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Renpy Tutorial 04 - Dialogue, Labels, Branches

https://youtu.be/4erbf-t0ohcHello thar, Meinos Kaen here… And welcome back to my tutorial video series for making games in Ren’py. This is the fourth and last in the Basics Series. After watching all of these four in sequence, you will have all you need to go out there and make your own Basic Visual Novel games wit...

BABELOMANIA - STEAM DEMO (OUT NOW!)

UPDATE: DEMO IS OUT NOW! https://store.steampowered.com/app/3515630/BABELOMANIA/ So, guess who had a crash course in Steamworks/Steampipe/Controller Setups and is now releasing a Demo for BABELOMANIA on the 1st of October in time for the SPOOKY SEASON? This guy :DBABELOMANIA's development, as I advised in the lates...

JPDE - Projects Update

Hello thar, Meinos Kaen here... And boy, what a crazy few months, huh?Not just for stuff of public knowledge –the whole debacle with the Payment processors and the Australian NGO behind it, the way Itch.io knee-jerked to it and they've still not recovered, Youtube views tanking for everyone because of new AI incl...

Renpy Tutorial 03 - Music, Sound, Audio Channels

INTRODUCTIONHello thar, Meinos Kaen here… And welcome back to my tutorial video series for making games in Ren’py. You've been showing the series SO much love. Your comments and feedback make my day, so thank you so much!Before we get into the meat of this video, a recommendation and an announcement. This begin...

JPDE2 Date Poll #3

Time for moar Aetherin stuff ;D I can't wait for the next update~ Choose!

Vacays Over, Back to Grind!

I am LE BACK! Fully recharged. Spent an amazing period with my family, half at the beach half in the mountains, but I missed my wife so much and I missed you, you little monsters. ;)It's time to do things again! Starting with another poll for JPDE2. ;D

HalfWay Through Vacay

Hello from Southern Italy! It's been great to be with my family again, and just disconnect... Halfway through, I'll be back on the 20th of August.But keep in mind that JPDE2's newest episode comes out for all Patrons on the 13th! :D That doesn't change.

JPDE2 Adagio of Darkness - 2.1 [TO VACUO] (Bug Fix)

The second of the BIG updates! BACK TO BACK! 2.0 added a complete overhaul of the exploration and battle systems... 2.1 adds the Dating Sim System!01/08/2025 - Uploaded new versions. Fixed a bug that prevented people from starting a new game.The second of the BIG updates! BACK TO BACK! 2.0 added a complete overhaul of ...

JPDE2 - Dating Sim Preview Alpha

A sneak peak at how the Dating Sim systems work!There are still a couple bells and whistles to add to the GUI. Also, I'm currently commissioning an artist to make Chibi style illustrations for all possible activities. :)

Tales of the Kinkeeper - Maria Codadivolpe Preview

Hello thar, Meinos Kaen here with an exclusive preview for the next character which shall be added to Tales of the Kinkeeper!The third and last member of the main trio of protagonists, Maria Codadivolpe! A young genius, prodigy in the sciences and pursuer of truth, she comes to Lagomorfo to replace the last constable a...

Renpy Tutorial 02 - Pause, Transitions, Movement

INTRODUCTIONHello thar, Meinos Kaen here… And welcome back to my tutorial video series for making games in Ren’py.I'm really glad that so many of you enjoyed the first video and found it useful. And I'm also grateful for the feedback about things I can do better or different. For example, I hadn't thoug...

JPDE2 - Evelyn Pin-Up Preview (Colour Update)

You better be ready to Dating Sim like you've never dating simmed before >:)

JPDE2 - Ninja Kitty Returns

Episode 11 is coming! Team JPDE will be going into Vacuo, and characters old and new will make their first appearance! Including the second member of Team RWBY, finally out of the shadows...!!!

JPDE2 - Evelyn Pin-Up Preview

As mentioned in yesterday's post, increasing your stats and relationships with characters will allow you to unlock a lot of aesthetic rewards... And the winner of the vote for the first set is Evelyn! :D

JPDE2 - Dating Sim Design

Hello, everyone! This is a very special post, where I introduce you to the next step in JPDE2: we're going full Dating Sim!Hello, everyone! This is a very special post, where I introduce you to the next step in JPDE2: we're going full Dating Sim!Hello, everyone! Meinos Kaen here with a very special post, where ...

