Refmap Topic :: rpgmaker.net

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07/21/2010 01:52 AM

What is a refmap? Someone commented on a screen shot of my game, saying "why would you ever combine this with refmap ): " and I've no earthly idea what he's talking about.

I googled refmap and got a few sites having to do with RPG maker however I was unable to find what he meant by his comment...

Being that I'm a new member to this awesome site, this was kind of annoying to me as it was my very first project comment...

Max McGee

with sorrow down past the fence

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07/21/2010 01:53 AM

It is a graphic style, it was also called Mack & Blue (or was in my day)...does that help at all?

Darken

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07/21/2010 01:56 AM

http://www.tekepon.net/fsm/modules/refmap/ is where it comes from

edit: I see what you mean, http://rpgmaker.net/games/2316/images/11925/

There is a large inconsistency with the chipset. Mainly the refmap but I do see some other stuff too...

Saya_Mushy

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07/21/2010 02:40 AM

Yes that is the site I found... I guess I just didn't find that section in specific. Thank you! Is there some problem with using this style of graphics? I mean... isn't rpg maker made to use graphics such as these?

I honestly don't see the problem and am guessing this guy who commented just isn't a fan of refmap style chipsets/graphics.

Darken

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07/21/2010 02:44 AM

It's not about the overall graphic style, it's the fact that the chipset being used is taking graphics from multiple sources that do not fit together well. For example, think an FF6 house being placed in like, some Earthbound grass and trees.

Saya_Mushy

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07/21/2010 02:55 AM

Ahh! I've always known about this problem of having inconsistent maps .

Thank you for the input and the heads up on the refmaps.

What other styles of graphics are there with such coined names as 'refmap'?

AznChipmunk

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07/21/2010 06:49 AM

REFMAP and Theodore.
Theodore's site doesn't host his graphics anymore... It looks like this though: http://rpgmaker.net/games/905/images/ http://rpgmaker.net/games/1332/images/ although I could probably find better examples of it if I poke around. I'm sure someone around has it.

REFMAP is typically disliked but it can look great if used in smaller maps like the maps drawn by YDS for this game: http://rpgmaker.net/games/1608/ (Seriously, YDS is the only person who actually uses REFMAP without it looking like crap.)

edit: this post is now an advertise of YDS's mapping

Saya_Mushy

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07/21/2010 07:33 AM

Very nice.. i do see the difference now that you made the comparison. Thank you =]

Mr.Nemo