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    Kosakyun reacted to EricMatyas in Building a Free Library of Images for Everyone   
    Hey Fellow Creators,

    Brand new concrete textures are ready on my TXR - Concrete - Artistic page.  They're 100% free to use with attribution, like my thousands of other images and music tracks.

    You can access them here:
    https://soundimage.org/images-home-page/

    If you possibly can, please consider making a small donation on my site.  As I've said, my site is 100% ad-free and community-supported.  I pay for everything myself so your contributions really help a lot. Thanks in advance for your support.  🙂
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    Kosakyun reacted to EricMatyas in Sharing My Music and Sound FX - Over 2000 Tracks   
    Greetings Creatives,

    Does anyone need some custom music created? I do it very affordably...give me a shout! My contact info is here:

    https://soundimage.org/custom-work/

    In the meantime, here's a brand new track I created for my World page:

    "CARIBBEAN MOONLIGHT "
    https://soundimage.org/world/

    It's 100% free to use with attribution, like my thousands of other tracks.

    Enjoy and keep being creative!  🙂
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    Kosakyun reacted to HataVNI in Why Aren’t There MORE Visual Novel Translations? - A Meta Analysis   
    I listened to this video while doing the dishes and I really like this type of content. This could have also been a discussion during a VNture podcast. Very nice, make more such content, Ange. You also went through the translation/localization process really well, but there are some things you missed to mention.
     
    1.) Reliance on JP Tech support

    Often the Japanese side has to be included in the process, since some engines are so proprietary that only they own the license/decryption keys. And the Japanese pipeline and the hierarchies that decisions have to go through are known to be extremely slow and full of hindrances. Usually when developers announce that there are "technical issues" it is often because the communication between the English and the Japanese side is halted due to the project being trapped in THEIR programming cycle. A lot of engines have been cracked and are also allowed to be officially worked on, but for some the Japanese side reserve the agency to make adjustments to the engine and confirm changes the western side wants to make.

    2.) Steam Cuts

    Another thing that can hold up a production process are Steam Cuts, which require not only dedicated staff to go through the game text, but also make appropriate suggestions where to make these cuts, Sometimes it is as easy as to just cut at a fade to black and then continue with the next scene, but sometimes you want to create a defused scene that still makes it possible to tell that there's something lewd happening. The decision process behind these changes then also have to be confirmed by higher staff. And it is also often really hard to come to an agreement with all parties since everyone who has a stake in the localization process might have a different opinion.

    3.) The lack of responsibility

    Also, behind the scenes, ghosting and leaving projects mid-work isn't exactly uncommon in official localization projects either. There are NDAs at every company, I signed one during my time at JAST myself, but it isn't uncommon that - due to disappointment in quality/miscommunication a staff member just quits and the project is then left in limbo. Even if there are contracts attaching you to the project, due to the semi-anonymity that a lot of previous fan translators living in different places around the globe possess, it is hard to really enforce consequences on them. 

    TLDR; Even in the actual localization process, projects can be ghosted and there are a lot of possible complications.
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    Kosakyun reacted to Clephas in Why Aren’t There MORE Visual Novel Translations? - A Meta Analysis   
    It is an issue, and one that doesn't really need to happen with localized VNs.  To be blunt, compared to JVNs that haven't been localized, the prices are unbelievably cheap even in the most expensive cases.  There is no excuse for pirating localized VNs... especially since sales on digital versions are a regular thing if you just wait.
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    Kosakyun reacted to EricMatyas in Building a Free Library of Images for Everyone   
    Sharing is caring!

    I've created and uploaded some cool new bark textures. They live on my Bark - Artistic (Tile-able) page.  As always, you can access them here:

    https://soundimage.org/images-home-page/

    Also, for those of you who use my music tracks, MP3 Music Packs are now available on my site so you can quickly download all of my tracks at once for the following genres:

    Fantasy
    Sci-Fi
    Puzzle Music
    Chiptunes
    Dark/Ominous
    Horror/Surreal
    Funny/Quirky/Weird
    Action Music
    and more.

    https://soundimage.org/mp3-music-packs/

    This should be a huge time-saver. I've had Ogg music packs available for a while, but for all of you who prefer the MP3 format, here they are.

