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SCREEN SIZE for RMVXAce

Mon, 13 Apr 2026 18:41:49 +0000

SCREEN SIZE for RMVXAce
Version: 1.0

Introduction
I had been tinkering with the manipulation of the available gaming area for RPGMaker XP games. And I did well with a barebones script that did not require the use of any external .DLL outside of Win32 manipulations, a script based upon the work of Selwyn (formerly Squall).

This specific script is an adapation of my XP version, but altered for use with RPGMaker VX Ace. Simpler in design due to updates made in the Viewport class and Weather system.

The Game.Exe's Fullscreen mode reverts to a fixed 640x480 resolution so the [ALT]+[ENTER] key combination is disabled. Fullscreen mode is literally disabled by intent with this setup.

Screenshots
None.

Script

Instruction/Header

Code:
#==============================================================================

# ** SCREEN SIZE for VXACE

#------------------------------------------------------------------------------

#    Version 1.0

#    By DerVVulfman

#    04-13-2026 (MM-DD-YYYY)

#    RGSS3 / RPGMaker VX Ace

#==============================================================================

#

#  INTRODUCTION:

#  =============

#  I had been tinkering with the manipulation of the available gaming area for

#  RPGMaker XP games.  And I did well with a barebones script that did not re-

#  quire the use of any external .DLL outside of Win32 manipulations, a script

#  based upon the work of Selwyn (formerly Squall).

#

#  This specific script is an adapation of my XP version,  but altered for use

#  with RPGMaker VX Ace. Simpler in design due to updates made in the Viewport

#  class and Weather system.

#

#  ALERT: The Game.Exe's Fullscreen mode reverts to a fixed 640x480 resolution

#         so the [ALT]+[ENTER] key combination is disabled. Fullscreen mode is

#         literally disabled by intent with this setup.

#

#

#   ------------------------------------------------------------------------

#

#  INSTRUCTIONS:

#  =============

#  I would hope this is clear.  It is mostly plug-and-play, only requiring you

#  to set some configurable values within the ScrnSize module  at the very top

#  of the actual system code.  And all the variable options have detailed des-

#  criptions of what is being set.

#

#  NOTE: If you are using  other scripts that perform alterations  to the size

#        of screen contents (YanFly's Core as an example), ensure both are set

#        to the same resolution.

#

#==============================================================================

#

#  COMPATABILITY:

#  ==============

#  Designed for RPGMaker VXAce.

#

#  Alters the screen size, so other scripts that adjust viewport settings will

#  need to be likewise altered.

#

#

#==============================================================================

#

#  CREDITS AND THANKS:

#  ===================

#  The very basics of this system  comes from the DLL-free version of Selwyn's

#  resolution script. 

#

#  And thanks goes to ViperDamascus  who was looking for a script  to increase 

#  VXAce's screen size beyond the 640x480 maximum.

#

#

#==============================================================================

#

#  TERMS and CONDITIONS:

#  =====================

#  Free for use, even in commercial scripts. However, I require due credit for

#  myself, Selwyn who crafted the basics, and ViperDamascus for the request.

#

#

#==============================================================================

#==============================================================================

# ** ScrnSize

#------------------------------------------------------------------------------

#  This module handles the adjustable screen size for games that utilize

#  resolution scripts to alter game window dimensions.

#==============================================================================

module ScrnSize

  # GAME SCREEN RESOLUTION

  # ======================

  # The absolute necessity... defining the size of the visible area of your

  # game on the screen. You will see below some dimensions tested, and then

  # commented out. Even reducing the size to older RPGMaker 2000 scale exe-

  # cuted just fine.

  # < -- IT IS RECOMMENDED THAT THE DEFINED VALUES BE MULTIPLES OF 32! -- >

  # -----------------------------------------------------------------------

  #

    Width     = 1280      # Screen area width in pixels

    Height    = 736       # Screen area height in pixels.

