RESOURCES

I really don't think you understand how MONUMENTALLY CHEAP paying like $25.00 once to get like a FULL SET OF GRAPHICAL RESOURCES YOU CAN LEGALLY USE FOR FUCKING COMMERCIAL GAMES THAT YOU CAN THEN SELL FOR LIKE $25.00 EACH! Sorry, I don't mean to shout.

But that is an *awesome* deal.

You could commission an artist to make graphics for you, but I doubt the price would be any different. It would probably be more expensive, even.

I can't say whether or not the RTP add on packs are worth it. Probably not, since if you wanted to add more RTP you could just shoot for entirely custom made stuff instead. Seems like a better decision in my mind.

Umm...the resources we use are so stolen, most of us don't even know who they're stolen from. What is an issue is if you steal from someone and then claim it's yours. That's an automatic ban. In fact, there was whole thread that started a flamewar because LockeZ misread the rule and thought the moderators were forbidding stealing. (You know that's another thread we need to raid for tagline material.)

That said, please don't steal from the RMN store. That money goes to running the site. That's why the price is at full retail.

Umm...Pizza that's what this whole thread is about. That's what torrent is.

author=BansheeSerenade
Is the stealing point aimed at me for torrenting? Because, like I said it's only to decide if the pack is with the money spent. I'd never use a pack without paying for it.

I hadn't considered the commercial use aspect, which I agree makes it a pretty good deal. I'd still say that not all of the packs are of great quality. And, my torrent 'trial' method may be too morally grey for some people who just outright buy the product, only then to regret wasting money on things they'll never use.

Meh, I never buy graphics. If I ever make a commercial game, I plan to make the graphics myself. Meanwhile, why buy when you can rip?

Please also keep in mind that the money made from those packs goes to the bank of the actual content creators, not the company. The direct sales of the packs are what the creators are paid for their works. These aren't big-name people, either - they're fellow RM game makers like the rest of us. The only difference is that they were asked by Dejica if they would like to make commercial packs because they'd been seen around the sites.

Take Celianna for example. She started out making RTP edits and just got better and better at it. Eventually she got noticed and Dejica asked her if she could make expansion packs for the RTP since her style fits it very well (or I should say, she can create in the style of the RTP).

Others like our own Nessy and EvilEagles also contribute to these packs - both were involved in the recreation (and they had to recreate, not just port over) the DS and DS+ graphics. Nessy still adds stuff FOR FREE in the ReStaff Releases on RMW (along with some of the other content creators for Dejica) that match with those packs.

And they didn't get paid by commission, but by the sales. So please, before you torrent, remember that the money they lose via people stealing those graphics is money they need to live. These are real people we know and love (and even if you don't know them, they're still people who make some of their living money by doing these packs).

As has already been pointed out, the price for getting someone to make you a pack of graphics is pretty big, especially if it's commercial and reusable AND editable. Yes, you can edit these packs once you purchase them, which is a huge advantage because this means you can customise them for your own game. They aren't just tiles, either - sure, some of the packs are, but some also have portraits and sprites and other stuff thrown in as well.