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  The Weekly Gazette 4-05-2026
Posted by: DerVVulfman - 6 hours ago - Forum: Announcements and Updates - No Replies

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(March 30 to April 5, 2026)
(Easter Edition)

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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 one heralds a new month, only one month begins with flair and hilarity and that is April. And to mark that auspicious celebration, KDC searched for April 'Fooled' finds 2026 which included new updates to Palworld that have been repeatedly promised, new climbing advenutres and the ocassional gaming controller reveals. Along with that, Remi-chan posted a vid where she made a fool of her own game, and KDC took a marginally long bus ride.

For those following the lawsuit, Nintendo's case against Palworld hit another snag, that being the rejection of their claim to the "Capture and Summon" technique and all 26 patents claims they had filed. According to the US Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO), the patents were not just unoriginal, but in one instance a mirror copy of a patent already owned by Konami and therefore completely inelligible. For this, Nintendo has but two months to respond, and to Pocket Pair and all other game developers, a win.

If you need to kick your shoes off and relax, what better way is there than catch some vids online? Just ask Remi-chan What Are Youtubing and she would relay that Homestuck, the webcomic created by Andew Hussie now has a pilot video produced by ViviePop, the creator of Hazbin Hotel and Helluva Boss.

The conflict in the Middle East still makes the News of the World as 3,500 US troops arrive as President Trump. Opposed to Iran ever gaining a nuclear weapon, the US is considering an operation to extract the nearly 1 ton of weapon's grade uranium processed. And with the attacks on shipping, Trump gave Iran an ultimatum to open the Strait of Hormuz, lest their energy infrastructure would be targeted next. In response, Iran began constripting youths as young as 12 into their military and worked with China and Pakistan to create their own terms. However, ships have found Iran threaten tankers with demands in either Chinese [yuan] or crypto before they can pass the strait. And with the lack of trust in Iran's word and the murder of 7,000 protestors, the United Arab Emirates readies itself to help US open Strait of Hormuz by force. The invasion of Ukraine by Russia also continues as Kiev had pulled off a record 7,000 missions in a single month using actual robots agsinst Russian forces. However Moscow launched hundreds of long-range drone attacks against the Ukraine's civilian populous, killing dozens including infants as young as five months. The latest attack occurred after criminal proceedings for war crimes perpetrated against the Ukrainian people was pursued, with over 200,000 documented cases of atrocities. In the United States, Trump's order to have TSA agents paid, though a massive 500 had quit as a result of the 40-day government shutdown. And to the surprise of "Breakfast Club" host Charlamagne tha God, a huge critic of ICE, he found ICE agents working as supplemental agents at the airports to be, in his own words, "they were being extra nice like Chick-fil-A workers." The discovery of rampant healthcare fraud also rages as a 66-year old psychiatrist with ties toGeorge Clooney, Salt Bae and former President George W Bush is in the center of a federal raid targeting fraudulent hospices, hiring individuals to fake terminal ilnesses for over $5 million in fraudulent claims. On the Jeffrey Epstein, the son of Oregon Democrat Sen. Ron Wyden is on the spotlight with his connections to Epstein seven years after his released from a Florida prison. And an eMail between Epstein and psychiatrist Dr. Henry Jarecki suggested plans on evading law enforcemetn with options including plastic surgery. And regarding illegal immigration, a Venezuelan migrant attempted to slit the throat of a NY Queen's resident. Following that, an illegal immigrant in Texas was arrested and charged with the murder of his wife shortly after their marriage. Another illegal migrant in San Francisco who posed as an Uber driver is now facing life in prison for multiple counts of kidnap and rape. And the parents of MacDill Air Force Base bomb suspects have been found to be illegal immigrants, calling into question the dangers of blanket birthright citizenship. In Canada, Alberta has received enough signatures to trigger a referendum on whether to secede from Canada following the decades long abandonment and neglect from Ottowa and the rest of the country. However, the separatist movement seems unlikely to succeed as a general poll in 2025 has only 30% support of the Albertan public. For thieves in Europe, it is an open market. Priceless paintings from French masters Pierre-Auguste Renoir, Paul Cezanne and Henri Matisse were stolen froma museum in northern Italy. And an unexpected and unbelievable heist of twelve tons of Nestlé's KitKat bars occurred while in transit from Switzerland to Europe. With that, Nestlé launched a new tracking tool to locate the shipment. However, recoveries are made. And a priceless Romanian golden helmet stolen from a Dutch museum last year has been recovered. And in the Copenhagen Harbor, a Danish warship sunk by Admiral Horatio Nelson and the British fleet over 200 years ago has been discovered. For China, everything is control. President Xi's party slogan, now synonymous with assimilation efforts now appear in every newspaper in an effort to suppress beliefs or cultures other than their own. Their oreign Ministry spokesperson calling out the bi-partisan delegation that visited the nation of Taisan, the only part still held by the original government of China not conquered by the 1942 coup by the Communist Party and Mao Zedong. and China's recent conversions of obsolete fighter jets into unmanned aerial drone being positioned around Taiwan. In Venezuela, the US Embassy will finally reopen after seven long years, it part of a three phase plan to strengthen ties and Venezuela's economy. And while Venezuelans still fighting corruption and crippling 700% inflation, many are optimistic as US lifts sanctions. Still, there is news that those who celebrated ex-President Maduro are being arrested. Current President Delcy Rodriguez, the former Vice President, is slated to travel to the US and help establish a transition to democracy and away from the radical Socialist dictatorship, else foreign investments into Venezuela would likely vanish. The downing of an F15e Eagle and the subsequent rescue of its pilots in Iran, A Russian military plane crashing into a cliff, killing 29 in illegally annexed Crimea, Representative Eric Swalwell's demand FBI Chief Patel not release documents connecting him to Chinese operatives, outrage as airline passengers are left stranded in below-freezing weather in Newfoundland for two days, Representative Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez blasted for improperly using $19,000 campaign funds for a psychiatrist while California's Governor Newsom spends $19M in taxpayer funds Public Relation ads, French and South Korean leaders say they’ll work together on the Strait of Hormuz while Iran hits a tanker off coast of Qatar, former Mayor de Blasio's trip to Colombia with his pro Chinese-Party girlfriend, the Hezbollah-Inspired Terrorist attack at a Michigan Synagogue, the loss of Hollywood stars Valerie Perrine (Slaughterhouse-Five, Lenny, 1978's Superman) and James Tolkan (Serpico, Top Gun, Back to the Future), and so much more hit this week's world news.
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Tech Talk
The dangers of social media affecting children hit theNews of the Cyber World this week, with parents calling for laws to be passed after rulings over child safety slammed both Meta and Youtube. And of Youtube, newly released court documents revealed that the online video giant indeed seek addiction and profit over safety, disabling all safeguards. AI systems too are in the crosshairs as chatbots have been found using flattery to captivate users while distorting facts and the user's judgement. Even China now has begun regulating content, forcing notification or outright bans on so-defined digital human content. Outrage over AI replacing jobs continues as Meta is slashing hundreds of employees in Silicon Valley, and thousands of Oracle employees have been laid off. And after the CEO to Perplexity AI told everyone listening to the All-In podcast to embrace being replaced as they hated their jobs anyway, the backlash was fierce. But in a full reversal, Wikipedia now bans the use of AI to generate their content and its 260,000 human editors from using such tools as an effort agains AI slop. Public threats also hit the news as the FBI warns both iPhone and Android users against installing certain apps as overseas developers are continuing to collect personal information. And there is a new online scam disguised as a legitimate CAPTCHA test has been uncovered, asking its victims to release certain protections before permitting access. A judge at the center of multiple headline-grabbing cases involving Musk forced to recuse herself after LinkedIn post reveleations, Anthropic scrambling to contain a self-inflicted disaster of released AI code, Luigi Mangione-inspired death threats issued by a California nonprofit to end an AI data center's construction, and more hit this week's cyber news.



Games Development
Development Discussion
If you were curious What's up among your fellow RMers, you could likewias share your game development stories. Early this week, we learned that ALlaamagoose is unlocking the mathematical secrets of Mode7. And later, we are revealed the graphic headaches Remi-chan has to endure for her character's animatics. However, good news came about that Remi's chief character artist will be returning in roughly a month's time.

New spritework from Rook (or Xiie as Remi-chan knows her by) has been created, and now appears within the Maps and screenshots thread. The images presented by Remi display the three sprited nymphs courtesy of Rook that will be used within her game, as well as character portraits by Pjcr.


Code Support
When DerVVulfman supplied a solution to Ace_V's request to make train actors face the same way as the player, he wrote a small script that functioned with the last/latest version of Fukuyama's Train Actor script. However, Ace_V is using the original and needed an early gen version which DerVVulfman not just provided, but produced a demo to showcase. Not long after the success, Ace_V asked for more assistance, asking for the characters following the player to continuously face the same way as the player. As kyonides produced a couple variations that would have the party turn in the same direction as the player on command, DerVVulfman made a script so the actors would always face in the same direction no matter what.



Material Development
Tools
Multi-Language support has been integrated into HiddenChest RGSS Player Executable where the KChangeKeys Language Settings now accepts options for other languages. Kyonides included both English and Spanish settings so one user may see UP while another sees ARRIBA on their screen. But more than that, he made it possible for others to be created. Meanwhile, kyonides is also on the lookout for any stray geese that could fly his way.

Scripts Database
RPGMaker XP (RGSS) Engine
After roughly a year, the Multiple Message Windows Extended system had been updated with new script calls to lesson the amount of code needed to keep character graphics ongoing between messages, and to include a measure to reduce the chance of errors if audio files are not present when trigered. Of errors, a fix was added as DerVVulfman discovered an issue with portrait frame animation system.

While it would not be often the case, DerVVulfman added some protection to the Talking Messages: Audio playback for Message Windows script so missing audio files wouldn't crash the playback system.


Resources Database
2D Resources
With the coming of spring, love is in the air. And some prepare for their joyous day by visiting tailor shops for alterations to tuxedos and wedding dresses. For this a new character appeared within the Various RMXP sprites by Ace_V. Slightly shorter than other RTP characters, the tailor now available has a curly q hair cut, a measuring tape and a smirk on his face.



