Danmakufu - Old/Unreleased Scripts Compilation [+Commentary]

So I know I'm not exactly known for releasing scripts in a timely manner, but I know for a fact I'll still be on hiatus for at least the next few months because of my studies. But don't worry, I'm not dead! I will get back to releasing more scripts eventually. In the meantime though, I've been sitting on all these old scripts of mine that never saw the light of day, so I thought it would be amusing to show you all of them. So sit back and enjoy this little compilation I threw together of every script I've made since I first started Danmakufu that never got released or made into a video (there are actually a couple more that didn't get put into the video because they were too glitchy and I couldn't be bothered to actually go and fix them ^^;) For convenience's sake, I've shown all my scripts in chronological order from oldest to newest.
Download link for my RaNGE Contest #10 entry: www.bulletforge...
There's a lot of music since there are so many scripts to go through, so I'm not gonna bother listing them all. xD Most of the songs are fairly easy to find anyway. But if you need help finding a particular song you liked, just ask me!

[@SuperClaire999]

Marisa: Well whats the worst that could happen? Reimu: Well if she returns her popularity will soar... And she can very well beat us in the next popularity contest. Marisa: !!! WE MUST STOP HER!!! Imagine their reaction to Koishi beating them in the 2015 popularity contest :P.

[@AJSdanmakufu]

They never could have guessed that all along, a DIFFERENT green-haired character was their true foe.

[@lunethemooncat6355]

AJS I guess you could say they never saw her coming. ;D I know this is three months old but I had to.

[@hleghe810]

Sanae next Victor confirmed

[@lyrica-live]

omg. Like true entertainment, it didn't even feel like half an hour had passed by the end. THE ACE ATTORNEYS... YES. Now that's a concept of courtroom "bullet words" that I can appreciate almost as much as Danganronpa. The translation of iconic things like each catchphrase into a visual image is so cool, especially when it can evoke the same frustration and corneredness as hearing the words themselves. Everything was fun to see, and Nue's spell concepts were especially clever and visually interesting. Thanks for showing off your rare thoughts and fascinating evolution.~

[@AJSdanmakufu]

Hahahah, I should've known you were also a Danganronpa fan too. I got into it myself a while back when the games got ported over to Steam. One of these days I'd like to make a Danganronpa-themed script... That is, if I can clear up my backlog of projects I want to make >_>

[@yabusamehoulen7636]

wow you re here. that's suprised me.

[@touhoulove8312]

Plot of mima was really hillarious! Plz keep a good work like this

[@TheVermilliaFamily]

Really enjoyed a lot of Nue's spellcard designs! They were very visually appealing and didn't look TOO hard to beat, so I would love to see a polished version in the future :D

[@AJSdanmakufu]

You think they didn't look "TOO hard"? You don't think it says something when even the creator dies a lot to it? ;P But really, that was a common trend with a lot of my older scripts. I was obsessed for a while with making patterns that were "much harder" than the original games, but I had yet to realize that you need to make things balanced and fair. Watching let's players die repeatedly on my scripts made me realize that "wow, I seriously need to tone this stuff down... or at least make multiple difficulty settings"

[@EluTran]

Really cool stuff to watch and learn about. Fun video! :)

[@reedspun]

WAIT YOU'RE HERE TOO WOW COOL

[@W.E.N.D.I.G.O]

Elu Tran oh hi elu

[@gonetbh231]

Elu Tran u da best

[@Mr._Sherwood]

Really good, in all. Definitely liked the Mima script in particular, and damn, you actually took the effort to make unique attacks for Sans. Now that is how to Sans script correctly.

[@reedspun]

WAIT HOLY SHIT YOU POSTED YOU'RE NOT DEAD THIS IS THE BIGGEST THING SINCE SIIVAGUNNER COMING BACK

[@VantasticK]

Micah Hopper don't remind me of what I have to go through 😥😰😥😰😥😰

[@LushieTilde]

That Mamizou first spell is actually really cool! Although maybe the humans should be popping the animals instead of the player xP.

[@neoticrin3836]

I see remake potential in that Mamizou script ouo (Its either that or just me liking Mamizou a lot)

[@AJSdanmakufu]

It's not just you, but I also really like Mamizou a lot ;)

[@neoticrin3836]

AJS OWOWOWOWOOWW *Insert explosion* lol

[@Yatsuzume]

So many spells had so much HP @_@ I think you lost that bad habit, luckily. I see it in a lot of fangames like Spell Card Collection and it's really annoying to deal with as it doesn't really add anything to the card, except just making it more of a hard grind.

