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  • boringprotagonist
    Working on rotating text for the title screen plugin. Still can't figure it out tho :kaoback:
    sprite.anchor at (0,0) for drawText and then sprite.anchor at (0.5, 0.5) to make the rotation easier, but somehow the engine only registering the last anchor assignment?!

    boringprotagonist
    Some progress on the title screen UI plugin!
    The particle system is using my own but I feel like implementing Pixi Particle is better, since user can create it on pixi editor here then can just import the JSON file. That'll be my homework then :hswt:
    boringprotagonist
    Trying my hand at plugin development now, I hope I'm not too late! :hhappy:
    Planning to create a title screen UI plugin. Starting with basic features for Window_TitleCommand, will add advanced features later such as text animation, window easing, cursor, etc.

    Any ideas for a feature to add?
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    Trihan
    Trihan
    Ahh, I did wonder if that might have been the route you went. :D I came up with a fairly jiggly way of doing it involving measuring the width of the entire line and then subtracting the text width and it's all very spaghetti but it works. XD
    boringprotagonist
    boringprotagonist
    That's awesome though! Don't worry about the spaghetti, if it works it works ahahah :guffaw:
    I think if we only need specific part of text codes, we could add the feature ourselves (like showing icon). But sometimes it's the laziness lolll
    Trihan
    Trihan
    You should see my code for doing gradient text outlines. XD
    boringprotagonist
    I kinda miss the RPGM community around pandemic (not missing the pandemic itself, mind you).
    I feel like it was the peak when everyone was active haha.

    Any RM let's player / content creator that I can follow?
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    boringprotagonist
    boringprotagonist
    Also thanks for the recommendation all! I didn't realize there are plenty already, maybe I should check more on Twitch rather than Youtube.
    But interestingly searching RPG Maker on Youtube rarely showed me the let's players, I guess it's the algorithm/SEO acting up.
    Trihan
    Trihan
    I might be doing my YT streaming again as well now that Twitch allows multicast, I just need to figure out how OBS does it.
    TheAM-Dol
    TheAM-Dol
    boringprotagonist
    Anyone want to do a skill trade with me?
    Teach me illustration/drawing/pixel art then I'll teach Javascript/Plugin Development to you :hhappy:
    I found drawing is very hard lol.
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    Holder
    Holder
    Well a lot of initial things with art is the fundamentals, if you want to be serious about it. A lot of that is self research and practice.
    Finding a style comes from trying out a bunch of different styles and finding what you like and dont like.
    TheoAllen
    TheoAllen
    This is just advice, but you can start by tracing or using a heavy reference to start. That way, you can build the visual library in your mind by repeatedly doing so.

    Every art tutorial and best practice makes it look easy, but under a different context, it can be very challenging.
    Ms Littlefish
    Ms Littlefish
    I also think tracing for personal practice can be helpful for the repetition, obviously for private study. Studying anatomy is very helpful. Like, straight up clinical anatomy. Other than that, color theory is a great topic to study and it also extends into UI and web design.
    boringprotagonist
    Bug or feature? :hwink:



    (Ughh how to embed a video here?! Answer: replace x.com with twitter.com)
    boringprotagonist
    What makes a good title screen plugin? What feature do you want? In a mood to code a plugin. (only for MV atm though)
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    Dalph
    Dalph
    Customizable menu buttons? Although I managed to do that with events (it was a hassle).
    Support for GIFs and Videos?

    I feel like animated screens will always have the advantage over static ones. No matter what.
    And yeah, everyone overusing Mog's particle effect, sometimes even a simple weather effect with animated background looks better than random particles.
    Magenta-Fantasies
    Magenta-Fantasies
    I'd like for one that would allow for graphics that are animated in frames and that would allow you to reposition those graphics using coordinates. I'm trying to make my title screen have an animated logo, and while I've achieved something I'm satisfied with using fade ins, I think I could make it even better with animated frames and repositioning of graphics.
    ATT_Turan
    ATT_Turan
    @TheAM-Dol I now need to make a sci-fi setting that has technology operated by MOG particles.
    boringprotagonist
    Its been a while. Hi everyone! I hope you guys are doing good. :hwink:

    What are the hot stuffs in RM community lately?
    boringprotagonist
    Do you ever wish you have a team for your project?
    I only like specific aspect of game dev (coding), so my projects never go public lol.
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    TheAM-Dol
    TheAM-Dol
    I think every hobby is going to have parts that are difficult to enjoy. I love making music, but I honestly hate coming up with melodies and (if the song demands for it) building a completely new patch for a synthesizer.
    You can always contract the work out if it's something you hate that much, no shame in that.
    ZombieKidzRule
    ZombieKidzRule
    I never really liked supervision or management. Which is why I no longer do it. And I don’t generally like working on teams. Unless I have complete and total control. For game making, I know what I want. If I could direct a team to do it, yup, I would try that.
    Wifi
    Wifi
    I honestly do wish I had a consistent team for my projects.
    For the most part I work alone on my game projects, but on some parts I get help from someone, it does happen rarely, cause I try to learn most things by myself, but if there's something I really can't do, I try getting help, but even then it's hard to find someone who is willing to help.
    boringprotagonist
    Having burnout with my project, so i chose to do a side project. Which is replicating RMMV features in GMS2. Now i found new respect for RM lol
    boringprotagonist


    Does it look better with bust or no?
    Also the bar and number above HP and MP is an aggro bar, i need other ways to represent it. Otherwise people will mistook it as atb :hswt:
    boringprotagonist
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    gstv87
    gstv87
    thoughts? revenue going to one address rather than another.... at best.
    at worst? limitation of 3rd party use of the engine, a new RPG Maker on the market, and no backwards compatibility.
    when it comes to corporations, you can never know..... I mean, I can read lawyer, but even poetry has a double meaning.
    boringprotagonist
    Is it weird that i feel overwhelmed from reading codes that i wrote few months ago? Lol.

    I dont even know where to continue!:hsad:
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    Archeia
    Archeia
    Nah mate, same here. I don't even remember 99% of what I wrote. I have to relearn programming to remember what past me was smoking. I started making google documents afterwards.
    Sharm
    Sharm
    I don't even code and I know this feeling. It happens to me with writing or if I leave a complex drawing in the middle.
    QuexpRPG
    QuexpRPG
    Heck - I feel like that jm with just events! I started using comments after seeing Caz use them in her Cookie Cutter templates. What a difference!

    I tried a JavaScript class but got lost early on. :( I'm amazed at how much you can do with it though.
    boringprotagonist


    Before i mess with battle UI further, does it look decent enough? :hswt:
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    boringprotagonist
    boringprotagonist
    @Trihan you have a good point there! I was thinking about it too, but in the game you need to choose what passive you bring to battle, and the passives are a bit 'complicated'. I want the players to have a reference just in case they forgot what passives they equipped :D wdy think about it?
    Thanks Trihan!
    Trihan
    Trihan
    I did wonder if it was maybe a "check which one you have active" sort of thing.

    Hmm...it still doesn't sit right with me having that as a command. Personally I would make it a window that slides in from the side when you hold shift or something, but that might just be me.
    Sixth
    Sixth
    @boringprotagonist
    These auto-modes killed an entire gaming market already (hello new-gen mobile "gamers" - mobile watchers is the appropriate term nowadays).
    I flat out hate any kind of auto-pilot mode in any kind of game. >.>
    And I see more and more PC games also getting these modes. :LZSsad:
    boringprotagonist
    I want to join MZ train but i havent created anything with MV yet.. and im just getting comfortable rewriting the base code. Decisions decisions.
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    Kupotepo
    Kupotepo
    You can convert MV to MZ with just copy and paste. I think Tea from driftwood gaming has a tutorial about this. The animation and the plugins are not working after MZ from the conversion.
    It is really quickly for community plugin makers. I am really impressed on that fact.
    1Mustadio1
    1Mustadio1
    @ImaginaryVillain There's already plenty of content available for MZ especially including VisuStella which is headed up by Yanfly and Archeia. The MZ engine is very clearly better than MV as a base and Yanfly is already working on moving his plugin sets over on an official bases. You just don't like change lol.
    ImaginaryVillain
    ImaginaryVillain
    Oh you've got me! Truly I hate change and only do the most generic of JRPGs (as my game will show). Maybe I should branch out and try to push the envelop at least some! But change is bad, and scary! Perhaps you could help me uninstall these 200 Yanfly plugins, and install the entire VS library in my MZ trial instead. :LZSexcite:

    //Whispers to everybody else, "Shhh!" :troll:
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