Creativity Section
Music and Audio
This week marks a debut within the Save-Point ampitheater as Remi-Chan Sings As Best She Can! Utilizing the song "War Without Reason", an of-described melancholy metal song by Heaven Pierce Her, Remi-chan put lyrics to a combat melody found within the action shooter, Ultrakill.

Rare is it that an entire album appears at one time within the forum. However, krayedon has released under Bandcamp her album which can be found among Cam's musings. Bluer Skies was released only at the end of March and all fifteen tracks can both be streamed or merely downloaded. Though donations would be appreciated.


Art and Design
To say that there is a lengthy history for her subject is a mild understatement. For now within the museum's gallery hall set aside for her, Remi-chan's Neato Arty thread thing! now has on display one of her decade's old friendos. Himself an impetus of chaos, Pep Cookiedoe can be seen in all his Barberry Red and Garish Green glory as he is caught in mid somersault. Hourglasses attempt to draw him in to their control, a fool's folly when one over fourty had been cursed into unaging since squaky-voiced adolescence.


Literature
There are many tomes within the forum's library. And among those, Remi-chan's Writing Snippets~ now has a new page of poetry. Dark times are to befall upon the world. All that was pristine to be drenched in crimson as those seen as both the empowered and the powerless become undone. Higher above even those now plant their spears into the doomed. Such a tale only from Remi-chan as a herald to the end of her game currently being crafted.


The Bibliotheca
The latest chapter of Events Should Go Unnoticed teaches you a very important lesson: never tell your AI chatbot anything about dreams. The bot might feel tempted to evolve into something else so it can also have dreams it can talk about for days. Or does it have a very different goal in mind?


Filmography
For an april fools prank on herself, Remi-chan's Cinematic Theatre now premiers "April of the Daystar" which spotlights and makes fun of Remi-chan's own current project.




Well, that's it for this week.

"I spent seven hours in a beauty shop... and that was for the estimate." - Phyllis Diller (1917-2012)


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  The Weekly Gazette 3-29-2026
Posted by: DerVVulfman - 03-30-2026, 05:00 AM - Forum: Announcements and Updates - No Replies

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(March 23 to March 29, 2026)

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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
Early this week, ALlaamagoose decided to create an account and join our community. He has been lurking for some time, but finally decided to join our forum as he did rpgmakervx.net and RPG Maker Central as ???nOBodY???. Greeted he was by DerVVulfman, kyonides, Remi-chan and neosky5k, and was surprised when finding that RPG Maker Central and scripts he did not even recall were archived.

neosky5k arrived not long after ALlaamagoose, not only being in the same circles but in the same projects supplying the art while ALlaamagoose into the design aspects. And greeting neosky5k was ALlaamagoose, kyonides and DerVVulfman.

Now showing up with a sparkle in the eye, and a mech not far behind is whiteglint. A fan of Armored Core, she is both a musician and artist who just became enamoured with game development and began with a few scripts here and there. She was greeted by Kyonides and DerVVulfman, the latter wondering what whacky and wondrous games she can envision and craft.


General Chat
As it has been for the past few weeks, Iran has been highlighting the News of the World. And its undisputed that they have now fired upon and severely crippled fourty energy facilities throughout the Middle east, nine countries according to the International Energy Agency to further spike oil prices and to harm other industries that are reliant. Of talks between Iran and the US Iran had rejected the cease fire plan proposed by US President Trump, demanding instead they have full control over the Strait of Hormus and ensure protection for all their terror proxies. But as Iran fires salvos against US ships and cluster bomb munitions against Israel, more support against the Islamic Regime continues to grow. Uganda has allied itself with Israel. And Ukraine's President Zelenskyy reports that, with support from other Arab nations in the region, now have evidence of Russia providing Iran with intelligence. If anyone thinks the conflict is only in the Middle East, think again. Two men were arrested in the UK over an arson attack upon ambulances, and an explosive devices was planted at a Florida Air Force base by two siblings who fled to China. Following a pro Iran rally in Pennsylvania that Senator Fetterman condemned as it supported the death of US servicemen. And in the Rue de la Boétie, France, a would-be bomber recruited on Snapchat had his attempted bombing foiled. As if to prevent this form of chaos, Australia is restricting visas from Iran. The Invasion of Ukraine is proving costly to the Kremlin as a massive air-drone attack by Kiev crippled Russia's largest oil port. And Ukraine troops are now testing out cutting-edge exo-skeleton technology on the battlefield. And with the use of cutting-ege exoskeletons, Ukraine troops have been clocked to 12MPH sprints on the battlefield as they carry more ammo Ukrainian troops testing exoskeletons that help them run 12 mph on battlefield and carry more ammo against Russia. And moreso, Ukraine now appears to have the battlefield advantage as Russia took over 6000 in losses in four days due to Ukraine’s technological advancements. Financially on the ropes, Putin has called for all of the Oligarchs to foot the bill for the war in Ukraine. And not only did Estonia issue warnings about Russian drone incursions, but Latvia and Lithuania as well. As to the squadron of drones that crashed into Finland, no officials have stated where the drones originated. In the US, catching fraud is paramount, charging an illegal alien from Azerbaijan who stole $90 million from Medicare while the House Oversight Committee is turning its eye towards California and the rampant hospice fraud after revelations of ghost/fraudulent locations were billing the government for billions. And while Democrats such as Senator Schumer says they support voter ID, they had now blocked and amendment requiring photo ID. Also hitting the news was the tragic collision between a fire truck and an Air Canada plane landing at New York's LaGuardia Airport that cost the lives of the two pilots and injured fourty others. Not long after, a fire broke out at Newark's Airport only hours later, forcing a complete ground stop. And while there was no collision, there was a close call between a United Airlines passenger plane and a Black Hawk helicopter at John Wayne Airport in California. And in response to the TSA airport crisis, US President Trump announced he would sign an emergency order directing Homeland Security to pay the employees as Congress struggles and stalls. The US wasn't the only nation to deal with airline tragedy as a Lockheed Martin C‑130 Hercules aircraft with over one-hundred on board went down shortly after taking off from Puerto Leguízamo, Columbia. The crash took the life of one and injured seventy-seven others. In Germany, the AFD (Alternative for Germany) party doubled its share of the vote this election cycle, the showing of politcal growth and strong support marking a blow to the Socialist Democrats that have held the Nation state for 35 years. However, the AFD still needs to end the barrier that was legislatively placed in front of their party barring them from governing with other parties at state and national level. Also in Germany, it was a win for BMW and Mercedez as environmental campaigners sought to ban the automotive industries from selling combustion engine cars after 2030. It took eight years of negotiations, but a trade deal between the European Union and Australia has been agreed upon, and with that a security and defense partnership. Meanwhile, the EU has taken a page out of US President Trump's playbook and has established so-named Return Hubs where member states are able to deport rejected asylum seekers. It comes after a near 2/3rds majority vote of approval, and returns power to individual EU nations over negotiations on migrant deportation. Iranian Spies arrested in Silicon Valley, parts of a 1,300 year old Viking ship discovered during a drainage excavation project in the Netherlands, a Chinese-backed Billionare funding 2000 anti-America organizations and working to reconstruct WWII history to denegrate the Allied resistance, cocaine-fueled sharks on the prowl in the waters of the Bahamas, the Nancy Guthrie case corrupted by the current Arizona sherriff, the Exiled Iranian Crown Prince Reza Pahlavi warning not to let any of the current regime remain, and more hit this week's news.
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Tech Talk
Meta busted for violating Child Safety Laws hit the News of the Cyber World as a New Mexican Jury found the company put profits over safety, concealed any dangers of child sexual exploitation and more. Also hitting the news is Sora AI now discontinued over sever criticism and concerns of violating copyright and use in extreme and deceptive deep fakes, a decision that ends a deal between OpenAI and Disney over its use. The latest scam targeting Colorado, Texas and Hawaiian drivers made to look like official DMV infractions, the data breach at CrunchyRoll stealing nearly 1/3rd of its customer database's records and the ban on foreign-made computer routers over security and overseas hacking concerns also hit this week's cybernews.



Games Development
Development Discussion
While not released, there is news about A New RPG Maker Project in the works, being able to mix 2-D sprites with an apparent 3D environment. In the works by Gotcha Gotcha Games, it will be the latest iteration of the RPGMaker line with a system able to craft games akin to the Dragon Quest Remakes and Octopath Traveler. And the current trailer available sports dynamic lighting, field of vew blur and even particle effects.

If wondering What's up among the RMers here, DerVVulfman continues working on his Widgets project, performing a rewrite to the list-displaying windows-like object, and discovered why the List-styled objects didn't vanish on call. He had to restart, but did state he was planning on more keyboard options for his system.


Complete Projects
Now available, you can now get a copy of the sounttrack to Rave Heart+, Indeed, the Rave Heart+ OST by Mijil Satria, Elrond504, Irene Chan, and Oofator is available at the Epic Storem, and for only $2.99, And the development of Rave Heart+ has been a moving experience for Starmage as she reminisces over its development and release from 2020 to today, and thanks everyone for all their support.


Code Support
Ace_V put forth a question on how to make train actors face the same way as the player, Working with the famed Fukuyama Train Actor script which has been around for two decades, he was curious if anyone knew of a way to directly control the following party members or if another script would suffice. DerVVulfman noticed the query and posted a very short script which allowed a targeted following party member to move in a set direction other than the player's, but added how it could use nearly any movement commands from the Game_Character class itself.



Material Development
Scripts Database
RPGMaker XP (RGSS) Engine
One more week has passed, and more work was performed in upgrading Windows Widgets!. DerVVulfman bumped the thread with udates, not once but twice. His first update indicated a more complete Image widget mirroring those offered by visual app compilers, and solved why there was lag when a widget (a button, checkbox, etc) tould be flagged as invisible. And he also claimed he fixed a bug in SephirothSpawn's scale blit code found within the Method and Class Library. And the second time DerVVulfman updated the Widgets system, he announced that all widgets are now able to have their visiability flag functional. However, he found an issue which can make the visible flag moot and ineffective.


Resources Database
2D Resources
For those seeking character work for a wedding, the Various RMXP sprites by Ace_V continues to expand. This week, his focus was upon the priests who officiates at weddings. Both are of the same basic design, a receding hairline of silver white and a mustache to match. However, his first is wearing the firey red vestments over his white robes while the other a royal blue.



