The Dev Talk community has released recordings of talks held by seasoned VN devs! [How to get more out of your assets for your Visual Novels by Shino (VN Dev Talks 1)](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XuWGs5bddnY) [Lessons from Improv for Interactive Narratives by Vimi (VN Dev Talks 2)](youtu.be/XuWGs5bddnY) [Marketing Visual Novel Tips from I just Want to be Single Dev Tsundere Studios (VN Dev Talks 3)](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=d_OaqTd7yLY)
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Yes, More TWEWY love!! I'm kind of sad that's the franchise seems to get overlooked a lot
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The DS series was the peak handheld generation for me. I like that the console's design encouraged creative game mechanics, and it has some of my favourite games of all time. I have a DS Lite, a 3DS and a new 3DS, though I think the original DS line had the better game library compared to the 3DS. The camera and 3D effect were rather gimmicky and didn't add much value for me.
I think the game that best encapsulates what I love about the DS is The World Ends With You, a JRPG set in modern Tokyo that used both screens at once in its action combat system - to control two different characters. The character on the bottom screen would have you use touch gestures to trigger attacks, while you needed to do button combos to control the character on the top. It was insanely fun!
Other games I liked from the early DS era are Hotel Dusk, a detective game that is played in "vertical mode" so you hold the console like a book - and Osu! Tatakae! Ouendan!, the original Japanese version of Elite Beat Angels, a rhythm game.
I also played all romance/otome games that were available in English for the DS, my favourite was Tokimeki Memorial Girl's Side.
The DS figured out touch-based interactions way better than smartphones which are like the main touch-based "handheld" nowadays. That is because you could dedicate the entire touchscreen to gameplay input, since you still had the top screen to show relevant game information. Smartphones on the other hand need to utilize the entire screen both for input and displaying stuff, which just doesn't work as well imo.
[Thingiverse link in case you want to print one for your own hardworking kitty](https://www.thingiverse.com/thing:5414232)
na.finalfantasyxiv.com
Fediverse
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Yeah, the biggest problem with this approach is different moderation philosophies. You would have to set up a vetted set of approved non-problematic instances. I've read several accounts of people who tried out fedi and left soon after, and nothing sours the newcomer experience more than unknowingly joining an instance with a toxic community/moderators
[It's a 3D print in case you're interested for some reason](https://www.thingiverse.com/thing:6744505)
New Communities
Fandoms - active communities promotion thread
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My time has come!
!otomegames@ani.social
!anime@ani.social
!visualnovels@ani.social
!baldurs_gate_3@lemmy.world
!ffxiv@possumpat.io
!finalfantasyxiv@lemmy.world
Berin
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What timconspicuous said. Make sure your instance hasn't blocked bluesky as well
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My perspective as someone who is mainly active in the anime/gaming fandom and gamedev space:
- Easier onboarding overall since you don't have to bother with choosing an instance and all that
- despite starting out with less features than mastodon (no gifs, they are only getting video in the next update wth), the UI is overall more user-friendly and similar to Twitter's
- Customizable feeds you can easily subscribe to in-app so you instantly have some content on your timeline (+ it's easy to be found in these feeds without having to research the specific tags to use)
- Discoverability (through features and community efforts) is so much better. As someone who mainly follows artists, the last few days my TL was full of people doing artshares via quote-repost chains or sharing "starter packs" with lists of people to follow
- I have seen exactly one artshare post on mastodon so far (the japanese side seems to have it figured out a bit better, though. I regularly see tag-based artshares going around)
- meanwhile, to achieve a similar experience on mastodon I had to manually build myself different feeds in phanpy in which I'm following ~30 tags I have painfully collected to find the posts I'm interested in
- quote-retweets don't exist yet but I kind of see the benefit now
- the stackable moderation also helps a lot
Overall, I think the main problems on Mastodon's side are difficult onboarding and lack of actual community-building efforts. Also, the community just seems to be less welcoming for creators in general imo
indiex.online
indiex.online
Indie Gaming
Horror Yuri Visual Novel The Final Prize is Soup is out on Steam now - for Free!
