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Update: Game Jam curse strikes again.

So you know I mentioned I got my wisdom teeth removed at the start of January, well turns out I’ve been having a series of unfortunate complications since then and I am still not out of it yet (hopefully soon for real this time).

This means I have been unable to progress much into my game jam project “The Girl, the Coyote and the Rabbit”, I have all the mechanics coded but haven’t been able to do much after that since the physical pain got worse to the point I’ve been a couch potato for the last week.

The jam finishes on March 12ve so I still have a tiny hope of finishing with not polished quality or have a demo of the intro of the game, but for the sake of my health, I’m trying to not jump straight back into working full steam until I’m 100% sure my health is back to normal.

Long story short, I’m gona be drawing random things to keep my head entertained and away from all the bits that hurt ahdjfj.

#dream talking #game jam #the girl the coyote and the rabbit #straight up not having a good time #but we hanging in there #irl stuff

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wait that was cool,how do your other ocs react to hugs? if you don't mind me asking

Oh man I have way too many ocs adsh I think you are going to need to be more specific with which ones would you (or anyone) be interested in knowing, otherwise this post will get waaay too long.

But if you send one of a handful, I could answer with how they would react to hugs from strangers, someone they know, and someone they like, or something like it.

I probably should reblog this to my main cause I have all my ocs tags there.

#dream asnwers #anon #ask box

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i really want to hug coyote,although something tells me i probably shouldn't

Honestly, he might either charge for it or accept the hug and take your wallet in the process. Or if he likes you, hug but pretend he is not enjoying it.

I'm still figuring out his personality but that sounds fitting afhds Might doodle that once I am done with the jam.

#the girl the coyote and the rabbit #rpg maker horror jam #game jam #ask box #dream answers #anon

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Coyote reference, hopefully final colors.

For the RPG Maker Horror Game Jam #2

"Coyote is one of the spirits to appear on Girl's path, he says he knows a way out of the fair and will aid for the right price. However his reputation proceeds him, some will say he has good intentions, others that he is deceitful and to never believe his words. A clever fella, sly according to others.

One thing is sure, he is following his own agenda, whichever that is."

#rpg maker horror jam #character design #Furry #indie horror game #my characters #the girl the coyote and the rabbit #my art #I love him #Not really necessary ref but I wanted to make one #even if I should be focusing on the protagonist #tw: cigarettes #art blog

[dreambonesgames]

(Reposting concepts from my art blog)

From February 1st to March 12th I will be participating in RPG Maker Horror Jam #2 with the theme "Macabre Carnival".

I feel this will be an amazing way to take a break from Jake's Halloween Night series, plus have a project to practice new things and try different styles and whatnot.

My main goal is to actually finish the game, since until now I've had some bad luck with Game Jams and never actually finished a project for any of the jams I've participated in.

I decided to get inspiration from Mexican folklore and my culture for a change, but giving it a twist like I do with everything else.

Now about my game project for this jam:

The Girl, the Coyote, and the Rabit (Placeholder name)

"A young girl is on her way back home late at night when she stumbles upon a traveling fair of spirits. Stranded in this strange realm, she has no other option but to follow the advice of Coyote, a strange individual that swears can help her go back to her world..."

Notes: When I say "girl" I don't mean a child, in Mexico is pretty common to get called "Niña" no matter your age. A lot of times it comes in the form of diminishment, but other times is just an easy way to call someone you don't know the name of.

I am a tiny bit worried I am once again bitting more than I can chew, especially because I will be having to do a lot of new tiles since it's a very different scenery from my usual "normal house interior". I tried to do as much as the tiles as I could (don't worry it is allowed for this jam) but dealing with the pain of my wisdom teeth removal did slow me down more than I hoped.

I still don't have my protagonist, I really have been struggling designing her, but I will start worrying about it once I reach the more art part of the development.

I am very excited about this! I hope I can pass on some of that hype to you :D

#RPG Maker Horror Jam #rpg horror #pixel art #character design #inspired by #mexican folklore #I am mexican #just in case

[dreambonesgames]

hi,i'm the guy from the previous ask,i'm glad i made you happy but i meant it more as "remaster jake and destroyed house jake feel like the same character(one is just more obvious about being a serial killer) while grim feels like a separate character when it comes to dialogue in the endings and in CHN" so i was wondering if that was intentional or if i'm reading too much into it, also i love how this can be read as "is jake cosplaying and roleplaying as his edgy OC?" lol

New headcanon just dropped, Grin is Jake’s Slenderverse edgy self insert.

afsgs I did intended to make Jake and Grin feel different in how they act, mostly in the Remaster since Jake now has dialogue in the destroyed house unlike in the original one.

I sort of forgot Jake can also be compared how he acts in JHN to CHN even if Grin barely talks in CHN (following the silent killer trope).

Unless we count Jake/Grin final dialogue when confronting Cat at the end in the hospital as a Grin dialogue.

Sorry I’m making this confusing, long story short I did intended to make Jake and Grin act different, but I thought I had managed that in the remaster and sort of forgot about CHN since I intend to eventually remaster it too.

#jake's halloween night #rpg maker #indie game #horror game #rpg horror #dream answers #my games #anon #ask box #jhn ask box

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hey i just played both games again and one thing i noticed was how different jake's dialogue felt like as the grim pumpkin vs as himself, so is the grim pumpkin some kind of persona jake likes to play when he's out murdering people or is he like that even without it? also catrina's adorable i love her desigh

Anon you have no idea how happy it makes me to see someone point that out (Im assuming we talking about the Remaster and Jake vs destroyed house Jake. If not then oups).

Is Grin Pumpkin the persona or is it Jake the persona? :)

Is Grin the “character” Jake puts on when going out to perform his duty or is Jake the “character” he puts on the daily because who would suspect the plant loving guy next door?

