Description

So last month RPG Maker MZ, the latest in the RPG Maker series, was released! With a bunch of quality of life upgrades, better ability to run on potatoes and a whole new way of dealing with animations (and plugins, too) - well it's a pretty decent upgrade!


So, we're gonna celebrate the next footstep in the beloved series by having a small event to check it out. The idea behind this event is to play with the engine and see what it can do in comparison to other RM engines, at the base level. Basically, you can do testing, figure out eventing and just mess around with what's there. Get a feel for the engine and how it is to make stuff in, how it stacks up against other RM engines or how RM engines feel to gammak in.

Thankfully, this time they released it with a trial version! Extra fun for those who don't have the cashola to buy. ;p


Rules
- Make a small game (at least 5 minutes gameplay) over the course of a week.
- Can only use RPG Maker MZ (bought or trial is fine)
- NO PLUGINS! We're going old-school! (holy shit)
- RTP only! (I know. I'm sorry ;.; )
- Gammak start Midnight of Friday 18th/Saturday 19th.
- Gammak end Midnight of Sunday 27th/Monday 28th.


Make sure to check your hourly offset in Settings so that the timer on the side of this page shows the start and end times in your timezone!



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This is a challenge and get-to-know-you event! Oh... AND A COMPETITION!
What does that mean? It means you are challenged to make something short and sweet using ONLY the base components of the engine. Eventing and RTP. No plugins, no custom art (bar UIs for evented menus, for example), no parallaxing. Use the engine as it stands, without additions, to create a game.

Thus the reason why it's a shorter event. So people can just dive in, mess about a bit and get to know/understand the engine whilst making something simple (if they're new to RPG Maker) or challenge themselves with the restrictions of events/RTP only (for those who are used to the engine).

COMPETITION
Thanks to Ocean and his generosity this is now a Competition. The prize? A full version of RPG MAKER MZ! I (liberty) will be the judge, you will be the jury and there's no need for an executioner!

After the event ends, there will be a week to play the games and you can vote on which game you thought was the best of the bunch. I will then judge from the top 3 games that you, the jury, have picked and choose the overall winner!


STREAMS


- Tomorrow's Child by pianotm
- An Essay in Insipidity II by CarlosDavilla
- Attack of the MZ RTP by seacliff217
- Awakening The Past by TsunamiJurai
- The Legend of Solstice by SoulRain



- Caudecus Anomaly by coelocanth
- Deadly Mist, Dense Minds by Make_it_MagiK
- Fragment by Puddor
- From the Light by Gurkengelee
- MZN BCN by Avee



- Heaven's Game MZ by Marrend
- Luke Daimont: Absolute Mayhem by Beregon
- Math Reider by Delsin7
- Traditional Rear Plug by Mirak
- Project 4 by Deckiller
- The Game with No Name by JustAShyDoge


FAQs

Can we use custom art such as pictures?
Only if they're RTP edits (for example, editing the window skin for UI purposes or facesets for portraits, etc)

What about DLCs that were released with the engine? The 60+ plugins and extra DLC files?
Nope! Only what is in the engine when you crack it open on a new project (bar, again, UI pictures).

Generator faces/sprites okay?
Yes.

RTP edits?
Self-edits are allowed but they must be based on the RTP and not be custom stuff.


What about scriptlets?
You can use scriptlets to call stuff - like a shortcut to commands, but not to add/remove stuff.



Where can I get the engine and how much does it cost?
You can buy the engine either on Steam or on RPGMakerWeb, however, there is also a free trial that lets you use the engine unrestricted for 20 days. If you don't know whether you want to buy it yet, get the trial instead.


Details

  • 09/19/2020 12:00 AM
  • 09/28/2020 02:00 AM
  • 10/10/2020 12:00 AM

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CashmereCat is coming out of retirement to make an event game?

That's it, I am dropping out, this is to much pressure.
Man I went and blew my silly test game two weeks ago lol. Well I can always make another.
I can't justify the expense right now
One week long?
No gamepage needed?
Only 5+ minutes of gameplay?

