MEGAN_HUNTER'S PROFILE

Thanks for the help! Unfortunately, some time ago that I can't even *remember,* I downloaded the XP trial and it expired (and locked out) long ago. I really can't think of why...I must have thought I needed it to play an XP game or something. Anyway, downloading again doesn't work...my compy remembers. Maybe I can find someone else's machine to play with it on.

Hmm that's good to know about the frame rates!!! American hand drawn animation is generally made at 24 fps; they stretch it out to 30 fps for tv, but that standard's changing along with the resolutions. So in "theory," 40 would work fine for me. But I have heard that XP can be choppier, so in practice it might be uglier than I'm picturing.

XP could probably handle all of my maps as tiles, I hadn't thought of that! Right now my only tiles are little animations that I put in as events: eyes that blink and that sort of thing.

As for the animation confusion, I didn't do a terribly good job of explaining it. My job is in animation, so I wanted to make video files and import them into the game, basically just like you'd link to a midi. While both XP and VX state that you can't do this, there's a handful of scripts folks made for XP to do just that. "Image Sequence" probably threw folks off, in my world that just means like a high quality animated GIF instead of an actual movie: it's a series of JPGs or TGAs or what-have-you without audio. Some of the XP codes couldn't figure out movie files, so they show this rapid succession of frames instead...really the same effect if you're happy with whatever music is already playing. One code did claim to play actual movies, but I'm not sure if it was from within the engine or if it opened separately.

Thank you for the sage advice!

Holy toledo! I could totally use the talk bubbles in mine!

I know that sounds goofy, but it's an actual concern. My long awaited check finally came today, so I raced home to buy VX. I've been locked out for over a month since my demo ended. But whenever I try to buy it online, the storefont isn't working or doesn't exist? I've tried the link through the game, as well as from a download site but they both just link to the same place. Unfortunately Enterbrain doesn't seem to have a Buy Now link on their english website. They still are making and selling VX, right? There's not some new version they're gearing up for or anything? After all this time, I never thought my problem would be not being allowed to buy it!

~Megan

EDIT 1: Found the link on the English page, but of course it just goes to the same storefront. Where are you hiding, contact information?

EDIT 2: From Protexis, the VX payment store: "Hi Megan, we no longer provide payment services for Enterbrain products. Please contact support@rpgmakerweb.com for new purchase options." Just mailed them so we'll see. Their website looks like it has lots of out of date things though! Why is it so hard to give people money. Maybe I'm the first person who hasn't just pirated it since 2008. :D

Ahhhhhhh ha! Thanks for the tip, at least I know I wasn't going mad now. I couldn't figure out why something simple was so hard, but that makes a great deal of sense. Centering and below would work just fine for this.

We're working on some thieves right now, the stripe that actually jack your stuff. What role do you think would work best for them? The theory would be that they can steal one of your healing or combat items and use it against you. Might that be a Utility Attacker, a Multi-Nuker or possibly an Enfeebler?