REMAKING OLD PARTS OF YOUR PROJECT!

I pretty much learnt everything I know about RPG Maker in my current project, just picking up things as I went along. About a month ago, I looked back at my old maps and man were they terrible! (does anyone remember that topic I made when I joined about my maps?) I've currently re-made two towns, three dungeons every town interior as well as add a totally new intro and a lot of the text since I began. I've learnt a lot by doing it.

Making maps are my favourite part of the project, I have no trouble re-making anything, but it usually takes me a long time to get it the way I envision it in my head. Making good maps comes naturally to some people, making great maps takes practice for everyone.

I am cursed with constantly thinking everything I've done before only the most recent things pales in comparison, but when attempting to remake it, getting hung up on the design of what to actually change. I fail at breaking away from the original basically. I would start from scratch with that part, but then I'm afraid I'll forget something minor and/or significant.

So yes, but no.

I have this problem ALL THE TIME of course with recent problems I haven't
been doing much of anything but troubleshooting...

This is definately a big problem with me, I'm constantly learning new tricks as I go and it just makes me want to scrap everything and start fresh. But sometimes we must bite our tounges and just keep going. Our improvement will be seen in future projects.

This is kind of a problem for me. When I started making my first game, I just did the old "go by the flow" routine. Which suck. And it suck because there was always something I want to remake. The plot didnt flow, so I had to go back and change that part. Now that part did not flow into this part. And now my switches are messed up because I dont know what goes with what. The "sarah walks" switch doesnt make sense any more because initially sarah walk once now she is walking five times in that scene. *takes a moment* See its getting me frustrated just taking about it. Anyway with saying all that I have a question I like to answer.

author=halibabica link=topic=1462.msg24138#msg24138 date=1216294249
...but is it really such a bad thing? Won't the games be better for it? I think remaking things so they're better is a good idea, as long as you don't go overboard with it (like remaking entire projects from scratch).

Is remaking a bad thing?....like you I say it depends. Now I didnt make the whole project over again, but I did have to constantly add or take out scence that didnt make sense or didnt flow with the story which cause total confusion at the end. (Im on my new project now. And the blue print is going smoothly) So it could be a bad thing, if its causing confusion, never fixes the problem, or adds more problems.

author=kentona link=topic=1462.msg24302#msg24302 date=1216354728
What happens is that developers get into an endless loop of remaking, and the game never gets finished...

I have the same problem. I've resorted to calling something "finished" and never touching it again no matter how much I want to (except to fix bugs). Otherwise I'd probably be redoing major features and stuck in an eternal cycle of making the game 'better'.

Maybe redo it after the whole thing is finished as part of polishing it up. I don't have the motivation/dedication to keep redoing things and keep the actual new content development going.

I don't mind remaking a old project if it's done in a new exciting way, but if it's pretty much the same old with a few new odd in's and ends. Then no. I rather make something different.

Well, the key is to do it right the first time, then there is no need to go over it a second time :P.

Very rare.

Better to just stick with three simple rules: Short, Simple, Sweet

I rather play a game, then see the author promise a bunch of things. Something I have learned, and it's helping me very well at this point.

For instance if I was trance2, I would add a storyline to Monopoly, add like 20 bonus games, 40 items, more characters and boards...

This all sounds good, but...that will take a long time, and in the end...I'll probably quit because the game is getting boring and it takes too long to work on the actual stuff then play it.

So I stick to simple stuff, one bonus game is fine. 16 items are good enough, and the game doesn't need a storyline. And with that...I'll be done a lot sooner.

Yes people will bitch and say you should of added more, but at least you finished. But you can probably add some of what you were going to add in the next project. ^^