#RPGmaker dev

[dream-trail-rpg]

January Devlog

HAPPY NEW YEARS!

Soooo.. 2023, huh?

Seems like it's time for a devlog from yours truly, mod Chip!

PS: Sorry this is a few days late, we’ve been a biiiit busy

So, it's safe to say that the demo isn't coming out in December like we had hoped.. but we're still hard at work with finishing up the demo for you guys! Like I've said before, a late New Years present is better than nothing, ain't it? Before we get into the update, I’d like to apologize for all the delays on the demo release. From personal lives getting in the way, to changing from Godot to RPGmaker, to under estimating the work load of the demo, things have been a biiit rocky when it comes to the demo’s development. There’s been a few false alarms with the demos release, and we sincerely apologize for that. But this time, there’s no false alarms, there’s no empty promises of a demo that isn’t coming when we say it is- we’re all confident that the demo will release this month! We’ve been working our asses off, and we’re determined to get this demo in your hands by the end of the month! More than likely even sooner! We barely missed December, and now we’re working on finishing up all our work and finally having it in a state we’re happy to give to you all! Now, onto the real update: We're currently focusing on finishing up the battle system! All the UI is done, animations implemented, and a majority of the battles are fully functional! After that we're going to be putting the finishing touches on the demo, art fixes, playtesting and bug fixing, general polishing, all that good stuff! All the cutscenes for the demo, both pixel and hand drawn, have been completed already, so we shouldn't have to worry too much about those in the coming weeks as we finish up the demo! I can't say much about what's been happening behind the scenes.. but I can say that we're all very excited to show you guys a sneak peak at what's to come for Dream Trail!

Sorry this month's devlog was so short, since we're so close to release we're running out of things we can say! But this will all be worth it, I promise! As a bit of a thank you for being so patient with us, I’ll give you guys one last sneak peak before release

Thank you for following us this far down our dream trail, and we hope too see you very soon with an official demo release date! Have a great new year, and keep dreaming! Mod Chip signing out<3

[himawariness]

Case File: Poe - Devlog 1: Planning, Concept, and Art Style!

I posted my first devlog for Case File: Poe on my site, but I’ll post it here too! It's about the art planning and concept progress so far :)

It's a little long but keep reading below to read more! 

Whenever I come up with an idea for a new game or comic, I usually always like to start with the characters first. However, for Case File: Poe, the premise came to me first while I was working on my previous game, Dolchio. With the rough plot in mind, I sketched out some character designs and realized that I didn’t like them or feel attached to them at all lol.

So I thought I'd use some old character designs and find a way to stick them into this new game! So that’s how three of the four main cast members were added to the game (Poe, Rokio, and Morg). With the characters decided, I could move on to writing and conceptualizing how the game would look and play; Without the characters and loose plot, it’s really difficult for me to write or do anything else.

Now that the characters are out of the way, it’s time to write! Which I’m gonna talk about in another devlog because writing this story is my poor little brain work harder than it ever has in years…!! I thought Hansel had a complicated story, but this one is a whole different beast and I’m honestly having some trouble staying organized. But I’m hoping it’ll pay off in the end! No worries though, I’d say the writing is about 70% complete as of posting this devlog, and I started back in February 2022! :] Here’s a blurry image of one of the many several writing/outlining/planning pages I’ve done hehe (blurred for no spoilers!)

Moving on, now I could start drawing. I don’t like drawing until I have a good chunk of the writing done because I don’t want to have wasted some time drawing something and then end up scrapping it if I decide to change the game around later. I originally had planned for Case File: Poe to be a top-down RPG, like Hansel or other standard RPG make games. So I drew a few character sprites for the game and played around with different styles. But I wanted the game window size to be larger, and forcing full screen on the game would make it look weird if I used small pixel art. So I tried making bigger sprites, or even upscaling them. Long story short, I had to scrap the RPG style and go for something else.

I knew that because of the nature of the game, a strict sidescroller like the style of Dolchio wouldn’t work the best because I want the player to be able to explore the map. While the sidescrolling style would allow for some exploration, it was more suited for Dolchio’s linear storytelling where exploration wasn’t as integral to beating the game. That’s not the case for this game, as it is about a mystery. Exploring and gathering evidence is the most important part! So I had to go all the way back to the drawing board and play some other games to find some inspiration. And so I did find some gameplay inspiration from games such as Ace Attorney, Professor Layton, Shin Megami Tensei, Danganronpa, Your Turn to Die, Virtue’s Last Reward, and 13 Sentinels.

With RPG Maker MV’s clicking/Mouse support, I figured out what I had to do! Like a clicking adventure game, I was going to have to make a game where the player can explore the whole environment by directly interacting with it and its characters. With that in mind, I started creating concept art and sketching out some of the art for the game!

