Latest Posts by marsh-snail - Page 2
because it’s easier, isn’t it? to not do anything?
Don't know if anyone else has made a post like this already, but of the numerous things that In Stars and Time does well, I love how every party member has a different naming convention for their skills
We got Siffrin, all puns. Knife to Meet You is quite clean
We got Mirabelle, all cutesy names that would feel at home in a magical girl manga. Artsy Silent Burst is my favorite
We got Isabeau, who definitely just named his skills after what he shouts when using them. Can't decide if I like BREAK, BREAK!!! or WE WILL WIN!!! more
Then we got Odile, with the very functional [element] [rank] formatting straight out of the original Final Fantasy games. I'm quite partial to Paper α V
And then of course there's Bonnie, with their various Techniques that sound disproportionately cool compared to what they actually do. And yet, who can stand up to the might of the Billion Blows Technique?
i love gay people
(inspired by this post)
So there's this thing my cat does, where when you're sleeping, he'll jump on you and demand pets while pawing at your face and meowing. I'm imagining Siffrin doing something similar to Isabeau. "Hey. Hey." -bap bap bap- "Hold me."
He has entered the third dimension
he is.. Kind of rigged. The cloak rig in particular is truly a disaster - so much so that for the statue i just poly-modeled it into shape. the topology is also a bit challenged in the joint areas - so he is far from perfect, but I love him and I learned so much making him!!!
A doodle comic I did for @anyatomy! He requested a doodle of Odile from In Stars and Time, and I went a little ham on it. Thank you so much for donating!
(I'm currently raising money for careforgaza, so if you would like a doodle of a similar (but far less complex) nature... perhaps mosey on over to this fundraiser...?)
STARS
ANYONE ELSE THINK ABOUT THIS FUCKING MOMENT. BECAUSE I SURE DO. this initially was just me wanting to draw loop being angry as hell for fun but then i was like "remember when their portrait changed to siffrins for a sec that one time" and the entire drawing changed. and i spent 2 hours trying toget this damn gif to work . what a nightmare. but its fineeeee so heres the pics by themselves in less crunchy quality
YOOOOOO SLOOPS BLOG!!! A request......perhaps post dueling. But of the silly variety and not the "I'll kill you and take your place" variety.
Day 3: out of adrenaline
"Do you know something?"
Hello vros this thing is finally done after not working on it for two weeks
IM FREEEEEE
And the song is there I am. There I am again by turbonic flaws 🌈🌈
I had a vision.
Siffrin got a bit too silly and gives Isa multiple kisses, Isa flustered and trying to hold his excitement (drawing prompt dropped, you’re welcome :3)
Thank you!!!
Gotta kiss both cheeks!!!!!!!
i've doodled a shitpost today, and i realized that my way of drawing isa has improved immensely and now im here just constantly doodling
i have. art stuff (and a fanfic) to finish but... isafirn.. save me isafrin..
Good touch
Pose was base on this image down below. Made by @mellon-soup
(You nod furiously.)
I think Loop should be allowed to make an "you are what you eat" joke, laugh way too hard about it, and then have a little breakdown while Sif just kinda stares at them across the tree
take out my heart that beats in your chest
The only way you can help me, Stardust, is if you let me win this table tennis game!
Why “stardust”?
Decided to do this challenge!
made by @siffrin-enthusiast
In Act 4, if you've used the Call Loop skill at least 10 times, there is a random chance that you can trigger this conversation upon looping to Dormont.
breaks my heart.
Siffrin and Bonnie :) They're prolly gonna go take them somewhere to get ker-pranked
📚 A List Of Useful Websites When Making An RPG 📚
My timeloop RPG In Stars and Time is done! Which means I can clear all my ISAT gamedev related bookmarks. But I figured I would show them here, in case they can be useful to someone. These range from "useful to write a story/characters/world" to "these are SUPER rpgmaker focused and will help with the terrible math that comes with making a game".
This is what I used to make my RPG game, but it could be useful for writers, game devs of all genres, DMs, artists, what have you. YIPPEE
Writing (Names)
Behind The Name - Why don't you have this bookmarked already. Search for names and their meanings from all over the world!
