Made two social media accounts in prep for the fundraiser.

Twitter/X [x.com]

Reddit

If you've got either of these platforms, give the profiles a follow.

I'm not active on social media (twitter or reddit) so if anyone can give me advice about how best to get the word out, I would appreciate any and all advice.

When we start promoting the fundraiser, I'll (begrudgingly) buy Twitter/X verification to get better exposure.

Unless anyone has any better ideas, I think we'll start promoting the fundraising event starting from a month from now.

This is a public service announcement.

Every year, dozens of achievement hunters fail to get the Mega Upload achievement.

Some, will never ascend to godhood, but you can help.

If you, or someone you know is struggling with Mega Upload, please contact the Mega Upload Like-for-like hotline.

I'm not a big fan of the name "Garry's Mod Achievement Group", it's a bit vague. The acronym YIATRG doesn't feel right either.

So, let's vote on a new group name:

https://strawpoll.com/61gDm4qJLZw

You can choose from one of the three previous suggestions from the group chat, or enter something new entirely.

Small announcement, I've created the Tiltify page for the fundraising event.

It's a work in progress, so don't be too critical of my 10 second ms-paint banner lol (I'll be getting someone who is much better at graphic design to re-make it).

It isn't time to donate yet though. I still need to contact Twitch streamers and set up some social media accounts so I can get the timing right.

G-Mod Fundraising Event [tiltify.com]

Transparency is very important to me; I do not want to handle anyone's money. Tiltify manages all donation methods and sends the money directly to the chosen charity, Child's Play.

Child's Play is a charity who deliver therapeutic gaming experiences to children in over 190 hospitals worldwide.

Child's Play has a 90% rating on Charity Navigator [www.charitynavigator.org]

Happy New Year!

What a crazy year, huh? Well, it has been for me anyway.

I can't believe it has been eight months since the last announcement.

To recap; in that time I've been busy with a one year old while juggling everything life throws at me, including multiple hospital visits, home renovations and trying to get through my university studies.

As you might be able to tell from my Steam profile's recent activity, I haven't played games much lately, it's currently sitting at 0 hours in the past 2 weeks.

I first started achievement hunting on Steam back in 2012, and for the first time ever, I haven't even been able to complete a single game within a year.

But, within the next two weeks, my toddler will be going to daycare!

That is going to free up my time to pursue more important things, like making progress on this achievement.

The plan still remains the same as back in Update 6. When I start working on it, I'll make more frequent updates.

Apologies for the delay, I know you guys have been waiting a long time, it gives me a lot of anxiety to know this is sitting on the back burner. I hate leaving projects unfinished, and I cannot drop this until I have exhausted every possibility.

And, well, have a good year!

(or don't - you shouldn't have a good year just because I told you too, stop being so damn suggestible)