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may 2023 art post

i've been working on too many games, as always... i really gotta come up with an excuse to draw more haha. anyway, here's what i have this month:

• trick newsletter! tried to draw a simple one since i was really busy at the end of the month... i think it turned out cute anyway.
• animated a little moxie just for fun! (wanted to capture the same energy as raspberyl's strut from disgaea 3)
• a proper witch outfit for eleni?? a little bit improper tho ;) i don't have anyt...
  2023-05-31 21:45:03 +0000 UTC View Post

dev diary: poffin game

this week is summer games done quick! which means eevee is running another games made quick jam! and i just finished my treat 8 wip build, so i thought it'd be fun to make another small game, this time about POFFIN!!

i've been looking longingly at gb studio ever since t...

Trick Comes Home - first build download

IT'S HERE!!!! it's less-than-an-hour's worth of stuff, so maybe it doesn't feel like a lot... but most of what's there is finished, aside from the illustrations/face art. so even though i was hoping to get a little farther in the main story by today, it's enough to share for now!

reminder: you will need rpgmaker vx ace RTP to run the download: https://www.rpgmakerweb.com/run-time-package 2023-05-23 18:54:48 +0000 UTC View Post

song preview: golden memory (treat 8)

this is a PLOT song!! a new version of "memory in sepia" from chapter 4 :)

i was torn between posting this one and krem's theme last time, so i decided to share this one today after all (since i don't have much in the way of new art right now...)

first treat 8 build is coming tomorrow! AAAAAA!!!!!

dev diary: oops this chapter is too long

SO... i'm considering (publicly) releasing treat 8 in 2 parts.

half because i don't want to keep people waiting forever, and half because there's a really good place to cut off the story so people can have fun speculating while i make the rest :)

i think doing it this way gives me a little more room to finish the chapter in early 2024 if i need to take a break to work on other things, BUT i'll do my best not to delay it too long. i want to finish the epilogue/do the full release i...

song preview: krem (treat 8)

i'm hopefully making a build in 2 weeks so people can finally play this, but here's the theme song for krem!! there's a version of it in syrup 2 as well, but i had to rearrange this one to be a little more relaxed since you can walk around krem for a while... i might extend the syrup 2 one too since the original loop was pretty short...

anyway, enjoy!!

Rain on Their Parade! - psds

got the art together!!! it's only 5 psds since it's a small game... or maybe 5 is a lot for a game this small? anyway, enjoy!

Rain on Their Parade! - postmortem

continuing my trend of doing a game jam every month this year, i successfully finished another ludum dare! but i couldn't have done it alone!! and i'm not even the one who got this team together, so really i was just along for the ride.

anyway, we released our game! so it's time for me to talk about how it went!!

the moonlight jammers are back, baby

we had so much fun making Green...

new collab game: Rain on Their Parade!

i finished another ludum dare! i made it with the same friends as last time, plus 2 more. (our team expanded...!)

this time, you play as a rain delivery cloud who delivers rain to whoever asks! it's an autoscrolling shooter-type game, and i did the character art again :) there are technically 3 endings, but it's light on story so i hop...

april 2023 art post

happy birthday treat!!! i felt inspired to draw a nice illustration that's not FOR anything, but since i'm posting it here on treat's birthday, i guess it was for something after all... lol

the only other thing i have is the trick newsletter art. i didn't draw any comics this month... because i was working on treat 8 instead!!!! omg i made so much progress you guys...... i did design a new character, but he's spoilers so i decided not to share just yet ;o;

i'm currently in the mid...

dev diary: treat 8, part 1

i was saying i'd take it easy this month, but whenever i take too much time off i just end up feeling sad or lost instead... so i've been working on treat since i was feeling really motivated to make some chapter 8 progress!!!

my current plan is to try and finish the first chunk of the game by 5/23 (trick’s birthday!) and then share the WIP build with patrons. it'd be like 1/3 of the story, assuming i can finish everything i have planned, which is admittedly a lot...

shortlist o...

Trick Comes Home: opening scene

i spend all weekend on treat 8 and now the first area is totally done! (title art is obviously placeholder tho)

i'll write up a dev diary next week!! treat 8 is real!!! aaaa!!!!!

another piece of candy: april strips

i think i shared the rough versions of these previously (except for syrup's birthday!), and technically the last one is going up in may... but these are what i worked on last week! enjoy :)

Charm Studies - scripts + PSDs

the assets are here!!! you can check out my picross code... i actually want to make a version of this that i can share for other people to use in their games, so i'm hoping i can clean it up more and find ways to make it more efficient for bigger grids. this also doesn't include the changes i know i'm gonna have to make for mobile... but i wanted to post this stuff anyway since the game's been out a week and i didn't wanna keep putting it off!!

