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passion projects Anonymous Tue Apr 16 20:52:47 2019 No.21183817 [Reply] [Original]

hey my fellow otaku are you working on any passion projects? e.g video game,manga,film,anime/animation,ect

if so how is it going?

Anonymous Wed Apr 17 04:06:13 2019 No.21185485

>>21183817
I've kind of stopped doing those, which I am not very happy about. Nowadays my passion projects are open source software. I guess there is less embarrassment if you release useless software than bad art or fiction. Making vessels for content is more casual than making the actual content.

>>	Anonymous Wed Apr 17 05:13:04 2019 No.21185675 >>21183817 I'm writing a light novel. It's fun to write, but it seems that it isn't as fun to read.

>>	Anonymous Wed Apr 17 05:25:51 2019 No.21185719 >>21185675 Are you doing the illustrations yourself?

Anonymous Wed Apr 17 05:26:27 2019 No.21185720

>>21185485
that sounds super nobel, giving people more power and a platform to better express their creativity. though i wouldn't recommend giving up on making content yourself, just do it t as self indulgent expression and you will find more joy in it rather than for any other value.

>>21185675
what makes you say it's not fun to read?

>>	Anonymous Wed Apr 17 05:28:56 2019 No.21185727 >>21185719 A few, sort of. I never learned proper digital art so it's all just sketches, really. >>21185720 Being told so, mainly.

>>	Anonymous Wed Apr 17 05:30:27 2019 No.21185730 >>21185485 I know that feeling. You want it perfected again and again to stave off the anxiety, but it never gets there and you just lose faith in both the work and yourself.

Anonymous Wed Apr 17 05:35:55 2019 No.21185750

>>21185727
don't worry about it you, can refine it take all feed back as an opportunity for improvement. i'm sure once you have received a few rounds of feed back after a few rounds of refinement it will be a light novel that is as good as gold, and might even get adapted into a manga or anime.

>>	Anonymous Wed Apr 17 06:03:49 2019 No.21185831 >>21185750 I know. I'm trying to improve as I write, and in the end, I do it mostly to entertain myself. Which may also be a factor as to why other people don't like it.

>>	Anonymous Wed Apr 17 06:27:29 2019 No.21185909 Recently just completed one. Not sure if it counts since it's a paid work, but it's being received rather well and reached a lot farther than I thought it would.

>>	Anonymous Wed Apr 17 06:41:59 2019 No.21185956 >>21183817 I've always wanted to do something like that, but I never got around to it.

>>	Anonymous Wed Apr 17 06:58:33 2019 No.21186017 >>21185909 >Not sure if it counts since it's a paid work Elaborate, anon. If you are a Westerner and you've sold your doujin work, that's pretty impressive.

>>	Anonymous Wed Apr 17 07:12:35 2019 No.21186083 >>21185831 i say stick to doing it mainly to entertain yourself because that's were the true passion comes into doing it.

>>	Anonymous Wed Apr 17 07:14:09 2019 No.21186094 >>21185956 do it, you have consumed enough otaku media to know what you like and don't like in your media so give it a go and start a passion project

Anonymous Wed Apr 17 07:14:13 2019 No.21186095

>>21186017
I made a game called Devil Engine. Released it on Steam and Switch a bit over a month ago.

I had a Japanese publisher and guest composer, so I guess it's kinda doujin? The distinction's a bit weird. Most of the sales and buzz are from over there too.

>>	Anonymous Wed Apr 17 07:22:54 2019 No.21186130 >>21186095 just checked out your game it looks legit awesome, got any tips on making pixel art or how i can improve my pixel art?

>>	Anonymous Wed Apr 17 07:31:14 2019 No.21186158 File: 290 KB, 780x620, a13666b4905b148a48c6f97c49d0a3ad.jpg [View same] [iqdb] [saucenao] [google] >>21186095 Impressive!

Anonymous Wed Apr 17 07:33:06 2019 No.21186166

>>21186130
First and foremost, learn how to draw regular before drawing small. Most of the fundies carry over, especially coloring and shading.
The game's also a big cheater and renders stuff at 480p instead of the typical pixel art 240p, so there's double the room to work with.

We also got away with doing pretty limited animation by just having a lot of the animation be Super Robot Wars style sprites sliding around a skeleton, which was probly harder to program than it was to draw; Proper animation takes forever so you fake it.

Anonymous Wed Apr 17 07:40:15 2019 No.21186189

>>21186166
thanks for the advice, i totally get what you mean, even when making small sprites for rpg maker it still takes me forever to make and animate them because i always want the movement to look good and i can get into being a bit of a perfectionist and get frustrated when it's not looking or moving how i want it to.

>>	Anonymous Wed Apr 17 07:40:32 2019 No.21186190 Undertale and sample images in /jp/!

>>	Anonymous Wed Apr 17 07:41:05 2019 No.21186192 >>21186094 Even if it's just a stupid Unity or RPGmaker thing?

Anonymous Wed Apr 17 07:46:25 2019 No.21186208

I made something akin to a VR version of VA-11 Hall-A for my final project at uni. It was neat to make and it seemed well received by the lecturers? Wanna get back to making video at some point though, I really wanna make something toku-y in my lifetime

>>	Anonymous Wed Apr 17 07:46:30 2019 No.21186209 File: 502 KB, 480x352, madotsuki walk.gif [View same] [iqdb] [saucenao] [google] >>21186192 RPG Maker is fine.

>>	Anonymous Wed Apr 17 07:47:38 2019 No.21186214 >>21186208 >something akin to a VR version of VA-11 Hall-A Do you mean a VR VN or a VR bartender simulator?

>>	Anonymous Wed Apr 17 07:49:27 2019 No.21186224 >>21186209 I'd want to see what an RPGmade game /jp/ would come up with!

>>	Anonymous Wed Apr 17 07:50:13 2019 No.21186225 >>21186158 Thanks anon! >>21186192 As long as you don't rely on the stock assets too much, RPG maker is quite good now.

>>	Anonymous Wed Apr 17 07:50:32 2019 No.21186227 >>21186224 Has /jp/ ever attempted a YN fangame?

>>	Anonymous Wed Apr 17 07:54:31 2019 No.21186237 >>21186209 >>21186225 I bought VX a while ago when it was on sale and never did anything with it. Apparently there's been a new version released since then. Shit.

>>	Anonymous Wed Apr 17 07:56:28 2019 No.21186243 >>21186237 Pirate RM2k.

>>	Anonymous Wed Apr 17 07:59:39 2019 No.21186251 >>21186237 What I'd really like is that SimRPG maker. I seriously can't stomach classical jrpgs, but I somehow have more tolerance when it's more super robot wars-like.

>>	Anonymous Wed Apr 17 08:02:59 2019 No.21186260 >>21186251 You're in luck. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sim_RPG_Maker

>>	Anonymous Wed Apr 17 08:03:59 2019 No.21186267 >>21186225 this as long as you make your own assets making an rpg maker game is fine don't fall for the memes about how its bad

>>	Anonymous Wed Apr 17 08:13:24 2019 No.21186291 >>21186260 Yeah, I know about it. What I was really saying was "What I'd really like is to pirate that SimRPG maker."

Anonymous Wed Apr 17 08:24:50 2019 No.21186320

>>21183817
I'm about ~4-8 months (depending on actual time vs effective time) into making a VR 3rd person platformer/shooter, though the majority of the time was spent learning. I'll have a prototype within another month, probably.
Next I'll have to teach myself to create simple assets. I don't have much of a foundation in fine art but I'm striving to achieve a Katamari Damacy or Lovely Planet aesthetic.

>>	Anonymous Wed Apr 17 18:34:57 2019 No.21189300 >>21186320 i wish we could actually get a katamari vr version i want to be the prince pushing around this huge ball of stuff and see how big it is from their perspective

>>	Anonymous Wed Apr 17 18:38:45 2019 No.21189315 >>21186095 Anon, it looks great! Congrats

>>	Anonymous Wed Apr 17 18:40:15 2019 No.21189320 >>21186190 >sample images What are those

Anonymous Wed Apr 17 19:05:39 2019 No.21189420

>>21183817
I keep juggling in my head the idea of writing a fate series spin-off based on my country but as with all things, I keep putting it off. Have most of the cast of characters plotted out (even a saber face) but it will never see the light of day.

>>	Anonymous Wed Apr 17 19:15:26 2019 No.21189462 >>21189420 >fate what are your plans for astolfo?

Anonymous Wed Apr 17 20:30:30 2019 No.21189786
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I am working on a danmaku game in my spare time. I have most of the engine and scripting system written so far. After that I need to learn drawing, sound design, and music composition, so it's a very long term thing, but it's fun to work on.

>>	Anonymous Wed Apr 17 20:55:51 2019 No.21189888 >>21186214 It's a fusion, isn't it?

>>	Anonymous Wed Apr 17 23:18:26 2019 No.21190559 >>21189320 Shameful.

Anonymous Wed Apr 17 23:22:02 2019 No.21190578

>>21189420
>Fate series spin-off based on my country
Competently written Fate fan fiction can be interesting, as certain official spin-offs prove. Do you plan on writing it in English? It better not be based on FGO, though.
>Have most of the cast of characters plotted out (even a saber face)
Tell us more. Do you have any character designs you can post?

Anonymous Wed Apr 17 23:54:45 2019 No.21190709

>>21190578
>Do you plan on writing it in English?
It would be free for my native language and the (DRM-free) English version would be paid, if only to cover the costs of competently translating it. My English is good enough but I still commit certain mistakes and have enough textual and grammatical tendencies that I hope a more competent or at least fluent speaker will be able to help me with it.

