#devlog Year 3, day 178:
Writing session - second arc, first loop. Finally past a scene that left me emotionally drained. Now comes the hard part - the aftermath.
The kind of calm that makes you miss the pain.
#visualnovel #vndev #indiedev #gamedev

REC/REW ReWRITE - update #11 Year 3, day 169: So - here it is. The big one. Today’s update marks the end of the Introductory Arc. At roughly 105-106k words, it could already stand as a medium-short visual novel on its own. And...

#devlog Year 3, day 169:
The Introductory Arc of REC/REW is done.
106k words.
6–9 hours.

It doesn’t end well.
The screen starts lying to you.

Play it. Then tell me what’s real.
#visualnovel #gamedev #indiedev #renpy
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REC/REW ReWRITE update #10 Year 3, day 150 Been a while since the last time I rolled out an update entirely about new content. About time I got back to such... healthy habits. Today's content is yet another change from the orig...

#devlog Year 3, day 150:
Back with an update entirely dedicated to dropping new content.
Had *almost* forgotten how nice it feels to once in a while forget about coding and just *write*
Full story on my #itch devlog
#visualnovel #gamedev #indiedev #renpy
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REC/REW ReWRITE - update #9 Year 3, day 138 REC/REW ReWRITE hits ver. 0.1.10. Entire script now uses the rhythmic text system Script reaches 90k words (actual dialogue, not including code/unused content) New feature added: real-...

#devlog Year 3, day 138
REC/REW v0.1.10 shipped.

This morning I forgot I built the rhythm system. I just... felt it working.

I need to know if it works on you too.
#vndev #indiedev #gamedev #vn justanothernick.itch.io/recrew/devlo...

REC/REW by JaN Freedom is the right to choose what binds us

Try it in-game --> justanothernick.itch.io/recrew

Mechanized Social Anxiety - A Ren'Py Text Rhythm System Demo YouTube video by Luigi Caratti

#devlog Year 3, Day 133:
Finalized the dynamic text rhythm system replacing voice acting in my #visualnovel - now live in the first
7 in-game days of the demo.
Different characters have their own speech patterns & reactions.

#indiedev #renpy
www.youtube.com/watch?v=o3kw...

Peace Nobel any?

It's not a war, it's a "special military operation". His Russian friend taught him really well

Ci ho messo venti minuti a capirla.
Sto ridendo da allora

Me-"Here, read this."
Son-"But! I already read the Hobbit!"
Me-"Really? Good. Then read this."
#tolkien #father #parenthood

REC/REW ReWRITE - update #8 Year 3, Day 130 REC/REW ReWRITE hits v0.1.9 - the technical upgrade goes live. Not a single new line added to the script - and yet the game feels heavier, fuller, more alive. Just the kind of update t...

#devlog Year 3, Day 130
REC/REW ReWRITE, v0.1.9 - now live.
No new script lines - just a deep technical upgrade: bug fixes, ambient sound and a finalized rhythmic text system.

Same story. Just deeper.

#visualnovel #gamedev #indiedev #renpy
justanothernick.itch.io/recrew/devlo...

REC/REW ReWRITE - road to update #8 (2) Year 3, day 120 Just a very quick post to confirm, next update will be about toying with text speed and pauses. So - basically it'll be entirely technical, dealing with whatever lies under REC/REW's h...

#devlog Year 3,day 121
Can't afford voice acting - so I'll have readers *see* my characters' voices.
Might never get there-the point is trying,though!
#indiedev #gamedev #renpy #visualnovel
ps lots of typos there.Never post stuff after "late" becomes "early"

justanothernick.itch.io/recrew/devlo...

REC/REW ReWRITE - update #7 Year 3, day 110 REC/REW ReWRITE hits version 0.1.8 today. Might feel like a small-ish update (the script grows by “only” 5k words), but it’s a relevant one nonetheless, as it marks the full entr...

#devlog Year 3 day 111
REC/REW ReWRITE hit version 0.1.8 yesterday.
Enter my favorite character.
Text speed & punctuation pauses start fitting characters' moods.
The world starts humming with ambient sounds.
Full story here:
justanothernick.itch.io/recrew/devlo...
#visualnovel #indiedev #gamedev

REC/REW ReWRITE update #6 Year 3, day 98: REC/REW ReWRITE hits update #6 - and I finally feel I'm past the worst of it. (At least until the next update triggers another “wait, I absolutely NEED a custom gizmo for this” spi...

#devlog Year 3, day 98:
REC/REW ReWRITE finally hits update #6 & I feel I'm past the worst of it (at least until the next "wait-I-totally-need-this-gizmo" galore XD!)

