I've been focused on improving the map and the lighting/shading. I think I'm at a comfortable place, finally! #rpgmaker | #vxace | #indiegamedev | #indiedev | #indiegame

Slowly reworking an old room. Almost done! #rpgmaker | #vxace | #indiegamedev | #indiedev | #indiegame

New message box for texts! Currently there's no menu to reread texts...but texts are now being worked on to help with making sure certain quests move along more naturally. I may rework "Mail" to hold emails and texts together later on. #rpgmaker | #vxace | #indiegamedev | #indiedev | #indiegame

An optional, experimental feature will be added to the game involving gradient text for base text! It will be disabled by default, but players who wish to try it can find it in the settings menu. #rpgmaker | #vxace | #indiegamedev | #indiedev | #indiegame

Hello darkness, my old friend. (Also hello everyone! I'm back, sorry it has taken so long! We should be moving forward swimmingly from here on.) #rpgmaker | #vxace | #indiegamedev | #indiedev | #indiegame

Experimenting with an animation for treasure chests, instead of just using the basic RPG Maker animation. Left: Old Right: New What do you think? And for other RPG Maker devs, how do you make your own treasure chests? #rpgmaker | #vxace | #indiegamedev | #indiedev | #indiegame

New dessert truck has shown up in Otnemarcas! Bonus: the rough sketch I drew at work to plan out the truck. I try to sketch out most assets before making them on the computer. Expect a new shop soon! #rpgmaker | #vxace | #indiegamedev | #indiedev | #indiegame

Every shop has a different menu theme. You heard that right, EVERY shop! Which of these do you like the most? (everything's still WIP) #rpgmaker | #vxace | #indiegamedev | #indiedev | #indiegame

Alright, need your help, gamers and game devs! I just can't decide which one looks better overall for the cooking menu. Which one do y'all prefer? Better yet, do you have a different suggestion entirely? #rpgmaker | #vxace | #indiegamedev | #indiedev | #indiegame

The Item Menu within the battle scene now has switchable categories! Instead of regular healing items and food being all in one menu, now you can have a bit more organization. The help window text has more color, too! #rpgmaker | #vxace | #indiegamedev | #indiedev | #indiegame

Rememeber in the old demo, you could find tea bags? Now they have a use! While each tea has different effects, they will all remove the Panic state. #rpgmaker | #vxace | #indiegamedev | #indiedev | #indiegame

The Goldewin Twins, aka "F" and "G" from the Wheeze Shop, are finally updated after years since their introduction! What do you think of the new look? (also, new somethings coming soon!) #rpgmaker | #vxace | #indiegamedev | #indiedev | #indiegame

Introducing Card Customization! NPC friends can give you an equippable card to lend you their strength, but why don't YOU have a card too? Even better...you can share it with OTHER PLAYERS with an import/export menu! #rpgmaker | #vxace | #indiegamedev | #indiedev | #indiegame

Lighting and shading is just about done with J Street! J Street development has been a LONG process...now that it's just about done, I can take a break and focus on story content! Woohoo! #rpgmaker | #vxace | #indiegamedev | #indiedev | #indiegame

No work on the status icons tonight, but I've been experimenting on something secret for a while... The coding is a mess, it isn't optimized and VERY barebones, buuuut...proof of concept? And yes, Friday Night but on a Saturday XD #rpgmaker | #vxace | #indiegamedev | #indiedev | #indiegame

Major update to battles, states now have image popups instead of just string text! Also numbers are getting an update too. While I didn't include them, HP, MP, Units, and EXP numbers got updates too! #rpgmaker | #vxace | #indiegamedev | #indiedev | #indiegame

Finally put my computer back together after the big move! I can finally go back to working on Crystal Fragments! #rpgmaker | #vxace | #indiegamedev | #indiedev | #indiegame

A brand new menu in my game, work in progress! The plan is that you'll be able to ally yourself in tournaments and certain dungeons with different setups...some of which include certain NPCs! #rpgmaker | #vxace | #indiegamedev | #indiedev | #indiegame

Trying something new tonight! I've been streaming for years now, but for the next three nights we're going to be doing something a little different...studying game design through games! Come say hi LIVE! That's right, I'm live right now! #rpgmaker | #vxace | #gamedev | #twitch

There is a ridiculous amount of textboxes in my game. Every location has a different textbox to match the theme, every popup has a different style to match its type...and this isn't even all of them! Which one is your favorite? #rpgmaker | #vxace | #indiegamedev | #indiedev | #indiegame

Working on a new layout for the cooking menu! Right now its just placing everything more efficiently. Actual menu UI theme changes will be later on. Ingredient rarity colors finally show up as well in this menu! #rpgmaker | #vxace | #indiegamedev | #indiedev | #indiegame

Adding extra clutter, trash, leaves, even a little area for bikes! Between lots of distractions, building design research, and only about an hour each work session, this map has been taking way longer than any other in the game. Geez. #rpgmaker | #vxace | #indiegamedev | #indiedev | #indiegame

Latenight workings on more of Downtown Otnemarcas! It's really coming together now! Had an empty alley, it isn't looking so empty anymore. Still a work in progress, but what do you think so far? #rpgmaker | #vxace | #indiegamedev | #indiedev | #indiegame

Need some help, folks! I'm reworking some of the choice menus, and I'm wondering...which are you more a fan of? The compact box or the wide box? #rpgmaker | #vxace | #indiegamedev | #indiedev | #indiegame