It's not based on FGO at all, there would be more parallels to the original work and Fate/Strange Fake than anything.

>Character designs
I have some of them, I wanted to keep the discovery of their True Names a secret just like, in my opinion, it should be, so there are certain hidden names.
Saber would be a Saberface in a green dress, but the personality would be more aloof and lazy. She would also be around the same age as Saber Lily. I wanted to go with haughty and boisterous but differentiating her from Nero proved to be hard, and I believe that the CG when she is summoned and she's slumped over, sleeping while the MC looks at her in disbelief would be a nice contrast to the original Saber summoning CG.
She'd not be completely incompetent however and would lie about her True Name, using someone else's name from her family to justify the power she possesses.

Ruler and Rider would be related, and also related to Saber's true identity. Ruler would be designed extremely closely to the historical person he takes after and would be the protagonist for the Prologue, as a way to ease in the reader. Regular old classy guy in his 60'ies with a big beard. Rider would be a 6 year old child he takes care of and doesn't talk much. I'm considering that there is a Ruler class in this HGW due to the Clocktower wanting to keep tabs in it's development.

Lancer would be an indigenous warrior from a famous Opera, having three acts in accordance to how the Opera develops. As it progresses, he becomes more and more Avenger-like.

Those are the characters I have fleshed out the most. It's silly writing stuff out like this and I've even gotten their skills all fleshed out (Only one of them is higher than B rank, I don't like how nowadays in FGO you have [Extremely Specific Skill] EX because instead of having multiple Noble Phantasms, they have to make it as a skill) but putting pen to paper like this helped me a bit. So, thanks for asking. I'm trying not to spoil everything because it might be too autistic and I'm already taking the gamble to post this in the first place.

>>	Anonymous Thu Apr 18 00:21:03 2019 No.21190829 >>21190709 Sounds interesting. Good luck with that, anon. Can't want to pirate it.

>>	Anonymous Thu Apr 18 00:29:45 2019 No.21190860 File: 702 KB, 1026x1454, SmartSelect_20190418-132920_Gallery.jpg [View same] [iqdb] [saucenao] [google] I'm making a side scroller fangame but composing attack animation turns out to be really hard.

Anonymous Thu Apr 18 00:40:12 2019 No.21190907
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>>21186291
Have you actually tried searching for it? It's out there. Here you go.
http://www.vizzed.com/VizzedBoardFiles/Downloads/SRPG95.zip
http://www.vizzed.com/VizzedBoardFiles/Downloads/mapdata.zip
And here is Shooter Maker 95 for good measure.
https://www.vizzed.com/VizzedBoardFiles/Downloads/Shooter%20Maker%2095.zip
Be warned, though, that SRPG Maker 95 is ancient. It felt more primitive than RM95 when I played around with it. I don't think it even has "undo".

There is a more recent clone called SRPG Studio. I have not used it, but it's probably what you should be interested in. You can buy it on DLsite and Steam.
http://srpgstudio.com/

>>	Anonymous Thu Apr 18 00:45:05 2019 No.21190935 >>21190709 >the (DRM-free) English version would be paid How do you plan to get away with that? Do you hope to make a deal with Type-Moon?

>>	Anonymous Thu Apr 18 00:48:28 2019 No.21190951 >>21190935 Are you suddenly not allowed to make paid doujin Type-moon works anymore? Because I'm pretty sure lots of FGO and whatever doujinshi still get released.

>>	Anonymous Thu Apr 18 00:50:16 2019 No.21190959 >>21190951 Yeah, but you're a filthy gaijin

>>	Anonymous Thu Apr 18 00:51:53 2019 No.21190968 >>21190959 And even more importantly, it's going to be digital distribution, not physical copies.

>>	Anonymous Thu Apr 18 01:00:11 2019 No.21191015 >>21189786 I hope you persist in becoming ZUN.

Anonymous Thu Apr 18 01:10:55 2019 No.21191075

>>21190709
>the CG when she is summoned and she's slumped over, sleeping while the MC looks at her in disbelief would be a nice contrast to the original Saber summoning CG
I like that. It should be your promotional image. Are you going for a more comedic tone with this Saber?
>Lancer would be an indigenous warrior from a famous Opera
I think I know who you mean.
>I'm already taking the gamble to post this in the first place.
Don't worry about minor spoilers. That's how you get people interested in your work. If you don't talk about it before the release chances are nobody will notice it.

>>	Anonymous Thu Apr 18 01:29:31 2019 No.21191149 >>21191015 I could never come close, I just want to contribute to the thing I enjoy the most a bit

Anonymous Thu Apr 18 01:41:33 2019 No.21191173

>>21190935
Eh it would be more of a doujin thing really. I fully expect people to just pirate it and would surely take a major financial hit regardless.
It's still very much in the planning phase so I haven't looked into it in any serious form.

>>21191075
>Are you going for a more comedic tone with this Saber?
Comedic wouldn't be fully correct, it would be more of a foil into making the MC act. I was thinking of reversing the roles of the Shirou/Saber relationship. I hope to strike a good balance in the SoL/Serious ratio because that's one of the parts that makes the characters feel more than just walking plot devices.
>I think I know who you mean.
I'd be surprised because the reason I chose him as a knight class at all is due to how there is no proper weapon he uses referenced in the Opera, he had a very minor level of Eternal Arms Mastery and was fitted into the only remaining Knight class by his botched summoning. I like to draw parallels and contradictions to the original work but don't wish to rely on it too much since it just becomes cheap.
>Don't worry about minor spoilers.
Since it's still mostly in my head I can't really say much, I keep adding and removing characters, but I can say that the Assassin would be Saint Longinus. In Brazil, he is summoned to find missing objects in everyday life, in exchange of three jumps. His summoner is a wheelchair-bound kid and each of the jumps the kid can achieve during his physiotherapy sessions represents a Command Seal. He's an Assassin due to being summoned in Brazil and always being able to track down his prey. He uses his lance as a walking stick and takes the form of an old man.
Again, this kind of stuff is way off in the future and it might never see the light of day.

Anonymous Thu Apr 18 01:48:54 2019 No.21191189

>>21190959
>>21191173
The official guidelines are here: http://typemoon.com/copyright

They appear to place no real restriction on the field in which TYPE-MOON derivative work can be circulated unless it lies "clearly beyond the scope of doujin activity," so throwing it on something like DLsite (where a lot of other Fate stuff appears to actually exist) would probably not encounter any problems.

>>	Anonymous Thu Apr 18 01:52:38 2019 No.21191195 >>21190907 not the same anon but is there some mega list of all the makers? i want to see what my options are before i start making a game.

Anonymous Thu Apr 18 02:06:40 2019 No.21191249

>>21191195
https://rpgmaker.net/portal/engines/
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Category:Video_game_development_software
To learn the programming side of things look at https://simplegametutorials.github.io/ and https://www.gamefromscratch.com/page/Game-Development-Tutorial-Series.aspx.. If you know Japanese well there is a lot of resources for Hot Soup Processor, a kind of BASIC popular with doujin game developers.

>>	Anonymous Thu Apr 18 02:20:46 2019 No.21191302 >>21191249 thank you otaku bro i'll makes sure to especially put good use to that programming side, as i don't want to just make another generic game so coding new scripts will allow me to make something unique.

>>	Anonymous Thu Apr 18 02:25:28 2019 No.21191316 I've always wanted to make something with /jp/, but all I've learned throughout the years is that this dream is simply an impossibility...

>>	Anonymous Thu Apr 18 02:31:53 2019 No.21191338 File: 147 KB, 400x447, 1548470988870.png [View same] [iqdb] [saucenao] [google] >>21191316 same, i want all of us otaku to unite and make maybe a game together like how /vp/ made pokemon sage

>>	Anonymous Thu Apr 18 02:37:45 2019 No.21191360 >>21191338 Having everybody unite is a losing strategy. It's better if small groups of few anons work on their own projects according to their interests. You can release them as a collection later. /jp/'s successful works took this approach.

Anonymous Thu Apr 18 02:47:07 2019 No.21191383
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>>21191360
after reading your perspective you make a good point we should divide and conquer in small groups, and then post updates in passion project threads, whatever gets made will be added into a huge collection of some sort e.g a pastebin,website,in the op of passion project threads,ect archiving methods.

and can be inspiration on what can and has been accomplished by /jp/.

Anonymous Thu Apr 18 03:21:52 2019 No.21191458

What /jp/ projects ever got to completion? I can think of three.
- The Dandelion Girl. 2009-2010, several anons, finished and released. The most successful /jp/ collaboration, I guess.
- The theme songs. 2009 and 2012. One anon worked on them in isolation.
- Two music compilations in 2013. The third never got released. Quite a few anons. Each worked on his own tracks.
There is also The Fucking Question and other Uncle Mugen VNs, but those don't count as /jp/ projects. Has there been nothing since 2013?

job hunter Thu Apr 18 03:23:02 2019 No.21191461
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freelancing NEET looking for assistant position in any passion project:

>can read up to n2 level
>can do basic line art
>creative writing ideas
>has an okay music taste

>>	job hunter Thu Apr 18 03:24:59 2019 No.21191466 >>21191461 forgot to add: >know basic coding (in java)

>>	Anonymous Thu Apr 18 03:26:31 2019 No.21191470 >>21191461 >>21191466 Would you accept the rate of $0.00 per hour? This is really the most we can offer you right now given your skill level and our limited resources. Over time you can expect a 2x-3x increase.