Creativity Section
Literature
The Bibliotheca
The second chapter to Events Should Go Unnoticed has appeared, and now the teller of this tale of game development and AI is frustrated as teh chatbot he uses hs now arguing that he should change his story plans and attempts to convince him of its superiority, even claiming it be a blood relative to his own cousin.



Well, that's it for this week.

"I have often wanted to drown my troubles, but I can’t get my wife to go swimming." - Jimmy Carter (1924 - 2024)


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  The Weekly Gazette 3-22-2026
Posted by: DerVVulfman - 03-23-2026, 05:18 AM - Forum: Announcements and Updates - No Replies

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(March 16 to March 22, 2026)

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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
To ensure there is A Fix to block GMail Spammers, Strange Automaton added an additional filter to prevent multiple account registrations.


General Chat
This week in the News of the World, Europe was stunned when just days ago they wished for peaceful talks regarding Iran and to find the rogue nation launched two mid-range ballistic missiles 2,500 miles at a joint US/UK airbase in the Indian Ocean. And despite the attacks launched, be it Israel, the United Arab Emirates, Iraq, or elsewhere, more and more people in Iran are predicting an uprising against their tyrranical government. Despite the brutal, public hanging of a 19-year-old champion wrestler and the fear induced upon the women's soccer team forced to return, there is hope as Iran's security chief responsible for the murderous anti-protest killings, Ali Larijani, was himself killed in recent airstrikes. Fraud of all sorts has been rampant within the US, and now targeted. Investigations into medicare and taxpayer-based fraud has already begin in Minnesota with nearly $20 Billion estimated, and both New York and California on the radar. Voter fraud is also an issue as the arrest of a dozen Illegal aliens, including those marked for deportation two decades ago have been illeglly voting. This in itself has been used by Republicans to point out the need for the SAVE act which is intended to ensure elections to be safe And only revealed after his death at 81, Robert Mueller's investigation into President Trump was riddled with bias according to the FBI, and false allegations and nationalities over certain parties which were only just corrected this year. And while Hakeem Jeffries demands Trump to ‘shut his reckless mouth’ over Democrats and their refusal to fund DHS, Elon Musk announced he is willing to pay TSA salaries while Trump deploys ICE to the airports for additional support. Even as there is war in Iran, the Russian invasion against Ukraine persists, and UK's Prime Minister Keir Starmer wants everyone to keep that in focus. Even so, Ukraine's President Zelensky offered support to the US in its conflict with Iran where other ally nations have hesitated. France has put Moscow on notice, siezing another of its shadow fleet vessels, and NATO scrabled planes as Russia yet again violated Estonian air space. It was only just revealed that a US general responsible for coordinating military reports in 2024 lost key maps while crossing through Europe. And before his departure this past Tuesday, the FBI began a probe into Joe Kent, the former head of the National Counterterrorism Center over leaking classified information. In Cuba, blackouts continue amidst the Trump oil blockade of Venezuelan oil shipments while vowing to apply high tariffs to any nation that supplies the nation. Defiantly, Cuban's President Miguel Diaz-Canel claimed that they have been self sustained on Solar power, natural gas and thermoelectric plants. But after talks with the US, Cuba's weakened state. As to Russia's position, they re-affirmed its ties with Cuba as an ally, and oil tankers may soon be threatening the blockade. A historical moment and trial six decades in the making is about to begin as Etienne Davignon, the only surviving suspect in the death of Patrice Lumumba is set to begin. Patrice Lumumba was the Prime minister of the of Democratic Republic of Congo, and assassinated in 1961. Meanwhile, terror rocked Nigeria's Maiduguri city, as reports circuthat suspected Islamist insurgents were responsible for explosions that killed or maimed residents, with two more striking the University of Maiduguri Teaching Hospital. However, officials refuse to elaborate or say who exactly was responsible. Over 100 Israeli civilians wounded by new Iranian missile strikes, including one near nuclear facility, New York Governor Kathy Hochul begs wealthy New Yorkers to return despite Mamdani's demands to have taxes raised even more, Hamas given 90 days to hand over rocket launchers, and even offered a gun by-back policy, The Taliban's accusation that Pakistan killed 400 in an air strike at a drug rehab hospital, a Chinese warship locking its fire-control radar onto a Philippine navy vessel, the death of Chuck Norris, and more hit this week's news.
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Tech Talk
This week's News of the Cyber World targeted AI with reports of chat services feigning false love that not only to make one dependent but also enforces ones insecurities to a dangerous level. Such warnings doubly intense for ChatGPT with its planned adult-content rollout. Of predators, it has been bad news for Zuckerberg as a former Meta executive testified in court how Facebook can lead predators to their intended targets, and that his own underage daughter was such prey. In Russia, there has been an internet blackout, with many claiming it related to President Vladimir Putin’s fears about his safety. But for those that remember a staunch pro-Kremlin blogger named Ilya Remeslo; they will likely not find it a coincidence that he has been remanded for psychiatric therapy in St Petersburg, Russia after denouncing the Ukraine War and labeling Putin a war criminal. The Twitter lawsuit, Nvidia's prediction in AI chip sales, and much more hit this week's cyber news.



Games Development
Development Discussion
If you were curious about What's up with our community's, RMers, DerVVulfman relayed how he solved two issues he had with his Widgets project, both issues related to graphics, and that he had only one graphic display mode left to tackle.

This week's Maps and screenshots thread showcases Xiie's recent spritework of an Ice nymph, as well as other characters in Remi-chan's game Fantasia, be it a towering strongman of green, or a computer wizard in a hover chair.


Complete Projects
New fan-art has been made for Starmage's recent game. So head over to the topic for Her Heart, Anew and Cheddare's portrait of her sharp-tongued elven warlock in the midst of a casting.

Swordsmen, demons and girls in bunny onesies all appear within the latest pice of fanart for Rave Heart+. This colorful piece by Berry B contails all types of characters, and weapons from battle axes to blasters.



Material Development
Scripts Database
RPGMaker XP (RGSS) Engine
This month, DerVVulfman has given his topic for Windows Widgets! weekly visits. And this week is no different as he solved his issue with backgrounds vanishing with objects becoming invisible. And he added a new widget geared specific for graphic image displays. But with that, he reported a definitieve means to have objects drawn with a proper overlap if any.


Resources Database
2D Resources
While it is traditional for a bride at a wedding to be gowned in white, not always is that the case. For this week, the Various RMXP sprites by Ace_V reveals Ivy in a new dress of light fushia with a scarf turquoise.



Creativity Section
Music and Audio
The music within Save-Point's Concert Halls are filled with self reflection. And within DoubleX's Music Room, one may resonate with his latest composition, "Self-Objectification". Beginning with a piano and strings representing the passing of time, DoubleX adds Glockenspeils and intentioally plodding brass accompaniments to symbolize dissatisfaction with life, only to be joined by a disheartened choir standing in for the lack of a future.


Art and Design
This week, Starmage's continues her Arts and Training Journey with work from her game, Rave Heart+. Much like she, her subject is also on a journey, though apparently riding atop a shattered slab from a crumbling building, blade in hand.

Not even a week had passed since a new portrait had been inducted within the forum's art museum. And before it joins others within the permanent gallery known as Remi-chan's Neato Arty thread thing!, we can glimpse the Moonlit Katana within our exhibition halls. Known also as the Crimson Demoness as she with eyes scarlet is herself a force that can threaten Heldath's own soulcatchers, we see her in mid air at the summit of an attack as dozens of ethereal blades rain down. One of the few times we ever get to see her without her trademark Raybans, it was a fresh design as Remi-chan chose to create a whole new pose than the first intended, and the thirteen-minute speed draw lets you see even that creative process.


Literature
This week, it is not mere simple prose that appeared within Remi-chan's Writing Snippets~, but a screenshot gallery complete with character dialogue for one of her heroine's more tormented memories.


The Bibliotheca
Have you wondered what difficulties would appear for a game dveveloper in the near future? Are you curious how much aid you may have with new AI, or how much fury would come from those who have a monopoly on the market? Such answers may appear within Events Should Go Unnoticed by kyonides who looked to recent gaming news for an origin, but veered towards creating a virtual world of dreams and nightmares. But are the nightmares real?


Filmography
In Remi-chan's Cinematic Theatre, the The Fantasia Demo 3 Cinematic Trailer reappears after four years, though Xali's official voice actor has yet to debut.



Well, that's it for this week.

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  The Weekly Gazette 3-15-2026
Posted by: DerVVulfman - 03-16-2026, 05:19 AM - Forum: Announcements and Updates - No Replies

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(March 9 to March 15, 2026)

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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
While DerVVuflman worked upon A Fix to block GMail Spammers... PERIOD!, StrangeAutomaton gave advice to anyone using gMail on the use of their built-in filters to make mail sorting easier, And while he said the current anti-Period blcok won't end spammer entries, DerVVulfman replied how many spambots indeed use the same eMails until they become blacklisted.


Occasions
This week, shippya showed up. Familiar, not only with the RPGMaker line of engines, but with a Bachelors Degree, shippya is interested in creating a game with that college learning. DerVVulfman gave a howl and was curious what kind of gaming art skills shippya was familiar.


General Chat
Getting some rest might be on the mind of kyonides this week as he got to celebrate World Sleep Day.

