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CloseHi everyone. I think it's about time I join here. I've been playing games since I was an infant and I've been working with RPG Maker for about 10 years now (though I'm now just getting good)
This site seems like a serious place to discuss game developing and getting your projects out there. Any advice for me to get started here?
This site seems like a serious place to discuss game developing and getting your projects out there. Any advice for me to get started here?
Oh, good, you came! ^.^
This is Ksi from RMW in case you were wondering (though I'm mainly known as Liberty).
Welcome~ Just have fun and join in conversations at your own pace.
I'll point out a few things that tend to catch people off-guard when the come here, though, so you're a little more informed.
- Square bracket html tags are usable. We do have the handy-dandy shortcut bar for each post, but you're not limited to the stuff there.
- The black bar at the very top of the page is OMG helpful. Hovering over each thing there will show more options. Explore~
- Games/Development/Events/Community/Store headers all have drop-down menus but clicking on each will take you to their respective areas which have a lot of information too.
- You can change your thread headings using the button at the bottom of the page.
- When you post you'll see buttons on your and other peoples' posts. Edit allows you to change your post (a lot of people miss that for some reason), Save allows you to keep posts in your subscription area (something like a Favourite Posts option), Quote will quote posts and you can quote more than one post at a time just by hitting the button on all the posts you want to quote. Report is for when someone breaks the rules. It will send a report to mods/admin and they'll take care of it.
- RMN is pretty laid-back when it comes to bickering. We take the approach that most here are of a mature enough age to be able to discuss things without getting over-heated. Swearing is allowed, for instance. Personal attacks, hate-speech and douchebaggery aren't, however, and such things should be reported.
- Check out the links in the footer for extra information about what is what.
- Makerscore (MS) is everything. We don't have post counts - the M under your name denotes the amount of MS you have which can only be gained by adding to the site. There's an article in the footer about it.
- To upload a game you hover over Submissions on the black bar at the top of the page and choose Submit Game. Read the instructions and fill in the 'form'. Don't forget three separate images~ Once that is done and you've submitted, it will go to the Submission Queue and get checked over to make sure it meets site standards (which are pretty easy to get past - you should have no issue there, just pick good screenshots). The mod there will either Accept or Deny. If accepted you can then add a file and mess around with the page, adding more images (well, you can already add more images from the get-go anyway), adding blogs, pages, media and the like. If it is denied you'll get a notice and be told what needs fixing for it to get past the queue. Just resubmit once it's fixed and it'll go back into the queue.
- Sorry if this is getting long.
- Admin and Mods have different name colours so they're easy to pick out.
- Events will pop up. (There's one on now~) Joining them can help you garner MS and get your name known a bit more.
- Locker! Can't believe I forgot to mention locker! Under your name in the top bar there's a link to your locker, which is a place where you can upload any files that you need. You don't need to host game files or game images there (bar css stuff) as RMN will host them automatically when you upload (for game files, up to 400MB). Locker has a limit but you can increase that by getting more MS - the more MS you have the bigger your locker. Also, the little briefcase icon on the html bar in posts will open your locker so you can put an image there and then access it while posting. Neato~
- Status's exist but don't spam them. You can find them on the Community page (click Community).
- We have a tumblr, facebook and twitter account. Tumblr is fairly active atm (rpgmakernetwork.tumblr if you wanna check), facebook and twitter are sometimes active.
- Any questions, just ask. People are happy to answer.
- Screenshot thread is in the Game Discussion & Development forum.
- No memes and idiotic images outside of the Welp Forum. The Welp forum is great for just messing around in.
- We're not too hard on people when it comes to necroposting unless it's like, really old and you're not adding to whatever topic it was.
- I like your avatar. Es neato-burrito~
- Don't run with scissors. Seriously. I almost stabbed my brother doing that.
- We don't have signatures because they're rather obnoxious. Instead, you have a profile which you can tart up as you like (as long as there's nothing rule breaking like pornography). Some people put up images, some add stuff about their games, others show off neat quotes they've collected around the place. Personally I like those best~
- Multiple posting in a row is frowned on unless there's a good reason for it. We allow it in certain topics like Mafia games and the like, but outside of the Welp forum it's a no-no. The only cases where it's allowed is if you've posted a help thread and haven't received an answer/reply for a few days or if you're updating an information/resource thread with a substantial update (but again, it's usually best to wait a day or two there as well).
- No advertising your game in the forums unless asked to do so in a topic. We have game pages for this.
- Titles are under your avatar. You'll notice some people have them. They can be unlocked by donating to the site, however that's not the only way to get one. If you make a funny/silly post and kentona notices it, he'll grant you that as a title. It's considered something of a small honour to get one like that.
- kentona is boss, just an fyi. Probably best not to argue with himtoo much.
This is Ksi from RMW in case you were wondering (though I'm mainly known as Liberty).
Welcome~ Just have fun and join in conversations at your own pace.
I'll point out a few things that tend to catch people off-guard when the come here, though, so you're a little more informed.
- Square bracket html tags are usable. We do have the handy-dandy shortcut bar for each post, but you're not limited to the stuff there.
- The black bar at the very top of the page is OMG helpful. Hovering over each thing there will show more options. Explore~
- Games/Development/Events/Community/Store headers all have drop-down menus but clicking on each will take you to their respective areas which have a lot of information too.
- You can change your thread headings using the button at the bottom of the page.
- When you post you'll see buttons on your and other peoples' posts. Edit allows you to change your post (a lot of people miss that for some reason), Save allows you to keep posts in your subscription area (something like a Favourite Posts option), Quote will quote posts and you can quote more than one post at a time just by hitting the button on all the posts you want to quote. Report is for when someone breaks the rules. It will send a report to mods/admin and they'll take care of it.