>>	job hunter Thu Apr 18 03:28:07 2019 No.21191474 >>21191470 Thank was quick, sasuga watashi! I knew my impressive portfolio built over 3 years of yukkuri was gonna be a hit!

>>	Anonymous Thu Apr 18 03:29:24 2019 No.21191478 >>21191461 >>21191466 what type of project are you after? i'm assuming it's a game project

>>	Anonymous Thu Apr 18 03:30:13 2019 No.21191481 >>21191474 Could you post a sample of your work? Please include any testimonials if you have them.

Anonymous Thu Apr 18 03:35:58 2019 No.21191495
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>>21191478
Hopefully some sort of vn/eroge since those are my expertise. But any will do.

>>21191481
Here is a sample of my creativity at work.

"Anon, thanks for cleaning up your room!" - mom

Anonymous Thu Apr 18 03:42:21 2019 No.21191508
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>>21191495
I think we just might have the right position for you, Mr. Neet. Let's meet tomorrow at two near the flan thread. Carry a Kaguya daki so that I am able to recognize you.

>>	Anonymous Thu Apr 18 03:55:10 2019 No.21191539 /jp/'s final snip-off will just be people roleplaying a workplace.

>>	Anonymous Thu Apr 18 03:56:44 2019 No.21191543 >>21191539 idea guy >roleplay a workplace >take it to the next level of irony by actually doing work

>>	Anonymous Thu Apr 18 04:04:40 2019 No.21191559 >>21191543 Whom are you quoting?

>>	Anonymous Thu Apr 18 04:12:20 2019 No.21191584 >>21191559 your waifu, she told me to tell you to do work

>>	Anonymous Thu Apr 18 04:18:52 2019 No.21191601 >>21190559 ?

>>	Anonymous Thu Apr 18 05:12:54 2019 No.21191758 >>21191584 The waifu reference marks you as an outsider, probably from /a/. Please lurk more. But a job simulator that gradually becomes indistinguishable from a real job is an interesting idea.

>>	Anonymous Thu Apr 18 05:29:28 2019 No.21191812 >>21191758 i'm from nowhere i lurk in all boards though.

>>	Anonymous Thu Apr 18 05:30:30 2019 No.21191815 >>21191812 That just proves that you're not from here. Leave.

>>	Anonymous Thu Apr 18 05:37:55 2019 No.21191836 >>21191812 You haven't lurked /jp/ enough, and it shows. Go read the archives from day one.

>>	Anonymous Thu Apr 18 05:47:08 2019 No.21191852 >>21191815 >>21191836 i have lurked in /jp/ for 3 years now though

>>	Anonymous Thu Apr 18 05:48:46 2019 No.21191854 >>21191852 Sad if true. Try the archives.

>>	Anonymous Thu Apr 18 05:50:56 2019 No.21191863 >>21191458 Let's revive the projects that never went anywhere.

>>	Anonymous Thu Apr 18 06:06:06 2019 No.21191897 >>21191863 not a bad idea

>>	Anonymous Thu Apr 18 06:15:44 2019 No.21191912 >>21191863 >>21191897 I agree with carrying on the legacy of past anons.

>>	Anonymous Thu Apr 18 06:15:50 2019 No.21191913 >>21191758 /jp/ did waifu collages at Valentine's and Christmas for years and years, before a bunch of people with sticks up their asses decided that was "not /jp/" and hounded it off the board.

>>	Anonymous Thu Apr 18 06:24:13 2019 No.21191933 >>21191913 That's all in the past. The only people who use that word these days are retards and newfags. If you don't like it, you can take your memes and fuck off.

>>	Anonymous Thu Apr 18 06:33:36 2019 No.21191955 >>21191933 Calm down, anon. >>21191913 and >>21191584 don't even look like the same poster.

>>	Anonymous Thu Apr 18 06:37:48 2019 No.21191962 >>21191955 It doesn't matter, they can both fuck off if they don't like it. Same goes for you.

>>	Anonymous Thu Apr 18 06:38:55 2019 No.21191965 >>21191933 idols are basically the same thing as that word and /jp/ still doesn't have a problem with them.

Anonymous Thu Apr 18 06:49:17 2019 No.21192006

>>21191962
I agree with you about what it means when someone is using the word "waifu" today. I was suggesting that you had no reason to respond to >>21191913's remark with this level of hostility.

>>21191965
Unless you are personally trying to start a /jp/ idol group, let's just not bring them up here at all.

>>	Anonymous Thu Apr 18 08:21:48 2019 No.21192311 can we get this thread back on topic about passion projects again

>>	Anonymous Thu Apr 18 08:43:29 2019 No.21192387 >>21185485 imo art and personal projects are about having fun and how you feel when you do it, almost like a therapy. But I just dont care about other people in general

>>	Anonymous Thu Apr 18 09:11:41 2019 No.21192520 >>21192311 Good thinking. >>21191863 >>21191912 >>21191897 So, which projects would you revive?

>>	Anonymous Thu Apr 18 09:16:57 2019 No.21192539 >>21192520 the two music compilations left behind by our /jp/ ancestors sound good to revive, though i'm not musically inclined myself so i would be of no help but if it was an art/drawing based project that needs reviving, then i think i could help

Anonymous Thu Apr 18 09:22:56 2019 No.21192560

>>21192539
The compilations are done. You could do another one, but I wouldn't call it a revival, more of a sequel. It would be more interesting, I think, to revive something that never got finished, like one of the abandoned VN projects from the early days.

Anonymous Thu Apr 18 09:30:16 2019 No.21192588

>>21192560
i wasn't around during the early days so i don't know about the early vn projects but if you have the info for what vns were abandoned and few other anons wan to also help out

i don't mind throwing my drawing skills into reviving an old vn or two into completion.

the only one i know that got completed was katawa shoujo

>>	Anonymous Thu Apr 18 16:38:28 2019 No.21194578 Not as much time right now but planning out a webnovel in japanese

>>	Anonymous Thu Apr 18 17:42:30 2019 No.21194803 >>21194578 what is it about? or what genre are you aiming for with your novel if you don't want to reveal the plot?

>>	Anonymous Thu Apr 18 17:49:36 2019 No.21194845 If you need a drawfag for a project respond me . pixiv here https://www.pixiv.net/member.php?id=38317764

>>	Anonymous Thu Apr 18 18:01:13 2019 No.21194904 >>21194845 how good is your pixel art, got any samples?

>>	Anonymous Thu Apr 18 18:06:53 2019 No.21194927 >>21194904 no sorry but i did pixel art on paint long ago

>>	Anonymous Thu Apr 18 20:14:14 2019 No.21195364 >>21194845 How good are you with user interface design? I mean buttons, screens, menus, etc.

>>	Anonymous Thu Apr 18 21:11:22 2019 No.21195594 >>21195364 Never done before so i'm not good at this i suppose. I like drawing characters that's all .

Anonymous Fri Apr 19 00:01:20 2019 No.21196150

I'm working towards making an online library of "otaku text." Basically, I'm trying to get my hands stuff like catalogs for Comiket and other doujin events, fanzines, hobby magazines, old websites and blogs, old out of print doujin works, newspaper writings about otaku culture, and any other types of media about otaku, especially old shit. After I get a decent amount of stuff, I'll compile all of it into an easily searchable database (maybe like a booru?), and put it up for anyone to see. It's not as creative or artsy or interesting as other anons, but I'm personally pretty excited about this.

>>	Anonymous Fri Apr 19 00:40:53 2019 No.21196253 >>21196150 that would be incredibly cool anon. godspeed.

Anonymous Fri Apr 19 01:21:51 2019 No.21196378

>>21194803
the basic idea is that there's a mountain and in it there's a lot of things from an ancient civilization, like super-power tools ex: pocket laser pointers used for carving/cutting or other things like religious items from exotic matter
the main character is a scavenger that had his soul/memories split into different ver of himself and is trying to re-gather his memories

>>	Anonymous Fri Apr 19 02:29:29 2019 No.21196584 Reminder that https://app.assembla.com/spaces/lollysprout/wiki was a thing, and so was Project Insomnia.

>>	Anonymous Fri Apr 19 02:33:34 2019 No.21196595 >>21194578 >>21196378 Interesting. Do you have native proofreaders? How long did it take you to get to the point you where could write fiction? And, well, are you trying to capitalized on the success of a certain manga?

>>	Anonymous Fri Apr 19 02:34:21 2019 No.21196597 >>21196584 >lollysprout this sounds like such a good concept can we revive this maybe?

Anonymous Fri Apr 19 02:51:01 2019 No.21196625

>>21196595
>>21196378
I've been thinking of getting into writing fiction in Japanese lately, not with the intent of publishing anything, but I've been a writer in English my whole life, so once I learned Japanese it was something I always wanted to challenge myself to do. I'd be really interested in learning how this anon got started as well, assuming Japanese isn't his first language

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Anonymous Fri Apr 19 11:38:22 2019 No.21198336

>>21196595
No, I don't have any proofreaders
Also I'm not saying I'm good at writing fiction, just thought it would be fun, but yes I can read/write jp
Are you talking about made in abyss?
>>21196625
https://syosetu.com/ planning on using that because its big/ more likely to get readers, also hafu so it's kinda like a first language

>>	Anonymous Fri Apr 19 11:47:55 2019 No.21198396 >>21198336 >Are you talking about made in abyss? Yes. >also hafu so it's kinda like a first language Damn cheater.

>>	Anonymous Fri Apr 19 15:45:46 2019 No.21199540 >>21198396 I do like "mysterious artifacts" trope but I don't think it's unique to made in abyss its also slightly similar to meepo's lore from dota

>>	Anonymous Fri Apr 19 16:39:56 2019 No.21199809 >>21196584 >>21196597 Love that idea and seems within the scope of anons. What's project insomnia about?

