THE SCREENSHOT TOPIC RETURNS

Also made a ballroom, because I've never mapped with 2k3 sprites before, and it sounded like fun. Not gonna use it for any game though.

Didn't find any other flowerpatches in pots so I got lazy. Easily fixed, but meh.
Barrel is there because barrel wants to be there.
What's wrong with the pillars?
Dimensions are 19x23 sprites.

Ehh...I find it more worthwhile to do that while actively making progress on the game itself. I know there's no single trick or tip, and I know it's all practice.

Most of what I see from commercial games are pretty tiny from what I've seen already. Doesn't seem to give enough room for exploration IMO. But that's me. Then again, some maps are just really hard to judge what size they should be, while others aren't. That, and their encounter rates are generally a lot higher than what I've set for mine. Sure, I COULD lower it, but a high encounter rate despite the maps is just...off-putting to me. Probably why I've started not liking the first four FF games (and TAY...). >_>;;

Heh...not ready. Mapping just isn't my forte. Even with 5-6 years of doing it. Some things some people can do much better than others, and then there are things others can't do at all. That's why I'm always looking for mappers to help with it. *shrugs*

Looks fine on my end. Though I'm not sure what that room is meant to be (the main one). The kitchen I'm assuming, judging by everything there? Or is it one of them homes that merges like the kitchen/living room into one? Or is it something I'm missing entirely? o.o??

The kitchen and the living area are merged.

@Mitchell how do you reach the town at the bottom of the map?

I see.

Here's a screenshot of a forest dungeon I just mapped.

Patchy's room is a bit bare. I'd expect her research to be strewn about. Make it a bit more lived in.
Bedroom #2 is VERY nice.
The weapon room is good. I would put a path down the middle, though.

Makes me remind of a NES controller,

I think that the map looks a bit basic and could use a bit of variety here and there, but overall, but if it indeed was meant to look like a NES controller, and pretty basic, I think you did a good job,

If it wasn't on purpose, then I think that you should add a bit more variety in the walls and such too (As in making it less... square, try to move a segment of the wall down so it has a more natural shape),

I love the idea though from what I've read.


In the meantime, as an RMXP developer I have a picture too laying around which I would like some advice on:

Aye. I'm just removing stuff that I'm not going to use on the current chipset to make room for stuff on this chipset. In fact, by removing a lot of junk that I don't need, it seems like I could make another type of bedroom alone just from this, which is good. The bedrooms so far all look much alike! They need some variety.

I'm still at a loss as to what all other rooms I can put in here. I have 4 bedrooms, 2 bathrooms, a ballroom, a weapon gallery/museum, the lobby, the kitchen, the dining hall, the living room, and a storage room. That's just for the first floor alone so far, and I got the back hallway that leads out back to still do (with 5 rooms there too!). And then I have the second floor East and West wings to deal with (there were 4 hallways, but they're going to be merged into 2 hallways). I'm running out of good idea for this place! The library is on the first floor too, but that's a completely separate area technically so...@_@;;