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If you do not have time to read everything, you can only read the sections with a red asterik. (*)
Special thanks to Ocean for making the logo!
On a cold, dreary winter night...
In 2009, YDS gave us RMN Christmas Card, a short game in which you explore the town of RMN during christmas, and talk to the members of the community who are the NPCs in the game. It was followed a year later by RMN Midsummer Dreams. There was a third game planned, but it never ended up materializing.
In 2017, I made a fanmade sequel to RMN Christmas Card to bring a game I love to a new era of community members. Many of you joined.
Earlier this year, I announced RMN Christmas Card: New Decade Edition. I'm happy to say that RMN Christmas Card: New Decade Edition (Now simply called RMN Christmas Card 2020) is still happening, and is now an official RMN event!
To anyone that joined RMN Christmas Card New Decade earlier this year, please join again as I have lost the submissions. It can be the same thing as what you submitted for that. I apologize for the inconvinience.
What is it, exactly?
If you have played any of the RMN Holiday games, you can probably skip this section. If you haven't, while I do recommend giving them a go as they are very fun, I understand that not everyone has the time, so I'll summarize for you:
In RMN Christmas Card, members can submit dialogue here and be placed into the game as NPCs. Joining in is very easy, as unlike most other events, you are not the one making the game, you're just saying how you want to appear in it. Development is being taken care of by yours truly!
There are other contributions you can make this time around, so keep reading if you're interested!
How can I join in?*
Now that we have an official event page, to join in you can make an official submssion! There are a few different ways in which you can contribute to the project;
Appear as an NPC - If you decide to join in, this is the only contribution that is obligatory.
To appear as an NPC in the game, please submit a notepad file to the event page that contains what you want to say. The name used in the game will be your username on RMN to avoid confusion.
You can also request a small sidequest or any other specific details, but please keep in mind there is a chance they might not make it into the game.
It's not necessary to make your own sprite, but please do specify any details you find important (skin color, gender or preferred appearance for non-binary members, etc...) otherwise I will probably pick something at random. If you do wish to make your own sprite, you may do so as long as it is in the style of REFMAP for rpg maker 2003. You can see an example spritesheet here. I will be using the same sprite from the 2017 game for members that joined that event, unless otherwise requested.
Mirak also made this blank character template for anyone interested in making their own character!
Appear in the art room - In a new feature to Christmas Card 2020, if we get enough submissions we will have an art room where you will be able to look at art drawn by members! Festive art is preferred, but as long as it's RMN related anything is welcome. No NSFW art please.
If you wish to submit a piece for the art room, please upload the image as a submission, seperately to the notepad file. Keep in mind that as the game is being made in rpg maker 2003 your image will be indexed to a 256 color palette. Do not worry about the size of your image, as I will likely implement a function to both view the image at once and zoom in on it.
Appear in the music room - Same thing as the art room; if we get enough submissions I will add in a room where you can listen to music composed by members, or possibly add in an item that lets you play the music wherever you want.
If you wish to submit a piece for the music room, please upload the audio file as a submission, seperately to the notepad file. Keep in mind that as the game is being made in rpg maker 2003 the only accepted file types are MP3, WAV and MIDI.
What should I say?*
Anything! Funny submissions are well encouraged, the sillier the better. If you'd rather just wish people a merry christmas, that's alright too. There is no limit to what you can say as long as it is within reason. For example, no, you can not submit the entire bee movie script. Profanity is allowed, but try not to go overboard. You can also say something for specific members (optional, of course). The only limit is your imagination.
An example submission:
I would like to say "I was working on an evil plan to take over RMN. Then Liberty found out and kicked me in the face. Impressive, but very painful."
Give me a white male sprite, please.
Remember to submit as a notepad file and not as a comment!
When do submissions close?*
Submissions will close on the 7th of December. Please make sure to submit before then as the game is meant to be released around christmas time!
I would appreciate if users could submit as soon as possible if they are planning to join (at least their dialogue, the art and music can wait) as it's hard for me to make progress on the game without knowing everyone's dialogue.
What's new in this game?
If you are simply interested in joining in, you do not need to read this part. This is simply a segment for people who are interested in learning a few more details on the game itself.
RMN Christmas Card 2020 is both a remake AND a sequel at the same time. Years after the events of the first game, RMN is now a bustling metropolitan city and naturally, everyone has new things to say. But with a timeless new threat resurfacing once again, it seems only fair that time itself plays into it. In RMN Christmas Card 2020, you can travel back into time through portals to RMN Christmas Card 2017! Everything from the 2017 game will also be available in the new game, but improved!