>>	Anonymous Fri Apr 19 17:14:22 2019 No.21199979 I don't have the money or skills for most passion projects I'd like to make or be involved in Gonna learn to make produce music but I have no self confidence so dunno how far I'd get

Anonymous Fri Apr 19 18:08:41 2019 No.21200188

I have an idea for a fun goofy project to do a game on!
essentialy a "five nights at Fuckboy's" like game using Undertale characters instead Fnaf and removes some of the grinding.

i don't call it a passion one seeing that the project is using other stuff as a base but i really want to build something upon it and learn more how to do rpg in general

alternatively i would like to do an FPS

>>	Anonymous Fri Apr 19 21:04:36 2019 No.21200980 >>21199809 so what should our first steps be to revive lolly sprout, i think we need to build some sort of team but first we need to find people interested

>>	Anonymous Fri Apr 19 21:17:33 2019 No.21201030 >>21183817 I've been writing/drawing concept art for my dream game almost nonstop whenever I've got free time. I'd never be able to get my dream composer for it though, which is a shame because I'm a complete retard when it comes to music.

Anonymous Fri Apr 19 21:28:06 2019 No.21201086

>>21201030
i can relate but i wouldn't worry to much about the music i would say first make the game then look for a composer you can even then give them a demo of your game to sweeten the deal to make it more enticing.

there is also the option of making your own music even e.g yume nikki songs mainly are small jingles on loop for the most part.

the music doesn't need to be complex or even super polished as long as it establishes the tone you want that's all it needs to do

>>	Anonymous Fri Apr 19 21:37:36 2019 No.21201127 >>21201086 Not him but I disagree. Doujin music is almost what defines a great indie game. Just look at the western titles.

>>	Anonymous Fri Apr 19 21:39:45 2019 No.21201136 >>21200980 Do we have any assets left over? Can we get in contact with the anon that started the project? Thinking rpgmaker?

Anonymous Fri Apr 19 21:48:09 2019 No.21201174

>>21201136
i'm also thinking rpg maker as well, using rm will allow people to contribute to the game a lot easier.

though the chances of us getting in touch with the original anon is very slim i think it would have to be something we start from the ground up they said in that lolly sprout doesn't even have to be the final name so if we don't want to we don't have to use it.

we can use the lolly sprout idea and name as a foundation and then see where it goes from there.

i wounder if it's maybe worth making a thread general for it?

Anonymous Sat Apr 20 03:53:21 2019 No.21202529

Currently making concept art for an anime project which I intend to storyboard myself, but not to execute cause I'm not crazy.

Also writing some test scripts for a manga, which could become a VN to reduce workload on my end.

My only real "accomplishment" so far was a chapter of narou I wrote in Japanese with <100 readers, but I recently got a compliment on it by a stranger, so I'm somewhat glad.

>>	Anonymous Sat Apr 20 04:13:14 2019 No.21202570 >>21186095 How much money did you earn from it? How long did it take you to make the game?

Anonymous Sat Apr 20 04:46:38 2019 No.21202638

I would really love to have a passion project, but for me, when I try to improve at something and feel motivated to improve, art for example as that's probably what I've tried to improve the most, I generally look at my results, am displeased and embarrassed by them, potentially even to the point of deleting or crunching them into a ball depending on the medium, and then feel discouraged.
Even if I did put the hours in to improve my art skills, learn to program, practice writing and possibly learn to make music, I still doubt I'd have the motivation to complete a project.

>>	Anonymous Sat Apr 20 05:29:22 2019 No.21202744 >>21191338 I'd like to start something like that, but my power level is low and I should start studing seriously. A small project to work slowly on would be nice tho

>>	Anonymous Sat Apr 20 05:33:36 2019 No.21202751 >>21191955 Based peacemaker anon

>>	Anonymous Sat Apr 20 05:39:46 2019 No.21202762 >>21199979 Make songs about how anxious you are about creative endeavors. It works for the Japanese.

>>	Anonymous Sat Apr 20 05:46:09 2019 No.21202786 >>21191815 Try to define yourself by what you are, and not by what you aren't, anon this attitude is what makes things die

Anonymous Sat Apr 20 06:31:08 2019 No.21202913
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>>21186095
Good job.
It doesn't seem to contain any mixels, rixels, or even misalignments. It also appears you're actually using dithering right, rather than just lazily for texture. As everything undithered appears properly banded, and it does seem to at least simulate the effect of low color depth.

Anonymous Sat Apr 20 07:22:24 2019 No.21203033

>>21202570
Not allowed to say numbers, but i'm quite suprised at how good it did.
Time was almost 2 years on the dot, went a bit over due to console stuff.

>>21202913
Yea, it's all hand dithered. Most of the would-be transparencies (save for a couple that would impact game play) are also checker boarded, and all the 3d is rendered with Quads to further emulate the Saturn's hardware.

Anonymous Sat Apr 20 10:47:22 2019 No.21203857
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Thanks to the anon who linked srpg95 I made my own passion project!
https://mega.nz/#!yKImQKzZ!-GtlogFg8baj_RQf4gXQmvsgUQDViufcM1hoThE9GAk

I'm really sorry, maybe someday I'll try to make a real game with it, but even bullshitting with it for a few hours was fun!

>>	Anonymous Sat Apr 20 11:02:55 2019 No.21203938 >>21189786 Are you making the engine from zero? Is it hard to code bullet patterns?

>>	Anonymous Sat Apr 20 11:05:03 2019 No.21203953 File: 307 KB, 313x287, comfy.gif [View same] [iqdb] [saucenao] [google] >>21183817 I've been working on a short whiteroom based Rpg maker game that relies on making a schedule in real time to win.

>>	Anonymous Sat Apr 20 11:16:09 2019 No.21204005 How did Yume 2kki get made? Did everyone just send their levels to one guy and he added them into the game? maybe someday we can make /jp/ Yume Nikki fangame

>>	Anonymous Sat Apr 20 11:28:25 2019 No.21204057 >>21202638 With programming you enjoy it more the better you get at it.

>>	Anonymous Sat Apr 20 11:41:50 2019 No.21204104 File: 82 KB, 640x480, Error_HEL47PTw3l.png [View same] [iqdb] [saucenao] [google] >>21203857 Well, fuck you, too, anon.

>>	Anonymous Sat Apr 20 12:30:20 2019 No.21204343 >>21204104 it's not like i'm yet to understand how to implement events, no no, that choice has a profound existential meaning

>>	Anonymous Sat Apr 20 16:58:29 2019 No.21205738 File: 349 KB, 1000x1430, 1540362529787.jpg [View same] [iqdb] [saucenao] [google] I'm writing my very own Isekai Novel!

Anonymous Sat Apr 20 22:23:45 2019 No.21207073

>>21205738
That image is gay.
>I wrote it all the way to the first battle though
>How about you fight [in] reality every [s]o often?
Fixed, I think.
The main block of text is definitely supposed to be fuckawful, but the bubbles should be normal speech.

>>	Anonymous Sun Apr 21 07:59:45 2019 No.21209211 >>21205738 What's your gimmick?

>>	Anonymous Sun Apr 21 13:50:56 2019 No.21211379 File: 137 KB, 300x200, 1522221309020.png [View same] [iqdb] [saucenao] [google] >>21207073 >fight in reality You are retarded. The only mistake is "every do often" which should be "so". Good job esl.

>>	Anonymous Sun Apr 21 17:37:26 2019 No.21212774 >>21205738 Iactually like the battle scene in that image. It's like a parody of (western/mmo/mud)RPG readouts.

>>	Anonymous Sun Apr 21 17:41:03 2019 No.21212801 >>21205738 I actually like the battle scene in that image. It's like a parody of (western/mmo/mud)RPG readouts. It's also a bit like Dwarf Fortress.

>>	Anonymous Sun Apr 21 23:23:41 2019 No.21214555 >>21204005 i hope so too anon

>>	Anonymous Mon Apr 22 01:17:33 2019 No.21215012 >>21186243 Is RM2k a lot better than VX Ace? Is the new version better than VX Ace? Is there any reason to use those over the version I have?

>>	Anonymous Mon Apr 22 01:26:59 2019 No.21215050 >>21215012 RM2k is arguably easier. The "canonical" pirate copy also comes with a famous example game that demos its features better than anything in the official release. It gives you a good place to start. Just modify that example game.

>>	Anonymous Mon Apr 22 01:38:43 2019 No.21215111 >>21215050 I've used RPGmaker before, I used 2003 a lot a while ago. I think I'm okay with the actual controls and navigation and stuff, I'm more concerned about missing out on features or something.

>>	Anonymous Mon Apr 22 01:39:39 2019 No.21215114 >>21215111 Then you should probably pick the latest version.

>>	Anonymous Mon Apr 22 02:22:36 2019 No.21215245 >>21201174 Probably worth it, it'd attract more attention instead of being forgotten with this thread.

Anonymous Mon Apr 22 06:18:05 2019 No.21215908

>>21212801
I ironically want to see a novel that is entirely text logs.

>You arrived at Paparacha village!
>You see a lamp. It looks shabby and rusted.
>Villager 「Spare some alms, good sir?」
>You dealt 5 damage!
>You dealt 9 damage!
>Critical hit! You dealt 19 damage!
>You obtained 19 xp!
>You obtained Corpse of Beggar x 1!
>You see a dumpster here. It stinks, though strangely not much more so than the surrounding village.
>You removed Corpse of Beggar x1
>You left Paparacha village.