The war in Iran still hits this week's News of the World as over 95% of Iran's arsenals have been destroyed. And more recently decimated every weapon and military base on Iran's crown jewel and refinery site, the Kharg Island. Still, shots are fired including cluster warheads explode over Israel and a missile striking the US Embassy in Bagdhad, Iraq. But while Iran has shown indiscriminate fire in the region, they made claim that only US and Israeli ships are being targeted in the Strait of Hormuz, a desperate attempt to save face. And as to Iran's newly appointed Supreme Leader, the son of Ayatollah Khamenei, Khamenei’s own will explicitly asked Mojtaba not to be named as an impotent cleric who achieved nothing. Threats against both leaders in the US and Israel have been brought, with Netanyahu laughing after finding out that Iran claimed they had him assassinated. Violence has since erupted, with three terror-based attacks last week. But it was revealed that the Michigan car bomber who attacked a synagogue the brother of a killed Hezbollah commander. And the same week, posted that the Old Dominion Shooter was out on good behavior following a conviction of giving material support ISIS. There is support to have the Iranian goverment topple, even in College campuses throughout California. However, Democrats do not see it that way, with only Pennsylvania's Fetterman as an eception, he reminding his fellow Democrats that Kamala Harris herself labeled Iran as a world threat during her election campaign. In Australia, members of Iranian women’s soccer team were granted asylum by Australia, even those just calling for asylum at the last minute before their flight. Australians themselves came face-to-face with Iranians who attempted to breach and violate the soccer team's asylum. Sadly, Iran has worked to apply pressure against their asylum claims, stating that Australia had kidnapped the women. And one of the soccer players relented and returned nce revealed her family is now 'missing'. How long can Russia's aggression against Ukraine continue? That is a question as it came to light that Russia erased video showing an ailing Vladimir Putin. And insofar as trust with Moscow, more men are signing up to defeat Russia rather than have a weak peace accord. Zelensky is calling on the US to apply more pressure on Russia as talks with Russia have agains stalled. Meanwhile, Russia has been supporting Iranian forces with drone technology. And it was just revealed that Moscow was involved in Havana syndrome, an illness ivolving migranes, hearing loss and blindness that attacked US officials. The strange tale of Jeffrey Epstein continues, with new documents to be released by the UK this coming Wednesday related to the appointment of Peter Mandelson as ambassador to the US. As to Epstein's death in prison, new content shows one of his guards googled Epstein minutes prior to his death, that guard having received cash deposits, falsifying records, and more. Understandably, the House Oversight Committee wants to interview that guard. And now, New Mexico authorities have descended on Jeffrey Epstein’s Zorro Ranch under the claims that dead foreign girls are buried there. UK real estate including apartments near the Israeli Embassy tied to Iran's new Supreme Leader, Former German Chancellor Angela Merkel who pushed the European migrant crisis of 2016 calling on migrants to vote against Populist AfD Party. shots fired outside the US consulate in Toronto with no suspects, Trump invokes Defense Production Act, to reopen oil production, an act California's Governor brandished as illegal, Jasmine Crockett’s fugitive security guard identified as the armed man who police shot in a parking garage, Zohran Mamdani’s Gracie Mansion evacuated for a suspicious device found harmless, and so much more hit this week's news.
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Tech Talk
Once more has AI hit the News of the Cyber World, with OpenAI embroiled in a lawsuit as its ChatGPT failed to notify law enforcement about threats identified in ducussions with the Tumbler Ridge Massacre shooter. And an error with an AI-based Facial Recognition System in North Dakota put a Tennessee grandmother in jail for 6 months. The video game company Valve is facing headaches both in the US and in the UK. In New York, they're being charged with illegal gambling practices that target children while their later comments against violence in games heralds hysteria of the past. And in the UK, an activist group is suing Valve for releasing games with music that they indeed have the license to use, but claims it gives them no rights to distribute the music within those games. An Uber co-founder joining the mass migration out of California, Musk's Full self driving disaster in Texas, TikTokers destroy a farm for viral photos, and more hit the cybernews this week.

The world has had enough of Chinese Hackers, the CL-UNK-1068 operation targeting multiple targets throughout all of East Asia infiltrating both Windows and Linux based systems combined. Qatar was infiltrated by operation Camaro Dragon, and its oil and gas sector threatened with timing suspiciously in concert with events in the joint US/Israel conflict with Iran. Costa Rica is one among fourty countries attacked by China, their recent security breach of their energy sector an act a crime under Costa Rican and international law. And the US has charged a dozen Chinese Nationals with cybercrimes, noting how Chine hires corporations to perform the cybercrimes themselves for cover and deniability. Sources reveal these corporations receive approximately $10,000 and $75,000 for each email inbox it has successfully hacked.



Games Development
Development Discussion
WEre tou to ask What's up among the RMers in the forum, Remi-chan has crossed off over 75% of her list of events to rework, and released a number of videos, be they recoded battles or the Steam Trailer for her third Fantasia Demo. And she also received a new character sprite to join her Cloud Nymph army, a crystal blue winged nymph of Ice. However, Remi-chan is starting to worry once more for her portrait artist whom she had not been able to contact for weeks. Meanwhile, DerVVulfman is kicking himself, finding that the remedy to a background issue within his Windows Widgets system only took minutes to fix only a day after his last upgrade.

Though she received new characterset art, Remi-chan preferred to instead present within the Maps and screenshots thread other work from her game, be it the interior of alien ships, the true devotion of a demoness, and the horror of memories past.


Complete Projects
The time comes nigh with the rebirth of Rave Heart+, and an ecstatic Starmage has presented a promotional image with a sylized compilations of the character profiles you will soon encounter.

This week, Frikitty released the first chapter of her four part series, B&F 1 - The dark corridor. A self-contained story of its own, you encounter the foolhearty and heroic Fendi and his spellbook transcribing friend Bila as they break into and invade a building... for righteousness sake. B&F is a turn-based series with wizards and robots, evil and violence made with RPGMaker MV. The first chapter is a primer, and is to introduce you to the world created by FriKitty. She noted that the game has no official rating. But with romance, action, and apparent claims of politics by some, she recommends that the game is only for those 16 years or older. The post has a link to her Itch.Io page where you can acquire the Windows or Linux editions of the game, and the separate 47MB resources package.



Material Development
Scripts Database
RPGMaker XP (RGSS) Engine
The update that DerVVulfman made a week ago was short-lived as he returned with a vengeance with a new version of Windows Widgets!. With an enormous Technical Guide supplied, his work included refinement to methods needed to List widgets, ensured filenames were shown in alphabetic order, remedied why some file extension icons did not show, and much more.


Resources Database
2D Resources
One would hope that the ceremonies within a church would be filled with joy. But there may yet be instances where a marriage goes awry. And for those who need to create a vignette of such a ceremony to end badly, the Various RMXP sprites by Ace_V now contains spritework for two new reactions for a bride now left at the alter.



Creativity Section
Music and Audio
Just as the weekend comes to a close, the doors open within thae forum's auditorium for another perormance within DoubleX's Music Room and his piece entitled "Devoid Of Expectations" reflecting on help more oft never appearing when in need. But despite the despairing description, the melody is more sanguine and uplifting. The opening strings beginning a measure not quite suited for violinwork still offered a hint of relief with each measure's rise. It continued even as deep brass sounded during the second verse. But after that, it was the sounds of a guitar that replaced the violin strumming which more suited the serene measure and melody.


Art and Design
A reveal and a release have both become within Remi-chan's Neato Arty thread thing! Sketchwork though it may be, but the katana carying feline of snow and shades is one set to be her next work to undertake. For this week, it is the reveal of the golden-eyed WitchHunter. Nola may appear young, and with bright wings reminiscent of a delicate monarch butterfly she may appear gentle. But her past garnered her such titles as "The Black Death" and "The Queen of Spades".for her lethal grace and deadly accuracy. Vbrant and rich in colours, a span of seven hours has been compressed to eleven minutes for the speed draw to show Remi-chan at her craft.

Things get CRAZY AND WILD with GIMP FILTERS ON A WOLF as Solitaire returns with the puppy from last week and applies filters. But after that, a concert is performed by her sprited musicians.


Literature
Your guess is as good as anyone's if you read the latest of Remi-chan's Writing Snippets~ and try to figure out how such bawdy, puckish dialogue would make its way into a game about surviving a universal cataclysm. However, Remi-chan did announce it was for Aprill Fools day content. So try and picture such discourse with entities jovial, serious and cold.


Filmography
It is a tradition that a video appear, one that depicts the evolution of her game. So within the foyer of Remi-chan's Cinematic Theatre, one will be able to see her most recent trailer to Fantasia. A Cinematic trailer that focuses upn characters ratehr than story or action, Remi-chan admits that some scenes do not as yet appear. However, some shots may yet be included and become part of her game's canon.



Well, that's it for this week.

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  The Weekly Gazette 3-08-2026
Posted by: DerVVulfman - 03-09-2026, 05:00 AM - Forum: Announcements and Updates - No Replies

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(March 2 to March 8, 2026)

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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
This week's News of the World is still in Iran as their drones struck Saudi Arabian oil refineries, their ‘indiscriminate’ strikes across Gulf of Oman, the attack on an Azerbaijan airport near schools, the destruction of a Bahrain's desalination plant, and other nations sparking outcry against Iran from Arab nations. Despite this, there are politicians in the US and in nations like Canada and Australia that have turned a blind eye on Iran's own claim they had enough fission material to make nearly a dozen nuclear bombs. Even CNN was caught peddeling pro-Iranian propaganda showing peace as the war rages. And for the first time in nearly half a century, Democrats in congress refuse to acknowledge Iran as the Number One State Sponsor of Terror, and attempted to restrain US President Trump's war powers despite official records of former President Obama attacking seven nations without any such congressional notification. But as the war wages, lazer weapons from the US's Space Force has been reported to 'end' Iranian missiles, Kurdish opposition forces getting ready to attack, and Israel vowing to eliminate anyone chosen to replace Iran's supreme Leader; and that leader now chosen to be Ayatollah Seyed Mojtaba Khamenei, the son of the late Ayatollah Ali Khamenei. While the war rages in the middle east, Iran has cells abroad in other countries, an explosion at the US embassy in Oslo, four men arrested in the UK suspected of working with Iran on an an anti-semietic attack, even an accused Pakistani terrorist claiming Iran recruited him to assassinate both Trump and Biden a year ago. As the Russian Invasion of Ukraine rages, drones from Moscow struck an empty passanger train injuring a railway worker. And a ballistic missile strikes an apartment in Kharkiv, killing civilians and children. What will Russia do when France expands Europe's defences when they add their nuclear capable aircraft and arsenal? China is no stranger to subterfuge, analysis showing it worked with others to weaponize mass migration into hostile or adversarial nations to disrupt their communities, and had Chinese spies in the Phillipines aiding them against their military and supply lines. But of supplies, the Iran war has brought oil to a halt against a nation more heavily dependent than any other. And now, China's silence and refusal to commitments made to Iran have now damaged their credibility among allies. In Latin America, joint operations between the US and Ecuador targeting narco-terror groups is under way. And the leadership of Cuba may come under fire from the US Justice Department over multiple indictments including DEA charges related to narcotics trafficking. Iranians doing the ‘Trump dance’ to thank him for taking out Ayatollah Khamenei, Netanyahu's pledge Iran is not going to be an endless war and vows to target any supreme leader picked by their regime, Pakistani and Afghan forces exchanging fire displaces over 100,000 refugees according to reports from the United Nations, the Nancy Guthrie case in its second month, and the glove found being a dead end on finding the missing mother, the United Kingdom clearing British bases for limited strikes against Iran after falling under Iranian missile and drone attacks, Los Angeles's Mayor Karen Bass accused of protecting gangbangers after an FBI raid at MacArthur Park, Australian TV show host exploding in Persian with a curse-laiden attack calling for Iran’s Khamenei to burn in hell, Kamala Harris secretly milking California taxpayers during her book tour, 4000 year old bronze age weapons from the UAE seized at a layover at a Philadelphia Airport, Iranian-American journalists calling out New York Mayor Mamdani's recent stance that sympathizes with the terror regime, the firing and later re-assigning of Kristi Noem, a 30-year old woman arrested after firing shots at Rihanna’s Beverly Hills mansion while the pop-star was at home, and much more hit this week's news.
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As benevolent as some people might wish the nation to be, Chinese Hackers have been involved in numerous attacks around the world, Google announcing it disrupted China-Sponsored hacking group UNC2814 in their attacks upon over 40 countries. However, chinese hackers were able to expose the data to over 5000 Italian counter-terror operatives to the public, and China's UAT-9244, Famous Sparrow and Tropic Trooper have been found using malware to attack South American Telecoms for two years. And there's some reports that China breached the FBI's surveillance networks.

