Hey gang.  New feature here at Clockworks.

Over at Gunnerkreig Court, Tom Sidell is very cool about answering fan questions about the setting.  There’s a thread on the forums where people can more or less ask anything and he’ll reply.  I figured this would be a great idea to emulate here.

I’m loosening my original restrictions on what setting details I’d explain a bit.  Originally, I didn’t want to detail anything in the blogs or wiki that was going to come up in the comic without bringing it up in the comic first.  I’m revising that a bit.  I’m still going to be incredibly vague or smart assed to any questions that play in to the story of Clockworks, but setting details I’m ok with revealing here first.  So, if you want to know what the Mysterious Black Metal Device does or what Oliver’s history is, you are out of luck.  If you’d like to know how magic works or more about San Khotal, you are in luck.

I’ll post a new Q&A blog post every month, and I’ll answer any questions truthfully if somewhat illusively in the comments below.  Until we get a handle on how many questions I’ll get, please limit yourself to one or two questions per commenter.

Alright, let’s do this.

Clockworks will return to it’s normally scheduled updates this week.  The new plan is to return to Tuesday/Thursday comics, but also to change the update schedule to as close to midnight (at the start of the day) as possible.   So I’ll be doing a livestream Monday night in all likelyhood as I finish up Tuesday’s comic, and will hopefully post it at 12:01 AM Central time.  If my work or personal schedule changes so that I’ll need to move updates to a different day of the week, I’ll let you guys know.

I’ll also take this chance to ramble a bit and explain the recent delays/missed updates.

As some of you know, I am a barrel full of crazy.  For the record, I have Moderate Clinical Depression, Major Clinical Depression, AND Adult ADHD.  It’s a party. (I also have Alopecia Ariata, but that’s unrelated to the comic.) I also live in America and have no health care.  Oh yeah.

Every once in a while, the Major Depression kicks in to near catatonic levels.  Thanks in part to the rerelease of Chainmail Bikini, I realized this happens like clockwork (pardon the pun) every winter.  I’m just going to assume that this is a symptom of the Depression that acts in ways similar to Seasonal Affective Disorder, and that I don’t actually have a 4th major psychiatric disorder. 

Anyway, unless I manage to get my brain in better shape by next winter, this may well be an annual event.

Please, no pity or virtual hugs.  I just wanted you guys to know what’s up.  See you on Tuesday where we finally find out what happens to our brave heroes!

Hey gang.

As you’ve likely noticed, updates around here have been less than perfect since December.  You may be worried that I’m suffering from creator burnout and your favorite Savage Worlds campaign inspired steampunk/fantasy webcomic will soon die a horrible death by hiatus.  If you were a Chainmail Bikini fan two years ago, you may be extremely worried.

The good news is, I am in no way shape or form burnt out on Clockworks.  The bad news is, updates are going to be a bit spotty for the near future, and might change to a different schedule once they solidify a bit.  I know I’m breaking the cardinal rule of webcomics, and ignoring my own advice to anyone starting a new comic (figure out a regular update schedule and stick to it), but in the long term I think this will be absolutely essential to the health of the comic and avoiding burnout etc.

The basic plan right now is the comic will update at some point throughout the week.  I highly suggest following the comic on the RSS feed, or following me on Twitter, or becoming a fan of the comic on Facebook, so you’ll know exactly when a new strip comes out.  This should be a temporary instability, and the comic should settle in to a permanent update schedule at some point in the next few weeks or so.  I will of course let you know when that is.