    Enjoy, keep creating and have a good weekend! 🙂
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    Kosakyun reacted to EricMatyas in Sharing My Music and Sound FX - Over 2000 Tracks   
    Hi Everyone,

    This week's new free music tracks are:

    On my Fantasy 12 page:

    "KINGDOM IN DESPAIR"
    https://soundimage.org/fantasy-12/

    2 tracks on my Chiptunes 5 page:

    "DANGEROUS DESCENT"
    "PIXEL CHAMP"
    https://soundimage.org/chiptunes-5/

    And on my Positive/Upbeat page:

    "BALLOONS FOREVER"
    https://soundimage.org/positive-upbeat/

    As always, they are 100% free to use with attribution.

    Other News:

    I've been creating cool music videos for some of my music tracks and posting them on YouTube.  Here's the link if anyone is interested:

    https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC6mnTEE6xP74YcZDpkKGy-A/videos

    Enjoy...and have a good week!  🙂
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    Kosakyun reacted to EricMatyas in Sharing My Music and Sound FX - Over 2000 Tracks   
    Happy May Everyone!

    If you possibly can, please consider making a small donation on my website to help support my efforts. There are monthly costs involved with operating the site, and donations from the creative community really help me a lot.

    That said, I have more brand new music tracks for your projects...as always, they are 100% free to use with attribution:

    On my Fantasy 12 page:

    "THE BOOK OF RIDDLES"
    https://soundimage.org/fantasy-12/

    On My Funny 8 page:

    "THE BLOB MONSTER FACTORY"
    https://soundimage.org/funny-8/

    And on my Positive/Upbeat page:

    "THE WINNER"
    https://soundimage.org/positive-upbeat/

    Please stay safe and keep being creative!  🙂
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    Kosakyun reacted to EricMatyas in Sharing My Music and Sound FX - Over 2000 Tracks   
    YES...you can freely use my music and sounds in commercial projects...(I've been getting that question a lot lately on social media.) So no worries...just be sure to properly attribute me as indicated on the attribution page on my site:

    https://soundimage.org/attribution-info/

     Enjoy and make money with your projects!

    That said, this week's new free music tracks are:

    On my Fantasy 12 page:

    "ENCHANTED ENDING "
    https://soundimage.org/fantasy-12/

    And on my Sci-Fi 12 page:

    "STRANDED IN THE OUTER RIM"
    https://soundimage.org/sci-fi-12/

    Stay safe and keep creating!  :-)
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    Kosakyun reacted to EricMatyas in Sharing My Music and Sound FX - Over 2000 Tracks   
    Greetings Fellow Creatives,

    If at all possible, please consider making a small donation on my website to help support it. The site does cost money to operate and I pay for everything myself.  Contributions from the creative community really help me a lot.  Thanks in advance. 

    https://soundimage.org/donate/

    That said, I've created some new tracks for everyone...as always 100% free to use with attribution. They are:

    On my Dark/Ominous 2 page:

    "DARK LANDS"
    https://soundimage.org/dark-ominous-2/

    And on my Puzzle Music 7 page:

    "THE BUBBLE GUM FACTORY "
    https://soundimage.org/puzzle-music-7/

    Stay safe and have a good week.  🙂
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    Kosakyun reacted to EricMatyas in Sharing My Music and Sound FX - Over 2000 Tracks   
    Hi Everyone,

    This week's new free-to-use-with-attribution tracks are:

    On my Fantasy 12 page:

    "ZOMBIE ARCADE"
    https://soundimage.org/fantasy-12/

    On my Puzzle Music 7 page:

    "CRYPTIC CLUES"
    https://soundimage.org/puzzle-music-7/

    And on my Sci-Fi 12 page:

    "ALIEN COLOSSEUM"
    https://soundimage.org/sci-fi-12/

    OGG MUSIC PACKS

    Please don't forget about my  Ogg music packs. Each pack contains all of my tracks to date for the following genres:

    FANTASY - over 260 tracks
    SCI-FI - over 260 tracks
    FUNNY/QUIRKY/WEIRD - over 200 tracks
    PUZZLE - over 130 tracks
    CHIPTUNES - over 100 tracks
    ACTION - over 80 tracks
    DARK/OMINOUS - over 50 tracks
    HORROR/SURREAL - over 50 tracks

    https://soundimage.org/ogg-music-packs-2/

    They're super-affordable and a great way to support my efforts.

