The JackalMan
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YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCaU8TxLjpOJLgd1B-W3Wdkg
Twitter: https://twitter.com/The_JackalMan
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YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCaU8TxLjpOJLgd1B-W3Wdkg
Twitter: https://twitter.com/The_JackalMan
Cara: cara.app/thejackalman
#DesignDiary Day 662! Finally, finally managed to release this video, freeing me up to do other things again. I'm excited to return to my usual schedule, athough I am currently feeling quite ill.
November 11, 2025 at 1:16 AM
#DesignDiary Day 662! Finally, finally managed to release this video, freeing me up to do other things again. I'm excited to return to my usual schedule, athough I am currently feeling quite ill.
I've played many SRB2 mods for this channel. Inevitably, you begin to see similarities between mods in a sample set this large, and I've used these similarities to construct seven character archetypes.
Want to learn what separates the Flyer from the Maverick? Then watch on...
youtu.be/02tFSgadMJI
Want to learn what separates the Flyer from the Maverick? Then watch on...
youtu.be/02tFSgadMJI
November 10, 2025 at 10:58 PM
I've played many SRB2 mods for this channel. Inevitably, you begin to see similarities between mods in a sample set this large, and I've used these similarities to construct seven character archetypes.
Want to learn what separates the Flyer from the Maverick? Then watch on...
youtu.be/02tFSgadMJI
Want to learn what separates the Flyer from the Maverick? Then watch on...
youtu.be/02tFSgadMJI
#DesignDiary Day 661! The next video is (finally) nearly done - only about a fortnight later than scheduled! If nothing else, having everything that could go wrong indeed go wrong in the span of one project has motivated me to follow better professional practices in the future.
November 9, 2025 at 11:41 PM
#DesignDiary Day 661! The next video is (finally) nearly done - only about a fortnight later than scheduled! If nothing else, having everything that could go wrong indeed go wrong in the span of one project has motivated me to follow better professional practices in the future.
#DesignDiary Day 656! Productive day everywhere outside of working on the next video. Progress is stalling due to Premiere crashing and youtube-dl not working - edited about 6-7 minutes, but could've done more.
Started work on the reshuffle, beginning with new overlays and thumbnails for streams.
Started work on the reshuffle, beginning with new overlays and thumbnails for streams.
November 5, 2025 at 12:46 AM
#DesignDiary Day 656! Productive day everywhere outside of working on the next video. Progress is stalling due to Premiere crashing and youtube-dl not working - edited about 6-7 minutes, but could've done more.
Started work on the reshuffle, beginning with new overlays and thumbnails for streams.
Started work on the reshuffle, beginning with new overlays and thumbnails for streams.
#DesignDiary Day 655! The script is complete, and the unedited VO has come out to just over 30 minutes - a lengthy episode. We'll see how quickly editing comes along.
Today's stream was very successful! Long periods of high viewers (relatively speaking). Bodes well for the future.
Today's stream was very successful! Long periods of high viewers (relatively speaking). Bodes well for the future.
November 4, 2025 at 1:36 AM
#DesignDiary Day 655! The script is complete, and the unedited VO has come out to just over 30 minutes - a lengthy episode. We'll see how quickly editing comes along.
Today's stream was very successful! Long periods of high viewers (relatively speaking). Bodes well for the future.
Today's stream was very successful! Long periods of high viewers (relatively speaking). Bodes well for the future.
#DesignDiary Day 650! I'm going to be able to begin work on videos tomorrow, and seeing as I've been working on ideas in my head the entirety of the time I've been away, scripting should hopefully be quick. I'll also be streaming on Friday!
October 30, 2025 at 1:13 AM
#DesignDiary Day 650! I'm going to be able to begin work on videos tomorrow, and seeing as I've been working on ideas in my head the entirety of the time I've been away, scripting should hopefully be quick. I'll also be streaming on Friday!
#DesignDiary Day 645! Managed to release the video I've been working on, but it'll be the last for a while, as I'm currently swamped with work. I might be able to pull off a livestream or two, but I won't have the time to sit down and script/edit a video until November begins.
October 24, 2025 at 10:45 PM
#DesignDiary Day 645! Managed to release the video I've been working on, but it'll be the last for a while, as I'm currently swamped with work. I might be able to pull off a livestream or two, but I won't have the time to sit down and script/edit a video until November begins.
In today's episode of Dr Robotnik's Ring Racers, I took on the Power Cup! From the glimmering streets of the City of the Sin to the dingy depths of Pestilence, everybody was Super Sonic Racing, All Around the World.
Link: youtu.be/nu0gzvgc2Ck
Link: youtu.be/nu0gzvgc2Ck
October 24, 2025 at 7:31 PM
In today's episode of Dr Robotnik's Ring Racers, I took on the Power Cup! From the glimmering streets of the City of the Sin to the dingy depths of Pestilence, everybody was Super Sonic Racing, All Around the World.
