WHAT ARE YOU THINKING ABOUT? (GAME DEVELOPMENT EDITION)

Enemies no longer interpret "take two turns" as "take turns until the party loses." This is good.

An RPG game with only one button.

You mean, like

this game right here?

Now I'm thinking of a game where the importance of debilitation replaces magic elements.

I've always hated how bosses in all RPGs are immune to status ailments.
So I'm trying to figure out how to make debuffs feasible as a common form of fighting.

I am glad I ripped all of the delays out of Window_Message and added :SHIFT to skip text boxes rapidly, because there are 62 text boxes and two whole fights so far in this mission and that's

I mean, looking through it, I don't feel like I'm wasting any of these boxes, but it's still a lot of text. I don't think later missions will be that extremely text-heavy, though.

This is probably much less of a problem than I'm imagining it to be.

guys sometimes when i should be working on my game i just post on rmn instead

bug or feature?

I'm currently organizing all of my project notes into strategy guide form both for myself to reference while continuing development and for the player potentially.

author=ResidentEcruteak
I was first thinking it would be nice to work in pokemon fan game project or make a fan game of my own, but then I thought about the legal ambiquities and other difficulties about implementing ready made game mechanics and concepts... so no fan games.

Instead I thought about making more original game idea and concepts with pokemon style gameplay. Currently in my mind is this megaman/pokemon crossover world where people battle using special robots. I've already created the core concepts and now I need to brainstorm different robot models, attacks and abilities. My aim is to create engaging battle engine with strategic depth.

First I checked RPG Maker VX Ace and other engines to see what I would use to implement the game, but I choose to use python programming language and pygame modules if I ever implement the game. I can do programming and music for the game, but I would need help with graphics if I ever made full game...

Since it sounds like you're just getting started, definitely start small.

Start your battle system off with only like 4-5 "robots models" maybe with only 3-5 customizable features each. Don't worry about graphics or story/world building. If you want to add context to your game so that people know what's going on when they test your game, just use text and background still images.

DO NOT worry about graphics! But if you want something as player characters to show to the player, go into MS Paint and take 2 minutes MAX to draw each of your robot models. They may turn out goofy, but they can always be changed later. Graphics are easy to change, while fundamental game logic is not.

Remember, I'm not trying to sound executive here. I'm only trying to give some advice.

Also, I agree with you to not go down the fan game route. By doing so, you kind of lock your self into a tighter framework that you need to work around. Your audience could be limited by the game that you are basing it off of, and those who do play your game will go in with certain expectations that you may have a hard time fulfilling (doing the game justice, etc, etc.)

To make your game stand out, also don't use ripped music. There is plenty of other great royalty-free music to be found across the interwebs.

I may be about to land a legendarily awesome mapper for my current game project. So stoked, you guys.

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