6 psds and 4 scripts this time--for the ar...

dev diary: plans plans plans

so! i just did 2 month-long game jams in a row, which means i really gotta take it easy this month! i still need to share the psds+scripts for charm studies for higher tier patrons--those will be coming this week! but i don't think i have any other obligations this month aside from my weekly patreon posts (hi, this is one of those) and translation updates (many are in progress due to the new releases).

so this post is like, a bit of a "state of affairs" update, and a bit of thinking out...

march 2023 art post

i was so focused on charm studies, i didn't end up drawing that much outside of game assets. but the stuff i DO have is pretty good ;)

• i drew the cover art for C.T. Matthews' new game, Ducky's Delivery Service! (go wishlist it on steam!!!!) i did the art for her previous game as well (2023-03-31 20:03:31 +0000 UTC View Post

Charm Studies - art collection + soundtrack

the art collection is ready!!!! got the soundtrack together, too :)

Jaelights helped me with mastering for this one, so the songs sound the best they can, hehe.

enjoy!!!!!

Charm Studies - postmortem

the patron release was only yesterday, but i thought i'd write up the postmortem for this game tonight while it's still fresh in my mind. apologies if this post is a little scattered in places (and for posting it kinda late, oopsie).

this post contains SPOILERS!!! so make sure to play the game before reading.

let's go~!

a new life for an old project

around the end of 2021 i was invited to make a game for a bundle with some friends with the theme of MAGIC SCHOOL! it s...

Charm Studies - early release!

i finished my nanoreno game!!! waaaaaa!!!!!

you can get it here: https://nomnomnami.itch.io/charm-studies/patreon-access 

as always, you'll need an itch.io account to access the link.

public release will likely be the 31st since i have to do the art collection and get the soundtrack ready, and i don't want to rush too much.

hope you enjoy it!!

-nami

Charm Studies busts

it's cassia and senna! <3 i finished them all in one night... lol.

i might go back and add a bit more shading since these are EXTREMELY simple. i'm not sure yet, i like that the game's style is very simplified, i just can't decide if they look unfinished or not.

let me know what you guys think ;o

Charm Studies - v0.4 test build!

in case you missed it, i've been making a picross game for nanoreno. the story is done!!! so now you can play it :)

game summary:

CHARM STUDIES is a lo-fi picross game about young witches studying magic. you play as cassia, an air-headed girl who's currently failing charms class... luckily, senna has agreed to tutor her! the only problem is she's not very nice... c...

2023-03-18 00:26:11 +0000 UTC View Post

dev diary: picross in ren'py!

my nanoreno game is coming along nicely!!! i actually took the first week of the jam to get some rest between projects, and solidify some worldbuilding stuff before deciding what kind of puzzle game to make...

wait, why picross tho

i wanted a game where teen cassia is being tutored by another witch, and you have to complete puzzles to proceed in the story. my original idea when i first thought about making this game back in late 2021 was that i could have a little magic circle w...

magical beats to study to

i recently found a youtube tutorial for making lo-fi music, and it's really easy to do and suits the theme of my nanoreno project!! so this is the next soundtrack you have to look forward to :) enjoy!

february 2023 art post

i drew some fun stuff this month!

• i was watching some of the talks from vnconf, and pytom (the lead dev of ren'py) was still using some of the old art of eileen that he commissioned from me back in the day for his slides. so i drew him some new ones while i listened! i love eileen, she's very easy to draw and so cute hehe
• jaelights asked me to draw her a new icon, so i did it as a favor in r...
  2023-02-28 21:19:47 +0000 UTC View Post

Sex Advice Succubus - postmortem

wowee, it’s the first month-long game jam i’ve done since… contract demon??? woah. i’ve really missed this feeling!!! let’s get into it :)

how’d this happen anyway

i talked before about strawberry jam and how a “horny game” could mean a lot of different things. i’m still uncomfortable with the idea of making an explicitly nsfw game (i don’t play them myself) but i lik...

Sex Advice Succubus - psds

hehe, i'm on top of things with this release!!! here's all the psds from the game. there was no concept art of chloe because she's a really really old oc that i revived for this project... i'll include some old drawings of her in the art collection when i make it!

thanks as always <3

Sex Advice Succubus - early release!

my game for strawberry jam is FINISHED!!!!!!!

>> https://nomnomnami.itch.io/sex-advice-succubus/patreon-access <<

as usual, you will need an itch.io account to acess+download :)

also please read the game page for details since this game is def not gonna be for everyone! lol

i forgot to update the patron credits before making the build, so t...

dev diary: qmin's music player

i don't think i've talked about code in a while so i wanted to explain how i made the music player for my new game! (releasing this weekend???? AAAA)

ren'py has a built-in feature called the Music Room, which is normally meant as a bonus gallery you can go into at the end of your standard visual novel. but it totally works as its own little screen in the main game as you play!

the only iss...

sex advice succubus: main character concept

it's Qmin!!! (pronounced cumin)

she's the main character of the jam game i've been working on! the WIP build is available for higher tiers, but the game will be done in another couple weeks so everyone else will meet her soon <3

i was busy finishing comic strips today, i thought i might be able to color her ingame art for you guys but monday snuck up on me ;o; (thus i'm posting this a l...

Sex Advice Succubus - v0.5 test build

big warning for sexual topics!!!!! but there are no explicit images--it's just conversation. very much recommended 18+, but it's not a porn game. does that make sense?? i hope it does. more thoughts in my dev diary about this game.

SEX ADVICE SUCCUBUS is a cozy, mature chat simulator! you play as Qmin, a succubus who works for a company that provides ad...

2023-02-11 03:57:34 +0000 UTC View Post