I wasted 80$ and half a year of my life for a game nobody cared about.

[HexMozart88]

You're actually one of the people that inspired me to come back. Your post tells me to quit falling on my back and make my main character (A talking Minun (a pokemon) in a purple trainee's bandana) proud to be starred in a great game.

Good! 

Sweet, I needed one. I've been low on resources tile and object related and that has also kinda made me unmotivated to continue. Few questions, Are you a spriter, and Do you accept fan games?

I can sort of sprite, I guess. Though, it depends on what style you want. I do any sort of game really. Though, I've only been recruited once. Kind of new at this dev teams... 

Don't start this again...

My exact reaction. I was literally debating whether or not to post that exact same thing.  

 

[Isaac The Red]

@Mega Man Volnutt I'm about as tactful as a brick through a church window. But I'm glad you're climbing back into the saddle. Everything you've felt, we've all been there. About the only thing I've done lately is help debug others projects, and help figure out why things aren't working.


A note on resources though, remember, if you can't make it yourself expect to have to pay for it. Creative works take time to make. Pixel art may look simple, but it takes time to arrange those colored dots in an order that makes sense. You might get away with having someone do a couple of edits and them not ask for compensation, but entirely new content is time consuming work.


I used to make actor sprites for rm2k, a lot easier then than now, but getting this to look good took time.


As they say, time is money.


Take some time to learn some of the art side, start simple and do some edits on your own. Move along from there.


I was one of the angry ones, don't give up, we haven't.

 

[Canini]

It is great to have you back and that you did not give up. I won´t try to write a long inspiration post but I am glad you got to vent and decided to try again and I really mean that!

 

[Diretooth]

I'm glad you're not giving up. Go on, you can do the thing. I BELIEVE IN YOU.

 

[Pierman Walter]

Good to see you back on track. If this is truly what you want to do, keep working.

 

[Stanley]

@Mega Man Volnutt


Be strong, think positive, enjoy the ride. I'm here mostly to check out RM games (and also to learn to how to make my own aha) made by the site's members, so rest assured, I will most prolly eventually stumble upon yours and play it, given my free time of course. So don't give up just yet. Heck, don't even give up.

 

[Mega Man Volnutt]

Thanks everyone. This community is great. A lot of great people here, and this pretty much proves it. 


I understand the whole progress on it, I just can't do the pixel art myself, let alone even pay for it. I will just stick to using what I have, even though it limits me greatly. If there are any free commissioners who would do art that is based on Pokemon or any GBA RPG game for that matter (Yes, even FFV), that would be absolutely great.

 

[bgillisp]

@Isaac The Red: I'm about that blunt too, especially at the end of my work day. Join the club!


@Mega Man Volnutt: Welcome back! I think some of the problem you might have ran into is that there is honestly no one who can answer those questions (or provide those services) at the moment. Summertime tends to be a really quiet time on the boards, as everyone is off doing things besides making a game. And scripting questions are often unanswered right now as most of our major scripters burned out (or got sick) and are taking breaks. So just give it time.


In the meantime, though, I did suggest trying to give something to the community in my post, but didn't specify. You say you can't draw, so that's out. Script? If you can't do that, maybe just test a bunch of games and give them feedback? Maybe one of those people will then return the favor. Or do a trade (I'll test your game if you test mine). That's what I did to get my first 6 or so feedbacks on my game. Just some thoughts that might help.


Otherwise, just keep trying. It's not easy, but remember, the difference between the master and beginner is the master failed more times than the beginner has even tried. Keep at it and in a few years you'll be that master in RPGMaker!

 

[Leon Kennedy]

My exact reaction. I was literally debating whether or not to post that exact same thing.  

Allowed my opinion and to be honest there will be tons of times this guy will have his stuff ignored this coming from a person whos modded, created games elsewhere that garnered no attention and at the end of the day you gotta just get over it. 


If you defeat yourself, tear yourself down before you even start trying to get people to play it's not going to help. You have to convince yourself your game is a great game and remind yourself how much effort you put on it to move forward. Talking about how the game is ignored/underrated and such might get you a bit of sympathy but it's not going to make people want to play the game.