Anonymous Mon Apr 22 14:28:54 2019 No.21218231

>>21183817
I know this isn't the topic of the thread but I'm going to post this anyways because OP had a Yume Nikki pic.
I recently played Yume Nikki and I'm very confused. Not by the symbolism or the deeep meaning of it all, but rather I am confused as to how this became a cult classic. It fucking sucks. I was told the best way to experience it was completely blind, so I did, or at least I can say I tried not to google anything. There is literally no possible way to find everything in this game without looking something up because of how fucking obscure everything is. Oh it simple, all you need to do is navigate a fucking maze, take the door out to a void with no landmarks, go this specific area and theres a 1/3 chance that a guy will randomly spawn there and you have to do a fucking dance in front of him, and then 1/64 times he will give you the item. Or something like that. It's fucking stupid. There's no point in trying to follow any leads or take notes on things because of how bloated it is with completely meaningless bullshit that leads nowhere. I stumbled upon this train car in the middle of nowhere. I went in, it was moving, so I waited a a minute for it to stop eventually, but it never did so I figured it was just another random thing thrown in to make idiots think there was a secret meaning behind it. "uuuuh, the train which doesn't have rails underneath it, represents that she feels like her life is going off the rails, and uuuuh, trains also represent not being in control because when you ride a train the train conductor decides where you go, not you, deeep bro" Later, after many similar things happening, I decided to just google where everything was, and apparently you have to sit in a specific seat for a specific amount of time to get to a new location. What the fuck was the guy who made this even thinking? Correct me if I'm wrong, because I didn't even bother to finish the game, but even IF you managed to find all 24 effects, there is ZERO indication anywhere that you need to drop all of them in the door room. I assumed that being able to do that was just for convenience, so you wouldn't have to scroll through all the useless ones. There is no reason you would ever drop the useful effects like the bike, and therefore, literally nobody could ever finish this game without looking up how, and thus spoiling the ending for themselves. I will admit, some parts were very atmospheric, its a very interesting idea to be walking around in someones mind like that, theres just one little problem, and that problem is that this game fucking sucks

Anonymous Mon Apr 22 15:39:46 2019 No.21218579

>>21218231
Surprised this post isn't a lightly touched-up pasta. Yes, the mechanics make it hard to discover what is out there. They require either luck and a lot of time or more probably reserve engineering (loading up the game in RM2003) or a guide. I think what people who recommend you to go in blind mean is closer to "find as much as possible on your own first, then when you are banging your head against the wall look it up in a guide ". I have actually never finished Yume Nikki myself because I tried to do everything myself. Eventually I was fed up with it and bored and I think I somehow lost my save file. I watched the ending on YouTube. I've intended to replay it "soon" since.

It would be an interesting challenge to keep the dark, disorienting and surreal atmosphere, but still make it realistic to 100%-complete on your own. Has any spin-off of YN tried to do it?

>>	Anonymous Mon Apr 22 15:41:09 2019 No.21218585 >>21218579 I apologize for the mistakes.

Anonymous Mon Apr 22 16:23:44 2019 No.21218796

Is 2003 the easiest RPG maker to use? I had a pirated copy of VX Ace (that I've sense deleted because I didn't feel I needed it) that I did nothing with, but bought 2003 when it was on sale for a few dollars on steam or something because of hearing that it was the easiest to use and you need virtually no programing knowledge to use it effectively. In the time sense then I've not really delved into figuring it out and making a project, but if I were to would I be best using 2003? or should I pirate a newer (or older, like 2000) version? I think for what I want to do the limitations of 2003 and earlier wouldn't be a problem.

Anonymous Tue Apr 23 02:03:31 2019 No.21221525

>>21215908
Unrelated, but an idea I've been playing around with is having a story done through mathematical proofs and/or history paper analyses.

I feel like it could be an interesting way to establish a sequence of events and give different interpretations for the same event.

Anonymous Tue Apr 23 05:33:05 2019 No.21222111
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>>21221525
>story done through mathematical proofs
Rucker would approve. But you need to be a pretty damn good mathematician to conjure interesting original proofs just to move your story along.

>>	Anonymous Tue Apr 23 08:58:58 2019 No.21222788 >>21218231 Games aren't lists of achievements to complete, bro.

>>	Anonymous Tue Apr 23 11:44:27 2019 No.21223542 >>21186095 Great game, amazing ost. Probably going to buy it and look more closely into the whole stg genre.

Anonymous Tue Apr 23 12:11:58 2019 No.21223644
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All the writers working on novels or LNs in this thread should get together and beta read each other

Someone make a discord

I don't know where to find people to read my stuff without paying more money than what I have so exchanging feedback would be better

>Pay two beta readers
>One charges like $10 the other $30
>$10 gets back to me within a week and provides feedback as comments in the pdf document and is helpful in answering my questions
>$30 still hasn't gotten back to me and it's been over a month
>email them
>"I'll get back to you in a few days with it!"
>That was 23 days ago

>>	Anonymous Tue Apr 23 13:11:28 2019 No.21223926 >>21223644 >Someone make a discord Kill yourself Also wayq?

>>	Anonymous Tue Apr 23 13:26:18 2019 No.21224001 >>21223926 >Kill yourself Bully >wayq Wat?

>>	Anonymous Tue Apr 23 13:44:06 2019 No.21224089 >>21223644 >Someone make a discord fuck off

>>	Anonymous Tue Apr 23 17:39:15 2019 No.21225108 File: 13 KB, 217x359, 1514353379889.png [View same] [iqdb] [saucenao] [google] >>21223644 You have some guts coming here with that shit.

>>	Anonymous Tue Apr 23 19:45:35 2019 No.21225830 >>21222111 Or hope your audience to be such complete brainlets as to not notice your bs.

>>	Anonymous Wed Apr 24 01:39:00 2019 No.21227044 >>21225830 But then what's the point?

>>	Anonymous Wed Apr 24 08:04:43 2019 No.21228094 >>21223644 If you really just want readers and feedback, you can just join some of the writing websites out there, like royalroad. They might even have a discord you're looking for.

>>	Anonymous Thu Apr 25 02:36:08 2019 No.21232664 File: 102 KB, 800x1399, 1527455165643.jpg [View same] [iqdb] [saucenao] [google] Minor update, my novel is going fine. I have actually begun writing. Thanks for your time.

Anonymous Thu Apr 25 06:04:11 2019 No.21233137
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How do you all find time for this? I want to make a side scrolling bullet hell game with touhou like characters but based on my local culture and a similar silly atmosphere. Im in my final year, graduating soon, and I regret that I procastinated a lot in that time, learned nothing, and wont find that amount of time anymore ever.
Now I have to study for postgraduate entrance too.
Neither was there any sort of creative environment for this sort of stuff in my third world shithole.

Anonymous Thu Apr 25 10:44:27 2019 No.21234238

>>21233137
>I want to make a side scrolling bullet hell game with touhou like characters but based on my local culture
Sounds cool. I wouldn't mind hearing more about it.
>How do you all find time for this?
By means of being a NEET. Sadly, without a trust fund it is not sustainable. I think the best long term solution for creative people of the otaku variety is to create a source of income that lets you work from home for less than 40 hours a week. I'll tell you went I do. One good thing about living in a shithole is that you can get by on a lot less money while trying to launch your creative career.

>>	Anonymous Thu Apr 25 10:49:46 2019 No.21234256 >>21186095 How did you connect with a Japanese publisher and composer?

Anonymous Thu Apr 25 10:59:18 2019 No.21234291

I'm working on a webcomic. It's sorta nichey thought because it's basically about my interests and beliefs. I had a lot of steam for it a little while ago but then work picked up and I've been so busy that, between that, the drive home, working on my garden, studying, workouts, and home life, the precious little time I have to work on comic pages is usually squandered away on menial shit like taking showers and eating. I take a sketchbook to work though and usually do some worldbuilding and conceptual stuff there. I just need a break so I can start getting pages out again.
I make things worse, I've been meaning to redo some existing pages so I can get some floppies printed of my first issue. There's just so little time...maybe I should take a tip from the Hunter X Hunter guy

Anonymous Thu Apr 25 11:04:56 2019 No.21234322

>>21233137
>Touhou for non-Japanese cultures
A loli Uncle Sam solving incidents in patriotismland fighting loli Samuel Adams, George Washington, and Taft. It'd be highly inappropriate to include a Lincoln, Kennedy, and MLK Jr in a bullethell game though...

>>	Anonymous Thu Apr 25 11:06:55 2019 No.21234332 >>21234322 >It'd be highly inappropriate to include a Lincoln, Kennedy, and MLK Jr in a bullethell game though... Thanks for the marketing tip!

>>	Anonymous Thu Apr 25 11:38:34 2019 No.21234505 >>21191458 >There is also The Fucking Question and other Uncle Mugen VNs F

>>	Anonymous Thu Apr 25 15:01:53 2019 No.21235307 >>21233137 Don't consume as much entertainment I guess

>>	Anonymous Thu Apr 25 16:41:19 2019 No.21235727 what's the easiest gamemaker or rpgmaker tutorials

>>	Anonymous Fri Apr 26 04:17:20 2019 No.21238624 How was Yume Nikki able to create the kind of atmosphere it did successfully in something like RPGmaker? I've always wanted to try doing something like that, but looking at what can be done in 3D engines, RPGmaker just feels limited to me now.

>>	Anonymous Fri Apr 26 08:26:29 2019 No.21239298 >>21233137 Literally me. I will do it someday I swear!

