Storyteller-Hero

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  • Storyteller-Hero
    Downloaded RPG Maker MV again (onto my laptop this time). Degica support also fixed a problem on the Emporium music DLC that I'd purchased.
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    Storyteller-Hero
    Storyteller-Hero
    Fortunately, the resource flip book that I'd made was backed up before my home computer died, otherwise I'd be much, much more set back than I already am.
    samkfj
    samkfj
    Happy you're continuing on, and not letting your pc stop you.
    Storyteller-Hero
    I'm pretty sad that I won't be able to do IGMC but it's not a total loss. Lots of good ideas came out of deadline pressure.
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    Finnuval
    Finnuval
    Storyteller-Hero
    Storyteller-Hero
    Well, if i'm still alive by then, there's always next year, and I'll be able to start right away by at that time if they do the same thing again.
    Storyteller-Hero
    Storyteller-Hero
    P.S. for anyone who has an old Mac, if your computer is already having problems, don't update the OS - my already damaged hard drive couldn't take it and got stuck in an endless restart loop with drive locked. The last OS update not so long ago went smoothly so I didn't expect the drive to tank. Even Time Machine wouldn't have helped, apparently.
    Storyteller-Hero
    I'm no longer able to finish in time for IGMC. My home computer broke. My laptop might be able to do it but too much time has been lost.
    TakeHomeTheCup
    But there's more than 15 days.
    Storyteller-Hero
    Storyteller-Hero
    What I had in mind for the demo would have barely made it to the deadline because I'm still learning how to event. A few days lost plus a few more to re-organize my resources has made it unrealistic for me to finish in time.
    Storyteller-Hero
    Storyteller-Hero
    I could finish something simple, but it would be neither competitive nor representative of what I wanted as a first game made in the engine.
    Storyteller-Hero
    Fallen Olivia made some amazing plugins. I decided to "splurge" on two of her priced plugins, which are on sale now at itch.io. Good stuff.
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    The Stranger
    Yeah, she's made some fantastic plug-ins. I really like her horror effects plug-in. :)
    Storyteller-Hero
    Storyteller-Hero
    The horror effects plug-in actually surprised me. I thought it was just a screen-wide thing until I saw how the plugin could affect individual actors - that makes it versatile enough for a lot of non-horror themes as well.
    The Stranger
    I'm using it to create a video effect for when the player looks at monitors. It's much better than using either a static video effect image, or manipulating multiple images to create the illusion of movement.
    Storyteller-Hero
    I watched a trailer for a RPGMaker game - I won't name names - it was so horribly edited that I was tempted to offer my services pro bono.
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    Storyteller-Hero
    Storyteller-Hero
    samkfj, feel free to send me a link to where it's streaming, but I won't be able to give full feedback 'til after the IGMC deadline, when things have settled down. I'm juggling quite a bit to make sure I have time for stuff.
    jkweath
    jkweath
    @bgillisp Steam's documentation even recommends your trailer be focused more on gameplay and action than the traditional longer, more drawn-out theatrical trailer. I kind of bank on that personally 'cuz putting together gameplay clips is simple enough but I just don't have the creativity or skills to make a better trailer, nor the resources to hire a professional to do it for me.
    Storyteller-Hero
    Storyteller-Hero
    After I've completed enough to sample from each of the seven ensemble characters' storylines for my game (free demo will have the first chapter of each storyline), I'll make a sample trailer and use it in a basic guide (on the forum) with sample outlines and tips for improving a RMMV trailer. Almost anybody can make a good trailer if they have sample outlines to work with. That'll probably be in January or February.
    Storyteller-Hero
    I've started organizing my RMMV BGM, BGS, SE, and ME files by copying over to iTune then placing into Playlists. For glory and efficiency!
    Storyteller-Hero
    Video editing, motion graphics, and some creative photoshopping --> animated sequences for my game. Hoping that it looks good for demo.
    Storyteller-Hero
    I just went through every listing page of the MV Resources board here. Found some things I'll definitely want or need for my IGMC entry.
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    samkfj
    samkfj
    Hey, if you found anything on my thread you'd need, lemme know if you need something in a pinch.
    samkfj
    samkfj
    Just so I can send you a message and say "Hey--you get that thing I sent ya?" Always wanted to say that to someone.
    Storyteller-Hero
    Storyteller-Hero
    Thanks. For now I'm going to sleep and hope that I don't have nightmares about people getting their stuff pulled off threads because they forgot to check the terms of what they attempted to share. There was a lot of that in the second half towards the earliest threads. Yikes.
    Storyteller-Hero
    I wish that I already knew how to do the common events that I'll need, 'cause a second idea came to mind for the IGMC. *watches tutorials*
    Storyteller-Hero
    Storyteller-Hero
    I'll be lucky to even finish my first prototype in time, but if things go faster than expected, maybe I could submit a second entry. Dreamers can dream.
    Storyteller-Hero
    I've been watching some Let's Play videos for RPG Maker games. There are a lot of useful things to pick up when games are played for review.
    Storyteller-Hero
