WHY AREN'T THERE MORE TUTORIALS ON THE BASICS?

Since Mary4D is making the switch tutorial, I could make a variable tutorial.

I remembered when I first started, I didn't know how to make the game know the progression of the player or make some sort of a calculator until 6 months in...

People shouldn't be thrown right into the deep-end when it comes to RPG Maker. That being the case, why should a beginner have to bother with things like CUSTOM RESOURCES when they'd be better off worrying about the internal workings of VX? Ultimately it'd be much more beneficial to a learner if they were to master the software before worrying about making good looking lighting effects or chapsets, but at the same time they need said chapsets to learn about the do's and dont's of mapping, tile passability, etc. etc.

I have to ask this... Isn't that what the RTP is for?

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People shouldn't be thrown right into the deep-end when it comes to RPG Maker. That being the case, why should a beginner have to bother with things like CUSTOM RESOURCES when they'd be better off worrying about the internal workings of VX? Ultimately it'd be much more beneficial to a learner if they were to master the software before worrying about making good looking lighting effects or chapsets, but at the same time they need said chapsets to learn about the do's and dont's of mapping, tile passability, etc. etc.

I have to ask this... Isn't that what the RTP is for?

This. It's not like the program comes with absolutely nothing, YM.

Those are too complex for a beginner. I know it seems easy to you and me, but those articles probably aren't a good place to go for an RMVX beginner.

I mean, I took a programming class a few semesters ago and the last thing I wanted to do was check wikipedia. It never helped me!

I said cross engine (and concepts not application), just the general idea of extremely basic concepts in no way catered to your average whatever the age is new VX user. :P

Besides, I wanted to use that new convenient wikipedia bbc!

whats the wordlimit / pagelengthlimit on tutorials because i tried to submit one but it cuts off like a quarter way in (deleted now but i can submit an edited version or whatever). theres a good few images if that counts

yeah it uploaded now okay! I think it was because the first time it submitted accidentally when I clicked preview. anyway pending / part 2 tomorrow possibly??

why would vx users need to know how to use the program? don't they just paste scripts in and instantly have a completed game?

back in my day we figured out switches variables conditional branch and enter command by ourselves within 5 minutes of opening rm2000 and finishing don's adventures

i am not trying to be elitist or rude, all i am trying to say here is that kids these days are stupid

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I have to ask this... Isn't that what the RTP is for?

...I suppose....modern/futuristic tilesets (games that break away from the typical medieval fantasy setting should, IMO, be encouraged by the way) are never part of the RTP, though. Laying down the foundations of a castle's quite different from building a communications tower or a train or summat.

Besides, using the RTP's just not as fun. There should be an alternative to using the default package and consuming a shedload of time having to create your own graphics, even if you're just starting out. But I digress so I'll shut up for now

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