- RMN is pretty laid-back when it comes to bickering. We take the approach that most here are of a mature enough age to be able to discuss things without getting over-heated. Swearing is allowed, for instance. Personal attacks, hate-speech and douchebaggery aren't, however, and such things should be reported.
- Check out the links in the footer for extra information about what is what.
- Makerscore (MS) is everything. We don't have post counts - the M under your name denotes the amount of MS you have which can only be gained by adding to the site. There's an article in the footer about it.
- To upload a game you hover over Submissions on the black bar at the top of the page and choose Submit Game. Read the instructions and fill in the 'form'. Don't forget three separate images~ Once that is done and you've submitted, it will go to the Submission Queue and get checked over to make sure it meets site standards (which are pretty easy to get past - you should have no issue there, just pick good screenshots). The mod there will either Accept or Deny. If accepted you can then add a file and mess around with the page, adding more images (well, you can already add more images from the get-go anyway), adding blogs, pages, media and the like. If it is denied you'll get a notice and be told what needs fixing for it to get past the queue. Just resubmit once it's fixed and it'll go back into the queue.
- Sorry if this is getting long.
- Admin and Mods have different name colours so they're easy to pick out.
- Events will pop up. (There's one on now~) Joining them can help you garner MS and get your name known a bit more.
- Locker! Can't believe I forgot to mention locker! Under your name in the top bar there's a link to your locker, which is a place where you can upload any files that you need. You don't need to host game files or game images there (bar css stuff) as RMN will host them automatically when you upload (for game files, up to 400MB). Locker has a limit but you can increase that by getting more MS - the more MS you have the bigger your locker. Also, the little briefcase icon on the html bar in posts will open your locker so you can put an image there and then access it while posting. Neato~
- Status's exist but don't spam them. You can find them on the Community page (click Community).
- We have a tumblr, facebook and twitter account. Tumblr is fairly active atm (rpgmakernetwork.tumblr if you wanna check), facebook and twitter are sometimes active.
- Any questions, just ask. People are happy to answer.
- Screenshot thread is in the Game Discussion & Development forum.
- No memes and idiotic images outside of the Welp Forum. The Welp forum is great for just messing around in.
- We're not too hard on people when it comes to necroposting unless it's like, really old and you're not adding to whatever topic it was.
- I like your avatar. Es neato-burrito~
- Don't run with scissors. Seriously. I almost stabbed my brother doing that.
- We don't have signatures because they're rather obnoxious. Instead, you have a profile which you can tart up as you like (as long as there's nothing rule breaking like pornography). Some people put up images, some add stuff about their games, others show off neat quotes they've collected around the place. Personally I like those best~
- Multiple posting in a row is frowned on unless there's a good reason for it. We allow it in certain topics like Mafia games and the like, but outside of the Welp forum it's a no-no. The only cases where it's allowed is if you've posted a help thread and haven't received an answer/reply for a few days or if you're updating an information/resource thread with a substantial update (but again, it's usually best to wait a day or two there as well).
- No advertising your game in the forums unless asked to do so in a topic. We have game pages for this.
- Titles are under your avatar. You'll notice some people have them. They can be unlocked by donating to the site, however that's not the only way to get one. If you make a funny/silly post and kentona notices it, he'll grant you that as a title. It's considered something of a small honour to get one like that.
- kentona is boss, just an fyi. Probably best not to argue with him
Welcome!
I guess Liberty has covered the important schtouffe, so...
Enjoy your stay, 'cause there's no turning back :3
I guess Liberty has covered the important schtouffe, so...
Enjoy your stay, 'cause there's no turning back :3
Hello!
In addition to not running with scissors, I'd like to add, "Don't roller skate across the living room floor." Did this when I was four. Have a scar perfectly up the middle of my forehead from where I rollerskated into the basement and slammed headfirst into the bannister. I have no memory of the event.
Also, "Do not ride your bicycle down a giant hill on a State Route unless you can see around the curve." Did it when I was ten. It was as much fun as it sounded, until I had to swerve to miss the Isuzu that came out of nowhere, and flew off the side of a ditch (I swear, I flew 20 feet before I landed on my back and my bicycle landed on top of me, the front wheel flying off...it's a miracle I didn't break anything).
Enjoy your stay!
In addition to not running with scissors, I'd like to add, "Don't roller skate across the living room floor." Did this when I was four. Have a scar perfectly up the middle of my forehead from where I rollerskated into the basement and slammed headfirst into the bannister. I have no memory of the event.
Also, "Do not ride your bicycle down a giant hill on a State Route unless you can see around the curve." Did it when I was ten. It was as much fun as it sounded, until I had to swerve to miss the Isuzu that came out of nowhere, and flew off the side of a ditch (I swear, I flew 20 feet before I landed on my back and my bicycle landed on top of me, the front wheel flying off...it's a miracle I didn't break anything).
Enjoy your stay!
Thanks everyone! And thanks Liberty for all that information. May have been long, but all useful, especially the part about you liking my icon. It may seem incredibly deep, a guy being crushed under the weight of war, but it's just me mocking my little brother. It's never safe to make comments like "you feel the weight of war in Advance Wars more than Fire Emblem" in front of an older brother. Animal Crossing was coming out around that time, so it was only reasonable that I made the animal crossing dude feel the weight of war as well. Why else do they wear viking hats in the original?
It's also nice to get the boss posting in my introduction thread, let alone posting twice (in a row).
I'll be taking it a bit slow here at first, take some time to get familiar, but I do very much plan to release my game here and future games as well.
It's also nice to get the boss posting in my introduction thread, let alone posting twice (in a row).
I'll be taking it a bit slow here at first, take some time to get familiar, but I do very much plan to release my game here and future games as well.
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