JUST GOT DUMPED HERE ...

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hey there,

I'm basicly comin from the german community rpg atelier, which seems to be at it's last breaths, and looking for some kind of alternative. not sure, if I will finde that here, but I'm curious about your estimations ...
I'm working on a RM-2K3-game for a while and I'm sometimes insecure about the status of RM-2k games in general too, as they seem to lose a lot of pupulariy and against any understanding, RM VX Ace is gaining it. ^^ but I don't wanna drop too deep into this topic now ...

my game is currently only in german, but as I release a new demo(which will take a while), I plan to translate it too.
well see, what my activity here will be like.

I'm sorry for my rusty english too, not using it too much atm. ;)
Hey, no problem~ Welcome!

We like 2k/3, so no worries there. Granted, we like every maker!
Just a few tips I like to share with new bodies:



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- Sorry if this is getting long.

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- The Holy Lord Aremen sees all you do and judges accordingly. Fear Him. Love Him.


Just have fun and enjoy your time here!
Welcome! So many German fellows coming over, not bad at all.
wait... rpg atlelier is dying???


Welkommen to RMN! I don't know german...
author=kentona
wait... rpg atlelier is dying???


that might be exaggerated, but activity seems to be pretty low.


btw: I recently started composing for my game too. what is a good place here to introduce my music and get some feedback ...?
Dudesoft
always a dudesoft, never a soft dude.
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Hail!
I don't know what that other site is; but I came here after the fall of Gaming World. This is a nice community with friendly folk.
Welcome aboard!
LockeZ
I'd really like to get rid of LockeZ. His play style is way too unpredictable. He's always like this too. If he ran a country, he'd just kill and imprison people at random until crime stopped.
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Feel free to make a thread for your music in the Creative Corner section.
A fellow German :D
I just arrived here too. I was active for a few months some years ago on Atelier as well but it seemed like there wasn't much going on there so I left pretty soon.
Since I'm a composer myself I would love to listen to someone else's music and give some feedback to your pieces when you get around uploading them. ^^
Hope you enjoy your time here. RMN has a very nice community.
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