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The Weekly Gazette 3-22-2026 - DerVVulfman - 03-23-2026 ![]() Welcome dear readers to the latest issue of the Weekly Gazette! Here in the Gazette, we give you the news in brief of what occurred in the past week as well as provide any news happening in Save-Point itself Official Area 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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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
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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. "Just be good and kind to your children. Not only are they the future of the world, they’re the ones who can sign you into a home." - Dennis Miller PROSPECTIVE GAZETEERS!
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