[@AJSdanmakufu]

Oh gosh I know, back then I had no idea about proper balancing for HP bars. I still think I have a bit of that bad habit nowadays, but mostly just in regards to nonspells. In some scripts, and even some of the older Touhou games for that matter, the nonspells end hilariously quickly. When I spend a lot of time making a pattern, I want it to last long enough for players to appreciate my work instead of just getting it over with xD. That was my thinking back then too, but my idea of how *long* a player should have to "appreciate" a pattern has changed a lot since then.

[@SK-by6qd]

24:34 Beta version of Lingering Memories from Koishi Heck?

[@Kirbachu5]

That Nue script actually had some really good ideas. I mean, Koishi Heck had some cool ideas, but they seemed a little bit too gimmicky. It left me kinda wanting some interesting danmaku that was a bit more normal. Of course, that script was intended to be strange and amusing, so maybe that's a bad example. I think the best thing you could do to fix "Astronomical Benefit" would be to make the UFOs a bit slower, so they're easier to follow. Some of these earlier ideas were simpler, but still fun. Frankly, though, a climax like that Utsuho script seems like overkill for a Stage 2 boss. After you finish that Yukari script, maybe you should make a Nue script. Also, being totally honest, that is the most interesting Sans fight I've seen. Especially in the Touhou style, most people just rip off his original attacks, make them a bit faster, and its passible for a Dannakufu script, but you actually went somewhere with the bone motif. I especially liked the bone wheels and such, those turned out pretty well.

[@AJSdanmakufu]

My mind gets motivation for the weirdest things at the most random times, so I'm not sure when exactly I'll get to finish my Yukari script. But what I can tell you is after I finish my next April Fool's day script (which'll have quite a bit of interesting danmaku don't you worry), I've had plans for another script afterward that's more "normal" danmaku-heavy. It'll still have some gimmicks, but they're more oriented toward the danmaku itself. I feel I'm a bit overdue for a relatively "normal" script anyway, but of course it'll still have a little twist to it.

[@onyxvega7369]

No squishy hearts in the Koishi Heck one ;w;

[@Leistria]

19:20 Totally should have taken Alice's Grimoire :P

[@Junkyx-zp9jb]

This old stuff reminds me of when I use to do Danmakufu for the first time.

[@parafysh]

17:00 ay mima

[@MLG773]

18:47 What????? HOW COULD YOU MARISA,DESTROY YOUR MOM???? 🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣

[@parafysh]

25:40 *D A N M A K U*

[@GarryDumblowski]

Mysterious Mirages would actually be a pretty amazing spell if all you did was reduce the health a little bit.

[@AJSdanmakufu]

Yeah, that and make the spawning of the clones and Nue not so random. Perhaps I could just have a bunch of preset patterns for the clones to spawn in, and then have one randomly selected to be used each wave, then randomly select one of the clones to become the true Nue.

[@GarryDumblowski]

AJS Yeah, that would probably be a better idea. I'd actually love to see a completed and touched- up version of that Nue battle.

[@hleghe810]

20:18 hey, Marissa also did a "two opposing forces" spellcard, how interesting

[@coolfae]

“just dodge it”

[@marcine.mukuchi]

I think I need that remix of Kid's Festival ~ Innocent Treasures. Do you know the arranger and the title of it? Also, good lord these unfinished works are interesting, especially the one with Mima and that UT+Touhou hybrid.

[@AJSdanmakufu]

Here you go! kzbin.info/www/bejne/h3q2mpR8frqVe8k

[@Bravidunno]

This History of the Moon Remix is... GREAT ! Where can I find it ?

[@AJSdanmakufu]

I can't find it on KZbin anymore, but it's in the album "東方幻朧悠月抄 ～ Imperishable sin and millennium history ～" by Magnum Opus!

[@Bravidunno]

AJS Oh, too bad...

[@Bravidunno]

AJS You have it with you do ya ? Can you at least put at dl link ?

[@lakuronekobaka3951]

you used an homestuck/undertale remix of megalovania for sans battle , i heard it but anyways, do you have tips about starting some script ? i'm intrested to make some

[@AJSdanmakufu]

