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by thebackup
Tue Dec 15, 2009 8:49 pm
Forum: Ren'Py Questions and Announcements
Topic: Game Resolution
Replies: 43
Views: 3893

Re: Game Resolution

It's best to leave the default 800 x 600 as it fits most computer screens these days. Though, if you're worried about smaller screens you can try 640 x 480. You also can try making the game run by default as fullscreen. Though, on widescreen monitors it doesn't exactly take up the full screen: http:...
by thebackup
Fri Dec 11, 2009 5:16 pm
Forum: General Discussion
Topic: Maid Generator?...
Replies: 38
Views: 4160

Re: Maid Generator?...

Hm... Your name is Julia. You are 16 years old. You have brown eyes and black hair, and wear a blue uniform. You are pure and sexy; others describe you as glamorous, charming and fragile. You are very greedy, and will do absolutely anything for the sake of money. You are the actually the daughter of...
by thebackup
Thu Dec 10, 2009 9:42 pm
Forum: General Discussion
Topic: Effective collaboration / team management
Replies: 10
Views: 970

Re: Effective collaboration / team management

The archives for the magazine are here: http://real-life.animerd2k2.net/readme/channel.htm I could've sworn I've seen 6 & 7 somewhere... You'll be interested in BTW#8, I think. I'm guessing it's about VN creation collaboration this time? :lol: Regardless if it is, I'm looking forward to it. lol, th...
by thebackup
Thu Dec 10, 2009 6:28 pm
Forum: General Discussion
Topic: Effective collaboration / team management
Replies: 10
Views: 970

Re: Effective collaboration / team management

Excuse my ignorance, but what's BTW#8? I'm well-aware that things take time, yes. I know that my artists still have college to deal with and I'm a graduate. I'm just annoyed that they haven't got anything done given the time I allotted for them (a week/two weeks/a month/etc), by that date I expect t...
by thebackup
Thu Dec 10, 2009 5:03 pm
Forum: General Discussion
Topic: Effective collaboration / team management
Replies: 10
Views: 970

Effective collaboration / team management

For the sake of this thread, let's say you're working on a VN, with a small team consisting of three - you, the writer, and two friends who agreed to help you with original art and music (not including voice acting). Several weeks have passed, you got a lot of the story done. However, your two frien...
by thebackup
Wed Dec 09, 2009 5:30 pm
Forum: Anime, Games, and Japan
Topic: Worst or most disappointing game you ever bought
Replies: 160
Views: 16783

Re: Worst or most disappointing game you ever bought

I'm not disappointed in a lot of games, but... James Bond 007: Agent Under Fire for Gamecube. IIRC, everything else about it was great until the ending scene, too short IMO. Enemy voice acting and physics could use significant improvement (I mean, you shoot an enemy from the back and he goes doing b...
by thebackup
Tue Dec 08, 2009 5:22 pm
Forum: Skill Development
Topic: >Artistic Works Circum-Critique Thread
Replies: 258
Views: 24499

Re: >Artistic Works Circum-Critique Thread

Hm... A visual novel is a genre of game that is very popular in Japan. They are defined by their minimalistic gameplay; you are presented with a story with vivid graphics, often in the style of Japanese animation, and you click the screen to advance the story. You will occasionally be presented with...
by thebackup
Mon Dec 07, 2009 6:21 pm
Forum: Skill Development
Topic: >Artistic Works Circum-Critique Thread
Replies: 258
Views: 24499

Re: >Artistic Works Circum-Critique Thread

Thanks Tsundere Lightning, that's what I want the blog to do: generate interest. As I was writing what you quoted I assumed the reader would think of other VNs of that genre, not just VNs in general... but yeah, it does seem kind of vague as to "what kind." BTW, I already explained what a VN is, rig...
by thebackup
Mon Dec 07, 2009 4:08 pm
Forum: Skill Development
Topic: Essense of Art, Style flowing and gesture.
Replies: 10
Views: 1111

Re: Essense of Art, Style flowing and gesture.

I have to give credit to my process of art professor in college; she encouraged us to be "curious." As a result, I'm the only guy in the class who created a visual novel for the final project, while others were photographs, paintings, and the like. :lol: The great Dada artist Marcel Duchamp comes to...
by thebackup
Mon Dec 07, 2009 3:57 pm
Forum: Skill Development
Topic: >Artistic Works Circum-Critique Thread
Replies: 258
Views: 24499

Re: >Artistic Works Circum-Critique Thread

Aite, here goes... Several pieces of writing from my blog: http://memoriavn.wordpress.com/story/ (background of the story) http://memoriavn.wordpress.com/characters/ (character backgrounds on 11 or so characters) Just a note: If you guys played Final Week you'll notice I've recycled several characte...
by thebackup
Sun Dec 06, 2009 4:45 pm
Forum: Skill Development
Topic: >Artistic Works Circum-Critique Thread
Replies: 258
Views: 24499

Re: >Artistic Works Circum-Critique Thread

Thanks for sharing, Deji. I'm not exactly an artist, but what stands out in that piece is the sense of space; I really like how you spaced the characters to give that feeling. Along with the sky, and flower field, I can picture myself in the field with your characters; it feels like we're looking ah...
by thebackup
Sat Dec 05, 2009 11:21 pm
Forum: Skill Development
Topic: >Artistic Works Circum-Critique Thread
Replies: 258
Views: 24499

Re: >Artistic Works Circum-Critique Thread

Interested in joining in :)

I've got several pieces of writing to share as of now... unless it's still risingdream's turn.
by thebackup
Sun Nov 22, 2009 9:10 pm
Forum: Ren'Py Questions and Announcements
Topic: Draw Image Transparency SOLVED
Replies: 2
Views: 621

Re: Draw Image Transparency

Try this:

Code: Select all

init:
    image my_image = im.Alpha("my_image.png", 0.5)
Change 0.5 to whatever you want.
by thebackup
Wed Nov 18, 2009 10:41 pm
Forum: Completed Games
Topic: Final Week
Replies: 18
Views: 6570

Re: Final Week

Hey there! I played through your game and had a good time with it! It must've been a lot of work, what with the writing, art, and voice acting elements. (It was super nice of your sister to help you out with the art. ^^) I felt the game had a really polished look about it. Nice art with different o...
by thebackup
Mon Nov 16, 2009 10:22 pm
Forum: Completed Games
Topic: Final Week
Replies: 18
Views: 6570

Re: Final Week

After quite a while of very little happening here this was a breath of fresh air. Best of all was the love metres making it nice and easy to track one's relations. Wait, that was a love meter? o_o Yes. Though, I could have made it a "progress" meter, tracking how far you're into the game, or a volu...