tamago -I wish I got to talk to you more, but genuinely thank you for all you did for the event. Your positivity really set the tone in my opinion and it wouldn’t have been the same without you!!

@NickSenny - I’m so glad I got to chat with you!! I really hope I get to work with you again in the future!!

@Elliedoodles343 and @Rappinawful- You two are so great, and getting to sit with yall during the screening honestly made the experience like 10x better. Thank yall so much for being so awesome omg 😭

@PhantomArcade - Dude youre so freaking chill in person, it was awesome getting to meet you! (Also if I knew you were gonna be there I would have had a little note for you too kfksjdhd) 

@Blakenator9872 - Seeing you with your goofy ass propeller hat honestly made my fuckin day please keep being yourself bc youre freaking awesome 😭

And @BrandyBuizel - Thank you so much for hosting this event. I always look forward to getting to talk to you, and like I said with tama, I feel like your positivity really set the tone for the entire event. :)

If you weren’t mentioned on this list, again, please don’t take it personally! I talked to a lot of awesome people, and this list just scratched the surface and were people I could remember right off the top of my head. Thank you all for making this weekend probably one of the best I’ve ever had.

PART THREE: THE FUTURE

I’ve got some plans!

Outside of spending the day with my dad here in New York, I’m planning on possibly doing a few small side project animations when I’m taking a break from storyboarding the Space Rabbit: Adventure! Pilot.

Speaking of, I’m storyboarding the SRA Pilot! I want to have something to show before I go recruiting for people to do music or backgrounds or anything like that, so yeah :) 

Thats all for now probably!! 

Thanks yall :)

-sereneFalconer

ps. The usernames may be wrong or fucked up so i will fix them as needed ok thanks bye :)

ok i think i fixed them all ok thanks bye :)

EDIT: I completely forgot to add a deadline to enter, my bad 😅 Details in the How to Join Section

Have y’all ever played a game (say for example a rhythm game) with a lot of modding potential and said: “I wish there was more AWESOME NEWGROUNDS CONTENT in this game!”? 

Well I have, and the game that I’ve said this about a lot is none other than Beat Saber,  My personal favorite VR game and Rhythm Game. I think we can bring Newgrounds to the Beat Saber scene, and so I want to make it happen.

Here’s the basic idea:

We take our awesome Newgrounds talents and make a Beat Saber mod pack that would include ORIGINAL SONGS, CUSTOM SABERS, CUSTOM BLOCKS, A CUSTOM ENVIRONMENT, AWESOME COVER ART AND ALBUM COVERS, AND (possibly) MEDIOCRE CHARTING/BEAT MAPS (depending on if im the only one charting)! 

Looking for:

-12 Musicians

-15 2D Artists

-3 3D Artists

-At least 5 play testers

-At least 1 person with experience charting/mapping for beatsaber 

Each Group will have five musicians, five 2D artists, and three 3D artists. 2D artists will be paired up with a musician, and the 2D artists will make cover art for the musicians song. The 5 artists in a group will collaborate on the Album cover art. Each 3D artist will make either custom sabers, custom blocks or a custom environment for the album. 

The Ideal Contents of the mod pack:

-One Set of Custom Sabers

-One set of custom blocks

-One custom environment

Pico Album (Easier Songs)

-A collaborative Album cover

-Five songs

   -Each Song has Cover Art

   -Each song has charts for easy, normal, hard, expert, and expert+ difficulties but songs in this pack will be less challenging. This would include things like Accuracy Maps. Slower (but not super slow), more relaxed.

Tankman Album (Normal Songs)

-A collaborative Album cover

-Five songs

   -Each song has Cover art

   -Each song has charts for easy, normal, hard, expert, and expert+ difficulties but songs in this pack will be at an intermediate level. Blended (Tech and Acc) maps. Moderate pace, a bit more challenging than the previous album.

P-bot Album (Harder Songs) 

-A collaborative Album Cover

-Five songs

   -each song has cover art

   -each song has charts for easy, normal, hard, expert, and expert+ difficulties but these songs are definitely more intense. The metaphorical camellia songs of this mod pack. Technical maps, and speedcore maps. Somewhat faster, definitely more intense. 

The tentative goal for the release of this mod pack is around May of this year, with deadlines for assets being ideally sometime in April, but this is always subject to change based on numerous factors. 

INTERESTED? Find what you’re interested in below, and follow the template to send me (sereneFalconer) information via my Newgrounds DMs!

Deadline to join is February 14th (yes, Valentines day!) and this deadline DOES NOT APPLY TO PLAYTESTERS! PLAYTESTERS CAN JOIN ANY TIME!

Musicians, please include the following:

-Brief introduction (like your username/what you want to be called)

-Genres of music you like to produce or specialize in

-At least one example of your work of your choosing

-You have a VR Headset? If so, Quest or PC? 

2D Artists, please include the following:

-Brief introduction (like your username/what you want to be called)

-What kind of art you like to produce/specialize in (basically tell me what you think you’re known for)

-At least Three example of your work of your choosing

-You have a VR Headset? If so, Quest or PC? 

3D Artists, please include the following:

-Brief introduction (like your username/what you want to be called)

-What kind of art you like to produce/specialize in (basically tell me what you think you’re known for)

-At least Three example of your work of your choosing

-You have a VR Headset? If so, Quest or PC? 

Play testers, I have a post just for you! Please refer to this post for more information: https://www.newgrounds.com/bbs/topic/1518489#bbspost27608804_post_text

Beat Mappers, please include the following:

-Brief introduction (username/what you like to be called as well as what you usually produce on Newgrounds)

-What kind of maps do you normally produce? (Tech, Acc, harder ones, easier ones, etc.)

-Please send more than one example of maps you have produced (gameplay, link on beastsaber, etc.)

-I assume you would have a VR headset but just in case, do you? Quest or PC?

Have questions? Please refer to this forum post to ask questions, it contains all the essential information, and who knows someone may have asked your question and had it answered! 

Hey! I'm recording a podcast with my friend at 5 o clock est, so come by and check us out!!

https://www.twitch.tv/thelunchtableng

Hey guys! Yall remember my 100 fans post? When I said graduation was coming? WELL I DID IT!! I never gotta deal with that stupid high school stuff ever again!

This means for a while I will have a decent amount of free time and I will post more often!! (Until college at least… BUT we can worry about that later!)

Anyways that is not the only thing I wanted to say! I realized I haven’t brought this up on NG at all but COMMISSIONS ARE AVAILABLE!

I currently have seven slots open for icons! And that shits like Lefty from FNAF because it is FIVE BUCKS (USD) A POP!! So check me out on kofi and snag yourself an icon while your at it!

ko-fi.com/serenefalconer

Alright, later homies!!

Thank yo so much for 102 fans you guys, This has been such a fantastic year so far and i am so appreciative that people actually want to look at what i have to offer!

In other news, Ive got a month till high school graduation and finals are coming up, so shits gonna get chaotic real soon!

Hopefully, I will have a Ko-Fi up soon and Commissions as well! So keep an eye out!

Finally, I am working on lots of Space Rabbit: Adventure! Content, one of which i hope to release on Pico day this year! (Its not the pilot yet tho ;-;)

With all that being said, thank you all for blessing me with your recognition, I could not be more grateful!

(and thank you to coachfro for being follower number 100! (Ill get ur @ in a bit im in the backseat of a car at the moment)

Have a fantastic day!