Showing up this week within the forum is [/Highlight]Rune[/Highlight], 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 [/Highlight]News of the World[/Highlight] 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pleged an additional $42 Billion to Ukraine's defence while North Korean servicemen fighting on behalf of Putin have withdrawn from the area.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 [/Highlight]Klans XP[/Highlight], 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[/Highlight]Original Music and Sound FX being Shared[/Highlight]. 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 Thread=8379][/Highlight]Massive Library of Free Images[/Highlight][/Thread] 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.