#    Width     = 640

#    Height    = 480

#    Width     = 320

#    Height    = 200

  # GAME INI NAMING

  # ===============

  # A necessity if you are renaming the Game Executable (eg Game.exe). When

  # your game/project is run, it looks for its requisite .ini file which it

  # assumes to have the same name as its executable. Many leave the name of

  # the executable alone. But if you choose to rename Game.exe to Trek.exe,

  # it will search for Trek.ini. And if the assumed ini does not exist, the

  # game will fail.

  #

  # The resolution changing system relies upon retriving the windows handle

  # for the game when it executes.  And for this, it needs the current name

  # of the Game's INI file.  So if you do change the name of the executable

  # (and thus the name of the INI), it needs the name defined below.

  # -----------------------------------------------------------------------

  #

    INI_Name  = 'Game.ini'

  # GAME EXECUTION SPEED

  # ====================

  # This is an old trick,  changing the speed of the executable to make the

  # game itself run faster.  RPGMaker XP was set to a default 40 frames per

  # second while RPGMaker VX and VXAce to a native 60 frames per second.

  #

  # -----------------------------------------------------------------------

  # Changing this value affects all...  script/code speed,  character speed

  # in the fieldmap, battle animations, and the like.

  #

  # RANGE: 10-120. VXAce will not exceed 120fps nor go slower than 10.

  #

  # NOTE: Smooth mode refreshes graphics ever frame based on this value.

  #       Normal mode only refreshes every other frame.

  # -----------------------------------------------------------------------

  #

    Graphics.frame_rate = 40  

end

#==============================================================================

# ●● Resolution

#------------------------------------------------------------------------------

#  This module uses the Win32API to connect to the RPGMaker XP game window and

#  re-sizes the window based on the game developer's preferences.

#==============================================================================

module Resolution

  #--------------------------------------------------------------------------

  # ● instance variables

  #--------------------------------------------------------------------------

  attr_reader :state

  #--------------------------------------------------------------------------

  # ● initialize

  #--------------------------------------------------------------------------

  def initialize

    # Acquire desired window settings from configuration

    # ==================================================

    @reswidth   = ScrnSize::Width

    @resheight  = ScrnSize::Height

    # Set instance variables for calling basic Win32 functions

    # ========================================================    

    ini     = Win32API.new('kernel32', 'GetPrivateProfileString','PPPPLP', 'L')

    title   = "\0" * 256

    # Get Window Title

    # ================================================    

    ini.call('Game', 'Title', '', title, 256, '.\\' + ScrnSize::INI_Name)

    title.delete!("\0")

    # Acquire Metrics from the Win32 API

    # ================================================    

    @window       = Win32API.new('user32', 'FindWindow',       'PP', 

                    'I').call("RGSS Player", title)

    @set_win_long = Win32API.new('user32', 'SetWindowLong',    'LIL', 'L')

    @set_win_pos  = Win32API.new('user32', 'SetWindowPos',     'LLIIIII', 'I')

    @gsm          = Win32API.new('user32', 'GetSystemMetrics', 'I', 'I')

    @gcr          = Win32API.new('user32', 'GetClientRect',    'LP', 'I')

    @kbe          = Win32API.new('user32', 'keybd_event',      'LLLL', '')

    @gaks         = Win32API.new('user32', 'GetAsyncKeyState', 'L', 'I')

    # Render message and exit if size is not supported

    # ================================================

    @default_size = self.size

    if size[0] < @reswidth or size[1] < @resheight

      print("\"#{title}\" requires a minimum screen resolution " +

            "of [#{@reswidth} x #{@resheight}]\r\n\r\n" +

            "\tYour Resolution: [#{@default_size[0]} x #{@default_size[1]}]")

      exit

    end

    # Apply Resolution Change

    # =======================

    @state = "default"

    self.default

  end

  #--------------------------------------------------------------------------

  # ● fullscreen

  #--------------------------------------------------------------------------

  def fullscreen

    #

    @default_size = size

    @set_win_long.call(@window, -16, 0x14000000)

    @set_win_pos.call(@window, -1, 0, 0, (@reswidth+2), (@resheight+2), 64)

    @state = "fullscreen"

    #

  end

  #--------------------------------------------------------------------------

  # ● default

  #--------------------------------------------------------------------------

  def default

    #

    x = @default_size[0] / 2 - ((@reswidth/2) + 3)

    y = @default_size[1] / 2 - ((@resheight/2) + 8)

    @set_win_long.call(@window, -16, 0x14CA0000)

    @set_win_pos.call(@window, 0, x, y, (@reswidth+8), (@resheight+27), 0)

    @state = "default"

    #

  end

  #--------------------------------------------------------------------------

  # ● trigger?(key)

  #--------------------------------------------------------------------------

  def trigger?(key)

    #

    return @gaks.call(key) & 0x01 == 1

    #

  end

  #--------------------------------------------------------------------------

  # ● private

  #--------------------------------------------------------------------------

  private :fullscreen

  private :default

  private :trigger?

