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Renpy Tutorial 04 - Dialogue, Labels, Branches

https://youtu.be/4erbf-t0ohc

Hello thar, Meinos Kaen here… And welcome back to my tutorial video series for making games in Ren’py. This is the fourth and last in the B...

BABELOMANIA - STEAM DEMO (OUT NOW!)

UPDATE: DEMO IS OUT NOW! https://store.steampowered.com/app/3515630/BABELOMANIA/

So, guess who had a crash course in Steamworks/Steampipe/Contr...

JPDE - Projects Update

Hello thar, Meinos Kaen here... And boy, what a crazy few months, huh?

Not just for stuff of public knowledge –the whole debacle with the Payment processors and the Australian NGO behind it, the way 2025-09-11 10:06:43 +0000 UTC View Post

Renpy Tutorial 03 - Music, Sound, Audio Channels

INTRODUCTION

Hello thar, Meinos Kaen here… And welcome back to my tutorial video series for making games in Ren’py. You've been showing the series SO much love. Your comments and feedback make my day, so thank you so much!

Before...

JPDE2 Date Poll #3

Time for moar Aetherin stuff ;D I can't wait for the next update~ Choose!

Vacays Over, Back to Grind!

I am LE BACK! Fully recharged. Spent an amazing period with my family, half at the beach half in the mountains, but I missed my wife so much and I missed you, you little monsters. ;)

It's time to do things again! Starting with another poll ...

HalfWay Through Vacay

Hello from Southern Italy! It's been great to be with my family again, and just disconnect... Halfway through, I'll be back on the 20th of August.

But keep in mind that JPDE2's newest episode comes out for all Patrons on the 13th! :D That d...

JPDE2 Adagio of Darkness - 2.1 [TO VACUO] (Bug Fix)

The second of the BIG updates! BACK TO BACK! 2.0 added a complete overhaul of the exploration and battle systems... 2.1 adds the Dating Sim System!

01/08/2025 - Uploaded new versions. Fixed a bug that prevented people from s...

JPDE2 - Dating Sim Preview Alpha

A sneak peak at how the Dating Sim systems work!

There are still a couple bells and whistles to add to the GUI. Also, I'm currently commissioning an artist to make Chibi style illustrations for all possible activities. :)

Tales of the Kinkeeper - Maria Codadivolpe Preview

Hello thar, Meinos Kaen here with an exclusive preview for the next character which shall be added to Tales of the Kinkeeper!

The third and last member of the main trio of protagonists, Maria Codadivolpe! A young genius, prodigy in ...

Renpy Tutorial 02 - Pause, Transitions, Movement

INTRODUCTION

Hello thar, Meinos Kaen here… And welcome back to my tutorial video series for making games in Ren’py.

I'm really glad that so many of you enjoyed the first video and found it useful. And I'm also grateful for the fe...

JPDE2 - Evelyn Pin-Up Preview (Colour Update)

You better be ready to Dating Sim like you've never dating simmed before >:)

JPDE2 - Ninja Kitty Returns

Episode 11 is coming! Team JPDE will be going into Vacuo, and characters old and new will make their first appearance! Including the second member of Team RWBY, finally out of the shadows...!!!

JPDE2 - Evelyn Pin-Up Preview

As mentioned in yesterday's post, increasing your stats and relationships with characters will allow you to unlock a lot of aesthetic rewards... And the winner of the vote for the first set is Evelyn! :D

JPDE2 - Dating Sim Design

Hello, everyone! This is a very special post, where I introduce you to the next step in JPDE2: we're going full Dating Sim!

Hello, everyone! This is a very special post, where I introduce you to the next step in JPDE2: we're going full Datin...

RENPY TUTORIAL 01 - The Basics (Script Included)

Hello thar, Meinos Kaen here… And welcome to this tutorial video series for making games in Ren’py.

What is this series and why am I making it? Well, I am a game developer and recently, I decided to open one of our games -JPDE2: Adagio o...

JPDE2 - Writers Room and Game Design Document+Ren'Py Tutorials

Hello thar, Meinos Kaen here!

So, if you're in our Discord Server you might have noticed that I sent out a call to arms for Co-Writers. JPDE2's scope, n...

JPDE2 Adagio of Darkness - 2.0 IS HERE!

JPDE2 Adagio of Darkness was always supposed to have RPG gameplay.

You can probably tell from the original very clunky attempt at making a dungeon exploration system... And the fact that I needed to have a battle system, no...

JPDE2 - New Systems Update

alright... SO! New Dungeon Crawling system? Check. New Shin Megami Tensei inspired Battle System? Check. New Dialogue Beeps and more volume controls? Check! STATS UPDATE SYSTEM? CHECK! WHY DID I CHOOSE TO DO ALL OF THIS IN ONE MONTH, AGAIN?! 2025-05-26 20:25:46 +0000 UTC View Post

DevLog #2 - May Day!

Hello thar, Meinos Kaen here!

May is going to be a very exciting month! First of all, Skolaztika is BACK! Which means GUI works are back on the menu! She's currently working on the Dungeon Crawl Screen for JPDE2! Th...

JPDE2 - Post Easter Art Previews

Hello thar, Meinos Kaen here!

Currently still in Italy visiting family, three more days before I go back home but the devving keeps on coming! :D

Hence why I'm here to showcase some art previews! The CG for Professor Peach's sciencecap...

_DAVID_SUMMONING_PROGRAM:ACTIVATED

So, yeah, I'm reworking the Dungeon Crawling and Battle System of JPDE2 :) Stay tuned!

(Also, I will be on vacation from the 15th of April until the 25th!)

JPDE2 Art Preview - Octavia and Nebula Sprites

Hello thar, Papa Italiano with some previews...!!! Chocojax delivers again, and with these two sprites featuring the now civies members Team NDGO is finally complete, once again!

In the wake of the Fall and the break-up of the team, Nebula ...

PATREON UPDATE - NEW TIERS

Hello thar, Meinos Kaen here! 

Hope you're enjoying the new JPDE2 Volume 2 release, plus all the new projects me and the team have been working on! BABELOMANIA&nbs...

JPDE2 - Volume 2 EP01 (PUBLIC RELEASE)

It's finally here! Ep01 is public! You can get the new update and read the update on Itch.io!

2025-03-02 00:24:04 +0000 UTC View Post

First Draft - JPDE2 Side Stories

Ladies, Gents, Rainbow Technicolor inbetween... It's time!

This project has been a long time coming but you can finally get it! Instructions for how to do it are on the JPDE2 Discord (the Patreon page shall remain pure and pristine forever!)...

Projects Update Log #01 - The Month of Love

Hello thar, Meinos Kaen here...! Here with a first in its series blog about the state of things. With the team, but also with me because wow. It seems like I keep meeting incredible people and learning new skills (while also learning my l...

Hawks of Bruyland + JPDE2 TIME!

Hello thar, Meinos Kaen here...! LEADING A DIFFERENT TEAM!

That's right! For the Sealed with a Kiss Jam 2025, I went Ronin. Team JPDE held the fort working on...

Hawks of Bruyland - Preview

Hello thar, Meinos Kaen here!

And it's time to share with you a little bit of what I've been focusing on this January~ Me and a bunch of other VNDevs have decided to join forces for the 2025-01-24 22:49:33 +0000 UTC View Post

JPDE2 COMES BACK IN FEBRUARY~

Happy year of the Snake! >:3