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Life is full of tribulations

  • Gibmaker
  • 08/03/2013 03:54 AM
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For an unknown time I'm going to have to forget about this project. Since I really need to focus on Forkits instead http://forkits.wikispaces.com/ since I'm writing Forkits from scratch in C++, and hence it's much more important to my CV and will let me quit my coffee job which wastes my whole life such that I only have 2 spare hours between 11pm and 1am to work on things that actually matter.

Thar's a few people who have been really encouraging and it makes a man feel like crying.

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I just ran out of "NOOOOOO!"s, as I threw all of them at the monitor when I read this. You have my sympathy, man. I really hope you'll be able to both better yourself and get time to work on this again soon. Good luck!
Do what you have to do.

This is the most amazing project, and I feel like it's already 100% greenlight-worthy, but you do what you have to do to get a job that doesn't make you hate most of the hours in your day.

I was doing the coffee-shop thing too, not that long ago, and I would've gladly chewed off a limb to escape. Even if you never come back to work on this (a circumstance which will cause me to cry copious man-tears,) I fully support any life-decision that leads to not working in food-service.
Gibmaker
I hate RPG Maker because of what it has done to me
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Thank you rpgmaker.net persons. :)
good luck my rm brother from another mother

and yea hospitality services suck, i always tip extra just because i know how the pay does not cover all the bs waiters/etc go through...
edchuy
You the practice of self-promotion
1624
Good luck, Gib! I respect your decision and hope everything works out well for you. Make sure to check in from to time.
Gibmaker
I hate RPG Maker because of what it has done to me
9274
@melly ed & Sated Thx u. :)
The tears. The manly tears.

I hope that showcasing your leet programming skillz in that Forkits project will help you sell your soul to some corporate monster that is game- rather than coffee-related.
On the other hand, I really believe that with some communication you could have something of a commercial indie success with Set Discrepancy if you wished to take it that way. I guess the public's not as wary of the RM taint as the industry, and the whole game design in SD is, to my eye, quite more exciting and unique than many hyped indie productions.

Yet I'll admit that I don't know if that kind of success is enough to land you a job - I'm always quite amazed at the ability of the industry to shoot itself in the foot in terms of talent management. In fact I have no idea why on earth you're not already showered with job offers from Ubirockstarcapywhoever.
Gibmaker
I hate RPG Maker because of what it has done to me
9274
Thank you hasvers. :) Well if you're interested Forkits progress has been going VERY WELL the last couple of weeks. The goal was to have the majority of my contribution out of the way by the end of the year, but it will probably be done well in advance of that, by the end of October I suspect at this rate.

(And the reason Set Discrepancy can't possibly be commercial is because of my fast-and-loose attitude toward stealing using music and other assets taken from other properties. It must be non-commercial forever)
You could always see if anyone is willing to provide music and sfx for a possible commercial endeavor.

Seriously, I would buy this and tell all my friends to buy this, even unfinished and buggy. This is better than 99% of all things I see on steam greenlight, and it competes very evenly with the top 1%.
Gibmaker
I hate RPG Maker because of what it has done to me
9274
Oh :O Now I feel bad for stopping.

Well it's more than just the sounds, there's all kinds of chipsets too and graphics and I don't think RMXP is even licensed like RMVX :O

i mean i could start over from scratch using the environment that i developed for forkits and then i would own it 100% but
One thing at a time. If you come back some day and do a full rebuild of Set Discrepancy, it will sell like hotcakes.
Gibmaker
I hate RPG Maker because of what it has done to me
9274
I'll have to see, I don't know what will happen in the future. :\ I don't think I have the will to start this over from nothing though.

bring it in
Actually RMXP is licensable, so you would only have to find some devoted souls for the music (and the chipsets if there's really too much to redo). Which is surprisingly doable, judging from other indie projects that have gone through a similar evolution toward custom resources.

Alternatively, you can develop your forkits engine until it can read RM projects and reproduce the graphics in ascii art.

In any case you'll probably owe some money to Kobe Bryant.
Gibmaker
I hate RPG Maker because of what it has done to me
9274
Is this true?

I'm pretty sure VX was the first licensed version since they made a big deal out of it. Er

And Vince Niel.
author=Enterbrain
Yes, you can distribute games you created with RPG Maker XP/VX or IG Maker, using its included (or added on) materials, as freeware or commercial ware.

For great justice! (and I do own an actual license for it, never made much with those thirty bucks though)

And finally, just one small month late, I've started playing with the Flying Spaghetti Version, and it is just incredibly slick with mousey controls. If you manage to denoodlify the code, you'll have the slickest of all slicks.
Fo' chisel.
My weasel.
Okay I'm just not black enough. Sorry. Well anyway that was great.
Gibmaker
I hate RPG Maker because of what it has done to me
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But! But!
I don't know, I would have to give up a lot to make it all over from zilch. :(

I'm glad you like the noodles. And you're my blackest friend if that makes you feel better.
It does. It really does.

And yeah I certainly wouldn't want to pressure you into going commercial/full custom right here right now. I have no idea how much of it you'd really have to change completely (rather than just edit beyond recognition or acquire through money, convoluted heist or legal pressure) so I guess you're the only one who can judge whether this prospect is reasonable. You could even finish the game and use the freeware version as a demo and kickstart for the money to buy resources, or whatever (in the worst case it's still free advertisement).

In the meantime, have fun with Forkits while I try not to die in an imaginary mining station.
Gibmaker
I hate RPG Maker because of what it has done to me
9274
I've been away for a while but I had to come back for this; take as long a break as you need, my friend, life should always come first and if you can improve it in any way then absolutely you should go for it!

I'm completely 100% with Kumada; this is a Greenlight/KS-worthy project, it looks and feels great and doesn't have an ounce of "this is RPG Maker, ha ha" to it. We all love Set Discrepancy and we know that any break you take means that, when you come back, it will be fresh and with a clear head :) The commercialisation sounds like a nightmare, having to deal with replacing audio and licensing chipsets, but still.. we're hardly going to complain if you keep it going as-is! It just means more people get to play it :D Take it easy mate and good look with Forkits! <3
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