Happy Easter, Everybody!

How dumb I would be not posting anything here on this great celebration of Spring!

So April, there’s going to be a few small things to note! My apologies there’s much I can offer this month.

OviVixen Game Updates

I’ve mentioned before that there’s gonna be an audio overhaul for both versions of OviVixen Arcade. I’m also gonna be fixing a few more bugs for the OviVixen Master demo. In addition to that, there’s gonna be some minor edits to some of the audio from Master to make it a little more pleasing to the ear.

Upcoming OviVixen Art Contest

Also a prior mention, I was planning a much greater contest after the results of the Test Contest done in February. Unfortunately, it wouldn’t be as big as I initially intended. One thing that remains constant is one of the prizes for the first place winner being a plush toy. I’m still waiting for the production of that toy and I will reveal the prize two weeks before I officially announce the contest. There’s still going to be 2nd and 3rd cash prizes, so there’s still a much greater chance to win in this upcoming contest than the earlier Test Contest. Hope you guys are able to participate!

Thank you very much and have a wonderful Sunday!

OviManic

The Big Two Double Oh!!

Thank you guys so much for following! I really appreciate it!

Honestly, I’m awfully anxious to start so let’s get on with the news!!

OviVixen Arcade Newgrounds Edition Update!!

A rather small update but major at the same time! After all these years, I’ve FINALLY implemented medals to the game! These medals were supposed to be available since launch; however, quite a few snags completely demotivated me from making them ever functional… until this month!! Major plans are going on with this series that I must fix up this dusty game before I reveal it. Now the game has something that’s worth beating from beginning to end! To artists who are interested in this series, I highly recommend you aim for those medals because they may help you for another event that has opened today!

OviVixen Test Contest ($50 Prize)

A simple contest where the hero of OviVixen encounters a friend or foe from her own adventures! The contest starts today and ends the exact morning of March 4th EST. There’s a rogue’s gallery of colorful characters besides Nu, Rattino, and Pop-Hoppy that are just ITCHIN’ to make their debut in this contest!

More info on this contest can be found here!

Upcoming Additional Updates for OviVixen Arcade

Something that I just have to fix regarding both the Windows and Newgrounds version of OviVixen is to both compress the sound to provide less space AND compose better and cleaner music for it. After the Master Demo, I’m getting more and more confident in music composition that I’m a little embarrassed of the songs I’ve made for the original game.

So the next possible update for the OviVixen games will be a complete audio fix for Arcade. As for Master, there are some hiccups that are reducing the development time of that game: mostly regarding dying hardware.

Upcoming Contest in April

The OviVixen Test Contest is true to its name: it’s a test for a much bigger contest planned RIGHT AFTER Easter Sunday! Can you believe it? A March Easter! Unfortunately, I can’t have everything ready until then, so might as well post it the month Easter is usually home to. How big the April contest will be dependent on how well the recent Test Contest goes, so artists who are interested shouldn’t sleep on the this test if they want an opportunity for better and bigger prizes from the REAL contest!

Again, thank you all for following! I wish you all the best rest of February and any potential participants the best of luck!

Hope you guys are having the holiday of a lifetime! This year was quite a hectic yet awesome and productive year for me and I hope it has been the best for you! Now on to the news!

OviVixen Master Demo 1.4 is out!

This update has made a few but significant tweaks. I must thank @Chdonga for the input!

• The Fox Sprite’s tailspin hitbox has been overhauled

Originally, the hitbox is only present where the tail is to the left or right during the spin, leaving the Sprite vulnerable 50% of the time. During the spin, if the Sprite’s tail is to the right, she’s also vulnerable to enemies coming from the left, and the opposite is true. This update makes the sprite spin faster visually, but now the hitbox remains present on both sides until the attack ends. Hope this makes the first world a little easier for new players!

• There was a glitch that made the Sprite climb indefinitely regardless if she’s still climbing vines or gates. It’s not a very advantageous glitch either: it leaves her locked to only climbing left or right. This has been fixed in this update!

Participate in the Plush Poll!

