RachelTheSeeker

I'd be interested to see what you've created. Wouldn't be able to play them, due to an internet cap, till next week though.

Anyway, for those who don't mind me sharing my Twitter, I've got more info on said project (and how I came to wanting to work on it) here:

We believe in you!

Go for it, Rachel!

you can do it

Hey thanks. Now I can post stuff myself. @Kes, looks like you need to upgrade your phone! :d

@Kes Happy to help!

@RachelTheSeeker I like the overall tone of the tiles' palette.<3 In regards to what OmnislashXX suggested, perhaps some big trees can be added inside the village too.
And that thread is worth posting in, you may get great suggestions But good placement of the elements thus far.

Successsssss! Keep pushing!

@Drenz Indeedle! For now, dinner and a break. Maybe Disgaea 2 during break? But totally wanna do more after my break.

Disgaea 2 is an amazing game to take a break to! :] Can't burn yourself out either. You need that R and R after such good work!

Would love to hear how its coming along. Meow.

Feed and water the cats or they revolt and destroy ALL your toilet paper.

@Sauteed_Onion That should be a reminder that is posted often, along with "Back Up your game!" XD

@Sauteed_Onion Hah, I don't quite mean *that* kind of slice-of-life. As overused as the references might be, I'd wanna achieve a "Miyazaki film" feel, and make the village the protagonist lives in worth fighting for.

Oh! I get you now. Personally, I'd tie each of these sub-plots to either some aspect of the character's backstory, to their main motivation for engaging with the main plot, or to overcoming some sort of major weakness or fear. Once completed, the character would be changed in some way, but more ready to take on the final challenge.

Definitely! It seems simple, but I find that a lot of my game-making relies on stats rather than the story itself. Am looking into a few games I thought did plotting well for ideas (the first Ace Attorney, for one~ XD).

So, your game relies more on gear, stats, and fighting? You could always go for the old finding the shards of a powerful weapon, or collecting a bunch of ancient relics.

@The Stranger Thank you kindly! And yeah, Dimitra's design is one of my favorites~

I've always liked the design of roguish characters because there always tends to be a certain degree of sexiness and coolness to them. They're the kind of characters you can imagine kicking arse in stylish and awesome ways. xD

They're all so cute with nice costumes ^.^b

I wouldn't have an issue with it. One can easily replicate the same odds and outcomes using the standard RPG Maker functionality so it's not really important IMO. That's the main reason why I haven't spent the massive effort it would take to rewrite the whole formula system just so it calculated numbers like d20 in the background. It's not like the player would notice.

One of my favorite games of all time was Wizardry 5 for the SNES I liked 6-8 pretty well, I never beat 8. I beat the socks off of 6 and 7 though. I think 6 was my favorite out of the triology.

Wiz 8 was pretty good, but never got far. Played a bit of 5 on the SNES, but did awful and hadn't touched it since. I like a bunch of Wiz clones (Elminage, Dark Spire, or even Etrian Odyssey if you count it similar enough), and am gonna play the original in the coming days.

I will say, if you're going to try the original wizardry out, maybe take another shot at 5. I think that was maybe the best pre 6-7-8 wizardry game there was. For me anyways. I'd play the SNES version if you can get it.

Does juggling them at once sound too much? As long as it's not a million of them, of course. XD

To be honest, I might be able to juggle both. I've got a fair deal of free time these days, and I'm stuck on a definitive plot for the more-involved FF clone. Wizardry clones usually don't have very involved plots -- Etrian Odyssey seems the most fleshed-out, but even then it's more dungeon-exploration-centered.

Sounds like they mesh together well. Good luck on it!

@Milennin So you are saying make the game out of the RPG maker resources and replace it all with your custom art later?

@Milennin: Pretty much! Prototyping is a thing I need to do more, lawl. Besides, the RTP usually works pretty well too. It's not always everyone's liking, but beats having to make/find/buy all my own assets before I can begin...

Just let your dialogue and ideas guide the tile placing. I've gone back and redone a few places as I got new tile sets to work with. As I go forward when I get a few bucks put aside, I get music packs or commission a battler or whatever here and there. It's hard work, but I love what I'm doing. Meow.

Look, I get the reassurances. But something always goes wrong, I never get far, and I hold myself to a much higher standard with RM than I would with, say, writing.

@Shaz LOL That too. It's been working for me so far

@RachelTheSeeker Many of us relate to that I'm sure. sigh. -.- RM has its set of frustrations.

Did you draw your profile pic?