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by Gear
Tue Aug 23, 2011 9:48 am
Forum: Skill Development
Topic: Making a video
Replies: 12
Views: 1791

Re: Making a video

Then apparently what I need to do is either get my hands on some expensive software...or find this puppet tool and figure out how to make it work.
by Gear
Tue Aug 23, 2011 9:38 am
Forum: General Discussion
Topic: PLEASE SUPPORT AN INNOCENT ANIMAL
Replies: 60
Views: 6081

Re: PLEASE SUPPORT AN INNOCENT ANIMAL

It's just a matter of how you think. Some believe animals should have the same rights (to an extent, they don't need to vote) as a human to life. Others (such as myself) see humans eating animals as no different than a tiger eating an antelope (or whatever tigers eat, I'm no biology major). However,...
by Gear
Mon Aug 22, 2011 6:03 pm
Forum: Ren'Py Questions and Announcements
Topic: shift D but no map picker? SOLVED thanks n_n
Replies: 6
Views: 710

Re: shift D but no map picker? Link for Patch broken possibl

Are you talking about the Image Location Picker? Is it not showing up for some reason?
by Gear
Mon Aug 22, 2011 5:59 pm
Forum: Creator Discussion
Topic: Voice Acting
Replies: 21
Views: 3057

Re: Voice Acting

I think what I need is a soundproof room of some kind to do that type of work. Of course, a good mic, too, considering I don't exactly have great hardware to work with in the first place. But that's neat that you made your own studio for it, and I suppose your logic on the voice acting makes sense. ...
by Gear
Mon Aug 22, 2011 5:56 pm
Forum: Skill Development
Topic: Making a video
Replies: 12
Views: 1791

Making a video

So, I can make sprites. I can make backgrounds. I could even make music (except I'm tone-deaf and have no musical talent or education, but I know what tools to use and how it's done). But I can't make movies. At all. To make an animated movie for a VN, do you actually have to draw every frame, like ...
by Gear
Mon Aug 22, 2011 5:54 pm
Forum: General Discussion
Topic: PLEASE SUPPORT AN INNOCENT ANIMAL
Replies: 60
Views: 6081

Re: PLEASE SUPPORT AN INNOCENT ANIMAL

Wow. That went downhill. Fast.
by Gear
Mon Aug 22, 2011 4:58 pm
Forum: Creator Discussion
Topic: Voice Acting
Replies: 21
Views: 3057

Voice Acting

I've played a lot of VN's before, and Voice Acting has always come up in thought in one way or another. I played a homemade VN once (don't remember the name, and even if I did, I wouldn't say it) that was fully voice acted, but the acting work was...poor. Being as professional as possible in my crit...
by Gear
Mon Aug 22, 2011 3:45 pm
Forum: Ren'Py Questions and Announcements
Topic: Releasing a Game or Demo
Replies: 5
Views: 852

Re: Releasing a Game or Demo

Uploading them to a website depends on your web space. Do you use a host like...um...what do kids use these days? I think GeoCities is gone...not sure about Angelfire...meh, if you go through a company like Google or Yahoo! or something, then you'll follow their directions. If you have a personal we...
by Gear
Sat Aug 20, 2011 11:05 am
Forum: Creator Discussion
Topic: No artist, no game?
Replies: 28
Views: 2843

Re: No artist, no game?

I have no artist, and I am no artist. I take photos of friends and trace them in Photoshop, color them, and turn them into sprites. It's not GORGEOUS, but it's not bad either. Mostly time consuming. So I agree, if you can't find an artist, make do with what you have, and it may turn out better than ...
by Gear
Tue Aug 16, 2011 2:25 pm
Forum: Creator Discussion
Topic: What makes characters likeable?
Replies: 37
Views: 5466

Re: What makes characters likeable?

What makes a character likeable? I think it's relateability. (Not a word, I'm aware...) If a character's actions don't resonate with a player, then their motivations ought to. People instinctively like characters they can relate to. Here's an example: Power Rangers. The old ones, not the new ones. Y...
by Gear
Tue Aug 16, 2011 12:20 pm
Forum: Ren'Py Questions and Announcements
Topic: Scene changes
Replies: 3
Views: 558

Re: Scene changes

Argh, it didn't work. The background ends up either removing or covering the sprite, even when I use the show statement instead of scene.
by Gear
Tue Aug 16, 2011 12:10 pm
Forum: Creator Discussion
Topic: How do you diagram your story branches?
Replies: 6
Views: 934

Re: How do you diagram your story branches?

I use Visio myself, but it's an arm and a leg to get...
by Gear
Tue Aug 16, 2011 12:06 pm
Forum: General Discussion
Topic: Post your photo
Replies: 1175
Views: 115397

Re: Post your photo

manga_otaku wrote:@ Gear - no offence but I laughed when I saw how much your actually resembled your avatar xD
What can I say? I really get into my work. lol
@wingzofdarkness: I hope you don't get offended that I nominate you for "2011 LSF bishonen of year"
+1
by Gear
Mon Aug 15, 2011 2:25 pm
Forum: Ren'Py Questions and Announcements
Topic: Disabling the mouse: part II
Replies: 2
Views: 506

Re: Disabling the mouse: part II

AHAHAHA! Thank you! Finally!
by Gear
Mon Aug 15, 2011 2:05 pm
Forum: Ren'Py Questions and Announcements
Topic: Disabling the mouse: part II
Replies: 2
Views: 506

Disabling the mouse: part II

Now I've asked this question before, but I don't think I asked it correctly. Let me try a different tack. Let's say you create four backgrounds. We'll call them bg1 - bg4. Now each of these backgrounds is a list of names of people who were involved in the creation of your Ren'Py masterpiece. Yes, cr...