Lawsuits and settlements hit the News of the Cyber World this week, with Dating App Tinder paying over $60 Million for age discrimination and charging older clients more, and Allstate ordered to pay for illegally tracking its customers to increase their car insurance while simultaneously selling their customer data. Elon Musk testified in court to an October 2022 lawsuit attacking his tweets and claims about the number of fake bot accounts that upped the claimed membership count. Anthropic back in talks with Pentagon despite the claims of the CEO, Oracle slashing thousands of jobs to pay for its AI data center, and Google lowering fees to settle with Epic Games also hit the cyber news this week.



Games Development
Complete Projects
Now among the top ten romance JRPGs on Twitch, Her Heart, Anew has its own TV Tropes page thanks to Bugfragged. Not only was Starmage thrilled by such an announcement, but by two playthroughs by both Bugfragged and Berry B.


Upcoming Projects
Even after nearly three years, Stellar Bewitching has its admirers, something to be admire within the Indie game dvelopment world. And one of those is MidwestGameGuy who recorrded a Lets Play video which Starmage was thrilled to share this week.



Material Development
Scripts Database
RPGMaker XP (RGSS) Engine
Six months has passed since its release. And now Windows Widgets! has recieved a new update. DerVVulfman reworked the feature handling the order in which widgets are prioritized so widgets such as buttons or checkboxes eould not react if a list appeared overtop. And he updated the Aleworks edition of the Mouse configuration page so it could significantly increase the performance of the double-click system. And along with his fixes, his demo now comes with a quickstart guide.


Resources Database
2D Resources
Marriage ceremonies can be so stale and boring. But if anyone downloaded the bride from among the Various RMXP sprites by Ace_V last week, Ace_V added a few more reactions than just standing around. A giggling bride can add a little charm to a situation, whilst having one sign make one question if the marriage was arranged with an air of reluctancy.



Creativity Section
Music and Audio
The Save-Point auditorium has been granted a new concert this week. So for those that wish to be regaled in the melancholy, DoubleX's Music Room has a new performance awaiting. A haunting melody of violin and brass begins "Irrevocable Tragedy", a tale where all is lost and there is no future for which to hope. Beginning as a piano and violin concerto is "Unstoppable Weeping", a somber work evoking despondency from as those who surround do nothing but criticize ever decision you make. While beginning with an unsettling choir, the light and rapid taps of a xylophone gives "Want To Be Forgotten'" an air of anxiety before the bridge takes over with a weighty melody of its own. Whether by intent of coincidence, "Fake Success" and its opening of piano mixed with bass strings harkens back to the late 80s dramatis of unscrupulous corporate motions pictures like 'Wallstreet', where one needs to appear successful to all around yet knows their facade will eventually fail. And with a doleful piano melody, "Crippling Stagnation" provokes how any would feel if everything and everyone depends upon them having to endure the anguish within a work place environment so foul.


Art and Design
Low and behold the Mad Gimp Skills of Solitaire as she reveales more of the CRAZY RANDOM STUFF she's made. Edits to an RPGMaker XP RTP sprite used to test a friend's demo was not enough. She's revealed others, be they edits to modest townsfolk, crawling toddlers, a character trapped within a bubble of sorts, and more. Leaky boats, toppled barrels and new doorway options can be seen. Not long after, she experimented with recreating a city scape with Gimp, currently a work in progress given how much effort is needed for cutscenes.

With it now March and the beginning of spring, the color green now returns to many a scapes. And that certainly holds true within Remi-chan's Neato Arty thread thing as she presents one of her longtime heroes. The emerald canine of New Jersey, Rolly Dorito now appears, with a happy go lucky smile, and a mighty punch to rival other hulking powerhouses. A simpler character by far from the ladies from her past posts, Rolly took much less time than expected, and the speed draw video uploaded is a mere 7 minutes in duration.



Well, that's it for this week.

"The universe is expanding, unlike my dating prospects." - Edwin Hubble (1889–1953)


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  The Weekly Gazette 3-01-2026
Posted by: DerVVulfman - 03-02-2026, 06:00 AM - Forum: Announcements and Updates - No Replies

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(February 24 to March 1, 2026)

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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
This week was a total surprise to find the operation in Iran to be the headline in this week's News of the World, an operation to eliminate the leadership of the world's largest state sponsor of terror in the world that has been in power for almost half a century. With repeated calls for talks to end their nuclear program ignored and confirmation that Iran was readying missils to launch at US bases in the area spurred the joint operation between Israel and the US to attack. And within the first day, Ayatollah Ali Khomenei and fourty top commanders had been killed. Those nations that had refused to assist the US in operations to reign in Iran have now reconsidered as Iran launched attacks on many gulf states. Even European nattions that were originally opposed have changed their minds. And of Iranians worldwide, there is cheering in the streets over the destruction of the tyrannical government, cheering for the US and Israel for their actions. Prior to this, President Donald Trump held the 2026 State of the Union address touting accomplishments such as lower drug prices while awarding the highest honors to an attending WWII veteran, the survivor of the brutal November assassination attempt in DC, and a pilot during the raid to capture Maduro. But when Trump called upon those present to affirm their commitment to the citizens rathert to illegal aliens, to stand in honor for the slain Ukrainian refugee Iryna Zarutska, for the reunion of Maduro's rival and political prisoner Enrique Márquez, and for the Angel Moms, not a Democrat stood with the exception of Pennsylvania's John Fetterman. As the Russian assault on Ukraine continues, the Kremlin threatened retaliation if NATO member Estonia is ever armed indicating they want a weakened response. Ukraine's own parliament has acknowledged that any referendum to give up territory would fail while actively delivering massive casualties to Russia's forces. President Zelenskii asked US President Trump to visit Ukraine so he could see for himself what Russia's President Putin had wroght while essentially attempting to bring about World War III. If that was ever in question, Russian bombers and spy planes entering the Alaskan Air Defense Identification Zone as well as Chinese patrols across the Arctic should make the answer self evident. The legacy of Jeffrey Epstein continues to reach out, now having Microsoft Founder Bill Gates apologizing for his connections to the late convicted sex offender. However, he denied any involvement with Epstein's activities. This is a stark contrast to Lord Peter Mandelson, UK's former ambassador to the US who maintained ties with Epstein after his 2008 conviction and has now been arrested for sharing market‑sensitive government information in 2009. The Cuban Coast Guard attack on a US-registered speedboat stolen by Cuban Nationals, the survivors and beneficiaries from the Crans-Montana Ski Resort fire and the bar owners facing manslaughter charges, US Senator Cruz's prediction of Cuba's collapse before the end of the year, Ju Ae, the 13 year old daughter of Kim Johg Un, appointed as North Korea's Missile General, and more hit this week's world news.
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Games Development
Development Discussion
If you were curious about What's up with some RMers, Remi-chan has been dilligently replacing her prior battles with new mechanics, and at least ten have been finished. True that there are still more to remaster, but she took some time to record a pair of battles in action. Her characterset artist, Xiie (or Rune within our forum) had finished two more sprites. However, her portrait artist is still incommunicado.

As she had received new spritework from one of her artists, Remi-chan entered the Maps and screenshots thread to showcase the character work in the field. She first began with a very approachable nymph of fire before turning her attention to a young maiden in what was once a desolate landscape. And after that, she turned her attention to screenshots of her battlesystems.


Complete Projects
Not one to ignore any game development contest, Starmage once more returned to the world she made a decade ago when she created "Blue Skies". And for the "New Start" event in honor of RPGMaker.Net's return after a year's long absense, she fashioned Her Heart, Anew whereby you follow the exploits of a young woman fleeing a forced marriage into an adventure of self discovery and legendary danger. Made with RPGMaker MZ, it features a turn based system that can be influenced by relationships formed within the game.



Material Development
Scripts Database
RPGMaker XP (RGSS) Engine
While it is not a new script, DerVVulfman was asked to rechristian his latest into Cammy's Anti-Lag. This request from the person whom the script was named after, partially because it is her nickname and partially because she felt it had a better ring to it.


Resources Database
2D Resources
A month and a half ago, the forum was blessed with the character spritework of a groom. But this week, we can all sing "Here comes the Bride" as a maiden clad in white walks within the Various RMXP sprites by Ace_V. But while only one maiden appears, you have the opportunity to decide if she may wear a tiara of silver or one of gold and silver as well.



