ane's art dump

He doesn’t actually understand a lot about coding, most likely due to refusing to learn new things - explanation from a programmer

He’s manually kept his old r*pe fanfictions up, and is proud of them. 1 2

Is still openly perverted

Characters he sells merch of are just bought unity store assets (this is borderline ok, but a lot of fans don’t know, so I’ve put it here). 1 2 3 4

He will be openly nasty to his fans. 1 2 3 4 5 6 

His income comes from donations, merch, youtube, twitch, and patreon - he claims he keeps $3500 montly to himself, which he gets from patreon alone. Yet he isn’t spending any of this leftover money on the game (and has asked for a kickstarter anyway).

(I can understand keeping stuff like twitch and youtube revenue, even if donating fans may mistakenly think it’s going towards game development. But game donations? Also, he has mentioned here where some (but not all) of the game’s patreon money has gone, and claims to be saving a large amount. If this is the case, can’t he prove it with a bank screenshot? And why the kickstarter?)

What he cares about is himself, his money and his reputation - more than he does about the game 1 2 3

Stolen art/assets/designs present in his game or videos 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9

(”eva” means yanderedev, referring to his old name “evaxephon”)

Lead artist mulberry also treats fans badly, traces art 1 2 3 4

Claims his game is 18+ and complains about young fans and young people in general, but hasn’t age restricted his videos and lets kids into his server. 1 2 3 4

Refers to facts people are using to call him out “propaganda”; then comparing fans who don’t listen to these facts to superman whilst slandering those who do; as if that isn’t a form of propaganda in itself, a manipulative tactic.

Portraying all the “hate” stemming from the lack of Osana, his past, and the slow development, when the issue is much more complex and involves many things he as done wrong - more manipulation.

Repeatedly says “I feel bad” and talking about how the controversy is affecting him emotionally; rather than actually addressing any of the issues that are sparking the controversy; or displaying concern, interest or understanding for how other people might feel; - which is another manipulative trait. 1 2 

(Of course he would feel bad after it all, that’s totally ok and understandable. What isn’t ok is using that as an excuse for your actions, and then keep acting that way.)

Spends an unholy amount of time on “damage control”, which when added up with his streaming hours and effort spent on making rant videos, leaves very little time to be put towards the game. 1 2 3 4 

Although people are able to grow and change and this may not be very relevant now, he’s been a lot less discrete about his nastiness in the past - something to consider. 1 2 3 

(Warning: the third link is very biased - but it is a good compilation of screenshots and evidence. Please try to form your own view!)

An important issue with the game itself, rather than dev as a person (although personally I do enjoy the game itself - but don’t want to support yandev)

for starters, there’s Twine, which is fucking great for making all kinds of interactive experiences (it’s what Crystal Warrior Ke$ha was made in so you KNOW it’s good) at all skill levels (i picked it up and made a game in two minutes a few nights ago)

if you want a bit more involved experience there’s Inform 7 which is a simple language for text-based adventure games that reads like slightly-weird English and also relatively easy to learn

you can do some pretty fucking cool stuff with Unity (my personal engine of choice) but you may need to dig a bit farther to get at the good stuff. there’s lots of really good presets though (i made an entire game just mixing and matching pre-existing templates and adding in my own art, won an award at a game jam for that one) and if you want help the community’s pretty dang friendly from what i’ve seen!

2D Editors:

GameMaker : Potential for pure drag-and-drop “programming”. It is recommended to read-up on the program’s functions to make good use of it. Good for prototyping. Uses its own language called Game Maker Language (GML) that is similar to a C language (e.g. C++ or C#). For both Mac and PC; free version available.

Construct2 : Drag and drop level editor that uses an “If-Then” event sheet structure for programming. Good for prototyping and for beginners. For PC; free version available.

GameSalad : Drag and drop with no code requirement. Good for programming. For both Mac and PC; free version available.

Solpeo : HTML5 based game engine for 2D and isometric game development. Some programming knowledge needed. Platforms supported: Chrome, Firefox, Internet Explorer 9+. Free version available.

Stencyl : Drag and Drop “programming,” templates you can edit the variables/values for.

Scratch : Lego-block-style coding platform by MIT; totally free and a great intro to thinking in code. Very kid-friendly and comes with a community site. Browser version available.

3D Editors:

Unity : 3D editor that creates 3D games. Can build games for browser, as an app, or for mobile devices (iOS and Android). For both Mac and PC; free version available.

UDK (Unreal Development Kit) : Full-fledged, highly advanced editor. Features a complete set of tools that go from level design to visual scripting to cut-scene creation. Uses it’s own programming language called Unreal Script that can be arranged with Kismet, a visual code editor. For Mac and PC; free.

2D Art/Animation Software:

GIMP : Free photo editing and digital painting software.

Easy Paint Tool SAI : Free digital painting software with a UI similar to Photoshop.

Mischief : Free digital painting software with an endless canvas.

3D Art/Animation Software:

Sculptris : From the company that created Zbrush, this free software is ideal for beginning 3D sculptors.

Maya : Animation, VFX, lighting, and rendering software.

Magical Voxel : Voxel Art (3D Pixel Art). Very intuitive and quick to pick up.

SketchUp :  Architectural modeling software, great for creating 3D environments and buildings. Free version available.

Text-Based Games:

Twine : Create interactive text stories using Twine’s visual map system that links your game together. Easy to learn and use. End result is browser-based. For Mac and PC; free.

Quest : Interactive text stories that you can build in-browser.

Ren’Py : Create visual novels using a modified version of Python that reads like a combination of stage directions and a CYOA novel. For PC, Mac, and Linux; free.

Audio Resources/Editors:

Indie Game Music : This site offers free indie music with no need to worry about royalties or licenses.

Audacity : A free, open-source, cross-platform sound editor that allows you to record and arrange sound.

Super Flash Bros. : This site allows you to record theremin-like (8bit) sounds and export them as .wav files for your games.

FL Studio : Free music composition software.

Miscellaneous Tools:

Donjon RPG Tools : Randomly generates maps, items, XP, etc.

W3Schools : Web-code tutorial database: HTML, CSS, Javascript+.

Debut Video Capture : Video screen capture to record Let’s Play videos, showcase your game on Youtube, etc.

Korsakow : Free tool for creating interactive and database films.

Processing : Flexible programming language used for visual and interactive artworks and simulations.

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Places to Publish/Share:

Itch.io : Platform for self-publishing games