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[Guide] How to Make a Visual Novel Solo by Arimia

A compilation of advice from over 30 solo vn-devs!

https://arimiadev.com/how-to-make-a-visual-novel-solo/

@renpy

#IndieDev #VNDev #RenPy #GameDev

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/

@gamedev

#GameDev #GameMarketing #Steam #GamesMarketing #IndieDev

Submissiones open: NOVELASIA - SEA Visual Novel Showcase 2024

NOVELASIA is an upcoming event on YouTube celebrating visual novel games developed in Southeast Asia!

If you are a SEA-based VN-dev, you can find more info and submission forms here:
https://southeast-asia-game.fandom.com/wiki/NOVELASIA/_-/_SEA/_Visual/_Novel/_Showcase/_2024

The deadline for submissions is on Sunday, 22th September 2024.

@renpy

#GameDev #VisualNovel #VNDev

New Ren'Py Extension guiManipulate allows you to adjust the position of screens in-game

guiManipulate by bronoais is a Ren'Py extension to manipulate the UI Displayables and obtain the values modified to achieve the result being seen.

In this alpha version, only moving (xpos and ypos) is implemented. More are expected to be added in the future.

Download:
https://brunoais.itch.io/renpy-guimanipulate
ReadMe and source code:
https://gitlab.com/brunoais/renpy-guiManipulate

@renpy

#RenPy #GameDev #VNDev

Notable Upcoming Game Jams in September 2024

Spooktober 6th Annual Visual Novel Jam
September 1st - October 1st
https://itch.io/jam/spooktober-2024

Brackeys Game Jam 2024.2
September 8th - September 15th
https://itch.io/jam/brackeys-12

GBJAM 12
September 13th - September 23th
https://itch.io/jam/gbjam-12

1-BIT JAM Nr. 4
September 26th - October 11th
https://itch.io/jam/1-bit-jam-4

@gamejams
#GameJam #GameDev

[Blog] Valve just took away a valuable visibility tool

Blog post by Chris Zukowski (How to Market A Game)

https://howtomarketagame.com/2024/08/21/valve-just-took-away-a-valuable-visibility-tool/

@gamedev

#GameDev #GameMarketing #Steam

Ren'Py 8.3.0 and Ren'Py 7.8.0 have been released!

The biggest new features in this update are:
- Audio Filters, allowing for effects like high-pass and low-pass filters, reverb etc.
- Text shaders, which allow GLSL shaders to be applied to text. Making a whole new range of text effects possible

8.3.0 Download:
https://www.renpy.org/release/8.3.0

7.8.0 Download:
https://www.renpy.org/release/7.8.0

List of changes:
https://www.renpy.org/doc/html/changelog.html

Breaking changes:
https://www.renpy.org/doc/html/incompatible.html

@renpy
#GameDev #VNDev #RenPy

PyNGtuber - A new Free and Open Source PNGtuber App

Showcase:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ia5Hy_je_WA

Download here:
https://gemmstone.itch.io/pyngtuber

Source Code:
https://github.com/Gemmstone/PyNGtuber

@indievtubers

#PNGtuber #VTuber #Streaming #PyNGTuber

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/

Itch.io:
https://ravenstar-games.itch.io/lost-in-limbo

Steam Demo:
https://store.steampowered.com/app/3103010/Lost/_in/_Limbo/_Demo/
Full Game to wishlist:
https://store.steampowered.com/app/3058760/Lost/_in/_Limbo/

@otomegames

#Otome #Amare #IndieGame #VisualNovel

Voting for the GMTK Game Jam 2024 has started!

The theme was "Built to Scale", and there are a whopping 7708 entries! You can check them out here:
https://itch.io/jam/gmtk-2024/entries

Voting is public, so everyone can participate by going to the submissions page and opening their personal randomized queue of games to play and rate:

https://itch.io/jam/gmtk-2024/unrated

@gamejams

#GameJam #Gaming #GMTKJam2024 #indiegame

Japanese Indie Otome Game Melty Amethyst Launches on Steam October 1

More here:
https://otomekitten.com/2024/08/16/japanese-indie-otome-game-melty-amethyst-launches-on-steam-october-1/

Steam:
https://store.steampowered.com/app/3086760/Melty/_Amethyst/

VNDB:
https://vndb.org/r118099

@otomegames
#otome #otomegames #indiegame #MeltyAmethyst

VSCode Extension - Ren'Py Launch and Sync by Paisley Softworks

This extension allow you to:

- start and quit ren'py in your project
- warp to a specific line or jump to a label in your game
- update cursor position in the editor as dialogue progresses
- automatically enable autoreload

Download:
https://marketplace.visualstudio.com/items?itemName=PaisleySoftworks.renpyWarp

@renpy

#RenPy #GameDev #VisualStudioCode #VSCode #VNDev