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Hello Yandere community! We'd like to announce that we are now accepting suggestions of community news to post about (so long as it's not drama).

We know we're nowhere near close to giving as much coverage of game updates as we'd like to be, given there are currently only 2 people behind this blog, both of which have busy offline lives.

In light of this, we're happy to really take the "by fans, for fans" sentiment behind this blog and run with it, giving all of you the chance to boost your favorite games! So if you see a game update you'd like to boost, please feel free to send us the post link either as an ask, or via dm's!

(Previous rules such as the vetting process will still apply. Please do not spam suggestion links. If yours hasn't been posted yet, please ask politely - Tumblr may have eaten it, or your suggestion may not have passed review. In the case of Tumblr eating your asks, we will accept a re-submission of the link.)

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Man Down!

Over the weekend, it seems that our beloved game hosting site, Itch.io, has been attacked by brand Funko Pop and their usage of the AI tool called "Brand Shield". Sunday night, the site spent hours completely offline.

"[Brand Shield] created some bogus phishing report to our registrar, iwantmyname, who ignored our response and just disabled the domain," (— itch.io (@itchio) December 9, 2024) said Itch on social media, but not before taking a moment to brand the software as "trash." The software allegedly used by Funko that took the itch.io site down is made by a company called BrandShield. BrandShield describes itself as an “AI-powered online anti-counterfeiting solution” that monitors for “trademark infringements, phishing attempts, brand abuse, and counterfeit activity.”

Itch.io claims to have taken down the “disputed page” that triggered the phishing report immediately on receiving a takedown notice, but said no-one at iwantmyname appeared to have read the email confirming the page’s removal.

An iwantmyname representative said, “The domain name was already reinstated earlier today after the registrant finally responded to our notice and took appropriate action to resolve the issue.” At the time iwantmyname’s reply was sent, itch.io appeared to have been back online for less than 40 minutes. The ability to reinstate a domain name in such a short time frame is currently unconfirmed.

Luckily, the website at large appears to be up-and-running again, as of our reporting this, and the company behind Itch.io has noted that their servers haven't shown any signs of impact from the incident.

Itch decided to hold tight before taking any drastic measures, such as putting up a new domain, but did offer a workaround for indie developers to use: "There are implications with third party services that make [switching domains] not a trivial swap. In the meantime, if you know how to tweak your hosts file use: 45.33.107.166."

"If you do edit your hosts file, please remember to remove all the lines after domain is restored. Although we typically hold an IP for a while, it can change if we update our back-end infrastructure. If the downtime exceeds 8 hours then we'll likely prioritize deploying a new domain. Hopefully things are able to get sorted out before then." Itch came back online between 5 and 6 a.m. EST on Monday morning, after at least three hours during which it was completely offline for most users, including both players and developers who use the open platform. Games and other products already bought from itch.io can be used without issue, but the storefront outage will likely be a significant problem for creators who use it for distribution.

We here at YanSim News urge creators to double-check their games to ensure nothing has been lost or corrupted.

Other's reports referenced: - https://www.gamedeveloper.com/business/itch-io-taken-down-by-collectible-maker-funko-and-ai-tool-brand-shield - https://www.polygon.com/gaming/492791/itch-io-funko-takedown

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Have I mentioned that I fucking hate Funko pop as a product and a company? Because I do. I really, really do.

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4 Days until Release! Accessibility!

Let's talk about accessibility!

As a disabled game developer, accessibility is really important to me. Ren'py already has a lot of accessibility features built-in, but I wanted to make sure that even more features were available to my players.

General Settings

Here you can adjust the standard Ren'py settings and also enable censorship for videos or streaming. Remember, this does NOT make the game any less adult or mature, it just censors cursing and gore!

Triggers and Accessibility

Does Restart Heart have Quick-Time Events? Yes! Can I disable them? Also yes!

I also allow for inaudible dialogue to have two different versions so that players can pick which they would prefer.

Most of the game's warnings I cannot censor without censoring the story itself, however, there are two things I can do! I allow for Eating Disorder Comments to be censored and 4th Wall Breaks to be censored. If either of those are disabled, you will not see any of them.

