TriniTrin
war of titties grampa
yeah, I didn't think about entering the contest til it was too late... BUT I think ill be buying the game and learn it anyways. Seeing all this stuff makes me want to try it for sure!
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yeah, I didn't think about entering the contest til it was too late... BUT I think ill be buying the game and learn it anyways. Seeing all this stuff makes me want to try it for sure!
Good catch! It's actually there, but it got cut off at the end because of the event script. Do you know of a better way to "clip" the dialogue at the right place? That little arrow is flippin' useless. I've had to go back and fix all kinds of dialogue.
Definitely this:
http://www.rpgmakervxace.net/topic/6964-word-wrapping-message-boxes/
Link1110
Member
Worked a bit more today... Doing balance and some gameplay. Trying to balance the encounters in the first town between "they exist" and "they're annoying." I usually wouldn't, but I want to have some gameplay and story integration, so I want the player to encounter one or two tops in there.
First dungeon is interesting. I've never made a dungeon with this many NPCs before, there are as many as I usually put in a town, but it is a workplace, so if I only put the character you're looking for it would look dumb.
All in all, I'm looking to polish this game to a shine. I'm impressed with the story and music, but I'm stuck with RTP graphics, so I want all the other factors to be perfect enough that the player can overlook that.
I did "add skill" on a piece of equipment, but that skill isn't showing up in the character's skillset.
First dungeon is interesting. I've never made a dungeon with this many NPCs before, there are as many as I usually put in a town, but it is a workplace, so if I only put the character you're looking for it would look dumb.
All in all, I'm looking to polish this game to a shine. I'm impressed with the story and music, but I'm stuck with RTP graphics, so I want all the other factors to be perfect enough that the player can overlook that.
I did "add skill" on a piece of equipment, but that skill isn't showing up in the character's skillset.
DAREALGUMMY
Member
Been putting this off but spent most of the day getting back in to it. Finally moved on to battle systems and such. I wanted to make it where you can see yourself and the enemies but decided for now to leave it as it. Especially to make it easier on myself since I'm not that great at making animations from the ground up.
I have one question if anyone can answer, is it possible to keep BGM going when switching between areas? Would it play continuously or would it restart once you enter a new map of the same area?
I have one question if anyone can answer, is it possible to keep BGM going when switching between areas? Would it play continuously or would it restart once you enter a new map of the same area?
Dusk Golem
A 21st Century Rockefeller
It's easier than you think~ It will continue to play automatically between areas until you either have a command that changes the BGM or a command to fade out or stop the BGM.
If you made a command at the start of the game to play a song on loop, and no command to ever stop it, it would play the whole game.
Good catch! It's actually there, but it got cut off at the end because of the event script. Do you know of a better way to "clip" the dialogue at the right place? That little arrow is flippin' useless. I've had to go back and fix all kinds of dialogue.
There isn't a good way by default other than heavily using the preview option. The font is different between the text entry box and the actual in-game text box, so the size of letters will vary between the two. The preview is 100% accurate though.
I'm making an RPG too! It has features like...
Day/night cycle!
Riveting dialogue!
... and it's not being made using RPG Maker so it wouldn't be eligible for this contest but eh!
Now I'm curious, what are you using?
DAREALGUMMY
Member
Oh awesome. Hadn't messed with music yet but was worried it wouldn't loop between areas. Thanks.
TheGreatDirector
Banned
I thought I show some screenshots of some of my locations since I haven't really shown anything substantial yet.
^There's a weird line in the map that for some reason appeared randomly while editing :l
Parallax Mapping is a lot of fun once you get it down.
^There's a weird line in the map that for some reason appeared randomly while editing :l
Parallax Mapping is a lot of fun once you get it down.
I'm writing the engine from scratch. All the tileset graphics and sprites are placeholder for now.
timetokill
Banned
I ended up making a pudgy little kid on accident. Gonna end up using him now anyway.
Next two weeks will be make or break for me. I'll end up releasing either the whole game as I originally envisioned it, or cutting it into "chapters" and polishing the first heavily. Hope to have awesome stuff to share soon. Everyone's stuff looks really good so far.
Especially your pudgy lil guy, timetokill.
Especially your pudgy lil guy, timetokill.
Karsticles
Member
I thought I might ask here since it is semi-on-topic:
Is there an easy way to rip sprite animations from old games? I want to study Marle's run animations in CT, but I can't find the assets anywhere on the web.
