Thanks RPG Maker Community

[DBFig]

Unsure if this is the right forum to post this but I wanted to thank the RPG Maker community for being very welcoming.

I think communities don't get enough thanks for all the help they provide newcomers. I'm extremely new to RPG Maker. I first played around with VX Ace and now I got that Humble Bundle for MV.

I would have given up early on if I tried to brute-force learn the program on my own. Yet, there are a lot of tutorials and when I googled questions this forum or reddit had the answers. Which made learning not only easier but made the process enjoyable.

I've streamed my journey in learning and even had a few folks join the stream to help out. I'm still VERY green and barely know how to do anything, truthfully. So, I don't know much of the culture or other things about this community. Heck, I just found out about Yanfly a day ago. Haven't downloaded anything, since it's a bit overwhelming. So, I'm pretty much a blank slate.

Yet, little by little, I'm reading and watching videos. So I'm beginning to understand...kinda. So, thanks everyone!

 

[Undead]

I am glad that the community has been helpful for you.
Learning to use the engine become easier when you find good content and awesome people who are open to teach.

I wish you the best, hope you can learn more and start making your projects with such easy and enjoyable engine.

 

[S_LAH20]

thanks

 

[TheAM-Dol]

Coincidentally, just a few weeks ago I did a very lengthy video about RPG Maker's reputation and one of the chapters was about how great the community is.
I don't know how the mods are able to keep this place not just civilized, but also encouraging help, sharing, and also very active, but really... This place is a very rare species on the internet.

 

[Shuck]

So glad to hear about your positive experience so far! That's great <3

 

[DBFig]

Thanks a lot! It'll take some time but hopefully in a few months I can build something at least simple to share freely. I don't want to build anything truly serious until I'm way more comfortable with it all.

I am glad that the community has been helpful for you.
Learning to use the engine become easier when you find good content and awesome people who are open to teach.

I wish you the best, hope you can learn more and start making your projects with such easy and enjoyable engine.

Yep! It's been great so far and slowly learning the basics. Hopefully, one day, I can actually build something fun.

So glad to hear about your positive experience so far! That's great <3

It takes a lot of work for a community to stay mostly positive. I used to be in the fighting game community back in the day. While everyone was close, let's just say that it was 100% survival of the fittest. Which was funny at times but mostly pushed a lot of people away.

Perhaps the collaborative nature of building projects and sharing of information is what helps boost this community. Why be argumentative when there's 1000s of ways to approach a project. Either way, it's really nice to see.

Coincidentally, just a few weeks ago I did a very lengthy video about RPG Maker's reputation and one of the chapters was about how great the community is.
I don't know how the mods are able to keep this place not just civilized, but also encouraging help, sharing, and also very active, but really... This place is a very rare species on the internet.

 

[TheAM-Dol]

Perhaps the collaborative nature of building projects and sharing of information is what helps boost this community.

The music forums would like a word with you. And maybe a little bit of the Unity forums...I mean, the Unity forums aren't toxic ( I don't think, I didn't spend a lot of time there)...just...not used as much

Anyone who grew up around the crooners of KVR have been raised to be cynical gatekeepers of music because of all those blasted Avicii's and Big Rewm Hawuse producers making nothing but garbage that sullies the name of Analog Synthesizers. Blessed be our Moog who art in our basement, hallowed be thine patch cables.

Spoiler

clearly a joke. clearly a joke. Don't chastise me.

 

[Skess01]

I'm new here too, as far as I have seen so far I completely agree, great and "fundamental" community guys!

(and RPG Maker has something that brings joy)

 

[TheOddFellow]

I'm glad to see this community is still as welcoming as I remember it. Welcome!

 

[Tai_MT]

Not sure if you've had the fun experience of this yet, since you're new...

But, just wait until you figure out that some of the simple things that you're learning... translate into doing very complex and unique things within the engine. Then, the gears start turning, the possibilities start opening up, and you begin to see the engine as a kind of "toybox" with lots of things you can play with.

As an example:

I learned what "variables" were quite a while back. When first using the engine. I'm currently using variables to implement a "view random event at the Inn, when you stay" mechanic... and these variables also keep the same event from running twice!

The complexity of things you can accomplish in the engine once you understand the basics of how something works and why it works is truly astounding.

 

[mlogan]

I've moved this thread to Site Feedback. Thank you.

May not be the best place, but General Discussion is for game development topics, and other similar threads are here, so that's where it's going. Welcome to the forums!

 

[Touchfuzzy]

I don't know how the mods are able to keep this place not just civilized, but also encouraging help, sharing, and also very active, but really... This place is a very rare species on the internet.

I'd like to be able to claim credit, but really the main thing I've done is just select good moderators. I mean I do give thoughts and stuff in back channels, and occasionally deal with something that boils over, but for the most part it's all thanks to the amazing mod team.

Thank you to all the moderators for making my job on here so easy.

 

[SecondAce]

I'm new here as well, even though I supposedly made this account way back when I first got my hands on VX Ace. Now I'm back to check through the forums and actually get into making my own games with the help of MV. So far, I'd say the forums been a massive help with both tilesets, answers to many of my questions I never asked, general tips & tricks, etc. I'm glad to be here, finally!