Of which News of the World are you interested? Is it the peace talks that US President Trump is working upon between Ukraine and Russia? Despite talks being underway, the war rages and Russia loses four major refineries, and a spyware facility to drone attacks followed by a large scale drone attack that targeted Kiev. And while Russia was pushed back to their current position and did not take all of Ukraine as they planned, Putin is already orhestrating a "Victory over NATO" propaganda engine. But as Putin makes plans, NATO makes its own preparations for troops within the Ukraine to ensure stability. Within the US, a Biden Appointed Judge rejected the lawsuit to prevent Elon Musk's DOGE from Federal systems. Already, Doge uncovered 20 Million in fraud within the Social Security for people over 100 years of age, up to 150 years old having checks cut no less. And the new commerce secretary welcomes DOGE to find any instance of fraud such as that. China is not too thrilled with the US after the State Department removed text from its website, line of text suggesting the independent nation of Taiwan (the remaining original Republic of China) be reunited or returned to the CCP. But then again, China ignores maritime law and deployed forces against a Canadian warship in the Taiwan strait despite any a state's sovereignty ends after the 12 nautical miles from its territorial waters. And as Hamas frees more Israeli hostages, Iran begins becoming more aggressive, claiming to arrest two British tourists and an unnamed Israeli under charges of espionage. A Massachusetts Teachers Union under fire for anti-semitism, the FAA under fire from 1000+ applicants denied employment and racial discrimination under the Biden administration, the Tupak Shakur murder trial delayed till next year, Pope Francis's critical condition, L.A.'s mayor criticized for firing the Fire Chief by the United Firefighter's union, violence committed by women in California soars, a stabbing at Berlin Holocaust Memorial, and more hit this week's news.
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This week the News of the Cyber World had good news and bad news for Elon Musk. While charges brought by the Biden Department of Justice for refusing to hire Illegal Aliens was droppped by the Trump administration, Musk's jaw must have dropped after hearing his rival's AI service recommend something worse than prison. For electric vehicles it is just unkind, as the US government is shutting down charging stations at their federal building and Walmart issued a recall on electric scooters after an apartment was sent ablaze over its lithium ion battery, the manufacturer actively ignoring calls for recall by the Consumer Product Safety Commission itself. Google to be hit by the European Union for moreviolations of the Digital Markets Act, Microsoft preparing a new GPT model, XBox pushing an AI model that developers actually argue against using, and more hit this week's cybernews.

Even though Remi-chan says she still suffers from burnout, asking her What's up would reveal that she is still getting some resources for her game, be it spritework from Rune or spritework from Coyote, In the meantime, she posted two more videos showing game footage reworked and revised.

Were you to venture into the Maps and screenshots thread, it would be a study in contrasts. Mel posted four scens from her game, an airship with both its interior and shot against a darkened sky with one image animated. And Remi-chan with four shots of her own with worlds, alien or otherwise as backdrops, whether a destoyed satellite-like outpost, an urban jungle or above a familiar blue-white sphere.

If you are looking for some Low Fidelity work, fear not for Eric Matyas Shaed More Original Music, His "Game Menu" from 2016 now has that Low Fi sound, and the more energetic "Mind Bender" from 2017 now has its energetic Calimba in fabulous Low Fidelity.

It was surprise to Remi-chan this week when venturing through the galleries to see that Her Own Neato Arty thread thing! did not contain her Valentine's Day art. No longer the flat colors,the Angel shares a moment with the demon meek, set against a starry sky lit wine. As expected, a speed draw is included.

A perfectionist in his trade, Rise Evil Demos updated his Art Deck by providing updated color patterns to some renders of Raira, the electric Nekomimi. But as he did, he added a couple more works such as Raira climbing a tree. But what would you expect of a cat?

When ones delves through the hallways of the forum's center for the creatives, they may venture upon some of Remi-chan's Writing Snippets~. And this week, she released a few pages involving the villains and antagonests the players will unvariably encounter, a shadow queen whose existance is older than the universe, a cherubim facing down the Priestess of the Moon, and the shephard of Eden itself. If reading is not your style, you may choose the 'books on tape' option at the bottom of Remi-chan's latest post.