Probably the most fun I've had making a menu! Tonight me and a friend bumped heads together to rework the Tournament Selection menu, which hasn't been updated since 2020. Absolute MAGIC! #rpgmaker | #vxace | #indiegamedev | #indiedev | #indiegame

I've been having a blast putting focus and love into some of the buildings of my game. Seriously, sit back, relax, and take your time with things. All the best things come out that way. You've got this! #rpgmaker | #vxace | #indiegamedev | #indiedev | #indiegame

When I'm not working on my game, I also stream! And when I'm not streaming, I'm working on menu graphics for streamers around the world! Take a look at some of my stream overlays! #twitch | #streamer | #graphicdesign | #kingdomhearts #finalfantasy

Wait...is it "Happy New Year" or "Happy New Year's"? Have I been saying it wrong all this time? Anyways, here's to a fantastic new year! 🎊 Can't wait to jump into some brand new projects with you all!

Old > New Part of the reconstruction is really putting some oomph into the buildings and streets. I'm having a lot of fun with this, but I NEED some SLEEP! #rpgmaker | #vxace | #indiegamedev | #indiedev | #indiegame

Finally reworking parts of Otnemarcas that I never quite finished in the Aurum Demo. As an example, I'm experimenting on traffic lights right now! Next up is widening the sidewalks a bit and adding extra decoration. #rpgmaker | #vxace | #indiegamedev | #indiedev | #indiegame

Aaaah! I forgot to post Thanksgiving photos! Started working on it at 4am, served by 1pm (had to wait for the turkey to be done for the pies to start baking) Happy (late) Thanksgiving everyone!

Stick. To. The. Plan. #rpgmaker | #vxace | #indiegamedev | #indiedev | #indiegame

The Equipment Menu is getting upgrades! New colors, balancing, and easier to read text, plus an update to the help menu. One of many menus to be updated over the next couple weeks! #rpgmaker | #vxace | #indiegamedev | #indiedev | #indiegame

I've been slowly updating my save files to hold more information than just the normal information...now they show faces depending on where you are in the game! #rpgmaker | #vxace | #indiegamedev | #indiedev | #indiegame

Game Records was HEAVILY updated! Before, this was a single page and only accessable at the end of the game, after the credits. Now, it has multiple tabs and is accessable at any time in my new Journal system! #rpgmaker | #vxace | #indiegamedev | #indiedev | #indiegame

I've never seen a script for RPG Maker VX Ace that keeps track of your treasure chests, like Jiminy's Journal in the Kingdom Hearts series. So I started making my own from scratch! (I barely have any idea how I got this far) #rpgmaker | #vxace | #indiegamedev | #indiedev | #indiegame

If you put your mind to it, you can learn so much by just experimenting and practicing. I remade this map just this year, and hadn't touched it since 2016. This was one of my first maps ever, and to see it now...wow. #rpgmaker | #vxace | #indiegamedev | #indiedev | #indiegame

Late-night menu work! (now I just have to rework the arrow buttons.) #rpgmaker | #vxace | #indiegamedev | #indiedev | #indiegame

Finally updated the combo hud! Also, sorry for the silence, been working on a lot of writing out cutscenes, hopefully I'll have something big for you all soon!~ #rpgmaker | #vxace | #indiegamedev | #indiedev | #indiegame

The Hooded Man despises magic, but is a user of it himself. ...why? #rpgmaker | #vxace | #indiegamedev | #indiedev | #indiegame

Experimenting with the lighting in this scene. Gonna have to do a lot of work, but the shadows at least have been improved from the last time. #rpgmaker | #vxace | #indiegamedev | #indiedev | #indiegame

Which shop background do you like more? #rpgmaker | #vxace | #indiegamedev | #indiedev | #indiegame

Fun little experiment which worked out rather nice! Have an idea, but don't know how to make it? Just TRY! Throw the barebones ideas down, and keep trying, and maybe you'll make something amazing! I'm rather proud of this simple scene. #rpgmaker | #vxace | #indiegamedev | #indiedev | #indiegame

Another part of my childhood, grandma literally did this. We all had a chuckle about it every time we talked about it. She has a special role in my game! Can't wait for y'all to meet her. #rpgmaker | #vxace | #indiegamedev | #indiedev | #indiegame

Slowly updating "Home". Lighting and shading need to be reworked with the neighbor's place being redone, so a map screenshot for now. #rpgmaker | #vxace | #indiegamedev | #indiedev | #indiegame

This shop is inspired by a real-life mom and pop shop I grew up with. It was two buildings down from my childhood home, family owned, and honestly a comfort place. #rpgmaker | #vxace | #gamedev | #indiedev | #indiegame

Just finishing up a cutscene tonight. Still have plenty of work to do on the location's details, and I need to redo the lighting/shading, but so far it works! #rpgmaker | #vxace | #gamedev | #indiedev | #indiegame

One of my favorite things to do is to take base RTP and rework them to create brand new tilesets. Whether you're combining tiles or simply recoloring parts, you can do a LOT with base RTP! #rpgmaker | #vxace | #gamedev | #indiedev | #indiegame

Lighting has always been a huge thing in this game. As an RPG Maker dev, I've noticed many people forget to incorporate lighting/shading in their maps. Try to push the limit! #rpgmaker | #vxace | #gamedev | #indiedev | #indiegame

Here's some screenshots of "Gate:Way | Crystal Fragments", an RPG I've been working on for many years. It has taken a while, as this is a solo project while also working a job and streaming three times a week. Needless to say, I've been having a BLAST. #rpgmaker #gamedev #indiegamedev #indiedev