Seriously you are the one who inspired me to continue RPG Maker. If not for you, I wouldn't have known how it felt to make a game and have people play it. I'll be taking programming when I go to college for the sole purpose of game developing. If this works, then you literally changed my future.
You're an inspiration to game makers everywhere. I never believed in my game creation skill, and gave up on an engine entirely...until you said you're the only one that can make the game you wanna make, and I don't have to make games the way everyone else wants them. Thank you.
don't be discouraged. We all feel a little envy, but the idea of befriending/treating enemies differently isn't new. From games like Pokemon and Ni No Kuni to Persona which was his inspiration, the idea of treating your "enemies" as friends is certainly not revolutionary, or that monsters/creatures don't have their own personality. It's just that he had good timing, good funding, and a good combination of inspirations :)
thepeanats When I said "combat system", I meant the "bullet hell"-esque idea for battles that he somehow concocted. Yes, the morality idea was good but not necessary novel. The same could be said for the combat system, I suppose, I felt like it was fresher and added a lot more to the game in terms of its actual gameplay.
Joshua Ward oh I'm sorry! I misunderstood you. :3 Yeah, it's pretty fresh compared to the games at the time, but I wouldn't call them groundbreaking ^^" it's more like "how many versions of the same mechanic can we make?" and if you create creatures and personalities for each monster, then it breaks down easier. I'm not trying to put down toby's work, I just know how gut-wrenching it is when you compare someone else's work to yours. I am an artist, and I've started tinkering with VX Ace, but I feel so influenced by so many games and genres that I'm too insecure to move in my own direction.
+thepeanats No worries about the misunderstanding. Also, don't be afraid to move your own direction, maybe try something new or experiment a little bit. It's a necessary part of growing in any creative field. I personally consider myself a writer above all else and I'm constantly challenging myself to come up with new, fresh ideas. However, I do end scrapping most of them (because sometimes you just need to take a step back and say "this is isn't working") but that still tells me that I've developed, at least a bit. It's all about finding out what works and what doesn't and sometimes that just takes some good old-fashioned trial and error. Wish you the best of luck in your art and such and I hope that you (and I doubt you'd start doing it immediately) eventually break past that mental barrier of "it's not good enough to even try", because it just might be worth a shot.
Joshua Ward thank you for the kind words! :D I wish you the best of luck as well, I also write. Well, never taken classes, it's just something I enjoyed doing since I was a kid. My first "book" was two A4 pages stapled together with a cover and back blurb, haha! So I know how much stories develop and change and grow with you, and what you wrote years ago can seem alien now.
Tip 5 really spoke to me. I have a friend from school who constantly tells me 'openness is key' or calls me a railroader because the main character in my game isn't customizable, or that you can only enter certain areas at certain times.. so hearing tip 5 spoke to me a lot in a way. thank you.
“If this at all piques your interest, be sure to check out the rest!” Eh, maybe. “Under UI, you can change the programs color scheme.” THIS PIQUES MY INTEREST.
I find your "don't give up" talk to be the best part of your vids tbh. This is sooo complicated and my "RPG MAKER" bookmarks list is getting huge. I think I've watched just 8 hours of videos today alone and havent even made a map yet. Last time I touched RPG maker was that japanese rip of rpg maker 2k a loooong time ago.
I discovered your channel very recently and as a veteran of the RM (since 2007), I must say how touching to me was yours words regarding the last hint, all those years but that never came into my mind, thank you so much!
Stumbled upon this. Gosh, the last time I use RPG Maker to make my own game is like, what? 2004? And then I went to college and it was left unfinished. Maybe... I should try my hand on this RPG maker thingies again? hmmm...
I personally use 920x540, it's the smallest I can go and I feel the smaller you can reasonably go, the better when it comes to RPG Maker. It's not 16:9 but it works.
Hearing those words really cheered me up, and a size note, my game started on a piece of paper back in the first grade, it has evolved since then, and it keeps evolving, so far, it’s just written down stuff, and artwork, but your right, my game is my game, and it’s how I tell my story, my way... 😁
Thank you so much for the tip on fixing mass spelling errors. I had a word that I left lower case for my entire game that should have been capitalized and this made fixing it so easy! You're the best!
Great video... especially the encouragement at the end... I'm a long-time game PLAYER, and now I have children of my own, so I'm starting to make them. :) This is great knowledge and encouragement for all. Well done!
