Description

This has been a big year for the RPG Maker series, with the release of RPG Maker 2000 and RPG Maker 2003, as well as the news of RPG Maker MV coming in the future! As such, we've held a fair amount of RM-only events. But what about the other engines out there? There's a lot of them and with the recent Humble Bundle packs and new releases, they haven't seen much time in the spotlight in the site.

Thus, this time we're going to even the score - No RPG Maker event is a go!



Make a game during the month of October in an engine that is not part of the RPG Maker series.



- Make and release a project with-in the month of October, 2015.
- Only non-RM engines are allowed.
- No teams. (Though you can get people to help you, there's only a single prize and divvying it up would be quite difficult.)
- Only one per person.
- RM-clone engines are not allowed. It's a challenge people! Embrace it!
- You may release a demo or full game, but you an only win first prize with a full game. (Other prizes can be won with demos, though.)
- Games must have at least 10-20 minutes of game time.
- You cannot use an old game as a base, though you can certainly remake a game in a different engine. And pre-made resources are fine.
- Rips, edits, RTP and custom are all good.


All games must be submitted to the event page by the 31st of October, 11:59 GMT.

You may start brainstorming but nothing else until the 1st of October.

There will be NO extensions so plan your time wisely and make prayers to the Gods of Fate.




The First Place prize will be a 3D printed coin with the RMN logo on one side and your username on the other. The winner will also receive a badge and 80MS. Only a full game can win this prize.

2nd Place will receive a badge and 60MS.

3rd Place will receive a badge and 40MS.

All others will receive a badge and 25MS.



Placings will be picked by vote, but only votes by those who have been on the site before the competition started will count, so calling on tumblr or reddit to swing you to win won't work.


For those who don't recall (or know) we do have an engines page in case you've no idea where to start. You can also start checking out the different engines right away. Dive on in!


To sumbit:
Create a game page for your game, abiding by the rules of the site. It is highly recommended that you do this at least a few days before the end of the event!

Upload your game to the gamepage and then click the Submit button at the top of this page. From there you can choose the download you mean to submit.

This must all be done before the end date of the competition.



FAQ

Is RPG Toolkit taken as a clone engine?
I'm gonna go with yes and say 'Go challenge yourself, mate'. There's a lot of engines out there. We have a huge list of them on the engines page and a bunch of them are free.

Does it have to cooperate with Windows 7?
Make it compatible with at least Windows XP and 7. If people can't play your game they can't vote for it after all. Also, yes, PC Master race.

Will there be any theme or more guidelines given?
There might be additions to the guidelines depending on questions asked, though that will be more clarification. No theme.

So I can start working on ma gam right now?
Is it October yet? The start and end dates are shown in the top-right corner of the page, under the submit and management buttons. You can mess around to get used to an engine, but no actually making a start on your game. Brainstorming is fine, though. No concrete work!


Details

  • 10/01/2015 12:00 AM
  • 10/31/2015 11:59 PM

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Just you wait charblar. My cat character will trump your dog.
Honestly, that puppy is mighty adorable! <3
Powerpoint is more presentable :)

Also charblar, that is a nice doge. It might just be me, but the part where his/her scarf ends seem to be blending into his/her chest. Maybe add a dark-ish outline there?
Well, I was a little apprehensive at first but I must say that Renpy is indeed very easy to get into.

The wiki page helped me a LOT more than the ingame tutorial: http://www.renpy.org/doc/html/quickstart.html
It only takes a few minutes to understand the basics on how to implement and show images, music and text using the wiki.
It felt quite encouraging to see my first scene up and running so soon.

So I just want to say that if anyone is hesitant or discouraged about trying a new engine or fears to be overwhelmed by this event, give Renpy a try :)
The only other game making programs that I have besides RPG Maker, that physically don't count, are Lunar Magic (that's a Super Mario World hacking program) and SaturnOrbit (kind of like a Sega Saturn development kit). I don't have any clone engines though. Otherwise, this kind of sounds nice!
SunflowerGames
The most beautiful user on RMN!
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The No RPG Maker Event is now unofficially the Ren'Py Event.
CashmereCat
Self-proclaimed Puzzle Snob
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author=kory_toombs
The No RPG Maker Event is now unofficially the Ren'Py Event.


I like this comment.
author=TungerManU
Is it against the rules if I don't use Renpy?


No, but you'll be the shame of your friends and family if you don't!

Nah, just kidding! XD
CashmereCat
Self-proclaimed Puzzle Snob
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author=Ilan14
author=TungerManU
Is it against the rules if I don't use Renpy?
No, but you'll be the shame of your friends and family if you don't!

Nah, just kidding! XD


That "just kidding" may have had a hint of passive aggression to it.
I've seen a few Renpy games, but I'm not good with visual novels.

That's why I never use Renpy or make visual novels. So shame if you want, I don't really care, neither do my friends or family.

Also, I need to really work more on my entry, since I got really busy with other events or chores this weekend, so I hope I can get more progress done soon!
I believe it was a joke, Zephire. No need to get so antsy over it, mate. Every engine (that isn't an RM clone or RM itself) is welcome, which is why this is the NoRM event, not the Ren'Py one. ^.^)b
CashmereCat
Self-proclaimed Puzzle Snob
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Yeah, it was a joke, we love u
What about no engine at all? That's an engine, too!

I mean, if you go to a page for a game with a custom engine, RMN specifically says the game is "for Custom"!
That's me, your neighborhood joke destroyer! :P
author=FlyingJester
What about no engine at all? That's an engine, too!

I mean, if you go to a page for a game with a custom engine, RMN specifically says the game is "for Custom"!


As long as people can play it in order to vote for it.
CashmereCat
Self-proclaimed Puzzle Snob
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I think I'm reverting back to Twine, even if it's just the first game I make for this event. Wait... can you make multiple games for this event?
Yeah, sure, why not?
SunflowerGames
The most beautiful user on RMN!
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With 30 days you could make 30 games.
But getting them all accepted is another thing.
Is there any limit to the number of game pages someone can possibility have?
not that I know of
I've three pages worth myself, and I'm sure others have more. However, that doesn't mean they can be seen - they have to be accepted to the site to be able to be seen and there's reasons not to make game pages until you need them (for example, if it gets New and Notable flagged, it counts the game page date of creation and adds based on that. If you use an old, unused game page for a new game, it won't show up on the front page, so...)
if batch text games are allowed, then i could probably join this event. or maybe Twine. RM engines are everything i've ever known.