Helvetica Standard

1. Yes, the mosaic is the offender. This is also the main reason why plenty of decensored releases feature "oversized members." 2. I know about that but that's invasive. We need to use the palette the artist worked with. Using a brighter pink would make the vagina look way more pink than you picture it. Also, Azangar sent me the images, so I guess you guys like it? Oh, man Please don't rush me, this will take a while. XD P.S. I knew you guys would love it :3 P.P.S. No. I didn't touch the image except for the censored area. P.P.P.S. Sir! Yes Sir! >: D

Back. Here's a proper test (censored and decensored) Be advised that I avoided getting carried away with a lot of details as I need to preserve the artist style and intent. WARNING, NSFW http://imgur.com/SbUoOaM If you guys like it, then send the images my way to start working on them :3

That's the issue with decensoring. It is a makeshift process which image editors are tasked with (For US releases) Sometimes, image editors have no knowledge of genital anatomy or never thought they would be drawing this kind of thing for work. "True" decensoring would be simply acquiring the source image without the mosaics, and it would still look awkward. (Yuki Sakura is an example of this. For US release D.O. provided the uncensored CG's to the english team. They look far from natural.) Anyway , gonna run a couple of serious tests and post the results here. If you guys like them, then by all means send me the pics so I can start decensoring them :3

@maefdomn Here: http://vndb.org/g1019

Hmm this is odd. I have win 8.1 as well and never ran into this issue. Does this crash happens every time consistently or at different parts? Also, try skip-reading through this part to see if the crash happens while skipping is active.

@Ouraibaa I took the liberty of running a rough test. Here's a gif with "before" and "after" Please bear with me as it's 4:00 am and I used a mouse instead of my tablet XD WARNING, NSFW http://imgur.com/yfWnoaj Whatever you guys decide, I'm ready to edit the images. Just hope Azengar remembers me XD

I'm glad I reported to say I was still alive! XD Anyway, decensoring is possible. We can run a few test to see how it looks. It would be a nice touch and very slick move (Mirror Moon did it too for their translation of Fate/StayNight) Just be advised of a few things: *Original H-scene artists draw the genitals with the censorship in mind and thus add very little detail to them making decensor a real pain (image editors have to pretty much "imagine" the result) This is why some decensored scenes look odd. *The more aggressive the mosaic, the more "liberal" will be the result *For whatever reason, some people prefer giant mosaics than genitals ._. Overall, I believe it's an interesting idea. Contact me if you're willing to run some tests :3

Hopefully this thread is still on topic. XD Anyway, image editor here. Hope they haven't forgotten about me! Just popping my head letting everyone know I'm on stand by for images.

If the development is steady, commercial games could be playable on midrange PC's in a couple of years. It kinda depends on how good the cellPD is emulated + compatibility. Emu should also take advantage of multicore processors to lighten the load on GFX cards. Devs need to be careful, otherwise only the most powerful computers will be able to run the games properly if even barely.

I started last year on my own. Back then I only had my bones... I came across this page: http://www.renpy.org/ And then I began, first I learned how to program and script, then I showed my prototype, then people joined, then I had a team and last thing you know my project has evolved a lot. You don't actually need money, and the community will always help. The will? yes. And plenty of patience and dedication. My advice: Go for it. The sky's the limit. As for what platform to use, Ren'py has everything you need to get started. :3

Here's what your installation folder should look like: If anything's missing or "ASGARD/ IO" folder is empty, then OF COURSE you WON'T be able to run the game. XD For now uninstall everything and attempt to reinstall without changing drives or install locations. Also, change your system locale: control panel >language and region >change system locale >administrative tab > select: Japanese, japan. Reinstall, patch, and see if it works.

Ok, did some tests for installing and patching. Couldn't reproduce your error, even when installing on multiple hdd's or external hdd's Just to check: Inside the Asgard folder there's a folder Called DirectX, open it and double click the "dxsetup.exe" update and install as needed. Then try running the game again.

Pretty much this. 8.1 runs practically everything. (And I use a lot of obscure, weird software, mind you.)

Are you using "Applocale" ? If you do, then...DON'T. (It breaks a lot of VN's) Change your system locale MANUALLY.

This is due to a couple of reasons: 1. Original artist draws H-scenes with the censorship in mind, thus he/she makes sure to add as little detail as possible to the genitals so that the mosaic obscures them properly (If there's a localization, the artist sometimes provide the "uncensored" versions to the english team and as mentioned, the genitals on the source image lack detail and look sketchy.) Also, unless the image editors have the consent of the original artist, they cannot modify those bits to make them look better, resulting in "oddly shaped" members and "simple slit" vaginas. 2.Original images were either provided to the english team, censored, only allowed them to modify those, or original artist is not allowed to provide uncensored source images (for whatever reason or legal issues) example: ef, the first and latter tale. (in this case Minori gave to MG uncensored pics but they were instructed to add "mild" mosaic, NOT full uncensorship) genitals are at least more distinguishable than the original japanese version but they are still obscured.

