The Weekly Gazette 10-01-2023

[DerVVulfman]

(September 25 to October 1, 2023)

Welcome dear readers to the latest issue of the Weekly Gazette! Here in the Gazette, we give you the news in brief of what occurred in the past week as well as provide any news happening in Save-Point itself

Official Area

Occasions

The entrance that Zy'bh'h O'fipv'i was a bit odd, delivering messages in a cryptic and animated manner. Though DerVVulfman seemed to recognize the writing fonts used, and advised Zy'bh'h to post in something easier to understand. And then chastized by Remi-chan the very next time she posted.

General Chat

For some, the U.S. facing a governent shutdown over funds may have been the News of the World, that or a Democrat congressman Jamaal Bowman caught on video pulling a fire alarm is under threat of expulsion for attempting to delay the funding vote. Issues with migrants is world-wide as Hungary declares a crisis of its own, Italy just last week. But Billionare Mike Bloomberg suggests flooding the U.S. even more, claiming the actual citizens are the problem and not the migrants. It has been nearly thirty (30) years since the death of Rapper Tupak Shakur, but now an arrest was finally made. But of deaths, Michael Gambon, known more recently for his role as Dumbledor in the Harry Potter films, passed away at 82. And U.S. Senator Diane Feinstein at 90. Another Black Lives Matter activist guilty of stealing thousands in donations, Mexican politicians caught on camera trying to buy congressmen, Zelensky hosting an Arms Manufacturing conference to boost weapons manufacturing, Cher accused of orchestrating the kidnapping of her own son, and much more hit this week's news.

Near the end of the week, kyonides began a topic to discuss Videogames You Should Stay Away From, a topic to discuss or warn people away from games before they spend a dime upon them. He began with his issues with 2014's Divinity 2: Developer's Cut, it being followed up by KasperKalamity's lament over Civilization VI from 2016.

Games Development

Development Discussion

As it has been for a few weeks, the work on windows-styled object has been What's up with RMers like DerVVulfman, providing pics, animated gifs and videos of his progress. Being fond of strategy card games, KasperKalamity wondered if anyone would be interested in joining him in a collaboration. Meanwhile, KasperKalamity displayed his means to have multiple random encounter zones. Talk on breaking the 500x500 map tile limit existed between KasperKalamity and DerVVulfman. Steel Beast 6Beets celebrated his 10th anniversary in the forum. Kyonides contemplated a system to apply states to equipment, but feared battlesystem rewrites. And Remi-chan pushed forward and released the trailer for her new game project, Flight.

Early this week, meustrus inquired if anyone had experience in RPG making with Godot. She sees a lot of potential with the latest edition, something to consider using as she's spent quite some time with Unity, and was looking for resources. Remi-chan was the first to reply, admitting she spent most of her time with RPGMaker engines, but none with Godot. However, she suggested using RPGMaker resources for temp graphics at the very least. Since meustrus has been the maker of RPGMaker works and has a license, then there should be little to no problem.

Upcoming Projects

Anyone up for a game with a comic book feel? If so, then you may enjoy the fact that KasperKalamity is planning to give Arbor's Eve a comic book page-flipping introduction.

At long last, the Announcement Trailer for BlueSkies 3 has been released. Starmage's trailer showcases the plot, the world, and the gameplay of BlueSkies 3, as she has for her other works.

If you are interested in viewing the new character designs for Stellar Bewitching Remastered, Starmage presents to us a video of Berry B's artwork.

The latest work of Remi-chan's Esoteric Triagonal Universe takesFLIGHT. Indeed, Flight is a game that reveals the events that happened between one of Remi-chan's earlier works and her newer end-game, Fantasia. The nymph who faced a threat that even the gods feared now found herself forced to settle down. And that did not sit right for her. A fairy-tale realm in the clouds, new friends to find, battles to face, Fyori had a yearning fancy for all of this rather than face her greatest foe... the boring lifestyle her mum tried to force upon her. That was not going to sit well for her. As her style, Remi-chan developed another bullet-hell combat system, but with an immense amount of flourish and control.

Material Development

Tools

This week, kyonides found he had to downgrade the SDL (Simple DirectSound Layer) software with his linux port of HiddenChest RGSS Player Executable, returning it to version 1 to keep the sound effects play correctly. Meanwhile, he configured the engine to disable the Font Outline effect at start for RPGMaker XP / VX users as normal; the font's outline property of course still available.

Creativity Section

Music and Audio

More low-fidelity track conversions are available within the collective Original Music and Sounds by Eric Matyas, conversions of his previous works. Urban sounding in origin, you can find looping main menu themes and something for those who want to be stealthy of sneaky sneaks.

Art and Design

Sometimes architecture takes on something new, new shapes, new forms, new colors. And it is new colors that you find within the Massive Library of Free Images that Eric Matyas has been building. Not one, but four tileable set of brickwork were crafted this week, but all four in some touch of dark hunter's green.

Well, that's it for this week.

"Be who you are and say what you feel because those who mind don't matter and those who matter don't mind. Don't cry because it's over. Smile because it happened." - Dr. Seuss/Theodor Seuss Geisel - (1904-1991)

PROSPECTIVE GAZETEERS!

If you are the creator of a thread in Save-Point, you have the option of sending/writing your own entry into the Gazette. The Gazette accepts write-in announcements (which will be doublechecked). Likewise, the Gazette would welcome other content such as a comic-strip series, ongoing story arc, or the like.

Just PM DerVVulfman with the submissions. Submissions must be in by 10pm EST.

[kyonides]

Just for the record, I was actually talking about the SDL_Sound module versions 1 & 2 and not about SDL 1 or 2 in general.  You see, SDL has many parts like SDL_Mixer or SDL_TTF or even SDL_Net.