Glad it seems you got back on track but that will not really be known until you go through the same thing again which you probably will. Hopefully you react better next time.

 

[Stanley]

the difference between the master and beginner is the master failed more times than the beginner has even tried

Powerful! Amen!

 

[Diretooth]

http://www.yarrninja.com/pixeltutorial/index.html


This is a great resource for doing your own pixel art. It helps you understand how older games managed to pull off great artwork. It might help you out.

 

[Celianna]

Working on your dreams is never a waste of money. Even if you never complete it, even if you get nowhere near it - creating something is always worth it.


People have spent thousands of dollars on expensive hobbies such as motorcycles, rare toy figurines, old stamps, or even simply gaming (a PS4 is no joke). So spending $80 on RPG Maker to try and achieve one of your dreams? That's priceless.


I've been with the RPG Maker community since 2009, it's been almost 7 years now. That's how long since I wanted to create a certain project of mine. I've restarted my project three times now, and it's still nowhere near finished, or even playable. But frankly. I don't care. I enjoy working on it just like any other hobby. I also enjoy creating resources to be used in RPG Maker, and in those 7 years I've started using RPG Maker, I've improved my art when it comes to creating tiles that I can pretty much draw in any style I'd like. Of course, this requires a lot of my time no matter how good I am.


To give you a sense of time, here's a screenshot. Everything you see in that screenshot was created within two days, about 12 hours in total.

It's just enough to create an interior for a house, but it took some long and hard hours to get it finished. Unless you also want to spend 7 years just like me to create a result like that, I suggest you simply spend the money to one of the many packs we have available. Yes, it costs money, but time is money as well! It's okay to not be good at art and buy it.

 

[Dymdez]

That's how long since I wanted to create a certain project of mine. I've restarted my project three times now, and it's still nowhere near finished, or even playable. But frankly. I don't care. I enjoy working on it just like any other hobby.

Couldn't agree more -- making a game, is, in and of itself, a fun game; an endless pursuit 

 

[TriceratopsX]

I'm glad you're not giving up. Go on, you can do the thing. I BELIEVE IN YOU.

Lol, seeing your profile pic out of the corner of my eye while I read this... Well for a split second I thought that Scooby-Doo was cheering me on. And it was hilarious.


Scooby-Doo: "YOU CAN DO THE THING! Go! I believe in you, You can do it! DO THE THING!!!"

 

[Diretooth]

Nah, that's more of a moon-moon moment.

 

[NightHerald]

I'm glad things worked out nicely for you here. I was getting really angry on your behalf, and was gearing up to write a rant about some of the BS "attention seeking" and "Man-up" comments that were posted. In my short time here, I got the impression that this was a rather cold community. I'm actually scared to ask for help, and instead spend hours trying to work simple things out on my own that would take minutes for someone to teach. The one time I finally broke down and posted a question, I got one response that just gave me the impression I should just magically have the knowledge already and was generally unhelpful. It made me feel like ****, and I eventually had to work out the problem myself. And it was so so fricking simple it would have required half a sentence to explain.


Why can't people just be nice when replying? I genuinely don't get that. Some people are just so cold here.  It took the fact that you had a mental illness for people to be nice...


This thread makes me feel a little warmer toward the community though, after seeing the latest replies. Maybe I'll be more brave and post more often.


Anyway, the point of this ramble was, you're not alone in feeling the way you do, and I was genuinely concerned about your mental well being after reading some of those comments. I'm glad you seem to be doing okay though, and I'd be happy to play your game or help you with artwork if I have the time and patience!

 

[Diretooth]

@NightHerald Some people are cold like that because they are so used to seemingly simple things that when someone needs help with it, they can't comprehend why someone wouldn't know what it was.


Not everyone wants to remember their newb days, when they knew nothing and had to ask for help. As they grow more knowledgeable, they forget that time, and sometimes they become a little insufferable because of it.