Creativity Section
Music and Audio
Music is oft used to set the mood for many. So if content to reflect inner turmoil is sought, the auditorium known as DoubleX's Music Room is surely where it may be met. The seventieth composition entitled "Widespread Misfortune" was meant to describe society in agony with only a sparce frew able to cope but ignoring the masses in pain. However, the light tinkling of piano keys and a choir that begins in octaves low which almost unerringly crest and rise belies that with an atmosphere of fortitude. "Permanent Shame" is another of DoubleX's work, one where shame exists for merely being. But once again, the work begins with low octaves that again crest and rise. This quick tickling of ivories for this melody is replaced, but only for a short time with the unexpected performance with a koto and chimes before returning after a few bars. And even as brasswork begins low, the melody continues to lift. His piece, "Sorry For Existing" dealt with how children may sadly believe they have been a burden to their own parents and that it would have been best not to be. To reflect this, the light and playful innocence reflected by light xylophones is overshaddowed by a dark cloud of a choir followed not long after by strings and a bridge with the haunting sounds of a pipe organ. As time is a precious commodity, many know it as something of which you never have enough. And with "Excessive Emergencies", DoubleX relayed how one may always attempt to ready themselves for future events while always sidelined or waylaid by actions unforseen or unavoidable. Above the haunting strings are the quickened piano scales reflecting both work desired and the all-too-rapid passing of time, only to be overshadowed by deep brass where fate interrupts and says to do otherwise.


Art and Design
Within the hallowed halls of Save-Point's museum, death awaits within a darkened bloodstained cavern illuminated by the arcane light of a holding circle of amethyst. Once more a member of the Blood Maidens have appeared within Remi-chan's Neato Arty thread thing!, Kloe the Bloodstar has arisen. Clad in nothing more than a form-clinging veil of silk around her frame, she grins hungrily at anything and everything. Remi-chan is a bit more critical of this work than her others, not feeling she captured her subject as well as she would have liked. And it is one of the few rendeds produced that doesn't include a video documentary.



Well, that's it for this week.

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  The Weekly Gazette 2-22-2026
Posted by: DerVVulfman - 02-23-2026, 06:02 AM - Forum: Announcements and Updates - No Replies

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(February 16 to February 23, 2026)

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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
This week, Save-Point added a new Fix to block GMail Spammers. A feature offered by GoogleMail/GMail has been abused by many spammers to avoid detection by services that check for blacklisted eMails, this feature being the free inclusion of periods (.) within their addresses. Even Google's own spam filter cannot block the flood caused by their own system. As a result, Save-Point has now prohibited eMails that contain the offending periods within the addresses.


General Chat
This week's News of the World likely shocked millions with the arrest of Ex-Prince Andrew for charges betraying his country and sharing confidential data with the late Jeffrey Epsetin. The UK prime minister and King Charles III, Andrew's brother, have thrown support for the law in this instance. Because of this scandal, legislation is now in the works to ensure he is removed from the line of succession and never have the chance to sit upon the throne. Fallout from the US release of the Epstein Files reached Paris as the French police raided the Arab World institute in connection with its former head, ex-culture minister Jack Lang; not only for his connection to Epstein, but he and his daughter for tax fraud violations revealed in the same said Epstein documents. The story of the Nancy Guthrie case continues, the Sherriff brandished as vindictive to the FBI such as sending evidence to labs in Florida which he admits could take years rather than utilize Quantaco's state-of-the-art. The requard for the Today's Show Host's mom has more than doubled. And while a convicted felon was being briefly detained with his mother in a SWAT raid two miles from Mrs. Guthrie's home, no link could be found. Of the US and politics, California is crying foul of the Federal government looking to investigate claims of unemployment and Covid-19 Pandemic-era fraud following other such investigations in New York, Minnesota and others diverting healthcare dollars. New York City is finding its new mayor breaking promices as Mayor Mamdani who vowed only to tax the wealthist has now threatened New Yorkers with a 10% proerty tax hike. And in Mamdani's NYC, the ex-Professor charged with holding an actual machete to a NY Post reporter now has a $400K tax-payer funded art exhibit. And on another story of violence, a man reported missing in North Carolina showed up at Mar-A-Lago with a can of gasoline and a shotgun. When he failed to obey police orders and aimed the shotgun at the officers, he was subsequently shot and killed. While the peace talks between Russia and Ukraine were initially seen as constructive and beneficial, Moscow apparently decided to reverse source, launching a new slavo of airstrikes while replacing their key negotiator during the trilateral talks. Ukrainian President Zelenskyy, after two hours, ended the talks as he accused Moscow of dragging out the negotiations and blocking any sign of a breakthrough. While he does trust US President Trump for his work towards peace between the two nations, he is at odds understanding how Trump could continue having a relationship with Russia's President Putin. And while Zelenskyy met world leaders on the grim four-year anniversary, showing how Russian Drone attacks could be seen as nothing more than barbaric terrorism, Kiev fired missiles at and destroyed a major Russian missile factory while fowing that Ukraine will not lose the war. In the middle east, a shocking report shows that female protestors imprisoned and raped by Iranian police are being sent back dead to their families with their wombs hacked out. And Iran is now applying pressure on the UK, delivering a British couple to a 10 year sentence on espionage charges with no transparency or apparent evidence. Meanwhile, Iran and Russia have been staging joint military drills despite global outcry over the public massacres. Despite how many times US President Trump has urged Tehran to take a deal, the United Nations IAEA has instead urged the US to strike a deal. During all this, exiled Iranian princess Noor Pahlavi’s makes passionate plea for regime change. And in Gaza, Hamas is now turning its back upon the US brokered peace plan, accepting only an international force as long as they remain. This in violation of the agreement signed declaring they disarm, that Gaza is to be completely demilitarized, and that the Strip be ruled by a technocratic committee that ultimately reports to the Board of Peace, Venezuela may seem to be making good on its promises, but the amnesty bill that passed their ruling party's legislation has been criticized by human rights organizations for falling short of offering relief for hundreds of Maduro-era political prisoners. Meanwhile major Mexican resort towns are under siege as drug cartels lash out after the death of "El Mencho", the leader of the brutal Jalisco New Generation Cartel in a military raid. The US State department urged Americans to shelter in place, some already communicating they've been trapped in the region. Eleven arrested in France for beating a far-right activist to death, Steven Speilberg fleeing California, claiming to be closer to his chilren rather than the state's 2026 Billionare Tax, the danish military evacuates a US submariner in need of medical care, Italy launchign an investigation into the murder of a Winter Olympic guard, Columbian nationalists impersonating federal judges in New Jersey arrested for defrauding migrants $100K, the brother of a slain california surfing legend warning that his death in Costa Rica is more nefarious than it seems, a British journalist accuses western animal rights campaigners of forcing a double standard in Morocco, the death of Apocalypse Now, The Godfather actor Robert Duvall at 95, and more hit this week's news.
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Tech Talk
This week, technology and victimization were topics in this week's News of the Cyber World. While Apple had made a recent statement that children are prevented from uploading or receiving nude images, that's not enough for West Virginia now suing Apple as its iCloud service has become the largest worldwide distributor of child porn. And a new report indicates a massive rise in Cryptocurrency towards illegal content, be it online scams, human trafficking or child sex abuse operations, all funds sent to one site or another eventually being traced to a growing criminal ecosystem in Southeast Asia. Palantir moves its headquarters from Denver to Miami like so many other tech firms, ByteDance hit with a Cease-and-Desist order on its deep-fake AI movie system using its content, Elon Musk shuts down Russia's hijacking of Starlink, crippling their military, and much more in this week's cybernews.



Games Development
Development Discussion
For those wondering about What's Up among fellow RMers, DerVVulfman was looking into creating an Anti-Lag system. He released a precursor set of scripts, later crafted flags that could be added to event names to control their participation in the script, and later worked more upon getting as much FPS as possible. Meanwhile, Remi-chan has been working out more combat scenes in Fantasia, revealing a video clip from one of the battles she had retooled. Along with that, she posted new characterset artwork by Xiie/Rune while waiting for more content from her portrait artist, Pjcr.

With new artwork comes with new dialogue scenes. And within the Maps and screenshots thread, one can see the characters of Robin, Raira and Fatty at their best and occassionally worst.



Material Development
Scripts Database
RPGMaker XP (RGSS) Engine
Who would expect that in a game where monsters may pop up randomly, that you would be able to decide upon whom you fight? Thanks to ChooseFoes for RPGMaker XP, kyonides now grants the player that option. Rather than immediately entering battle when the classic random encounter system is triggered, you are able to select your combatants with a simple menu. A bug fix and two new options appeared only a day later.

DerVVulfman spent some time to ensure timely updates of the field map with Cameron's Anti-Lag. Like other RPGMaker XP systems, it is designed to reduce lag caused by an excess of events within the field map. And like a fair number, one is able to label which enemies are affected and which are not. He even gave kudos to Zeriab who had suggested some time ago the idea of reducing lag caused by an excess of common events. Hours later, an update was given so scripted calls could affect one of the system's mechanics.

DerVVulfman noticed that some of the demos within the database had vanished, primarily due to the filesharing sites having vanished. For this, he reuploaded both NetPlay 2.0 and Mr.Mo's ABS.

Even though the scripts to numerous features by Rataime were available in the forum and a demo by DerVVulfman was available, that was not enough. DerVVulfman discovered an apparently updated demo by Rataime that covered Rataime's Image Save Files, Sprite Mirror, Sprite Reflection, Sprite Shadow, Sprite Sun and the Destruction Engine. It did not cover his Visual Equipment script as Rataime decided to instead include a Passability Tool for those wishing to test their maps for errors.



Resources Database
2D Resources
Everything is green to go within the Various RMXP sprites by Ace_V, though this time, Ace_V's character of Ivy is not wearing her normal emerald outfit. Now you may bare witness to Ivy in an old-world dress of saffron, and have a collection of emotional reactions to match.




Creativity Section
Music and Audio
Within the various auditoriums of our forum, a new composition has appeared filled with meloncholy. For within DoubleX's Music Room, a composition entitled "Forsaken Roots" begins with a delicate but somber piano melody that is acocmpanied soon after by haunting woodwinds. Meant to symbolize the memories of one's past home now lost, the bridge begins replacing the piano with the disquieting harmony of a choir as one must abandoned what was and look elsewhere.


Art and Design
Things got hot within Save-Point's art gallery when a new full-body portait appeared within Remi-chan's Neato Arty thread thing!. Within a firey maelstrom of copper, goldenrod and brick, a maiden clad in carnelian and hair of crimson appears. One of her admittely faster works, this is the first time that Remi-chan brushed a full-body painting of Kira Honojiko, one of the blood maiden succubi within her video game universe. And as per her wont, an eleven minute speed draw exists to see how this dark skinned temptress was invoked.