Is there an easy way to rip sprite animations from old games? I want to study Marle's run animations in CT, but I can't find the assets anywhere on the web.
SixMachine
Member
Karsticles
Member
Those are all her sprites, but they aren't in a clear order. If you look at the run and walk animations, it isn't clear which belong to which. I tried ordering them into a run animation for five hours before giving up. I just couldn't make it look like the original animation, though I got pretty close.
SixMachine
Member
ALLseeingEYE
Member
Totally missed this thread, but I picked up the RPGM package during the humble bundle, and this sounds like a great time. Even though hitting the deadline seems hard, I will give it a shot anyways, seems like a good summer project.
Anyways, I'm a game designer/ level designer with some experience making indie games, and some various skills (Design, Pixel Art, Music).
If anyone is interested in joining a team, I'd love to work with another artist (character, environment, both), and especially with a writer. Help in any department sounds awesome though.
Given my musical background, I'd also love to work on a heavily music influenced RPG (modern times, or perhaps with a Brutal Legend-style fantasy slant). Any takers?
Anyways, I'm a game designer/ level designer with some experience making indie games, and some various skills (Design, Pixel Art, Music).
If anyone is interested in joining a team, I'd love to work with another artist (character, environment, both), and especially with a writer. Help in any department sounds awesome though.
Given my musical background, I'd also love to work on a heavily music influenced RPG (modern times, or perhaps with a Brutal Legend-style fantasy slant). Any takers?
Dusk Golem
A 21st Century Rockefeller
Just a brief prizes bump, but got over 200 games for the winning pool (right now at 206 games), so thought I'd post what I have so far. I guess we'll be closer to 300 than what I estimated, 200 games, but still have some more of the 'big' prizes to buy, and a few I need to rebuy as I gave them off to someone else.
With that said, here's what I currently have collected for the prize pool, will continue to expand all the way into September.
With that said, here's what I currently have collected for the prize pool, will continue to expand all the way into September.
timetokill
Banned
Awesome, Dusk Golem. Really cool of you to collect so many prizes!
ALLseeingEYE
Member
Agreed, that's awesome. I'll be on the lookout for something to contribute, I just think it's awesome to promote creativity like this.
Link1110
Member
Writing my level up system tutorial text (which is an NPC in every weapon shop.) Is it easy enough to understand?
Also, here's what stats each type builds.
Code:
Would you like to know how to build stats?
1. Just the short version
2. Get a little deep, but not too much
3. Gimme the nitty-gritty
Code:
1> Equipment comes in many different varieties. If you fight using different types of equipment,
different stats will increase. Weapons, armors, and helmets each have three different types, which are
listed in their descriptions and raise different stats at different rates.
Code:
2> Weapons come in 3 types... You can see that blunt objects have a ++ on max HP and attack
and a + on max MP and defense. That means that max HP and attack will go up quickly using them and
max MP and defense will also go up, but slower. Agility and intelligence will not increase at all from a
blunt object, but maybe you can balance out that flaw with an armor or helmet that builds them.
Code:
3> Weapons and armors build up "Stat EXP." this Stat EXP is what increases after each
battle you have them equipped. A weapon that has ++ on a stat gives you 7 Stat EXP for that stat.
A weapon that has + for a stat gives you 3 Stat EXP for that stat. An armor or helmet with a + on
a stat will give you 5 Stat EXP for that stat. Each random battle has a Stat EXP multiplier from 1-3
which multiplies all your Stat EXP by that multiplier depending on how much stronger or weaker
the enemy is than you. A stat goes up once you reach 100 Stat EXP in that stat.Also, here's what stats each type builds.
Code:
Weapons
Blunt Objects (1-50)
MHP++ MMP+
ATK++ DEF+
Blades (51-100)
ATK+ DEF++
AGI+ INT++
Staves (101-150)
MHP+ MMP++
DEF+ INT++
----------------------------------
Armor
Casual Clothes (1-50)
ATK+ AGI+
Formal Clothes (51-100)
MMP+ INT+
Armor (101-150)
MHP+ ATK+
----------------------------------
Helmet
Helmet (151-200)
MHP+ ATK+
Bandana (201-250)
MMP+ AGI+
Hat (251-300)
DEF+ INT+LouisaFerre
Member
Well, I started out by scribbling different backgrounds, but then I ended up suspending that and using placeholders since I thought the visuals should come after other parts of the game. I'm actually a little nervous now, since we're only a month away.
timetokill
Banned
Little kid running:
Gosh, I'm starting to feel the pressure of both the deadline and the length of the game, so I'm already shaving some contents.
