Description



Welcome to the first Release Something Weekend!

For those of you who are unaware as to what RSW! is, it is an event wherein we release something on a predetermined date. That "something" can be a work-in-progress demo, a full game, trailer, promo art or music of a game you have been working on. Right after that release, everyone plays everyone else's submissions and ideally gives feedback.

This event will also be running in collaboration with RMW, so check out their page to score more achievements! (Note that only games made in RMXP, VX, Ace and IGM are allowed on RMW.)

This is the second time a Release Something event will be run as an official forum event, and since the last time we’ve enabled submissions from media pages as well as game downloads. This will come in handy as it will make it a lot easier on both those who are running the event (henceforth known as Champions) and those who will be submitting to the event.



There will be different achievements for each submission type that is released. Let's go over them shall we?
Media - A trailer of your project, promo/concept art, original OST music and the kind.
Full Game - A completed project that - barring bug fixes - has no more work to be done on it.
Demo - A game that is still in production or requires much more work to make it a complete project.

Media will be handled a little differently than the other two types of submissions as they generally require less work to create than a project. Since it’s a small category, we’ve decided to make it a little weighted so that we don’t get one piece of art or a ten-second video.

Hence for media submissions you should release:

At least 5 pieces of promotional art - this can include concept art and the like - or,
At least 5 minutes worth of promotional video - whether it be a trailer or gameplay preview - or,
3-5 songs that contain at least 5 minutes worth of music - it can be over a series of songs.

To submit media, go to your game page and click on the 'Submit Media' link under the header. Add your media to that page and submit it to the event as you would a download.

Game submissions should include a download added on the actual Release Something Weekend and be added to the event page on one of those days. You may add more than one submission for each category, but note that you can only gain one achievement for each category - one Full game, one Demo and one Media achievement total.



Adding Submissions - A simple guide

● First, sign up to the event by scrolling to the end of the page and adding your information. If you are working in a team, be sure to head to the top and click on My Team after signing up and add names there.

● Add a game page to the site. To do this, hover over Submission on the black bar at the top of the page and click on Submit Game in the menu that drops down. Fill in the required information on the next few pages, taking care to read the directions required.

● You will have to wait 24-72 hours before it gets either accepted or rejected. (The submissions staff will be around more frequently to handle the increased volume.) If rejected, don’t stress - just change what you’re told to in the PM you get back from submissions staff and resubmit. As long as your grammar and spelling in the description is decent, there’s enough of a description, the mapping looks up to scratch and it abides by the submission rules and guidelines, it should be accepted.

● Of special note, please remember to add at least three different screenshots for your game profile. They should ideally show off the best your game has to offer the player without spoiling. Shots that won't be approved or counted in the three necessary: ones of the same map with different text; bland, empty maps with no details; ones containing terrible graphics that clash horribly; Title or Game Over screens.

● When the game page is accepted, you can add pages and downloads. To do this, hover over your name in the top bar and click on the Manage Games link. Choose your game and on the top left you’ll find some options. You can add a download, blogs, pages and more images via this area.

● Either create your media page or add your download.

Downloads - These should ideally be either zipped files (you can download winzip or winrar for free on their sites) or packaged in the auto-compression of the later engines (XP, VX and Ace have this option. 2k3 and 2k also have this option but sometimes they don’t work.)

Downloads - Choose the file from your computer and allow it to load. You can also host off-site by choosing to add a download link instead of a download file, but since RMN has free hosting for game files, it’s generally preferred that people host on site. It does take a while for RMN to upload, though, so be prepared for a wait if your file is quite large.

Downloads - Once your game is uploaded, come back to this page and click on the Manage Submissions/Submit link in the top-right of the page and choose your download from the drop-down menu. Easy done~

Media - Go to your game page's public profile (this is the page that everyone will be able to see) and click on the Submit Media link under the Header (left side). Add in the media (you can make it pretty, we won’t mind! ^.~ ). Don't mix your media - if you’re making a trailer and promo/concept art, make a page for the trailer and a separate one for the art. This way it will be easier for those who wish to check it out to find them and make it easier if you want to have media spread over different game profiles.