Anonymous Fri Apr 26 08:43:39 2019 No.21239363

>>21233137
Literally doing it in lieu of entertainment. Apparently, lots of productive people think of their "thing" *as* entertainment. So, if you imagine all the time you spent shitposting was you for example, making wood carvings of your favorite 2hu instead, you'd have been quite productive, and thought you were just having fun.

>>	Anonymous Fri Apr 26 11:26:53 2019 No.21240032 >>21239363 >Touhou woodcarvings There’s something I haven’t seen yet. A little wooden 1/8 Nitori to sit on my desk and keep me company. Wait, a lot of them are kami. Would this be idolotry!?

>>	Anonymous Fri Apr 26 12:43:27 2019 No.21240412 Passion? What I have are whims. I get nothing done, just a hundred little half finished things.

>>	Anonymous Fri Apr 26 18:14:08 2019 No.21241912 >>21238624 >How was Yume Nikki able to create the kind of atmosphere it did successfully in something like RPGmaker? You have to be autistic as well as schizophrenic.

>>	Anonymous Fri Apr 26 19:17:06 2019 No.21242305 >>21241912 I think I might have those. I just have to learn how to make graphics, maybe.

Anonymous Sat Apr 27 04:01:51 2019 No.21244969 [DELETED]

I used to be able to right well, but I feel like my mind has rotted as I've become more autistic over the years. I don't think I have the capacity to right a proper story, my sentence structure is all fucked up, especially when I write for more than a few sentences.

Anonymous Sat Apr 27 04:04:13 2019 No.21244977

I used to be able to write well, but I feel like my mind has rotted as I've become more autistic over the years. I don't think I have the capacity to right a proper story, my sentence structure is all fucked up, especially when I write for more than a few sentences.

Anonymous Sat Apr 27 04:07:52 2019 No.21244990

>>21183817
I'm building https://toshokan.moe/ with a friend of mine which I guess counts as a passion project (since I never expect to make any money off of it). It's at a stage now where it's usable and I want to get it under the eyes of more people but I don't know how to go about that.

>>	Anonymous Sat Apr 27 04:13:17 2019 No.21245006 Yes: https://www.moddb.com/games/chaosesqueanthology 200 weapons fps

>>	Anonymous Sat Apr 27 05:05:44 2019 No.21245214 I'd like to do an artistic passion project but I can neither draw nor compose music

>>	Anonymous Sat Apr 27 05:27:51 2019 No.21245280 File: 1013 KB, 1200x811, 51659901_10214913524926410_5196233764652449792_o.png [View same] [iqdb] [saucenao] [google] >>21245214 you can learn to draw and compose music!

>>	Anonymous Sat Apr 27 05:29:59 2019 No.21245285 >>21245280 I'm trying to learn to draw but it's very hard

>>	Anonymous Sat Apr 27 05:45:14 2019 No.21245346 File: 745 KB, 1200x1200, 1545614208005.png [View same] [iqdb] [saucenao] [google] >>21245285 ganbare anon!

Anonymous Sat Apr 27 05:48:42 2019 No.21245363

>>21245280
I tried using a version of Flstudio that I downloaded a while ago, but I barely know how to use it, and even then I don't really know anything about chords or composing music. I'd like to try making an RPGmaker game or something, but I don't really think I could make sprites or tilesets for it.

>>	Anonymous Sat Apr 27 06:02:08 2019 No.21245459 >>21245363 Yeah I'd like to know that too. In addition to how to program a game (through C++) in general.

>>	Anonymous Sat Apr 27 06:12:05 2019 No.21245528 If anyone needs a programmer for a passion project hit me up

Anonymous Sat Apr 27 06:39:42 2019 No.21245652
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>>21240032
>Would this be [idolatry]!?
No, anon. Please ignore any similarities between Japanese folk religion, the internal logic of the 東方Project and what said project has been doing in the real world. It's just /x/ bullshit.

Anonymous Sat Apr 27 06:44:16 2019 No.21245663

>>21244990
What's the point? How is it better AniDB, MAL, etc.? I can tell you that the website's layout looks vaguely unpleasant, like the spacing is the wrong places. Images not loading until you scroll to them kind of sucks. I understand you want to save bandwidth, but it still sucks.

Anonymous Sat Apr 27 06:55:09 2019 No.21245690

>>21245663
The biggest feature we have right now that MAL doesn't is a machine learning-based recommendation system. Other than that there's a lot of smaller incremental changes over MAL like better interfaces in places and having a much faster site. Also, it's not down all the time unlike MAL (which is down *right now* for reference).

We're wroking on adding support for VNs and adding more data that MAL doesn't have right now as well.

Can you elaborate on what you don't like about the layout?

Anonymous Sat Apr 27 07:24:17 2019 No.21245806

>>21245690
I'll tell you the two things that are the easiest to put in words. The content sits too close to the navbar. Most of the screen is blank when you're browsing the top list.

I don't see how you can compete with VNDB unless you have the same insanely thorough level of tagging or have cross-media recommendations (VNs to manga, etc.). What I would like to see in an AniDB/MAL competitor is a VNDB level of tagging for anime and manga, especially short and doujin manga. We are now in a strange situation where porn doujinshi are far better classified than non-H doujinshi.

Anonymous Sat Apr 27 07:30:48 2019 No.21245829

>>21245806
Tagging is something I'd like to have but it's hard to do since you need to have quite a few users and they need to be quite dedicated to tag everything and keep the tags consistent. Same thing with cross-media recommendations really.

Thanks for the feedback! I'll see if I can adjust the navbar thing. The top list is still a work in progress, so that'll be fixed eventually too.

>>	Anonymous Sat Apr 27 07:33:38 2019 No.21245835 >>21245829 You're welcome. Maybe you could use machine learning for tagging, too.

>>	Anonymous Sat Apr 27 07:39:05 2019 No.21245853 >>21245835 Not him but I dont think Machine learning can determine the type of Manga by reading it.

Anonymous Sat Apr 27 07:42:54 2019 No.21245863

>>21245835
I'm the other guy who is working on the project.
I guess you're probably right about the spacing, if I understood you correctly you're complaining that the content isn't more vertically centered on your screen when you open the page.

I agree that we're probably not that appealing to people who are using other systems, though this project originally came to us because we didn't know what anime to watch and decided to build a recommendation system, then the idea of a MAL competitor just came naturally, since we'd need the data and ratings anyways.

As for using machine learning for tagging, I think that'd be pretty hard, because the computer doesn't have anything to base itself off of, except for the synopsis.
Even if what >>21245853 is hypothesizing was possible, manga can't really be read because we'd need to have all the raws in our system, and perhaps OCR them, etc.

It might be possible to tag things in relation to other user's preferences. But you'd need to have 90% tagged already, and this would not really be accurate.

>>	Anonymous Sat Apr 27 07:46:20 2019 No.21245875 >>21245853 >>21245863 You can try to use the metadata. Not to give out too much, but discussion is metadata.

>>	Anonymous Sat Apr 27 08:26:31 2019 No.21246011 >>21245875 I feel like we'd need way too much data for that to work. It'd be an interesting research project but not very useful.

>>	Anonymous Sat Apr 27 12:13:47 2019 No.21246965 >>21244990 The concept is good but the pages look awful on phone. The text appears in a thin two word column next to the series image. You gotta take us phone posters into account when building a website nowadays too.

Anonymous Sat Apr 27 12:16:29 2019 No.21246982

>>21246965
On what page is that? In general we've tried to make the site at least usable on mobile (with the exception of some very new pages like the season browser) but yeah, mobile support is not great. It's just hard to make things work well on mobile and it's not the top priority right now.

>>	Anonymous Sat Apr 27 15:30:24 2019 No.21247862 File: 474 KB, 1200x1697, pos zero.jpg [View same] [iqdb] [saucenao] [google] How do I write the start for a story?

>>	Anonymous Sat Apr 27 15:54:44 2019 No.21247996 >>21247862 Once upon a time

>>	Anonymous Sat Apr 27 16:07:46 2019 No.21248058 >>21247862 Somebody once told me...

Anonymous Sun Apr 28 06:47:18 2019 No.21251971

>>21247862
If you haven't figured out your story enough, then you won't be able to finalize your story's start all too well. You can write the best opening you think you can write, but once you get into the heart of your arcs and have a better grasp of the themes and setting, your former best may be shit at that point and won't be a fitting reflection of the story you've written.

The best you can do now is start as close to the interesting part of your story as possible. If you have a page or two of words (or more) that lead into the start by telling the reader that character X has had a normal life, try cutting out that part (or whatever equivalent filler / info-dump it is) and imply it with less. Of course, there's no rule to writing but to break as many rules as you can once you've mastered the ability to follow all of the rules. So if you have enough finesse you could turn a boring start into something worth reading, but that's not the most useful advice when starting out.

However you lead the story, it should be something enticing and intriguing for the sort of reader that would like the rest of your story. If you start with the promise of an action-packed thriller and keep that going for a while / couple that with a cover / art / title that reflects one style, but it ends up being something entirely different, then you're not doing yourself any favors. There's merit in subverting the reader's expectations to great effect, but at the start the reader has little to no expectations, so you should keep that in mind when writing your "first impression".

tl;dr: write something that works and perfect it later. If you have to ask "how" then you're probably not capable of doing the story's start any justice, (but you will be if you keep it up with hard work and guts).

>>	Anonymous Sun Apr 28 07:25:39 2019 No.21252142 >>21247862 "PEWPEW — Lasers! — PEWPEWPEW!"

>>	Anonymous Sun Apr 28 07:39:12 2019 No.21252185 >>21247862 "i want to cum inside fairy pussy"

>>	Anonymous Sun Apr 28 08:08:54 2019 No.21252300 >>21252185 The story is a study of NEET life set in the real world with no supernatural elements.