    These plugins in the dlc folder - in the Kadokawa and RPGMaker Web plugins folders. Where's the manual?! I've managed to google some of them
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    _Shadow_
    _Shadow_
    You should create a thread to ask for help, don't use status updates. Firstly because you have a better chance to be seen, secondly because status update are not meant for that. :)
    Hollow 1977
    Hollow 1977
    Try checking the MV forums. Should be a link for help. As Dreadshadow already stated you can start a new thread and ask for help.
    Storyteller-Hero
    I finally completed (for now) my personal Flip Book of purchased resources. Next, a separate Flip Book for resources from blogs and forums.
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    Storyteller-Hero
    Storyteller-Hero
    I'm using iBooks Author to drag/drop all the resource image files into a flip book, labeling them as I go and separating into chapters labeled with the source names. This way I can go through the images very quickly just by scrolling. There's a similar program for Windows if memory serves correctly.
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    Storyteller-Hero
    Storyteller-Hero
    The act of making the flip book also helps me become familiarized with all of the images in my resource folders.
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    Hollow 1977
    Hollow 1977
    LOL! I have so many I would need two books. Sometimes I don't even remember what's on my pc.
    Storyteller-Hero
    If it's just the first hour of gameplay, I might be able to make it for the IGMC 2018 deadline, but I won't know for a couple of weeks.
    Storyteller-Hero
    Storyteller-Hero
    I'm still learning the engine itself. My one advantage might be that I have experience with fictional writing and art design for paid products so I mainly have to worry about the technical stuff.
    Storyteller-Hero
    I found out that Yanfly made an Icon Generator app but it only works on Windows. Ah well.
    Storyteller-Hero
    Storyteller-Hero
    I've found hundreds of edited icons among the English and Japanese communities, so it should be enough, at least for now.
    MushroomCake28
    MushroomCake28
    if you have access to a windows pc I highly recommend using the Yanfly icon generator. It is absolutely fabulous.
    Storyteller-Hero
    Storyteller-Hero
    I use a Mac only but now I'm tempted to Bootcamp just for the Icon Generator. :p
    Storyteller-Hero
    I just finished collecting and organizing resources + permissions info from the Japanese blogs/forums. Tsukumate took the longest time.
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    Storyteller-Hero
    Storyteller-Hero
    I might return to Tsukumate to check out their plugins and window skins but for now my total resources have grown by a titanic amount thanks to a relatively sizable MV community there.
    Storyteller-Hero
    Storyteller-Hero
    Bookmarking and cataloguing the MV resources on the English forums now. I had some doubts in the beginning about how close I could come to making the cool games that I really want to make but with all the materials available there are so many possibilities. Story ideas are swirling around in my head with every useful building block I find.
    Storyteller-Hero
    Thanks to a quirk of the story that I've just realized for my RPG, I can go super wild with the dungeon level designs. I feel super excited.
    Storyteller-Hero
    I just downloaded most of Yanfly's plugins, partly to make sure my workflow isn't interrupted by internet hiccup and partly for perspective.
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    Storyteller-Hero
    Storyteller-Hero
    I can decide what I want to use later, but at the very least I don't have to worry about waiting if either yanfly.moe or dropbox are down.
    Storyteller-Hero
    Storyteller-Hero
    I also got a good look at what Yanfly made possible, and it's given me a greater landscape for my ideas to bloom.
    Shaz
    Shaz
    I suggest you only add them to your project when you decide you need them. Better than trying to remember what you've used and taking out the rest later. And we recently had someone post asking for help with something that was not working properly, exactly because he'd added all of Yanfly's plugins, figuring he'd remove what he didn't need later.
    Storyteller-Hero
    Seeing as how websites can disappear or go down unexpectedly, I've decided to not procrastinate in looking up free resources on the internet
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    Philosophus Vagus
    Philosophus Vagus
    That's right, horde all of the things! Then all you'll have to worry about when websites disappear is not knowing who the hell to credit, but you'll still have a graveyard full of resources you cannot safely use publicly.

    PSA: Always rename resources in a way that tells you the creator, and don't forget to horde terms of use as well as the resources themselves.
    Storyteller-Hero
    Storyteller-Hero
    I've been placing the artist name into each individual file name, and keeping a screenshot of the terms with the name from the thread.

    There's so much here that I'll probably have to make a separate flip book when I organize it more, just to be careful in separating purchased resources from free resources.
    TheoAllen
    TheoAllen
    I feel personally attacked bcz I took down my blog months ago. It has a lot of embarrassing stuff that I couldn't stand to see it.
    Storyteller-Hero
    I'm still compiling the flip book. I just finished with the enemies from the FES pack. A decent number of them can be used for both views.
    Storyteller-Hero
    Storyteller-Hero
    I was particularly happy to see that there are Dragons in the pack that match the classical Western Dragon style that I want for my game, and they're side view friendly, more or less.
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