Mapping has seen a huge upgrade from the original, and the dialogue has also been touched up to be much nicer. I did not touch any member submitted dialogue, but the main narrative is now much more well written. Some unfunny jokes have been replaced with better ones and the infamous villain will have more of a presence than 10 seconds of screentime. There is also a lot more polish to both the gameplay and the cutscenes. Overall, RMN Christmas Card 2020 is not only supposed to work as a new game, but a replacement for the 2017 game that's improved in pretty much every way.
Here's an early look into the game, showing RMN in the present day on the left and in 2017 on the right.
Happy holidays, RMN!
Special thanks to Ocean for making the logo!
On a cold, dreary winter night...
In 2009, YDS gave us RMN Christmas Card, a short game in which you explore the town of RMN during christmas, and talk to the members of the community who are the NPCs in the game. It was followed a year later by RMN Midsummer Dreams. There was a third game planned, but it never ended up materializing.
In 2017, I made a fanmade sequel to RMN Christmas Card to bring a game I love to a new era of community members. Many of you joined.
Earlier this year, I announced RMN Christmas Card: New Decade Edition. I'm happy to say that RMN Christmas Card: New Decade Edition (Now simply called RMN Christmas Card 2020) is still happening, and is now an official RMN event!
To anyone that joined RMN Christmas Card New Decade earlier this year, please join again as I have lost the submissions. It can be the same thing as what you submitted for that. I apologize for the inconvinience.
What is it, exactly?
If you have played any of the RMN Holiday games, you can probably skip this section. If you haven't, while I do recommend giving them a go as they are very fun, I understand that not everyone has the time, so I'll summarize for you:
In RMN Christmas Card, members can submit dialogue here and be placed into the game as NPCs. Joining in is very easy, as unlike most other events, you are not the one making the game, you're just saying how you want to appear in it. Development is being taken care of by yours truly!
There are other contributions you can make this time around, so keep reading if you're interested!
How can I join in?*
Now that we have an official event page, to join in you can make an official submssion! There are a few different ways in which you can contribute to the project;
Appear as an NPC - If you decide to join in, this is the only contribution that is obligatory.
To appear as an NPC in the game, please submit a notepad file to the event page that contains what you want to say. The name used in the game will be your username on RMN to avoid confusion.
You can also request a small sidequest or any other specific details, but please keep in mind there is a chance they might not make it into the game.
It's not necessary to make your own sprite, but please do specify any details you find important (skin color, gender or preferred appearance for non-binary members, etc...) otherwise I will probably pick something at random. If you do wish to make your own sprite, you may do so as long as it is in the style of REFMAP for rpg maker 2003. You can see an example spritesheet here. I will be using the same sprite from the 2017 game for members that joined that event, unless otherwise requested.
Mirak also made this blank character template for anyone interested in making their own character!
Appear in the art room - In a new feature to Christmas Card 2020, if we get enough submissions we will have an art room where you will be able to look at art drawn by members! Festive art is preferred, but as long as it's RMN related anything is welcome. No NSFW art please.
If you wish to submit a piece for the art room, please upload the image as a submission, seperately to the notepad file. Keep in mind that as the game is being made in rpg maker 2003 your image will be indexed to a 256 color palette. Do not worry about the size of your image, as I will likely implement a function to both view the image at once and zoom in on it.
Appear in the music room - Same thing as the art room; if we get enough submissions I will add in a room where you can listen to music composed by members, or possibly add in an item that lets you play the music wherever you want.
If you wish to submit a piece for the music room, please upload the audio file as a submission, seperately to the notepad file. Keep in mind that as the game is being made in rpg maker 2003 the only accepted file types are MP3, WAV and MIDI.
What should I say?*
Anything! Funny submissions are well encouraged, the sillier the better. If you'd rather just wish people a merry christmas, that's alright too. There is no limit to what you can say as long as it is within reason. For example, no, you can not submit the entire bee movie script. Profanity is allowed, but try not to go overboard. You can also say something for specific members (optional, of course). The only limit is your imagination.
An example submission:
I would like to say "I was working on an evil plan to take over RMN. Then Liberty found out and kicked me in the face. Impressive, but very painful."
Give me a white male sprite, please.
Remember to submit as a notepad file and not as a comment!
When do submissions close?*
Submissions will close on the 7th of December. Please make sure to submit before then as the game is meant to be released around christmas time!
I would appreciate if users could submit as soon as possible if they are planning to join (at least their dialogue, the art and music can wait) as it's hard for me to make progress on the game without knowing everyone's dialogue.
What's new in this game?