Media - Make sure that the Game Lead is the one who adds the media page as I believe there's an approval process for others adding Media. This will cut down time waiting for your submission to be added.

Media - Head to this page and click on the Submit/Manage Submissions link in the top-right corner of the page. Choose the type and pick the media page that you created.




● All submissions must be added to this game page during the weekend of May 4th/5th. Submit between Midnight GMT of Friday 3rd and Midnight GMT of Sunday 5th. Any submissions outside of that time frame will not be counted.

● Submit your submissions via this page. You can check the above hidden content if you don’t know how. Multiple submissions of each type are allowed, providing they aren't from the same game.

● We will only take the Media content and Game downloads detailed above. If you have an idea that does not fit into either type, ask about it in the comments and we’ll let you know if it’s allowed and how to go about submitting.

● You may submit any amount of any type of content detailed above to this event, but you will only gain one achievement for each type.

● You must have created or at least commissioned any media that you show off. If it is commissioned or made by someone else for your project, full accreditation must be added on the page for the achievement to be given.

● You may be in teams of any size if you so wish, but events currently don't support showing up in multiple teams so keep that in mind and don’t stress - at the end just let us know if you were a part of another team and we'll sort it all out from there, if we haven't before-hand. We'll keep you posted.

● You may have a demo and full game both, but they cannot be of the same game. A demo must be an unfinished game and a full game must be complete - barring any last second bug fixes. The demo must have at least 5-10 minutes of gameplay.

● While we won't enforce an RTP-inclusion rule, we'd appreciate two versions of download - one which can be played without RTP files and one that needs them.

To make a game read as including the RTP files you must first make sure that all the RTP files referenced in the game at any point - including battle animations, database additions and the like (sound effects are always forgotten) - then open the .ini file in the game project folder.
For RM2k/3 there should be a line that reads FullPackageFlag=RTP (or something similar). Make it FullPackageFlag=1 and make sure you have the harmony.dll file included in the folder.
For XP, VX and Ace, open the game.ini file and edit the line that reads RTP=RPGXP/VX/VXAce to RTP=.




As with most events, there will be achievements/badges that are given out to participants. In this event there are a number of hidden achievements as well as the ones that are already shown. These achievements will be given out after the event and will be based on certain pre-determined criteria that we Champions have crafted. Just something a little extra to make you all excited~

The main Achievements will given out for the following:
- Full game released
- Demo released
- Media meeting above criteria released
- Participating in the event by releasing any of the above
- People’s Choice - detailed below

There will also be a People’s Choice where the three releases with the highest voted score will gain a special achievement. The voting will run over the two weeks following the end of the event, ending GMT Midnight of the 19th.

There will also be a podcast that will include a discussion of the entries and unveil the hidden award winnings following the end of the event, but it might take a while depending on the amount of releases and content that needs to be played through. We’ll let you know more as we go.

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As with the past events, the aim of a Release Something event is to capture the spirit of releasing something, whether it be complete or not. It is not just about preparing a major release, or making something in a fury to have something new to show for the event - though you are more than welcome to do so if you wish - but about putting something that you’ve created out into the world and being proud of your creation/s.

The Release Something event is and always has been about showing your works-in-progress, getting feedback, and checking out what other people are working on; almost akin to a snapshot of RMN's development community at that particular moment in time.

If you have any questions, feel free to ask in the comment area below, but please at least read the above information first.

Sign up and have fun!


TO THOSE WHO ARE COMPLAINING ABOUT TEAM ASSIGNMENT:


● We currently have Ankylo looking at the event code so that people can be added to more than one team at a time. This will help in the case of people helping each other out. Despite popular belief, people do work together on projects and this should help in future events and RS Days.

