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KEVINCALANOR'S PROFILE

A button mashing enthusiast with a cat-like attention span.

Mostly retired, but I still hop back from time to time
Feel free to drop a PM if anything's up



Escape from Ritova's Man...
Four girls step into a mansion to get shelter from incoming danger, unaware of where the real danger is.

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Wah! Falcon got ahead of me again D:
The new clothes are looking awesome, funny how the stripe makes the skirt look brand new *-*

author=Marrend
Just thought I should share this tidbit:

--Offical Site comments--



Messed around with it ^^

It fitted better than I expected regarding to style and shading levels, however, there's a minor recurring problem...
The Medium_build shows a fair about of the girl legs, you're able to fully see even the medium skirts, it's not a problem alone, but when you try to import something it always seems that the imported person is a couple of steps closer to you which is kinda weird.

Anyhow here's Takuya (or at least was supposed to be him) and Eliza ^^



Ps. Found quite a buzz about the program used and stuff, I'll try to investingate and scout for more useful stuff, don't get any hopes up though. As if anyone would. :p

Content creation (artistic)

author=Marrend
Yeah? I've found the opposite to be true. For example, I'm really, really excited about, say, Wyrm Warriors, or Apon the Brow of Tomorrow, Clear. Yet, try and talk to me about Konae's Investigations, and I start crying on the inside. I may be all smiles, and "Yeah, it's coming," but in reality, it's getting nowhere fast.

Though, I totally get that working on something that you have no motivation to do is a huge drag. At that point, it's "work" and not "fun".

I should have worded it "something you don't identify yourself with". :p
If you are making a well planned co-op with other people one can have fun making stuff (Like design and maps :3) like they were of his own.
As long you actually want to see it done, you should be allright. ^^

I don't see things like this happen too often though, but that's 'bout mine experience with other kinds of (shorter) CCs, just ignore this. :p

Content creation (artistic)

author=Marrend
I dunno. I guess I have this mind-set of being more efficient with getting feedback in various stages of development over getting feedback with a route that's as good as done. I mean, if you look at the games I've made, hell, even these custom content threads, doing partial releases is what I do. Not that there isn't technically anything wrong with doing a release when something is done, but...

It's in fact more efficient, but it often turns things too technical can make the dev feel that he's not in control, and drop the route right after. It happened with me a few times with other types of custom content.
Motivation goes downhill when you make something that's not yours. And there's no point in sending something that you know that will receive bad feedback.

As a example, I would very likely dropout mine route if landmines were forbidden, as it wouldn't be mine Eliza Yamisaki there without them. .-.

Phew, escaped making a full page post this time. ^^

Content creation (artistic)

author=Dozen
Yes~ That was Ryoko:3

I am confident I can, finish Kyouki without lining out Ryoko much^^


Yay, Dozen is back (posting, as I'm sure he was stalking all the time) and with Kyouki. :D

author=Marrend
Sounds like Kyouki is back on my must-play list. As soon as something playable is available.

*sighs at all the unpublished routes*


Uh, er... It's takes to a quetion, how's is you guys route going? ^^

On mine side although they aren't news:
- Got two new tachies for Eliza, and remade them all with the Tenryuu glove in the right hand.
- Written a custom ending
- got 3 multi-routes events done (guess I've already posted them all here :p)
- A nice lot of bug-fixing

She's nearly ready for release, although this must is the phrase I say most here xD

Also... another question.
Did anyone got those SMS events at the end of the day?

Content creation (artistic)

author=Marrend
Emikoupdated!

I still need to figure out how to get where this route wants to go from where it is now. If that makes any sense.

Thing is turning more complicate than what I thought ( That's good :3 ), Emiko indeed have some power but don't know about it, or hidding pehaps, Masako have the power to fix up even the global warming but both of them don't know her...
I wonder what these two will come up with.

You used sometimes [b instead of <b>, is seems that you're posting too much in the forums. x3

author=Render
Late response. Sorry bout' that.
author=Kevincalanor
Edit: I don't have much trouble with spelling, due the Notepad spellcheckers, but I really could use some help with grammar. :p
I could edit the file and correct the mistakes whenever I can, if you'd like.