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This game was originally developed for and made 2nd place in last year's Spooktober Visual Novel game jam!
This year's Spooktober jam is starting in just a few days, btw 👀
cross-posted from: https://discuss.tchncs.de/post/21139026 > cross-posted from: https://discuss.tchncs.de/post/21139024 > > > Story: > > > > After a disastrous break up, Qian Hailu wakes up to find that she's dead. Luckily (or unluckily), she's been given a chance to turn back the clock and avert her death—as long as she can pass three rounds in the game of life. > > > > [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/2903060/The_Final_Prize_is_Soup/) > > > > [Itch](https://4noki.itch.io/the-final-prize-is-soup) > > > > [VNDB](https://vndb.org/r113622) > >
cross-posted from: https://discuss.tchncs.de/post/21139024 > Story: > > After a disastrous break up, Qian Hailu wakes up to find that she's dead. Luckily (or unluckily), she's been given a chance to turn back the clock and avert her death—as long as she can pass three rounds in the game of life. > > [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/2903060/The_Final_Prize_is_Soup/) > > [Itch](https://4noki.itch.io/the-final-prize-is-soup) > > [VNDB](https://vndb.org/r113622) >
Story: After a disastrous break up, Qian Hailu wakes up to find that she's dead. Luckily (or unluckily), she's been given a chance to turn back the clock and avert her death—as long as she can pass three rounds in the game of life. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/2903060/The_Final_Prize_is_Soup/) [Itch](https://4noki.itch.io/the-final-prize-is-soup) [VNDB](https://vndb.org/r113622)
FFXIV Online
Final Fantasy 14's Yoshi-P says 'if the question is whether I was shocked' by the mixed reception to Dawntrail's story, 'the answer is no, not really'
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Here's my two cents
::: spoiler spoiler The plot suffered greatly by overly focusing on Wuk Lamat in the first half while not fleshing out the side characters. Her character development arc definitely took longer than it should have, and really the player's enjoyment of the story in the first half of MSQ completely hinges on whether you like her as a character or not, since you are literally glued to her hip for most of it. (Some of my FC mates were dying to finally spend some time for Erenville, for example. It was more or less a running joke since whenever the group was about to split up, the WOL always went with Wuk Lamat)
Zoraal Ja had more or less zero build-up for his eventual villain-reveal, and you couldn't really sympathize with him. All you knew beforehand was that his entire existence is extremely rare among Mamool Ja and that the people's expectations were high. And, that for some reason, he wants to engulf the world in war which like, you must have some deep-seated resentment or something to want that, why? But later he drops that he was treated differently from his siblings by Gulool Ja Ja which, like, how were we supposed to know that? Until then, Gulool Ja Ja was presented to us as the perfect hero-turned-king and a pretty chill guy. Just...Zoraal Ja's entire plot fell flat because we didn't really get to know him before he became king. (Also, the whole Gulool Ja plot just doesn't sit right with me)
Koana had his own little arc in the first half, but I wish we could have seen him interact with Wuk Lamat a bit more. We get told by Erenville that they tend to bicker with each other like proper siblings, but we never see it on-screen :/
Same thing with Krile, Erenville and the Scions. Krile had it worst, since she was hyped up as a main character in this expac, but basically did nothing except chime in with a question once or twice and eat ice cream with her parents.
