I finally finished all my end-of-the-year festivities and am now back to full-time working!
I have a couple of private commissions to finish, but other than them I also have to get back to my main stories and decide on how to continue.
The story is coming close to the planned end of Book 2, with Book 3 being a sorter to fini...
2025-01-08 02:00:03 +0000 UTC View PostHappy new year, with good health and wisdom to everyone! To a new, prosperous and creative year!
2025-01-01 03:00:11 +0000 UTC View PostIn the distance beyond the artillery range of the Mine, the NUSA officers are reviewing the tactical map. Thanks to aircraft drop pods, they managed to replenish their numbers, but some of the officers were still openly displaying their displeasure at how callously the high command was throwing their men to the meat grinder.
Inside the command tent, the brigade...
2024-12-27 14:45:18 +0000 UTC View PostAfter their first retreat, the joint NUSA-Militech army returns to the battlefield and stays within one hundred yards of the flamethrower array range, with one of the soldiers opening a radio channel requesting parley with the “commander on the base.”
“This is Jackson Colt," a gruff voice responds on the channel, "I am the Senior Security Officer organizi...
2024-12-26 04:10:04 +0000 UTC View PostElsewhere, away from the main conflict in Night City or the brief Orbital War between the Highrider Confederacy and the ESA, the joint Militech and NUSA mobilize their infantry and armor division towards the Uranium Mine of Wube Inc. Owing to the distance between Night City and Wube Inc.’s BN2 Complex, the opposing forces can leisurely set up their equipment and de...
2024-12-25 22:51:41 +0000 UTC View PostAccording to the Prime Minister of the Highrider Confederacy, there are three Mass Drivers controlled by the ESA marked as acceptable targets for the Engineer, and Mark sends a repeating message to all of them.
*URGENT COMMUNICATION: ULTIMATUM TO EARTH MASS DRIVER BASES*
*From:* Wube Incorporated Ta...
2024-12-25 15:46:49 +0000 UTC View PostThe Wube Inc.'s conference room was quickly changed into an improvised war room, with Mark, his employees, and friends working together reviewing reports and coordinating teams. Lucy and Kiwi use their newly installed enhanced Cyberdecks to check for attacks on the company's server and network, doing their best to protect the money and other assets against hacking. T...
2024-12-25 15:42:27 +0000 UTC View PostSorry for the lack of updates. Things got crazy near the holidays and I went on a trip with the family. I was also suffering from writer's block, as the combination of the latest Arc of An Engineer In Night City, the continuation of Nier: Revengeance, and other private commissions came to a head.
Which leads to the next segment...
2024-12-23 15:29:31 +0000 UTC View PostWith the declaration of war by NUSA, Militech, and allies, all Wube Inc. employees, regardless of their current position, moved according to Code Behemoth.
Mark mentally reviews parameters of the emergency codes as he reads the messages on his HUD.
Taking inspiration from the Nauvis enemies from the original Factorio Game, each enemy's evolut...
2024-12-17 11:34:08 +0000 UTC View PostIn the Resistance Camp, ever since they confirmed the existence of a Human on Earth the Androids have worked continuously on their duties. With the numbers on site, Anemone issued the orders for mandatory rest and maintenance cycles, with some ancient models entering sleep mode for the first time in a thousand years.
Away from the bustling activity, Jack goe...
2024-12-12 16:26:05 +0000 UTC View PostThe Resistance camp activity increased right after 2B and 9S left for their mission. Representatives of other war theaters begin to arrive at the Resistance base, inspecting the headquarters under renovation and assessing if the rumors and messages were truthful.
As the General's XO, Anemone is busier than ever as she organizes the arrival of foreign ...
2024-12-12 11:38:47 +0000 UTC View PostTrauma Team Emergency Hospital corridors are silent and sterile, carefully maintained to help treat the VIP patients under the premiere healthcare and insurance company in Night City. Despite the tension growing outside the hospital walls, the patients can expect the highest level of security in the city, save for Arasaka Tower, Militech Headquarters, and perhaps Max...
2024-12-11 03:53:23 +0000 UTC View PostThe restaurant is an Arasaka-sponsored venue and sells high-quality real food to its clients. The decoration style has a gentle, soothing atmosphere contrasting the Neo-Militarism favored by current corporations.
“It is the last place in America that sells genuine sushi,” Yorinobu explains to Gloria, “and one of the five American establishments that sell A5 W...
2024-12-06 02:06:13 +0000 UTC View Post
It is a typical evening in Night City. After sunset, the bright Neon lights illuminate the streets with posters, videos, and other advertisements on every corner. Every street has at least one shop open, with law-abiding citizens and street punks filling the streets at all times. In this city of extremes, the worst and best of humani...
In Europe, in the office of the ESA's Executive Director, a new message lies half-finished on the monitor. The room is immaculate, decorated with expensive wooden furniture and leather-bound seats.
The most powerful man in the organization sits, enjoying the peace and comfort of his chair. Sighing with a smile, he listens to the soft classic music in the background...