RENPY TUTORIAL 01 - The Basics (Script Included)

Hello thar, Meinos Kaen here… And welcome to this tutorial video series for making games in Ren’py.What is this series and why am I making it? Well, I am a game developer and recently, I decided to open one of our games -JPDE2: Adagio of Darkness- to community content, starting with making quests for the game.As I ...

JPDE2 - Writers Room and Game Design Document+Ren'Py Tutorials

Hello thar, Meinos Kaen here!So, if you're in our Discord Server you might have noticed that I sent out a call to arms for Co-Writers. JPDE2's scope, now that the Dungeon and Exploration gameplay is fully integrated, is getting big, which means that I alone cannot properly fill it with content anymore... Hence ...

JPDE2 Adagio of Darkness - 2.0 IS HERE!

JPDE2 Adagio of Darkness was always supposed to have RPG gameplay.You can probably tell from the original very clunky attempt at making a dungeon exploration system... And the fact that I needed to have a battle system, no matter how experimental. Well, that has changed. It has changed thanks to the experienced I gaine...

JPDE2 - New Systems Update

alright... SO! New Dungeon Crawling system? Check. New Shin Megami Tensei inspired Battle System? Check. New Dialogue Beeps and more volume controls? Check! STATS UPDATE SYSTEM? CHECK! WHY DID I CHOOSE TO DO ALL OF THIS IN ONE MONTH, AGAIN?! [NEW UPDATE COMING THIS WEEK]

DevLog #2 - May Day!

Hello thar, Meinos Kaen here!May is going to be a very exciting month! First of all, Skolaztika is BACK! Which means GUI works are back on the menu! She's currently working on the Dungeon Crawl Screen for JPDE2! The next update of the story is going to be amazing~Second, Tales of Kinkeeper is proceeding smoothly, a...

JPDE2 - Post Easter Art Previews

Hello thar, Meinos Kaen here!Currently still in Italy visiting family, three more days before I go back home but the devving keeps on coming! :DHence why I'm here to showcase some art previews! The CG for Professor Peach's sciencecapades and the sketches for two characters who are about to rejoin the story... :...

_DAVID_SUMMONING_PROGRAM:ACTIVATED

So, yeah, I'm reworking the Dungeon Crawling and Battle System of JPDE2 :) Stay tuned!(Also, I will be on vacation from the 15th of April until the 25th!)

JPDE2 Art Preview - Octavia and Nebula Sprites

Hello thar, Papa Italiano with some previews...!!! Chocojax delivers again, and with these two sprites featuring the now civies members Team NDGO is finally complete, once again!In the wake of the Fall and the break-up of the team, Nebula and Octavia went into different careers. Nebula has become a trainer, following i...

PATREON UPDATE - NEW TIERS

Hello thar, Meinos Kaen here!Hope you're enjoying the new JPDE2 Volume 2 release, plus all the new projects me and the team have been working on! BABELOMANIAis full steam ahead, and I hope you gave a try toHawks of Bruylandand you're going to be there for Tales of the Kinkeeper~We're here today to discuss s...

JPDE2 - Volume 2 EP01 (PUBLIC RELEASE)

It's finally here! Ep01 is public! You can get the new update and read the update on Itch.io!https://jpde.itch.io/jpde2/devlog/918333/jpde2-ep10-start-of-volume-2

First Draft - JPDE2 Side Stories

Ladies, Gents, Rainbow Technicolor inbetween... It's time!This project has been a long time coming but you can finally get it! Instructions for how to do it are on the JPDE2 Discord (the Patreon page shall remain pure and pristine forever!) ^^ Hope you enjoy!

Projects Update Log #01 - The Month of Love

Hello thar, Meinos Kaen here...! Here with a first in its series blog about the state of things. With the team, but also with me because wow. It seems like I keep meeting incredible people and learning new skills (while also learning my limitations). And February is going to be a really eventful month!1) Hawks of Bruyl...

Hawks of Bruyland + JPDE2 TIME!

Hello thar, Meinos Kaen here...! LEADING A DIFFERENT TEAM!That's right! For the Sealed with a Kiss Jam 2025, Iwent Ronin.Team JPDE held the fort working on our usual games, while I sought allies among the galaxy of talented devs that populate the internet...Sure,I ended up making a team where most of the members ar...

Hawks of Bruyland - Preview

Hello thar, Meinos Kaen here!And it's time to share with you a little bit of what I've been focusing on this January~ Me and a bunch of other VNDevs have decided to join forces for the Sealed with a Kiss Jam. The result is Hawks of Bruyland...Which is honestly shaping up to be something I'm really proud. Fi...