The Scions took a complete backseat this time, only offering Koana and Wuk Lamat some advice here and there, I expected a little more of that supposed rivalry :/
On top of all that, the plot just...didn't make sense a lot of the time. I'm surprised that Bakool Ja Ja got away with all the stuff he did. Sometimes, rules that were established before were ignored completely not long after. Hey, remember when we were told that contestants who attack or kill the judge for a challenge will be disqualified? Never mind, have BJJ kidnap and threaten one, whatever. :::
www.pcgamer.com
Plot: A2E was the top-performing boy band in the world before they split up. Two years later, the former band gets a mysterious call from their ex-leader El, who invites them to a secret Superfan-sponsored reunion. But once they arrive, they find themselves trapped unless they play an internet-fueled game show. [VNDB](https://vndb.org/v46738) [Google Play](https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=littlemisslee.games.boybandhell) [Itch.io](https://littlemissleestories.itch.io/boyband-hell)
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Thank you for the nice reply! ☺️
I think, out of the different approaches outlined in the post, I'd go with the main menu link. Larian's pre-game launcher is honestly kind of annoying, since it takes one more step to start the actual game. And the in-game pop-up method I'd only use if the advertised game is a direct sequel imo 🤔
cross-posted from: https://mastodon.social/users/Berin/statuses/113032571990580083 > How to cross promote under the new Steam Rules by Chris Zukowski > > [https://howtomarketagame.com/2024/08/26/how-to-cross-promote-under-the-new-steam-rules/](https://howtomarketagame.com/2024/08/26/how-to-cross-promote-under-the-new-steam-rules/) > > [@gamedev](https://programming.dev/c/gamedev) > > [\#GameDev](https://mastodon.social/tags/GameDev) [#GameMarketing](https://mastodon.social/tags/GameMarketing) [#Steam](https://mastodon.social/tags/Steam) [#GamesMarketing](https://mastodon.social/tags/GamesMarketing) [#IndieDev](https://mastodon.social/tags/IndieDev)
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Achievement unlocked: "The void has shouted back"!
!renpy@discuss.tchncs.de got its first thread and comments by someone who is not me \o/
!gamejams@programming.dev has been chugging along nicely as well. There have been several new threads by other users since I took over as a mod 🎉
cross-posted from: https://mementomori.social/users/vsitante/statuses/113025285858929441 > Monstrous Desires - a horror jam for monsters! > > A little late in posting this to the group, but if anyone is interested, Monstrous Desires, a horror game jam starts in (checks calendar) one day! > > It will run from August 28, 2024 to October 28, 2024, ending at 11:59 pm/GMT+8. > > Monstrous Desires is an unranked Visual Novel Jam dedicated to the love of entities, horrors, and monstrosities. Participants are tasked with creating a romantic Visual Novel (VN) that heavily focuses on a monster may it be original or from classics, folklore, modern media, etc. > > More here: [https://itch.io/jam/monstrous-desires-2024](https://itch.io/jam/monstrous-desires-2024) > > Use [#MonstrousDesiresVNjam](https://mementomori.social/tags/MonstrousDesiresVNjam) on Twitter or Tumblr (unfortunately) for retweets or reblogs! > > [@renpy](https://discuss.tchncs.de/c/renpy) [@gamejams](https://programming.dev/c/gamejams)
cross-posted from: https://mastodon.social/users/Berin/statuses/113018036706256668 > Submissions for the 2025 Independent Games Festival are open until September 30! > > [https://igf.com/article/2025-independent-games-festival-submissions-are-now-open](https://igf.com/article/2025-independent-games-festival-submissions-are-now-open) > > [\#IndieDev](https://mastodon.social/tags/IndieDev) [#GameDev](https://mastodon.social/tags/GameDev) > > [@indiedev](https://lemmy.world/c/indiedev)
Game Development
[Blog] Valve just took away a valuable visibility tool
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Thank you, for not focusing on my apparently unfortunate choice of an image and reading the post. 🙏 This has serious implications for indie game marketing. The author mentioned at the end that his next blog post is going to be about alternative techniques to cross-promote. I'm very curious what he'll come up with!
