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The Truth About Writing Characters You Love

Posted on by Dave Pizza
Writing characters to seem real is essentially the sport of writing in a nutshell. Yet whether you are writing a book, engaging in some tabletop roleplaying, or creating a homunculus in your basement, there are some strategies. In fact, the title of this article was inspired by a very famous author I saw on television talking about how little time he spent developing story parts that it all actually sounded kind of–well–easy. The irony of character creation is most people have built into them everything needed to assess the realness of others in the real world. But what you might… Read the rest

The Ultimate Truth on World Building

Posted on by Dave Pizza
This article is a how-to on world building in writing. This article is equally accessible to creative writers, visual novel devs, and game devs. The devs are, of course, in the worldbuilding phase, but perhaps there is even another application I’ve overlooked, screenplay writing maybe. If you don’t even know what I’m talking about? Don’t worry! This is a general concept here. So, with that, let’s get you started. “Guys, where ARE we?” –Charlie, LOST When you start a new story, you need to write a little bit of it before you can figure out where it is or what… Read the rest

Make Dialogue Sound Effects With Tyranobuilder

Posted on by Dave Pizza
Welcome back to another article in my how-to series for gamers and game makers. Today I’ll be talking about making a dialogue blip sound effect in Tyranobuilder free! Sometimes known as dialogue blip. You might be able to use this in Ren’Py or VN Maker, or even other dev projects. Tyranobuilder is where I’ve staked my claim though right now. The sound effect is universally compatible though, just change the part where you actually implement to the protocol for whatever tool you are using. Okay, let’s get started. I’ve mentioned previously how I recently began development on my own visual… Read the rest

Visual Novel Background Creation Can Be Easy and Free

Posted on by Dave Pizza
Welcome, inspired readers, writers, and ambitious game devs to a new tutorial to assist in your personal game dev projects and how to make free visual novel background images at no cost. This is a very simple method but creates some fantastic results, so I’m here to share it with you. I write about visual novels and also experiment with making them for fun in Tyranobuilder, which you can find elsewhere on this website. (Make sure to read my article on Make Dialogue Sound Effects With Tyranobuilder) I have taught myself how to try many different techniques in creating them… Read the rest

The Character Creator is a Free Tool For World Building

Posted on by Dave Pizza
I talked earlier today about using character creators for game creation, particularly for a visual novel. I went on a hunt, first on Itch.IO, but then on Google. It took me less than a minute to find a free 2D character creator to work as a visual novel character maker. Here is a video of it in use. I trimmed the video so you didn’t have to do a click-play to a full Monty scenario. Check it out though, I was able to customize clothing, facial features, facial expressions, and body types. Here’s the video link: Character Creator, A Visual… Read the rest