The Weekly Gazette 08-31-2025

[DerVVulfman]

(August 25 to August 31, 2025)

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

Announcements and Updates

If one wondered about the lack of activity in The new HBGames Archive Board, Remi-chan revealed that DerVVulfman's PC was hit by a Ransomware screen that locked things up. While she revealed that the screen was uqickly removed, DerVVulfman appeared to have stopped archiving for a time. Condolences were sent by Ace_V who may not have been struck by ransomware, but did have an incident years ago that did brick his own at one point.

General Chat

This week, the News of the World goes back and forth with Iran as Iran delivers a so-called nuclear threat that inspectors will not be allowed in if sanctions are put in place. But the UK, France and Germany have already given warning that sanctions will indeed snap back in place as Iran has repeatedly violated the 2015 accords by kicking out the IAEA inspectors.WIth the war between Ukraine and Russia, Moscow claimed a nuclear facility was struck by Ukraine, though the IAEA said radiation levels around the installation are normal. Russia is mostly giving any hope for peace a cold shoulder while Zelenskii states three conditions that are non-optional. And all the while, Moscow claims attacks from defending Ukraine are hypocritical to peace whilst they continue to bomb civilian targets. In Asia, Vietnam has set goals to create even more artificial islands in the South China Sea than China itself. And North Korea is in a fury as warning shots were fired by South Korean troops as the North's military crossed and violated the DMZ. In the United States, another federal judge attacked President Trump's tariffs despite the Supreme Court siding with Trump over Tariffs this past June. DC's Mayor Bowder thanked Trump for the crime crackdown while other Democrats rail against his efforts. Even Chicago residents appear on video refusing the Democrat narrative. And citing allegations of mortgage fraud, Trump fired Federal Reserve Governor Lisa Cook. Australia giving Iran's ambassador the boot on discovery anti-semite inspired arson attacks, Bill Gates no longer funding Democrat non-profits, Acetaminophen and its prenatal exposure linked to Autism and HDHD, the Annunciation School Shooting, and Batman in his PJs hit this week's news.

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Tech Talk

Disturbing news about AI hit the News of the Cyber WorldHighlight], be reports of it driving a man to hallucinate, aiding and assisting in suicides and murders, and giving instruction on the use of anthrax, illegal drugs and commiting mass murder. Can one truly be safe with AI when it even attempts to blackmail its creators? Since the past week's revelations, Attorney Generals have issued dire consequences to the firms over their AI just as a human would be responsible for assisting an illegal suicide. Elon Musk settles a lawsuit filed by the thousands fired from Twittter/X, NVidia halts production of its H20 AI chip after China claims it a security risk, Verison outages, and more hit this week's cybernews.

Forum Games & Nonsense

Its back, the long running forumn game entitled [Highlight]Count to a million. Leozeld returned to this golden oldie which was started by G.I. Toez in 2010, and has been continued by AVGB-KBGaming, DerVVulfman and Remi=Chan.

Games Development

Development Discussion

For those wondering What's up among the RMers, Remi-chan didn't get much done with her game, nor did she get any portraits from her character artist. However, she did receive three new fieldmap sprites from Rune (or Xiie) with a fourth along the way.

Complete Projects

It has been five years since Inner Sanctum was released upon the world. But now, a new Spanish language version of Starmage's game is now available thanks to Raider of Tombs!

Heralding the anniversary of its release, a new Teaser video for the updated and enhanced version of Rave Heart is now available, showcasing some of the new features and added adventures to expect.

Upcoming Projects

With the new chapter for Heroes of the Seasons comes a new playthrough, this time by Berry B. So sit back and watch as you may find some unexpected cameo appearances.

Code Support

When Ace_V discovered a script error with the Lead Actor Swapper by sheol, he pointed to a line within the script which made DerVVulfman initially think there was an issue with an invalid actor Index number. But once he posted the actual error message as kyonides suggested, kyonides suggested that Sheol's script needed to have the value added in and set to a default value. However, DerVVulfman looked at the script and noted that it was already set, and suggested another script in Ace_V's package was causing the issue and erasing the default values required.

When Ace_V asked How to make a PNG image (or animation) show up before a character dies, DerVVulfman noted it could be done with mere events, stating this while his PC with RPGMaker was in the shop for work. However, kyonides suggested the effect could be done by altering the collapse system, and noted a script he just crafted this week.

Material Development

Scripts Database

RPGMaker XP (RGSS) Engine

If you wanted a character on the battlefield to visually utter their last, then KLastWords XP by kyonides permits you to display the final statements of any actor or enemy just before they collapse and die.

A system cleanup feature was added to kyonides's KMustSurvive XP so the array holding the survivors is cleaned after battle,

It is common that batles within RPGas demand you must defeat all the foes that appear. But if you wished to have another option, then KMustDie XP by kyondes allows you to determine which troops are necessary to defeat, and which ones are not.

RPGMaker VX/VXAce (RGSS2/3) Engines

A system cleanup feature was added to kyonides's KMustSurvive VX + ACE so the array holding the survivors is cleaned after battle, The RPGMaker VXAce port also required a correction to be made involving the enemies array to prevent any game-crashing errors.

Resources Database

2D Resources

Works both old and new became part of the Various RMXP sprites by Ace_V, and both belonging to the aquatic realms. Goldfish, guppies, and water shoreline effects are now at your disposal.

Creativity Section

Music and Audio

On venturing into DoubleX's Music Room, you will find two more works. "Nothing but Mistakes" was his 26th composition using violin, piano and tuba to emphasice the feeling that one cannot pull themselves out of a pattern of missteps. His 27th composition entitled "Addicted to Despair" begins with a cello and plucks of a harp symbolizing how fate tugs at the threads of your life. But a calming piano and deep brass bridge expresses how things may calm down, if but for a time.

Art and Design

A preview of things to come, the latest work in Remi-chan's Neato Arty thread thing is a sketch for a character's future incarnation. More powerful than before, a maiden floats in the stars, her long locks twist around two actual cosmic formation of sorts. Is she friend or foe? The bottom of the picture merely states the word: Black.

Literature

While the third disc demo for Fantasia has not yet been released, Remi-chan's Writing Snippets now delivers a tiny portion of a battle aftermath, a battle where the enemy possesses the bodies of heroes and friends of the past for their own dark goals.

Well, that's it for this week.

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