● The group people ask about has a lot of crossover. They're a group of friends who help each other with their games. For example, both Nessy and Deckiller have helped me with one of the projects I'm releasing, I've helped Nessy and Decky and others in the group with their games too and there are others who have helped with each other etc. Overall it creates an overlap that can't be helped until the above hoped-for multi-team code is done. It seemed easier for all involved to go under the same banner (and it was a semi-joke among friends) for the time being.

● 'Prizes' won't be given out by team unless we get the aforementioned multi-team system working. In the case that we don't, Nessy and I will be checking each and every submission and giving out the 'prizes' manually. This means there won't be a chance to 'cheat'.

● This isn't a competition. The only person you're working against is yourself. You are the one who determines what 'prize' you get by what you release on the day.

● There is at least one chain game that will be added at a later date.

● The People's choice awards (note that it's multiple) will be decided by vote. It's the only one that will be and there are three up for grabs. Each person gets one vote and as always it will most likely be Honour-based. The votes will not be a team-by-team process but content by content, so if you release something that people enjoy, you'll probably get this prize.

● Ness and I are sick of being insulted by people saying that we're gaming the system. We've held and competed in many an event and competition on this site and NOT ONCE have we had an issue with cheating or gaming the system, even when we took part. There are not real prizes this time and just one goal: Release Something. We're not counting ourselves out because this isn't a competition, it's an event where the only people we're competing against is ourselves.

● If you have any questions then send me a PM. I don't want the thread cluttered up with idiocy and accusations. I'll answer any questions asked provided they're serious concerns.


MISSING SUBMISSIONS


Set Discrepancy Video
RMW Chain Game Gameplay Video
You Are Not the Hero Chapter 2 Trailer
Kanye Quest 3030 Trailer
Jaquio: Angel of Death Trailer
Eclipse Promo Art
Eclipse Concept Art
Monstructs Promo Art
Homework Salesman Gameplay Video
Blade of Rage Gameplay Video
Final Fantasy VIII: Sleeping Lion Heart Concept art
In Search of Immortality Trailer
Justice Wyle Style Media
Reincarnation Trailer

Crystals: Legend of the Sword Demo

Details

  • 04/10/2013 08:12 AM
  • 05/06/2013 11:00 PM
  • 06/13/2013 12:00 PM
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Teams Members Entry Votes
Division Princess
  • 0
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  • 1
  • 2
  • 0
  • 0
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Team Solest
  • 0
BoutallesTogether (Demo)
  • 0
  • 0
524 Ratties Making a Game
  • 0
Game Making Chocobo
  • 2
Blast Processor Wolf
  • 0
Dinosaur in Space
  • 1
  • 0
The Insanity Begins Again
  • 0
Vaporware No More
  • 0
Lily
  • 0
Let's speak to everything that wants to kill us! Yellow Edition.
  • 0
Gotta shoot 'em all!
  • 0
That One Guy
  • 0
TributeSoft
  • 1
Team Medea
  • 0
  • 0
Persistence
  • 1
Demonic Alpaca Studios
  • 0
Heroes of Umbra Something
  • 0
  • 0
Team KiraStar
  • 1
"Third-of the noble family of ya moop"
  • 0
Game Maker of Light
  • 0
Probably Won't Submit Anything
  • 0
Eclipse
  • 0
  • 0
  • 0
Project P
  • 0
Blue Bacon is mad as hell
  • 0
Might as well
  • 0
func_weaponstrip
  • 0
  • 0
Revision Hellgate
  • 1
Project Shadow
  • 0
  • 0
Heroes of Saturnus
  • 0
Kanye Quest 3030
  • 1
  • 0
  • 0
Prince
  • 0
WombatRPGs
  • 0
Team Goat
  • 0
  • 0
TheFrogStudio.Net
  • 0
Bludgeon of Inspiration
  • 0
Seasons for Seasons
  • 0
ADONKADONK
  • 0
C_C
  • 0
Echo
  • 0
Tomorning Productions
  • 1
  • 0
ImmortalDreams's Team
  • 0
LoneWolfDon's Team
  • 0
  • 0
UnKnown Suavo!
  • 0
Solo Shoob
  • 0
  • 0
  • 0
  • 0
Ezekiel Rage Games
  • 0
Dragon Kingdoms Something
  • 0
Size Doesn't Matter
GOMIBOY
The one that will make stuff. (I hope.)
A Hard Sell
Supra Settlers of Aether Pulse Bors: The Next Generation
Division Blackjack and Hookers.
This is almost single-handedly the entire point of the challenge, since doing it this way shouldn't even be possible. Bad hit de
Jomarcenter Studios
Yopnog the First
JAOD Project
new jersy
CTS Karma Waffle
Dat One Gourd
Speaking of Releasing Something...
The Range Studios
Provoloney!
Silent Rose
Castle Defense
OOSTUDIOS CORE
Liberate
test
THE CRISIS CREW
cool
SMC Games
Yellow Devil
High arch studio
Team Slime
Koro Design Studio
Crystals: Legend of the Sword Demo
One of a kind...
DARK WIZARDRY

