The Weekly Gazette 11-23-2025

[DerVVulfman]

(November 17 to November 23, 2025)

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

Official Area

General Chat

This week the release of the Epstein Files was a major piece in the News of the World as legistlation forcing its release from the DOJ passes, but is signed by law by US President Trump. As it passed, reports show of democrats taking donations from Epstein while allegations were thrown at Republicans; a Doctor with the name Epstein now planning to sue one Democrat over the intentional defamation. A meeting between US President Trump and NY Mayor-elite Mamdani was surprisingly calm, each finding common ground. But only days after, Mamdani proclaims that New York City will remain a sanctuary city. It is a back and forth, as a Federal judge tries to cancel the case against former FBI chief Comey, this as a Chinese Spy in NY Governor Hochul's office forged signatures and a Florida Democrat Representative accused of stealing $5 Million from Covid FEMA funds. A viral video from six Demorats is receiving backlash, democrats telling the military not to obey illegal orders. Meant to defy US President Trump, none can say what orders are illegal. And Democrat Al Greene, already censured this May for violently disrupting congress, now plans to call for Trump's impeachment before Christmas; no details given. As Russia's invasion of Ukraine continues, both side trade attacks, Russia striking civilian apartment complexes while Ukraine strikes drone factories and further cripples its oil refineries. Inspired by the Gaza peace plan, a framework was drawn up between the US and Russia, with many facets in Russia's favor. The plan favored by the UN has received sharp criticism on behalf of Ukraine. Meanwhile, a new bill to sanction Russia's moneytrain is moving forward in the US, sanctions to hit those nations such as China and India buying Russian oil with 500% tariffs. There's been unsettling events in Europe; an Ecuadorian drug kingpin thought dead for four years now arrested in Spain, the attempt to sell off artifacts from the Holocost itself stopped after outrage, and calls for justice after survivors of the 1990's Sarajevo 'human'-safari have been made. Meanwhile, the Louvre is embarrassed once more as two pranksters managed to sneak a fake painting into the same display hall as the Mona Lisa just weeks after the multi-million dollar heist. For some time, Nigeria has claimed there has been no genocide of Christians. However three major attacks hit this week; 25 girls kidnapped from a boarding school by well-armed assailants, gunmen kidnapping of a pastor and worshipers the next day, and fifty-two Catholic students at St Mary's in Nigeria there after. Following a visit to the White House by the Saudi Crown Prince, US President Trump announced that Saudi Arabia will be a major non-NATO ally while new investments are being made. With that, Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman announced the release of US citizen Saad Almadi after four years. Reports showing Biden era FBI missed multiple opportunities to stop would-be assassin, Thomas Crooks, Connections between Miss Palestine and a convicted terrorist leader revealed ahead of Miss Universe pageant, 1.7M in counterfeit fentanyl pills in a Colorado auctioned-off storage unit, seven bodyguards arrested in connection to the assassination of the west-central Mexican mayor they were assigned to protect, US-funded Radio Free Asia selling expensive equipment for pennies on public auction sites to ‘spite’ taxpayers, Sarah Ferguson in turmoil after stripped of her royal standing, and more hit this week's news.

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Tech Talk

This week, the Cloudflare outage was the big News of the Cyber World, disrupting everyhing from Twitter/X and ChatGPT to Amazon and DownDetector. While not the result of an attack, Cloudflare says it was in part of a security-based configuration file that grew too large to be properly handled. AI still hit the news as Google's CEO warns of an upcoming AI bubble that, if it financially collapses, could impact millions of businesses and investors alike. And Antropic's CEO suggests that AI could be more of a threat than perceived, it used to replace humans in jobs or for use cybercriminals as 80 to 90 percent of hack attempts now use AI technology. And in the world of AI applications, a former child Star is getting backlash for an AI app that lets you talk to AI-generated virtual-clones of your dead relatives, this while China plans to fill stores with AI driven dolls that can record and replicate voices and speech patterns. China putting actual bounties on the heads of Youtubers and rapper "Minnan Wolf" who support Taiwan, Apple searching for their next CEO as Tim Cook plans to resign, and more hit this week's cybernews.

Forum Games & Nonsense

The attempt to Count to a Million continues this week with Remi-chan, krayedon and DerVVulfman

Games Development

Development Discussion

If you wondered What's up with some RMers, Remi-chan had a power outage and could not connect online for a time. However, she is back at work and revising some battles such as the Blood Council battle she mentioned a month ago. Meanwhile, Rune (or Xiie) was able to gift Remi the long awaited Mad character sprite despite Super Typhoon Uwan hitting the Philippines. And while her portrait artist is also live and well in the Philippines, Pjcr is more radio silent than most.

A dark pixie has now appeared within the Maps and screenshots thread, and she is Mad. Though she has made appearances before, Remi-chan was driven to reveal updated shots of Mad E. Lin now that more facial features have been added to her character portrait and a new map sprite has been made available by Rune.

Material Development

Tools

For those that have need, the latest version of kyonides's HiddenChest RGSS Player Executable now includes new input detection features. End developers may now write systems that check to see if the player has a joystick or gamepad installed and functioning, and possibly clear any memory buffers when running.

Scripts Database

RPGMaker XP (RGSS) Engine

While within the board for RPGMaker XP, the Hex Colors RG module crafted by kyonides allows one to change and apply RGB colors to fonts and other applicable graphics by way of hexadecimal codes as one would in web design.

Resources Database

2D Resources

Do you need any more nurses in your campaign? If so, then there's a new guy volunteering among the Various RMXP sprites by Ace_V. Wearing the traditional hospital blues, he is unmistakable with his short hair parted in the center. And he comes with and without the surgical masc covering his face and another zombie plague addition to fill your apocalyptic dreams. With all the medical support staff, there is a chance thanks to a query by kyonides that future additions may include law enforcement.

Creativity Section

Music and Audio

It is this week that the his fiftieth composition has now been roduced and is awaiting all within DoubleX's Music Room. His work entitled "Banished Negativity" begins with the strums of an upright bass and its dark piano accompaniment, one would find themselves immersed in a cloud of reluctance. As the melody progresses with more instrumeents, you may progress to as you strive for some measure of confidense, no matter how bleak the odds.

Art and Design

Not a full render, nor a collection of pencils for upcoming works, but a single pencilled depiction of a weapon lethal appeared within Remi-chan's Neato Arty thread thing! Not a typical spear, this weapon is said to be indestructible. And if upon wont, the bearer may even treat the weapon's rounded sun-designed pommel as the head of a spiked mace.

Literature

Though it is but text for an upcoming project, the Remi-chan's Writing Snippets~ now includes a vignette wher arch demons whom scoff at higher powers soon learn that their belief in he who is in charge was no where close to being true. A snippet that was posted two weeks ago and was sadly overlooked.

Filmography

While she toiled away at the cutscenes before battles within her game, one had entered Remi-chan's Cinematic Theatre. Up to this point, the heroines had faced numerous enemies, but at no point had it been a three-on-one battle. For this, Remi-chan wanted something special to herald their clash with three demonesses at once.

Well, that's it for this week.

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