Awesome ^^
So I'll mail you the story changes before release ;)

Content creation (technical)

Another lurking scout... oh.

author=Mute
A note to people who use the PICTURE command (especially Kevincalanor):
Be absolutely sure to use the 'PICTURE = None' command before the end of any story that uses the PICTURE command. If you don't, the picture will remain on the screen in other events and even on the school board.

Kevin, I'll just let you know that I was looking at Keika standing in front of two people hugging in the trees because of this.

I always took the train to go to a greenhouse that was on the school this whole time? That's embarrassing.
Eliza wouldn't be happy to be spotted at that scene too...

Kidding aside, I indeed love to use this command, as it helps with my writting issues, on the bright side of the things this the penultimate time I use this command on Yami's route, so it must be the only time I forgot to reset the command. I'll check it ASAP. :p

On a less to not important note.
If anyone is wondering why my LMG speed of posting transformed on a sniper like timing, I'm engaged, and winning, a lvl. race on a MMO :p
Yeah, I shouldn't be doing this being so close to finish up my C.C., I just can't help myself with slacking at 90's%, happens with everything I do...
And darn, can you say no to a berserker this cute? Also it's unhealthy to say it to someone with a axe that big.

"Get the pigs back to safety instead of chopping them? No fun at all."

However, I will not drop the project and I'm still tracking the feedback, and I'm vacation now, I should have time to do both. ^^
(So you don't to tell any of this to Dozen, 'kay? :p)


EDIT: Err... I checked the last events... the Last event is also lacking the "PICTURE = NONE", please place it near the PHONE KNOWN command to avoid being stuck at the school entrance forever :p
I have a few more things (tachies, pictures, and stuff), that I want to place on the next patch. Also due the folder name and txt changes, it will most likely wreck up saves.

Content creation (artistic)

author=BDFalcon
... apparently not weeks, but hey. ^.^;Oh yes, she will very likely be kicking people. ^.^ Only after I was done writing that dialogue did I realize that she did indeed sound very Haruhi. It's not really a bad thing, but she'll likely be toned down just a little bit when I actually write her.

Decided I should post what I've been working on for the past few days. The near final iteration of Ichini Sanshi:
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I got lazy and opted out of the custom hair. =.=; Yup, like I said earlier, almost completely different looking now. There's still a few things to do, but she's essentially complete Tachie-wise. Things left to do (for anyone potentially interested):

Re-draw and properly shade the ribbon, make a few more custom eyes (I've already made three), properly shade her -SPOILER-s for when she -SPOILER- to prove that she -SPOILER-, finish drawing/shading the shirt parts for later release as public tachie parts, and re-cut the shorts in a much less lazy way than what is seen here. =.=; (I made her shorts this time using Kevincalanor's 'Extend' tights, by the way. ^.^)


Lol, people or some guy known as Ferdinand? Probably both. x3

Custom hairs... It's a pain to get all those shades/highlights right xD
Either way the outfit is awesome, which makes me remember that I still haven't released the custom outfits due laziness to make multiple arms tachies... she will be one of the outside school chars? ^^

author=Marrend
I did some consulting with Dozen concerning Masako. She can do some pretty damn amazing things. Which reminded me of a silly song Toshie spouts in Matsumori Days:

Mitsu-ya Masako-chan!
If she can't do it no-one can!


I swear, it's in that game.

*returns to dev-cave*


Mitsuya-san always there to explain details of the routes that were supposed to be beyond explanation. :3
I still researching what link she may have with a certain Mr. Norris...

Content creation (artistic)

Hello 34-san ^^
She's wearing shorts under her skirt :D
Does Sanshi climb up on things or kick people often? (That's what shorts means on wolf dimension, and why Eliza also use them although not visible on tachie due usual lazyness. x3)

I feel a Haruhi energy around her and I like that, this is surely heading the right way. :3

author=Marrend
Now that Okiku, Star Apprentice is done, I can re-focus my efforts on Emiko! In fact, let me do a story-dump, since I seem to be at a point of no return:

-Hide tag-

I know exactly where I'm going with this, and that's the problem. The story that I must relay here is a rather painful, personal tale.


*Edit: Well, I guess I don't have to relay the story in this particular moment. I can stave it off for later. It'll still be hard to write, though.