Posts

ugh, i give up. after all my event jimmy'ing, i broke the whole shooting mechanic for my game and don't understand why. it's late and i have to work tomorrow u.u procrastination strikes again.

but here's a video of what i made




xD i spent too much time on the horse scene
That "Oops! Something went wrong, there is a good chance we know about it and are working on it!" is if you click the "Manage" button. Try clicking on either the "My Teams" or "Submit" button.. I believe, from what I can tell, the "Manage" button is for admins.
Puddor
if squallbutts was a misao category i'd win every damn year
5702
Uploading Sleeping Lion Heart's demo now! Hopefully nothing major breaks in the transition process, hurr hurr hurr *orz*

It should be completely RTP independant since I've imported the few RTP files that are actually referenced in the game, ehe.

http://rpgmaker.net/games/4070/
author=light487
That "Oops! Something went wrong, there is a good chance we know about it and are working on it!" is if you click the "Manage" button. Try clicking on either the "My Teams" or "Submit" button.. I believe, from what I can tell, the "Manage" button is for admins.


But I don't see anywhere if my game and media were submitted or not.
Lol it uploaded five minutes before 12 AM (my time, of course).

http://rpgmaker.net/games/5131/

The sad thing is I spent 15+ hours on it the last four days and didn't get nearly enough working for me to be happy with it (probably has about ten minutes total game time, really), but I promised to release something, so I did.

Demonic Alpacas may be evil, but they keep their promises.

Working on uploading the non-RTP version now. It'll probably take only a few centuries, as opposed to the last one.
Hmmm, okay, it's all a bit confusing to me. Anyways, I just happened to notice the "Submit" button (above the picture of the girls head in the RSW banner), which I guess is different than the actual game-submit? So, I went ahead and submitted one of my game demo files (hopefully I'm not too late, as I didn't realize I was to use that extra "Submit" button until just now, as where the guide reads "...come back to this page and click on the Manage Submissions/Submit link in the top-right...", I guess I figured that meant the top of the page, and the right-end of the menu (which is where the "Submissions" various other "Submit" links under that).

Anyways, submitting one of my game-demo files via the other Submit button (above the girl's head on the RSW banner) seemed to work okay. But when I go to submit my video/media, it gives me an error message of "You must submit a valid game download", so as far as I can tell, there's no way to submit a video/media to the RWS event that I'm aware of.

