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This is the second time we've ran the Swap in the Middle with You event. It's a pretty simple premise. You start a game and work on it for two weeks. At the end of that fortnight all the games are pooled and then distributed semi-randomly to each other. Then everyone finishes the games they are given over the two weeks.
Rules
Achievements?
As always, there's badges to consider~
Started in the Middle with You, Too - 50MS - Received at the end of the event for those who started a game and had it completed.
Ended in the Middle with You, Too - 50MS - Received at the end of the event for those who finished a game.
Creators are allowed to change the content of the first half of the game this time around, in order to make it fit the end half ideas. It's expected so don't be upset if you find your game has changed between sending it off and getting it back! I highly recommend making your first half a fun game that you don't mind morphing into something else, so as to stave off any protective instincts you may have towards the story and ideas.
If it helps people to disassociate themselves a bit from being clingy with their games think of the first half of the event as you making part of a game for someone else - it's not your game, it's theirs. You're just making it for them to mess with. The second half is where you get to make what your get yours.
Remember, we're doing this for fun, guys, and a big part of that is seeing how someone else takes your ideas and makes them into something else. Ideally we'll see games come from this with interesting changes and twists, so don't get attached to the first halves!
Rules
- Sign up below. Make sure that you're dedicated for the both parts of the event.
- Games must be new and made only for this event.
- You may use any RM engine. Sorry, while it is a neat idea in theory to use any engine, most people who sign up might not have experience in those engines, limiting the ability to finish the games. Please point out if you have the legal or non-legal versions of RPG Maker 2000 and 2003! It won't do anyone any good if I hand you a legal version to finish when you only have the non-legal version to work with, after all!
- If you only have access to a particular RM engine, please note that in the comment section so that I know to account for that when distributing the first half of the games.
- Also, make sure to include an RTP stand-alone version of the game (and include resources) when passing it over so that your partner is not looking for different files to make it work.
- When it comes time to submit, for the first half of the game upload the WIP to the event locker (accessed by Submit in the top corner).
- First halves of games must be in by the time shown under the Details section after you add your time offset in the settings of your account. The Date End reflects this and will be changed when the second halves are handed out.
- The second halves will be submitable by game page ONLY. Make a game page for your game whenever you like, just remember to update the information when the second creator comes into play.
- To keep time realistic, aim for each half to have a half-hour of play at the most. This will make an hour-long game, which is pretty decent for a month of work. You can go over this amount, but remember that the longer the game, the less chance there is to finish it.
- At least 10 minutes of game play time per half!
- In the spirit of the event, don't be a back-seat driver to the second creators. They can take the game where they like - that's half the fun of the event. In fact, let's just say that you keep your fingers out of the game pie after it gets handed over. Make it something of a surprise, eh?
- All games must abide by site rules - pared down to 'no hate speech, no highly sexual content, etc'. If you have questions about what is and is not appropriate, PM Liberty and ask.
Achievements?
As always, there's badges to consider~
Started in the Middle with You, Too - 50MS - Received at the end of the event for those who started a game and had it completed.
Ended in the Middle with You, Too - 50MS - Received at the end of the event for those who finished a game.
Creators are allowed to change the content of the first half of the game this time around, in order to make it fit the end half ideas. It's expected so don't be upset if you find your game has changed between sending it off and getting it back! I highly recommend making your first half a fun game that you don't mind morphing into something else, so as to stave off any protective instincts you may have towards the story and ideas.
If it helps people to disassociate themselves a bit from being clingy with their games think of the first half of the event as you making part of a game for someone else - it's not your game, it's theirs. You're just making it for them to mess with. The second half is where you get to make what your get yours.
Remember, we're doing this for fun, guys, and a big part of that is seeing how someone else takes your ideas and makes them into something else. Ideally we'll see games come from this with interesting changes and twists, so don't get attached to the first halves!
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- 08/25/2018 12:00 AM
- 09/28/2018 01:00 AM
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Jeroen_Sol
Nothing reveals Humanity so well as the games it plays. A game of betrayal, where the most suspicious person is brutally murdered? How savage.
3885
Ooh, already? Excited!
I'm prepared to have my inbox flooded with questions. I might even have answers!
Meanwhile, let's get this first half I was assigned.
Meanwhile, let's get this first half I was assigned.
Jeroen_Sol
Nothing reveals Humanity so well as the games it plays. A game of betrayal, where the most suspicious person is brutally murdered? How savage.
3885
Whoever has my first half, if you have questions, feel free to contact me!
If not though, it'd be fun if you only provided subtle hints as to what type of game you got. I like the guessing.
If not though, it'd be fun if you only provided subtle hints as to what type of game you got. I like the guessing.
I think I stood there looking at what I got for a while... But I have an idea now where to take it. I think I have to make it less ambitious than the original dev thought the game was going to be. But I think I can do something with what was given to me.
Fomar0153
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author=kory_toombs
I think I stood there looking at what I got for a while... But I have an idea now where to take it. I think I have to make it less ambitious than the original dev thought the game was going to be. But I think I can do something with what was given to me.
Might not be me but that fits with what I did, I'll apologise now just in case it was mine.
I'm currently hoping I have the same version of MV as the person before me, will test when I get chance.
Zeuzio
3787
Yeah...a terrible week at work after the event started immediately crushed any motivation I might have had to make something for this. Good luck and have fun to all those completing their second halves though!
Arcmagik
1407
Fomar
I'm currently hoping I have the same version of MV as the person before me, will test when I get chance.
Good thing the game holds the version data and you can still work on a MV game that was made in a different version of MV then you. Unless you haven't updated and the game is from a version... now that I am not sure about.
Yay! Time to finish the second halves everybody, go go go!
Having said that, should the person who got my first half have any question regarding story (I actually had some story planned but forgot to write a text file for it) or any other questions regarding the game, feel free to PM me.
Good luck to ya'll!
Having said that, should the person who got my first half have any question regarding story (I actually had some story planned but forgot to write a text file for it) or any other questions regarding the game, feel free to PM me.
Good luck to ya'll!
StormCrow
2877
Okay, I finally played through the first half I submitted. Pleasantly surprised that there were no serious bugs. Just one aesthetic one, where you can wind up riding a dog for the final cutscene/boss battle. The cutscene is super dramatic and dark so it kind of ruins the mood but on the other hand it's kind of accidentally awesome, riding a dog into the "semi-final" battle.
I've playtested a few maps so far. One map had a painful amount of lag in it, so, my focus has been to try and speed that up. One solution I've come up with doesn't sit 100% well with me, as it would be a huge alteration of what I was given. However, it is considered a last resort if I can't find another solution.
Jeroen_Sol
Nothing reveals Humanity so well as the games it plays. A game of betrayal, where the most suspicious person is brutally murdered? How savage.
3885
I'm a bit worried you have my game now and that my parallel processes are causing lag for you where they weren't for me, Marrend. I tried to make them as efficient as I could, but at all times there's still two parallel common events running as well as whatever's on the maps, so that could probably cause lag on lower-end pcs, I hadn't thought of that before.
author=pianotm
https://rpgmaker.net/games/10737/I habs a page for a gam.
You hab a nice page for gam.
You motivated me to do it, even though the game is still early in dev:
https://rpgmaker.net/games/10738/
StormCrow
2877
this is kind of interesting seeing by process of elimination who DOESN'T have my gam. (I probably won't have my gamepage up for at least a week. Still tryin' to figure out what to do with the first half I got. But there will be doggos.)