If you are simply interested in joining in, you do not need to read this part. This is simply a segment for people who are interested in learning a few more details on the game itself.
RMN Christmas Card 2020 is both a remake AND a sequel at the same time. Years after the events of the first game, RMN is now a bustling metropolitan city and naturally, everyone has new things to say. But with a timeless new threat resurfacing once again, it seems only fair that time itself plays into it. In RMN Christmas Card 2020, you can travel back into time through portals to RMN Christmas Card 2017! Everything from the 2017 game will also be available in the new game, but improved!
Mapping has seen a huge upgrade from the original, and the dialogue has also been touched up to be much nicer. I did not touch any member submitted dialogue, but the main narrative is now much more well written. Some unfunny jokes have been replaced with better ones and the infamous villain will have more of a presence than 10 seconds of screentime. There is also a lot more polish to both the gameplay and the cutscenes. Overall, RMN Christmas Card 2020 is not only supposed to work as a new game, but a replacement for the 2017 game that's improved in pretty much every way.
Here's an early look into the game, showing RMN in the present day on the left and in 2017 on the right.
Happy holidays, RMN!
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- 12/08/2020 10:10 PM
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Arcmagik
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Frogge just use my exact same dialogue and stuff from the last RMN Christmas Card, because I haven't changed a bit...
Or I can stop being lazy and actually look at submitting the information that you requested. I dunno tho...
Or I can stop being lazy and actually look at submitting the information that you requested. I dunno tho...
author=Arcmagik
Frogge just use my exact same dialogue and stuff from the last RMN Christmas Card, because I haven't changed a bit...
Or I can stop being lazy and actually look at submitting the information that you requested. I dunno tho...
New dialogue pls
Addit
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Wow, I can’t believe that you decided to bring this back from the dead, once again, and make another one of these things. I never imagined that we would ever get another one, since the last one was released so long ago and the sequel was eventually abandoned. But I guess it’s kind of fitting, really, considering that YDS made two of these that you feel like you have some unfinished business left to do yourself and have to make two of them too, lol.
I knew that I had to participate once again the moment that I saw the event pop up on the front page, considering that I’ve made an appearance in every single entry thus far - so I can’t sit out now! I went from scrubbing the floors in Nightblade’s fabulous mansion in the first game to stealing Karsuman’s lesbian artwork in the second to living up high and mighty above the clouds in the land of Ara Fell, inside a cave, watching the Canucks blow a game to the Arizona Coyotes, out of all teams, while asking for some chips and some dip. I feel like that in every single instalment that I’m slowly moving up in life (…slowly). Heck, I was even involved in some of the fetch quests in two of the three games, so that’s pretty good.
I’ve just been working on the finishing touches for my submission which includes me (the guy with the black Santa hat), my personal bodyguard-for-hire - Mr. Reginald - and a Gingerbread House which has the potential to either crumble into tiny pieces or stay intact depending on random chance.
Heck, even my bodyguard-for-hire has his own theme music if you’re brave enough to talk to him. Bug him too many times and he’ll shove your ass across the hall.
I originally wanted to have the player character ask me how I’m holding up these days without any hockey on T.V. (because of Corona-Chan) and then flipping out on the player with my eyes glowing all red and then grabbing the player with both hands before getting all worked up before eventually calming down and apologizing for my sudden pent up rage. But then I thought that since my last appearance was hockey related that I try and do something different for a change. And then the Gingerbread House with Reginald idea popped up in my head, suddenly, and I was far more interested in doing that.
Oh. And speaking of player character and such – I just have a question or two for you, Frogge, before I hand in everything as soon as I can:
Are You The Main Character Again Or Is It Someone Else?
And, Is Helaz The Villain Once Again - Or Is He Getting Some Much Needed Help This Time Around?
Anyways, I'll try to get my submission in as soon as possible before the deadline closes.
I knew that I had to participate once again the moment that I saw the event pop up on the front page, considering that I’ve made an appearance in every single entry thus far - so I can’t sit out now! I went from scrubbing the floors in Nightblade’s fabulous mansion in the first game to stealing Karsuman’s lesbian artwork in the second to living up high and mighty above the clouds in the land of Ara Fell, inside a cave, watching the Canucks blow a game to the Arizona Coyotes, out of all teams, while asking for some chips and some dip. I feel like that in every single instalment that I’m slowly moving up in life (…slowly). Heck, I was even involved in some of the fetch quests in two of the three games, so that’s pretty good.
I’ve just been working on the finishing touches for my submission which includes me (the guy with the black Santa hat), my personal bodyguard-for-hire - Mr. Reginald - and a Gingerbread House which has the potential to either crumble into tiny pieces or stay intact depending on random chance.
