The Weekly Gazette 03-02-2025

[DerVVulfman]

(February 24 to March 2, 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

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General Chat

The fact that Daylight Saving Time is approaching is What's on kyonides's mind.

This week's News of the World was the final moments between Ukraine's President Zelenskii and President Trump and VP Vance in the Oval Office. Even GOP Senator Lindsey Graham who had supported Zelenski in the past suggests someone new be in charge of Ukraine if Zelenski could not patch things up. However, there are calls to cancel President Trump's State visit to the UK, and a Norwegian Company suggested a boycott against the US Navy. The bodies of four hostages have been released by Hamas, followed by Israel's release of dozens of Palestinaian prisoners. And with that talks have entered the second phase for a sustained cease fire. However, China isn't helping matters having now supplied 1,000 tons of sodium perchlorate to Iran for their missile fuel production. The entertainment Industry suffered the loss of Michelle Trachtenberg, star of Harriet the Spy, and in both "Gossip Girl" and TV's Buffy the Vampire Slayer at age 39. And the discovery of Two-Time Oscar winner Gene Hackman and his wife dead at home has many suspicious, Hackman and his wife found in separate rooms while their dog was also found dead within a closet. Their bodies found partially mummified in the dry New Mexico air. The US transport chief seeking to boost air traffic control hiring being over three-thousand short in staff, the ACLU and others sue to prevent the use of Guantanamo Bay for migrant detainees, Mel Gibson's call to fuel another recall effort against Governor Newsome citing criminal negilgence, and more hit this week's news.
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Games Development

Development Discussion

Zeriab's initial Thoughts on the Interpreter's Script Command edited by kyonides wasn't favorable, but found favor in a version released later. It was RPGMaker VXAce that inspired kyonides recent work on the Script handling method, though there was dialogue back and forth regarding what was classified as a true response. But when kyonides replied that he tests his work, DerVVulfman took note and aggravated discource went back and forth between the two.

Material Development

Tools

Ace_V enjoyed using MapMaker (for RMXP) but had issues. And after kyonides recommended edits, DerVVulfman appeared and saw that the version available for download did not contain changes that he had intended days before. And after he released a gif showing how the tool worked with Ace_V's demo stripped down, Ace_V had solved his issues. But not long after, DerVVulfman uploaded a sixth version that handled empty map and issues with the filenames of saved map images.

Scripts Database

RPGMaker XP (RGSS) Engine

There were repeated updates to the Script Commands Bug Fixes by kyonides, dealing with the interpreter method that handles scripts, but relays his estimation that a system freezing fault lay between the Interpreter's Update and execute_command options, and the handling of the running index value.

More of a scripting tool, DerVVulfman posted the Sort File Snippet which is designed to merely sort and rewrite the content of a text file.

If you think the arrow indicators pointing at Actors or Enemies were too small, don't worry. DerVVulfman released JR's Oversized Arrow which allows one to use an outside graphic that allows you to have arrows twice as large.

A number of edits were performed upon Poccil's Tilemap Rewrite, both working to handle tiles that were defined as having a high priority rating within the tileset. The most recent version includes a new editable configuration value to let one adjust how the priority tiles zoom as DerVVulfman relays that very little additional zoom is needed if it was used within the HiddenChest executible by kyonides.

Resources Database

2D Resources

If anyone has need for modern art in their RPGMaker game, the Various RMXP sprites by Ace_V now includes a conventional AC window unit. A perfect resource to acquire before the weather gets too warm.

Creativity Section

Art and Design

For those working upon models or custom tilework, the Massive Library of Free Images for Everyone may have textures which you may have need. This week, Eric Matyas made half-a-dozen textures of metal showing oxidation, from rough to extreme. And a very dark texture depicting a rough of midnight blue is also available if desired.

Only two of DerVV's Stream FrankenArts were presented this week. Two pieces he worked on for Siletrea's Iceborne campaign, one an actual collaborative effort between the two. However, DerVVulfman interspersed his recent post with some comedy-related online gifs.

A bit early for easter, but a new work had appeared within Remi-chan's Neato Arty thread thing!. Her gallery now depicts a fairly sheepish figure in a tattered robe with her hood up. But while she carries a shepard's cane, she is no one to mess with.

Well, that's it for this week.

"The most exciting phrase to hear in science, the one that heralds new discoveries, is not 'Eureka!' but 'That's funny...'" - Isaac Asimov (1920-1992)

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