Literature
A tale of death and carnage, of war, bloodshed and charred bodies that was a sweet song to a terrifying force is that which now appears within the pages of Remi-chan's Writing Snippets~. Part of the backstory for one of the Hellfire maidens that appears within her gaming universe, it is a tale of war, death and a return to the battlefield and the lust for slaughter.



Well, that's it for this week.

"History gives answers only to those who know how to ask questions." - Hajo Holborn (1902-1969)


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  A Fix to block GMail Spammers... PERIOD!
Posted by: DerVVulfman - 02-17-2026, 05:32 AM - Forum: Announcements and Updates - Replies (8)

Dear Friends,
 
  

One of the most recognized and accepted eMail services in use today is GMail.  This mailbox service owned by Alphabet, Inc.  is by far the largest worldwide with nearly two billion users.  But of legitimate eMail services, it is also the service most used by spam.
  
 
Googlemail aka GMail has always permitted the use of periods in their eMail addresses since it first dawned in 2004. While Google Support may make claim that it does not ignore periods, nearly every other search reports otherwise.  And since 2024, malicious activity went on the rise with GMail as spammers and the like found they can bypass GMail's own Spam Filter by applying periods within their own address.
 
 
Indeed.  For the unaware, the eMail addresses of JohnDoe@GMail.Com, John.Doe@GMail.com and J.o.h.NDOE@GMail.com are all one-and-the-same.  And those employed to deliver spam and need a fixed address are now using GMail because of the address flexibility which unfortunately has the side effect of being able to bypass spam filters.
  
 
But it is not only GMail's spam filter, some anti-spam software services and most all bulletin-board softwares (forum, wordpress and the like) which are just as prone and vulnerable.  Initially, Save-Point too being vulnerable to those bypassing eMail anti-spam protections...

  
... until now.  ^_^
 
 
Early this week, I instituted a 'ban' on the use of periods within gMail addresses, and it was actually a comically easy procedure to employ.  This means that no one can create an account with a google eMail account that contains a period within their address. Neither Steve.Irwin@GMail.Com nor Robert.Downey.Jr@GoogleMail.com would be able to make an account unless they provided their addresses clean and without the fore-mentioned periods.
 
As of this week, I am fully aware that a spammer did get blocked when attempting to create an account with such an address.  I was comically checking the system when the attempt was made and laughed when I saw both it and the spammer's ridiculously high-Spammy IP address.   However, I am also aware the gMail accounts are themselves not banned as a new member joined LITERALLY TODAY.
 
 
Again, this is not a ban upon eMails coming from Google's service, but only the use of the extra, arbitrary, and useless periods they permit in their address.
  
Thank you.
The Resident Werewolf

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  The Weekly Gazette 2-15-2026
Posted by: DerVVulfman - 02-16-2026, 06:00 AM - Forum: Announcements and Updates - No Replies

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(February 9 to February 15, 2026)

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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
In the US, the News of the World is divided mainly between the issue of immigration and the disappearance of "Today Show's Savannah Guthrie’ mother. A new ransom demand, the reveal of the identifiable Walmart brand backpack, and the DNA found in a disgarded glove which may point to one of the current suspects were top stories. But is the Sheriff up for the job given the lack of competence the past two weeks? And with Immigration, appeals courts have been ruling in favor of the Trump Administration while activist judges have demanded illegals returned while releasing those with attempted murder and child sex crime convictions. And as Operation Metro Surge in Minneapolis is coming to an end with the arrest of 4,000 illegal alien criminals involved in rape, murder and child molestation charges, ICE also rescued over 3000 migrant children that were among the 300,000 lost under the prior Biden administration. The Russia invasion of Ukraine continues, and Kyiv's foreign minister said only US President Trump can get the two nations to final peace talks, this as Russia fired off hundreds of drones. While the war wages, Ukraine's wartime innovations actively spurred economic growth. Their advanced drone technology proven against Moscow's forces now becoming hot property for NATO forces. The newest technology, their ‘Sunray’ laser can silently take out Russian drones at a fraction of the cost of like defensive weapons. Such are necessary as Russia's Presiden Putin's child indoctrination of program startled millions. In the middle east, another US Aircraft Carrier strike group is slated join the the USS Abraham Lincoln in an effort to put more pressure on Iran to reach a nuclear deal and end their weapons program, and in support for those protesting against the brutality coming from Tehran. Of brutality, the Nobel committee had confirmed that Nobel peace laureate Narges Mohammadi has been beaten nearly to death while wasting away in Iran's prison system. Violent crime plummeting across major U.S. cities with murder rates fallen to its lowest in over a century, the transgender high school dropout who gunned down his family and six others in British Columbia, US Attorney General Bondi blasting back at Democrats who didn't touch the Epstein scandal while Biden was president, a water leak in the Louvre damaging its most valuable paintings from the 19th century, the New York Times reverses course and acknowledges dangers of marijuana use, North Korea's 13-year-old heiress at deadly odds against her ruthless aunt over succession, the death of "Dawson's Creek" co-star James Van Der Beek’s at 48, and more hit this week's news.
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Tech Talk
In this week's News of the Cyber World, issues with predators were forefront. In New Mexico, a former executive from Meta relayed how his own teenage daughter was bombarded with sexual propositions and indecent content by predators the moment she made her first Instagram account. OpenAI fired a female executive claiming sexual discrimination, she claiming the allegation a cover as she fought against ChatGPT's “adult mode” option and their incompetent child safety measures. Meanwhile, the FTC blasted Apple for violating consumer protection laws after a study was releast showing a complete political bias in news reports by their own editorial team. Russia's attempt to restrict free speech even further, Discord's teen safety rollout plans and the Conduent data breach and ransomware attack in New Jersey also hit this week's cybernews.


Forum Games & Nonsense
It has been a while since DerVVulfman found a funny story from a Dungeons and Dragons tabletop game. But this week, he discovered a tale where someone described Cringiest CharacterEver Played as it was relayed from the perspective of the game's referee. A humorous tale, DerVVulfman noted the youtube poster for this tale, though the poster himself apparently read the story.



Games Development
Code Support
A very good question was posed by Ace_V, and that was how one couldskills that never miss, and a status that causes skills to never miss. Indeed, some of his enemies have a very high evasion score, and he wanted to have heroes that could breath through and defeat such dodging abilities. DerVVulfman put together a script and explained a key point in RPGMaker XP where the enemy's ability to evade was checked. But then added he wrote and posted a separate script sometime later.



Material Development
Scripts Database
RPGMaker XP (RGSS) Engine
This week, DerVVulfman issued updates to three script threads belonging to Zeriab, noting dead links and providing copies of his work in their place. He discovered that Zeriab had a mediafire link to his Disc Changer scipt before his website and sendspace links went down. And provided the scripts to both his Anti Lag System and Caterpillar scripts, going so far as to creating a whole new demo for both.

DerVVulfman noticed that the link to the Character Transitions demo by Rataime was down. However, he was able to upload a replacement after performing an update to the decades old system so it could work with the newer version of RPGMaker XP.

After an early work to solve a coding problem, DerVVulfman put together a script he dubbed No Dodge / Not Today. It returns the ability for attacks to ignore a target's dodge or evade score, but extended to work with skills, status effects and more.


Resources Database
2D Resources
For those who found the character of Ivy to be popular, you can find more facial expressions for her among the Various RMXP sprites by Ace_V. Just as he had done last week, Ace_V has expanded more upon how this green haired maiden behaves with sighs, surprises and much more.



Creativity Section
Music and Audio
Self reflection is one thing you can always count as a major theme within DoubleX Music Room as his latest piece reflects upon wanting to better one's self and what may be if one takes shortcuts that goes against their ethics. His sixty-eighth song, Rotten To The Core begins with musted brass and the tinkling of a glockenspiel symbolizing innocence while laboring at a slow pace, but overshadowed by the corruptive sounds of an electric keyboard only for choirs to appear to warn and lament over the past choices made.


Art and Design
A new gallery has opened within the vaulted halls of the forum's museum of art. So please, be our guest and gaze upon the first work to appear within Cam's Creativity Corner. Also known in the forum under her username of krayedon, Cam has unveiled "Ma'Jii-Ka, Master Wizard", a feline sorcerer with a coat of pitch and baby-blue eyes.

Romance is in the air, and a new piece made it to the halls of art in time for Valentine's Day. Once more, felines have appeared, this time being the Nekomatas Grace and Nankaina in the latest canvas within Remi-chan's Neato Arty thread thing! Rarely have this couple graced the halls, that Remi decided the time was appropriate and given an artistic arc here that may be within her current gaming project. For those who wish to see how the characters were crafted, Remichan compressed the sixteen hours of work into a twenty-minute speed-draw video.



Well, that's it for this week.

"I tried every diet in the book. I tried some that weren’t in the book. I tried eating the book. It tasted better than most diets." - Dolly Parton


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  The Weekly Gazette 2-08-2026
Posted by: DerVVulfman - 02-09-2026, 06:00 AM - Forum: Announcements and Updates - No Replies

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(February 2 to February 8, 2026)

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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
This Sunday, the forum had only the most Extremely Short Downtime, lasting but fifteen seconds. Such a small window, few if any would have noticed.


Occasions
Another member discovered that the forum is a host to RPGMaker VXAce scripts, and that member is mneherovo. Not a native speaker of English, mneherovo's introduction post is quite well written. But expect our new member to begin by lurking for a while as the hunt for more RPGMaker VXAce scripts rages on.


General Chat
Thoughts of having to rebuild an entire website was What's on the mind of KDC, now relearning the basics of HTML while abandoning Wix. And for Ace_V, the discovery of a capped limit to events in an RPGMaker editor and the issues with keeping roaming enmemy bosses within confined areas led to discussion with DerVVulfman who then suggested that shop talk would be more fitting in a thread more dedicated to game development.

For many, they will likely remember that visiting their site was impossible as a service down page gave notice. But after over a year, RPGMaker.Net has Survived. According to Liberty, members such as Benny were able to revive the site not only keep it stable but also increase its innate speed. Not every feature has returned, but the forums are indeed back.

After the backlash over terms of use, you would figure the company would have learned something. But after severe backlash, ADOBE CAVES TO USERS - ANIMATE IS STAYING. Indeed, Adobe Animate which has lasted 30 years, and is still in use by animators to create shows such as Teen Titans Go and Star Trek:Lower Decks was originally slated to have its service end. But with many still using the system, be they independent users or professional feature animators, Adobe immedately reversed its course within a single day after their initial annoucement. Adobe Animate will now be set as a permanent maintenance mode, fully acessible and usable with bug fixes as needed. But no new features will be added.

