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  1. Wow, well done! I think you did a great job of making the admin panel clear enough, but this is just icing on the cake. It should make things really accessible to others in the future. Thanks!
  2. COPIED/MOVED FROM THIS THREAD: I know. They look pretty awesome. This is my first exposure to copyright law/criticism (not a lot of that in the things I study @ university). Very interesting. WORK UPDATE: Spreadsheet : All the games on that list have been updated on the spreadsheet! I decided to keep the JAST/Mangagamer ones on the sheet (but struck-out and greyed) so that updating the list next time will be faster and easier (don't have to check which projects are done by them, etc.). Database : I'm planning on starting a few of those, but a priority list would be VERY helpful (so I can manage my photoshop time more efficiently). NOTE: I'm going to move this discussion (about upcoming games/database) to my volunteer thread, that way people can keep posting on this thread if they'd like about visual novels.
  3. I know. They look pretty awesome. This is my first exposure to copyright law/criticism (not a lot of that in the things I study @ university). Very interesting. WORK UPDATE: Spreadsheet : All the games on that list have been updated on the spreadsheet! I decided to keep the JAST/Mangagamer ones on the sheet (but struck-out and greyed) so that updating the list next time will be faster and easier (don't have to check which projects are done by them, etc.). Database : I'm planning on starting a few of those, but a priority list would be VERY helpful (so I can manage my photoshop time more efficiently). NOTE: I'm going to move this discussion (about upcoming games/database) to my volunteer thread, that way people can keep posting on this thread if they'd like about visual novels.
  4. Tay

    Tay

    Yay, Meru! I'm so happy to find another Katawa Shoujo fan. What was your first route in the game? Mine was Lilly, and wow... what a rollercoaster. I remember finishing the game and sitting in stunned, happy, blown-away silence for a few minutes, not really sure about what I'd just experienced. (Turns out, it was the glory of Visual Novels...) I get really excited talking about KS, so please ignore the plethora of exclamation points in this reply. Da, that's true. I didn't know anything about VNs at the time, so I'd never encountered the Western-VN stigma that seems to exist. Also, I've only just started to learn Japanese, so I didn't know about the "Katawa" word scandal. As for the premise overall, it's unfortunately an easy attack. I think the only and best defense of the game, tho, is sitting down and playing it for a little while. So respectful, so well done, and so amazing!
  5. How far are you in Fate/Stay Night? Isn't it the freakin' coolest thing ever? I started with Katawa Shoujo (first time a game grabbed my heart in the way VNs do) and then went to Fate. Amazing stuff... amazing stuff...
  6. : ) That's exactly my point, too! We're looking for "freakin' amazing!" for your freakin' amazing site! No need to apologize for it, we're all pulling for fuwanovel! We'll get it right, but hopefully something okay-ish will come up which will allow you to launch the FAQ sooner rather than later. Spasibo! Tay PS: I use CamStudio-Recorder for the VNs. It's free and awesome.
  7. Dun-dun-dun-dun!!!! An amazing thing has happened! ... Actually, two amazing things have happened. I finished Draft #2 of the video project. Is it great? Not really. Is it what Aaeru asked for? Not exactly. More on this below.I found out that OTHERS are working on the video project, too! And when I say others, I mean other capable video editors. I'm not a fantastic editor, so the fact that there are amazing people working on this means that Fuwanovel will get a good final product and a decent representation of Aaeru's desires. : ) Yay OKAY, a few notes about Draft #2: Things that Aaeru didn't want to happen which happened: it's 5 minutesThere are only 3 clipsIt's not snappy or always hilarious Things I learned in the process: 20 second clips aren't enough to give a situation context. I tried it several ways and showed it to a few people, but nobody could gather what gameplay was like, or what the point of a VN was, from short, context-less clips#1 may simply be a result of my mediocre video editing skillsI don't want to do video editing for a living. (Yay medicine!)
    1. okami55

      okami55

      Excellent video.

    2. Sieg

      Sieg

      Seconded

    3. Kendjin

      Kendjin

      Brought a shiver to my spine, remembering all those good games.