And thank you! Im always happy to see Catrina getting some love, I do need to draw her more.

#jake's halloween night #JHN Ask box #Maybe there is a bit of truth in both #also sorry I can answer most things a 100% directly #until the third game is out I’ll have to play the riddler agsg #dream answers #anon #ask box #I get so happy when someone points these details #I worry lots that maybe I wasnt good in showing them so its nice to see people find them

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do you still remember your original ideas for jake's design? how different were they?

(I just realized that I posted the Concepts over my art blog for an ask but never shared over here.)

Due to the fast development of the game, Jake didn't go through many changes design wise before I set on the final one, in any case, what changed was my ability to draw him better and adjust details like his nose shape and body type.

I made the original JHN in 1 month, so as much as I enjoy character design, I had to rush it and be happy with the first/second attempts and keep moving with the rest of the game.

When I say I pulled this game out of my sleeve in an impulse decision, I mean it.

I think what changed the most was his personality. Initially, I thought of making him a generic ChadTM, you know the type of guy that goes "what? no hug?", someone you don't like but never suspect to be the killer, I didn't even thought of going to far into his personality because it was going to be a quick exercise to get me out of an art block.

However, when writing his dialogues he just, started leaning more into the cheery, himbo, oddly eerie at times, and I kinda like it better, it made it more fun and shocking when it turns out he is not that at all.

Jake's Halloween Night is a bunch of happy accidents and me going "but what if".

#jake's halloween night #jakes halloween night #JHN Ask box #rpg horror #indie horror #dream answers #anon

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how did you come up with the name DreamBones?

Honest I kind of just mashed together two things I liked and had luck it worked.

I needed a new username because even if ADreamare was recognizable, I never knew how to pronounce it and back when I started I never planned ahead to "what if I make this my work".

Most people already called me Dream so I kept that and added the Bones because my old watermark/signature was a rabbit skull, plus I used RabbitBones when a teen for my username, so I just got inspo from there.

The "cringe" explanation is, I like cute, pastel stuff, like Dreams, but I also love horror themes, blood, so Bones because spooky.

And I got lucky the username was free on Tumblr, otherwise I probably would have looked for something else.

#Dream answers #ask box #anon

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how are jake's dreams and nightmare's like?(< randomly got this idea for fanart and wanted some inspiration)

Oh this is an interesting one, let me see.

His Dreams are probably related to his childhood, the farm he grew up with, the lake, the crop fields, the celebrations with other members of the community, etc.

As for his nightmares... I sadly can't reply exactly since it would be a spoiler, but I guess a way to say it would be the punishment for failing.

Also not me reading this wrong the first time as "How is Jake's Dream", Im doing good thank you, I'm Jake's dream I guess yes afhjdks

#JHN ask box #jake's halloween night #Ask box #Dream answers #anon #I guess he is already living one of his nightmares 🤔 #blessing and a curse I suppose

[dreambonesgames]

Happy Friday!

Jake's Halloween Night has officially been released for Steam!!!

Go play now for Free

And if you enjoyed the game please consider leaving a Review, I would really appreciate it and it helps the game! :D

#Jake's Halloween Night #horror game #indie games #rpg horror #my games #ITS FINALLY HERE

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How tall is Jake

This one I don't have an exact number because I struggle a bit with heights, so I tend to only have approximate heights to remember who is taller in character interactions.

That being said, he is tall, maybe around 6ft/1.80m tall? He is usually among the taller if not the tallest one in the room. But at the same time, I find interesting the idea of still not being tall enough so he has had to fight people taller than him sometimes.

It's still a bit in the air.

#Jake's Halloween Night #Jake's Halloween Night spoilers #jhn spoilers #jhn ask box #anon #dream answers #ask box

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How old is Jake?

This one will be answered with the third game (along with his birth year and other personal information), but for now I think I can say he is over +21.

I'm sorry my answers about Jake are vague, I do have all this information but I think it's more fun if it's revealed in the game. If there are any doubts after the third and last game is published, I will answer them with no vague answers, I promise.

But thank you for the interest!

#Jake's halloween night #Jake's halloween night spoilers #jhn spoilers #jhn ask box #theredman16 #ask box #dream answers

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What year does JHN takes place in?

There are a couple of clues in game to what year the game is set around, but if I see enough players really confused about it, I might add a small extra clue in the newspaper.

I can say it's not the same century we are currently in.

#Jake's Halloween Night #Jake's Halloween Night spoilers #JHN Spoilers #JHN ask box #ask box #anon #dream answers #the struggle between wanting to infodump about jhn but also wanting to let players figure it out #I wasnt expecting any jhn asks so this was hype to find

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Jake's Halloween Night Remastered is Coming soon to Steam!!!

You can Wishlist NOW!!!

Did I mention is FREE to play?

#jake's halloween night #rpg horror #indie horror game #rpg maker #steam

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I FINALLY FIGURE HOW, IMA SCREAM

Im ready to pass out, now we just wait for approval

Steamworks help please!!!

I need help with Steamroks, almost desperately. I have everything approved and ready to go, except for the Build + Depots.

I already followed 3 different tutorials on the matter and even so I kept missing the "Public Default Branch" and somehow while trying to fix that, I ended up without "Store and Devcome packages Match" and "Package Includes Windows Depot".

I don't know what else to do and I am losing my mind over this, please if you have experience with this and know what to do and can help me, I'll be forever grateful, please.

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Steam made me do a trailer for JHN store page, so now you get to see a JHN trailer :)

COOMING SOON!

#jake's halloween night #Jake's Halloween Night trailer #rpg horror #slasher oc #rpg maker #indie horror