Oh well, at least I was lucky enough to submit my game's demo (at least I think I have submitted it correctly? Not sure. I'm probably a dummy, but to me it's a rather confusing series of steps to take here, and yes, I read through the rules and guidelines many-times, but that extra "Submit" button and how to submit a game, demo or media wasn't apparent or clear to me, as I got it confused with the "Submissions" and "Submit Game" links under that on the top menu).
~~~

Anyways, aside from that: Congratz to all participants on your submissions, and best wishes to all.
Brady
Was Built From Pixels Up
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When you submit stuff, the thing says you must select a media file to upload, then has a dropdown list of every available thing you can submit, including downloads and media files. I didn't notice it at first either because I imagine one would typicalyl have more downloads than media files, but they were both in the same menu.

I submitted two media pages and a download just fine, so it is an option.

Well, was. S'too late now o.o
LockeZ
I'd really like to get rid of LockeZ. His play style is way too unpredictable. He's always like this too. If he ran a country, he'd just kill and imprison people at random until crime stopped.
5958
Set your account location to Hawaii, and submit!
Nope, selecting my "team" from the drop-down (which is just me), and selecting the Video (it's on my list, and I can select it), I'm met with the same "You must submit a valid game download" message when I go to submit it.

Changing to Hawaii location trick didn't work either.

Oh well, at least I have my game-demo files submitted, which is the more important ones (at least I hope they were submitted ok and maybe just in the nick of time? :p I guess it's a wait-and-see).
slash
APATHY IS FOR COWARDS
4158
I submitted a demo for Lily!! Despite the peaceful name, you should come expecting a challenge ;)

The game page is here: http://rpgmaker.net/games/5114/


Goodnight, everyone! Zzzz...
Decky
I'm a dog pirate
19645
Here's a completed game for y'all:

http://rpgmaker.net/games/5066/

Rough around the edges, but oh well.
Right in the nick of time. I'm too jittery to sleep. Oh well.


http://rpgmaker.net/games/5082/


Enjoy :)
I'm not sure what that Algus thing is doing there. I know hirei attempted to post her media submission twice which...would explain its double presence '3')
Whoops, I didn't actually submit my thing to the actual event. Ahaha h a h a
Forgot to mention that a new upload for The Here and Now of Yesterday was added for this event. It includes neat art from AE for the intro and ending scenes, some extra content and some extra hints scattered around.
Check here for it~
edchuy
You the practice of self-promotion
1624
To all participants who submitted something for RSW, congrats! I can hear virtually hear the collective sigh of relief, especially of those who submitted a download (having to submit a fixed version in response to bugs/feedback/etc. notwithstanding!). I'll try to play as many of them as I can and provide some feedback or reviews (for the completed games) for them, although I won't make any promises ...

author=Archeia_Nessiah
I'm not sure what that Algus thing is doing there. I know hirei attempted to post her media submission twice which...would explain its double presence '3')


I took a quick look at the list of RSW entries above and found the following:

- There a few other entries that, similar to Algus, are repeated, don't have any updates related to RSW, don't even have a person involved in the project that was a participant in them, and, in some cases, the links to the downloads lead to dead pages.
- There might a few missing entries, including the The RMW Chain Game. I wonder whether, in those cases, the same thing happened to SkieFortress (see a couple of post above) occurred or the people involved in the games submitted for download didn't sign up for RSW.
- JayjeAthravein's entry was Battle Tiles not the download listed, as far as I can tell. There might be others that have a similar problem.
- It seems to me that the entries listed are all downloads (demo or full game), but there are no links to the media entries.

I hope this observations help to improve the entry list so that anybody can check out all the actual entries to the event.
Wow, I don't know what "Zelda Game" is doing under my category (though I did accidentally submit my game twice). Not to mention, the media trailer for my game that I submitted isn't showing.
Hesufo
I am pretty interested in hooking up sometime. Screw me.
1199
author=Skie Fortress
Whoops, I didn't actually submit my thing to the actual event. Ahaha h a h a


Same thing here... Damn.
How many people missed actually submitting to the event?
I can probably change the event briefly to allow for submissions...
Well, as per one of my previous post above, I was confused about the submission process, and misunderstood about there being a separate "submit" button (above the head of the girl pictured in the RSW banner), so, I'm not sure if my submission actually got in on time or not (I think my Game Demo download-links were submitted ok/in time, I'm not sure. But I got some error message when I tried submitting my media/video), so yeah, maybe extend the submissions deadline a bit more, for people like me who perhaps misunderstood about the Submissions links/buttons and process.