Heck, even my bodyguard-for-hire has his own theme music if you’re brave enough to talk to him. Bug him too many times and he’ll shove your ass across the hall.
I originally wanted to have the player character ask me how I’m holding up these days without any hockey on T.V. (because of Corona-Chan) and then flipping out on the player with my eyes glowing all red and then grabbing the player with both hands before getting all worked up before eventually calming down and apologizing for my sudden pent up rage. But then I thought that since my last appearance was hockey related that I try and do something different for a change. And then the Gingerbread House with Reginald idea popped up in my head, suddenly, and I was far more interested in doing that.
Oh. And speaking of player character and such – I just have a question or two for you, Frogge, before I hand in everything as soon as I can:
Are You The Main Character Again Or Is It Someone Else?
- I’m assuming it’s you again. But then I remember that YDS, in the first Christmas Card game, was the main character in that before eventually switching over to a player-based one in the sequel and I’m wondering if you’re going to go down that route too. The dialogue that I have written here is directed at you, so if you’re not the main character this time around and it’s a player-based one - it would be good to know.
And, Is Helaz The Villain Once Again - Or Is He Getting Some Much Needed Help This Time Around?
(Lol, poor Helaz...everyone's favourite punching bag...)
I don’t mind if Helaz is the main antagonist causing trouble again. But, surely, he can’t do it all on his own, especially after his last defeat?
Actually, it would be funny if Helaz just lives in a little tent way outside the city, in the frozen tundra, trying to keep himself all warm and all, but he is then approached by a shadowy figure who needs his assistance to bring RMN finally down to its knees… Maybe it could be WIP, AFrenchDreamer (AFD), Max McGee, Yuno and / or Xand, or maybe an endless supply of spambots summoned by Corona-Chan to help him in his quest for vengeance. Maybe at first he refuses and simply wants nothing to do with RMN anymore, but is then persuaded, eventually, to help the shadowy figure out.
Heck, maybe even in the final battle against the shadowy figure, Helaz actually teams up with you (but he totally sucks in combat and can get one-shotted easily, lol) to make amends for all the things that he’s done. And even with the sudden change of heart and the player mentioning to Liberty that maybe we should let him back in, even just for a day, because it’s Christmas, Liberty thinks about for just a couple of seconds and then basically says, “nope,” and then sends him straight back into exile, where he begins cursing all the way that he shall someday get his vengeance. Heck, maybe even Reginald, my bodyguard-for-hire, can haul his ass outta town.
I don’t mind if Helaz is the main antagonist causing trouble again. But, surely, he can’t do it all on his own, especially after his last defeat?
Actually, it would be funny if Helaz just lives in a little tent way outside the city, in the frozen tundra, trying to keep himself all warm and all, but he is then approached by a shadowy figure who needs his assistance to bring RMN finally down to its knees… Maybe it could be WIP, AFrenchDreamer (AFD), Max McGee, Yuno and / or Xand, or maybe an endless supply of spambots summoned by Corona-Chan to help him in his quest for vengeance. Maybe at first he refuses and simply wants nothing to do with RMN anymore, but is then persuaded, eventually, to help the shadowy figure out.
Heck, maybe even in the final battle against the shadowy figure, Helaz actually teams up with you (but he totally sucks in combat and can get one-shotted easily, lol) to make amends for all the things that he’s done. And even with the sudden change of heart and the player mentioning to Liberty that maybe we should let him back in, even just for a day, because it’s Christmas, Liberty thinks about for just a couple of seconds and then basically says, “nope,” and then sends him straight back into exile, where he begins cursing all the way that he shall someday get his vengeance. Heck, maybe even Reginald, my bodyguard-for-hire, can haul his ass outta town.
Anyways, I'll try to get my submission in as soon as possible before the deadline closes.
The answer to both questions is yes, since this is technically a remake and a sequel at the same time. I'm not really happy with how the 2017 game turned out since I really rushed most of it, so this game is technically meant to be a replacement so I can take down the original game page, but also a sequel at the same time. Time travel! But yeah, everything from the original, also in this, and because of that the new stuff ties into the original as well.
I'm planning to add player customization in a future update, preferably sometime early in 2021, but it's gonna be a post-game unlock and not included in the initial release so that I can actually get it done on time without needing to rush anything. Maybe provide some seperate dialogue if you could that doesn't address me directly just in case so I can use that for the post-game?
