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by Frullo
Thu Jan 04, 2018 12:47 pm
Forum: Works in Progress
Topic: The Deadline [Comedy, Surreal, Mistery] [DEMO]
Replies: 0
Views: 569

The Deadline [Comedy, Surreal, Mistery] [DEMO]

http://www.natividigitaliedizioni.it/wp-content/uploads/2017/10/pertablet7in-500x293.jpg “ The Deadline ,” a Visual Novel developed by the Italian team NDE Visual which satirizes the publishing industry, will let the player experience the joys and sorrows of a young writer, influence the developmen...
by Frullo
Wed Jan 03, 2018 11:49 am
Forum: Creator Discussion
Topic: New Year's resolutions and your VN development
Replies: 26
Views: 3983

Re: New Year's resolutions and your VN development

Release my first VN (which was supposed to be published last year and is ironically called "The Deadline"), and start to work on a smaller but more creative project I'm already outlining. Also I'm hoping to spend at least 2 or 3 hours per week on reading VNs, which won't be that easy since...
by Frullo
Sat Oct 21, 2017 6:54 am
Forum: Creator Discussion
Topic: Seems like more VN devs aren't hiring editors/proofreaders nowadays
Replies: 16
Views: 2946

Re: Seems like more VN devs aren't hiring editors/proofreaders nowadays

For low budget or semi-professional projets, I guess the developer just underestimate the importance of editing/proof-reading, especially for a text-centric medium as a VN. Or just overestimate their english proficiency. Personally, as a non-native english speaker who studied the language for a long...
by Frullo
Tue Oct 10, 2017 4:19 am
Forum: Ren'Py Questions and Announcements
Topic: Android version bug - Music won't stop when device is in standby
Replies: 0
Views: 319

Android version bug - Music won't stop when device is in standby

Greetings, as the title say, our issue is that, for the Android version we are releasing, the music from the game won't stop if the phone is putting on standby mode (of course, without shutting up the game first) - We tried this on a couple of devices and it seems a common problem. I couldn't find a...
by Frullo
Sun Sep 24, 2017 4:12 pm
Forum: Creator Discussion
Topic: Creating a Team: How?
Replies: 9
Views: 1937

Re: Creating a Team: How?

Nothing boosts motivation and lets you keep control with a team than good old money upfront - Of course if you trust you teammates, but if you don't, why work with them? Though sometimes especially in case you have a hard time with your budget, I think a compromise like sales royalties plus a resona...
by Frullo
Mon Sep 04, 2017 2:09 am
Forum: We are offering Paid Work
Topic: Looking for a native ENG Proof Reader
Replies: 2
Views: 1003

Re: Looking for a native ENG Proof Reader

We've good a lot of proper applications, thanks to everybody.
We have found the right person, I would like if possible to keep the thread open in case we happen to need other proof readers or different roles in the near future, which is a possibility.
by Frullo
Mon Aug 28, 2017 8:17 am
Forum: We are offering Paid Work
Topic: Looking for a native ENG Proof Reader
Replies: 2
Views: 1003

Looking for a native ENG Proof Reader

'Sup. We are a small italian team which is developing a Comedy VN about the troubled life of a young wannabe writer and his struggles. Though this is our first VN, we have a steady business in the italian publishing market. For reference, http://www.natividigitaliedizioni.it/ (Duh, I still have to t...
by Frullo
Thu Jul 13, 2017 2:56 am
Forum: Creator Discussion
Topic: Do you let your artists publish your commissioned art?
Replies: 12
Views: 1532

Re: Do you let your artists publish your commissioned art?

I was skeptical about sprites of the characters being published despite having no deadline for the VN yet, but frankly the good feedback they received was a nice motivational boost. The fact that my artist has a fairly decent visibility on social networks was helpful in this way.
by Frullo
Thu Jul 13, 2017 2:52 am
Forum: Creator Discussion
Topic: Small tip for VN devs
Replies: 16
Views: 3288

Re: Small tip for VN devs

Good advice, in my case though I started to put in "examples" of sprites and backgrounds (like free samples which are gonna be changed to the "real thing" later on) while about halfway through the writing process, it helps me and my team to visualize the story and have a confirma...
by Frullo
Sun Jul 09, 2017 4:17 am
Forum: Asset Creation: Writing
Topic: What kind of Personalities for a MC?
Replies: 21
Views: 4521

Re: What kind of Personalities for a MC?

To me it doesn't really matter that much as long as the MC's personality feels coherent to his background and the setting on the VN. Both the "cool and brave" and the "awkward and shy" protagonists, which are kinda cliche-ish, can be both great or awful depending to that. For exa...
by Frullo
Sun Jul 09, 2017 4:07 am
Forum: Creator Discussion
Topic: Quick Time Events in Visual Novels
Replies: 21
Views: 4068

Re: Quick Time Events in Visual Novels

To make this feel like an integrated gameplay element spicing things up, they need to happen several times during the game. If you have an intro at the very beginning and then never bring it up again until the climax at the end of the route, it will still be jarring and un-fun, and treated as just ...
by Frullo
Wed Jun 14, 2017 4:29 am
Forum: Creator Discussion
Topic: How do you split profit in % of total sale for each role?
Replies: 15
Views: 4046

Re: How do you split profit in % of total sale for each role

I can't help to answer your direct question, I would say generally it's a good idea to pay proportionally for the hours of work each person put through, although there can be significant differences due to expertise and "seniority" of each team member (or field of work, but that is a trick...
by Frullo
Mon Jun 05, 2017 5:01 am
Forum: Creator Discussion
Topic: What got you into making visual novels?
Replies: 36
Views: 5277

Re: What got you into making visual novels?

Probably a different reason than most of other devs: we manage a niche digital publishing firm, and for a couple of years we struggled about the evolution of ebooks. I believe that the answer is: Visual Novel already are the evolution of ebooks, they just target the "wrong" market so outsi...
by Frullo
Fri Mar 10, 2017 4:24 am
Forum: Asset Creation: Writing
Topic: Writing in a different language
Replies: 19
Views: 3215

Re: Writing in a different language

I had lost track of this topic, I'm sorry >< I didn't expect so many replies though, thank you! @Selidor & LateWhiteRabbit : thank you for the advice :) I think you're right, I'll follow your suggestion! And... I thought I had replied earlier to your messages but I must have forgot, I'm sorry ;...
by Frullo
Thu Dec 22, 2016 7:54 am
Forum: Asset Creation: Writing
Topic: Character with ambiguous gender or outright deceptive
Replies: 13
Views: 3017

Re: Character with ambiguous gender or outright deceptive

Undertale and Super Solvers are both excellent examples of video games with agender (re: Undertale) and androgynous (re: Super Solvers) protagonists. In both games, the protagonist is just presented matter-of-factly (it's not highlighted in-game that their agender/androgynous), and in the Undertale...