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by SvenTheViking
Sun Feb 05, 2012 1:51 pm
Forum: General Discussion
Topic: Any recommended books?
Replies: 44
Views: 3938

Re: Any recommended books?

I recommend anything by John Le Carre. The man is a fantastic writer.

In particular, get The Spy Who Came in from the Cold. It's the novel that brought him international recognition.
by SvenTheViking
Tue Jan 31, 2012 2:53 am
Forum: General Discussion
Topic: Share your attitude/characterisitic :)
Replies: 70
Views: 5698

Re: Share your attitude/characterisitic :)

I'll let y'all interpret this for me: http://www.personaldna.com/report.php?k ... ddfcb7718f

But yes, I am benevolent, I am an inventor, and I am an empath, as painful as that is at times, so at least the results are accurate.
by SvenTheViking
Sun Jan 29, 2012 10:02 pm
Forum: Ideas
Topic: LemmaTV Writers' Thread
Replies: 14
Views: 2144

Re: LemmaTV Writers' Thread

In an attempt at data aggregation, I have begun compiling a list of possible questions, and subsequently the answers to those questions. This post is a work in progress, and will be updated as I finish digging through the information. Also, there is a chance that this post will be moved to another t...
by SvenTheViking
Mon Jan 23, 2012 4:08 am
Forum: Ideas
Topic: Closed project.
Replies: 219
Views: 23372

Re: LemmaTV: Television that watches you

I'm going for a post-technology setting (some major event happened and technology broke down to some major extent), where my characters have to build a way out with what scraps of technology they can find.
by SvenTheViking
Mon Jan 23, 2012 2:35 am
Forum: Anime, Games, and Japan
Topic: Default names
Replies: 14
Views: 2752

Re: Default names

Default names. That way I don't have to remember what I called them AND what the game calls them, so I'm not all confused when people start talking to me about the characters. On the off chance that I do change it, like when I've got the names memorized, it'll be one of my many names (Sven, Case, Xa...
by SvenTheViking
Mon Jan 23, 2012 2:05 am
Forum: Creator Discussion
Topic: 4:3 or 16:9
Replies: 30
Views: 3868

Re: 4:3 or 16:9

Personal preference for games is 1280x720 (known as 720p) for 16:9 and 1152x864 for 4:3. HOWEVER(!!!), if you're going to use such high-resolutions, you should probably put in an option to have the game play at 800x600, for anyone not playing on a computer that supports such large resolutions.
by SvenTheViking
Wed Jan 18, 2012 9:03 pm
Forum: Creator Discussion
Topic: What is a heartwarming story?
Replies: 6
Views: 1237

Re: What is a heartwarming story?

As far as I can tell, it's an advertising buzzword. As you said, it's a label. I might be wrong, though.
by SvenTheViking
Wed Jan 18, 2012 1:57 pm
Forum: Ideas
Topic: Closed project.
Replies: 219
Views: 23372

Re: Idea: Lemmasoft Forums VN Project

To keep in compliance: Preferred Role(s): Programming and writing (and while, as I've already said, you're welcome to any music I do unless otherwise stated, I'd recommend against relying on me for it, as there are many other composers here, I'm sure) Core or Chill Member: Either. I've got plenty of...
by SvenTheViking
Wed Jan 18, 2012 1:24 pm
Forum: General Discussion
Topic: Question about perception of people based on stated skills
Replies: 4
Views: 593

Re: Question about perception of people based on stated skil

I assume it isn't really true until the show me proof. In most cases, I have shown proof, which is how I got on the team anyway. But your input does help, at the very least in helping to give possibility to my hope that I've just had a bunch of really bad project managers in the past. I've been in ...
by SvenTheViking
Wed Jan 18, 2012 2:55 am
Forum: General Discussion
Topic: Question about perception of people based on stated skills
Replies: 4
Views: 593

Question about perception of people based on stated skills

More or less, as the title says, I have a question about how you perceive someone based on what skills they tell you that they have. For example, if you're recruiting and I say I can do programming, writing, and music, how does that affect how you view what I could contribute to your project? Is the...
by SvenTheViking
Tue Jan 17, 2012 1:40 pm
Forum: Ideas
Topic: Closed project.
Replies: 219
Views: 23372

Re: Idea: Lemmasoft Forums VN Project

Well, I'm in. You have permission to use anything at http://soundcloud.com/blomberg-joshua that you don't feel like keeping isolated for Time Stones, including anything I will compose in the future. I'll also do any coding you need done. And by that I mean any coding, as long as it doesn't require m...
by SvenTheViking
Sun Jan 15, 2012 10:57 pm
Forum: Creator Discussion
Topic: Extra Credits
Replies: 4
Views: 857

Extra Credits

Penny Arcade's Extra Credits It's been mentioned in a few other threads (as shown by a search for "extra credits"), but I didn't find a thread dedicated to it, so I decided to make one. I think it's one of the better resources for advice on game and narrative design (mostly narrative in g...
by SvenTheViking
Fri Jan 13, 2012 3:51 pm
Forum: General Discussion
Topic: Discussion of Demographics of Forum Members
Replies: 99
Views: 11297

Re: Discussion of Demographics of Forum Members

I agree with Cloudy on the Japan point; there are more than a few free/open source VN engines written in Japanese. KiriKiri for one, which, performance-wise, I put on par with Ren'Py, so it would make sense that you'd go for something in your native language.
by SvenTheViking
Thu Jan 12, 2012 1:56 am
Forum: Ren'Py Questions and Announcements
Topic: Technical Questions on Ren'Py Android and x86 Linux
Replies: 2
Views: 953

Technical Questions on Ren'Py Android and x86 Linux

So, I've been wondering, why are there apparently major differences in the capabilities of the Android version and the x86 version of Ren'Py? Is it simply because of a lack of support on the Android end of things (meaning a lack of required features in the Android OS itself) that seems to be limitin...
by SvenTheViking
Tue Jan 10, 2012 4:12 am
Forum: Anime, Games, and Japan
Topic: The hardest but addicting game you ever played
Replies: 54
Views: 7154

Re: The hardest but addicting game you ever played

Hmmm.... Going in order of era, the first ones were Ocarina of Time and Goldeneye for the Nintendo 64. Both games still give me considerable trouble on that console. After that, there was Half-Life, and then Half-Life 2, then Portal (episodes 1 & 2 and Portal 2 were just as addictive, but I didn...