EVTUI. Help to understand it | Persona Modding | Page 1

pearl kayak Jan 11, 2026, 12:15 AM

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I'm attempting to use EVTUI however I'm not understanding it. I can't even figure out how to open it.
any help? TIA

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I tried looking in the README.md and the Github page and I don't get it.

small trout Jan 11, 2026, 12:23 AM

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You need to build it through commandline or something similar

pearl kayak Jan 11, 2026, 12:24 AM

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Idk how to do that. I never mess around with cmd

small trout Jan 11, 2026, 12:25 AM

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you just have to input the commands on the github into it

pearl kayak Jan 11, 2026, 12:27 AM

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says it's not recongized as a internal or external command, operable program or batch file

small trout Jan 11, 2026, 12:27 AM

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https://git-scm.com/ try installing this and see if it works

pearl kayak Jan 11, 2026, 12:27 AM

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@wind trellis Creator, help pls?

small trout Jan 11, 2026, 12:28 AM

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calm down

pearl kayak Jan 11, 2026, 12:28 AM

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Let's see....

installing Git now..

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Installed Git and Command Prompt still says it's not recongized

small trout Jan 11, 2026, 12:30 AM

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did it also install something called git bash?

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if so, input the commands in there instead.

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thats what I use anyways

pearl kayak Jan 11, 2026, 12:31 AM

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I don't think so? Doesn't show it and the only git thing I have is the setup

small trout Jan 11, 2026, 12:31 AM

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did you not do the setup?

pearl kayak Jan 11, 2026, 12:31 AM

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I did, and nothing else appeared.

small trout Jan 11, 2026, 12:32 AM

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like nothing is appearing in the search?

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try going to your program files

pearl kayak Jan 11, 2026, 12:32 AM

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Besides the Setup exe, no

small trout Jan 11, 2026, 12:32 AM

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there should be a folder called git

pearl kayak Jan 11, 2026, 12:32 AM

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Ah there it is

small trout Jan 11, 2026, 12:33 AM

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cool

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just use the git bash exe

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then you should be good from there

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you can copy paste with middle mouse click

pearl kayak Jan 11, 2026, 12:34 AM

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fatal: could not create work tree dir 'EVTUI': Permission denied
bash: cd: EVTUI: No such file or directory

small trout Jan 11, 2026, 12:35 AM

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the first step is two seperate commands in one

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try starting git in admin mode

pearl kayak Jan 11, 2026, 12:37 AM

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Alright, I completed Setup, now the Building part

small trout Jan 11, 2026, 12:37 AM

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here's a recording of the steps i do. Ignore gamemaker in the background I forgot to maximize the window

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btw after you do the dotnet command, it'll create an exe at C:\Users\[yourUsername]\EVTUI\src\gui\bin\Debug\net8.0\win-x64

pearl kayak Jan 11, 2026, 12:39 AM

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Does EVTUI only work on .NET 5.0?

small trout Jan 11, 2026, 12:39 AM

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No, it should work on higher

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I haven't had any issues with net in a while.

pearl kayak Jan 11, 2026, 12:40 AM

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small trout Jan 11, 2026, 12:40 AM

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try installing a higher .net like 8.0

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i'm trying to remember if https://dotnet.microsoft.com/en-us/download/dotnet/8.0 this works

Microsoft

Download .NET 8.0 (Linux, macOS, and Windows) | .NET

.NET 8.0 downloads for Linux, macOS, and Windows. .NET is a free, cross-platform, open-source developer platform for building many different types of applications.

pearl kayak Jan 11, 2026, 12:41 AM

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trying that one now lol

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Alright I'm in. Create new project and I get a error right off the bat

small trout Jan 11, 2026, 12:44 AM

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what is it

pearl kayak Jan 11, 2026, 12:44 AM

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New project configuration failed with an error:
System.IO.DirectoryNotFoundException: Could not find a part of the path 'C:\Users\USERNAME\AppData\Roaming\EVTUI\Working'.
at System.IO.Enumeration.FileSystemEnumerator1.CreateDirectoryHandle(String path, Boolean ignoreNotFound) at System.IO.Enumeration.FileSystemEnumerator1.Init()
at System.IO.Enumeration.FileSystemEnumerable`1..ctor(String directory, FindTransform transform, EnumerationOptions options, Boolean isNormalized)
at System.IO.Enumeration.FileSystemEnumerableFactory.FileInfos(String directory, String expression, EnumerationOptions options, Boolean isNormalized)
at System.IO.DirectoryInfo.InternalEnumerateInfos(String path, String searchPattern, SearchTarget searchTarget, EnumerationOptions options)
at System.IO.DirectoryInfo.EnumerateFiles()
at EVTUI.CPKExtract.ClearDirectory(String dirName) in C:\Program Files\Git\EVTUI\src\lib\FileIO\CPKExtract.cs:line 35
at EVTUI.DataManager.ClearCache() in C:\Program Files\Git\EVTUI\src\lib\DataManager.cs:line 191
at EVTUI.Views.LandingPage.RaiseConfigModal(String configtype) in C:\Program Files\Git\EVTUI\src\gui\MainWindow\LandingPage\LandingPage.axaml.cs:line 68
at EVTUI.Views.LandingPage.NewProjectClicked(Object sender, PointerReleasedEventArgs e) in C:\Program Files\Git

