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Resource Requests / charset requests
October 14, 2017, 05:10:23 pm
Wondering if anyone could make charsets of these characters






Using these templates




Possibly this one for the last image

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This is resolved, I got round the issue
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Quote from: orochii on July 02, 2015, 08:56:58 pm
Excuse me but what language is this Bullpup shooting engine in?
And I can help with basic RMVXAce stuff, but not with any specific script. My VXAce is getting rusty on my Steam account as we speak of. Because RMXP.

I think it's in Portuguese but I put some of the instructions through Google translate
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Quote from: KK20 on July 02, 2015, 01:59:43 am
No one here really does support VXA scripts. Along that same note, after Googling what this even was, it turns out the script has no english translation. So asking here for help is twice as worse than just asking on those forums where the script is hosted.

I translated it mostly but if I asked on those forums they might not fully understand my attempt to talk to them through google translate lol
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Script Troubleshooting / Bullpup shooting engine
July 01, 2015, 09:50:10 pm
does anyone know how to make melee weapons with this engine, I know it can be done because I've seen it done in another game using the same engine but it's not telling me how to in script instructions
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New Projects / Re: Between Realities
June 04, 2015, 06:53:52 am
Quote from: R.A.V.S.O on June 03, 2015, 07:41:41 pm
let's asses the situation shall we?

Q: WHY is there a lack of interest?
A: people seem to lack a will to try out your demo.

Q: why do people seem to lack the will to try out your demo?
A: according to the people who have seen your pics, (even me) your maps feel empty, too big,
and by the looks of it, sorta repetitive on the tilesets.

Q: why do people criticize it like so?
A: when people play a demo, thy expect that you have at least a half-fleshed out character to
take out for a spin, on some (at least) diverse populated maps, with at the bare minimum the main
objective in their sights (the single sentence describing Alex leaves little to no incentive on players
wanting to know who he is)

Q: What can you do about this?
A: First off, your character, who is he? the only thing we know is that he's an amnesiac in a
car crash, but what about his backstory? what's so special about that character surviving the car crash
where might he go and why? (I DO take in mind that he is an amnesiac, but even then the player
should at least know SOMETHING regardless of the character knowing what to do or not)

Q: OK Improve the character, now what?
A: Most people would tell you, that the following step is mapping, eventing etc.... not quite.
I'd say first and foremost you need a solid plot, you don't NEED to reveal it to us, but make SURE you
know what your plot is from start to finish, why? because later on when you're map designing the
areas of your plot it HELPS to know what to map and what to leave behind (many designers make up
areas that they never use later on, or if the plot contradicts itself, some of your maps wont even make
sense etc...) long story short....  stabilize your plot BEFORE even starting map/event/battle designs.

REMEMBER: your audience does NOT know what the full plot is, therefore you must have some form
of way to attract players into the setting, if you keep players for more than an hour without figuring
out what to do (or even worse, how to properly play the game) expect them to lose interest.

Q: OK I have my plot designed and know where to start, now what?

A: You're gonna need some maps, not just ANY old map though, what calls people into trying out
a demo more than the plot itself is the gameplay derived from the maps and/or battle-system (if any)
when it comes to making a map, bigger isn't always better, having small yet properly designed maps
is good if you know how to populate them, the point is that no matter what size your map is, it should
always have some (optionally interactive) eye candy to go along with it, (forests should have winding
trails instead of just a road line from point A to B, caves should look irregular, while buildings should have
small features to make them look like someone actually lives there), in short keep your maps with good
content WHILE making them look natural, bonus points if you have the player interact with it.

NOTE: Try using some new tilesets, the standard ones aren't bad but you can certainly make
maps look even better with other ones, lucky for you, this site offers some great tutorials on
mapping if you get lost.

these are SOME ways to start off your game,
not ALL of them, just remember, it's always better to have a short yet functional game over a long cluttered
mess of featureless maps.

don't give up, and if you feel you're lacking skill on either mapping/eventing/battle-systems etc... feel free to ask around.

Lastly, sorry for the wall of text, but it's kinda hard to cover the essentials on a single post.

This has been helpful and I think I'll add a characters section into my post so I can atleast explain things a bit more
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New Projects / Re: Between Realities
June 03, 2015, 05:44:31 pm
Quote from: Ranquil on June 03, 2015, 01:04:42 pm
Quote from: phillip1756 on June 03, 2015, 01:22:03 am
Don't think I'll be carrying on with this project because no one wants it to play it so I can't get feedback on it and it seems like that will make carrying on a lot of pointless effort

Please don't quit on the first signs of criticism!

