The Weekly Gazette 6-07-2026

[DerVVulfman]

(June 1 to June 7, 2026)

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

General Chat

When it comes to Iran, take your choice of what articles to read within the News of the World, whether it be IRGC targeting US vessels in the Strait of Hormuz, Israel's targeting Hezbollah leaders in reprisal to missile attacks coming from Lebanon followed by Iran's declared for Support for Hezbollah and Iran's subequent missile salvos targeting Israel this weekend. On an odd note, Democrats shot down a resolution by fellow Congresswoman Tlaib over Lebanon where the US is not even engaged.

Russia again launched attacks on Ukraine, either in major cities or striking nuclear storage facilities near Chernobyl. Russia's President Puten rebuffed Ukraine Zelensky's call for a meeting for a ceasefire as Putin seeks all invasion goals while Ukraine drones cripple more Russian infrastructure. And despite Russia's own experts calling the invasion a lost cause, propaganda is convincing young Russians to still sign up. Meanwhile, France intercepted another Shadow Fleet Tanker linked to Russian Oil, and an underwater drones exploded at a Romanian Black Sea port not one week after Russian drones previously caused damage in Romania.

China, in an attempt to claim more and more territory, sent a flotilla of warships to waters east of Taiwan ahead of talks between Japan and the Phillippines over ensured and recognized maritime boundaries. In an move to ellicit a reaction, China sent a vessel four miles off the Pratas Islands that Taiwan claims as their own. Meanwhile, new concerns are building in Manila that China is building a base in the disputed reefs of the Scarborough Shoal's lagoon. As towards China's claim of Japan militarizing, that claim has been rebuked as Defense Minister Shinjirō Koizumi countered that all their defense is open, and still carry no nuclear arsenal nor bombers. The US asked their partners in the South Pacific to increase defense spending to help build a front line of defence while creating a stronger intelligence sharing platform. And Taiwan is still set to purchase the US's $14 Billion arms package.

To quote Chris Tucker in Rush Hour, "Follow the Rich White Man". That is exactly what is happening in the United States as the Department Of Justice indictment of the SPLC showed the organization funded $4 million to the KKK, even for crosses to burn. And following all the fraud arrests by the DOJ, Minnesota's DHS began shut down of over 3,400 fraudulent Medicare providers. In elections, Graham Platner's accuser Lindsey Fifield gave an interview to the NY Times, but slammed the published story as having intentionally removed all claims from other women over rape charges. And Mamdani's campaign guru is now under fire for the bullying tactics he applied to Platner campaign staffer Genevieve McDonald over the sexting scandal. Meanwhile, the count is underway in California for both the Governor's house and the race for Mayor Karen Bass's seat. However, Election interference reigns as a voting site was vandalized and burned mail-in ballots were found in a drop box. Even as a terror suspect who threatened to kill Ivanka Trump and plotted to blow up a synagogue in New York City, a Navy Sailor was just caught in an ISIS plot to kill special forces troops with drones and grenades.

Violence erupted in Europe, with six stabbed at the Arsenal's Premier League Victory Parade only hours after celebrations in Paris for PSG’s Champions League turned the Champs Élysées into a Fortnite map. However, there were miraculous discoveries as an ancient sanctuary was revealed by construction crews in Italy. And two hobbyist treasure hunters uncover the largest Viking Coin hoard just outside of Elverum in Southeast Norway. On the otherhand, Mexican authorities found a massive tunnel network that ran from Tijuana into the United States.

The suspected Hamas terrorist busted for plot to bomb an Israeli cruise line, another $3.5Billion signed off for California's decades old high-speed rail project, the Australian "ISIS Bride" renouncing the Islamic State in court following her arrest, the loss of US Actor James Handy (Top Gun: Maverick, Jumanji, NCIS) and London's Anthony Head (Buffy the Vampire Slayer, Merlin, Apple TV's Ted Lasso), and more hit this week's news.

