[New Tool] Deliciously Cooked Framework by LeafLanne

A cooking mini-game for Ren'Py which includes:

-> Character Customization

-> User Input

-> Money/Time System

-> Random NPC generator

-> Random order generator

Get it on itch.io

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[New Tool] Media Skip for Ren'Py by HB38

From the Github page:

This Project is a drop in library for adding an easy way to skip movies (and music) in Ren'Py.

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[New Tool] Particles: Point Emitter in Ren'Py by CuteShadow

A generic point emitter particle generator for Ren'Py.

Itch page

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[New Tool] Shiny Cards for Ren'Py by MMO

From the itch page:

Here's a script you can use so you, too, can have some shiny cards in your project!I stumbled upon this by mixing up 'matrixcolor' and 'matrixtransform'. One thing led to another, and I ended up making some shiny cards in Ren'Py. Feniks said it would be cool to have as a tool, so I ended up making it!

Itch page

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[New Tool] Ren'Py Match Statement by HyJyncks

From the Github page:

The bulk of this file is a simple implementation of a match-like workflow for renpy script. It uses the same match case and _ keywords, _ being the wildcard. As of right now it only supports cases in blocks, meaning you need a colon, return and indent to process what happens. The statement compares a variable against the cases and returns the block of renpy code to advance the script.

Get it here

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[Blog] How To Finish Your Indie Visual Novel - by Arimia

Read the blog post here

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Visual;Conference is an online visual novel developer conference held on January 25th. Vote on the talks you would like to see at VNConf until Dec 19th!

Website

Past talks on Youtube

[New Tool] Make Visual Novels! Custom Quiz Kit! by Stella

Quote from the itch page:

This quiz kit allows you to quickly use Ren'Py and it's web build functionality to author multi-media quizzes to host on your own websites, and if itch.io lets it fly on their site you could even host them here!

Download it on itch.io

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cross-posted from: https://goblin.band/notes/a1dxwna2fhwthsmq

Make Visual Novel Assets! Jam

A game jam all about creating assets and resources for visual novel developers.

It starts on February 1st and ends on February 15th (two weeks)

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Developer Interview - Developing Slay the Princess - by Arimia

Interview Link

Arimia interviewed Black Tabby Games, the developers behind Slay the Princess, on their marketing strategies and game development philosophy.

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[New Tool] Blur Shader Pack by Devil Spiδεr

Itch.io Page

This shader pack for Ren'Py adds shader-based support for different blur types (axis-separated, linear motion, rotation, scaling and focus blur).

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I do remember a guide posted here about how to make a VN solo, which does not sound Ren'py specific.

I'm also wondering about VNs using other software. If someone uses something like TyranoBuilder or Godot and posts their tutorial or experience here, is that okay despite "Renpy" being in the title? If so, is this more just a VN development community or a Renpy community? Honestly curious, not asking as a "gotcha" I'm-being-a-smug-jerk question.

A freshly updated complete guide on Visual Novel marketing

[New Tool] Find Unlinked Audio/Find Unvoiced Lines by bamboocalc

Github Repository

Youtube Tutorial on how to use the scripts

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[Blog] I played another 50+ visual novels in 1 month and here’s my advice to devs. by Arimia

Useful tips by Arimia from her experiences judging the Spooktober Game Jam 2024 entries.

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【[Guide] Getting Behind the Lens Part 1: Visual Novel Camerawork? Why Bother? - by ingthing】

Blog post by Of Sense and Soul dev ingthing

This is part 1 of a series of blog posts about camera work in visual novels. Part 2 will delve into the implementation of camera techniques using Ren'Py

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New Tool: Make Visual Novels! Smart Voice Barks for Ren'Py!

This library simplifies the process of adding voice barks to your visual novel, with 30 premade voice barks by three voice actors.

It initially costs $10 USD, but will become free once $200 USD in revenue have been generated. Further revenue will be used to add additional features (see the itch page for a roadmap).

Itch.io link

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New Tool: Ren'Py Layout Tool by Wendy-Nam - Instantly Preview and Place Images in Ren'Py!

https://github.com/Wendy-Nam/RenPy-LayoutTool/tree/main

Load new images directly into your current scene as overlays, making it easy to visualize and adjust their positions without leaving the game.

🔑 Key Feature: Open the tool from anywhere in your game by pressing L!

Note: This tool is for previewing purposes only. It doesn't add images directly to the code but helps you assess the placement and suitability of multiple assets before finalizing your scene.

Key Features:

Drag-and-drop images onto your scene

Real-time position tracking

Supports Ren'Py image definitions and file paths

Light/dark bg filter toggle for easy viewing

Quick image removal with a trash bin

Can be used for fast UI, sprite, or background prototyping.

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Content Warning for game pages on Itchio!

https://npckc.itch.io/content-warning-generator

Honestly I think this can be used for more than game pages, as it is a modal pop-up for the page itself. Regardless--a very useful looking tool! You will need to edit/add custom CSS to your page in question to make this work.

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New Tool: Make Visual Novels! Ren'Py Smart Title Screens!

It's a drop-in solution that allows you create dynamic title screens that change according to where you currently are in the story, with little extra code.

https://remort-studios.itch.io/make-visual-novels-rsts

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The Dev Talk community has released recordings of talks held by seasoned VN devs!

How to get more out of your assets for your Visual Novels by Shino (VN Dev Talks 1)

Lessons from Improv for Interactive Narratives by Vimi (VN Dev Talks 2)

Marketing Visual Novel Tips from I just Want to be Single Dev Tsundere Studios (VN Dev Talks 3)

New Library: renpy-table by brunoais

It adds a table component that works as a drop-in replacement for grid. It works the same, except it allows you to use variable column sizes.

Itch.io

Source Code

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New Tool: Build Project for Ren'Py by BezerraC

This project contains scripts to automate the build process of games developed with Ren'Py for different platforms, including Android and Windows. The scripts are written in Python and use the subprocess library to execute build commands.

Git repository

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[Guide] How to Make a Visual Novel Solo by Arimia

A compilation of advice from over 30 solo vn-devs!

https://arimiadev.com/how-to-make-a-visual-novel-solo/

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