I'm glad to hear you're interested! So for starters, if you haven't already, download the latest version of Danmakufu here: www.geocities.co.jp/SiliconValley-Oakland/9951/pre/th_dnh_ph3.zip Now, as for scripting itself, you can really do it with something as simple as Notepad. However, to make your life easier, I'd highly recommend downloading Notepad++. It helps you keep your code neater: notepad-plus-plus.org/ On the Danmakufu wiki, you'll find several resources. This page here links you to many written and video tutorials made by members of the Danmakufu community: dmf.shrinemaiden.org/wiki/Tutorials_(ph3) You'll want to bookmark this page. It contains every function you can use in the engine: dmf.shrinemaiden.org/wiki/Functions_(ph3) And this brief page here covers a few of the common mistakes made in scripting: dmf.shrinemaiden.org/wiki/Troubleshooting_(ph3) If you ever run into a snag or need some help, you can go to this subforum here to ask questions (I highly recommend posting your question in the Q/A Problem thread first before creating your own topic): www.shrinemaiden.org/forum/index.php/board,9.0.html And lastly, when you're ready to show off your work, you can upload your script in a .zip file to Bulletforge -- a site specifically for hosting Danmakufu scripts: www.bulletforge.org/ Due to problems with spammers, however, the site owner has indefinitely disabled user registration. However, if you contact him yourself on the Maidens of the Kaleidoscope forum (www.shrinemaiden.org/forum/index.php?action=profile;u=1580), he may manually open an account for you. Just don't do anything stupid like upload spam or viruses with your scripts, and you won't get in trouble. ;)

[@lakuronekobaka3951]

Wow ! thanks !

[@Lelmao33]

I never knew you are a ace attorney fan

[@AJSdanmakufu]

And now you know! I actually did make another Ace Attorney script for one of my exes, but I ain't showing that here. It's... embarrassing >_> Plus I deleted it way back when anyway.

[@idontevenknowanymore5510]

Nice one with the Ace attorney there :D

[@hleghe810]

15:45 that bit where they kept targeting seems like it's broken, or at least not done as well as it should be I guess it IS unused stuff..

[@hleghe810]

22:20 pretty much identical to a player, except the "spellcards"/bombs didn't have announcement. Doesn't change anything power wise, though

[@gamingkracken377]

This really cool!... Though could someone perhaps tell me how to actually open the resource parts and how I can make my own scripts?It would help since I wanna get into Denmakufu.

[@ruins.2843]

9:46 for some reason, i find that spellcard creepy.

[@AJSdanmakufu]

Considering it's Nue, I suppose I could say job well done?

[@Junkyx-zp9jb]

*gasp* An Upload

[@hleghe810]

15:10 unless that's a cutscene, it shouldn't happen. Reading is a thing, yknow

[@touhouyamax2755]

25:25 TWF I am surprised!

[@gensocko7829]

4:20 hecatia ?

[@youdonotcare]

The old Danmakufu text looks fin to me and I use Windows 10... weird

[@snva8038]

I hear that Megalovania Mashup

[@sauri_an8251]

What's your next script gonna be about???

[@AJSdanmakufu]

I've got a couple ideas in the works right now, but they're obviously on hold because of real life stuff. I'm not sure which one I'll end up finishing first, but at the very latest I'd like to have something ready for April Fool's day again, as it's been an annual tradition for me now. :P

[@sauri_an8251]

AJS ok good luck on your work! :p

[@gonetbh231]

You great

[@FunRandomGames]

7:10 Cat in background ?

[@Mugenri]

That's there in Touhou 11 as well. Meow.

[@Serpenziss]

Who cares about Spell Cards? Also in Touhou 3 charged attacks were reffered to as ,,Spell Cards" so figure that out.

[@cirnobaka8948]

I'll never be able to make a script. I bet the coding would be so confusing for me. XP

[@AJSdanmakufu]

The journey of a thousand miles begins with a single step~ Seriously though, while it does look really intimidating at first, you just gotta take it one step at a time. You can see from the video that with each script, I improved ever so slightly every time I learned something new. I mean hell, I'm still learning plenty of things about Danmakufu now! It's a constant learning process, and you're not gonna git gud quickly. But if you've got the patience, you can make some pretty awesome stuff.

[@cirnobaka8948]

AJS I guess you're right and it's basically the same way with my MMD animations and pictures. I improved over time and still have a lot to learn. I might look into it then and see if I can create any scripts. :P

[@Mr._Sherwood]

I had a short stab at it once. It went... badly. I might go back to it some day.

[@Waterwolf221]

+AJS which language (or whatever) do you use to make touhou scripts?

[@Waterwolf221]

the recent ones i mean

[@AJSdanmakufu]

I've heard people say that it's most similiar to C++. But learning Danmakufu just really comes down to learning and understanding the functions built into the Danmakufu engine. Everything's on the wiki, if you'd like to learn! dmf.shrinemaiden.org/wiki/Main_Page

[@Waterwolf221]

does Danmafuku let me make custom bullets and spells and things like that? one thing that i notice is that a lot of scripts have the same bullets for example those big balls with no middle.

[@AJSdanmakufu]

You can make absolutely anything you want in danmakufu, including your own bullet types. It's just that a lot of people prefer to use bullet types that mimic the ones from the original Touhou games, but you could totally add in or substitute your own thing!

[@Waterwolf221]

nice. thank you :D

[@giovannisalvador3773]

Can u give me a shoutout