    Enjoy!  🙂
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    Kosakyun reacted to EricMatyas in Sharing My Music and Sound FX - Over 2000 Tracks   
    A lot of folks don't realize that I have 15 pages full of free sound effects on my site. Just like my music tracks, they're free to use with attribution. Links to my sound effects pages are listed on the right side of every page on my site below the music links.

    That said, this week's new sound effects are on these pages:

    SFX - ANIMALS
    https://soundimage.org/sfx-animals/

    SFX - ELECTRONICS
    https://soundimage.org/sfx-electronic/

    I hope some of them are helpful!  🙂

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    Kosakyun reacted to EricMatyas in Sharing My Music and Sound FX - Over 2000 Tracks   
    Does anyone need some custom music created? I can do it very affordably...hit me up!
    https://soundimage.org/custom-work/

    In the meantime, here's a new looping track on my Fantasy 12 page:

    "FOREST WEDDING"
    https://soundimage.org/fantasy-12/

    You can also check out some of my videos here:
    https://www.youtube.com/@Soundimageorg/videos

    Enjoy and have a good week!  🙂
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    Kosakyun reacted to EricMatyas in Sharing My Music and Sound FX - Over 2000 Tracks   
    Hey Everyone,

    Please don't forget about my Ogg music packs which enable you to download all of my tracks from various genres at once...a real time-saver. Plus Ogg tracks sound richer than MP3s...and they tend loop better in game engines, too.

    https://soundimage.org/ogg-music-packs-2/

    In the meantime, here's another brand new track on my Rock page:

    "80s TEEN MELODRAMA"
    https://soundimage.org/rock/

    Enjoy and have a good week.  🙂
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    Kosakyun reacted to EricMatyas in Sharing My Music and Sound FX - Over 2000 Tracks   
    Sharing is Caring (so the saying goes.)  🙂

    Here's a new track I'm sharing on my Sci-Fi 12 page:

    SKY CITY MENU - (Looping) - It doesn't have to be for menu screens...it's just a suggestion. 🙂

    https://soundimage.org/sci-fi-12/

    I hope some of my music is helpful in your projects! 
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    Kosakyun reacted to EricMatyas in Sharing My Music and Sound FX - Over 2000 Tracks   
    Greetings Fellow Creatives,

    MP3 Music Packs are now available on my site so you can quickly download all of my tracks at once for the following genres:

    Fantasy
    Sci-Fi
    Puzzle Music
    Chiptunes
    Dark/Ominous
    Horror/Surreal
    Funny/Quirky/Weird
    Action Music
    and more.

    https://soundimage.org/mp3-music-packs/

    This should be a huge time-saver. I've had Ogg music packs available for a while, but for all of you who prefer the MP3 format, here they are.

    Enjoy! 🙂
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    Kosakyun reacted to EricMatyas in Sharing My Music and Sound FX - Over 2000 Tracks   
    Greetings Fellow Creatives!

    Here's a cool new track for your projects on my Sci-Fi 12 page:

    "ENDLESS ROBOT RUNNER"
    https://soundimage.org/sci-fi-12/

    It's 100% free to use with attribution.

    Please don't forget about my Ogg music packs...they enable you download all of my tracks at once in my most popular genres.  A huge time-saver.

    Need some custom music created? Give me a shout.

    In the meantime, enjoy, stay safe and keep being creative!  :-)

    https://soundimage.org/
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    Kosakyun reacted to EricMatyas in Sharing My Music and Sound FX - Over 2000 Tracks   
    Wishing everyone a joyous and safe holiday!  🙂
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    Kosakyun reacted to EricMatyas in Sharing My Music and Sound FX - Over 2000 Tracks   
    Wow...another year coming to an end...it's hard to believe. Even harder to believe...I'm going on my 9th year creating and sharing music with the creative community.  A big THANK YOU to everyone who has reached out to me via social media, email and the forums...I hear from someone almost every day...your feedback has been wonderful and I'm so happy that my music has been so helpful!