Considering the fact that games should be a couple of hours long, how do you guys are planning your dungeons (assuming your games have any, of course)?
In my original idea, there were going to be a dozen (small and straightforward) dungeons, that would have fairly fit my action-oriented game.
But then I noticed that with that many dungeons I just couldn't express as much plot and dialogues Iwanted needed.
As combat in my game is just a pretext for some jokes, I just have to downsize it, but still this is leaving me with the doubt that now my game could be slightly unbalanced, as in "too much reading, too little action".
Agh, I'd totally love if my internet didn't suck so much, allowing me to upload betas more frequently for my testers to try.
Considering the fact that games should be a couple of hours long, how do you guys are planning your dungeons (assuming your games have any, of course)?
In my original idea, there were going to be a dozen (small and straightforward) dungeons, that would have fairly fit my action-oriented game.
But then I noticed that with that many dungeons I just couldn't express as much plot and dialogues I
As combat in my game is just a pretext for some jokes, I just have to downsize it, but still this is leaving me with the doubt that now my game could be slightly unbalanced, as in "too much reading, too little action".
Agh, I'd totally love if my internet didn't suck so much, allowing me to upload betas more frequently for my testers to try.
Link1110
Member
Gosh, I'm starting to feel the pressure of both the deadline and the length of the game, so I'm already shaving some contents.
Considering the fact that games should be a couple of hours long, how do you guys are planning your dungeons (assuming your games have any, of course)?
In my original idea, there were going to be a dozen (small and straightforward) dungeons, that would have fairly fit my action-oriented game.
But then I noticed that with that many dungeons I just couldn't express as much plot and dialogues Iwantedneeded.
As combat in my game is just a pretext for some jokes, I just have to downsize it, but still this is leaving me with the doubt that now my game could be slightly unbalanced, as in "too much reading, too little action".
Agh, I'd totally love if my internet didn't suck so much, allowing me to upload betas more frequently for my testers to try.
I'm not necessarily going for short. My game will have 11, which will probably take a while (I checked my FF7 guide for reference and that has 23, so yeah...) I'm cutting a few things I want, but I want to do a 2.0 of my game which will have original graphics and multiple paths, which I'm not even planning yet so I can get a version done.
Basically there's two factions and in the version I'm making you defeat them both, think the neutral path in a SMT game. The 2.0 will have the ability to side with one of them also, but again I haven't even begun to plan that because I want this version to be polished and amazing. I wanna win this. I even know some game industry people who I hope to show the game to. Who knows...
Gosh, I'm starting to feel the pressure of both the deadline and the length of the game, so I'm already shaving some contents.
Considering the fact that games should be a couple of hours long, how do you guys are planning your dungeons (assuming your games have any, of course)?
In my original idea, there were going to be a dozen (small and straightforward) dungeons, that would have fairly fit my action-oriented game.
But then I noticed that with that many dungeons I just couldn't express as much plot and dialogues Iwantedneeded.
As combat in my game is just a pretext for some jokes, I just have to downsize it, but still this is leaving me with the doubt that now my game could be slightly unbalanced, as in "too much reading, too little action".
Agh, I'd totally love if my internet didn't suck so much, allowing me to upload betas more frequently for my testers to try.
I have about 4 dungeons, 3 of which aren't necessarily long. Since my game takes place in a city, there aren't really any locales that necessitate a grueling trek through a dungeon.
No real puzzles either, except for a hedge maze in the Park dungeon.
reddmyst
Member
Yup, I'm probably gonna do a 2.0 too, at least, I'd like to create all art assets from scratch and not just the couple of backgrounds I'm gonna feature for the contest.
Also, holy shit, FF7 had 23 dungeons? It isn't all that surprising then, that I don't want to play it anymore!
My game is more like an escape (from a great danger) across the world, so it has a somewhat bigger scope than a city (even tho, of course, it doesn't really matter).
Initially I planned to not have a world map, except for a couple of cutscenes, but the player actually had to explore tons of very detailed maps.
Of course the strict deadline (and the world cup, and steam sales, and and and
) forced me to change plenty of these things, and now I have a world map and like half or less "exterior maps".No puzzles here too. Too hard to design them in such short time (for me at least).
Oh man you guys, enemies!
