It's always hard to find an exciting name for introduction threads

[Moonpearl 32]

Hello folks,

 

I was contacted by Kiriashi some time ago regarding the CMS script I wrote. Then I thought to myself: it's been a while that you haven't been around a RMXP community, why not give a go at RMXP Unlimited? And since I usually like myself's ideas, I agreed to it. So, here I am.

 

Soooo I'm sort of a veteran scripter to RMXP who likes to develop tons of fancy systems that nobody cares about, but I guess that's the kind of stuff I enjoy. Actually, I haven't been playing around with RPG Maker for a while, but when I do I also enjoy giving a hand to scripting rookies all over the net. I'm currently designing a game development framework in Ruby which is intended to work very similar to RGSS, but with dramatically better performances. In the end it might very well replace Enterbrain's crippled loader, but don't get too excited about it, 'cause it won't happen before long - if it actually makes it.

 

As for my other skills, I'm an amateur musician and once in a while I sit a my keyboard and compose some piece of music. I have never written music for a video game project yet but this is an option I might consider. I can also deal with graphic design pretty well, but I suck at pixel art. I like writing scenarios a lot but I hate making them classical, so if you want to ask me to make one, be prepared for the unexpected. Another big interest of mine in the area of video games is artificial intelligence, which I happened to study a few years ago. Developing agents able to learn and take decisions by themselves is a prime goal to me.

 

In a general manner, I'm an artistic person and I like to make everything I do - even a mere CMS - something, rather than some thing. I guess that's the main point to remember about me.

 

That's pretty much about it for now. Hope we can have some fun together, and that you don't find me too much of a blimp.

[RageMage 5]

Oooh, welcome. Glad you could join us here. I'm happy there is a new scripter among the community now. Perhaps I could learn a few things from you, as I'm learning Ruby (as well as C++) at the moment and having a lot of fun doing so (important to have fun while learning keeps things exciting doesn't it).

[Polraudio 122]

Hey Moonpearl. Welcome to RMXPU.

I think i seen your stuff around other places before.

 

Very nice CMS there. You have inspired me to make one .

 

If you want to test your composing skills out i could use a few songs for my game .

 

Hope you enjoy your time here.

[Moonpearl 32]

@RageMage: Don't make me feel too important, it might backfire one day. I believe I actually have quite some stuff to tell about Ruby, so I'll be glad to share some insight with you. I can't stand C++ though, which is the main reason why I chose to stick to Ruby. I agree with the fact that having fun keeps things interesting, which is why I have trouble getting things done I guess - people aren't usually thrilled by my stuff, so I get discouraged a lot.

 

@Polraudio: Glad to finally come across a fan of mine (see, I'm already getting serious about being a star). Give me a link to your project so that I can see if it inspires me, but I might very well be interested, after all, your color is Blue so you're obviously a good person.

[Polraudio 122]

Here is the link http://www.rmxpunlimited.net/forums/topic/8146-the-legendary-swordsman/ :)

 

What kind of music do you mainly compose?

[kellessdee 48]

Welcome to rmxpunlimited!

 

It's nice to see another programmer around here! I'd love to see your work, you should share!

 

If you don't mind me asking, do you have any more information on this Ruby Game development framework? I'd be really interested in following this project...

 

Any way, I hope you enjoy your time here, and to see you around here often.

[Moonpearl 32]

Errrr I'm not used to think of my compositions in terms of "kinds". In terms of video game music, I'm very fond of Motoi Sakuraba's works (Valkyrie Profile, Star Ocean, Baten Kaitos...), though I don't have that sort of talent. I'd say I like to compose expressive pieces, which match a place, an atmosphere, a character... I usually use the same musical theme across different pieces, in a different fashion each time. I have a preference for acoustic instruments, though I can also use electronic sounds from time to time, but I won't make some cheap, repetitive tune just to fill in the sound space. For each piece you need, just describe me the place/character/situation/mood as thoroughly as you can and I'll make something that moves my heart in that direction. If you want the "central theme" feature, a central element of the universe/scenario/main character is usually a good start. For example, in a former project of mine I wrote the evil mastermind's theme and then "concealed" it inside various pieces related to events or characters that had something to do with her. If you knew that theme and had a good ear you could find it at some point of the main character's theme, for instance, which of course had a meaning. I'll search my old hard drive for those few MIDI files for you to hear, if you'd like.

[Moonpearl 32]

@kellessdee: Thanks for the warm welcome. I will consider sharing a few scripts of mine (which are quite unique but not necessarily useful to the everyday maker, like I stated above) as soon as I find time and motivation to do so. I can post a thread for RubyGD as well if you'd like but I fear it's a bit too soon, I have barely come at the stage where the library can display graphics on the screen, which is not quite incredible (though at a much better rate than the lame RGSS's 40 FPS). Besides I have very few time to allocate to programming, so it might take months, if not years, for RubyGD to come at an acceptable stage. Anyways, I would still be glad to talk about it in private.