    Here's a cool new track on my Sci-Fi 12 page to finish out 2022:

    "CYBER CITY DREAMS"
    https://soundimage.org/sci-fi-12/

    Enjoy, stay safe and I'll see you in 2023!  🙂
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    Kosakyun reacted to EricMatyas in Sharing My Music and Sound FX - Over 2000 Tracks   
    Happy New Year Everyone!

    To kick off 2023, I have some cool new tracks that might work well under title screens and menus. They are:

    On my Fantasy 12 page:

    THE FABLED FOREST – (Looping)
    https://soundimage.org/fantasy-12/

    And on my Sci-Fi 12 page:

    SNOWFALL IN DYSTOPIA – (Looping)
    CIRCUIT PUNK GAME MENU – (Looping)
    https://soundimage.org/sci-fi-12/

    SOUND EFFECTS PACKS

    Since my Ogg music packs are doing so well, I plan to release sound effects packs this year as well. The sounds will most likely be in WAV, Ogg and MP3 format.

    If anyone has any suggestions for sound effects, please feel free to share them.

    In the meantime, enjoy, stay safe and keep being creative!
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    Kosakyun reacted to EricMatyas in Sharing My Music and Sound FX - Over 2000 Tracks   
    Hi everyone,

    This week's brand new free-to-use-with-attribution music tracks are:

    On my Fantasy 12 page:

    "DUNGEONS AND TUNNELS"

    https://soundimage.org/fantasy-12/

    And on my Technology 2 page:

    "CHATTER ON THE GRID"

    https://soundimage.org/technology-2/

    Enjoy!  🙂
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    Kosakyun reacted to Maleiwa Games in The Sassy Detective - Coming soon on December 20th   
    Greetings. My name is Tulio Ramírez, and I am founder of Maleiwa Games, a dev team from Latinamerica to create visual novels. I am the script writter and producer of our current project: The Sassy Detective, based on a novel in spanish named "La Detective Impertinente", published on Wattpad. 
    It´s the story of Amanda Manrique, a peculiar, spicy and mischievous detective and her assistant, Fernando Salgado. They were hired by a japanese diplomat to solve a mysterious robbery in Japan. With the help of a priestess, Nishi Segawa, they start with the investigation, but anything could happen including spicy encounters with the girls of the story. They also are accompanied by Melanie, an idol pop with a bit of story with Fernando in the past, which strong feelings for him, in preparation for a concert in Japan.
    Originally developed by Norami Games, a latinamerican brand for visual novels and light novels, but due to their closure, I acquired the rights of the game. Now is fully done and about to be launched on December 20th, 2022, in itch.io. The game is written in spanish and english, improving the original art style of the Norami version, fixing bugs, and adding new features, like a censorship mode for streamings, a gallery for the special images and profiles for the characters.
    We hope you can support us by buying our visual novel, comment and share, to reach to more people, and with luck, Maleiwa Games can grow to develop more visual novels and other type of games. 
    Enjoy the launch trailer and follow Maleiwa Games on Youtube to get more news about this and more games in the future. Also on twitter at @maleiwagames. 

     

     
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    Kosakyun reacted to Guimu in Nice to meet you   
    Hey there. Turns out I am a member since 2013 but I forgot lol. I'm glad to see this forum back to activity, to be honest.
    Anyways, I play a lot of genres but I dig VN too. I need a "special" mood to get into one, but this year I finished 3 out of 4 I started I think, which is very good for me haha. I don't know what else to say, so that's it. Cheers!
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    Kosakyun reacted to Shiawase_Rina in The retro-style VN Queen Beast is now out for free!   
    Announcement on Twitter:
    Queen Beast was released on December 5th for free on Steam and Itch!
    Here is the intoduction:
     
    This looks really good and I hope that the devs will get all the support they deserve!
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    Kosakyun reacted to EricMatyas in Sharing My Music and Sound FX - Over 2000 Tracks   
    Happy November Everyone!

    I can't believe a month has gone by...I've been super-busy creating custom music for clients.  Anyone need some custom music created? Give me a shout...my contact information is here:

    https://soundimage.org/custom-work/

    I can work with most budgets.  And, as always, my 2500+ tracks on my site are completely free to use with attribution.  🙂

    Enjoy!   
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