WIP - The Stolen Diamond Ring

[rinrin]

It's been a long time since the last update ^^;
The game is progressing nicely ^_^

We are happy to announce sake-bento is editing The Stolen Diamond Ring!

Here are some new screenshots:

[lies!]

Oooh. This game looks very shiny.
I'm a mystery-lover also, and I hope this is one of those games that gives the player a little more control in the investigation. (Judging from the second screen shot in your post before this one?)
Either way, I'm glad you're making progress and look forward to the finished project.

[rinrin]

A quick update:

The game should be coming out soon and we have just added music, so we decided to do a short video preview of chapter 1:

The framerate is a bit low so the transitions and some of the effects don't really look like they do ingame, but it should give you the general idea. Chapter 1 is basically an introduction - no adventure elements there so it shouldn't spoil any fun / give away what to do. The short animation in the end is an introduction to chapter 2.

Hope you like it ^_^

[rinrin]

I hope this is one of those games that gives the player a little more control in the investigation. (Judging from the second screen shot in your post before this one?)

Sorry for not replying earlier ^^;
Yes, it allows a bit more freedom / interactivity than a traditional VN, but it`s still fairly close to what one would expect from a standard VN game.

[pinkmouse]

It's been a long time since the last update ^^;
The game is progressing nicely ^_^

We are happy to announce sake-bento is editing The Stolen Diamond Ring!

Here are some new screenshots:

the-stolen-diamond-ring-mystery-visual-novel01.png

the-stolen-diamond-ring-mystery-visual-novel02.png

Oooo!

How did you do those buttons? I've been wanting to be able to put buttons in different places on the screen (i.e. not slap-bang across the characters' faces) for a while.

Very nice looking art, btw, and I love the menu screen design. Deeply envious of your skillz!

[rinrin]

Thank you ^_^

Here is how I did the buttons:

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    $ ui.vbox(xalign=0.1, yalign=0.3)
    $ ui.textbutton("{b}Look around{/b}", clicked=ui.returns(1), xminimum=220)
    $ ui.close()
    
    $ ui.vbox(xalign=0.9, yalign=0.3)
    $ ui.textbutton("{b}Talk{/b}", clicked=ui.returns(2), xminimum=220)
    $ ui.close()
    
    $ ui.vbox(xalign=0.1, yalign=0.4)
    $ ui.textbutton("{b}Notes{/b}", clicked=ui.returns(3), xminimum=220)
    $ ui.close()
    
    $ ui.vbox(xalign=0.9, yalign=0.4)
    $ ui.textbutton("{b}Move{/b}", clicked=ui.returns(4), xminimum=220)
    $ ui.close()

Please keep in mind this was done when I was just starting out in Ren'Py, so it's probably not the best possible solution ^^;
But it works! The trick is to use ui.vbox and place the buttons there - if I understand things correctly, it isn't possible to asign xalign and yalign to buttons directly, but you can put it into ui.vbox properties.
I got the idea here: http://www.renpy.org/wiki/ui.interact

[rinrin]

I just uploaded a new (slower) version of Chapter 1 preview video on youtube:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MDerGvOrkpI
It also shows the new interface

[MaiMai]

I'm liking how it looks so far! The music sets the mood and I like how there's a relationship chart. Very useful for a mystery VN indeed.

[pinkmouse]

Thank you ^_^

Here is how I did the buttons:

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    $ ui.vbox(xalign=0.1, yalign=0.3)
    $ ui.textbutton("{b}Look around{/b}", clicked=ui.returns(1), xminimum=220)
    $ ui.close()
    
    $ ui.vbox(xalign=0.9, yalign=0.3)
    $ ui.textbutton("{b}Talk{/b}", clicked=ui.returns(2), xminimum=220)
    $ ui.close()
    
    $ ui.vbox(xalign=0.1, yalign=0.4)
    $ ui.textbutton("{b}Notes{/b}", clicked=ui.returns(3), xminimum=220)
    $ ui.close()
    
    $ ui.vbox(xalign=0.9, yalign=0.4)
    $ ui.textbutton("{b}Move{/b}", clicked=ui.returns(4), xminimum=220)
    $ ui.close()

Please keep in mind this was done when I was just starting out in Ren'Py, so it's probably not the best possible solution ^^;
But it works! The trick is to use ui.vbox and place the buttons there - if I understand things correctly, it isn't possible to asign xalign and yalign to buttons directly, but you can put it into ui.vbox properties.
I got the idea here: http://www.renpy.org/wiki/ui.interact

Thanks for the code - I shall have a play with it and see if I can get it to do what I want.

Only not right now. (Bad boy! no code play until the script has at least one ending!)

Must... write.... script.... *___*;;;

[rinrin]

The Stolen Diamond Ring is coming out on August 13th! The demo will be available on The Stolen Diamond Ring page on the same date.
This should be the last announcement in the WIP part of the forum - I hope to see you all in the "Completed Games" section in a few days ^_^
Thank you for all the nice comments and support!

[Marcelo_Orlando]

Awesome another mystery game, looks like I better step it up!