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I’ll freely admit this post is written with only one thing in mind: the arguments people sometimes use when defending using lower resolutions for their visual novels. Often, those are based on either inaccurate observations or misunderstood information. I want to point out some of the more common ‘myths’ and discuss why they aren’t true.         1.  Downscaling is destructive.   This theory states that downscaling for whatever reason is incredibly destructive. By putting out a low resolution of…

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This is a topic which will undoubtedly cross the mind of many visual novel creators and perhaps even a few readers too – the type of main character (MC). While some MC’s have a bit of both, in general you can classify them into the following two categories: personality-based MC (the character has a defined personality) self-insert MC (the character lacks a personality and is a stand-in for the reader) Depending on the type of MC, visuals, narrative and choices…

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It’s been a while, but here we are again! Today I will tell you how to cheat draw simple sprites. At least, the way I do it. I don’t know what exactly I’ll do for the Locus Magici sprites yet, but it won’t be the same. Might do a post on that later, but these following sprites are meant to be done quickly. So in short, I’ll tell you how I made this: Cecile What I used I mostly used…

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As you may know, we’ve been thinking about adding animations to our projects, like sprite animations. So, with Cinders being released this week, we thought it would be a good opportunity to talk about animations in visual novels~ Where would you add animations? What kinds of animations are there? What should you watch out for? Let’s take a look! I’ll pick a few of the most interesting and/or common ones and discuss them here. 1. Blinking animations You know them,…

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It’s already been a month since NaNoRenO, so that’s enough time to recover and pick up our work on our latest project; Locus Magici. However, since we haven’t done anything else yet save for writing more of the story (Anna is working hard on that one), today’s post will instead be the return of the tips section! Brought to you by me, the ever mysterious K-chan. First, let us move back to 2010, when I was putting Firefly together. Not…

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It’s time for tips! Today, let’s take a look at the use of choices in visual novels. Most people are familiar with the concept, but there is a lot that can be done with them. When is it useful to include them, and what are the various ways in which you can use them? Pros and cons of using choices Since a visual novel is basically a book+, choices aren’t necessary (as can be seen in kinetic novels). Yet many…

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