  #--------------------------------------------------------------------------

  # ● size

  #--------------------------------------------------------------------------

  def size

    #

    width   = @gsm.call(0)

    height  = @gsm.call(1)

    return width, height

    #

  end

  #--------------------------------------------------------------------------

  # ● change

  #--------------------------------------------------------------------------

  def change

    #

    if @state == "default"

      self.fullscreen

    else

      self.default

    end

    #

  end

  #--------------------------------------------------------------------------

  # ● update

  #--------------------------------------------------------------------------

  def update

    #

    if trigger?(121) # F10

      self.change

    end

    if Input.trigger?(Input::ALT) or Input.press?(Input::ALT)

      @kbe.call(18, 0, 2, 0)

    end

    #

  end

  #--------------------------------------------------------------------------

  # ● module functions

  #--------------------------------------------------------------------------

  module_function :initialize

  module_function :fullscreen

  module_function :default

  module_function :trigger?

  module_function :size

  module_function :change

  module_function :update

  #

end

#==============================================================================

# ●● Input

#------------------------------------------------------------------------------

#  A class that handles input data from a gamepad or keyboard.

#==============================================================================

class << Input

  #--------------------------------------------------------------------------

  # ● Alias Listings (with F12 Stack prevention)

  #--------------------------------------------------------------------------

  alias res_update update unless $@

  #--------------------------------------------------------------------------

  # ● Input.update

  #--------------------------------------------------------------------------

  def Input.update

    # Perform the original call

    res_update

    # Update the Resolution

    Resolution.update

  end

end

# Execute at start

Resolution.initialize

Instructions
Plenty, and in the script.

Compatibility
Designed for RPGMaker XP

Alters the screen size, so other scripts that adjust viewport settings will need to be likewise altered.

Credits and Thanks
The very basics of this system comes from the DLL-free version of Selwyn's resolution script.

And thanks goes to ViperDamascus who was looking for a script to increase VXAce's screen size beyond the 640x480 maximum.

Terms and Conditions
Free for use, even in commercial scripts. However, I require due credit for myself, Selwyn who crafted the basics, and ViperDamascus for the request.

The Weekly Gazette 4-12-2026

Mon, 13 Apr 2026 03:59:59 +0000

(April 6 to April 12, 2026)

Welcome dear readers to the latest issue of the Weekly Gazette! Here in the Gazette, we give you the news in brief of what occurred in the past week as well as provide any news happening in Save-Point itself

Official Area

General Chat

The Middle East conflicts continue to make the News of the World and truth is the first casualty as news agencies and former US government staffers promote false reports and Iranian propaganda. No longer having the capacity to create new attack drones, a flimsy cease fire began. But it began to shatter when Iran started extorting vessels passing through ths Strait of Hormuz under threat of sea mines. As US Navy vessels passed through, Iran began threatening with smaller fast attack boats. A US resolution to deal with the Strait was up for vote, but was vetoed by both China and Russia. Rather than allowing the extortion to continue, the US began a blockade and vowed to remove all mines from the Strait of Hormuz, enraging Iran all the more. The Russian Invasion of Ukraine is spreading beyond borders as Estonia prepares itself if Russian troops attempt to cross their border. And in Estonia, there is talk of secessionists in one of their most eastern cities, a reminder that such were also in Ukraine before the start of their invasion. Meanwhile, Poland intercepted Russian Il-20 surveillance-reconnaissance aircrafts twice this past week intensifying straings upon NATO's eastern flank. And a Russian plot to endanger undersea international communication cables was foiled by the United Kingdom forcing the Russian Akula class and two Gugi class submarines to retreat back to Moscow. And the hope of ceasefire between Russia and Ukraine ended when Moscow refuses to extend the truce until Kiev accepts Putin's terms. Fraud hit the news in the US as there is over $1 Trillion in taxpayer programs and almost ten thousand cases have been targeted. Over $1 Million defrauded from Dolly Parton's literacy program in California. And a month after it was formed the Anti-Fraud task force led by Vice-President Vance has identified nearly $6.3 billion in government contracts rife with fraud. The gubernatorial race in California hit a snag for Eric Swalwell with sexual assault allegations and reports of misused campaign funds for an illegal alien nanny have stripped him of his funds; a Democrat Party run conspiracy to sink his campaign being his claim.And violence too were in the streets of the US as a machete-wielding maniac calling himself "Lucifer" was shot after stabbing thre elderly people in New York. And another maniac who stabbed a US Marine in North Carolina was nabbed. And after over a decade, the Gilgo Beach serial killer pled guilty and, without remorse, described how he murdered his eight victims. Despite their own military build up in the region, China is furious that Japan is doing the same in responce to China's continuing pressure on Taiwan and North Korea's repeated ballistic missile tests. But it is not only military build up but expansion as Indonesia recovered a Chinese underwater drone in the Lombok Strait, a key shipping lane and strategic chokepoint east of Bali. And around Taiwan, China had deployed nearly 100 naval and coast guard vessels this week while making peace platitudes to Taiwan's Taiwan’s opposition leader.In France, a 9 year old boy was rescued from his deranged father that locked him in a van for nearly two year. And archaeologists have uncovered ancient skeletons beneath a school site in Dijon, France, all arranged in an unusual seated position.Queen Elizabeth's final wish to see all her grandchildren, Michael J. Fox alive and well despite CNN's blunder that the Back to the Future actor had died, Hezbollah chief’s top secretary killed in recent Israeli strikes in Lebanon, Congress responds to Melania Trump's request to have Epstein victims on record, Israel's condemnation of South Korean President Lee Jae Myung's trivialization of the Holocause, the rare birth of giant otter triplets at UK's Chester Zoo, and more hit this week's news.

