Hello 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 with Ren'py!
This is not the last video tutorial I'm going to make, but the next subjects will be ...
2025-11-09 10:55:25 +0000 UTC View Post
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 :D
BABELOMANIA's development, as I advised in the latest PSA, has now become the priority here at ol' team ...
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 included alghos...- but also for behind the scene stuff. It has affected our projects in a few ways, so I figured this wou...
2025-09-11 10:06:43 +0000 UTC View Post
Hello 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 beginner video series is structured like a class, where you're supposed to have seen previous videos to understand certain basic concepts. Otherwise, the more we cover, t...
2025-09-02 19:00:25 +0000 UTC View PostTime for moar Aetherin stuff ;D I can't wait for the next update~ Choose!
2025-08-20 12:39:07 +0000 UTC View Post
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
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.
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 the exploration and battle systems... 2.1 adds the Dating Sim System!
If you're a long-time sub of this Patreon, you've p...
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. :)
2025-07-23 19:43:42 +0000 UTC View Post
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 after the events of Chapter 1 of the game... And let me tell you, our once peaceful slice of fantasy Italy will give her no shortage of opportunities to apply her...
2025-07-20 16:24:17 +0000 UTC View Post
Hello 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 thought about making the text bigger in the Code Editor while recording footage. That is now fixed.
Also, shout-out to my Video Editor, RangerSote. He's not on any socials ...
2025-07-15 19:58:22 +0000 UTC View Post
You better be ready to Dating Sim like you've never dating simmed before >:)
2025-07-12 17:04:47 +0000 UTC View Post
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...!!!
2025-07-09 12:15:02 +0000 UTC View Post
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
2025-07-09 12:00:17 +0000 UTC View PostHello, 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 I introduce you to the next step in JPDE2 Adagio of Darkness: we're going full Dating Sim! Some of you may remember how that worked in the original Sonata...
2025-07-08 20:27:50 +0000 UTC View Post
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 was putting together the Game Design Document and reference materials, though, I noticed that most of the popular Video Tutorials for Ren’py are… Old. Cruciall...
2025-06-25 18:54:00 +0000 UTC View PostHello 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 why I asked people in the community to join the project.
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 gained from working on the other projects, and in jams. It has changed thanks to the progress of the Ren'Py engine. It has changed thanks to hindsight, and y...
2025-05-29 14:01:05 +0000 UTC View Post
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]
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, and we're creating an amazing vibe for the story. The locations in the game are all inspired by central and southern Italy, p...
2025-05-03 13:10:46 +0000 UTC View Post
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! :D
Hence 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... :)
2025-04-22 14:00:18 +0000 UTC View PostSo, 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!)
2025-04-12 09:59:20 +0000 UTC View Post
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 in their coach's footsteps, while Octavia followed her penchant for drama and showbiz to incredible heights...!
Can't wait to re-introduce them in the story!
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! BABELOMANIA is full steam ahead, and I hope you gave a try to Hawks of Bruyland and you're going to be there for 2025-03-02 10:29:03 +0000 UTC View Post
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
2025-03-02 00:24:04 +0000 UTC View Post
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!
2025-02-14 11:11:31 +0000 UTC View Post
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!
Me and a team of other...
2025-02-04 19:03:23 +0000 UTC View Post
Hello thar, Meinos Kaen here...! LEADING A DIFFERENT TEAM!
That's right! For the Sealed with a Kiss Jam 2025, I went 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 are people I've already worked with in the past but I tried! Anyway, the team ...
2025-01-30 09:37:04 +0000 UTC View PostHello 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. First of all, this is the most ANIME thing I've ever written. Second, this game will show you <...
2025-01-24 22:49:33 +0000 UTC View Post