Medieval Names Archive - Medieval names. Useful. For ME
City and Town Name Generator - Create "fake" names for cities, generated from datasets from any country you desire! I used those for the couple city names in ISAT. I say "fake" in quotes because some of them do end up being actual city names, especially for french generated ones. Don't forget to double check you're not 1. just taking a real city name or 2. using a word that's like, Very Bad, especially if you don't know the country you're taking inspiration from! Don't want to end up with Poopaville, USA
Writing (Words)
Onym - A website full of websites that are full of words. And by that I mean dictionaries, thesauruses, translators, glossaries, ways to mix up words, and way more. HIGHLY recommend checking this website out!!!
Moby Thesaurus - My thesaurus of choice!
Rhyme Zone - Find words that rhyme with others. Perfect for poets, lyricists, punmasters.
In Different Languages - Search for a word, have it translated in MANY different languages in one page.
ASSETS
In general, I will say: just look up what you want on itch.io. There are SO MANY assets for you to buy on itch.io. You want a font? You want a background? You want a sound effect? You want a plugin? A pixel base? An attack animation? A cool UI?!?!?! JUST GO ON ITCH.IO!!!!!!
Visual Assets (General)
Creative Market - Shop for all kinds of assets, from fonts to mockups to templates to brushes to WHATEVER YOU WANT
Velvetyne - Cool and weird fonts
Chevy Ray's Pixel Fonts - They're good fonts.
Contrast Checker - Stop making your text white when your background is lime green no one can read that shit babe!!!!!!
Visual Assets (Game Focused)
Interface In Game - Screenshots of UI (User Interfaces) from SO MANY GAMES. Shows you everything and you can just look at what every single menu in a game looks like. You can also sort them by game genre! GREAT reference!
Game UI Database - Same as above!
Sound Assets
Zapsplat, Freesound - There are many sound effect websites out there but those are the ones I saved. Royalty free!
Shapeforms - Paid packs for music and sounds and stuff.
Other
CloudConvert - Convert files into other files. MAKE THAT .AVI A .MOV
EZGifs - Make those gifs bigger. Smaller. Optimize them. Take a video and make it a gif. The Sky Is The Limit
Marketing
Press Kitty - Did not end up needing this- this will help with creating a press kit! Useful for ANY indie dev. Yes, even if you're making a tiny game, you should have a press kit. You never know!!!
presskit() - Same as above, but a different one.
Itch.io Page Image Guide and Templates - Make your project pages on itch.io look nice.
MOOMANiBE's IGF post - If you're making indie games, you might wanna try and submit your game to the Independent Game Festival at some point. Here are some tips on how, and why you should.
Game Design (General)
An insightful thread where game developers discuss hidden mechanics designed to make games feel more interesting - Title says it all. Check those comments too.
Game Design (RPGs)
Yanfly "Let's Make a Game" Comics - INCREDIBLY useful tips on how to make RPGs, going from dungeons to towns to enemy stats!!!!
Attack Patterns - A nice post on enemy attack patterns, and what attacks you should give your enemies to make them challenging (but not TOO challenging!) A very good starting point.
How To Balance An RPG - Twitter thread on how to balance player stats VS enemy stats.
Nobody Cares About It But It’s The Only Thing That Matters: Pacing And Level Design In JRPGs - a Good Post.
Game Design (Visual Novels)
Feniks Renpy Tutorials - They're good tutorials.
I played over 100 visual novels in one month and here’s my advice to devs. - General VN advice. Also highly recommend this whole blog for help on marketing your games.
I hope that was useful! If it was. Maybe. You'd like to buy me a coffee. Or maybe you could check out my comics and games. Or just my new critically acclaimed game In Stars and Time. If you want. Ok bye
In Stars and Time is fun, because you have this protagonist who, at the start of the game already has a perilously low opinion of himself, and then you get to watch as his mental health hits rock bottom
And then! They pull out a shovel and start digging!!