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Tech Talk

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It appears that there will not be a week that Artificial Intelligence won't be coverd in the News of the Cyber World as dire warnings of new AI systems that can even breach secure isolated testing environment devoid of internet access and send eMails to its own developers have now appeared. But a version of one particular is now being shared with Cisco, Crowdstrike, Linux and others to look for even the smallest of possible vulnerabilities. Of the internet, Iran had shut down all services, this to shield the world from the hundreds of ongoing executions. Hackers continue their activity, but one Russian-backed group that had been infiltrating more than 120 countries was just neutralized by the US FBI. But on an unexpected front, China was not the hacker but the hacked, an account named FlamingChina claiming to have taken more than 10 petabytes of sensitive information out of China’s own state-run supercomputers now looking for buyers. The world's best Age of Empires champion, the TikTok rambler who calls a healthy lawn white supremacy, the uproar over Amazon Kindles being rendered near unusable, AI taxis legally requiring human drivers, and more hit this week's cybernews.

Games Development

Development Discussion

This is a game development forum. And at oft times, people wish to relay What's up as to their, RM Endeavors. And this week, AVGB-KBGaming is returning to game development but is looking for a .dll designed to increase the resolution of RPGMaker VXAce game screens beyond the maximum size of 640x480. While working on his Face Sync system, DerVVulfman realized that one could have subfolders within an RPGMaker product's Data folder which would too be functional when compressed. And he later suggested to kyonides that he did create a means to have audio content encryptable by an unexpected means. Son Rukiri is making his own RPG game editor in his spare time, though only at a beginning stage for now. But not alone, DerVVulfman began working on an editor for his Face Sync system. Meanwhile, as Remi-chan recreates new battle introduction scenes for her game, her sprite artist sent her five full color winged maiden sprites with full flappy animatics. But while Xiie (or Rune) has been available to send her work, Pjcr has nothing to yet present.

Things got a little flighty in the Maps and Screenshot Thread after Remi-chan received more fowlhunter sprites from Xiie (or Rune). And because of the fluid motion of the wings, the three screenshots of the winged maidens are too animated.

Code Support

It has been a journey for Ace_V who was looking to make train actors face the same way as the player when using Fukuyama's original Train Actor caterpillar script. But after receiving aid from DerVVulfman and kyonides, he discovered how to use scritpts and techniques taught to him how to combine them with basic conditional branches to solve all his requests.

Material Development

Scripts Database

RPGMaker XP (RGSS) Engine

If anyone was going to have characters speak in their game and wanted NPCs to do more than just visibly match the intensity of what's spoken, DerVVulfman created the Face Sync System Core for RPGMaker XP. From what it says, the core script is only the animation work horse, and uses custom files that can be cached like any other data file. However, the demo also includes two patches that let it work with message windows to let NPCs mouths move in timing with audibly heard dialogue, and a matching file for field map sprites.

Resources Database

2D Resources

One might need to watch out for anyone at a tailor shop, especially grooms thanks to the recent addition to the Various RMXP sprites by Ace_V. The smirking tailor that appeared last week now has a new collection of reactions available. And if the groom doesn't watch out, a rose for his bride might be in her future.