I'm glad, though, that you've seen some of the lighter side of the community.

 

[NightHerald]

@Diretooth I understand that, but that's the opposite of how I work. I'm extremely impatient, and have a hard time teaching people without yelling at them as a result, but I always maintain a kind exterior, because I don't want to hurt anyone's feelings, and I want them to have an easy time of it. A lot of people online seem to forget that there's an actual person with feelings on the other side. And they seem to mock the idea that people's feelings get hurt. I just wish people would consciously remember that and adjust their words accordingly.


I'm used to communities that are more understanding and patient than this one (which is rather rare, in my experience, so that's not actually as much of a criticism than it seems). At least this one is a hell of a lot better than, say, youtube 

 

[TriceratopsX]

I'm glad things worked out nicely for you here. I was getting really angry on your behalf, and was gearing up to write a rant about some of the BS "attention seeking" and "Man-up" comments that were posted. In my short time here, I got the impression that this was a rather cold community. I'm actually scared to ask for help, and instead spend hours trying to work simple things out on my own that would take minutes for someone to teach. The one time I finally broke down and posted a question, I got one response that just gave me the impression I should just magically have the knowledge already and was generally unhelpful. It made me feel like ****, and I eventually had to work out the problem myself. And it was so so fricking simple it would have required half a sentence to explain.


Why can't people just be nice when replying? I genuinely don't get that. Some people are just so cold here.  It took the fact that you had a mental illness for people to be nice...


This thread makes me feel a little warmer toward the community though, after seeing the latest replies. Maybe I'll be more brave and post more often.


Anyway, the point of this ramble was, you're not alone in feeling the way you do, and I was genuinely concerned about your mental well being after reading some of those comments. I'm glad you seem to be doing okay though, and I'd be happy to play your game or help you with artwork if I have the time and patience!

I (and I think most people here) don't typically assume someone has a mental illness, especially when the only interactions are online, so I think it's a little bit more reasonable that they adjusted how they were acting when they found out then your post kinda seems to imply. Not to mention the fact that as someone else already said, we're all working on our own things and have our own problems, and some people here have spent a lot more than 80$ on projects that don't even have playable builds yet, so a little annoyance for someone giving up after something seemingly little to them, isn't completely unreasonable to me. Could some people have been nicer? Probably, but a lot of them probably saw an opportunity to vent some frustrations and took it.

 

[Leon Kennedy]

I'm glad things worked out nicely for you here. I was getting really angry on your behalf, and was gearing up to write a rant about some of the BS "attention seeking" and "Man-up" comments that were posted. In my short time here, I got the impression that this was a rather cold community. I'm actually scared to ask for help, and instead spend hours trying to work simple things out on my own that would take minutes for someone to teach. The one time I finally broke down and posted a question, I got one response that just gave me the impression I should just magically have the knowledge already and was generally unhelpful. It made me feel like ****, and I eventually had to work out the problem myself. And it was so so fricking simple it would have required half a sentence to explain.


Why can't people just be nice when replying? I genuinely don't get that. Some people are just so cold here.  It took the fact that you had a mental illness for people to be nice...


This thread makes me feel a little warmer toward the community though, after seeing the latest replies. Maybe I'll be more brave and post more often.


Anyway, the point of this ramble was, you're not alone in feeling the way you do, and I was genuinely concerned about your mental well being after reading some of those comments. I'm glad you seem to be doing okay though, and I'd be happy to play your game or help you with artwork if I have the time and patience!

Goes both ways, in my short time here seen so many people come and go post little help threads get what they want don't even say thank you and never come back. With the couple of problems I've had people were pretty prompt to help me out took a bit of time but nobody was rude even when the problem was obvious or stupid. But let's not get off track here. This person seems to understand why people reacted the way they did and it seems like people are mostly over it now anyways. Just one more thing I've been on many forums are some are just poison someone sees something they don't like they flame you and there are barely any rules to enforce it or it was staff or mods flaming so this site is very tame compared to some forums I've been is all I gotta say.