A Howling Introduction

[Wolf Rawrrr]

Hi *howl*

I'm Wolf and I'm new here (doh). I've been hearing great things about RPG Maker for a long time now, and recently I discovered the new MV edition in my Steam discovery queue so I was intrigued. I wasn't going to actually buy it since it's on the expensive side (definitely not overpriced for what you're getting in return, but 75€ is not a small amount of money either), but then I discovered there was a trial version so I couldn't see why not to give it a try *woof*

It's been just over 24 hours since, and I've already made a three map RPG which, though using the vanilla stuff, is already quite customized. I adjusted the entire combat system, made a completely dark dungeon with torches using Terrax Lighting plugin, dabbled in some parallaxing etc. I watched and read a lot of tutorials and I am very, very happy with the software. It performs exactly as advertised so far. This RPG isn't a serious attempt, just a game I am developing to try out all the things I can think of and all the tutorials I am going through. It's my practice dummy *woof*

Anyhow, my current goal is to get the most I can out of the 20 days of trial, maybe even create a small time RPG in the end, and ultimately being able to decide whether or not I stand a chance at actually making a real RPG and selling it for a couple bucks. If my answer is yes, then I will purchase RPG Maker MV and get to work when life allows it later this year. Don't get me wrong, I am not in it for the money. I don't even like money. I really love the process of creating things - stories, characters, maps, worlds... And an RPG is something that binds all of that together, but if I'm going to buy this program I just want to make sure that I have a chance of actually succeeding in my ideas. My biggest problems would be the tilesets and music, which I doubt I'd be able to make myself and all RPGs using free assets kinda look and feel the same so I fear mine wouldn't make an impact.

I understand the community is awesome here though, so I'm really hopeful for now. I am continuing to play with the editor as I type this. Wish me luck! *rawrrr*

 

[Zortik]

Heya, welcome to the forums.

Glad you got such a superb first impression of the program and that you're having a blast with it

The price point is a bit high if you don't have the disposable income. However, in the end it's worth every penny. A fun thing to keep in mind as well is that you don't -need- the program to continue developing your game. You can use a number of subforums in this community to get feedback on your ideas and concepts and then there's always spreadsheets and text/word documents to plan out your database and storyline.

In any event, good luck and make sure you don't start gnawing on the keyboard.

Cheers.

 

[Cadh20000]

Welcome to the group!

 

[Rikifive]

Hello!


*gasp* A wolfie-wolfy-wolf! =3


I wish you the best of luck and I hope you'll achieve the success. ^^


Now this time it will fit! ~


Welcome to the herd! (=

 

[Wolf Rawrrr]

@Rikifive Also a somepony.


Luna is the best princess

 

[Rikifive]

^^


I really can't choose ~ I love all the princesses. =3

 

[Diretooth]

*HOWL*


Welcome to the forums, if you end up getting RMMV fully, then I look forward to seeing you around. (Even if you end up staying in spite of not getting it.)

 

[Wolf Rawrrr]

Ah, a fellow canine. Thank you for the welcome *woof*


So far so good. The most likely scenario right now is that I'll do as much as I can with the time I have left, and then commit to my other creative projects (need to update a few websites, write a book, and catch up on games I bought but have not yet had a chance to play). Once all that is done, sometime later this year, I will be able to focus on RPG making again. Maybe then MV will be on sale, even.


Meanwhile I will try to do all the work I can that does not require the program, such as planning the game, creating characters and backgrounds etc. So when I get back to it, I'll be able to make some real progress *woof*

 

[Diretooth]

Best of luck to you.