WRITING

Title Source Info
Let's Write! 5 Types of Stories!
An ongoing tutorial on writing for comic books and other media.
03/15/2012 05:02 PM
Writing HORROR - Part 2
Okay, now that you have a Monster, what’s next? A Place for terrible deeds to happen, some Terrible Deeds, a Hero, and a Story.
03/14/2012 10:27 PM
Writing HORROR - Part 1
When writing a Horror story, one must begin with a Monster. The most terrifying of course, are the ones you don’t notice, or refuse to notice. The ones right next to you.
03/14/2012 09:55 PM
Structure of the GOTHIC Tale
What is the difference between a Gothic tale and a Horror story? Intent. Seriously.
03/13/2012 11:26 AM
Basic PLOTTING
All successful (read: popular) stories have patterns. Sometimes it's simple, sometimes it's complex, but all of the stories read or told often enough to remain in the popular mind of any culture have a pattern, a plot.
03/13/2012 11:13 AM
Random Transitions - Simple
Allows the user to change the battle transitions to make every battle start fun! Yay..?
03/11/2012 11:32 PM
Simple Party Change
Can be Copy-Pasted for more!
03/11/2012 09:47 PM
Making the Graphics for Faery Tale [Updated!]
My Technique for turning Photos into Art with Photoshop.
03/06/2012 05:38 AM
YEM in-game additions tutorial.
Like creating biographies, in-game tutorials, art galleries etc
03/02/2012 04:30 PM
Misanthropic Mechanics -or- Finding your game's Core
Do you really need to add another fishing mini-game?
02/28/2012 09:42 PM
Lighting by Lotus Games
Create atmospheric maps using lighting effects for your game!
02/17/2012 06:07 AM
Let's Draw! - Characters!
A simple tutorial about the basics of character design.
02/15/2012 12:46 PM
Let's Draw! - Comics!
A simple tutorial about the basics of comic book drawing.
02/15/2012 12:33 PM
[Mapping] Mapping an attractive valley with Mack tilesets.
Some simple mapping techniques on creating pretty maps.
02/11/2012 03:35 PM
Creating a “Jump” skill ala Kain from Final Fantasy IV for Claimh’s side-battle system using events
Creating a “Jump” skill ala Kain from Final Fantasy IV for Claimh’s side-battle system using events
02/02/2012 02:01 AM
Mapping in 5 easy steps
Indra's quick and practical method
01/31/2012 11:27 PM
Making Random Encounters More Bearable
Not a fix-all solution, but some notable pointers
01/25/2012 11:36 AM
Easy Fade In/Fade Out for RMXP
Preserve your screen tints- looks much sleeker than the other methods!
01/25/2012 11:25 AM
Button Input Minigame
How to make a minigame where you have to press the correct buttons
01/24/2012 09:05 PM
Mapping Tutorial - Dungeon Hall
Another step-by-step visual guide toward basic mapping approaches.
01/24/2012 06:56 AM

Engine Tutorials

Adventure Game Studio
App Game Kit
Blitz3D
Clickteam Fusion 2.5
Construct 2
Construct 2
Construct 3
Construct Classic
Custom
Dot World Maker
Dragon Ruby
Duality
EasyRPG
Eclipse Engine
Engine001
Game Maker Studio
GameGuru
GameMaker Studio 2
GDevelop
GG Maker
Godot
IG Maker
ika
Mega Maker
OHRRPGCE
Other
Pixel Game Maker MV
Renpy
RPG 20XX
RPG Maker 2000
RPG Maker 2003
RPG Maker 95
RPG Maker FES
RPG Maker MV
RPG Maker MZ
RPG Maker VX
RPG Maker VX Ace
RPG Maker XP
RPG Paper Maker
RPG Toolkit
RPG Tsukuru 2000
RPG Tsukuru 2003
rpgboss
RPGWizard
Sim RPG Maker 95
Smile Game Builder
Solarus
Sphere
SRPG Studio
Stencyl
Super Mario Bros NES Builder
Super Mario Bros. X
Super Mario Bros. X2
TheXTech
TURBU
Tyranobuilder
Unity
Unreal Engine 4
Verge3
Visual Novel Maker
WOLF RPG Editor
Zelda Classic

Article Categories

Anomalies
This section is a catch-all for anything that doesn't fit in the above categories. It may or may not be related to game making or RMN. It could have stories about pirates.
Artist Workshop
The articles in the artist workshop are geared towards making original sprites and tilesets for your game, which can help it stand out.
Game Design and Theory
This section is where all the amateur thinktanks write article regarding gameplay, with topics covering balance, dungeon design, battle systems, etc.
Programming and Mathematics
Need to do some heavy-duty coding or math work? This is the place.
Webcast
Broadcast your opinions over the Internet for all to hear!
Writer's Block
The storytelling category is for articles about creating well-rounded heroes, villains, background stories and even worlds!