Game Development
[Blog] Valve just took away a valuable visibility tool
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While the rules regarding external links will be somewhat manageable to work with, Chris rightfully points out that indie developers will have a harder time promoting upcoming games, since they won't be able to link them on the pages of their already published games. The latter tend to receive a lot more visibility on steam and were a valuable channel to gather wishlists. Welp :/
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Welp nevermind, there's a proper release now, I think you don't need to switch update channels anymore, right?^^;
blerdyotome.com
Excerpt: Aksys Games announced today that the acclaimed visual novel **[Tales from Toyotoki: Arrival of the Witch](https://www.aksysgames.com/toyotoki/)** is available now for Nintendo Switch™ and PlayStation®5. In addition to being nominated for the INDIE Live Expo Awards for Local Cultural Representation, the game has received stellar ratings in its original Japanese language.
cross-posted from: https://mastodon.social/users/Berin/statuses/113000857900713194 > Demo Release: Lost in Limbo - A Dark Fantasy Romance Visual Novel by Ravenstar Games > > Preview & Review of the Demo by BlerdyOtome: > [https://blerdyotome.com/2024/08/20/lost-in-limbo-demo-review/](https://blerdyotome.com/2024/08/20/lost-in-limbo-demo-review/) > > Itch.io: > [https://ravenstar-games.itch.io/lost-in-limbo](https://ravenstar-games.itch.io/lost-in-limbo) > > Steam Demo: > [https://store.steampowered.com/app/3103010/Lost\_in\_Limbo\_Demo/](https://store.steampowered.com/app/3103010/Lost_in_Limbo_Demo/) > Full Game to wishlist: > [https://store.steampowered.com/app/3058760/Lost\_in\_Limbo/](https://store.steampowered.com/app/3058760/Lost_in_Limbo/) > > [@otomegames](https://ani.social/c/otomegames) > > [\#Otome](https://mastodon.social/tags/Otome) [#Amare](https://mastodon.social/tags/Amare) [#IndieGame](https://mastodon.social/tags/IndieGame) [#VisualNovel](https://mastodon.social/tags/VisualNovel)
cross-posted from: https://mastodon.social/users/Berin/statuses/112989412208044111 > Demo Release: The Songbird Guild, a yuri magical girl RPG/Visual Novel hybrid by YuriSoft > > Steam: > [https://store.steampowered.com/app/1238940/The\_Songbird\_Guild/](https://store.steampowered.com/app/1238940/The_Songbird_Guild/) > > Itch.io: > [https://yurisoft.itch.io/the-songbird-guild-demo](https://yurisoft.itch.io/the-songbird-guild-demo) > > VNDB: > [https://vndb.org/v52242](https://vndb.org/v52242) > > [@yuri](https://lemmy.world/c/yuri) > > [\#Yuri](https://mastodon.social/tags/Yuri) [#VisualNovel](https://mastodon.social/tags/VisualNovel) [#Gaming](https://mastodon.social/tags/Gaming) [#QueerGames](https://mastodon.social/tags/QueerGames) [#IndieGame](https://mastodon.social/tags/IndieGame)
cross-posted from: https://mastodon.social/users/Berin/statuses/112989412208044111 > Demo Release: The Songbird Guild, a yuri magical girl RPG/Visual Novel hybrid by YuriSoft > > Steam: > [https://store.steampowered.com/app/1238940/The\_Songbird\_Guild/](https://store.steampowered.com/app/1238940/The_Songbird_Guild/) > > Itch.io: > [https://yurisoft.itch.io/the-songbird-guild-demo](https://yurisoft.itch.io/the-songbird-guild-demo) > > VNDB: > [https://vndb.org/v52242](https://vndb.org/v52242) > > [@yuri](https://lemmy.world/c/yuri) > > [\#Yuri](https://mastodon.social/tags/Yuri) [#VisualNovel](https://mastodon.social/tags/VisualNovel) [#Gaming](https://mastodon.social/tags/Gaming) [#QueerGames](https://mastodon.social/tags/QueerGames) [#IndieGame](https://mastodon.social/tags/IndieGame)
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turkish flat bread filled with spiced minced meat and/or cheese and sprinkled with sesame. The pide we make have a slightly crunchy and sweet crust, are very fluffy, and taste overall amazing
..:: tchncs ::..
Hate-filled conspiracy community hosted on tchncs
Berin
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..:: tchncs ::..
