A little advice! Questions from a new designer.

[Guy]

Hello everyone!
I have been looking all over this site, been working my game... but need some advice.

I am making a game when you aren't the hero, but very much a very evil villain.
Who you play a game when, when the main character has no chance of redemption?
(Silly, I know but I just had to ask.)
 

I have the main events planned out... but am having a hard time of connecting the dots story wise.

I am not all that sure I am all that great of a story teller. How would I go about getting better with this, or maybe even get help... with out having to worry about someone taking off with my ideas?

(Lol, like my ideas are super awesome.. am I right?)

Coding/Scripts.... Getting to know the language and making scripts... needless to say... I am not learning nearly as fast as I want... while I don't mind using other folks scripts and giving credit and stuff... I am not even sure about all that legal stuff. Any advice? xD
I am using some scripts, but most can't be used in a commercial game. (That is what the sites said.)

Art and music... I am only good at copy and pasting in Paint. I am looking for unique faces and models for my characters... but can't really find what I am looking for... and can't even begin to make it myself.
What is the proper way of asking folks for help? How much does it generally cost to pay someone for stuff?
Music, where are good places to look? Who do I ask to help make something? I don't want to rip folks off.
What are the costs for music pieces with proper looping for Rpg Maker VX Ace?

How would you go about finding folks to help with your game (to become their game too!) and making a group? That would be great! xD

I am just looking for all and any advice that anyone has! Don't see any other treads like this, and I would love it very much!

 

[Andar]

I have the main events planned out... but am having a hard time of connecting the dots story wise.

I am not all that sure I am all that great of a story teller. How would I go about getting better with this, or maybe even get help... with out having to worry about someone taking off with my ideas?

(Lol, like my ideas are super awesome.. am I right?)

You gave the reason yourself:

The main rpoblem is not the idea, it's the implementation that counts. There is not one really new idea, most ideas were already used somewhere before - but the real work is turning the idea into a concept and that concept into a story and later into a game.

So there is no need to worry about someone taking off with your idea - if that someone really needed your idea, then the probability is high that he wouldn't be able to turn it into a game (and if that someone was creative enough to turn an idea into a game, then he/she doesn't need your idea for this). You might look at some discussions about "fangames" (which basically is tryingto work with someone else's idea) and why most of them fail...

If you have problems with scripts that don't allow commercial use - then select others who does allow that or pay the (usually very low) fee for commercial use. It's usually cheaper to pay for that than make the scripts yourself.

However two more comments:

If that is your first game project, then neither use your "dream idea" nor make it commercial. You'll need at least one project completed to get your skills and experience in game developing up before you have a chance at going commercial.

I don't know what you've done in the past, but your wording suggests that you are a beginner. In that case you might want to read this:

http://forums.rpgmakerweb.com/index.php?/topic/14727-a-starting-point-for-new-users-v05/?hl=starting

 

[Guy]

Thanks! That helps a lot.