Link: youtu.be/nu0gzvgc2Ck
Link: youtu.be/nu0gzvgc2Ck
#DesignDiary Day 643! Not much work on the next video, as youtube-dl was playing up and telling me all the videos I needed were "403: FORBIDDEN." Did manage to do some work on my 3D guy, though.
He's no longer half the man he wished to be!
He's no longer half the man he wished to be!
October 23, 2025 at 12:44 AM
#DesignDiary Day 643! Not much work on the next video, as youtube-dl was playing up and telling me all the videos I needed were "403: FORBIDDEN." Did manage to do some work on my 3D guy, though.
He's no longer half the man he wished to be!
He's no longer half the man he wished to be!
#DesignDiary Day 640! A successful stream today, and some ideation done for side projects. I've spent my evening working in Blender, and have ended up making this guy.
October 20, 2025 at 12:45 AM
#DesignDiary Day 640! A successful stream today, and some ideation done for side projects. I've spent my evening working in Blender, and have ended up making this guy.
#DesignDiary Day 639! Did some Blender exercises, recorded footage for the next Ring Racers episode, and worked on some presentations for work. There was supposed to be a stream as well, but that's been delayed until tomorrow, as I got a sudden invite to an event during when I would've been live.
October 19, 2025 at 12:37 AM
#DesignDiary Day 639! Did some Blender exercises, recorded footage for the next Ring Racers episode, and worked on some presentations for work. There was supposed to be a stream as well, but that's been delayed until tomorrow, as I got a sudden invite to an event during when I would've been live.
In this episode of Dr Robotnik's Ring Racers, I took on the Bomb Cup! It has been a long time since I felt this much malice towards a Cup, but this one... ooh, it tested me.
Link: youtu.be/mY5WZq0q9MA
Link: youtu.be/mY5WZq0q9MA
October 18, 2025 at 12:09 AM
In this episode of Dr Robotnik's Ring Racers, I took on the Bomb Cup! It has been a long time since I felt this much malice towards a Cup, but this one... ooh, it tested me.
Link: youtu.be/mY5WZq0q9MA
Link: youtu.be/mY5WZq0q9MA
#DesignDiary Day 635! The script for the next video is now done. It's a little more animated than my usual playthrough scripts, but I foud most of my oldones were quite dry. Also continued a Blender tutorial, so now my table has bottles and plates. :)
October 15, 2025 at 12:35 AM
#DesignDiary Day 635! The script for the next video is now done. It's a little more animated than my usual playthrough scripts, but I foud most of my oldones were quite dry. Also continued a Blender tutorial, so now my table has bottles and plates. :)
#DesignDiary Day 630! I've been trucking away at various projects, and made good progress on most of them. I think I've figured out what I want to do for a channel refresh, so I'll be adding another plate to juggle soon enough, and I've also got back to Blender tutorials to refresh my memory.
October 9, 2025 at 10:11 PM
#DesignDiary Day 630! I've been trucking away at various projects, and made good progress on most of them. I think I've figured out what I want to do for a channel refresh, so I'll be adding another plate to juggle soon enough, and I've also got back to Blender tutorials to refresh my memory.
Sage is one of the best Sonic characters in years, and is representative of all the many ways the franchise has begun to improve after more than a decade of mediocrity and flops. Can her appearance in SRB2 live up to that? Unfortunately, I think that could be a debatable topic.
youtu.be/x-dCYjAlGHk
youtu.be/x-dCYjAlGHk
October 8, 2025 at 2:43 PM
Sage is one of the best Sonic characters in years, and is representative of all the many ways the franchise has begun to improve after more than a decade of mediocrity and flops. Can her appearance in SRB2 live up to that? Unfortunately, I think that could be a debatable topic.
youtu.be/x-dCYjAlGHk
youtu.be/x-dCYjAlGHk
#DesignDiary Day 627! After a bunch of tech problems, I've been able to make good progress on the next video. It's going to come out at 16 minutes, and so far I've got the footage laid out for 10. I also kept working on this UI sketch, making some of the additional windows.
October 6, 2025 at 11:46 PM
#DesignDiary Day 627! After a bunch of tech problems, I've been able to make good progress on the next video. It's going to come out at 16 minutes, and so far I've got the footage laid out for 10. I also kept working on this UI sketch, making some of the additional windows.
#DesignDiary Day 624! Scripted, streamed and sketched: such was the nature of my day. I'm a decent chunk of the way through my script for the Sage Review, which looks like it'll come to be somewhere around 2000 words. I also streamed for the first time in a while, and mocked up this UI sketch.
October 4, 2025 at 1:22 AM
#DesignDiary Day 624! Scripted, streamed and sketched: such was the nature of my day. I'm a decent chunk of the way through my script for the Sage Review, which looks like it'll come to be somewhere around 2000 words. I also streamed for the first time in a while, and mocked up this UI sketch.
