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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Sweet, this gives me a chance to practice with Game Maker.
I don't think anybody is arguing that it isn't against the terms. This event is just putting the RM RTPs in the same category of rips in that sure it's copyright infringement but the judges of this event don't care. Enterbrain can still jump from behind the curtains and apply the thumbscrews but like you said they won't.
Ratty524
The 524 is for 524 Stone Crabs
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author=WolfCoder
however as this is very much a non-commercial venture and we're allowing rips, in a word - meh.

Actually it still is technically against the terms- The only reason you're getting away with it is because Enterbrain is not being like Nintendo where they haphazardly roflstomp fan projects and try to make the LP community hate them as much as humanly possible.
You know that Enterbrain isn't unique in that regard? Using rips of commercial products without purchasing the license to use them is illegal in all circumstances. It's just that it's typical for companies not to really care because:
1) If your project is non-profit, they technically don't have much to gain by filing a lawsuit against you, especially when studios probably have their own big-budget projects they need to work on constantly.

2) Unless you do a good job spreading the word about it, it's not likely a major studio would know that your project even exists among the sea of games that get churned out daily.

Thus, the whole thing about term violation, unless you plan to expand whatever you are submitting to this event into a commercial game, shouldn't be a big concern.
What about building your own RPG Maker clone?


Well I did, but it technically is an RPG Maker clone so not even then. I'm going to do something weird with Acknex again.

however as this is very much a non-commercial venture and we're allowing rips, in a word - meh.


Actually it still is technically against the terms- The only reason you're getting away with it is because Enterbrain is not being like Nintendo where they haphazardly roflstomp fan projects and try to make the LP community hate them as much as humanly possible.
So... Sim RPG Maker 95. Is it in the non-RM camp?
I might have an idea for a game and I might be able to finish it in time sooo... I'm in!

EDIT: That said, I don't expect to win. I just expect to finish a game sometime! XD
author=unity
author=TungerManU
What about building your own RPG Maker clone?
I would frankly be amazed if you could do that in a month XDXD


Rules don't allow using RM clones.

EasyRPG Player and MXKP are alternate RPG Maker interpreters and they work already.
unity
You're magical to me.
12540
author=TungerManU
What about building your own RPG Maker clone?


I would frankly be amazed if you could do that in a month XDXD
CashmereCat
Self-proclaimed Puzzle Snob
11638
I would assume you can code your own engine.
question: is using NO engine (or, more accurately, a home-brew framework) acceptable? or do we need to use a "real/established" engine?
Frogge
I wanna marry ALL the boys!! And Donna is a meanc
18536
K fine I decided not to do horror I'll do a zen game instead
GOD WHAT DO I MAKE I LITERALLY HAVE NO IDEAS
SunflowerGames
The most beautiful user on RMN!
13323

I think this screen shot summarizes my feelings about this event:



I'm well aware of the licensing with regards to the RTP, however as this is very much a non-commercial venture and we're allowing rips, in a word - meh.

Use them if you want, or don't. It's not going to cause an issue unless you try to sell the game - just as with rips.

This event isn't about the graphics or sound or making a commercially viable game. It's about trying something new and if you can cut out part of the hassle of learning a new engine by using readily-available graphical/sound resources, that's a-okay.

Frogge
I wanna marry ALL the boys!! And Donna is a meanc
18536
AAAAH I'M LATE I GOTTA GET STARTED

I decided what to do...
It's a supriseeeeeee
But I can tell you, it's...
a horror game...
sigh when will my mind allow me to make something else I don't even wanna make horror games anymore
So I'll make a shmup featuring Arnold (the Dude) and his epic battle to save the world from the evil Steve (the not-Dude) and his endless horde of candy-powered man-babies (otherwise known as the John's).

Anything goes, right?

Edit: Actually, I think I'll be swapping Arnold (the Dude) for a little girl; simply because a little girl is much easier to sprite~
Edit2: Waaait... What about a little girl named Arnold (the Dude(ette))? Genius! XD
CashmereCat
Self-proclaimed Puzzle Snob
11638
author=WolfCoder
Everything is good except you cannot use RTP because it violates the license. You can only use RTP in RPG Maker projects.

Might want to update the event info with that.


I thought you were wrong, but I googled it, and this was the closest thing I could find regarding the subject, on this page.


SunflowerGames
The most beautiful user on RMN!
13323
author=WolfCoder
Everything is good except you cannot use RTP because it violates the license. You can only use RTP in RPG Maker projects.

Might want to update the event info with that.

What would be the difference of doing that and using RPG Maker 2003? Because until recently you couldn't buy that? I mean if your going to allow rips there is no real difference. (With the exception that you may or may not have paid money for those RPG Maker Products.)

Not that I would want to use the RTP in a visual novel (gags with disgust.)


Everything is good except you cannot use RTP because it violates the license. You can only use RTP in RPG Maker projects.

Might want to update the event info with that.