Other options include:

In-Game Disclaimer: This appears at the beginning of every game unless disabled. It warns you about the triggers and content of the game.

Opening Screen: This appears upon launch, if you don't consent to the triggers or are under the age of 18, the game will delete itself and completely disable your ability to play. Of course this can be annoying to consent to every time you open, so after your initial consent you can go into settings and disable it. And yes, I already have and will continue to share this code chunk with other 18+ game developers.

Enable Hints: This is strictly for the paid version of the game because with hints enabled you can also enable cheats! That will allow you to adjust the characters stats.

What are you looking forward to about Restart Heart?

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dev update

alright so unfortunately

i did not want to make this announcement

but i will need to step away for some time to focus on other things.

i'm in a real bind financially and need to focus on building a portfolio so i can start taking commissions and ease some of the financial burden on my family.

this doesn't mean i won't be working on duplicity. i still will be working on finishing the backgrounds and getting things together, i just won't be able to post and update as often.

i will continue to post character cards when i find the time to make them!

sorry guys, it's just.. holiday season coming up, both of the cars are having issues, i really need to do something to help out.

if you're feeling generous and would like to donate something, here is my ko-fi:

i hope to return to full steam ahead next year!

take care of yourselves, bunnies!

<3 Cin

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Welcome to ‘Trapped In a Rose’!!

An 18+ visual novel centered around a Convent and its secrets. This blog will hold side stories, updates, doodles and much more!!

Throughout the story you'll be able to interact with other characters and follow the convent routine, mysterious murders happen inside the structure and you have the option to find out why this is happening OR you could also focus on other goals!

Additionally.

You'll meet the "leader" of this convent, Yaki, who's our one love interest!!

WARNING! While the game will not contain NSFW content (in the demo, at the very least), there will still be;

• Depictions of religious trauma

• Abuse of religious practices and power

• Threats of violence and strong language

• Murder and depictions of gore

• Character death

• Disturbing visual

• Obsessive and possessive behavior

• Stalking

So it would be for the best if minors DID NOT interact or follow this blog, as this is intended for a +18 audience. Thank you for understanding.

Yaki's character reference

(Ship template for Yaki)

MC’s character reference

This game is in development, worked on by me and my friend. I would really appreciate it if people didn't put pressure on us whatsoever! This project is mainly for fun and learning!!

CREDITS—

The one leading the blog(me);

@chercookue <- <- <- <- <- FOLLOW HIM 💥

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Not-so-gentle reminder that ageless blogs will be blocked.

We platform adult games here, sir.

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FAQ

Are you the creator of MDHM? Yes

What are your pronouns? I go by any but mostly stick to They/Them.

Are you LGBTQ+? Yes. I am bisexual and genderfluid lithromantic

What inspired you to make MDHM? I have spoken about this openly, but MDHM was inspired from a fanfic. As of now, I am rewriting MDHM after the author of the fic was understandably upset that I never reached out to them. They don't want anything to do with the game, so I will kindly ask fans not to drag them into it.

What program do you use for the game? I do not directly program the game, but we are using renpy.

What are your art tools? I use Clip Studio Paint and a Wacom for my art

How can I support you? I have a Patreon and a Ko-fi

I am a minor, can I still make sfw art of MDHM? No. For your own safety and mine. Do not interact with me or the MDHM blog.

Can I DM you questions about the characters and lore for MDHM? No. Please keep any questions regarding MDHM directly to the blog's ask box. I will not reply to any more DMs.

Can I ask for character scenarios and prompts? Please don't ask for specific requests/ideas/ocs in my ask box. This is SOLELY a lore-related blog.

Can you make an android/mobile version of MDHM? No. Stop asking me for it. I don't want the game to be easier to access for minors.

When are you going to release Day 2 & 3? When I'm finished. I try not to set up dates for myself because I want to take time and effort in the game.

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Getting back into the flow of work! Hopefully I won't get sick again!

Things are progressing decently well though, up to day 7 should be out by the end of the month. From there it'll be a quick finish with the script.