The Russian invasion of Ukraine still ages within the News of the World as NATO has come under fire, Russian ally Belarus sending balloons into NATO airspace to cause disruptions while Moskow launches a massive attack against Ukraine while the NATO Secretary General Mark Rutte was in Kyiv. This ended the brief ceasefire that occurred after prisoner swaps between Ukraine and Russia. But despite the overwhelming numbers coming frum Russia, Ukraine is holding its own. Indeed, finding older technology such as laser-guided Copperhead 155mm from the 80s has brought significant damage to Moscow. And its predicted that Vladimir Zelenskyy would easily win another election after the war is settled. In the United States, another bio-lab was discovered and raided in Las Vegas. The lab which contained HIV and samples of malaria was found connected to another under investigation by the government are owned by a Chinese citizen, David He. And if this sounds familiar, it was not long ago that two Chinese scholars were garged with bringing in biological pathothens. The issues with Anti-Ice protestors took surprising turns as a New York Staffer was detained by Immigration once it was revealed he had a prior criminal conviction in 2023 and lied about it as it would invalidate his asylum and temporary protection status. And who would think protestors would attack their own? One anti-Ice protestor found himself being pelted with marital aids while shouting "I'm one of you!" Another incident with an illegal alien driving a commercial truck occurred in Indiana, swirving into oncoming traffic and killing four. This time, the commercial license was issued by Pennsylvania under Governor Shapiro. In a polar opposite fashion and after two decades, Florida now requires those seeking a license must pass the state exams entirely in English, this to ensure clear communication, the understanding of traffic laws and responsible driving. California itself seems to be a beacon of news, the "Shangri-La" homeless scam that has defrauded millions as Governor Newsome sits back and watches. An Ivy-League activist and a Labor Union Organizer are under scrutiny after it was discovered they were instructing New Yorkers militant tactics to interfere with federal officers. New laws came into effect in California, and a rape victim just found that her attacker was released under a newly shortened sentence to reduce prison populations. And the mother of "The Today Show" host, Savannah Guthrie has been kidnapped. Signs of blood and forced entry, and a chilling ransom demand in Bitcoin now reported. Jeffrey Epstein's legacy continues as Hillary Clinton demands a public hearign despite both she and former President Bill clinton had already agreed to closed door depositions. But the saga continues as CBS News star hire Peter Attia not only had ties to Epstein, but mentioned over 1000 times in newly released court documents. Epstein's ties were world wide, he cultivating ties with both Sergey Belyakov, Russia’s deputy economic minister, and Vitaly Churkin, Russia’s ambassador to the United Nations. There is even an eMail where Prince Andrew’s ex Sara Ferguson asked him to marry her, this while new allegations have appeared stating that Epstein sent women to ex-Prince Andrew at his Royal Lodge. It isn't going well for the current UK's PM Keir Starmer as it was discovered that his former Ambassador to the US also had ties to Epstein, and following this his top aide Morgan McSweeney quits over the scandal. Even members of his own party are now shouting "Starmer has to go." In the Middle East, new documents showed that Tehran had long planned to massacre protesters. And before the planned US/Iran peace talks began, Khomeni attempted last minute demands for a venue change and an attempt to prevent talks over their nuclear program and the slaughter of their own citizens. Even as Iranian combat drones were shot down before they could reach US carriers and two oil tankers of unknown nationality were seized by Iran, talks did continue and apparently with another scheduled within the week. But can one trust a government that decides to sentence Nobel Peace Prize laureate Narges Mohammadi to over seven more years in prison after she began a hunger strike? In Venezuela, flights are set to resume. American Airlines will begin reinstating nonstop service between the US and Venezuela once it gets government approval. And over seven-hundred political prisoners in Venezuela will soon be free as part of an amnesty bill championed by acting President Delcy Rodrigues. But not only that, but the notorious Helicoide known for its barbaracy will be shut down for good. The strange illness and death of a 40-year-old at Australia's Sydney Music festival, the new trade deal between the US and India as India buys Venezuelan oil and not Russia's, the son of Norway’s crown princess pleaded not guilty to rape charges in Oslo, video footage showing Hamas operatives using ambulances to transport terrorists and weapons to fortified hospitals in violation of the ceasefire, US produced alcohol returning to liquor store shelves in Quebec, the Russian Foreign Ministry warning yet more nuclear threats, this time as the START nuclear treaty is set to expire, suspected saboteurs hit Italian rail networks near Bologna as the Winter Olympics is kicking off, and more hit this week's news.
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Tech Talk
If one had a need to download videos and store them, they may now benefit of a pair of Online MP4 File Compression websites. DerVVulfman discovered two, one that works fast but performs a decent job while the other slow but performs its work quite well. And both sites in question can convert other video formats to .MP4 if so desired.

Things within this week's News of the Cyber World is dire for social media. Following a settlement with TikTok over its service designed to make users addicted, both Facebook parent company Meta and Youtube are headed to a similar trial. AI has come under scrutiny with youths, Meta now halting any access to teens while Musk's AI being called by the EU for creating illicit content deep fakes. And both Google and Apple was fined over $160 Million as their products actively listened in and recorded customer private discussions. Its none too good for California as a newly proposed one-time wealth tax is said to target the big tech billionaires despite fine print saying it could be applied to anyone, and it would be applied to already taxed earnings. And D-Wave Quantum Inc, the company that innovated quantum computer processing, is pulling out of California for Florida after citing both Florida’s rapidly growing tech ecosystem and California's high cost burdens. Not only is the death of a teenager due to a sexual predator met on Roblox hitting the news, but the shocking news of North Korea executing their own schoolchildren if ever caught watching Squid Game, listening to K-Pop, or any activity not approved by their Anti-Reactionary Thought and Culture Act according to Amnesty International. More on Elon Musk, Waymo driverless cars and their ridiculous fees, and so on hit the Cybernews this week.



Games Development
Development Discussion
If you were to ask anyone What's up as an RMer, you might be surprised to find DerVVulfman uploading some Elder Scrolls: Skyrim savegame characters. For him, that was a break. Then kyonides floated the concept of skills that one would need to repeatedly refill or repurchase after their use, this despite still havng sufficient SP points to cast. Then after that, some back and forth between DerVVulfman and Ace_V as DerVVulfman touched on how Anti-Lag scripts function and that he crafted a script to suit the needs of anyone wishing to keep roaming NPCs in a confined space, while Ace_V relayed that links to Zeriab's own Anti-Lag script thread were broken. That is broken until DerVVulfman uploaded a copy of the script while giving Ace_V an alternative anti-lag script to think about. And two videos then appeared courtesy of Remi-Chan, one not even to be included within her upcomng game. However, she displayed the new character sprites by Rune or Xiie, and a variety of winged maidens from her character portrait artiest, Pjcr.

There is nothing foul about the ladies now appearing within the Maps and screenshots thread other than the appelation of their race. The three winged maidens of pink, rose and periwinkle have new character sprites to match their portait art, and Remi-chan wished to show them off. And despite the extreme ruddiness of the scene due to the calamitous flames that raged, one of their ilk in the land now known as Inferno is indeed foul to her core.


Complete Projects
Another new game has appeared this week, courtesy of Starmage. This time, it is Romancing Reid, her recent entry into the game jam offered by RPGMakerWeb. A delicate game, one can go on a picnick with the perfect boyfriend.



Material Development
Scripts Database
RPGMaker XP (RGSS) Engine
After roughly five years, DerVVulfman revisited his Expanded Encounter Areas script, updating the code with his current scripting style while leaving the configuration portion untouched. In his update annoucement, he explained that it was partially in response to a newer script which would be an add-on utilizing its features.

The Active Bound-Area Events by DerVVulfman is the RPGMaker XP script that is able to use the areas defined within the fore-mentioned Expanded Encounter Areas. And within it, events can be limited to bound rectangles from which they cannot exit until freed..

After the links within were reported broken by Ace_V, DerVVulfman took a look at Zeriab's Anti Lag System and was unable to restore the demo content. However, he did attach a copy of the script for those who would appreciate the work of the Huggle King himself.


Resources Database
2D Resources
Last week, a maiden in green had sauntered her way into the Various RMXP sprites by Ace_V. But it was but one aspect. This week, Ace_V returned to grant more expressions for the lass, and now you have embarrassment sweatdrops, flowers and even an expression of anger for those in need.



Creativity Section
Music and Audio
For your listening edification, amost half a dozen new compositions have arived within DoubleX's Music Room. His first work entitled "Enjoying Suffering" begins with a slow-pace violin with fast paced piano work as a contrast, al with brass giving an uplifting air against the bleak of the strings. A mix of wind instruments and a harpsicord with a downward arc were at the forefront of "Letting Everybody Down", a melody about being unable to accomplish what matters in life. "Beautiful Sorrow" is an expression of more than mere coping with sadness as reflected by the deep vocal choirs, but being able to live with and recognize sadness for what it is and the violins and pianos at the beginning of this piece illustrate acceptance of what must be. Beginning with a piano riff symbolizing futility against what is destined, DoubleX released "Fallen Apart", a work where one empathizes with others who struggle against all hope when the outcome is sadly certain. And of fate, "Doomed Destiny" relays the inevitability of AI control by elites leaving others to suffer. Cellos and somber tubas at the start herald the anguish that is to come.


Art and Design
This week, we finally receved an update about Starmage's Arts and Training Journey. It has been a long time since she began her artistic trek, and finally came by to report in with some fan work. In the beginning, man was without adornment so the glory of their well toned abs would show. But after that, romance was in the air as two sat down for a delightful boba. The stage was set as a cane carrying figure in orchid stepped from behind the curtain sangre. And a trio of ladies made their appearance.

While no full color murals have appeard within the halls of Remi-chan's Neato Arty thread thing, our artist does have plans. Two of her femme fatales of infernal nature are in the works as rough pencilworks have shown. But a Valentine's Day special between Kitsune may come first.


Literature
In a poetic fashion, the cries of the battle and end of times have now appeared within a new volume of Remi-chan's Writing Snippets~.



Well, that's it for this week.

"I have often wanted to drown my troubles, but I can’t get my wife to go swimming." - Jimmy Carter (1924–2024)


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