SHINAN'S PROFILE

author=G-Flex link=topic=2479.msg53175#msg53175 date=1230761162
The thing about procedural content generation is that, well, it's like the difference between building an entire city, and theorizing how a city should be built. One is a hell of a lot easier for someone to do sitting his his basement, and one takes a much larger budget and team to execute.

Except of course Dwarf Fortress which proved that you don't need a huge budget nor a big team to exectute it.

author=Max McGee link=topic=2790.msg52978#msg52978 date=1230617703
Kind of like the Martin Scorsese of RM, I am one of the first and one of the few game makers to use non-diegetic pop/rock music ("Real Music") as a score in RM games, which poses unique problems. For this purpose MP3s are indispensable. Fortunately, people's hard-drives are getting bigger and their connections are getting faster so this is hopefully less and less of an issue.

You're not exactly the first. I wouldn't say one of few either. I remember myself using Pet Shop Boys' "Go West" in my very first game ages ago. Most games have used commercial tracks for ages. Even if you don't count using other soundtracks, pop music has had its place in RPGMaker games since waybackwhen.

Of course if you're talking about using exclusively pop music as a soundtrack then you might be one of few.


Personally I don't really mind either midi or MP3. But I don't really like mixing them up too much. The break between bliblops and "proper quality" is so huge. It's a bit like using low-res graphics in a high-res game and then suddenly have a couple of scenes really high-res.

You people have so empty Desktops. This is my laptop's desktop.

I agree with all the anti-RTP sentiments by the way. I think it's an attitude that sort of needs to change as well. If this page is to go from RMxx.net to rpgmaker.net the games that are released need to be more standalone. Or at the very least every download should clearly state in the link and in an included readme that "this game will not run unless you have xx installed."

It should not be the norm to have a link that says "game here" and then not be able to run that game on some machines because of lack of programs. Basic system requirements should be a reguirement. I can make a comparison to DirectX. Games tend to come bundled with the directx version they require. Even though most people already have directx installed. But for the convenience of all the installer is included. If I go away from commercial games certain games have occasionally strange files they need that some people may have. But it's always warned about and if possible there's always a link to these things or an alternative download for it all.

Essentially my main gripe is that I don't like how everyone on this page assumes the RTP is installed. WHen making something available you should always assume the least. Although I suppose it can be excused when it's only demos. But even then I think it should clearly STATE at least what is required to play a game. A simple (RTP needed to play this game) not after the download link can't be that hard. And you won't alienate a possible casual lurker crowd. Or someone who liked your game and wants to show it to his friends by a direct link but lo and behold that friend can't play the game because the RTP wasn't included and there's one too many hassles to be able to play a game that perhaps didn't look so good after all.

That's my opinion anyway.

author=Fallen-Griever link=topic=2730.msg51851#msg51851 date=1229956148
I downloaded the lite version and didn't have any problems, so try that until Max appears to fix whatever this is...

Lite didn't work either. I wonder what's wrong. Isn't The Mirror Lied made in the same maker? (The install folders look the same) and it works just fine.