Wow, the end of this video blew my mind. I just remembered why I started making games to begin with. To be honest, you just told me exactly what I needed to hear at exactly the moment that I needed to hear it and I'm speechless.
The last tip made me cry so much and made me feel seen and that touches me a lot. Do you have more tips or whole videos like that? I need that so much.
Thanks for that final message, Echo. I've been watching your videos to see how I can improve more. Then your last message hit me. I don't have the tendency to compare my work with others' works, but I do have the tendency to give up when things get really difficult. But when I started this game project of mine I committed to myself that I'm going to see this through the end. A lot of developers out there can make great games and do lots of stuff, but no one else is going to make the game in my head the way I really want it! ^___^
Hey Echo! I've recently started using and exploring RPG Maker MV, and your tutorials and tips have helped me a whole lot! Your message at the end has possibly helped me even more, so thank you so much for that, too. Good luck game-making and video-making in the future!
You give such heartfelt and inspiring advice about just starting out and the necessity of practice. I appreciate your videos so much; they give me motivation ;-;
This is why I love Echo's videos so much. The inspiration to never give up. I wish she'd start posting again, I guess she's working on Gaia's Melody HD or something?
The last tip is great. I bought VX Ace recently and am considering on a Sailor Moon RPG but i've yet to play more RPG to work out the mechanics and story line but I can't wait what the next few years have in store. Great work on your videos, Echo!
Love the last tip. I started in VX Ace back then in 2013 and made a full 8 hour length game. after that I stopped because I kept on watching other people's works and got envious and frustrated. I did kept saying "I wish I made that game" and other similar stuff. I also kept wishing that I had a background in Java or computer programming or similar stuff but I couldn't because I was a Nurse and I had to work. I do know my passion though and making RPGs is one of them because I know ideas and desires for games pop up into my head and I want to make em. Now its 2017, I have another idea and I want to make a new game. Thanks for giving me a push. :)
I stopped playing games for a while just because I thought that I could never make something as good as that your last tip really helped me put a few years ago thanks
"No one will ever create game in your way"Its Truth!No one will NEVER create the story of three Blondes!The Truth is that i gave up with making my own game,becouse i ran of ideas.I was 11 or 12 years old.And when i met you and i saw your videos,i was filled with DETERMINATION to Make my new and ONLY the first complete project.I created my charakters and my sister gaved me permision to put her charakters to my game too.And your tutorials helped me to make my game better!
I don't get the impression the emotion/character in your voice is fake, so I've kind of fallen in love with your voice xD It's so cute. Good luck in your work!!
The last tip here is a great one. Have a script, characters, and how I want it to go all fleshed out... I just stink at mapping. I am getting better, but it's just not there yet. I practice making maps when I get a chance and watch others make them. It helps. Still feels blocky to me though.
Personally, the only thing I would look at a other game, is what they did bad, so that I could avoid it. Never had a problem creating stories. Think of something stupid and present it in a somewhat logical way :-P
You are AMAZING!!!! I can't wait to release my new project (which will be my first) and hopefully you get a chance you try it. Keep up the great work and thank you for all the videos and inspiration.
The resolution one is something that I agree with...even if I hate fighting with the resolution. I've found that 920w by 540h is pretty good though, it gives you enough screen space for the player to see and operate the menus and even makes it possible to fit a decent amount of dialogue but you're not going overboard, it's tight and comfortable, I can actually read text in my own game and my character isn't a total of 3 pixels from my perspective. Someone might have a better resolution but I think that if you want a good resolution for a...well, okay, it's not 16:9, it might be 16:10 actually but it's pretty close regardless.
That last tip was really nice to hear! I admit... I've struggled with that. I'm going to admit something to you: I'm jealous of you. I'm jealous of the fact that you made a game all by yourself, and an actual good one at that, something that I wish I could have done back then and now. Sure, GM1 has it's problems, and obviously you've improved over the years, but to see something like that made by someone with hardly any skills... I want that talent. I want those eventing skills. And yet, I'm 23 and I've hardly gotten anything worthwhile made for my game series, not anything worth sending out as a demo to you anyway.
