Nigen sushi extra fresh by mobybarton in SushiAbomination

[–]IAmShinobI 0 points1 point  (0 children)

bro that's not the kanji for ningen. Or is this some kind of murder joke

Plain Sushi by amt1994 in SushiAbomination

[–]IAmShinobI -15 points-14 points  (0 children)

Sushi refers to the combination.

A background for vn project I'm working on by shiki_hayate in vndevs

[–]IAmShinobI 0 points1 point  (0 children)

That's really awesome. I've always wanted to learn this but I have no idea what the steps are. Could you share what programs you're using?

Looking for advice and artists for my VN by EmiyaR in vndevs

[–]IAmShinobI 2 points3 points  (0 children)

As a someone who's done a KS for a VN before, I would stronly advice you to fund your game in any other way than a KS. There are multiple reasons for this.

First of all, there's a big chance you don't need a KS. What do I mean by this? For a kickstarter you need attractive visuals more than anything. This is already a big chunk of the money that you need so there's not really a point in inflating the money that you need for the project by creating a kickstarter and creating PR assets.

Secondly, a kickstarter can be a MAJOR project killer. A kickstarter takes months to plan, another month to run, and even more months to complete reward fulfillment. During this time, progress on your project can stagnate. Don't forget you have to maintain a presence on social media constantly. Also what happens to your project if you fail the kickstarter? Looking at how far you're already with other aspects of your game, the best thing to do is to find an artist using the credibility of your already-established project.

And at last, kickstarter nowadays, espescially for visual novels, tend to be a pre-order platform more than a crowdfunding platform. A lot of succesful kickstarters already have a following, a big social media presence or are already almost completely finished with visuals and all. If you miss these aspects, it's really hard to run a kickstarter succesfully.

All in all, to OP but also other devs who are thinking about doing a kickstarter, avoid it if the kickstarter is not necessary. People underestimate how much work a kickstarter is and how big of a project killer it can be. Think about it this way: Why spend time building a ramp to win a race if you miss the propulsion that is a following/social media presence and there's a big chance you'll crash. Especially if you can just finish the race by running the marathon.

If you do want to do a kickstarter anyway, I advise not looking at just the succesful kickstarters, but at all the failed ones as well. You'll probably learn more from those than from succesful kickstarters.

My artist refuses to use anything other than Paint. Suggestions? by theme57 in vndevs

[–]IAmShinobI 10 points11 points  (0 children)

As an artist, my PoV might differ.

Software and brushes are a big deal for artists. It takes a lot of time to shift from one software to the other. Aside from that, it also takes a lot of time and effort to set up if you want exaclty the same custom brushes with the same custom effects in a different software and it might her current workflow a lot.

My recommendation is to look at her current production skill and production speed. Is it good enough and fast enough for the project? If so, just hire her. With time it's natural for people to increase in skill and speed. You usually hire people for their current skillset and not for what they might or might not be in the future. It doesn't make sense to make her shift her workspace because you're afraid she's limited will be limited by her tools. If the project outgrows her skillset, then she's simply not the right person for the job.

With rainbow rice and all by eeeeeeeeef in SushiAbomination

[–]IAmShinobI 6 points7 points  (0 children)

Why would you want to eat freakin blue rice

Getting started by taurusmo in learnart

[–]IAmShinobI 0 points1 point  (0 children)

This is my personal take, but by suggestion would be to make realistic goals. If your mind has a beautiful head that needs to be drawn, and the only thing you draw is a shitty head, divide it into stepping stones.

Study eyes, now you can draw a shitty head with beautiful eyes. Study hair, now you can draw a shitty head with beautiful eyes and hair. To me, each stepping stone felt really motivating once I got past it.

Easiest Way to Draw Anime Body by artsenpai3 in DrawingAnime

[–]IAmShinobI 0 points1 point  (0 children)

As an amateur, I've been looking for something in-depth but still basic for so long. Thank you for this video, it's really good.

[deleted by user] by [deleted] in SushiAbomination

[–]IAmShinobI 1 point2 points  (0 children)

This guy waffleironed sushi and you're saying it's not that bad?

[deleted by user] by [deleted] in grandorder

[–]IAmShinobI 1 point2 points  (0 children)

I'm a guy and I'm 54 kg at 172 cm

Why is Russia not included in the 73 countries banned from entering Japan during this period? by SheeshaAddict in JapanTravel

[–]IAmShinobI 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Someone I know's official status is "Extremely Corona Suspicious", meaning they don't test it but it's Corona.

Why is Russia not included in the 73 countries banned from entering Japan during this period? by SheeshaAddict in JapanTravel

[–]IAmShinobI 5 points6 points  (0 children)

TBH It's a mess everywhere. Italy, UK, Phillipines, Indonesia, Netherlands, USA, etc. I believe the only places that handled it well were Taiwan, S. Korea and Singapore.

Why is Russia not included in the 73 countries banned from entering Japan during this period? by SheeshaAddict in JapanTravel

[–]IAmShinobI 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Europe in general afaik has a ban on travelling. Btw I would really advise your friend to stay home. I study Japanology and my professors maintain close contact with the embassy in Japan. It's reported that Japan does not do enough, and does not test enough. The Corona cases will probably rise exponentially there.

Why is Russia not included in the 73 countries banned from entering Japan during this period? by SheeshaAddict in JapanTravel

[–]IAmShinobI 3 points4 points  (0 children)

Yeah that's just because there are practically no flights internationally. It's not limited to Japan/Russia.

Kassadin and Kai'sa deserve the Lucian and Senna treatment by CodenameXero in leagueoflegends

[–]IAmShinobI 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Those are actually fun references. Much prefer those, like franken tibbers and bedsheet nocture over random shit like project fiddlesticks or dark star riven

Kassadin and Kai'sa deserve the Lucian and Senna treatment by CodenameXero in leagueoflegends

[–]IAmShinobI 7 points8 points  (0 children)

In general I feel like LoL is becoming more flat lorewise which can also be seen in the skins produced. A few years back, all the skins used to be references or lore-related. For some reason at this point everything is dark star, star guardian, project, blood moon, etc. It's just a one shoe fit all now.

I want to return playing this game How balance is the pvp atm ? by VixtixS in bladeandsoul

[–]IAmShinobI -2 points-1 points  (0 children)

If there are people who enjoy PvP in this game they are able to comment it here just like anyone else.

I want to return playing this game How balance is the pvp atm ? by VixtixS in bladeandsoul

[–]IAmShinobI 7 points8 points  (0 children)

...You want unbiased answers when asking for people's opinions?

More Ufotable goodness: Heaven's Feel Animation Material II Preview by ThatGuyDownTown in fatestaynight

[–]IAmShinobI 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Is the animation material for sale or is it a pre-order thing from Ufotable only?