Hate-filled conspiracy community hosted on tchncs
Berin
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I have already reported this community to the tchncs instance admins and they're looking into it. Got a response like an hour ago
cross-posted from: https://mastodon.social/users/Berin/statuses/112916519158308760 > Draknek just announced their "New Voices Puzzle Grant" for 2024! > > It's a USD$15,000 grant for developers from traditionally underrepresented groups who are working on puzzle games! > Includes 1-on-1 mentorship and super flexible terms when it comes to how the money is used. > Deadline is October 7th 2024. > > More info in the link here: [https://grants.draknek.org/](https://grants.draknek.org/) > > [@gamedev](https://programming.dev/c/gamedev) > > [\#GameDev](https://mastodon.social/tags/GameDev) [#IndieDev](https://mastodon.social/tags/IndieDev) [#PuzzleGame](https://mastodon.social/tags/PuzzleGame)
store.steampowered.com
cross-posted from: https://discuss.tchncs.de/post/19770710 > The "gay furry weeb mario game" (as described by the dev) not only offers lots of platforming action, but also comes prepackaged with tools to create custom levels and mini-games (which honestly are kinda bonkers, judging from the dev's previews) > >  > > Here's the minigames & modding trailer: > > https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0EQkhejCoRs > > > > > *___*
store.steampowered.com
The "gay furry weeb mario game" (as described by the dev) not only offers lots of platforming action, but also comes prepackaged with tools to create custom levels and mini-games (which honestly are kinda bonkers, judging from the dev's previews)  Here's the minigames & modding trailer: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0EQkhejCoRs *___*
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cross-posted from: https://mastodon.social/users/Berin/statuses/112879808020498505 > Demo released for Detective Instinct: Farewell My Beloved, a ADV/VN inspired by classic detective games > > Synopsis: > A woman vanishes without a trace on a cross-country train. The catch? Nobody on board remembers her ever existing in the first place - nobody, except for you. Uncover the story in this detective ADV/visual novel! > > The game is to be released in 2024 (no date yet) > > Steam: > [https://store.steampowered.com/app/2689930/Detective\_Instinct\_Farewell\_My\_Beloved/](https://store.steampowered.com/app/2689930/Detective_Instinct_Farewell_My_Beloved/) > > [@visualnovels](https://lemmy.comfysnug.space/c/visualnovels) > > [\#VisualNovel](https://mastodon.social/tags/VisualNovel) [#MysteryGame](https://mastodon.social/tags/MysteryGame) [#Gaming](https://mastodon.social/tags/Gaming) [#IndieGame](https://mastodon.social/tags/IndieGame) [#Games](https://mastodon.social/tags/Games)
cross-posted from: https://mastodon.social/users/Berin/statuses/112879808020498505 > Demo released for Detective Instinct: Farewell My Beloved, a ADV/VN inspired by classic detective games > > Synopsis: > A woman vanishes without a trace on a cross-country train. The catch? Nobody on board remembers her ever existing in the first place - nobody, except for you. Uncover the story in this detective ADV/visual novel! > > The game is to be released in 2024 (no date yet) > > Steam: > [https://store.steampowered.com/app/2689930/Detective\_Instinct\_Farewell\_My\_Beloved/](https://store.steampowered.com/app/2689930/Detective_Instinct_Farewell_My_Beloved/) > > [@visualnovels](https://lemmy.comfysnug.space/c/visualnovels) > > [\#VisualNovel](https://mastodon.social/tags/VisualNovel) [#MysteryGame](https://mastodon.social/tags/MysteryGame) [#Gaming](https://mastodon.social/tags/Gaming) [#IndieGame](https://mastodon.social/tags/IndieGame) [#Games](https://mastodon.social/tags/Games)
cross-posted from: https://mastodon.social/users/Berin/statuses/112865179123517799 > A Tithe in Blood, upcoming dark yuri visual Novel by Studio Élan > > Synopsis: > > Grief-stricken, a young woman discovers blood magic and uses it to explore an alternate universe. There, she finds the bright & beautiful Yasue, a full-fledged mage. But things aren't as they appear… > > Demo and VNDB: > > [https://store.steampowered.com/app/2989270/A\_Tithe\_in\_Blood/](https://store.steampowered.com/app/2989270/A_Tithe_in_Blood/) > > [https://vnstudioelan.itch.io/a-tithe-in-blood](https://vnstudioelan.itch.io/a-tithe-in-blood) > > [https://vndb.org/v51138](https://vndb.org/v51138) > > [@yuri](https://lemmy.world/c/yuri) > > [\#Yuri](https://mastodon.social/tags/Yuri) [#VisualNovel](https://mastodon.social/tags/VisualNovel) [#IndieGame](https://mastodon.social/tags/IndieGame) [#Gaming](https://mastodon.social/tags/Gaming)