So with plot, gameplay ideas, characters, and concepts are out of the way for now, I could move on to thinking about the general art aesthetic that I’d like: I want Case File: Poe to look good. Like, really REALLY good and I’m afraid that my art skills aren’t at that level yet. I don’t it to look or feel like an RPG maker game. So why not just use another game engine?? I’ve made some stuff using Game Maker Studio and I’m confident with it and I could use that but… I like using RPG maker!! It’s fun hehe >:]

Regarding the art, it just means that I have to practice some more and actually take my time on it. Seriously, I usually don’t have the patience to take my time drawing and so I like to rush and finish all my pieces under an hour. It’s a bad habit, I know!! Which is why I’m forcing myself to sit down and not rush through the art, and to make myself polish the artwork as much as I can! And so, yesterday I completed a cutscene CG test where I took all of the time I needed to get an idea of how much time I would need to set aside for the art of the game. This CG took me a little over 3 hours instead.

And I’m definitely happy with the way it came out!! Yes! The game is coming together in my head! Next, I have to figure out the interface, world map, other graphic design stuff but I’ll leave those for later. My priority now is to finish writing the game and start the script. After that, I can go ham on the art and theeennnn start the programming!

I know this was a long read, but thanks for reading through it! Hopefully I can get these devlogs up regularly that way I can make myself consistently work on the game. :]

[insertdisc5]

Free the land from a terrible curse with your friends, while making sure they don't notice the time loop you're trapped in…

✨ Timeloop RPG In Stars and Time is OUT NOW!!! ✨

Steam ✨ Switch ✨ Playstation 4&5

[cue-bit]

My game is out!

August Ends is a short story RPG Maker game with supernatural elements that centres around cooking. It takes place over the span of a week in late summer and follows the monotonous daily routine of a woman living alone in the woods, isolated save for her trips to an abandoned shrine deep among the trees.

❀ 1 ending.

❀ Play Time: 40min ~ 1 hour

❀ Not all possible options are obvious.

August Ends is the first game I've ever made and was in development for seven months. I hope you enjoy!

Reblogs are appreciated!

Download for free on itch.io!

[mokadevs]

🐑 Prey at the Altar 🐑

You are the lamb. Prepare yourself for sacrifice. A short RPGMaker Horror game about cults and the gods that love them by versegm & mokadevs.

Download on itch!

A game including:

Preparing yourself for your sacrifice.

Or not. Or messing it up on purpose.

3 Endings, with 2 'True' Variants

20 - 40 minutes of gameplay

In-depth discussions on the practicality of sleeping on pews.

[notoh-dev]

Working on sprites is one of my favorite parts of development!

[nikonikonek000]

fairy world!!!!!

[charlie-boyfriend]

Made a new rpgmaker jam game ... Thousands will play

its about an hour + available on ur os as well as a browser playable version ^_^ Im hoping to make an art book later as well so stay tuned if u like it...

[eulogyofaninsect]

Eulogy of an Insect is now live on Steam!

Eulogy of an Insect is now live on Steam! Please wishlist today! Share with your friends, then they'll share with their friends, and then- E HAS COME TO...

[graegrape-art]

an rpgmaker video game about a very normal 50s/60s suburban family that is not haunted by a supernatural creature whatsoever :)c

[dream-trail-rpg]

We’re a bit ahead of schedule currently- battle’s have started development!

-Mod Chip

[arcadekitten]

5 days until the release of my next game project, MY WISHMAKER!✨💜

[starbage]

it's my birthday today, and i have a gift for you all!

HalOPE, my angelic RPGMaker exploration game, will be released before the end of the year. It’s also my first time making a game trailer, or editing a video at all, really, so I hope you like it :-)

(i also uploaded this to youtube, by the way)

[insertdisc5]

it's my birthday today! ✨✨✨ i'm making a timeloop rpg with ✊✋✌️ gameplay called In Stars and Time, which will come out this year!!! if you felt like it, it would be lovely if you wishlisted it on Steam, or told your friends about it :>

as you can guess, indie games in general thrive on word of mouth, so if you took the time to tell even one of your friends about it, or rebblogged this post, that's word of mouth baby!!! thank you :>

[arcadea-rpg]

[lskamil27]

WEEPING ROSEMARY is an rpgmaker game, whose DEMO is now FREE and available to download! 

Follow the story of Ophelia as she returns back home, as something unsettling works in the back...

GENRE: Drama, Psychological, Daily Life, Elements of Horror & Creepy, and sliiight hint of Romance

CONTENT WARNING: CG depicting Gore & Upsetting Imagery, Hints of Emotional and Mental Abuse, Mentions of Suicide, Hints of Familial Abuse, Medical Settings ( for those who have fear of it ), Unhealthy Dynamics & Relationships, and Brief Mentions of Sexual Language

Have fun !! [ LINK HERE ]