I feel like you can track my progress as I get better at spriting pretty easily. These guys were obviously pretty early.
Oh man, boss preview!
The environmental/tonal consistency of my game is kinda whack anyway so I'm just doing whatever pops into my mind. A lot of it is side references to things I like or just feel like referencing. And puns. Lots of puns.
I feel like you can track my progress as I get better at spriting pretty easily. These guys were obviously pretty early.
Oh man, boss preview!
The environmental/tonal consistency of my game is kinda whack anyway so I'm just doing whatever pops into my mind. A lot of it is side references to things I like or just feel like referencing. And puns. Lots of puns.
timetokill
Banned
Evvvverrryyyybody RUNNNNN
hitsugi
Member
Evvvverrryyyybody RUNNNNN
I'm dying to see where this all goes. Great work
jhmtehgamr20xx
Banned
I thought I show some screenshots of some of my locations since I haven't really shown anything substantial yet.
^There's a weird line in the map that for some reason appeared randomly while editing :l
Parallax Mapping is a lot of fun once you get it down.
2nd one looks freaky cool. Is that a location floating out in the middle of space?
Thanks for finding my kidsEvvvverrryyyybody RUNNNNN
originalself
Neo Member
Well I have chapter one done now. Not sure I can finish a second chapter before Destiny beta.
legacyzero
Banned
Ok, now that I have some time to work, now I can start working on details for areas.
Now I can REALLY get rolling (hopefully)
Now I can REALLY get rolling (hopefully)
timetokill
Banned
Haha, thanks! I have a lot of work ahead of me, I probably shouldn't be spending so much time on pixel art but it's a lot of fun even though it's challenging.
I finished my game! I made it for the Indie Game Maker Contest, so I don't know if it can count for *this* contest, but I'd still love it if you guys checked it out. I made it in 30 days and have been recording vlogs every few days to show my progress, which I will compile into a making of video at some point soon.
I have a gameplay video so you can see if it's worth your time:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?feature=player_embedded&v=jSQtX1lwb70
Story Overview:
More info, download:
http://contest.rpgmakerweb.com/game/view/id/558
I have a gameplay video so you can see if it's worth your time:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?feature=player_embedded&v=jSQtX1lwb70
Story Overview:
More info, download:
http://contest.rpgmakerweb.com/game/view/id/558
Nice to see progress from others. I don't want to say I give up/will likely go over the deadline but if I don't pull my socks up I may have to. Drawing my own graphics wasn't as easy as I thought despite going for a simplistic style. Also swapping OSs to work on it can be a pain.
Still I'd like to at least put something together even if I can't enter it for the contest so I'll try to keep at it.
Still I'd like to at least put something together even if I can't enter it for the contest so I'll try to keep at it.
tensuke
Member
Very interesting concept! Downloading it now, will give it a playthrough. Thanks muchly for the RTP-less download, too!
Kabuki Quantum Lover
Member
Forgot to keep up-to-date with this thread. I doubt I'll make the deadline, but I'm having fun learning Ruby.
Chainsawkitten
Member
Teaser screenshot.
Intend to get a very short pilot out soon. We'll see how well that goes (probably not very).
Intend to get a very short pilot out soon. We'll see how well that goes (probably not very).
Very interesting concept! Downloading it now, will give it a playthrough. Thanks muchly for the RTP-less download, too!
Great! Please let me know what you think!
legacyzero
Banned
New Character
Link1110
Member
Question: I own several rpg makers, I bought xp, vx, vx ace and I even bought 95 and 2000 when I saw them on eBay for collection sake (if I use anything from them I'll upload pictures of the boxes here). My question is this: can I use resources from other rpg makers in this game or am I stuck with only vx ace and it's dlc?
TheGreatDirector
Banned
Hey everyone!
I just made a video going over the gameplay from my developing game which I have finally named, Grand Space Opera.
Check it out and please give some feedback!
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dPNu8Wh5tYU&list=UUGm1IkNiNBPiXRAmY-hFtyA
I just made a video going over the gameplay from my developing game which I have finally named, Grand Space Opera.
Check it out and please give some feedback!
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dPNu8Wh5tYU&list=UUGm1IkNiNBPiXRAmY-hFtyA
That combo system is sick, I'm jealous.
Earthpainting
Member
Just an update from me. Things came up which will dramatically cut into my time to work on this over the next few months. I won't be able to submit anything for the competition as a result. I'll still continue to work on it however, and post progress as I go on. I just may be a little late.