I'll also likely... Bring on other artists to help me finish the game.

My hands are deteriorating faster than we expected so I will need help. I can probably do inking and coloring but I'll need to ask my friends for help shading.

Thanks for being patient lovelies!

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🧡Chapter 4 is out!🧡

Yours Truly Demo now has Chapter 4 in it! You can download the update here~

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Predator's Syndrome Progress

Things went very well today, thankfully! These past few days have been INCREDIBLY tough (not only because I fell and my body ached for 3 days and had bruises, but also because of my intership and final projects)

But thankfully, most of these issues have been resolved (And with luck, all of them will be today!)

So, I wanna give you a look of what I've been and plan on doing:

The script of Rosaura’s QnA is done, currently waiting for the voice recording.

The script and most of the editing of Pierrot’s QnA are ready, however, we’re looking for a new voice that fits his current character

Currently analyzing current auditions and waiting for future ones so I can hear them all before making a choice.

FOR THE NEXT PS UPDATE FOR PATREON:

The morning segment has been fully written.

Pierrot’s script for the day section of the next update are done

Rosaura’s script is almost done

All of the other routes have been planned out

Next update will have new sprites, but I wanna fix some of the issues before it’s out. (But overall, it looks great!)

Next update will have fixed dialogues!

I plan on slowly updating the CGs after I take it easy the next couple of days

I also plan on updating one or two backgrounds based on comments on my patreon.

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200 lines of code for YDHA!

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devlog 7/15 ::

LAAAATE night post but this is what i've been up to the last 6 hours. Just a quick little preview of the main menu and the game menu. I need to figure out a few more things, so only a couple screens are shown in this video.

I'm also thinking about getting rid of the sound when you hover over the menu buttons because it's starting to annoy me lol.

special thanks to @itsya-boi for trying to help me when i was pulling my hair out and another special thanks to @queenlilithprime for providing their scripts for me to peruse and finally figure out how to get the game menu to work.

In more big news, @winndycakes is halfway through getting the draft edited!! Yay Winn!! Just a little bit more and I can finally start getting it coded. Man, I should finish up the GUI and really start working on backgrounds haha.

Anywhoodle snickerdoodles, I hope your weekend was great and your week ahead is just as nice. (❁´◡`❁) I'm going to sleep now lmao my head is spinning.

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Heyya! Since Hermy's no longer on Tumblr I thought I'd do the friend thing and announce that she put out a new Game Jam short vn! It'd be cool if y'all would check it out and give it some love because it may be continued with the right amount of support and interest! 💞🥰

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What to expect on later Days?

There's a lot of dates you can go on with the characters and during those, you get to know them better and understand who they are! The characters will slowly open up to you and talk to you about important things in their lives!

Each of the characters you can have a food date with!!!

There's a stargazing date with two of the characters!

You can make out with someone against the shelves of the library!

There's more movie nights ahead! You can even have one with someone else 👀

With each of the work chores you can do, there's a chance to learn more about the town around you and lore that might help you survive 👀

As promised from the beginning... Of course there's a beach day UwU everyone wears swimsuits!

So... Many... CGs!!! The game will have a total of 64 CGs during the day, 66 NSFW CGs in the deluxe version, and 63 CGs you can unlock based on the game endings!

There's also 45 backgrounds, each with day, evening, and night variants! Some BGs have other variants as well (such as the storage room with boxes and without boxes!)

Tons of Patreon Easter Eggs!!! Specific tiers of my Patreon have earned Easter Eggs! So you'll see signs of those who have supported me and made this game possible!

If you can't afford the Patreon but want a chance for being an Easter Egg... Don't forget to fill out this quiz below! I'm picking 10 winners and so far only 9 people have filled it out! Those are pretty good odds to me 👀

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Working Hard! My eyes hurt!

This is the old background for the night stroll...

and this is the new one!

(Obviously in game it won't have a watermark but god my hands and eyes hurt TT^TT)

Do you think this upgrade is worth the hours I'm putting in??? For all 45 BGs and their respective day/evening/night variants??? 🙂