onch

• Hello, I'm Onch (creative pseudonym) or Revo/Andrew (personal nickname and name)! • he/him • 24 y.o. • I'm writer and artist • not much into fandoms but currently in BTD

[andrewonch]

"Diary of Quiet Corner"

Short annotation to this game sounds like:

You move into a rented apartment. There was already a guy, Kai*, living here before you. He's quiet, he doesn't interfere and can even be caring and helpful, but the longer you live with him, the more odd things you notice about him. What kind of relationship will you build with him?

("Kai" is just a placeholder name here)

That game will be inspired by «Boyfriends to death 2», first of all, Lawrence's route

However, it has a different focus, as the main point is not violence, sеx, mysticism, kidnapping or anything like that, but the weirdness and the gradual building of a relationship with Kai*. I think that can be called a dark romance or something?...

I just really liked Lawrence, but I didn't have enough contact with him as a person in BTD2, if that makes sense to anyone, hah. Yeah, that guy (me) came to a pоrn game with viоlence, kidnаpping and murdеr for personal contact (idk how to call that) with the characters and their stories

Of course, I will rework many things, even if the goal of this game is primarily entertainment and pleasure for myself. That wouldn't be fair to Gatobob as the creator of these games if I left everything as was in her game; and I'm not a thief myself, stealing other people's ideas from start to finish is really shitty, this isn't decent behavior. And I'll always mention where I got my inspiration.

Although yes, Kai* will still be very inspired by Lawrence, but I'll try to rework him and place the emphasis in the story differently; I will make them similar, like, y'know, people who could understand each other and kinda have similar life experience, but they won't be completely identical

[andrewonch]

Okay, idea of "Stolen Years" is really good, but I need to think about everything in that game more

The idea is really good, but I think I don't have the skills to do this kinda work yet, so it's better to start with something simpler

I already have an idea that will be much easier to implement and would be quite suitable for the first attempt at creating a game

Just thoughts, hah

[victorzhuzhakin]

I was looking through old art and came across this one. I decided to redraw it because it's been 10 years (the old art was made on June 27, 2016) and there's a noticeable difference in skill. At that time I didn't know how to draw much, so my art was all the same. In general, the thing that connects me with the DHMIS fandom is that I suddenly became a famous artist in the circles I was in at the time. It was after the fanart in 2016 that people started to notice me and my audience gradually grew. But you know, I wouldn't want to meet now someone who knew me then, it was an incomprehensible level of cringe and I'm very ashamed. Over the past ten years, I've learned to draw people of color, old people, different facial features, and so much more. I think it's really cool, but it's a shame I don't have the same desire and energy to draw now. Regarding the humanizations, perhaps I would have made them a little different if I had taken it more seriously, but I wanted to make a quick sketch.

[andrewonch]

Max from @jirakory's lore (I love hearing you talk about your world, love)

[atruewolffan]

:3

[apocalypse-polakiewicz]

tozozozo

[andrewonch]

Hey, I have a spoiler!

AU Lawrence — Verdant Lawrence

[jirakory]

meme.

thanks @andrewonch for idea😌

[andrewonch]

WIP

halp I don't know which version of the Ren's hairstyle looks better 😭😭😭

I can't properly finish that art 😭

[andrewonch]

hi! i saw that you're making ur own indie game n i think thats so cool! i got an idea to do that too but i've got no idea how... maybe i can't do it but could u tell me about how u are making yours? /nf

also it's rlly cool it'll be disability friendly, i'm disabled too :'3

Hi! Thank you very much, I'm very happy to hear that someone is interested in our project 💛

I can't say I'm very experienced in game creation. This visual novel will be my first game. We will create it together with my friend (@tuulikitbh, They will be responsible for coding, and thanks to them I will be able to focus on the script and art)

However, I think I can give some advice from my own experience:

1. The first and most important rule is... First make it exist. I heard this once and it really helped me create. You can add better sprites and backgrounds later, you can add more endings. But first, make sure at least something exists. Even if it doesn't seem like the best quality or the most interesting to you.

2. Try to enjoy the process. An audience is a very pleasant bonus, but first try to create this game world for yourself. Create characters that you like, implement tropes that are interesting to you personally. Let it be a game for yourself, and this applies both to the VN and to the creation process.

3. Now on to more technical tips. There are quite a few platforms for creating visual novels, and many of them don't require complex coding. One of the most common programs for creating VNs is RenPy. RenPy It has been around for quite a long time, and there are many tutorials on it on the internet.