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Tech Talk

The abuse and dangers of Artificial Intelligence led most of the News of the Cyber World, be it the British lawsuit against GrokAI over fake sexualized images, UC Berkeley students caught using AI to cheat on take-home exams and flunking, Amazon blasted by their own engineers for layoffs in favor of AI, political and election data given by AI found to be 90% wrong be it by bias or foreign interference, and AI endangering social life with chatbot simulated dates. Concerns over facial recognition hit Meta when it was found that Facial Recognition content was in their smart glasses, and many think that system upgrades are designed to actively make devices obsolete and force customers to buy the new. And another case of a child predator targeting underage players on Roblox also hit this week's news along with much, much more.

Games Development

Development Discussion

For Remi-chan, the continued work on Fantasia is What's up in RMing, and she just finished her work to prevent her custom menu system from engaging when certain events are taking place, though she admits the safeguard might not be added everywhere. And with recent sprites and artwork she's received, she has been filling her world with more NPCs. And in regards of spritework, she received a new chunky sprite of Yasondre, the mother of her three herones, and a couple of canines from Xiie (aka Rune).

After receiving the doggo sprites from Xiie, Remi-chan took some time to replace the stock graphics and posted new shots of the pooches within theMaps and Screenshots Thread, the first a refugee from his home world while the second involved in deep conversation. After that, she shared some family time and then how she's updating shots and filling her world with more NPCs.

Complete Projects

It hasn't been long since the release of Rave Heart+, the updated version of Rave Heart now published by Moz the Tiger, only for a new Let's Play has appeared. The Sisters from All Ages of Geeks have taken a look and are entranced as they watch Klein go through a new practise mission while throwing some quips at the elder officer in charge.

Upcoming Projects

Just as a woman now greets a nameless assassin, we are greeted by some information about Memorie by KDC. He was able to retrieve maps from a previous build and the rework of the contents is going smoothly. The woman within the screenshot he provided is the character you play, the mother of another within the story and one who has no idea what to do with all of the problems that have amassed.

Material Development

Scripts Database

RPGMaker XP (RGSS) Engine

An old classic has returned as DerVVulfman posted the last version of the famous XRXS_MP 6. Ring Menu Implementation script, noting the name of the author as Kazuki and that the original edition also included graphics work by Ouga Zaitou. For those who have used the western translations that were originally prominent at Creation Asylum, there are some subtle differences except in the base mechanics.

Based upon the XRXS original by Kazuki, DerVVulfman released Ring Menu Advanced, his rendition of the XRXS Ring Menu. A major change from the original; along with placing all editable values within a single module, he included a means to change and even increase the number of main menu options beyond the base six from the default menu. He later returned to update after discovery of an issue when returning from a prior menu such as Skill or Save, DerVVulfman updated the Ring Menu script with error preventing code and released a patch to allow for more accurate menu returns.

Resources Database

2D Resources

Once more has the forum entered the wastelands of sand as two more works appeared among the Various RMXP sprites by Ace_V. As requested by kyonides, two more versions of the Desert Dweller from last week has come, the first giving a look of suspicion across his face while the second similar but brandishing a small protective blade.

Creativity Section

Music and Audio

The music halls remain silent, waiting for her to step forward onto stage. This week, in keeping with her theme of blood and childhood stolen by undeath, Remi-Chan Sings As Best She Can!. Entitled "Take Up Your Brush, and Paint the World", Remi uses reverb and phaser voice effects for an otherworldy sound as a slow plodding melody with death sighs is replaced with more kinetic refrains.

Art and Design

The Museum of art within our forum has its gallry for Remi-chan's Neato Arty thread thing! wide open as a new presentation has appeared. It is a simple before and after, a birth and rebirth if you will, of a character from Remi-Chan's recent endeavor. A maiden slain in her youth, cursed in her childhood, and burdened with a thirst. Garbed in scarlet as she leaves a trail of crimson in her wake, she reaches her arms out for embrace, an embrace from which which no one would return. Created just this past May, it too was one of the brisk renders she had created.with a speed draw that didn't last even ten minutes, a speed draw with vocals by the character's own vocal artist.

Literature

Within the new pages of Remi-chan's Writing Snippets~, a tale of tragedy appears, a tragedy that had brought forth venegeance and blood. A young girl who was at death's doorstep, one whose time it was to cross, was now thrust into violence against the physicians who threw accusations to her father. And with undeath anew, there would be blood.

Well, that's it for this week.

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