...I might take a look at this after all actually.
pianotm
The TM is for Totally Magical.
32347
Wait a minute. There are four plugins in the RTP. Why couldn't we use those?

That's not on!

I mean, RTP only is one thing, but then by blanket banning plugins, you're not just getting rid of the plugins in RTP, you're cutting out a substantial part of the functionality of the engine where a majority of us only have the trial version and now just aren't going to be able tinker with that functionality. How is that not BS?
author=kentona
I can't justify the expense right now

There's a free trial that works for 20 days~

Of course, if you mean the expense in time, that's completely understandable!
>.<)b
author=pianotm
Wait a minute. There are four plugins in the RTP. Why couldn't we use those?

That's not on!

I mean, RTP only is one thing, but then by blanket banning plugins, you're not just getting rid of the plugins in RTP, you're cutting out a substantial part of the functionality of the engine where a majority of us only have the trial version and now just aren't going to be able tinker with that functionality. How is that not BS?



Because it's also a challenge about doing what you can with just eventing. That's why.
Marrend
Guardian of the Description Thread
21781
It'll certainly be a challenge! I think the last time I made a game entirely with event-commands, might have been... Darigaaz, the original VX Ace Nugget Crash Course version of Uchioniko?

*Edit: I think, even then, I had some TP shenanigans in that game that required a script-call. However, it was a simpler script-call (or set thereof, I forget), as script-calls go.
So, if the only resources allowed are what comes with a new project, that means the full-size character images from the RTP are also not allowed? Just to make sure.
Dang! I'm already making an "RTP only" game without plugins... but I started it few weeks ago >__<"
I would have joined this contest, otherwise.
author=Beregon
So, if the only resources allowed are what comes with a new project, that means the full-size character images from the RTP are also not allowed? Just to make sure.


Indeed. The various DLCs are not allowed.
EvilThonks, I think I'll make Number Munchers But With Not-Ralph. It's memes, math, and...baldi's basics or something I dunno.
CashmereCat
Self-proclaimed Puzzle Snob
11638
I wonder what kind of game I will make... maybe a dance game? An MMORPG? Maybe a love game with love in it?

What game are you going to be? What will you create and then? Link down in the comments and the description. I'm curious to hear what you would like to hear and would make for.

Love you!
SunflowerGames
The most beautiful user on RMN!
13323

To game make or not to game make?
Is CashmereCat doing a meta skit as if on YouTube...............................

This is why I quit. You can't compete with that behavior.
Hi there guys.
I am kinda confused about something... I have opened a tileset on my photoshop CS3 for changing a bit of saturation and stuff, but somehow the picture doesn't look like the original. It comes as "Index" and if I change it to RGB then the shadows change to an opaque black... Did it happen to you guys too? It's the first time it ever happened to me. I don't know what do honestly... I always kinda edit the RTPs... T^T

Edit: I researched it on the internet, and I have found out that my ps is kinda old and doesn't recognize indexed transparency in pngs. I have found a solution to it though, so it's ok. Sorry for the useless post haha O//u//O
Sounds like that RGB mode is 24-bit which doesn't save alpha channel information, so shadows become opaque instead of the intended translucent. I don't know Photoshop or how to save it correctly, but if you see 32-bit that's the general safest one.
Decky
I'm a dog pirate
19645
This event is right up my alley, but sadly I have to work as hard as humanly possible. Might be difficult to find the time.
Some people have expressed the dislike of being left to think up their own thing/theme. Hey, I'm down to dish ya'll a theme each if you need/want one. Lemme know and I'll throw you a theme.
author=Liberty
Some people have expressed the dislike of being left to think up their own thing/theme. Hey, I'm down to dish ya'll a theme each if you need/want one. Lemme know and I'll throw you a theme.


It's not as fun if it's not the same for everyone. It's alright, I'll come up with something!