#DesignDiary Day 621! Released a new video, and did a lot of work towards outside projects. Currently playing a lot of Sonic Crossworlds.
I technically did this yesterday, but I forgot to post it: finally remembered how textures work in Blender.
I technically did this yesterday, but I forgot to post it: finally remembered how textures work in Blender.
September 30, 2025 at 11:26 PM
#DesignDiary Day 621! Released a new video, and did a lot of work towards outside projects. Currently playing a lot of Sonic Crossworlds.
I technically did this yesterday, but I forgot to post it: finally remembered how textures work in Blender.
I technically did this yesterday, but I forgot to post it: finally remembered how textures work in Blender.
In today's episode of Dr Robotnik's Ring Racers, I took on the Shrink Cup! Sorry if I sound a little off in this one: I had a sore throat while recording.
Link: youtu.be/exEbhnIL08A
Link: youtu.be/exEbhnIL08A
September 30, 2025 at 7:40 AM
In today's episode of Dr Robotnik's Ring Racers, I took on the Shrink Cup! Sorry if I sound a little off in this one: I had a sore throat while recording.
Link: youtu.be/exEbhnIL08A
Link: youtu.be/exEbhnIL08A
In today's episode of Dr Robotnik's Ring Racers, I took on the Swap Cup! As it turns out, playing Ring Racers right when Crossworlds releases is a bad idea: audience retention is going to be in the bin, and racing skills don't really transfer between such different games.
Link: youtu.be/7RQqt7gWKRM
Link: youtu.be/7RQqt7gWKRM
September 26, 2025 at 11:04 AM
In today's episode of Dr Robotnik's Ring Racers, I took on the Swap Cup! As it turns out, playing Ring Racers right when Crossworlds releases is a bad idea: audience retention is going to be in the bin, and racing skills don't really transfer between such different games.
Link: youtu.be/7RQqt7gWKRM
Link: youtu.be/7RQqt7gWKRM
#DesignDiary Day 613! Finally got around to releasing something after a long hiatus and a string of delays, and it's doing pretty well, which is always good. I've since gotten around to playing some Crossworlds, and I'm glad to say...
it's pretty peak.
it's pretty peak.
September 23, 2025 at 12:14 AM
#DesignDiary Day 613! Finally got around to releasing something after a long hiatus and a string of delays, and it's doing pretty well, which is always good. I've since gotten around to playing some Crossworlds, and I'm glad to say...
it's pretty peak.
it's pretty peak.
After such a long break, it would have been prudent of me to pick a major character to cover upon my return - perhaps Sage, considering Crossworlds' imminent release would guarantee some SEO results. But... someone did request I cover Nick WolfFang, so... maybe next time.
Link: youtu.be/71eGARz048s
Link: youtu.be/71eGARz048s
September 22, 2025 at 4:30 PM
After such a long break, it would have been prudent of me to pick a major character to cover upon my return - perhaps Sage, considering Crossworlds' imminent release would guarantee some SEO results. But... someone did request I cover Nick WolfFang, so... maybe next time.
Link: youtu.be/71eGARz048s
Link: youtu.be/71eGARz048s
#DesignDiary Day 610! I missed the SAGE opening because it took them so damn long to open their website, but I spent the wait overhauling my stream overlay, which you'll see on tomorrow's stream. I also got the stuff I was waiting for earlier than expected, so I can get to making videos again!
September 20, 2025 at 12:51 AM
#DesignDiary Day 610! I missed the SAGE opening because it took them so damn long to open their website, but I spent the wait overhauling my stream overlay, which you'll see on tomorrow's stream. I also got the stuff I was waiting for earlier than expected, so I can get to making videos again!
#DesignDiary Day 608! Technical issues have further delayed any work towards making videos again for probably around another week. I'll still be streaming, and I'll use the time to work on rebranding a few things with the channel. Today, I made a few icons for The Codex project.
September 18, 2025 at 12:03 AM
#DesignDiary Day 608! Technical issues have further delayed any work towards making videos again for probably around another week. I'll still be streaming, and I'll use the time to work on rebranding a few things with the channel. Today, I made a few icons for The Codex project.
#DesignDiary Day 593! I think I've figured out the texture I was going for. It's consistent, it doesn't muddy colours, it allows for the addition of extra images to the background - as seen here - and it generally looks good.
I also added some definition to the text backdrop, tying it in better.
I also added some definition to the text backdrop, tying it in better.
September 2, 2025 at 11:38 PM
#DesignDiary Day 593! I think I've figured out the texture I was going for. It's consistent, it doesn't muddy colours, it allows for the addition of extra images to the background - as seen here - and it generally looks good.
I also added some definition to the text backdrop, tying it in better.
I also added some definition to the text backdrop, tying it in better.