HA! If only. If it ain't happening in real life, it ain't happening in christmas card :P
I'm planning to add player customization in a future update, preferably sometime early in 2021, but it's gonna be a post-game unlock and not included in the initial release so that I can actually get it done on time without needing to rush anything. Maybe provide some seperate dialogue if you could that doesn't address me directly just in case so I can use that for the post-game?
author=Addit
Heck, maybe even in the final battle against the shadowy figure, Helaz actually teams up with you (but he totally sucks in combat and can get one-shotted easily, lol) to make amends for all the things that he’s done.
HA! If only. If it ain't happening in real life, it ain't happening in christmas card :P
Addit
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author=Frogge
I'm planning to add player customization in a future update, preferably sometime early in 2021, but it's gonna be a post-game unlock and not included in the initial release so that I can actually get it done on time without needing to rush anything. Maybe provide some seperate dialogue if you could that doesn't address me directly just in case so I can use that for the post-game?
How about I just place in a \N{0} code for whenever I (or Reginald) is talking so that way it shouldn’t effect anything if you’re planning on adding in player customization in the future. Would that be okay?
author=Frogge
I'm not really happy with how the 2017 game turned out since I really rushed most of it, so this game is technically meant to be a replacement so I can take down the original game page.
Hey - I thought the 2017 version turned out pretty good, all things withstanding, and could hang with both of YDS’ games. I dunno if I would necessarily take the gamepage down, though, as it seems like a bit of a waste to me… But it’s up to you.
author=Addit
How about I just place in a \N{0} code for whenever I (or Reginald) is talking so that way it shouldn’t effect anything if you’re planning on adding in player customization in the future. Would that be okay?
Sure, that works!
author=Addit
Hey - I thought the 2017 version turned out pretty good, all things withstanding, and could hang with both of YDS’ games. I dunno if I would necessarily take the gamepage down, though, as it seems like a bit of a waste to me… But it’s up to you.
It's not too bad, but it's unpolished and rushed. I'll probably still keep a dropbox download to it on the new gamepage, I mostly just want the old gamepage gone so I can clean up my profile a little bit.
I beg of you not to make helaz a pity/hero figure. He did threaten to rape/slit the throat of an underaged site member. He spammed baby rape on the site. He constantly came back over and over. he's not someone who should be anything, tbh, but definitely not a hero or anything positive
author=Liberty
I beg of you not to make helaz a pity/hero figure. He did threaten to rape/slit the throat of an underaged site member. He spammed baby rape on the site. He constantly came back over and over. he's not someone who should be anything, tbh, but definitely not a hero or anything positive
Dw I'm perfectly aware. As I said, it ain't happening.
You know for the longest time I couldn't figure out how to submit for the event. I was wondering: so do I submit an article? Or a resource? And then tag it with this event name? Is that it?
Then I noticed the submit button on the upper right. Oh.
Then I noticed the submit button on the upper right. Oh.
I took way too long to make an art and by the time I did it wound up being 49 minutes too late to submit (either that or the submit button has been forcibly removed an hour early and even the search function has failed me). take it or leave it, index it yourself.
It's left beef/homestuck epilogue related because most recent project.
It's left beef/homestuck epilogue related because most recent project.
author=pianotm
Jeez, Frogge, everybody gave you a ton of stuff! I hope this isn't too much for you.
Oh no worries, I was specifically asking for lots of people to join in. I might have to cut down some of the more demanding submissions to something shorter, but should be perfectly fine for the most part.
Addit
6394
author=Frogge
Extended deadline by one day for anyone who didn't have time to get in their submissions :)
Wait a minute - there's now another day to get more shit done!?!?!?
~ Praise, be Aremen!
author=Liberty
He did threaten to rape/slit the throat of an underaged site member. He spammed baby rape on the site. He constantly came back over and over. he's not someone who should be anything, tbh, but definitely not a hero or anything positive
- Okay...! I didn't realize that he did some of that shit! Good god...
Anyways, it was just an idea for funsies. You're probably right.
Aaaaaaaand submissions are closed! Thank you so much to everyone who joined! I currently have about 90% of people added in and if all goes well the game should be released before the end of the year :)
author=Frogge
Aaaaaaaand submissions are closed! Thank you so much to everyone who joined! I currently have about 90% of people added in and if all goes well the game should be released before the end of the year :)
Congrats on the initiative, this is an amazing project!
TheRpgmakerAddict
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author=Frogge
Aaaaaaaand submissions are closed! Thank you so much to everyone who joined! I currently have about 90% of people added in and if all goes well the game should be released before the end of the year :)
Awesome! Great job I am looking forward playing this!
for me it's 5/5!