cross-posted from: https://mastodon.social/users/Berin/statuses/112836125469155607 > New Ren'Py Lemmy Community! > > Heyo, I made a community for Ren'Py developers to ask for help and share their projects! Feel free to tag it to crosspost your mastodon posts, just like this post here. (But read the rules first, please) > > [https://discuss.tchncs.de/c/renpy](https://discuss.tchncs.de/c/renpy) > > [@renpy](https://discuss.tchncs.de/c/renpy) > > [\#RenPy](https://mastodon.social/tags/RenPy) [#GameDev](https://mastodon.social/tags/GameDev) [#VNDev](https://mastodon.social/tags/VNDev) [#IndieDev](https://mastodon.social/tags/IndieDev) [#VisualNovel](https://mastodon.social/tags/VisualNovel) Hello Python community! I wanted to present the newly-made Ren'Py community on here. Ren'Py is a Python-based game engine for visual novel development aimed at beginner developers with little prior programming experience. It uses a simple movie script-like syntax and provides both must-have visual novel components and tons of quality-of-life features out of the box. Capable Python programmers can easily extend the framework via custom components. If you ever wanted to create an interactive fiction game, feel free to take a look! !renpy@discuss.tchncs.de
itch.io
cross-posted from: https://mastodon.social/users/Berin/statuses/112847251568810569 > Spooktober 6th Annual Visual Novel Jam (September 1st 2024 - October 1st) > > The Spooktober game jam will start in a bit more than a month! It's the biggest competitive visual novel jam of the year ✨ > > In preparation for the event, there are going to be several team-building events throughout August on the DevTalk discord. > > They are also still looking for more sponsors and judges! > > [https://itch.io/jam/spooktober-2024](https://itch.io/jam/spooktober-2024) > > [@renpy](https://discuss.tchncs.de/c/renpy) > > [\#GameDev](https://mastodon.social/tags/GameDev) [#IndieDev](https://mastodon.social/tags/IndieDev) [#GameJam](https://mastodon.social/tags/GameJam) [#VNDev](https://mastodon.social/tags/VNDev) [#RenPy](https://mastodon.social/tags/RenPy) [#VisualNovel](https://mastodon.social/tags/VisualNovel)
Dames 4 Games is currently accepting submissions for their fall 2024 showcase! Their showcases feature women and individuals of underrepresented genders in the gaming and gamedev community 🤗 [Here's the event page](https://dames4games.org/events) [And the submission form](https://form.jotform.com/233177021990051)
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That would be an option, yes! I thought about posting weekly tool/resource showcases as well. I think my approach will be to post from my mastodon account, tags and all, to additionally get the attention of the microblog-peeps and ensure that the post body doesnt get lost due to federation
mastodon.social
cross-posted from: https://discuss.tchncs.de/post/19362696 > I'm really excited about this since the devs have been heavily promoting the game on the fediverse. The game itself looks very high-budget with its polished artstyle and animated sprites as well! If you're interested you can play the demo [here](https://bestlaidplansproductions.itch.io/save-the-villainess)
mastodon.social
I'm really excited about this since the devs have been heavily promoting the game on the fediverse. The game itself looks very high-budget with its polished artstyle and animated sprites as well!
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!renpy@discuss.tchncs.de already has 21 subscribers after just one day🎉 I'm currently planning what kind of posts I could create for it to keep it active while the community is still forming. Once it has a few more posts, I will start promoting it in vn-developer discords as well. The people on there are still a bit unsure about the fediverse in general though.
