I need help with making my game...

[Darkness Void]

OK my one and really only helper started collage (is about to start collage) and as he wanted all spare time for a comic he's making, he suggested I find more help. So what a better place than here? Here's what I'll need help with.

First and forthmore custom battlers in case any forgot I posted http://forums.rpgmakerweb.com/index.php?/topic/31549-custom-battlers-for-vx-ace-that-dont-face-the-viewer/ but never got a single offer, so if anyone is willing to make custome battlers please....don't be afriad or offer.

Second, I know VX Axe has aleady made maps but being FIM (Friendship Is Magic) I will need custome maps and titlesets, so if anyone is willing to help me find titlesets that'll fit, or willing to make some, feel free to offer and if your willing to help me create maps (I can't create a good city or dungeon if my life depended on it...unless I 100% rip it off) like cities, dungeons, ect please do offer as so need this help as much as the battlers.

So yeah those are what I need, custom music I could get rom FIM fans or from XP if I need some but if someone here is able to create custom music wouldn't mind having that help either. If anyone is willing to help me then comment here, I really do not want this game to die again...so please any help would be grateful. If you want some info on my game, then here's the topic I made while it was still in XP (revived it in VX Axe)

http://forums.rpgmakerweb.com/index.php?/topic/18072-mlp-shadows-of-dark-equestria/

 

[Zoltor]

I don't see anyone making custom battlers or entire tilesets for someone, for free, It's just not gonna happen.

If you want "a" custom tile here, and there, sure someone may help you out, but a complete tileset or battlers in general, no, not for free anyway.

It's a huge time investment for a artist to spend, on "someone else's" game, and considering artists usually get good money for such, why would they spend thousands of hours to do such, for free.

 

[Darkness Void]

I don't see anyone making custom battlers or entire tilesets for someone, for free, It's just not gonna happen.

If you want "a" custom tile here, and there, sure someone may help you out, but a complete tileset or battlers in general, no, not for free anyway.

It's a huge time investment for a artist to spend, on "someone else's" game, and considering artists usually get good money for such, why would they spend thousands of hours to do such, for free.

I know that's often the case...and probably one reason why the XP version died because no one would help me. No in fact THAT'S THE SOUL reason it died because no one offered any help and I lost interest after a while, but I did revived the game in VX Ace but I am unable to pay...so if money is the soul reason why people would help...then the game is as good as dead again as I'll be unable to pay for who knows how long...Jesus why is help so hard to get? XD With or without money it's hard and without it's near impossible...

I did get a spriter to offer help and payment was adding his OC to the game, however months (he rarely answers too) and not a single update nor battler...hech why I reasked here. I guess the soul reason why people needs money to offer their help is because...well they can't afford the time otherwise, causes people like me to struggle so hard as again...getting money is hard for me thus unable to pay. I was hoping someone with enough time could offer help.

 

[bgillisp]

You best bet is to see what you can find under Granny's lists. Use those and placeholder art/battlers until you can find/get/pay for what you want. That's what I've been doing.

As for maps...practice? Maybe post on recruitment looking for mappers, and see if you can find one. If you are going free you will probably have to offer a trade, or hope someone feels generous.

Music: Check out: http://soundimage.org/ Music is free for commercial use, and he says he takes requests. You might be able to request a piece or two at least.

Edit: Do you have a story all ready to go though? If so can you post a small snippet? Maybe that would drum up some interest? I can't draw to save my life so I'm no help for what you need, so hoping my help can steer you to someone who can help.

 

[Darkness Void]

You best bet is to see what you can find under Granny's lists. Use those and placeholder art/battlers until you can find/get/pay for what you want. That's what I've been doing.

As for maps...practice? Maybe post on recruitment looking for mappers, and see if you can find one. If you are going free you will probably have to offer a trade, or hope someone feels generous.

This is my recruitment for what I need help with...and what's Granny's Lists?

EDIT: I have basics of the story done, but don't want any stealing it. XD I did link a detailing of the story above.

 

[bgillisp]

She has many lists where she complies the available items. Here is the one I found for characters, if you search for posts by her you can see if she posted one for battlers and tilesets:  

http://forums.rpgmakerweb.com/index.php?/topic/5831-grannys-lists-vx-ace-portraits-and-facesets/

Also, if this is for recruitment, it should be posted under project recruitment. People may not see it otherwise. The mods will move it there for you (most likely) so I would not post it again there, unless it has not been moved in a few days.

