A community to discuss anything related to the Ren'Py game engine and visual novel development.
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A community to discuss anything related to the Ren'Py game engine and visual novel development.
π» Engine
π₯ Community
π Resources
π Rules
- Posts need to be in English
- Follow the rules of the tchncs instance
- Feel free to show off your current project, but refrain from excessive self-promotion
- No generative AI content or discussions
π·οΈ Post Tags
There are no post flairs on Lemmy, so please use these in your post titles:
- [Guide] for tutorials and gu
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Deliciously Cooked Framework by LeafLanne
[New Tool] Deliciously Cooked Framework by LeafLanne
A cooking mini-game for Ren'Py which includes:
Character Customization
User Input
Money/Time System
Random NPC generator
Random order generator
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Media Skip for Ren'Py by HB38
[New Tool] Media Skip for Ren'Py by HB38
From the Github page:
This Project is a drop in library for adding an easy way to skip movies (and music) in Ren'Py.
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Shiny Cards for Ren'Py by MMO
[New Tool] Shiny Cards for Ren'Py by MMO
From the itch page:
Here's a script you can use so you, too, can have some shiny cards in your project!I stumbled upon this by mixing up 'matrixcolor' and 'matrixtransform'. One thing led to another, and I ended up making some shiny cards in Ren'Py. Feniks said it would be cool to have as a tool, so I ended up making it!
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Ren'Py Match Statement by HyJyncks
[New Tool] Ren'Py Match Statement by HyJyncks
From the Github page:
The bulk of this file is a simple implementation of a match-like workflow for renpy script. It uses the same match case and keywords, being the wildcard. As of right now it only supports cases in blocks, meaning you need a colon, return and indent to process what happens. The statement compares a variable against the cases and returns the block of renpy code to advance the script.
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How To Finish Your Indie Visual Novel - by Arimia
[Blog] How To Finish Your Indie Visual Novel - by Arimia
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The Visual;Conference 2025 community voting for the talks has started!
Visual;Conference is an online visual novel developer conference held on January 25th. Vote on the talks you would like to see at VNConf until Dec 19th!
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Make Visual Novels! Custom Quiz Kit! by Stella
[New Tool] Make Visual Novels! Custom Quiz Kit! by Stella
Quote from the itch page:
This quiz kit allows you to quickly use Ren'Py and it's web build functionality to author multi-media quizzes to host on your own websites, and if itch.io lets it fly on their site you could even host them here!
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Make Visual Novel Assets! Jam
cross-posted from: https://goblin.band/notes/a1dxwna2fhwthsmq
Make Visual Novel Assets! Jam
A game jam all about creating assets and resources for visual novel developers.
It starts on February 1st and ends on February 15th (two weeks)
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Developer Interview - Developing Slay the Princess - by Arimia
Developer Interview - Developing Slay the Princess - by Arimia
Arimia interviewed Black Tabby Games, the developers behind Slay the Princess, on their marketing strategies and game development philosophy.
VNDev #GameDev #IndieDev #GamesMarketing #GameMarketing #BlackTabbyGames #SlayThePrincess
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Blur Shader Pack by Devil SpiδΡr
[New Tool] Blur Shader Pack by Devil SpiδΡr
This shader pack for Ren'Py adds shader-based support for different blur types (axis-separated, linear motion, rotation, scaling and focus blur).
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Content of this community: is VN dev stuff in general allowed?
I do remember a guide posted here about how to make a VN solo, which does not sound Ren'py specific.
I'm also wondering about VNs using other software. If someone uses something like TyranoBuilder or Godot and posts their tutorial or experience here, is that okay despite "Renpy" being in the title? If so, is this more just a VN development community or a Renpy community? Honestly curious, not asking as a "gotcha" I'm-being-a-smug-jerk question.
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How to Market Visual Novels - arimia
arimiadev.com How to Market Visual Novels - arimiaVisual novels are a growing medium, but how do you market them? This is a guide for marketing indie visual novels, regardless of skill level.
A freshly updated complete guide on Visual Novel marketing
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Find Unlinked Audio/Find Unvoiced Lines by bamboocalc
[New Tool] Find Unlinked Audio/Find Unvoiced Lines by bamboocalc
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I played another 50+ visual novels in 1 month and hereβs my advice to devs. by Arimia
[Blog] I played another 50+ visual novels in 1 month and hereβs my advice to devs. by Arimia
Useful tips by Arimia from her experiences judging the Spooktober Game Jam 2024 entries.
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γ[Guide] Getting Behind the Lens Part 1: Visual Novel Camerawork? Why Bother? - by ingthingγ
γ[Guide] Getting Behind the Lens Part 1: Visual Novel Camerawork? Why Bother? - by ingthingγ
Blog post by Of Sense and Soul dev ingthing
This is part 1 of a series of blog posts about camera work in visual novels. Part 2 will delve into the implementation of camera techniques using Ren'Py
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New Tool: Make Visual Novels! Smart Voice Barks for Ren'Py!
New Tool: MakeΒ Visual Novels! Smart Voice Barks for Ren'Py!
This library simplifies the process of adding voice barks to your visual novel, with 30 premade voice barks by three voice actors.
It initially costs $10 USD, but will become free once $200 USD in revenue have been generated. Further revenue will be used to add additional features (see the itch page for a roadmap).
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New Tool: Ren'Py Layout Tool by Wendy-Nam - Instantly Preview and Place Images in Ren'Py!
New Tool: Ren'Py Layout Tool by Wendy-Nam - Instantly Preview and Place Images in Ren'Py!
https://github.com/Wendy-Nam/RenPy-LayoutTool/tree/main
Load new images directly into your current scene as overlays, making it easy to visualize and adjust their positions without leaving the game.
π Key Feature: Open the tool from anywhere in your game by pressing L!
Note: This tool is for previewing purposes only. It doesn't add images directly to the code but helps you assess the placement and suitability of multiple assets before finalizing your scene.
Key Features:
Drag-and-drop images onto your scene
Real-time position tracking
Supports Ren'Py image definitions and file paths
Light/dark bg filter toggle for easy viewing
Quick image removal with a trash bin
Can be used for fast UI, sprite, or background prototyping.
[RenPy](https:/
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Content Warning for game pages on Itchio!
Content Warning for game pages on Itchio!
https://npckc.itch.io/content-warning-generator
Honestly I think this can be used for more than game pages, as it is a modal pop-up for the page itself. Regardless--a very useful looking tool! You will need to edit/add custom CSS to your page in question to make this work.
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