YITARU'S PROFILE

Hey all, I'm Yitaru (an old name from the days I played a Taru-taru in the beta for FFXI and promptly never played the game again)! I am new to RMN, though have messed around with various RPG Maker engines (2000, 2003, XP, and now VX Ace) for years.

I have not completed many games in the past, and would not stand behind the ones I have. As a birthday present, I now legitimately own RPG Maker software for the first time in my life (RPG Maker VX Ace), and so would like to change that. I've come here to find the support for that goal.

Ironically, while I used to be an avid JRPG fan, I have become very disenchanted with the genre. I still play jrpgs, but generally only indie games (e.g. like those on this site), and fully expect to never play a Final Fantasy after X.

In spite of that, I DO love making them, and have a number of difficult ambitions I would love to make happen (of course). The foremost of those is to try and make a game that steps outside of the "box" of being a normal RPG... whatever that may mean to you.

As a first step towards realizing my ambitions, I have a question for you all that I've always been bothered by: the ethics of external resources. Where should I go online to find better music/graphics/scripts etc.? What must I do to be able to use them? What do I put in the credits--if that is necessary at all? And, finally, what about commercial products I've bought and own (e.g. soundtracks)? Is it alright to use music that comes from another video game? And is it tasteful?

I currently have no intention of ever making a game commercially myself.

Thanks all! Hope this wasn't TOO longwinded. :D