  8. I'll be updating the PDF for the new fuwanovel links (no longer beta! Congrats!) and adding Otome games as well. Should be ready by tonight. Thanks for everything! EDIT: Okay, the links are updated and the Otome games added! Inventory is up to date : )
  9. Update: Hopefully I'll have something done by tonight. : )
  10. Okay... Here is Draft 1 of my Intro to Visual Novels video. It's not the greatest thing that ever happened to man, by any means, but it's a first shot. I'm up for suggestions, criticism, suggestions, etc. I tried to incorporate all sorts of sources (including my own experience), and I hope you all feel like it's representative of your feelings. Aaeru's opinion matters most of course, because she's the one commissioning it. A few notes before you watch it: If you don't like it, that's fine! Please give me feedback.Incorporating video of anime/VNs did not work well. That's why I went with this option. If anyone has the skills to more successfully integrate VN/Anime video, wonderful! I'll be happy to send the video I've captured or downloaded to help the process.The video goes up to HD, so go fullscreen if you have good internet : ) Click the icon above to go to the youtube video. Or click this link.
  11. Yes, sir. That's how AWESOME Aaeru's packaging is : ). You download, double click on the unpacker, and boom!
  12. What's the best way to digest Sharing is Liberty? Starting with post 1 and going until post x? By tag?
  13. EDIT: I will use this top post as a placeholder for the latest versions of the inventory. You can always click the image below to get the latest and greatest inventory .pdf update. (Image Deleted)
  14. Whew! Finally done! I just finished testing all the VNs on the site using 3 different Windows 7 setups. I'm here to post my results: The Good News: All of the Visual Novels Aaeru has uploaded work very well on Windows 7. Thank you, Aaeru,for providing an AMAZING source for these visual novels! The Other Good News: The torrent speed is still VERY fast. I'm seeding, the service Aaeru has chosen is seeding, and for each file I'm reading download speeds of >1MBPS. (WOW) Still More Good News: My aim with this verification was to build a quick-reference .pdf with extra info to reference (like play time, user notes for the computer-challenged,etc.) I hope this will be helpful to the community! The Last Good News: With my initial run complete, I'm planning on keeping this updated as the site grows. If anyone has additions/suggestions or problems with the document, I'll be around to make changes dynamically! So! Feel free to click the image below (or this link) to be taken to the Fuwanovel Inventory pdf! PS: A note about the play times --- I averaged the VNDB playtimes with those around the net. Not surprisingly, the VNDB estimates are pretty accurate. I did change a few, though.
  15. @ Aaero: Are you planning on hosting A Kiss for the Petals/Sono Hana 6? It's entitled Whisper with Lips and Kisses. As I've gone through to verify the VNs, I noticed we have 1-5, plus 7, skipping 6. Spasibo!
  16. Hello all, I need your help! I'm putting together a video introduction to visual novels for the site's FAQ page and want to pool our brain cells. Please take 3 minutes and answer a few questions. Thanks a ton! Tay * * * * * * * * * * In your own words, what is a visual novel? What makes you love VNs? Name one favorite song from a VN: Can you think of a moment in a VN-to-Anime where the anime perfectly effectively mirrored or embodied the novel? If you have any additional comments about what you'd like to see or would suggest be added to a "What are visual novels?" youtube video, please add those comments below.
  17. @ Bolverk: Really great thoughts. If you want to put some content together or help me at all, I would LOVE any additional brains/support/feedback for the project : ). @ Aaeru: What font is used on the homepage? I want to match the font to the video. Thanks!
  18. PS: I've downloaded all the VNs on the site as of last night and am currently checking them on Win 7. I don't have a mac or linux, but I can at least verify they work for windows. PPS: Also, the torrents downloaded with crazy speed and only one or two seeds! How did you set them up to download so fast?
  19. Tay

    Tay

    Is that unusual? I haven't been around long enough to hear which VNs are "starters" as opposed to "advanced" (or whatever), but yeah, Katawa Shoujo blew me away, ripped my heart in two and showed me the light. I'm forever converted to the VN medium now : )
  20. ... Hm. Okie dokie, I'll give it my best shot. Don't expect a perfect first draft, and plan on treating it as a starting point, but I'll try to have something to you within a day or two. Thanks, boss : )
  21. That makes two of us : ). What got you into VNs? Have you read many?
  22. Yet! : ) Yeah, here's looking to you, science. Here's the to-dos I'm getting from your post: Let me itemize my skills for each one, and you can send me to work immediately on one or two. FAQ - When you say that they need to be "made," do you mean written? What do you need done here? I'm a pretty good regular and technical writer. Database - What goes into populating the database? Copying games and links from VNDB? Frontpage News - Writing news... I'm decent at writing, and I can scour VN blogs for content, but did you have something else in mind? Banners - I've got photoshop and I'm pretty good at it. What do you need done? Do you have images/desired sizes that need to be put together? Testing the Games - I'd love to do this!!! I'll get started ASAP. (I've got super-fast internet and a new 1TB hard drive : )) Video Clip - Hm... Video editing... Do you have the clips, or do you want us/me to record playing parts of games and then put them together with epic music and epic narration? I've done lots of video editing... but I'm not fantastic yet. Photoshop is a stronger skill at this point, tho I do have ~300 hours editing experience. (Sorry! I'm a medicine dude, and haven't had any time to take classes or practice fun stuff like video editing : )) I'll start ASAP with the testing games thing, but if you want to give me one or two other projects I'll start right away. Bless his heart : ). Well, I'm really excited about the new site, and with time I hope to prove myself worthy of being your right-hand man (a Maul to your Sidious, if you will ; )).
  23. Tay

    Tay

    Hello, I'm Taylor (Tay)! Happy to be here. I'm a pre-med student at the university of Utah and love reading visual novels in my spare time. I found visual novels through Katawa Shoujo, fell in love with them, and was forever converted by Fate/Stay Night. I love the idea of "slice of life"and how visual novels are really the only medium that does them well. I'm not really into anime, but I'm giving it a fair shot this year (sword art online is totally doing it for me). Fate Zero is also really good. I married my best friend, love my work at the hospital, and am applying to medical school this summer. Lastly, Funwanovel is the future of Visual Novels in the west! I hope to play a role in the community!
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