Not as sleepless as you'd think tbh

I'm a game developer!! Who makes RPG Maker games but who knows if I'll expand!!!

[insomniacdev]

talentless. by CresRose

A(nother) Yume Nikki Fangame.

Second verse, same as the first.

Coming back on here to say I’ve submitted my entry for the Dream Diary Jam 4, talentless, which is a game that follows a protagonist by the name of Lumi.

...I promise this is a lot less buggy than Da-ze.

a couple of in-game screenshots:

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Daze by CresRose

A Yume Nikki fan game.

Surprise, I actually made something.

My entry for the Dream Diary Jam 2018, Daze.

[dreamdiaryjam]

IT’S OVER!!!

The jam has ended!  We currently have 30 entries in the jam - amazing!!!  Please download and play some of em here!!!

Late entries will still be accepted up to 5 days from now- contact this blog or our twitter if you have one to submit!

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pt. 2 of whatever I did for my YNFG

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Here’s a fun little thing I did while trying to make my last world in my YNFG.

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updated screenshots. 

project: trying too hard

[dreamdiaryjam]

Twenty days left, dreamers!

How are you feeling? Are you where you want to be at? Don’t forget to back up your game!

[insomniacdev]

a disaster waiting to happen, huh

still don’t have a spriter, yet, so hurray for stock characters.

[insomniacdev]

Back on April 1st. What a day.

So, first off. Don’t get your hopes up on anything new from here. Life matters insisted on being up in my face for the past year. Nothing’s changed.

I’ve dropped my LISA fangame progress, though there are it’s remains on my files. 

I plan on trying to make tiny games rather than huge projects since I can’t. Do that.

[pixelprospector]

Bfxr - free tool to create sound effects for video games.

[memoriesoffear]

A young girl awakens to find herself in a world devoid of color. Your goal is to help her return color to the world she found herself in. By accomplishing this, can she return to her former world? Or will she stay trapped forever in this strange new land?

This game is made by ZK using RPG Maker 2000 and it was released on June 6th, 2014. The American fan translation group, Memories of Fear, translated this game and released it on August 2nd, 2017.

http://www.memoriesoffear.com/games_colorslostmemories/index.html

[cowboy--beboop-deactivated20200]

Hey! So some questions for more experienced RPG maker devs.

If you don’t want to stick to the music already in the program what do you do? What program would you use to create your own sound effects and music? If you wanted to purchase music specifically designed to be used in games and creative projects where would you go?

What are some good programs to make sprites with?

And what are some reliable sites to get plugins?

[angryvevo]

*rubs hands together*

Let me know if this reblog gets cut-off btw, and I’ll make it into an actual post!

MUSIC/SFX:

LMMS - Free - I use this for music. It has tons of great options for instruments/effects/etc…

Garage Band - Comes Free with a Mac computer - I’ve seen/heard good things about this! I believe quite a few musicians use this as well…

as3sfxr - Free - Really amazing online program– good for 8-bit SFX!

Amper Music - Free - Seems very crisp and clean despite still being in Beta. You have to make an account to use it, though!

Audacity - Free - Probably would be best for SFX, or editing already existent audio. However, music composition is possible!  (Pretty sketchy site though, click the blue download link to the left that reads “Download Audacity 2.1.3″)

Some sites that have music and SFX for free…

Freesound.org - A damn god-send. I use it 24/7 and it’s absolutely perfect. You can search based on length, rating, etc… Best for SFX but can sometimes be used for music…

Purple Planet - Free music for your game! Rad my dudde!!

Sound Image - there is legit over 1,000 tracks, and they’re all free for commercial/non-commerical use. With proper crediting, of course. (Requirements are listed if you scroll down to “IMPORTANT - …”)

SPRITES:

Paint Tool Sai - Costs money, but there is a ripped, free version floating about that has no difference whatsoever… - I use Sai for pixel art, using the binary/pixel tool. It’s simple and easy. But a pain the mcfricken toosh when trying to resize pixels…

^^ I’ve linked to the official site– but you can most likely find the free version by looking it up on youtube…

Piskel - Free, Online - Is literally built for spriting! It’s really awesome and I use it frequently. You can see separate frames, the animation playing in the top right, and there’s even a built-in dithering tool…

Aseprite - 14.99 USD, but there is a Trial where you can not save files. - I’ve seen good things about this one! I believe there is a bunch of color palettes for use. A lot like piskel but with WAY more tools. I repeat– you cannot save files on the trial version.

Photoshop - Price depends on the version - M’not very familiar with photoshop– though I do have an old version since it was gifted to me. It’s probably better than sai regarding the fact that you can resize pixel art without it being distorted.

MS Paint - Free with Windows - if you use this you’re gonna have to find a way to make things transparent… However… I don’t really know why you’d use this if you can just use Piskel, haha!

(Game Maker also has a built-in pixel art tool, I believe!)

PLUGINS/SCRIPTS:

You can find them EVERYWHERE.

Just go on google, look up what you want to do, along with the version of RPG Maker your using… (MV, Vx/Vxace, etc.) and explore! 

(ex. let’s say I want a fog effect, and I’m using Rpg Maker MV. I would go on google, and look up “Fog Effect RMMV” or “Fog RMMV” and sift through the top results…)

At times there will be more than one option for you so it’s just a matter of looking at the functions of them and deciding which would be best for what you want to do/your sanity.

However! If you want to add a few features and you’re not sure what to add, there is an MV Masterlist of plugins for you to explore. Along with one for Vx Ace.

Now, if you’ve searched valleys far and wide and can’t find the plugin/script that you need… There is an official RPG Forum with a friendly, helpful community where you can request for someone to make a plugin for you. Check the masterlist first, be very descriptive and polite, and someone will most likely help you out.

 I hope this helps you out *.`* ~ d=(>_<) 

[dreamdiaryjam]

The Jam is Over!

Congrats to all of you who ended up turning in your work on time! :D

Good luck to all of you who are turning in things five days from now!

And thank you so much to all 108 of you who entered!  I’ve had a lot of fun hosting this jam and the jam chat, and I hope you guys had a lot of fun as well!

I’ll be reblogging games for the next few weeks, including late entries and people who missed the deadline entirely.  Thank you all for coming out and celebrating Yume Nikki’s birthday.  After 13 years, we’re still kickin’.  ꒰⌯͒•̩̩̩́ ᴗ •̩̩̩̀⌯͒꒱

❤ ❤ ❤   Check out the entries in so far here!  ❤ ❤ ❤

[insomniacdev]

Image 1: Ari's original design and scheme. Image 2: This one was an accident in SAI and I created a palette with looked pleasing to me.

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Dream Diary Jam: June 4

June 4: Show off your protagonist’s sprite.

I’m being a disappointment while I’m doing this jam,but I’m still trying.

Still...trying.

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Also,a survivor of my lost files when I was making concept art for LISA the Worthless.

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Heyo,guess who’s making something with actual pixel art.

SO! Lisa the Worthless. A LISA fangame about a woman who miraculously survive the White Flash,and lives in hiding amongst the wastelands.

This game is non-canon. Dingaling’s main concept of women not existing in LISA still holds.

To be honest,this was abeit poorly made,but maybe when I finish up on development,I could make a better one.

So here we go.