VELDRANE'S PROFILE

I agree with Dustsoft (albeit late), but this whole series should be mandatory reading for anyone attempting a serious project (maybe you can get away with not utilizing this for your first test project that you are not releasing to public). However, anything you wish to release should definitely have the benefit of the extra knowledge at your beck and call.

An older article, but still extremely relevant to the projects of today. Giving life to your characters is very important, but remembering to give the life of their own to minor NPCs helps make for a more memorable experience as a whole. Just as in the article, you do not have to go overboard; but adding little quirks and nuances to characters and towns goes a very long way. Excellent read.

> Allow Peachie and Omniderp's head to join party (and finish business)

Many thanks on the quick replies, and for clarifiying the submissions rules for me.

I had thought about changing the variable +/- 1 on the X/Y to that effect, but what stopped me was the concern about having the event spawn and set on impassable terrain (mountain/water/etc). However, it appears my fears were unfounded, as I have deduced a solution! Using the +/- as you suggested also, I have conditional branches nested to cause the initial event set point to show up one tile BEHIND the direction the player is facing. It will be very unlikely that the player will have his/her back to a body of water/mountain, with the only exception I can foresee at the moment being if he/she has just disembarked from a boat. But I will likely just put an ifcheck in there if the terrain id is impassable, that it says something to the player and exits the event. I currently have it working so that between fadeout and removing/readding graphic of the event, it appears that the event starts offscreen, and walks towards the player's location. Thanks again for the interest and the help!