ShinGamix 1 Report post Posted December 26, 2012 (edited) 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. Edited December 27, 2012 by ShinGamix Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