>>	Anonymous Sun Apr 28 08:15:33 2019 No.21252326 >>21252185 I'd read it, it sounds like it appeals to my interests and is very relatable

Anonymous Sun Apr 28 13:05:25 2019 No.21253633
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>>21247862
>How do I write the start for a story?

The beginning of your story will probably be one of the hardest parts to get down on paper. But persevere and you will have started something with a definitive beginning that you can work off of. And if you read it and don't like it, then that's fine (this is why we have second/third drafts).

To get things started, I think recognising how NOT to begin your story is just as important as finding the perfect way to begin. So here's a few examples of "Bad" (i.e. overused, cliche, boring, etc.) beginnings:

>MC wakes up late for school
I know that you have all seen this at least once or twice in a popular series. It's easy to start at the beginning of the MC's day (coincides with book's beginning) but I would avoid this altogether unless you were going for a twist of some sort. If you think of any great story they don't really follow this format. Imagine if the first Star Wars film started with Luke Skywalker waking up and realising he's late for school. It doesn't add anything to the story. This is usually true for any other examples. What does this tell us about the setting? What does this tell us about the character? (other than that they are bad at keeping appointments). Avoid doing this.

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Anonymous Sun Apr 28 13:06:41 2019 No.21253646
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>>21253633
>Info/Text dump
There are good stories that use this method (i.e. The Lord of The Rings) but as a beginner you should avoid piling on tons of exposition onto your reader. It’s better for the book to let the reader discover whatever world they’re reading about through the story rather than having them trudge through a short history of the world you’re making. In the Harry Potter books, Harry doesn’t know shit about magic to begin with. That’s why he has to go to Hogwarts to learn about it. And when he learns something new about magic, so does the reader.

Anonymous Sun Apr 28 13:10:02 2019 No.21253674
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>>21253646
>Not starting with your MC
This works in conjunction with the first bit of advice. Some people like to start their stories with other characters that may (or may not) play a crucial role within the narrative. But to be honest you should always start your novel with your main character. Sometimes writers like to introduce a character that dies in the first few pages of the book as a sort of “hook”. Don’t do this unless you’re writing a murder mystery or something along those lines. In every other instance it detracts attention and precious time away from the main story and the MC (and any other character that doesn’t die right away or actually has a place within the story).

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Anonymous Sun Apr 28 13:12:24 2019 No.21253693

>>21253683
Forgot text.

With those examples of bad beginnings out of the way, let’s get into “Good” (e.g. Effective) ways to begin your story.

>Start in the middle of action
This beginning can be effective in propelling your story forward. Starting in the middle of a particular action (for example, one character has been shot by the MC. The ensuing scene is the “reaction” to the MC’s “action”) gets the reader right into the thick of it, and helps the writer to bypass any false starts in the story. Using Star Wars as an example, the first scene of A New Hope has the rebels on the run in a small republic cruiser while being chased by a gargantuan Imperial Star Destroyer which dwarfs it in size, and is currently bombarding it with lasers. Dropping your reader right in the middle of action is a great way of hooking them into the story proper.

Anonymous Sun Apr 28 13:13:38 2019 No.21253701
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>>21253693
>Start at a later point in the story
This is similar to the last point but has more to do with the overall story. This is essentially describing a scene or moment before a major plot point, decisive battle or even the conclusion. This combined with our previous point is another great way to hook the reader, as once this scene has caught their attention, you can then leave the reader in a state of suspense and double back to the chronological beginning of the story. The reader will be more likely to stick with the rest of the book if they want to find out what happens after the aforementioned scene, especially if said scene does enough to spark interest in the reader.

Anonymous Sun Apr 28 13:14:48 2019 No.21253713
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>>21253701
>Be a little mysterious
Some of the best stories start by presenting a mysterious statement or idea. While you can argue that this might be truer for mystery stories, a great way of beginning your story is presenting a mysterious conundrum or problem for your MC. This can be very effective, especially if the conundrum is relevant to the overall story. Asking a question, (i.e. Question - “Why is the sky blue?”) and then having the rest of the book be centred on answering that question, (Answer - “I dunno. Aliens or some shit?”) is a good way of directing the reader into the rest of the story.

Anonymous Sun Apr 28 13:16:48 2019 No.21253731
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>>21253713
And that’s all I’ve got for the time being. At the end of the day these are just suggestions. None of this stuff is 100% guaranteed to make the beginning of your story good. There are plenty of other methods that I haven’t mentioned.

The important thing to do when writing is to… well, begin. Start writing right away. Get all the ideas in your head out on paper so that it’s tangible and real. Then once you’re done writing, go back and write it again but better. This is what is known as a “second draft”. And once you’ve gotten rid of the crappy stuff and kept hold of the good stuff from your first draft, go back and write it again but better.
And once you’ve done all that, congratulations, you have written a story.

Hope all of this helps.

Anonymous Sun Apr 28 14:18:25 2019 No.21254062
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>>21253633
>>21253646
>>21253674
>>21253683
>>21253693
>>21253701
>>21253713
>>21253731
thanks anon!
I know multiple drafts are important but for a beginner do you think it would be better to release chapter by chapter on a site like https://syosetu.com/ to get feedback or release the whole thing then revise based on feedback

Anonymous Sun Apr 28 14:34:28 2019 No.21254136

>>21254062
Go for it. If there's anything I would say you 'should' do, I would say that you should start off writing short stories with similar ideas and themes to whatever you had in mind for your big story. If you can write Japanese, then yeah, https://syosetu.com/ will probably be alright for what you had in mind. If you're stuck writing in English however, then I'd recommend Royal Road (https://www.royalroad.com/)) as there are a lot of people who start off there doing the equivalent of serialized updates to their stories and building up a fanbase.

Also if you need help with worldbuilding I'd recommend World Anvil (https://www.worldanvil.com/)) because it takes you through the process of putting together a whole world (what rules dictate it, people that live there, etc.) and making sure everything in it is categorized and makes sense.

>>	Anonymous Mon Apr 29 03:23:01 2019 No.21257778 >>21252300 It's fiction right? If there's a protagonist then just start with something like "The blah blah blah is blah blah blah. I'm still blah blah blah".

>>	Anonymous Mon Apr 29 03:46:33 2019 No.21257827 >>21234256 The first isn't hard, they all speak English. The second was through the first, but now we shitpost about Touhou MMD videos in twitter DM's with my very rudimentary Japanese so it all worked out.

>>	Anonymous Mon Apr 29 18:14:32 2019 No.21260546 >>21257827 Did you just email them and say, check out my game? Did they translate your UI to Japanese for release?

Anonymous Tue Apr 30 13:48:57 2019 No.21264846

I just started out attempting to make a hack of a game but I don't know if I am capable in making it as good as I'd wish and have no idea how to improve myself. I'm mainly just an art person but creatively it's a slog coming up with ideas I remotely like and I've never dabbled in programming before so I don't know where to even start with that. I'm also unsure if I can even git gud with it. Should I continue to pursue this? The fear of this path resulting in a time waste with no achievement pushes me back. I feel like I am the only one with this sort of trouble like it is abnormal of a person and think of it as a sign that I should stop but yet I really want to make this happen still deep down if it really is possible.

Anonymous Tue Apr 30 17:17:49 2019 No.21265660
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>>21264846
Learn more about the engine you are using, if you aren't using one then start to use one. Game engines make game development a hell of a lot easier especially if you plan on using 2D/3D graphics. Programming is a must but game engines have their own languages you have to learn. Unity is the most popular engine out there so I would get started with that if you want to dev.
>I'm also unsure if I can even git gud with it. Should I continue to pursue this?
You can get good with it if you put in the time and effort to learn something. Some people can learn faster than others so don't get bummed out when you seem to be learning slower than other people.
>The fear of this path resulting in a time waste with no achievement pushes me back.
Life is short so a lot of people are naturally insecure about wasting time on something that will result in a failure. But you have to keep in mind that understanding our failures allows us to improve and grow in our trade. If you want to make a good game, you're going to have to make a lot of shitty games first. From those shitty games you can find out how better to optimize code or what kind of design choices were a bad idea. In fact you might not even finish a shitty game, you might just remake your own game a lot with a bunch of revisions. That's fine too. The idea is that you are learning from your mistakes so your end product comes out the way you want it. Just keep working on your game anon. You can do it.

>>	Anonymous Wed May 1 01:46:58 2019 No.21267779 >>21260546 Prettymuch. The hud is untranslated (both because it would've been in English anyway and the space is super limited) but everything else (roughly 2000 lines of text) is translated.

>>	Anonymous Wed May 1 13:08:30 2019 No.21270503 >>21267779 Damn, dude. That's actually really inspirational to me honestly. I assumed I could never get a Japanese publisher's help for my stuff so I wouldn't even bother.

>>	Anonymous Wed May 1 19:48:54 2019 No.21272102 >>21253701 >>21253674 I'm having a hard time agreeing with rule #19, "Coincidences that get characters into trouble are great". That shit is way overused.

>>	Anonymous Thu May 2 22:30:54 2019 No.21278123 >>21260546 No?

>>	Anonymous Fri May 3 01:15:06 2019 No.21278765 >>21272102 You shouldn't listen to a shit studio like Pixar at all anyway.

>>	Anonymous Fri May 3 01:26:34 2019 No.21278787 Continue project. Get stuck. Change something. Get satisfied. Leave it for a few. Continue project. Realize it sucks. Revamp entire project. Get stuck. Am I autistic?