small trout Jan 11, 2026, 12:45 AM

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interesting

pearl kayak Jan 11, 2026, 12:46 AM

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the thing don't like me. TwT

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I get the same error if I load project as well

small trout Jan 11, 2026, 12:46 AM

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is your username actually username?

pearl kayak Jan 11, 2026, 12:46 AM

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no, I edited that

small trout Jan 11, 2026, 12:46 AM

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just making sure

pearl kayak Jan 11, 2026, 12:47 AM

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it's not my real name, just still edited it eitherway

small trout Jan 11, 2026, 12:47 AM

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what settings did you do for the project?

wind trellis Jan 11, 2026, 12:47 AM

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Hm, I wonder if this is an issue that others haven't seen because there haven't been new users since that change. Let me see....

pearl kayak Jan 11, 2026, 12:48 AM

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Literally nothing.

I clicked new project after the EVTUI thing appeared, and error.
same with Load project

wind trellis Jan 11, 2026, 12:48 AM

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(Because for old users that path would already exist.)

pearl kayak Jan 11, 2026, 12:49 AM

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Not sure if I did something wrong cuz I thought I did everything right

pearl kayak Jan 11, 2026, 12:51 AM

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small trout btw after you do the dotnet command, it'll create an exe at `C:\Users\[yourUsern...

Also I didn't get the exe either.

I'm in C:/Users/Myname/ and there's not EVTUI

small trout Jan 11, 2026, 12:51 AM

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thats not good

wind trellis Jan 11, 2026, 12:51 AM

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Just pushed a hotfix.

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I think I added an extra clear of the appdata in a recent PR, but it was running here without checking for new users whether the appdata actually exists yet.

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You'll have to redo all the downloading and setup, but try again?

pearl kayak Jan 11, 2026, 12:53 AM

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Yup, one second....

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Says EVTUI already exists and is not a empty directory

small trout Jan 11, 2026, 12:55 AM

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is it hidden for some reason?

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try turning on hidden items in explorer

pearl kayak Jan 11, 2026, 12:56 AM

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I don't see it, and I have the otpion to show Hidden Items.

I do notice in the Users tab I now have a .dotnet folder.

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and a .nuget

small trout Jan 11, 2026, 12:56 AM

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yeah I think thats because of git and the new dotnet

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cause I have it aswell

pearl kayak Jan 11, 2026, 12:57 AM

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but I don't see any EVTUI

small trout Jan 11, 2026, 12:57 AM

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can you create a new folder in there and name it EVTUI?

pearl kayak Jan 11, 2026, 12:58 AM

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Still gives that error that the thing already existing

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even if I delete it

small trout Jan 11, 2026, 12:59 AM

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weird, I never had this issue

pearl kayak Jan 11, 2026, 12:59 AM

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world first lol

small trout Jan 11, 2026, 1:00 AM

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can you copy paste the error message?

pearl kayak Jan 11, 2026, 1:00 AM

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The only EVTUI things I have is the main folder, and the other stuff in the folder.

small trout Jan 11, 2026, 1:00 AM

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what is the other stuff

pearl kayak Jan 11, 2026, 1:00 AM

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git clone https://github.com/DarkPsydeOfTheMoon/EVTUI.git
fatal: destination path 'EVTUI' already exists and is not an empty directory.

thats the error

GitHub

GitHub - DarkPsydeOfTheMoon/EVTUI

Contribute to DarkPsydeOfTheMoon/EVTUI development by creating an account on GitHub.

small trout Jan 11, 2026, 1:00 AM

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can you screenshot whats inside

pearl kayak Jan 11, 2026, 1:01 AM

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this is the "other stuff"

small trout Jan 11, 2026, 1:01 AM

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try deleting those

pearl kayak Jan 11, 2026, 1:03 AM

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alright deleted.

