[RMVX] Ace Academy: Practice through Roleplay

[Darr123]

This looks pretty cool. I won't be taking part but this definetly looks great!

 

[Titanhex]

Hey everyone, I figured I'd take a moment to add a list of the mapping I'm currently doing. The X means it's done, the - means it's started and a blank means it hasn't been finished yet.

Most all exterior maps are 45 by 30 and linked together. The Academy map is a giant grid.

Houses:

Spaces House Commons [X]

Spaces Upstairs [X]

Diamonds House Commons [X]

Diamonds Upstairs [X]

Clubs House Commons [X]

Clubs Upstairs [X]

Hearts House Commons [X]

Hearts Upstairs [X]

Spades Northside [X]

Spades Southside [ ]

Spades Treehouse Entry [X]

Spades Greenhouse [ ]

Diamonds Northside [X]

Diamonds Southside [ ]

Clubs Northside [X]

Clubs Southside [ ]

Clubs Mineral Garden [-]

Hearts Northside [X]

Hearts Southside [ ]

Southwest Quadrant:

Forest South [X]

Forest South East [X]

Forest East [X]

Southeast Quadrant:

Train Station East [-]

Train Station [-]

Academy Welcome Center [-]

 Interior [ ]

Train Station North East [ ]

Northeast Quadrant:

South of Mountain [-]

West of Mountain [-]

Southwest of Mountain [-]

Northwest Quadrant:

South of Training Yard [-]

East of Training Yard [-]

Southeast of Training Yard [-]

Academy Exterior:

Academy Southwest [ ]

Academy Entrance [ ]

Academy Southeast [ ]

Academy Northwest [ ]

Academy North [ ]

Academy Northeast [-]

Academy Interior:

+ Hallway [-]

- Hallway [-]

| Hallway [-]

Corner Hallway 1 [-]

Corner Hallway 2 [-]

Corner Hallway 3 [-]

Corner Hallway 4 [-]

Classroom [-]

Banquet Hall [ ]

 

[Randomness5555]

So you are going to release to the students a map of the academy?

 

[Titanhex]

All students will have access to the Template game with all those listed maps set up and working. I will also add a "Scene Chooser" system that has instructions which people can use to turn their template game into one big interactive yearbook about their characters life at the Academy.  This way they can share it with friends and submit it at the end of the Semester and we can archive it.

If you're asking about an illustration of the Academy grounds kind of like "Link to the Past's" World Map then more than likely I'll release something, so people know how the maps fit together.

 

[Rishabh Varshney]

Where i sumbit my form?????????

I really want to join!!!

 

[Titanhex]

Hey everyone. Still working hard on this project!

An idea came to mind and I wanted to submit it here. It's likely we'll be doing this, but I wanted to gather any input.

I had an idea for a "sash" system. Basically, I'll create a tiled sash and some badges. If you do certain things for the Academy, you earn a badge to place on your sash. Examples would be submitting a tutorial, being a student, teacher, or examiner, earning the most points in a semester, etc.

It's not unlike an achievement system, and should be a fun way to show off your involvement.

This won't likely be implemented until the second semester though.

 

[UnEasyCow]

This sounds like a very interesting project and I can't wait to submit my enrollment form. I think the idea of a sash system sounds awesome, great job!

 

[Titanhex]

Hey everyone, I've decided to look for mapping help to speed this along. I still am capable of doing all of it myself, so you can rest assured it'll get done. But I'm so anxious and excited I just can't wait for myself to get motivation to map.

I will fill in all the outlines for every map, I'm just looking for someone to put in some nice detail using the default RTP and my modified tilesets.

Inquire via PM.

 

[Titanhex]

April Fools

Spoiler

Hey everyone! Big news this time. I've went back and decided to redesign Ace Academy. An overwhelming majority of you have PM'ed me and suggested the change. Since I like the idea, the changes are now official! A lot of you will be pleased. So what are the changes?
 
Well Ace Academy will now be adult oriented. We'll be doing a lot with erotic roleplay. Themes will contain explicit elements. The houses will be accompanied with a leather and lace theme. Clubs is represented by a gimp mask, spades by a whip, hearts by a garter belt, and diamonds by a frilly corset.
 
In celebration I've released a picture of the Headmaster. Headermaster Belgrundy:

I did some mapping on the Academy, though. So that's a plus. Finally starting to feel it gain extra momentum.
Also, I will be Livestreaming everything you need to know about Ace Academy during the week leading up to Enrollment Submissions.

 

[Titanhex]

Hey everyone, I'll be doing a livestream in an hour or two where I do the mapping on Ace Academy. It's getting really close to being completed, and I feel an audience will help me with the rest.

I'll also be talking about Ace Academy, taking questions, and just talking about myself. It'll be a lot of fun. I'll announce it in the feed. You can catch my channel at www.twitch.tv/titanhex

A reminder: I'll also be doing a Livestream of how to get started with Ace Academy the week before enrollment and completely going over it.

 

[Aeternus]

Ive got to admit this sounds prety good =)

Im totaly down to go in as a teacher n.n whenever you have an application open let me know 

I picked up RMVXACE as my first and learned it inside out in about 2 weeks it is truly great

i mean im sure theres things i still need to learn but for the most part i guess id say i know about 90% of it =)

 

[Titanhex]

Teachers and tutors are different things, actually. We always need tutors though.

Teachers actually don't teach anything related to RPG Maker. That's what tutors do. And tutors aren't limited to being just tutors. They can be teachers, students or examiners.

 

[Aeternus]

oooh alright well i suppose i can tutor =)

would it be in a classroom scenario or per question per person any time deal?

or how would we go on about this?

 

[Titanhex]

Tutors have a special job. They look at the extra-curricular board/topic and create a tutorial about how to do that extra-curricular. They then answer questions the students have about it.

