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IROG'S PROFILE

Hi all !

I like 16-bits RPGs (especially action RPGs) where you feel the quest behind the lines of code. I also like strategy, puzzle solving, immersive stories, tabletop RPG and LARP.

I'm a hobbyist C programmer who likes to work on custom game mechanics. My very first project was a very basic map generator for Genesia, aka Ultimate Domain https://rpgmaker.net/users/Irog/locker/UltimateDomainWorld.zip

I also want to help developers polishing their projects with my player feedback. So I'll be happy to test your game !

See you around,
Irog
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What is the status of Chapter X ? Ongoing, completed?
I'm looking for medieval battle tracks to fit a turn based strategy game. And I think Chapter X is a good place to look.

How to write 300 words!

Great read!

Here is an extra tip:
Take notes while playing! They will help you remember events that happened during your play. This is especially useful on long games where you play in multiple sittings; and absolutely vital to pinpoint the conditions that trigger a bug.

I'm glad my gamepage submission got denied!

Unlike gamepages, reviews were not always a good thing for me:

About 3 years ago I got a review denied. The reply was something like "Denied : read the submission rules". The lack of denial reasons made me lose confidence in my review skills. I then gave feedback only via gamepage. Recently, CashmereCat, who had reviewed my game, ask me to review one of his. I did and the review got accepted directly. By luck or CashmereCat's excellent planning, my review entered the first week of the Meat Your Maker Review Event. Then, I reviewed a game each week for 5 weeks (one more than the event due to an end date confusion); all of them got accepted directly. This event rebuilt my confidence in my review skills.

Maybe, I just got unlucky and my initial review was submitted during a bad week for the approving person and so lacked denial reasons. Whoever you are I don't blame you. You spend a lot of time making RMN a great place.

"The best way to improve is to know the reason we failed." - gcc

Is there a way to add the above fake quote to RMN quotes?


author=Liberty
It also counts yourself looking at your page, I believe.
It doesn't. I looked the page a few times but the profile views remains 10. It would be a bug if the developer could increase the view count thus the popularity of his/her own game.

McBacon Jam 3

Congratulation everyone. You did an impressive amount of work to build those demos and games.

Liberty, your streams provide a lot of extremely valuable inputs for the developers, especially for unfinished projects. What makes them so useful is that you continuously talk during play to share your current feelings: when game elements generate fun, positive surprise or frustration, you say it. When you're done playing, you list the good, the bad and make improvement suggestions. Thanks a lot!

What do you think about a playtest event focused on games still in production?

I'm glad my gamepage submission got denied!

@ Marrend
Reviews also raise questions to myself when I submit them. I never followed the scoring categories story/music/graphics/game play because I lack the artistic expertise to write useful review of music and graphics. I often write a single sentence for each of them. I make a decent story review. And I focus my writing on game play, game mechanics, puzzle, level design, strategy and system analysis. I also do my best to balance between the two goals of a review: tell potential players what to expect from the game and help the developer improve the game.

@ Liberty
It's good that you're open about it. I like your attitude to treat everyone with the same standards. And you're right: the submission system doesn't require anonymity; what it requires is equality.

By the way I had a strong evidence it was you! ;-)
My denied gamepage had 10 profile views while I expected 1 view. Then I had that "Ha! Ha!" puzzle solving moment when I saw it was included in a playlist you made. This means that users can view denied gamepages if they are part of a playlist.

@ Sooz
I totally agree with you!

I'm glad my gamepage submission got denied!

These are some observations I made that led me to think it is a good system. Of course, I don't claim full expertise on the matter. There might be weakness I'm not aware of and you're free to discuss them.

When something doesn't work we expect people to complain about it. What about when something does work?

I'm glad my gamepage submission got denied!

RMN veterans might know who it is but I prefer to not learn this information. I think the system works better with an anonymous submission approving person or team.

I'm glad my gamepage submission got denied!

A while ago I submitted a gamepage that got denied. Sounds familiar?

At first it feels frustrating. And you want to contact the submission approving person...
To do what?
1) Send a rage message? Definitely not a good reaction: not constructive!
2) Explain why the submission doesn't meet the requirements? The approving person's reply is already clear about it.
Anyways, the approving person's identity is unknown. Which turns out to be at good thing: it prevents you from doing the 2 above waste of time actions. At this point, your time is better invested at improving your game and its presentation according to the submission reply.

I think the way RMN handles submissions and the anonymity of the approving person make it a very good incentive system.

We must raise to the submission standards and not lower the standards!

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Really nice tile set! Should the chimney color differ from the roofing's?

McBacon Jam 3

You didn't! It's still going.