>>	Anonymous Fri May 3 17:24:29 2019 No.21282457 >>21278787 Yes. Gamedevs are often cautioned against this type of iteration. If you keep practicing it you will never learn how to actually finish projects.

>>	Anonymous Fri May 3 18:26:21 2019 No.21282830 >>21278787 Planning is unironically the most important skill in any project. Don't let anyone tell you otherwise. It prevents things like these.

>>	Anonymous Sat May 4 01:23:55 2019 No.21284834 >>21251971 Reminds me of Madoka. Episode 1 starts off with a dream hook and if not for that we wouldn't quite get the tone until episode 3.

>>	Anonymous Sat May 4 15:09:30 2019 No.21288010 >>21191461 >creative writing ideas Write a story set in 2600 when some sort of apocalyptic event caused technology to regress. People live in slums and trade diskettes filled with ANSI porn. Bandwidth has become the standard currency.

>>	Anonymous Sun May 5 11:46:40 2019 No.21294556 >>21183817 Yes Pretty shitty

>>	Anonymous Sun May 5 20:29:43 2019 No.21297261 >>21288010 I remember that game.

>>	Anonymous Mon May 6 07:12:02 2019 No.21299319 >>21183817 so gay it makes me puke

>>	Anonymous Mon May 6 08:33:08 2019 No.21299578 File: 64 KB, 640x480, rita flan.png [View same] [iqdb] [saucenao] [google] >>21297261 I like the 2hu.

>>	Anonymous Mon May 6 19:14:03 2019 No.21302628 >>21278787 Are you me?

>>	Anonymous Mon May 6 23:59:43 2019 No.21304017 >>21218796 I hate to be annoying but, is has been two weeks, is there anyone that could answer this still? In addition I just bought 2k as well now for like one dollar during the golden week sale steam was having.

Anonymous Tue May 7 05:10:07 2019 No.21304781
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I'm really tinkering with the idea of drawing/writing my own non-H Touhou doujin for next spring Reitaisai. I have Japanese friends who really want me to attend Reitaisai and like my work (and they're people on twitter with like 10k+ followers). I'd be super interested in creating one, the only issue is trying to sell and actually creating it. Also, I don't know the process of acquiring space for my booth at Reitaisai.

>>	Anonymous Tue May 7 05:19:59 2019 No.21304800 >>21304017 In 2 weeks, you could have tried all the programs for yourself or began studying programs. Have you even solidified the idea of what it is you want to make in that time?

>>	Anonymous Tue May 7 05:43:56 2019 No.21304863 >>21304781 I hope you will have fun doing so especialy in the part of doing the writing

Anonymous Wed May 8 01:52:44 2019 No.21310086

>>21304800
I plan to make a test game using default and/or ripped assets first once I decide whatever it is I want to use to make a game, (probably rpgmaker, maybe unity) show that to select people for critique, and then work on something I actually want to make. I have ideas but no real concrete ones about what sort of game I'd like to make, but I'd imagine things may start to form as I work on my test/learning game.
As for not doing my own research or testing on what I might want to use, you got me there, I think I'll go do some of that right now in fact, but as should be obvious I'm not that good at getting things done, maybe that's part of why I want to do this. I still wouldn't mind any input on my original question however.

Anonymous Wed May 8 02:09:22 2019 No.21310127

>>21310086
>I plan to make a test game using default and/or ripped assets first ... show that to select people for critique
You can get your critique right now: It's not any different from the loads of other RPG maker games using default assets and default battle system.

If what makes it different is the story, then write that out first and show it. You won't really be able to make some sort of uniquely interesting generic RPG that anyone else hasn't made using default stuff, so it's in your best interest to learn how to make custom stuff though using programming in ones that support it or ripping the code from something else. I'm not saying don't make a test game with default stuff, because you need to see how hard it actually is, but don't expect it to be something distinct enough for people to say "it's surprisingly good"/"it's shit". You can get by on unique art assets too, proven by the many HRPG games out there.

Anonymous Wed May 8 02:18:17 2019 No.21310145

>>21310127
I more meant show it to other people to verify I know how to make a game that works, even if it's bland as fuck, as I said it's a test. the idea isn't to have them be impressed by it, and yeah if I really do end up making a game I'm making my own assets.

Anonymous Wed May 8 02:37:48 2019 No.21310177

>>21183817
i can't make , i feel like so much is distracting me, like i dont have a group or any boss building me up and encouraging me, i have local distractions and keep having to do chores every day and nothing is good enough for domestic members etc etc etc, i dont have that artistic / work ethic mood anymore . . . . . . m a n :/

Anonymous Wed May 8 08:41:54 2019 No.21311261
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>>21278765
>>21272102
You don't necessarily have to agree with it. The great thing about writing is that, if you, as a writer, feel that advice like this doesn't work for your story then that's fine. You can go in a different direction. If you can come up with something that does the opposite of this kind of advice but works for your story, go for it.

At the end of the day, writing is all about cutting out all the shitty and cliched parts to make something that works. If something doesn't work, get rid of it. Perfecting the overall story is what matters most.

>>	Anonymous Wed May 8 17:11:34 2019 No.21313432 I recently started to write a story. It's pretty fun to write, except sometimes I have a bit of trouble in describing scenario and feelings. How do I get gud? I'm afraid I might not be able to get the characters's feelings across

>>	Anonymous Wed May 8 17:36:08 2019 No.21313551 File: 14 KB, 320x240, BlurredLineTitle.png [View same] [iqdb] [saucenao] [google] >>21310127 >You won't really be able to make some sort of uniquely interesting generic RPG that anyone else hasn't made using default stuff Sometimes people do.

>>	Anonymous Wed May 8 17:38:14 2019 No.21313564 >>21304781 What is it going to be about?

>>	Anonymous Wed May 8 17:41:06 2019 No.21313573 >>21313432 >How do I get gud? reed and anal eyes; rite.

Anonymous Wed May 8 17:46:53 2019 No.21313595

>>21313573
Read and analyse my own work? I don't think I can find anything wrong (except maybe a few grammar errors/typos). What I'm having trouble with is in how to invoke the imagery I'm trying to express in what a write; somehow it feels like I need to write a lot just to show what a single character is feeling.

>>	Anonymous Wed May 8 17:50:51 2019 No.21313617 >>21313595 Post an example and then others can tell you whether you need to unironically consult with someone non-autistic.

>>	Anonymous Wed May 8 17:54:12 2019 No.21313632 >>21313595 No. Read others and analyze when and why their writing works and when and why it doesn't. Short stories are especially good for this, because they have the highest ratio of interesting writing techniques to time spent reading.

>>	Anonymous Wed May 8 18:16:29 2019 No.21313708 >>21183817 If I had infinite time and motivation and knew how to make art, I would attempt to make Touhou the MMORPG. It would probably be better to put that energy into making an original game though and not Touhou fangame #7238.

Anonymous Wed May 8 18:26:38 2019 No.21313755

>>21313617
Alright, here's the first 3 chapters of the story I'm writing. I'm still struggling with the next chapter, even though I already wrote quite a bit, but since it's not finished yet I decided not to include it.
https://pastebin.com/fQUTngim
>>21313632
Thanks for the advice. Is reading short, original fanfictions a good way to start analyzing?

>>	Anonymous Wed May 8 18:30:09 2019 No.21313765 >>21313755 >original fanfictions Isn't that self-contradictory? But in general, fanfiction is terribly written. Better read the classic authors in whatever genres you like.

>>	Anonymous Wed May 8 18:48:12 2019 No.21313828 >>21313765 Is it? I always thought you could write fanfiction that wasn't based on some other work. Anyways thanks for the tip, I'll try reading a few things before writing more.

Anonymous Wed May 8 18:49:08 2019 No.21313831

>>21313755
Not to be rude, but it seems like you should read a beginners' "how to write" book, brush up on grammar and read more in English in order to write idiomatically. The input hypothesis doesn't only apply to Japanese. But your first step towards improvement should be to stop switching tenses mid-paragraph.

>>	Anonymous Wed May 8 19:03:53 2019 No.21313886 >>21313831 Alright, thanks for the advice. I'm having a hard time figuring how to write since I never wrote anything in my whole life, guess it's finally coming back at me.

>>	Anonymous Wed May 8 23:39:48 2019 No.21314865 >>21186095 Looks like you're better fit to carry the torch of Thunder Force than SEGA will ever be, definitely feels like there's some inspiration from it there. Not the biggest fan of sidescrollers but I'll check it out, it looks impressive, anon!

Anonymous Wed May 8 23:48:28 2019 No.21314890

>>21313886
If you're looking to pursue this writing thing a bit more seriously, then maybe after brushing up on your basics, you would benefit from a grammar-checking software.

I personally use ProWritingAid, which can be used for free (get around their word limit by chopping your story into bits and pasting them over several tabs).

Good luck, anon!

>>	Anonymous Thu May 9 00:25:37 2019 No.21315022 >>21313755 >Is reading short, original fanfictions a good way to start analyzing? Read professionally published works (from mainstream, traditional publishers). Good fanfic exists, but it's very rare.

Anonymous Thu May 9 12:38:48 2019 No.21317518

>>21314865
Thanks anon!
I actually got a quote from Sega how much it'd cost to just license the Thunder Force IP 7 figures is way too rich for my blood

>>21304781
Tables are ~300 USD IIRC; Bring your own decorations and stuff. Some conventions also have you pay a processing fee even if you don't end up 'winning' a booth, but I don't think that would apply there. You might have to have a Japanese address to send all the paperwork too, Comiket was pretty strict about that.

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