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RPG Maker => General Discussion => Troubleshooting / Help => Topic started by: The Amazing Link on February 03, 2012, 07:02:50 pm

Title: Credit?
Post by: The Amazing Link on February 03, 2012, 07:02:50 pm
I was wondering how much credit info I should give when making my game credits.
Here are some examples of credits that I thought might be acceptable.  Please voice your opinions on how much info should be given.

A.                                           Animations
                                                 Starlit Toaster

B.                                           Animations
                             Starlit Toaster- Elemental attack animation

C.                                           Animations
  Starlit Toaster- Elemental attack animation based off animation in (Game Title) by SEGA
Title: Re: Credit?
Post by: ForeverZer0 on February 03, 2012, 07:22:18 pm
You should give credit for everything that you didn't do yourself.
Personally I would not go into "this graphic was made by John Doe, this one by Jane Doe", etc.. I would list them under a general "Graphics" category, but everyone should be mentioned, no matter how minor the contribution.
Title: Re: Credit?
Post by: The Amazing Link on February 04, 2012, 08:15:06 am
Also, do you know of a good script for scrolling credits?
Title: Re: Credit?
Post by: Taiine on February 04, 2012, 01:10:58 pm
Script by Emily Konichi is a nice credits script.

Call it at any time with call script: $scene = Scene_Credits.new

Spoiler: ShowHide



CREDITS_FONT = ["Times New Roman"]
CREDITS_SIZE = 24
CREDITS_OUTLINE = Color.new(0,0,127, 255)
CREDITS_SHADOW = Color.new(0,0,0, 100)
CREDITS_FILL = Color.new(255,255,255, 255)

#==============================================================================
# ¦ Scene_Credits
#------------------------------------------------------------------------------
# Scrolls the credits you make below. Original Author unknown. Edited by
# MiDas Mike (now known as Emily_Konichi) so it doesn't play over the Title, but runs by calling the following:
# $scene = Scene_Credits.new
# New Edit 3/6/2007 11:14 PM by AvatarMonkeyKirby.
# Ok, what I've done is changed the part of the script that was supposed to make
# the credits automatically end so that way they actually end! Yes, they will
# actually end when the credits are finished! So, that will make the people you
# should give credit to now is: UNKOWN, Emily_Konichi, and AvatarMonkeyKirby.
#                                             -sincerly yours,
#                                               Your Beloved
# Oh yea, and I also added a line of code that fades out the BGM so it fades
# sooner and smoother.
#==============================================================================

class Scene_Credits

# This next piece of code is the credits.
CREDIT=<<_END_

YOUR CREDITS GO IN HERE

_END_
def main

#-------------------------------
# Animated Background Setup
#-------------------------------

@sprite = Sprite.new
#@sprite.bitmap = RPG::Cache.title($data_system.title_name)
@backgroundList = ["Credits"] #Edit this to the title screen(s) you wish to show in the background. They do repeat.
@backgroundGameFrameCount = 0
# Number of game frames per background frame.
@backgroundG_BFrameCount = 3.4
@sprite.bitmap = RPG::Cache.title(@backgroundList[0])

#------------------
# Credits txt Setup
#------------------

credit_lines = CREDIT.split(/\n/)
credit_bitmap = Bitmap.new(640,32 * credit_lines.size)
credit_lines.each_index do |i|
line = credit_lines[i]
credit_bitmap.font.name = CREDITS_FONT
credit_bitmap.font.size = CREDITS_SIZE
x = 0
credit_bitmap.font.color = CREDITS_OUTLINE
credit_bitmap.draw_text(0 + 1,i * 32 + 1,640,32,line,1)
credit_bitmap.draw_text(0 - 1,i * 32 + 1,640,32,line,1)
credit_bitmap.draw_text(0 + 1,i * 32 - 1,640,32,line,1)
credit_bitmap.draw_text(0 - 1,i * 32 - 1,640,32,line,1)
credit_bitmap.font.color = CREDITS_SHADOW
credit_bitmap.draw_text(0,i * 32 + 8,640,32,line,1)
credit_bitmap.font.color = CREDITS_FILL
credit_bitmap.draw_text(0,i * 32,640,32,line,1)
end
@credit_sprite = Sprite.new(Viewport.new(0,50,640,380))
@credit_sprite.bitmap = credit_bitmap
@credit_sprite.z = 9998
@credit_sprite.oy = -430 #-430
@frame_index = 0
@last_flag = false

#--------
# Setup
#--------

#Stops all audio but background music.
Audio.me_stop
Audio.bgs_stop
Audio.se_stop

Graphics.transition

loop do

Graphics.update
Input.update


update
if $scene != self
break
end
end
Graphics.freeze
@sprite.dispose
@credit_sprite.dispose
end

##Checks if credits bitmap has reached it's ending point
def last?
    if @frame_index > (@credit_sprite.bitmap.height + 500)
       $scene = Scene_Map.new
       Audio.bgm_fade(10000) #aprox 10 seconds
      return true
    end
      return false
    end

#Check if the credits should be cancelled
def cancel?
    if Input.trigger?(Input::C)
      $scene = Scene_Map.new
      return true
    end
      return false
    end
def update
@backgroundGameFrameCount = @backgroundGameFrameCount + 1
if @backgroundGameFrameCount >= @backgroundG_BFrameCount
@backgroundGameFrameCount = 0
# Add current background frame to the end
@backgroundList = @backgroundList << @backgroundList[0]
# and drop it from the first position
@backgroundList.delete_at(0)
@sprite.bitmap = RPG::Cache.title(@backgroundList[0])
end
return if cancel?
return if last?
@credit_sprite.oy += 1 #this is the speed that the text scrolls. 1 is default
#The fastest I'd recomend is 5, after that it gets hard to read.
@frame_index += 1 #This should fix the non-self-ending credits
end
end