ShinGamix

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PROTIPS 2: Advanced Mapping Tips & Tricks with a focus on use in RPG Maker VX Ace by Professor NomNom (ShinGamix) Mapping Basics 101 Controls Database Passability Passage: Block Passage: 4 Directional Stairs Bush Counter Floor Damage Terrain Tags Autotiles Layers A1 A2 A3 A4 A5 B C D E Event Layer Shading Weather Parallax Backgrounds Advanced Mapping 201 Tile Stacking Shift Mapping Shift Copying Event Mapping Character Sheets Mixing and Matching Tiles Tinting Regions Pro Mapping 301 Fogs and Overlays Parallax Mapping Lighting Scripts Advanced Weather and Particles Snippets and Custom Parts Upcoming Tutorials in the Protips Series Characters and Events Database: The Breakdown Making your own Tiles Sets Recoloring and Frankensteining Legal Eagle: Rules, Credits, Commercial Games, and Theft

Here is a set of floors I am working on for Ace/VX.

Nice update! You need more help let me know.

So weird seeing this somewhere besides my site.

Simple Protips for Every Game Developer with a focus on Developers using the RPG Maker series by Professor NomNom (ShinGamix) Getting Started Welcome to Game Making this tutorial was made to provide information to help experienced and first time game developers. Organization Keeping all your resources and files organized is a must. Remember you will have to credit any work that is not yours so it is best to keep a list or use thier name in the actual filename. It is very hard to go back and find out who made what. Also most online forums and websites will be harsh and unforgiving about lack of credits for anything you are sharing or posting. Recruitment and Teams Most people are not dedicated to your project unless they are paid to and will leave without notice. Backups and Online Storage Always Have a Backup Backups of your projects is a must! If you have the space I would recommend making two copies of your project so if you mess something up as you working on your project and accidently save it you have a "restore" folder. I recommend updating your Restore Folder(s) at least once a week. Additional Restore Folders can't hurt either. Keeping a version stored on an online site is also recommended and will save a ton of work if anything ever happens to your workstation, pc, or laptop (maybe even phone or I-Pad in the future) You can use a cloud storage service or a file storage service. DropBox, SkyDrive, and MediaFire are some of the most popular. There are also additional sites available. Software From Development Software to Artistic Software you will need something. There are both Free and Paid for versions of software available. The RPG Maker series is a commercial product though. For drawing, spriting, and coloring graphics there are a lot of options to suit your needs. PhotoShop is the standard commercial product and is widely used in the industry and among hobby and indie game developers. I still use GIMP but there is also paint.net for major graphics works. Spriting programs and online tools are other options. Then there are always other artists out there, some will help you out for nothing while the more experienced and if it is a bigger job will be commissioned or paid for their work. Tips & Tricks I will add links to other tutorials in the future here. ..More to come soon.

I was trying to make a tutorial earlier and went to preview the post and then it took me back the index. What the heck? I have no idea what happened and had to start writing it all over. Maybe you need to add a known but list to the seconday navbar as a list,

I found the scroll all the way back up button an invaluable feature lately but I am lacking something. Why is there not a scroll all the way down arrow? In the future when you get a chance Marked it would be great to add one. For now I have added an extension to my browser (I use google chrome) that has both arrows to scroll fast. It is nice having both.

of course the pc version is better because it doesn't have the memory limitations and it has the scripting and resource management. I still love the 3d aspect of it and the game has some really unique features. btw I have RPG Maker 2 running on my pc now too. I wish Enterbrain would make a pc port of it. I would pay 90 dollars for it.

I like the way it is now please dont add the sidebar back! The animation idea I would like to see though.

1. You didn't mention this was a RPG Maker VX game. If I didnt know the icon of the rgss2 player in the screens I would have never known what engine you are using. 2. This game could really benefit from a gameplay video. ANy kind of video. I just can't get a feel of the game from the screen. It could play great or could be a flop. 3. Are you going for an Advanced Wars/Battlion Wars type game or are you aiming for more of Gundam stlye game. 4. Blleeppppppp Good Luck!

Are you going to include any Non-RPG Maker engines?

So no one else here uses RPG Maker 2 for ps2? that is just sad.

I have a "Zombie/Frankenstien Army theme game I am making you could make me some music for it. Do you have a soundcloud account so I can listen to some of your work?

Yes Keep a VX section because there is a huge number of people that still use it. Some people like me still use several versions. I still use XP, VX, Ace, and RPG Maker 2. and why was there lack of a poll in this topic? You are so fond of polls. (poles! haha funny pun but it was unintended.)

I hope that never, never happens again. That was very painful.

That was funny Saltome! Well I use Chrome and the uploader works fine for me even on the index. and the Chatbox page has been fine for the past day or so. I can see Salamander's name again.

So what has happened to this since Septemeber?

Try not installing them in the default locations. I don't have any of my RPG Makers installed into program files or Program filesx86 either. This may be the main reason I don't have any errors due to it not using the common files cache or any temporary location either.

publishers! Cool beans! Gonna start researching some stories then.

The serious part of my response Yes they were and it was due to having time to think and ponder the logic of the situation and it possible outcome and effects not being bipolar. After having time to think about it I made a decision and came back and edited my post to concur with my new opinion. also I just don't like being referred to in any way as bipolar. Now back to the topic. Back to the topic at hand So are you recruiting members for this? Is it going to be a e-mag of some sort? What are you planning on doing Marked and how soon since the world didnt end last night.

that's basicly what I had originally and marked quoted it and said it was bipolar...

I was really confused about my point of view and couldnt decided but a few mins later I decided and jumped on board. It could be very benificial but it could be a flop too but I hope not. To help make it not a flop I am on board with it Marked.