Recently, we had Errors with the Attachments system. However, Kirito reported it was related to a bug discovered in the web server software we were using. Since then, Kirito changed it out, allowing the attachments to be accessible once again.

This week, DerVVulfman looked into forum security. However, he was worried about new registrants not appearing and created a poll asking Are the New Security Questions Too Hard?. It is a simple poll with just "Too Hard" and "Just Right"

Oh, friends. You look tired. Have some fun and ask kyonides the question of What are YouTubing?. That is if you don't think a Freddy Kruger Tier list won't give you nightmares tonight.

For those who are fans of PalWorld, it appears that Nintendo's Lawsuit against them had hit a Snag. Almost all of the patents that Nintendo filed have been rejected by the US Patent and Trademark Office, patents that form the basis of Nintendo's lawsuit.

This week, issues of animation speed was What's up with an RMer named Steel Beast 6Beets. He believed the issue of a common event delivering animations was slowed down by a Large Party script, to which caught the eye of DerVVulfman. He did a few changes, and noted a mere 2fps drop in speed during default attack animations. However, the custom ones from Steel Beast 6Beet's common event persist.

While there was nothing wrong with the tool itself, DerVVulfman returned with an updated copy of MapMaker (for RMXP), stating that the supplied INI file had an incorrect value assigned. Along with the explanation he gave as to the correction within the INI, he also supplied an updated version of the package's Readme file.

If any creatives needed a fast paced techno beat for their game, it is a good thing that Eric Matyas continues to work on his Original Music and Sound. Though under the weather last week, he returned with a new composition entitled "Cyberpunk Street Chase" that combines a simple but rapid fire drum beat with a good share of 80s styled digital harmonies.

Following the server upgrade that occurred two weeks prior, Kirito performed some more Software Modifications. In this, various custom features that were introduced into the forum's code have now been placed into a single plug-in. Because of this, features such as the spoilers do not need to be re-added each time the forum's software is upgraded.

This week's News of the World began with various actions by US President Trump, signing the Laken Riley act, how his use of Tariffs inspired both Mexico and Canada to begin working with him on border security, and the near halt of illegal immigrants appearing. However, all this is being attacked by groups wishing to re-open the border, leaks to ICE raids such as the ones after Tren De Aragua in Colorado, and keep USAID running despite the rank insubordination and an ongoing audit showing excessive spending with no accountability. Still, US recruitment has hit an all-time high. California continues losing companies to Texas like Realtor.com and Charles Schwab, Ukraine hitting Russia Command in Kursk, the possibility that California's Utilities started the wildfires, new sanctions on Iran's Oil, Panama pulls out of Chinese deal after US Rubio visit, Superbowl 2025, and more hit this week's news.
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This week, it was discovered that RPGMaker VXAce is available for Free on Steam as part of a promotional deal while two other promotional deals for the same engine still exist until this upcoming Monday (February 10th). Normally $69.99, it is a deal for anyone using Steam.

For those wondering What's up among the forum's RMers, DerVVulfman continues working on spriting resources for his Half Kaiser battlers, finishing the short-sleeved shirt resource, and continuing with footwear. Meanwhile, Remi-chan received new spritework from Rune (or Xiie), and wished to show it off.

Within the Maps and Screenshots Thread, Remi-chan posted four images to show off updated character graphics and backdrops from her current game project.

More work and more occupations have been added by kyonides to his Klans XP project. Tanners, scholars, city watch and more now populate the Klans, regional exploration and scoutshave been added, updated graphis have been implemented, and much more.

Quite a varity of tunes have appeared if you were looking for some Original Music and Sound FX. Eric Matyas composed "Pixel City Cruising" which combines a touch of cyber retro atop a heavy drum beat for an urban environment. More light hearted 80s and early 90s vibes can be felt with "Life's Good in Pixeltown". And with a classic one-two drum beat as an accent for an industrial type environment, "Candy Factory" recreates the vibes one may experience when playing chill and relaxing games like "The Lost Vikings". But do not forget, he has a large assortment of sound effects in which to sample.

