April's final moments are upon us - it is time for a monthly update. (For paid patrons only!)

Sections are labeled for your convenience, and there is a tl;dr at the end that sums up all the important info.

Nideo Progress:

• Fesh Pince:I worked on more assets for the credits sequence, and I experimented with some new ideas I had. Got some solid new additions out of it, but I was a little pissed because one of the ideas I was really keen on ended up being unfeasible, despite numerous attempts at making it work. I just couldn't get the sentence mixing to sound right no matter what I did. Seemed like it would be a breeze on paper - but that's just how things go. We'll see, though; I may give it another shot at some point.• Robotnik Destroys Steven Universe:I focused primarily on creating two new segments - one of which I was planning to share as a Sneak Peek this month, but I ran into some issues, which I'll elaborate more on in the "Missing April Content Clarification" section below. Very happy with what I came up with, but I did fixate on some of these edits for way too long. You'd be surprised how much time is spent just combing through the episodes and transcripts, trying to find the perfect material to make an edit or a sentence mix work properly.Buy hey, it still was overall a pretty decent month for editing. I came up with some new stuff for both projects that worked really well, so I can't complain.• Reminder about the delay for FP4 in relation to future nideos:

My next nideo after FP4 won't take nearly as long to complete as FP4 is taking. It's very important for me to make sure FP4 lives up to the legacy of the previous installments, so I'm taking as much time as necessary to come up with worthy edits, and to polish the hell out of it. FP4 is also significantly longer than my usual nideos - adding to the delay. After it's complete, I'll focus on making nideos that aren't as absurdly long, and my upload cadence will be more reasonable.

Random screenshot from FP4:Click here for the screenshot!

Missing April content Clarification:

Gonna be real with you guys, this month has been pretty awful for me in my idiotic real life. I've been stuck dealing with some family medical issues, and towards the end of the month my left arm totally shit out on me. It was constantly sore, and I couldn't move it much without the pain becoming unbearable. My arm feels fine now, thankfully - but the downtime prevented me from finishing up the Patreon Sneak Peek that I was planning to share for April. I was working on two different segments for the Robotnik YTP this month - one of which I was saving for the full release, and the other I was planning to showcase in a Sneak Peek. By the time my arm recovered, I only had a few days left, which sadly was not enough time to finish that section for you swell folks to see. I sincerely apologize for that; I really didn't want to let anyone down who was expecting some content this month.For this Patreon, I've made it a personal rule that I must always share a written update each month, and while that's the minimum requirement, I try to have a little something extra - like a Sneak Peek - each month if I am able to. Though the extra content is not guaranteed, I still feel like I let you guys down. I will make sure the Sneak Peek is ready for next month, but if anyone has a membership that is ending before it's posted, send me a message and I will ensure you still have access to it regardless of your membership status.

I'd like to thank everyone, once again, for all the support. It may have been a shitty month for me, but I'm grateful to have you swell citizens sticking by my side, helping me continue to do what I love. I'll see you all next month for another update, and a new Sneak Peek! Take care, swell specimens!

tl;dr:

-Fesh Pince editing went well. Worked on some assets for the credits sequence, and tried to implement some new ideas I had. Most of it worked well, but one idea I was really keen on just wouldn't work no matter how much I tweaked it. Sometimes the dang sentence mixing just isn't possible, no matter how perfect it seems on paper. I may still give it another go at some point.-Robotnik nideo editing went well too. Worked on two new segments - one of which I was planning to share this month as a Sneak Peek, but I ran out of time to finish it because of some issues I had. Clarification on those issues in the point below.-Had a pretty shitty month between dealing with family medical issues and my arm getting really fucked up, causing me to run out of time to finish my Sneak Peek. Very sorry about that. I'll have it ready for next month, but if anyone's membership is ending before it's posted, send me a message and I'll make sure you have access regardless of your membership status!-Reminder: Once Fesh Pince 4 is complete, I'll be uploading nideos at a more reasonable pace. FP4 is long as heck, and needs extra time in the oven to maximize smiles.-New Robotnik nideo Sneak Peek for swell patrons in May!-Appreciate each and every one of you swell specimens for sticking around to support me! May have been a shitty ass month, but you folks are a swell light at the end of an unswell tunnel. And the tunnel is a butthole because I make poop.-Hope you all have a mighty good May!