For 2024, I’m planning an art contest and the grand prize is a plush of one these guys! However, I love them all too much to pick, so now they’re in a race to see who will have the honor to manifest into a prized plush toy! Just click the link above the image and make a vote. Even if you haven’t played the game, you can still vote based on their looks alone. Here are some sources on the enemies themselves!

Nu

Rattino

Pop-Hoppy

Some important things to note!

• This contest is meant for Newgrounds users only: if you wish to participate, you might want to sign up here. It’s free!
• This contest is meant for Mature Audiences! No exceptions!
• Poll ends on January 5th, 2024

And I believe that’s all there is to share! I hope you guys have a wonderful New Year!

That was quite a blast! Met a few folks, played a few multiplayer games, got a few signatures, talked with Tom, and managed to give away a few of my sticker sheets! Something that I was amazed by upon entering this arcade is the Super Nintendo Arcade Machine that includes my favorite game of all time, Super Mario World!

Controlling this game was rather awkward, but I got the hang of it upon my second playthrough. Initially, I played it like a keyboard which was definitely not fun in hindsight. I played a few other cabinets, but I did not have much of a connection with those games compared to this one.

My most memorable moment was playing GameCube games with three other guys: Double Dash, Melee, and finally WarioWare. It was fun, but I wished the input responses wasn’t so delayed: it was most notable in Melee. The audacity of those three trying to gang-up on my poor Yoshi with their Game & Watches, those paleophobic bastards!

Forgive me for not remembering your names, I was trying so hard to get my awkward ass to get in on a few conversations that I keep forgetting to look at the name of who I was talking to. I definitely remember that one guy who wore a kid’s outfit with overalls and a propeller beanie: carrying around those giant lollipops that I once tried before and find them nasty.

Will I ever join another meetup? Not until my work actually gains enough traction that it can pay for my trips. The whole trip was real expensive for just the one day and I was only there at the meet-up for about six hours before it got dark. Was there long enough for the group photo shoot, fortunately! Thanks, @BrandyBuizel, for setting up this gathering and I hope one day, I’ll see you guys again soon!

Tomorrow’s the big day!

Heading over to New Jersey for the Yestercade meetup! So today is the day I will prep for every single thing I need for the trip. As for the stickers, what fortune that has bestowed upon me is the company that made the prototype stickers, Jukebox Print, sent over the fifty final versions yesterday afternoon! The final has some major fixes compared to the prototype.

• Seafoam and Lime Green are now brighter and more distinct
• Company Logo is now a more legible white instead of black
• Some sticker outlines have been separated to prevent a miscolored cut
• The outlining in one of the stickers has been improved and does not overlap with the image

I’m going to bring 47 of them over to the meetup, so if anyone, 18 years or older, wants a sheet, I’ll be more than happy to give one out!

Can’t wait to see you folks tomorrow!

The prototypes have arrived!

A couple things to note when it comes to these stickers.

• The color quality is excellent despite being bolder than expected
• Despite greens being too similar, there is still some distinction between them
• These stickers are THICK!
• A bit of a struggle to take out, but they’re smooth once they stick onto a smooth surface like my laptop
• Nice gloss!

Some things I need to improve (most of these are already improved in the documents)

• Make the greens brighter and more distinct

Just a little bit of cyans, yellows, and/or whites

• No Dot Matrix

Just changing the hues and saturation of the greens might be enough after looking at the print. No need to compromise the other colors just for the greens to stand out.

• Repositioning

Some edits made by the staff for cut did not translate well between the art and the cut, so I had to make some edits myself to prevent these errors again.

• Change the company logo from black to white

It’s really obscured in print especially with the bolder background

But that’s it! Maybe tonight I’ll send over the final draft to the print guys and request fifty of these before the day of the Yestercade gathering. The guys at print actually send examples of how they’re going to look which I can edit and change before everything is finalized, so that’s a plus!

Hope to see you folks there!

So on October 13th, there’s going to be a Newgrounds gathering in New Jersey set up by @BrandyBuizel. This is the first time I have ever arrived at a meet-up before, so forgive me if I don’t make the most graceful entrance there. Now, one of the things suggested by the post is to “bring a sketchbook” so everyone there can draw doodles in each other’s pages as mementos. I have to be honest here, it’s been YEARS since I ever drew on paper: I got a little too cozy with my tablet and the mirror featured that it’s hard for me to get back to it. However, I do have an idea as to what I should give to you guys on the meetup!