Also, if you go under resource showcase, you can (with a few hours of time) find some free for commercial use battlers, music, and such. If you don't need free for commercial use but just want general use it will go faster to find decent items (as many are not free for commercial use), but it can be done. At least, that's what I did for music for my game, though I will admit it took 1 - 2 weeks to find the tracks I liked.

 

[Darkness Void]

She has many lists where she complies the available items. Here is the one I found for characters, if you search for posts by her you can see if she posted one for battlers and tilesets:  

http://forums.rpgmakerweb.com/index.php?/topic/5831-grannys-lists-vx-ace-portraits-and-facesets/

Also, if this is for recruitment, it should be posted under project recruitment. People may not see it otherwise. The mods will move it there for you (most likely) so I would not post it again there, unless it has not been moved in a few days.

Also, if you go under resource showcase, you can (with a few hours of time) find some free for commercial use battlers, music, and such. If you don't need free for commercial use but just want general use it will go faster to find decent items (as many are not free for commercial use), but it can be done. At least, that's what I did for music for my game, though I will admit it took 1 - 2 weeks to find the tracks I liked.

Well this is a FIM RPG....and it gets whether dark...I'll have a look there and sorry about posting it in the wrong forum. ^^;

 

[bgillisp]

Don't worry about it. The mods will just nicely move it for you from what I've seen here. Hope the lists help you. If nothing else, maybe use for placeholders while you do the story? Here's hoping to finding what you need.

 

[Darkness Void]

Don't worry about it. The mods will just nicely move it for you from what I've seen here. Hope the lists help you. If nothing else, maybe use for placeholders while you do the story? Here's hoping to finding what you need.

I need monster battlers tho and custom monsters at that as well as battlers of monsters from FIM, I highly doubt she'll do those for me...I can't use the already added battlers as their facing the viewer and such..

 

[Sharm]

Actually, it's better to remake your request in the recruitment section rather than just move it because the rules and requirements for a recruitment thread are much more strict.  This thread will get locked soon though, because this is clearly a recruitment post, and doesn't follow the rules for a request.

Darkness Void:  There's a saying that gets thrown around from time to time that fits what you're going through. Sadly I can never remember the exact wording.  You can have fast, you can have good, and you can have cheap, but you can only pick two.  Since you aren't able to pay, you're either going to get someone who's unreliable and makes good quality stuff or you can have someone who's reliable but makes stuff that looks awful.  People who are good and reliable are able to pick and choose from paying clients and won't have the time or creative energy to spend on anything else.  Creating tiles is a huge time investment after all, so it makes sense that paying for tiles gets expensive.  Artists have to do things like pay rent and buy food after all.  That's what the art packs are for, it spreads the high cost over many people to make it cheap again, but in trade the tiles aren't going to be exclusive to your game.

As I see it, you have three choices.  Give up the idea of exclusivity and make due with what's available, save up lots of money so that you can pay for your dream game, or make a really interesting recruitment post and give up the idea of doing this game quickly or of high quality.

 

[Darkness Void]

Actually, it's better to remake your request in the recruitment section rather than just move it because the rules and requirements for a recruitment thread are much more strict.  This thread will get locked soon though, because this is clearly a recruitment post, and doesn't follow the rules for a request.

Darkness Void:  There's a saying that gets thrown around from time to time that fits what you're going through. Sadly I can never remember the exact wording.  You can have fast, you can have good, and you can have cheap, but you can only pick two.  Since you aren't able to pay, you're either going to get someone who's unreliable and makes good quality stuff or you can have someone who's reliable but makes stuff that looks awful.  People who are good and reliable are able to pick and choose from paying clients and won't have the time or creative energy to spend on anything else.  Creating tiles is a huge time investment after all, so it makes sense that paying for tiles gets expensive.  Artists have to do things like pay rent and buy food after all.  That's what the art packs are for, it spreads the high cost over many people to make it cheap again, but in trade the tiles aren't going to be exclusive to your game.

As I see it, you have three choices.  Give up the idea of exclusivity and make due with what's available, save up lots of money so that you can pay for your dream game, or make a really interesting recruitment post and give up the idea of doing this game quickly or of high quality.

Well...as I failed to see that forum when I was wondering where to post this link me to the rules of it? I'll try to repost this there tomorrow, and yeah being poor and no money is terrible at times....maybe when this game gets far enough people will support it and pay to see it get farther? Either way I don't want it to redie...

 

[Sharm]

Here are the links:

Project Recruitment

Rules and Guidelines

Locking the thread now.