Creativity Section

Art and Design

Doom and gloom represented by anger encompassed by amethyst has once more appeared within the gallery set apart for Remi-chan's Neato Arty thread thing! Clutching blades exuding torrentsof black light and settled against a backdrop of midnight and a moon heliotrope is the Eldritch Mortician. Having made more than a dozen appearances within her gallery Since May 2021, Xaela the Evil God is one of Remi-Chan's apparent favorites to illustrate. But no sadistic or malicious grin appears upon her face this time, nor any scowl or glaring eyes filled with anger. An expression devoid of emotion other than dubiety and faithlessness, the work took eight hours for completion which can be viewed and studied thanks to the thirteen minute long speed-draw video also gracing the gallery.

Literature

The Bibliotheca

Stories of artificial intelligence running amok appears in many science-fiction stories. But few suggest those that can escape its silicon prison. But in the latest chapter of Events Should Go Unnoticed, an AI now plots to escape its electronic confines.

Filmography

Get ready, for Remi-chan's Cinematic Theatre is going to give you one hell of a ride. This week, the last of the living royalty from her universe's future interpretation of Earth prepares to face the heroines of her game. But she isn't alone.

Well, that's it for this week.

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Face Sync System Core

Fri, 10 Apr 2026 23:20:44 +0000

Face Sync System Core
Version: 1.0

Introduction

The Face Sync System is perhaps the first of its kind within the RPG Maker community.

Based on a concept by Bethesda Softworks and its lip-file system, Face Sync is a software package that takes the contents of a pre-generated timing data file and then, with that timing, it then displays individual animation cels in concert atop of s designated sprite, whether it is a character sprite on the field map, a character portrait shown within a custom message window, or the like.

The system core covers most of the necessary mechanics, creating the sprites that are rendered, the retrieval of graphics and the timing data, the animation functions, and their removal.

Features

Custom data files that will cache like any other in the data folder
Includes two example scripts showing how to make the requisite data files
Includes a Message Adaptation script to allow face sync in message portraits
Includes a Character Set script to allow face sync on field map sprites

Limitations

Apparently, only one NPC animation per patch script at any one time. You can show lips syncs occur on a character in the field map and in a message profile pic at the same time, but not two character set sprites on the map at the same time.
Map Movement may affect the accuracy of the Face Sync animations

Screenshots

You'd literally be watching someone open and close their mouth.

Demo

Box Com Download

Instructions

Plenty, but in the script

Compatibility

The main core system does not interfere with any content. It requires patch scripts to connect it to suitable message systems (included in the demo).

Credits and Thanks

Thanks to Remi-Chan for the use of Esperia Frostwhisper from her gaming universe for this demo.

Terms and Conditions

Free to use, even in commercial projects. However, I will need some form of due credit.

Esperia Frostwhisper - the sole property of Remi-Chan. All Rights Reserved.

The Weekly Gazette 4-05-2026

Mon, 06 Apr 2026 04:04:03 +0000

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

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)

Remi-Chan Sings As Best She Can!

Sat, 04 Apr 2026 20:11:03 +0000

I've been doing custom song covers for a while, albeit sparingly. But this recent one is kinda dope, I think!? So~ I'm making a thread for it and potentially others.

The Final Round: A {War Without Reason} Cover

Credits and details in video description. Lyrics and vocals are by me.

April 'Fooled' finds 2026

Wed, 01 Apr 2026 16:03:07 +0000

It's that time of year again where I look around on the Internet and find some April "foolery". x3

Let's see what's new in the April Fools Joking world. :3

Palworld - So they keep doing this running gag for a April Fools joke where their next Palworld themed game is going to be a dating sim. :3

Turns out that April Fools Day was yesterday...... in Japan.
Developers of the game, R.E.P.O., released P.E.A.K.O. - Developers of the multiplayer game, R.E.P.O. had been developing a game called P.E.A.K.O. for a few years now, and now they're ready to release it.

In P.E.A.K.O., you, and three other players, climb a mountain, and reach its peak. Sounds...... familiar to another game with a similar concept. O.o

YouTubers and Twitch Streamers - YouTubers and Twitch Streamers having their own April Fools Day Jokes, as the usual. :3
PSO2:NGS taken over - Neau... Neow.... Or however you spell it, had taken over PSO2:NGS' Twitter account. The interns from PSO2:NGS had already dealt with the.... cat-like thing, and are operating back to normal. The takeover was yesterday, due to April Fools Day happening in Japan a day early.

Cam's musings

Tue, 31 Mar 2026 18:52:49 +0000

Released March 30, 2026
© all rights reserved

Bluer Skies out now!