Amane has to be it. Angelic Howl arc is godly and makes up for the first half of her route.

IT'S TIME TO.............TEASE!! TEASE TEASE TEASE!! BIG UPDATE COMING REAL SOON :3

FUWA! On behalf of the Project Violet Team we'd like to thank you for your support and your feedback on our project. Many, many thanks! It really means a lot to us! And now. Me, project leader, yours truly, Helvetica Standard present you with a surprise post! <3 Character bios! enjoy and again, THANKS! *bows*

There's a bunch more that happens behind the scenes than just our regular updates, though XD I can give you some info/tips/advice/details so you can use them as base/guide to your project. :3 I'd be glad to help too, if you need anything else. Good luck with the project <3

Fixed! thanks for the heads up, I didn't notice! xD

Many thanks, I'm glad you like it! <3 It'll take a while, but I'll draw all the sprites. Stay tuned for updates :3

That's perfectly possible! the latest build of Ren'py supports distributions for Android and IOS. :3 We'll definitely release those versions once the VN is completed.

T-Thanks a lot for the feedback, mr.QC'er... he he he he.... Now...I'm going to go apeshit if I hear "purple prose" in this thread again... щ(ಠ益ಠщ)

thanks for your feedback and suggestions once again! <3 Now to answer your doubts and suggestions: less telling more showing: I won't lie, I don't agree. It's a visual novel that's true, but I'd like to focus on the narrative for now. more sentences per dialog string: As I said, I agree. Will look into it ASAP. intro movie: I'm glad you like it. sound on roof SFX: Word. replaced by a more fitting one. VN jargon: Great idea! I will change the text colour instead of using quotes, MANY THANKS. Phone conversation: was written like this on purpose, also formal dialogue is something I would like to keep as a personal preference. (I don't like VN's with overly colloquial dialogue between characters.) Aoki's voice: Must be stiff. (personality trait.) Music: glad you like it, "carnival" one is on purpose. Happens when they're doing dumb shit. XD UI is clean. side images are not transparent by default. Not sure if it's on your end only XD (tested many times already.) ringing sound: will be toned down, sorry XD sasaki's dialog: will be revised, thanks! Narrative: will be worked on to add more upon it make it flow better, as for the plot: not changing step 1, step 2 routine. It's the common route, and nothing much in regard to story progression is going to happen in the first chapter. pacing: slowing it down, totally agree. Thanks again for your time, your feedback helped us a lot! I'm glad you've liked it so far, we'll make sure to keep working on making it even better. :3

Many thanks for your feedback. We really appreciate this kind of good criticism. This helps us a lot in improving the VN! Anyway, Helvetica Standard here. I'm project leader and I'm in charge of writing, programming, scripting and design. Nice to meet you! :3 First, my own disclaimer xD: I apologize in advance but I'm no writer. I'm a graphic designer and that's about it. I did study literature a couple of years but that's all. That said, yeah I know the ugly prose is a turnoff right away but I assure you I'm doing my best to revise the text with what little free time I have (my job is very demanding) And it is due to this time constraint that I can't do much on that front. We have however, an excellent editor (Chocolatemilkgod) and he is working very hard to help the writing come along. I thank you for your advice on this and I will certainly work on the writing so it flows better and is easier to read. :3 About your technical problems: 1. default window resolution for the VN is 1280x720. As far as I know, Ren'py has yet to implement support for full HD VN's the same can be said about support for tablets, I'm indeed impressed with the fact that Violet Hill actually worked on your surface pro! XD 2.Text can't be resized at will by readers on the fly (not supported by Ren'py) but I can include a "change font" feature to allow users to pick the one they find easier to read. Default font size is 20px. A fair bit larget than most VN's so I'm not sure what might be wrong. About your first impressions: *Agreed on the sentence grouping, I'll check with Chocolatemilkgod about the word flow in sentences, thanks for your advice. *Agreed on the dripping sound at the start, I'll reduce the frequency and add more latency. *Agreed on the narrative hook, i'll work on more attractive alternatives. About your issue with our website: site is based on "Blogger", not wordpress. that might be causing your problem. we'll do a wordpress variant of the site for those who are not familiar with "Blogger". Anyway, many thanks for your feedback and suggestions, we really appreciate it! Stay tuned for updates.