Full story+some dev/lore thoughts on my #itch devlog:
justanothernick.itch.io/recrew/devlo...

#visualnovel #indiedev #gamedev

#devlog Year 3, day 95:
You tried your best, and you failed miserably.
The lesson is, Never try!
#indiedev #gamedev #renpy

#devlog Year 3, day 91:
Took me a week to understand, I was not working with #renpy but actually *fighting* it.
Moving past this stage, though.
Well, mostly. I still toy with the idea of releasing a #visualnovel requiring a GTX 5090Ti to work properly...
#indiedev #gamedev

REC/REW ReWRITE update #5 Year 3, day 79 REC/REW ReWRITE finally hits its fifth update! As I have been repeatedly announcing, this one is not about new content. Rather, it’s about technical additions. Or, quality of life . O.....

#devlog Year 3, day 79:
the fifth update to my #visualnovel is finally out.
REC/REW ReWRITE - version 0.1.6.
As I have been ranting for a while, this one's not about new content, but *how* things are shown.
Full story here:
justanothernick.itch.io/recrew/devlo...

#indiedev #gamedev

REC/REW ReWRITE (*still* working towards) update #5 Year 3, Day 76 Ren’Py fights like a dairy farmer. But I’m done fighting like a cow. TL;DR: t he next REC/REW update will be technical — or, as people like to call it, quality of life . The issue...

#devlog Year 3, day 76:
#renpy fights like a dairy farmer.
But, I'm done fighting like a cow.

Full - and somewhat - verbose story here:
justanothernick.itch.io/recrew/devlo...

#visualnovel #indiedev #gamedev

I'm just lucky pasta is not a strategic commodity.
Presently.

REC/REW ReWRITE - Introductory arc, day #78 - MMORPG song YouTube video by False Flag

#devlog Year 3,day68:
Basically the full synopsis of the final arc of my #visualnovel
Coming "when it's done" in the forestale future ;p
#indiedev #gamedev #renpy

Full story & details here:
justanothernick.itch.io/recrew/devlo...

youtu.be/r9PdBWP-PFU?...

Con quegli occhi birbi capisci perché 500 anni fa finivano al rogo come le streghe.
E anche perché oggi li riempiamo di grattini e coccole (e sì,anche qualche dispetto ogni tanto-nessuno si offende di gusto come un gatto!).
Insomma,miglioriamo.C'è speranza anche per noi umani.
Forse.

#devlog Year 3, Day 59:
EUREKA!
Tonight I made #renpy "sing"... without actual voice acting. Perfectly locked to the score.
Felt like listening with the eyes.
Video coming as soon as I finish writing the song-and stop watching it myself XD!
#indiedev #gamedev #visualnovel

REC/REW ReWRITE update #4 Year 3, day Tonight's update is... a bit of a letdown. As I mentioned in my previous log, I overcame one hurdle on the way to this update - the other one however proved tougher than expected (read: I'...

#devlog Year 3, day 54:
REC/REW-ReWRITE v0.1.5 is out.
10k new words and a lot of ideas under development.
Had to postpone a major feature - I need it to be perfect.
Full details in the devlog as usual.

justanothernick.itch.io/recrew/devlo...

#visualnovel #indiedev #gamedev

#devlog Year 3, day 48:
Definitely (not) a new project.
Just... something bleeding through.
#visualnovel #indiedev #gamedev

#devlog Year 3,day 42:
Debugging my 2136 lines screens.rpy. First time I _seriously_ mess with it.
Fails deadly. Fix random font property on a button.
Works like a charm.
Don't know how you call it.
I call it Yog-Sothothery.
#visualnovel #indiedev #gamedev #renpy

Porco Rosso

Chi come me di gatti ne ha avuti sente che una casa senza di loro è più vuota di come dovrebbe essere

#devlog Year 3, day 36:
I often wonder, will anyone read my story? Am I just shouting at a wall?
Whatever. It's therapeutic.
My head empties and my page fills.
Feels much better this way.
#visualnovel #vndev #indiewriter

Happy #caturday & pls don't tell my wife I've got into an affair with this girl I've just met!

REC/REW ReWRITE update #3 Year 3, Day 31: Time for another update! It covers just a single day, but a dense one - so relax, lean back, and enjoy. It won’t steal more than 15-30 minutes of your time anyway. We’re reaching t...

#devlog Year 3, Day 31:
REC/REW-ReWRITE gets her fourth update - and our protagonist officially begins his dive into obsessive paranoia.
Full story and future plans here:
justanothernick.itch.io/recrew/devlo...

#indiedev #gamedev #visualnovel