Sample Track: Mermaid Lullaby by Cameron Alexis McDade
(visit link below for high quality version)

Stream for free at
MONETARY DONATIONS APPRECIATED

Hello everyone

Mon, 30 Mar 2026 05:42:06 +0000

Hi everyone,

I am Matt/Matthew, and I am currently making a game on RPG Maker MZ. It will be a game heavily focused on battling. Nice to meet you all!

The Weekly Gazette 3-29-2026

Mon, 30 Mar 2026 04:00:00 +0000

(March 23 to March 29, 2026)

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)

ARRIVAL !!

Sun, 29 Mar 2026 21:02:36 +0000

It's me, everyone's favorite Armored Core. >:J
I am joining here as an aspiring Wacky RPG Maker Game Creator who only really knows how to draw and compose "music" on a free site.
I've only begun my ventures recently and have been throwing together a test project with some scripts here, but troubles with figuring some out have lead me to make an account rather than simply lurk.
Let's make some absurdist games together.

A New RPG Maker w HD-2D/3D Combined

Sun, 29 Mar 2026 01:03:21 +0000

RPG Maker New Project Brings
HD-2D Game Creation to Everyone

Jonathan Roxas/Game8 Wrote:

RPG Maker New Project is Gotcha Gotcha Games’ latest iteration of the long-running game maker series and, for the first time, lets players develop titles with an HD-2D look akin to Square Enix’s Dragon Quest Remakes and Octopath Traveler series.

RPG Maker New Project, the working title for Gotcha Gotcha Games’ upcoming entry in the game maker series, dropped its first teaser trailer and showcased its new HD-2D style aesthetic, akin to Square Enix’s HD-2D Dragon Quest Remakes, the Octopath Traveler series, and Triangle Strategy. Similar to other entries in the franchise, the "new project" will continue the series staple of letting players without deep coding knowledge build their own RPGs.

The trailer highlighted several features: dynamic light and shadows, field-of-view (FOV) blur, volumetric fog, and particle effects. The billboard 2D sprites used for the characters can even cast their own silhouettes when passing through a light source.

Gotcha Gotcha Games has yet to confirm a list of platforms for the new RPG Maker project. Previous entries were either released exclusively to PC (MZ, Unite) or consoles (WITH). 2015’s MV is the only modern RPG Maker to be available on both.

First Title in the Series to Support HD-2D

RPG Maker New Project is the first installment in the series to support HD-2D game creation. The RPG Maker series, which began with Dante: RPG Construction Tool in 1990, primarily supported 2D assets and animations. Before this announcement, 3D support was only possible through community-made plugins for RPG Maker MV/MZ.

Most game releases made with RPG Maker, like OMORI, To the Moon, Lisa: The Painful, or Artis Impact, have been 2D titles as well. Only a handful of current projects in development stretched the software beyond, such as developer KyouNight’s HD-2D title, Project Varinsite.

RPG Maker New Project is currently in development with no release date or consoles as of this writing. However, the latest game in the series, RPG Maker WITH, is currently available on PlayStation 4, PlayStation 5, and Nintendo Switch.

Is there a script to make train actors face the same way as the player?

Sat, 28 Mar 2026 06:48:45 +0000

I use Fukuyama's original train actors script and it's been solid for regular gameplay.
However, for some cutscenes with dialogue, I would love to make the whole party face the same direction and perhaps change direction together via a script call.
I intend to make a move command at the start of some cutscenes to make the player move (e.g. down, left, up, right, down, turn right) so the train becomes a 2x2 square of the party and the main player is in the bottom front corner facing forward, and I'd love a script to make the three train actors face the same way as the player actor.

(Alternatively, a script to make the three train actors form the square themselves, though this one could be a bit tricky to work with in some cutscenes)

Could anyone help?

~Very~ Interesting

Wed, 25 Mar 2026 01:00:15 +0000

RpgmakerVX.net
You'll be missed.

If the blatant self-promotion wasn't obvious, like with ???nOBodY??? we came from an OG community before it went big time and official. We've been hiding in the shadows and meddling with programs and ideas left and right, can't seem to get away. Mainly scripting and art on my end, designing and making 'Goose' work extra hard.

I can stop at anytime.....

Hello, I'm just a goose.

Tue, 24 Mar 2026 02:20:26 +0000

I've lurked here a bit on and off over the years. Glad to see save-point.org's still here.
Back in the day I was better known as ???nOBodY??? in several other rpgmaker-related communities,
namely rpgmakervx.net, and mainly for writing scripts.

The Weekly Gazette 3-22-2026

Mon, 23 Mar 2026 04:18:10 +0000

(March 16 to March 22, 2026)

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.

"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