2024-12-03 19:59:58 +0000 UTC View PostThe alien landscape expands across the horizon, with different skies and moons painted on the horizon, and the once pristine and green geography now has a permanent red tint to the atmosphere, as the various ordinances hit the planet leaving ugly scars and craters on the ground.
Flying across his blasted planet, a group of fresh recruits awaits deployment since the...
2024-12-03 11:36:18 +0000 UTC View Post
In one of Wube Inc.'s new meeting rooms, Mark, Miguel, and Maine are watching a recording of the latest news broadcasted on N54 News. The blond bombshell Anchor starts the main news. “On tonight’s news, NUSA, Militech, and Petrochem signed a historical document, pledging to uphold the law and work towards making other companies more accountable f...
Here is the December schedule. Now that I'm more familiar with the techniques, I can work faster, hopefully increasing the previous quality. For the patrons who wish to get their Patreon Rewards, please either send me a message on Patreon or send a message on the Discord server.
Like before, some subscribers come and go. To those that l...
2024-12-02 17:15:50 +0000 UTC View PostIn the Chief Engineer's office at Wube Inc., a flurry of activity happens as David Martinez checks the various contracts and budgets of Wube Inc. while Mark finally works as the CEO of Wube Inc.'s NC branch.
Sighing tiredly, Mark calls the Mayor of West Side City. He only has enough time to make himself comfortable before the mayor answers.
"West Side City Ma...
2024-12-02 00:09:42 +0000 UTC View Post
In a secret area of the East Coast, on a picturesque hotel surrounded by carefully maintained synth trees and artificial waterfalls, a group of men and women gathered inside the conference room to discuss topics that would change the direction of the country forever. They are composed of individuals of different backgrounds, such as Heads of traditio...
Thank you so much for staying with me on this journey. When I started the patreon page a long time ago, I wasn't confident in my ability and was in a very poor place mentally, and honestly, I had no idea how to grow this page and the community at the time.
Now, after starting college again, coming close to completing (save a few trips here and there), and returning to writing every day w...
2024-11-28 18:51:49 +0000 UTC View PostMark finishes his discussion with Yorinobu and finally returns his attention to David. "Alright, that's taken care of. Yorinobu will be too busy in the following days consolidating his power after the opposing faction fuck up, so you won't be called to attend meetings for a while. Now, let's get back to Pacifica. Everyone should be worried sick about you...
2024-11-27 19:37:55 +0000 UTC View PostThe AV silently rumbles as it nears the destination. At the top of the Arasaka Tower, the Kiji representative stands flanked by four heavily armed corporate security forces and two of Arasaka's famed Cyber Ninjas. The Air Vehicle containing Faraday and David lightly touches the rooftop of the Arasaka Tower allowing its passenger to leave.
Puffing his ches...
2024-11-27 05:49:07 +0000 UTC View PostHello again! The past two weeks were crazy on my side, and I ended up missing several updates for An Engineer In Night City, for that, I'm sorry. Even today I wasn't able to complete the update in time.
By tomorrow things will be stabilized, and the regularly scheduled chapters will return.
Since we're here, I want to ask the opinion of the read...
2024-11-26 02:34:09 +0000 UTC View PostAs soon as the new Engineering Corps mastered their spells, they started to expand the Resistance base. Looking at their work, Anemone approaches Jack.
Somehow, Jackass became the new leader of the new Engineer Corps, a development that worries the general NCO. Anemone doesn't have anything against Jackass, however, the eccentric android might be too unpredi...
2024-11-23 02:25:37 +0000 UTC View PostAfter the emotional moment, the trio eventually breaks apart from their embrace. The twins show slightly rosy cheeks they try to hide.
Jack chuckles on seeing their embarrassed state.
'I knew I did the right thing.' Jack knew about the tragedy of the Gestalts and Replicants, and how the plan was doomed from the start. Shaking his head he dismisses the ...
2024-11-22 04:25:43 +0000 UTC View PostThe last chapters of Nier: Revengeance will be released in a few hours, at around 13:PM (-3 UTC), and then we will return to our regularly scheduled An Engineer In Night City.
Sorry for the inconvenience.
2024-11-21 03:11:02 +0000 UTC View PostAs you already noticed, the schedule is out of wack. Turns out the experimentation I tried didn't work well, and the failure to deliver or to make any visible progress affected me. I will dial back things a little and return to my previous model. Hopefully, that will help me recover my stride.
I won't promise a chapter tomorrow, but there will be definitely&nb...
2024-11-19 03:22:16 +0000 UTC View Post9S steps up to come closer to Jack, almost bumping into the taller man. “Sir, may I ask you a question?”
Amused, the last man smiles. “You just did.”
The answer surprises the android, who fidgets in place before perking up. “Ah, old human humor! You used contradictory or tautological sentences to find amusement, right?”
Jack hu...
2024-11-19 03:15:44 +0000 UTC View PostThe kidnappers are still ahead of Maine and his crew, with both teams straining their chrome and power armor to its limits.
The man carrying David signals to his partner, and then suddenly Maine trips over his feet, almost falling face first on the floor but catching himself at the last minute.
Yet, the large man's right leg isn’t working a...
2024-11-16 06:22:54 +0000 UTC View Post