Personal tales... Got a feel that's something more that custom content troubles this time. Maybe you'll be able to find a way 'round use the base concept without get it too personal...

Personal opinion now. (May include ranting, read at your own risk of getting bored.)
There's that idea which inspired me into Eliza's route. Every (real)gamer, especially those who turn into modders, have one thing or two to regret or/and to be disturbed about in RL, these miss-happenings that knocked us off the vicious circle and drove us into the 2D world, and dare I say, gave us a deeper understanding of the 3D, which is why many gamers don't like it that much by the way.

People with have common lives turn into common persons with the hobbies that are common on their respective countries. Football meh.
"Did I ever tell you, the definition of insanity?" I'm sure that mine friends at work, which are common people, wouldn't understand any meaning on Vaas lines. "He's a video game character, what he knows?"

The thing is, due our troubles we aren't common persons, if that's a bad thing it's up to each one of us choose.

Lel, I really got off track this time didn't I?

To end, honestly don't have any dimension of what this tale is, and I may be underrating or overrating it, just keep in mind that no one is here to judge the people behind these nicknames.
Anything you may think that happened to me after reading this, you're overrating it.

Content creation (artistic)

Scout is in, I'm posting a little less but still keep track of every post ^^

author=Render
Also a note to Kevincalanor, great content so far with Eliza.
I got to the part where I asked Yuriko (I'm not quite sure if that's her name.) about the fight with Eliza and some guy on the track team. Well, and then, I got yelled at by Eliza because she overheard a conversation between the player and Miki.

She's a great character that has a lot of variety to her. Keep writing, I'm interested as to what the other routes will be. And also, if you need help with grammar mistakes OR spelling, I'd be willing to help. ^_^

Thanks a bundle ^^
The Eliza's story is almost complete at that beta, just need to update to the new (non-generic) ending, however like the built-ins the plot can be called closed at the Eliza's last event. :p

Edit: I don't have much trouble with spelling, due the Notepad spellcheckers, but I really could use some help with grammar. :p

author=BDFalcon
Sooo... I'm gonna go ahead and ask a very late question that I personally consider is incredibly stupid of me to ask as I'm sure I can learn the answer myself just by doing a little backtracking, by possibly even just a page or so, and by remembering that Ertad listed a Magical Girl as one of the characters that he is planning on making however long ago and no one batted an eye over it and since, ultimately, we individually decide what we want our stories/characters to be thus making this whole thing irrelevant and that I should just ask the question instead of ranting:

Supernatural Story Elements = Okay? ^.^;

Also, I've been wondering (and be sure to tell me if you think this question is better suited for the technical thread) is there any practical measure that can be taken to ensure that the players downloading your character can't easily view the associated tachie folder? I only wonder as such due to the fact that my works will very likely have spoilers contained within said tachie folders.

Sure they are, also I have that Cat-girl on my to-do list. ^^
Just keep in mind to give some tips before the major supernatural event occur, to avoid misunderstood and stuff.

You can also change the folder icon on the Properties-customize to prevent people for accidentally seeing any spoiler via folder's thumbnail, if he open the folder it's he's fault. x3

Content creation (artistic)

author=LorSquirrel
Mine have come to stand still. Can't seem to get myself to re-write the 5+ hours of work I lost when my power went out.

Oh lel, Power surges, destroying dreams one at a time...
The funny is no matter how many times it screws my work, usually on PS, I always let hour like gap between saves.

author=Marrend
I don't want to advance on my plans with Emiko until I get some kind of response with her latest release. Though, maybe what I'm showing of said plan isn't enough to get you people to see where, exactly, I'm going with it? I... have no idea.

Eh, we'll see, I guess.

I usually do the same thing ^^

As I'm getting very lazy these days, don't try new MMO's when you're should be doing your custom stuff, seriously. I just read the story instead of playing, Eliza's foldername change broke my saves, I'll wait up final version... you know the mess.

Potentially spoilerish feedback
I can see the why the worry, never got to know Fran but saw the... straight, feedback by Dozen.
I had a similar issue when making videos from games once, and it makes me think that bring it back it's a good idea after all, get the concept right and show the story true potential. And Emiko is probably the best person to use this one.

Concept aside, it's all well written as expected ^^
I would never understand the 23 condition without the comments x3