OviVixen Sticker Sheets!

Maybe as either sample sizes or full pages like this one, I will hand out sheets of these to those who want them. Granted, this lil’ franchise is still meant for mature audiences, so I have to be very selective on who gets them. If anyone planning this meetup objects to these sticker hand-outs in any way, please let me know!

Regardless if I do or don’t bring anything, I can’t wait to meet with you guys there!

Finally, after so long, I manage to complete my next game's... demo. Sure, it's not much to gawk at, but at least I'm releasing something to showcase to the public!

Important things to note:

OviVixen Master is going to be the third game in the OviVixen series: bundled together with Arcade and a second one labeled "Home". The full version will hopefully come out in August next year and even MORE hopefully, a fourth game coming in September. This is just one step but quite a step indeed!

Unfortunately, I was unable to convert this into a browser game because the conversion was so poor to the point of being unplayable and unfixable. Damn it, I really wanted to put this game here! Fortunately is runs so smoothly on my half a decade computer! Fresh 60 frames!

I'm going to take a break for September, and in October, I'm developing a neat little promotional to celebrate the release of this demo! This promotional is going to be a future donation incentive for Master in particular, so be on the lookout for that! I'm also planning a little something in April that's exclusive for you guys on Newgrounds. It's up in the air now, but I'm certain I will finalize everything before the month starts.

Also in October, I'll update OviVixen Emulator once more to completely overhaul the audio from OviVixen Arcade, with better music and converting all audio from .wav to .mp3. Getting rid of some of that nasty megabyte fat before I release the full versions of Home and Master!

That's all for now and I hope you guys had a fantastic summer!

Thank you,

OviManic

Piece made by @ShortCakeCafe

Hey, I hope you guys are having a great summer! As for me, I’m still developing the demo for my next title for the OviVixen series! So far, the following is complete:

• All enemies, the three demo bosses, NPCs and their dialogue, and asset functionality are complete. It’s safe to say the game’s now in Alpha… or at least “Alpha” for one dude with a dying tablet.
• Two of the three levels have been completed. The third and final one in the demo is now in the works.

After the third level is fully built, the following will then be worked on.

• Transitional phases: Company Intro, Title Screen, Level Complete, and Demo End
• Controller Mapping Options: similar to how it was implemented in OviVixen Arcade Newgrounds Addition
• Audio: yeah, the game has been and still will have no sound or music until this point
• HTML conversion: that’s going to be a pain in the ass!
• IF LUCKY 🙏, Newgrounds API implementation: yes, I know how they work now!

Although, I can borrow sounds I made before for the demo, Music, however can be quite the tall order! I need these tracks made before release:

• Opening Jingle
• Title Theme
• The level themes of 1, 2, and 3: 2 and 3 have two versions of themselves
• An NPC theme
• A Miniboss theme
• An Enemy theme
• Two Boss themes
• Level Complete Jingle
• Demo Closing Theme: might borrow a song played in OviVixen Arcade

If by any chance I’ve managed to get the demo done in a playable state before the end of August, yet I don’t make it to the HTML phase, then I’ll release it on itch as a standalone executable. August is an important month for this game, so passing it will break its release date… again! Unfortunately, I cannot put as much pressure on my work tablet as I did years ago because it’s a miracle that it’s still able to charge after its charging port decided to no longer accept working without greater assistance with a USB cord! I can’t even use it when it’s charging, and I dread using the tablet twice in the same day! God, I hope I get this done before September! 🙏

And I still got nothin’ as per usual. Let me at least give you a quick rundown of what I have been doing in terms of game development. There’s quite enough done that I’m able to make full on levels with what I have; however, there are still quite a few bugs that needs to be ironed out. Also, there needs to be some more coding for transitions between levels and rooms as well as a dialogue tree for some NPCs. As I mentioned before, with the risk of a dying workstation, I have to limit my work time to at least 2.5 hours a day; so unfortunately, I can’t work as much as I used to. Hopefully, HOPEFULLY, I get it done before the end of April.

Until then, hope you guys have a great Easter Sunday! 🥚