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by TrickWithAKnife
Fri Sep 12, 2014 10:54 am
Forum: General Discussion
Topic: The Creator VS The Creation
Replies: 11
Views: 2799

Re: The Creator VS The Creation

Bad people are capable of creating things that are not inherently evil. If we were to concern ourselves with the temperaments of creators with whom we will never have any direct contact, I suspect there would be very little in the way of art in the world. The exception would be if the person had don...
by TrickWithAKnife
Tue Aug 26, 2014 9:29 pm
Forum: General Discussion
Topic: Japan and gun crime?
Replies: 18
Views: 3930

Re: Japan and gun crime?

I also live in Japan and I don't know any Japanese people who have used a real firearm. To be fair though, it's not something I usually ask about. I can't imagine gun crime in a place with extremely restrictive gun control laws would come close to in a country where owning a gun is far less difficul...
by TrickWithAKnife
Mon Aug 18, 2014 1:43 am
Forum: General Discussion
Topic: Popular Japanese forums for artist/music collaborations?
Replies: 7
Views: 2342

Re: Popular Japanese forums for artist/music collaborations?

I've only been to one con where I live (Tokyo), and I can't say it's easy to strike up a conversation with the locals. Might be easier if there are a lot of people here who go to the cons, but I don't think there are that many of us in Japan.
by TrickWithAKnife
Sun Aug 17, 2014 11:15 am
Forum: General Discussion
Topic: Popular Japanese forums for artist/music collaborations?
Replies: 7
Views: 2342

Re: Popular Japanese forums for artist/music collaborations?

I have to say, I've wondered for a long time where the Japanese voice actors lurk. I know there's a lot of them, but searching online just leads to very expensive professionals or people who speak Japanese as a second language.
by TrickWithAKnife
Thu Aug 07, 2014 12:25 pm
Forum: Creator Discussion
Topic: Visual Novel Engine Selection?
Replies: 14
Views: 2576

Re: Visual Novel Engine Selection?

I chose the engine that I'm using because the basics were simple, it was flexible enough to allow more precise features, it is still being supported and has an active community.
by TrickWithAKnife
Tue Aug 05, 2014 9:55 am
Forum: Works in Progress
Topic: Amber Skies (wt)[Slice of life][Comedy][Romance][Yuri][GxG]
Replies: 17
Views: 3967

Re: Amber Skies (wt)[Slice of life][Comedy][Romance][Yuri][G

I'm sorry if my response comes off as harsh, but looking at this from a Postcolonial point of view, are you planning to create a story set in Japan that we as English-speaking westerners perceive based on preconceived notions derived from media? Hi. While not Japanese myself, I've been living in Ja...
by TrickWithAKnife
Mon Aug 04, 2014 1:23 pm
Forum: General Discussion
Topic: Unemployed... Should you get a job or Sell Visual Novel?
Replies: 41
Views: 10323

Re: Unemployed... Should you get a job or Sell Visual Novel?

Find a job. Any job. It's easier to find a better job when you are already employed.

The only situation in which this should be debated is if you've already put out a decent number of VNs that have made good profits.
by TrickWithAKnife
Sat Jul 26, 2014 1:04 pm
Forum: Ren'Py Questions and Announcements
Topic: Problem styling textbutton text [SOLVED]
Replies: 2
Views: 8315

Re: Problem styling textbutton text

It's working exactly how I want and the advice will come in helpful soon too. Thanks.
by TrickWithAKnife
Sat Jul 26, 2014 4:18 am
Forum: Ren'Py Questions and Announcements
Topic: Problem styling textbutton text [SOLVED]
Replies: 2
Views: 8315

Problem styling textbutton text [SOLVED]

What I'd like to do is have a screen with many textbuttons, which I can customize the appearance for, including colour, size, background colour, hover colour and drop shadow. I've tried a number of methods, with almost no success. The only thing I've been able to change is the background of the butt...
by TrickWithAKnife
Tue Jul 22, 2014 11:43 pm
Forum: General Discussion
Topic: Legal age for characters
Replies: 30
Views: 8543

Re: Legal age for characters

I know I'm going to be unpopular for asking this, but what do so many people feel the need to go as close to legal child porn as possible? Sure you don't all have to have images of underage girls performing sexual acts? "But it's relevant to my story" is a cop out, unless all you are capab...
by TrickWithAKnife
Fri Jul 18, 2014 5:38 am
Forum: Demos & Beta Testing
Topic: Errant Heart - Beta testers wanted!!
Replies: 7
Views: 3184

Re: Errant Heart - Beta testers wanted!!

Sorry, I can't volunteer to test, but I wanted to point out that the ful screen text is bordering on unreadable due to size and colour choices.

It doesn't match the awesome quality of the art.
by TrickWithAKnife
Wed Jul 16, 2014 12:30 pm
Forum: General Discussion
Topic: Legal age for characters
Replies: 30
Views: 8543

Re: Legal age for characters

LVUER wrote:I heard Japan's legal age is only 13
Correct, but misleading. Each area has its own rules, but I think standard for sex is 18 years.

This means if you see a student in Japanese media performing a sexual act, it's probably drawn child pornography. Decide for yourself if child pornography is ok.
by TrickWithAKnife
Mon Jul 07, 2014 1:28 am
Forum: General Discussion
Topic: live 2d
Replies: 28
Views: 7531

Re: live 2d

At any rate, neither technology seems like they'll work well with Ren'py because of the large number of frames involved? If I had the chance to use this technology in my VN, I'd probably use it for making variations of poses, rather than movement due to the quoted issue. I love the idea that an art...
by TrickWithAKnife
Mon Jun 30, 2014 11:52 am
Forum: Creator Discussion
Topic: How many characters in a vn?
Replies: 12
Views: 3844

Re: How many characters in a vn?

Everyone has already said that it depends on the story, so I'll skip that part. Ever have a group of 10 or more people introduce themselves at the same time, and expect you to remember their names? It's the same with other media. If you have a large number of people, spacing their introductions out ...