You don't need to make your first game just so other people would play it. Instead of giving up, try to make the game better and learn from the experience.

It's not bout criticism, criticism can be useful it's just there's a lack of interest in the project so not sure if it's worth continuing it
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New Projects / Re: Between Realities
June 03, 2015, 01:22:03 am
Don't think I'll be carrying on with this project because no one wants it to play it so I can't get feedback on it and it seems like that will make carrying on a lot of pointless effort
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New Projects / Re: Between Realities
June 01, 2015, 06:05:18 pm
Quote from: KK20 on June 01, 2015, 03:00:04 pm
You said it yourself--the game is hardly a fragment of what it's supposed to represent. It's not really worth playing (or downloading in that case) if I'm just going to throw it away in like 5 minutes.

Going off the screenshots themselves, the maps feel very big and bland which most RM users typically do with their first games. The only feedback I can give is to look at completed RM games that did well. Study their mapping and how the characters feel fleshed out and relate to the story.

Speaking of story, you are following the heavily used trope "The Amnesiac Hero" which, from my past experiences of people who typically do this, means there was very little thought in designing your story and are "building it as you go".

The maps had to be quite big otherwise the flashlight wouldn't work and the amnesia's not on the level of like forgetting everything like in a lot of games it's more about not knowing where he is at the time
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New Projects / Re: Between Realities
May 31, 2015, 07:26:28 am
Has anyone played the demo and does anyone have any feedback?
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New Projects / Re: Between Realities
May 30, 2015, 05:43:09 pm
Next version coming soon will have the whole of chapter one
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New Projects / Re: Between Realities
May 28, 2015, 07:16:13 pm
Quote from: ForeverZer0 on May 28, 2015, 06:02:48 pm
If you want to generate more interest, I would strongly recommend fixing up your post and make it more appealing. Additional explanation of the story, game play, systems used, etc, etc. Screenshots are also a very important thing, which you have none. These things are also a requirement if you would like it moved to the projects section. This is just some friendly advice, I wish you luck on completing your game. Take a look at some other projects posted by members for some examples and inspiration on making it look better.

I'm just adding screenshots now but at the moment there's not many features other than the puzzles and flashlight system it's just a quick demo to get the general feel of the game. Also the story is as short as it is because I'm trying not to reveal too much of the plot and want it to be more of like I Dunno a surprise I guess
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New Projects / Between Realities
May 28, 2015, 12:38:12 pm
About
Between realities is a small side project I'm making


Story
The last thing Alex remembers before waking up in the woods, is being in the car with his friends. As he explores and looks for his friends, he realises there may be more to this place than he first thought.


Demo
A short demo for feedback
http://www.mediafire.com/download/ivgdlbycojm9tyw/Mansion.exe

Screenshots

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Quote from: Seltzer Cole on May 10, 2015, 03:39:30 pm
I like that there is gangs and you could choose a life of crime. But what about if you lead a life of good? Do you go to school/college and that effects your job later in life?

I actually had an idea similar to this game at one point. Btw I would love to help out if you need any.

Sorry for the late reply, yes you can choose to go to school and college and it'll have effects on what jobs you can do based on what classes you take etc. Help would be great aswell,  i've been looking for help with it, what you want to be helping with?
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ok I have 2 questions, first of all is there a way to make it so the sprite of a vehicle is different when you're off it to when you're on it and the second is is there a way to make it so you can have more than 6 movement speeds on rmvxa
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Looking for feedback wanna know if people liked the look of the screenshots so far and opinions on the look of the different gangs
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Quote from: KK20 on March 27, 2015, 12:11:16 am
He was using the wrong imgur links. Fix'd.

You need to use the the one that says Direct Link (email & IM) or BBCode (message boards & forums) which already provides the IMG tags for you.

Thanks I was wondering why they weren't showing up
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Added another image
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General Discussion / Re: Modern city planning
March 23, 2015, 03:57:55 pm
Quote from: PhoenixFire on March 23, 2015, 02:10:46 pm
Maybe take a read through this? If you're noot looking for original characters, here's a fairly decent overview of the different stereotype characters that are common in RP games.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/User:Otherone/Computer_and_video_game_stereotypes



For some possible inspiration to original characters, take a read through this thread. Certainly gave me a few ideas.

http://forum.rpg.net/showthread.php?31937-Breaking-NPC-Stereotypes

Thanks this will help for npcs what I'm mainly looking for is ideas for buildings and locations in the different areas