As promised, new images appeared within DerVV's Stream FrankenArts topic. As SIletrea began playing Monster Hunter World, DerVVulfman sought to capture the feel of the game with large panels and a tiny figure facing towering behemoths. But despite the diminuitive size of her VTuber model, DerVVulfman relayed that Siletrea practically owned the combat whilst on the hunt.

Are you looking for something new in brickwork for a modern city? Are you interested in textures for a highly detailed stonework road? If so, you will want to visit the Massive Library of Free Images that Eric Matyas has been building. Whether traditional red brick, classic brickwork with a blue paintjob applied or more, you should find the recent updates appealing. But Eric did not merely post brickwork, but organic algae-like textures and solid blue stonework as well.

This week we received a sneak peek within Remi-chan's Neato Arty thread thing! for her upcoming Valentine's Day art piece. And rather than it being a case of evil doers or kitsune getting together as was the case last year, the piece involves two of Remi-chan's more long term characters.

If you flipped through the recent pages of Remi-chan's Writing Snippets~, you would come across a scene from Remi-chan's game spin-offs. And with it, you would see one of her established characters receiving a much needed pep talk in her youth.

As she has been replacing the pre-battle animated cut-scenes, the footage within Remi-chan's Cinematic Theatre is her current progress before a fight ensues between heroes old and new.

Showing up this week within the forum is Rune, though some may recognize him as the spriter Xiie that Remi-chan had repeatedly mentioned within her posts. Rune has some experience with Unity, but also with the RPGMaker series of engines, and would like to finally finish developing an RPG.  Rune was greeted first by AVGB-KBGaming who understood the issues with having deprived sleep.  And then greeted by DerVVulfman who made his appearance later to give others first shots to respond.  Lastly, Remi-chan came in and likewise sympathized with Rune's lack of sleep as a game developer, and knows too well how hard it is to finish a project.

This week's News of the World kicks off with US President Trump's second week as he worked to restore military servicemen discharged over the Covid vaccine, the development of the US version of Israel's Iron Dome, and to remove DEI initiatives. And after two top officials refused to share classified information with DOGE over inefficiency and spending concerns, the Chief of the US Agency for International Development resigned. S Border Patrol returned fire with Mexican Cartel members attempting to smuggle more Illegal Aliens across the border. And as Trump initiates tariffs against Mexico, Canada and China over the rise of human smuggling and Fentanyl poisoning, all three nations vowed matching tariffs. In Europe, two nations along Russia's border vowed to deliver 5% GDP to NATO's Defense Budget, this as Russia retakes a village in the Kursk region and pushes a history that Moscow was forced into a war with Ukraine. However, NATO pleged an additional $42 Billion to Ukraine's defence while North Korean servicemen fighting on behalf of Putin have withdrawn from the area. Following tensions spurred on by China over Taiwan and their recent aggressive and hazardous behavior against Philippines ships in the South China Sea, Japan began deploying anti-air missile along the coast. The eight hostages recently released by Hamas, the fatal collision of a passenger jet and a military helicopter over Washington, D.C., US's Marco Rubio heading to Central America over illegal immigration issues, India's first undersea high-speed rail project nearing completion, and more hit this week's news.

Sometimes, you need a break, and that's what Remi-chan had if you asked her What's Up as an RMer. However, her game is still in the works, and she just received more spritework from her characterset artist, that artist being our newest member Rune.

There has been more developments within the Alpha Release of Klans XP, now adding more war chiefs to the project, new clans, modifictions to the Zone Stats board, added lumber, mining and food production features, and took care of missing resources.

It has been a busy week for Eric Matyas, as he does have clients for his musical work.  However, he still add to the Original Music and Sound FX being Shared. And if you wish to have some late 80s's styled RPG music, "More Puzzle Madness" is perfect for those stuck within an insane and zany labyrinth. Do remember, you too can be one of Eric's clients for custom music.

If you are working upon a game with a Middle Eastern flare or a cyberpunk game set in a desolate land devoid of water, you will be pleased to visit the Massive Library of Free Images created by Eric Matyas.  This past week, he released two fine sandy textures for those who have need of a desert landscape.  However, if an architecture with very odd stonework is your thing, the three mottled textures belonging to his abstract collection may fit your needs.