In the long run, I'd like to create more Lemmy alternatives for existing gamedev/vndev-related subreddits that are still missing on here, but I think I'll take it slow for now
cross-posted from: https://discuss.tchncs.de/post/19311093 > Ren'Py - A community to discuss the Ren'Py game engine > > [Ren'Py Community](https://discuss.tchncs.de/c/renpy) or !renpy@discuss.tchncs.de > > As the title says, this community is meant to be a place where Ren'Py developers can seek help, discuss the engine, and share their projects!
New Communities
Ren'Py - A community to discuss the Ren'Py game engine
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I've sent a message to a mod of a community to ask for permission^^ If they give the ok i'll make a promo post
New Communities
Ren'Py - A community to discuss the Ren'Py game engine
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You think so? I had the impression that those are usually targeted at players rather than devs 👉👈
[Ren'Py Community](https://discuss.tchncs.de/c/renpy) or !renpy@discuss.tchncs.de As the title says, this community is meant to be a place where Ren'Py developers can seek help, discuss the engine, and share their projects!
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FFXIV Online
[Spoilers] What are your thoughts on the first raid tier?
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They're super fun! Love the fight design and the theme, though I'm not a big fan of the music this time around.
Mechanics-wise, I had the biggest problems with that one knockback mechanic in M1 and the heart mechanic in M2, gotta get used to those..
Games
Final Fantasy 14: Dawntrail's 7.0 graphics update really is a game-changer—breathing life, colour, and atmosphere into the 11-year old MMO
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You can solo all of the main story quest except for 8-player boss battles and one required 24-player alliance raid series.
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he needs to be shared with the masses 😌
cross-posted from: https://discuss.tchncs.de/post/18004510 > [VNDB](https://vndb.org/v29871)
FFXIV Online
All Worlds Maintenance (Jun. 26 - 28)
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play BG3, buy snacks and energy drinks in preparation, and work on some private projects :3 A friend is trying to rush through elden ring atm, since he literally forgot that yoshi-p himself warned us beforehand that we'd have one week for shadow of erdtree lmao
the patch is pretty big with 55gb on pc so i'd say up to an hour with my connection?
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3 months ago
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opening that site gave me 10 points psychic damage
FFXIV Online
Dawntrail Countdown Illustration #15
Berin
3 months ago
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excellent bnuuy content 😌
FFXIV Online
Pictomancer Illustration
Berin
3 months ago
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It's a face 4 fem!au ra 🙏 🥰
FFXIV Online
Dawntrail Countdown Illustration #21
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3 months ago
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At first, I thought that was a cute male miqo but then i noticed that this is the crop-top version of the pct gear u_u Still very cute though, can't wait for the other illustrations
Indie Gaming
The Kitsune Tails Demo is out on Steam! It's a colorful platformer inspired by Mario 3
Berin
4 months ago
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I've been following this game's development mastodon and have been looking forward to it for a while now! Platformers usually aren't my thing but this one looks really cute 🥰
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It's from some generic android game I used to play years ago, where you're playing as one of the chinese emperor's concubines. I don't remember much about it tbh
FFXIV Online
A Final Follow-up Regarding the Dawntrail Official Benchmark
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Showed this to a knowledgable friend and he said that the additional depth visible in the benchmark trailer comparison screenshot must have been achieved with more use of ambient occlusion and sub-surface scattering shaders. This could mean that the hardware requirements could increase🤔
Berin
4 months ago
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Let's go to the optometrist together
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4 months ago
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I played Sacrifice for Sale, a small indie comedy/horror visual novel where you're playing a vacuum salesman who tries to not get sacrificed by a cult. It has a huge amount of different endings, so there's lots of replayability despite the short length. also the girls who want to kill you are pretty cute
Yesterday, I also finished playing duck detective: the secret salami and it's pretty amazing. The voice acting is suitably over the top and the artstyle is adorable. hoping for a sequel!