They also do tutorials for the assignments that students are given.

Tutors are allowed to suggest extra-curriculars as they go. Examiners are usually the ones who decide on the extra-curriculars. So it's best to double up as an examiner and a tutor if you really want to participate closely, but there's no restriction. You can just be a tutor if you want, and you don't even have to declare that you're a tutor in order to write a tutorial for an extra-curricular.

An example of an extra-curricular might be Draw a Titlescreen that exemplifies your character. So you would show people how to use a graphics program and create cool designs and recommend nifty fonts to use.

Or make a social system to use in your game, so you'd show people how to make relationship variables for characters.

Basically you write tutorials and reply to them. But instead of the tutorials being very general, they're about how to do a specific thing.

 

[Aeternus]

ah.. that clears things up =)

i get ya now

Ill start cookin somethin up for when your ready to open the academy =)

 

[Titanhex]

Good news everyone!

vinedrai has agreed to finish the mapping so I can focus on other parts of the Academy. I'll be spending the week working on the Enrollment Form. This should speed up Ace Academy exponentially and we may be taking enrollment by the end of the month!

Give a big thanks to vinedrai.

As well, I was able to create the exterior layout for Ace Academy. It's crude, but it shows what Ace Academy's grounds are like:

When the mapping is near done, I'll be making a "Headcount" post on 4 different forums to get a rough estimate of how many people are truly interested. This will give the Admins on RPGMakerVXAce.net an idea of how popular the idea is and how much traffic it'll bring. The more traffic, the more space they're likely to accommodate for this idea and the better it'll be.

Are you excited? You should be excited c:

 

[Aeternus]

   

cant wait! =D

I'm working on some basic tutorials for creating semi complex events for those that already know how to make events this will be more of an "ooooh that how you do that, and thats how you show a picture" or "thats how you make a character follow an NPC" etc.

basics basics =P

 

[mchangin]

Hahaha, I won't deny; I'm pretty interested in Ace Academy. Just thinking about it starting up brings back memories of when the Academy of Heroes started years ago.

 

[Titanhex]

So I got a few things to announce here. First I plan on raising the student cap from 16 to 20 if we can get enough Teachers and Examiners who are interested. My aim is for 5 Teachers and 2 Examiners to raise the cap.

I've also changed the first post to reflect some of the clarifications and changes I've announced throughout the thread. This should help clarify things to newcomers. Apologies for any confusion the old description may have caused.

In anticipation of starting a headcount thread, I am posting a detailed description of the 3 positions and tutoring subposition available in Ace Academy.

Examiner: The Examiner works in the background for most of the semester. They also work closely with the Headmaster to keep the Academy interesting and running, as well as shape the narration and setting that brings out Ace Academy. The last part of the semester they will work closely with the students.

Responsibilities:

• Decide on extra-curriculars that will be made available for the students
• Assist with deciding final enrollment
• Help with World Quests and Academy Events that shape and drive the narrative of Ace Academy and it's setting
• Assign and organize teams.
• Resolve team issues
• Come up with the conflict the collaborative game aims to resolve.
• Create the introductory scene that introduces the teams and the conflict
• Review the End-Semester games submitted by teams
• Work alongside the Headmaster to keep the Academy organized and structured

RM Proficiency Requirements: Switches, Variables, Conditional Branches, Creating Scenes

Benefits of being an Examiner: Chance to shape the setting around Ace Academy, drive the narrative, freedom to roleplay within the setting, ability to create a high-tier character, freedom to teach and administer lessons involving RPG Maker

Teacher: The teacher works frequently during the beginning of the semester, interacting with students. This position contains the least amount of responsibilities.

Responsibilties

• Come up with the conflict the game assignment must resolve
• Review the game submitted by students for the assignment
• Create the introductory game for the class and the assignment
• (Optionally) Create scenes that teach the magic in the classroom setting, fostering student interaction

RM Proficiency Requirements: Switches, Variables, Conditional Branches, Creating Scenes

Benefits of being a Teacher: Freedom to roleplay within the setting, ability to create a mid-tier character, chance to foster interaction, little responsibility

Student: The core of the Academy. The student learns a lot about RPG Maker, helps their team and their house get ahead, practices using the software, has many opportunities to roleplay, and has a is rewarded with a prize if their house wins. This is one of the more intense positions in Ace Academy.

Responsibilities:

• Submits two full 10 minute games and a collaborative 20 minute game
• Must work with others
• Accumulate points by completing extra-curriculars, creating games, or submitting tutorials
• Interaction with fellow house-mates to ensure the free-flow of ideas and narrative

RM Proficiency Requirements: Switches, Variables, Conditional Branches

Benefits of being a Student: Freedom to roleplay, opportunities to learn with rewards, feedback on progress, exposure, chance to interact with other developers.

Tutor: The tutor position can be coupled with any other position, or simply stand-alone. That means you can be a Tutor and Teacher/Student/Examiner or just a Tutor and nothing else. Tutors show people how to complete assignments or extra-curriculars and assist those in need of tutelage. It is a great way to show off what you know.

Responsibilities:

• Write at least one tutorial.
• Show off indepth knowledge for others to learn from

RM Proficiency Requirements: Varies

Benefits of being a Tutor: If you're an examiner and tutor, you have a mainline to creating an extra-curricular and then writing a tutorial for it, cutting out the middleman. If you're a teacher, it can help fill the slow spots in your responsibilities. If you're a student, you earn plenty of points for submitting tutorials. If you're a tutor, it makes you much more likely to be accepted into the Academy for the next semester.

 

[Aeternus]

Sign me up for anything and everything haha

No but seriously I think I might end up in the tutor department.

Maybe a tutor examiner/teacher

Will see what spots need filling I'll drop in whatever is needed n.n