Though relatively unproductive this week, Remi-chan's Neato Arty thread thingy has a new pencilled sketch of the Corusant Snake Remi-chan presented two weeks prior.

It has been over a decade since his last appearance.  But with a grand salute, G.I. Toez  is once again reporting for duty.  When last he was here, his son wasn't even ten, but now 21. But G.I. Toez has returned and thrilled to see the forum still exists.  Whilst being stunned that his son had indeen grown up, DerVVulfman applauded his new avatar's detailwork.

The first week of US President Trump's Second Term hit this week's News of the World, be it that the CIA now backs the Wuhan Lab Leak theory, or that Trump's threat of sanctions against Columbia forced the nation to accept the migrant flights of Columbian Illegal Aliens. Four more hostages have been freed from Hamas, though 90 still remain. This while President Trump is encouraging Jordan and Egypt to take in more Palestinian refugees.  President Yoon Suk Yeol of South Korea had been impeached for insurrection and indicted for his brief declaration of martial law, a possible four-year prison sentence pending. And Belarusian President Alexander Lukashenko is expected to secure another victory, a man known as "Europe's last dictator" and a ally to Vladimir Putin.

TikTok hit this week's News of the Cyberworld as President Trump works to keep the online platform alive within the US. However, users had noticed that censorship indeed exists after China returned the app to the US market.  Google's global agenda race against other big tech while selling its  ad tech business to appease European Union regulators and Subaru's onboard system vulnerability allowing millions of cars to be tracked also hit this week's news.

After over a decade, G.I. Toes resurrected Count to a million, the simple forum game that keeps things escalating.

On the game making front, feel free to ask Remi-chan What's Up, you RMer.  It had taken some time, but her portrait artist sent more artwork, as well as receiving updates from two spritework artists.  But it isn't just her waiting around for work as she's been toiling away to either remaster or recode her boss battles.

Within the Maps and Screenshots Thread, Remi-chan posted some recent shots of her game,  battle scenes with the Insidious Architect, and an award for vanquishing the Legionnaire General.

For those interested in game development, kyonides posed a dialogue regarding Top Players VS Game Mechanics & Features. Using an unnamed Real Time Strategy mechanics as his example, he wondered whether games became difficult or limited in what may be available thanks to the interaction of seasoned players, if elite players have prompted newer players to use their techniques or jeer those that don't, or are game devs at fault for limitations that may have even been influenced, or by their neglect.

This week, kyonides developed a Tech tree for Klans XP, enabling three separate sets of skills available.  While mainly focusing upon the Warchief's tech tree, there are other tech trees to handle the military and the economics of the game.  Such skills that can be learned nvolve benefits when facing the undead, increased military morale and monetary boons.

If you needed something playful and energetic for a puzzle minigame, you need go no further than to the Original Music and Sound FX by Eric Matyas.  A very unusual piece, it is a campy composition entitled "Bubble Game in my Brain" and would be very suitable for any game where someone like Willy Wonka may exist.

Within Solitaire's CRAZY WILD OUTLAW WOLF! board, we have a new episode of "Books on Computers".  Feel free to watch her patented randomness with a delicious hearty Bag of Beef Stew from Food Life Balanced ®.

This week, Eric Matyas added three more textures to his Massive Library of Free Images for Everyone.  The textures are mottled, two green while the third gray with blue highlights.

Another week passes and more images have been added to DerVV's Stream FrankenArts, images heralding Siletrea's playthrough of the second Legend of Zelda game for the NES itself.

Affter their recovery from nearly a decade ago, new pieces have appeared within the Solitairy Artworks by Solitaire. There are before and after shots as Solitare decided to recreate some of her works such as a red-headed scythe wielder was redrawn with a more menacing perspective.

With the coming of the Chinese New Year, this Wednesday will herald the Year of the Snake.  And with that, Remi-chan's Neato Arty thread thing now presents the Coruscant Snake herself.  Pale skin with serpents of coal against a pitch and midnight backdrop, Lilith makes her debut with her portrait and a vocally introduced speed draw.

Within Remi-chan's Cinematic Theater, you get a teaser of the updated boss battle character introductions that will be included in Remi's game, Fantasia.