4. It's difficult for a person to handle all aspects of a game at once: coding, music, script, drawing sprites and backgrounds... So don't be afraid to use free resources. There is music and art without copyright or in Public Domain. Also you can search for stock images that you can use for free or for a small fee. This will simplify and speed up work on the VN (remember point 1 in this list of tips). You can also help yourself by taking a photo with your phone of something that will later become the background for a novel or an idea for a character's outfit! Or, maybe, birds singing or the noise of the city outside the window can be a wonderful background sound for your VN.

5. I created a folder for myself and in it I have various text files: information about the characters, so as not to forget anything and to keep track of their characters; script; separate routes; notes; ideas; brainstorming.

6. If you find it difficult to draw characters right away, try creating their initial images in Picrew (picrew.me). This way you can decide on the appearance and then draw it yourself.

7. Decide on the vibe of your novel, including the visuals. Create several fake screenshots with your sketches. This will help you understand what exactly you want (for me personally, it helped a lot)

Good luck if you decide to tackle the visual novel, I'd be interested to see how it goes!

[andrewonch]

Hey you whet though and like all of my stuff. Thanks at lest someone sees us, outside of friends

Sorry, I didn't see your message in my inbox 😭😭😭 you're welcome!

[snapdragon-rawrz]

so this is basically hwo it is

[andrewonch]

⭐✨ Carol✨⭐

Style test and attempt to draw one of the characters with emote options

Her name is Carol. Not sure how old she is exactly, but definitely no less than 19-20

She has a heterotropia/strabismus

(sorry, English is not my native language, so I don't know whether it is correct to use the term "cross-eyed" (like I did in previous post) or not. Please, English speakers, correct me if necessary)

Why I added this feature to her (some of my personal reasons):

• I have very rarely seen this feature in characters (both in other people's OCs and in media);

• An online friend of mine had a strabismus like this character (where the eye looks "out") and I remembered him;

• I also mentioned that he said that in cases where a character has a strabismus it is either a "cute cross-eye with the eye looking in" or a comic relief crazy/stupid character

• This feature is even less common in female characters: because "it looks unaesthetic", and, consciously or not, people try on beauty standards on them just like they do on real women; what is available to a male character in design is rarely available to a female one, male characters are allowed to have "unattractive" features, while female characters are required to be beautiful, and even if they have scars, for example, it must always be pretty.

[andrewonch]

Would you play a visual novel like this?

fake screenshots

«Stolen Years» VN

My friend (@tuulikitbh) and I are thinking about a visual novel with puzzle elements, and I made these fake screenshots to get a better idea of what kind of visuals I want to see

Below are some explanations of the elements in the screenshot:

• It's written like that because some deaf people can speak, but their speech may be slurred; I knew deaf and hard of hearing people who could communicate in this way;

• The appearance of the person and the background in the "screenshot" is a representation of how a person with poor eyesight sees without glasses (I'm that person, It's almost identical to how I see without glasses; protagonist/MC is extremely nearsighted)

As my friend suggested, a dyslexic font will be added to the game. We also plan to add a section to the menu with hotlines from different countries. In general, the majority of characters (or maybe even all of them) in the story will be either disabled or have mental illnesses or traumas

My friend and I are both disabled in one way or another, and I've often thought that ableism has been the most influential form of discrimination in my life, so... Here we are

Thank you to everyone who read this post. We'll appreciate your support. We would be grateful for comments, reposts, ideas and other support

[andrewonch]

Few concept arts

[andrewonch]

Would you play a visual novel like this?

fake screenshots

«Stolen Years» VN

My friend (@tuulikitbh) and I are thinking about a visual novel with puzzle elements, and I made these fake screenshots to get a better idea of what kind of visuals I want to see

Below are some explanations of the elements in the screenshot:

• It's written like that because some deaf people can speak, but their speech may be slurred; I knew deaf and hard of hearing people who could communicate in this way;

• The appearance of the person and the background in the "screenshot" is a representation of how a person with poor eyesight sees without glasses (I'm that person, It's almost identical to how I see without glasses; protagonist/MC is extremely nearsighted)

As my friend suggested, a dyslexic font will be added to the game. We also plan to add a section to the menu with hotlines from different countries. In general, the majority of characters (or maybe even all of them) in the story will be either disabled or have mental illnesses or traumas

My friend and I are both disabled in one way or another, and I've often thought that ableism has been the most influential form of discrimination in my life, so... Here we are

Thank you to everyone who read this post. We'll appreciate your support. We would be grateful for comments, reposts, ideas and other support

[andrewonch]

Is this your Lawrence Oleander?

(Sorry)

(Not sorry)

[andrewonch]

Guess what I'm drawing 🤭🤭🤭