UBON'S PROFILE

Hahaha, thank you all! MakoInfused, you're actually right -- I was ignoring that I had Yanfly's core engine installed, which has its own little blurb for writing an item's quantity. This game doesn't have a regular item menu, so I don't mind losing that functionality.

I'll give Victor's script a look, thanks! It's kind of ridiculous to me that there are hidden classes at all, but I suppose there are some things they don't want people messing with... I'll report back if it solves things, but until then, Trihan, I'll be looking forward to hearing from you! Thanks for going to the trouble.

this disproportionately defensive reaction to simple talking points is exactly the kind of thing I'm talking about. you're taking what I say as an attack, because engaging with my points candidly is more difficult than pretending I'm disagreeing for the sake of disagreeing.

this is exactly the kind of standpoint that will make it much harder for you when receiving criticism, and I encourage you to re-assess how you approach this discussion as well as others.

for my own part, I did go into how I handle harsh criticism. this is why it's a good idea to read what people say, even if you disagree with it.

to be frank, I don't trust most of the community to tell actual criticism from "straight up trash talk", for reasons I've already given. it's much easier to pretend someone is being an asshole on purpose than to admit that you might need to make changes.

I'm going to reiterate something I said in a different thread like a minute ago:

you are not your project.

a lot of people in the community seem to forget this, and so when someone criticizes something they worked on, the critique can seem rude, malicious, even spiteful. receiving criticism is a skill that can be developed, like a lot of things, and one of the things that an amateur developer should work on is the ability to distance him or herself emotionally from the things they produce.

remember that your work is not perfect, and neither are you, and both you and your work are separate things. I've given harsh criticism on games in the past, but only rarely has that extended to the creator himself (and I've been very, very clear on the few times that it has). likewise, I've received some very sharp criticism on things I've shown off in the past, and I can't deny that it stings for a second. the secret, though, is recognizing that that sting comes from your own pride and not whatever nastiness you'd like to ascribe to the person giving the criticism. once you recognize that, you can cut through to the truth at the center of the critique and use that to improve your work.

criticism is not a form of abuse. it's a form of collaboration, and a sign of respect.

let's be honest here: if the creator is so psychologically fragile that a single rude comment makes them drop a project entirely, it was never going to be finished in the first place. you need a thick skin in a business like this, and you need to know when to pick your battles. trolls make for an easy scapegoat when you need to bail on something fast.