small trout Jan 11, 2026, 1:03 AM

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try it now

pearl kayak Jan 11, 2026, 1:04 AM

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already exists

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it's like im softlocked

wind trellis Jan 11, 2026, 1:04 AM

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You fully deleted both of the EVTUI-main folders?

pearl kayak Jan 11, 2026, 1:05 AM

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I can't see them in the folder, so yes.

wind trellis Jan 11, 2026, 1:05 AM

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I see this when looking for this issue:

This error comes up when you try to clone a repository in a folder which still contains .git folder (Hidden folder).

small trout Jan 11, 2026, 1:06 AM

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yeah I saw that too

pearl kayak Jan 11, 2026, 1:06 AM

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strange

wind trellis Jan 11, 2026, 1:06 AM

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Is there a .git/ folder in your current directory?

pearl kayak Jan 11, 2026, 1:07 AM

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I don't see one anywhere, not in User, nor in my modding folder

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Wait...

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Welp, thought I fixed it but nope.

There WAS a EVTUI folder in my Appdata which I now deleted and when I paste the command in Bash again, it still says it already exists

wind trellis Jan 11, 2026, 1:09 AM

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That wouldn't be it. Hm...

small trout Jan 11, 2026, 1:09 AM

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at the top of the git bash tab what does it say?

wind trellis Jan 11, 2026, 1:09 AM

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I mean, the other option is just to change the directory you're in 🤷

small trout Jan 11, 2026, 1:10 AM

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this is true

pearl kayak Jan 11, 2026, 1:10 AM

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I see another tab with EVTUI in a Git folder with Bash in it

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that it?

small trout Jan 11, 2026, 1:11 AM

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maybe?

pearl kayak Jan 11, 2026, 1:11 AM

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It was. I got the error I first got, lemme try running in Admin.

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Let's try this again

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I'm in, the hotfix worked.

small trout Jan 11, 2026, 1:14 AM

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awesome

pearl kayak Jan 11, 2026, 1:15 AM

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so I assume the mod directory is the direction of the mod, and CPK directory is the direction of the main game cpk?

small trout Jan 11, 2026, 1:15 AM

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yea

pearl kayak Jan 11, 2026, 1:17 AM

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Alright I'm in, now I gotta pick an event...

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Hm, this is gonna take some time to get used to....

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One thing I still don't have is that exe you mentioned before Croissant.

small trout Jan 11, 2026, 1:21 AM

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you're currently using the exe so I guess it's just somewhere else in the files.

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it'll be within the gui folder atleast

pearl kayak Jan 11, 2026, 1:22 AM

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this is what's in EVTUI/src/GUI

small trout Jan 11, 2026, 1:23 AM

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bin

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like you have to actually look within gui

pearl kayak Jan 11, 2026, 1:23 AM

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EVTUI.exe?

small trout Jan 11, 2026, 1:23 AM

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yea

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that would be the exe

pearl kayak Jan 11, 2026, 1:23 AM

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Ay awesome.

i know im dumb okay? xd

small trout Jan 11, 2026, 1:24 AM

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the more you learn the better you get

pearl kayak Jan 11, 2026, 1:24 AM

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just never messed around with these things before but with time I'll get there

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I think im good for now though, appreciate the time to deal with my dumbass

small trout Jan 11, 2026, 1:25 AM

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you're one of the lucky 10,000

pearl kayak Jan 11, 2026, 1:25 AM

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what about the unlucky 90,000?

small trout Jan 11, 2026, 1:25 AM

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pearl kayak Jan 11, 2026, 1:26 AM

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actually, if I didn't have this issue, would the hotfix never have happened?

wind trellis Jan 11, 2026, 1:26 AM

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Someone would have hit it sooner or later. You're lucky #1!

pearl kayak Jan 11, 2026, 1:26 AM

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cool

small trout Jan 11, 2026, 1:26 AM

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it's better to be early then late

wind trellis Jan 11, 2026, 1:28 AM

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You're still getting in on the ground floor in general (hence the more involved setup instead of an actual release), so don't worry if it's confusing. If you do find things difficult, that's good info for me on how to improve the experience naothumbsup

pearl kayak Jan 11, 2026, 1:29 AM

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I see.

Yea, I'm trying to get in on the event editing since I've seen good stuff from it (Girlkisser's Take Your Time)

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and it's also good for things to get better and better

wind trellis Jan 11, 2026, 1:34 AM

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GK is nuts, lol. I don't know how she's done so much with it already 😅

pearl kayak Jan 11, 2026, 1:34 AM

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me neither. :I

That's one of the main reasons im into it, considering she's done that much

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