Goodbye

[Gary9450]

It's sad to see someone go but I wish you good luck in everything Gary. 

Just to let you know, doncht, now that I've been able to purchase a copy of RPGmaker VX Ace I've decided to keep with it and stay on the Forums here. But thanks for your kind words!

 

[Gary9450]

Sample maps are a great place to start. Also, one thing I recommend (because it helped me so much) is to find maps I like and try to copy them. There is a maps/screenshot thread that you can find many beautiful samples. Try to copy them, not to use, but to get a better idea of how great maps are laid out.

mlogan, that's a great idea. I most certainly will give it a try. With the way things have been going, I need all the help I can get!

 

[Ympker]

Thank you, Ympker, for your encouragment. I had tried the tutorial you mentioned, but struggled greatly with a couple things in it. But one of the biggest things that was making me want to give up was knowing my trial version of RPGmaker VX Ace would run out and I did not have the $70 purchase price (I'm retired). However, HumbleBundle.com started an incredible sale on the RPGmaker software and so I got it really cheap! Anyway, my interest is back and I'm working through a tutorial by Kelsper. Looks like I'm gonna hang around here after all!

Good to hear! If you need any help, or ways to get started, even if im a newbie myself, contact me at any time and i will make sure to help you the best i can Kind Regards,

Ympker

 

[doncht]

Great start for both of you. Welcome again. 

 

[Matombo]

I know precisely what you mean. I have had to deal with that far too often in different things myself.

Oh, as to those contests I mentioned... It is too late to enter this one, but it will give you an idea of the kind of stuff you will have to do to enter one and the kind of prizes to be won in them.

http://forums.rpgmakerweb.com/index.php?/topic/26990-incredible-journey-mappingscreenshot-contest/

Take in account that if you know enoth to write a tutorial your already doing some things by routine and don't think of them anymore, so you can easely overlook them when writing a beginners tutorial. So don't be mad at the tutorial writer, he or she wants to help you. Simply ask questions as precise as you can get and you will find here tons of people willing to help you closing the gap in the tutorial.