[UPDATES] My Mental Health + The Future of the Legacy & Not So Berry Challenges

It's a rare occurrence, but here I go being serious, deep, & mature again.... 😳

Merry Christmas Eve to those who celebrate, and I wish you all a Happy New Year. I am pleased to announce that the FINAL upload of 2025 will be episode 85 of the Not So Berry Challenge! And it didn't take me 7 months this time! (It took 4...😀) I posted some preview pics and information about EP85 here for tiers unhinged, diabolical, and downright menacing. But let's talk a little bit about why the Not So Berry Challenge (and the Legacy Challenge) have been taking so long...

Firstly, I just want to apologize for how slowly both the Not So Berry & the Legacy Challenge have progressed this entire year. Three episodes each within a whole 365 days is absolutely ridiculous. I was dealing with poor mental health earlier this year, taking multiple long hiatuses, and just feeling overall demotivated to create content... or do anything for that matter. I am so relieved to say that, for the past few months, there have been many positive changes made to my life, causing me to become extremely motivated and creative. I genuinely haven't felt this electrified with ideas, love, passion, optimism, and energy since I first started creating content back in 2022. I’ve met so many wonderful creators in the Sims community this year, fostering beautiful friendships that will hopefully last a life time, becoming inspired by their genius in the process. The past few years have been rough for me, and perhaps, I'll talk about that one day. But for now, all I will say is that I've finally seen some light at the end of the tunnel.

Another issue that caused me to lag when it came to these episodes was that the past two Legacy Episodes and Not So Berry Episodes were extremely machinima-based. About 80% of both episodes were solely machinima. Though I tend to create a lot of them, I actually loathe the process of creating lengthy machinimas entirely. I find it highly monotonous. However, the outcome of the meticulous work is STUNNING. I often feel a sense of pride as a storyteller once I've finished a machinima. These two episodes were planned for years, but of course, they lined up at the same time, and creating four 25+ minute machinimas back-to-back was my personal Hell 😭 And whose fault was it? MINE! LOL. I have nobody else to blame for this! 🤣 I wanted to do something different and dramatic, like the Scorpio I am! My point is that my judgement was beyond poor when I planned out these episodes and I have learned a LOT from it, promising to do better as the series progresses. They aren't going anywhere; I absolutely love creating both the Legacy and Not So Berry Challenges, and I am nowhere near done telling Autumn's, Aurora's, Gwyneth's, and Rosalie's stories.

This upcoming episode is not heavily machinima-based, and I don't plan on any episodes in the near future being filmed that way. This goes for both the Not So Berry and the Legacy. The quality will be upgraded, such as additional cinematic shots and heavier use of ReLight, but the style will be going back to the more casual, less dramatic style similar to last year’s episodes for the foreseeable future, until another "special" episode comes our way. Considering the occasional tutorial, silly random video, Nikki St. Germain video, and Black Widow Challenge Episodes, I'm hoping to release a new Not So Berry and Legacy episode at the LATEST every two months. If I can do it sooner, I absolutely will. All I ask is for you all is to please keep in mind that there is only one person running this show: Me, Myself, & I. I don't have any editors, management, team, or assistants helping me with my creations. I promise I am doing as much as I physically can when it comes to content creation, all while juggling a 9-5, personal life, social life, etc. with that as well. However, I do see my situation changing, and soon being able to commit more time to just content creation… 🤭

I really do appreciate all the patience and kindness and support you have all given me over the years! I know I sound like a broken record, but your support NEVERRRRR goes unnoticed. It's never ignored. It's never unappreciated. It's never taken for granted. I will say it as many times as you all would like; I appreciate EVERYTHING you all have given me over the years, and I want to keep saying it so it's really ingrained in your heads and you're never left doubting. Thank you SO much for everything. Whether you've become a Patron, whether you've bought me a Throne gift or sent me a Super, whether you've created Fan Art, whether you've liked, commented, shared, or viewed literally one second of my content, from the bottom of my heart, THANK YOU! I have a lot of plans for 2026 that I am look forward to share with you in the near future, so stay tuned. 🙏🏽

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