Hi Manegirl. I kinda understand how you feel. Having the talent and skills to make something great seems like it's impossible for us to achieve right now. However, I want to give you an idea: IT'S NOT ALL ABOUT TALENT. What do I mean? Echo was not born with extreme talent and just made awesome games in 1 week. No. Echo took her time, learned, and improved her skills with YEARS of practice. That means making a draft, getting criticized, feeling like a failure, wanting to give up...but never did. She never gave up and just kept moving forward. And that's what matters. I believe you CAN be as good as Echo. I believe you CAN get those eventing skills. If Echo can do it, so can we! We just need to be patient with ourselves, take our time, and learn.
@@Verinius Very true and very well said I would love to hear that you all are that much better considering this is 3 years later im posting this comment.
External Text plugins are also really good for when you need to edit your text. It's a bit tedious to do in the first place, but once you have it done it's so much easier to change than going into a map, then and event, then a message box, and editing that.
I watched your tutorial about parallax mapping and have to say it now... your voice is lovely :) thank u for your tutorials. they are realy helpfull :)
I like the default resolution. If you want to record it and want it widescreen you can stretch it. It would look fine because it is in a 4:3 Screen Ratio and it is changing into 16:9 Screen Ratio. So as a result, It looks good.
great video, great personality, and great example game you made after all your hard work. it really stands apart from most of the rpg maker games ive seen. subbed.
I am extremely new to this stuff. I want to make a game based around a decent Idea I thought up. It's a bit complicated and I even start wondering if I could even do this sort of stuff. But I remembered that nothing comes in an instant. So I should learn more about this and try my best to make the game I want to make. I think I'll be watching your videos more often.
Echo607, keep doing what you are doing. Your the best. I find your tips and video extremely helpful. You keep doing what you doing ma'am, as the people who enjoy and love your work wont use their voice, but the nah sayers with nothing better to do, will. Always watching but some time not commenting, but will thumbs up. 64Nerd
Yeah its a bit to much emotional.. I mean its ok to believe in your dreams but you probably don't do a game which is only for you.. you want that other people play it.. but if your game is shit don't waste you're time because nobody is going to play it. RPG Maker has such a bad reputation because of its mass of crap games.. look at Steam Workshop what some people released. I love your tutorials and the adorable voice, but no tip was new for me and as software programmer I know atleast what is possible with the engine and sometimes I struggle and don't know if the game will meet my expectations. What I want to say is, @Echo607 don't make them to much hope.. you are to positive.. with all that emotions they going to believe you :D
I'm going to disagree with you Daniel. Granted Steam probably isn't the place for amateur dev's to release games that lack ...um, "polish". Making a game for yourself is what gives games variety. Making tired lame games that appeal to a lot of people is what EA does. The game I'm currently working on, I'm sure most people wouldn't like it. But its different from anything else you will find and if one other person likes it, that's enough for me. Don't be so pessimistic. Positivity equals motivation, and game making requires a lot of motivation.
@ Daniel H The point is, Don't give up because your game might not be as good as others, it takes a lot of patience, learning and practice to become better, just like any hobby in life, so keep at it. Her positive attitude towards this is simply amazing and she is reaching out to the people who simply give up cause they feel they don't measure up to others peoples games. Some people (like myself) simply make games because they enjoy making them, other people make games to appeal to different audiences, regardless, it requires a lot of work and can feel overwhelming at times causing some people to just give up. So again, Echo's positive attitude is a great motivation boost.
Nice video, Echo! My first attempt to make a game was so balanced that just one class actually did damage to the monsters, I don't even know why XD I found it a time ago in a lost folder and I felt so much nostalgia that I took that ideia, worked a LOT on it and I'm remaking a no complete game right now --w--'
David Dev yeah I know that feeling lol. My first few projects failed because they were too ambitious lol. But I have a team now so my current project is coming along nicely. (even though it will end up being pretty large in size and time to finish the gameplay lol)
Tasassinn Interactive Nice! In my case, I still need to figure out WHY THE HECK THE ACTOR DEALS 0 DAMAGE IN THE DAMN SLIME. Where was I? Oh, yeah, pain.
If you jump to 2:06 in the video you have an effect I've been trying to find for MZ. I want to have a Large pop-up on the screen when a Quest is given or an important scene ends like you have when an item was received. How is this done? Is there a plugin I get?
One note though, when doing a screen resolution in combination with MBS_MapZoom (or any other plugins to zoom in, or in fact resolution in general.) You need to be sure your game scales within that screen resolution or zoom. For instance if you have a 1600 x 900 screen rez, but zoom 3x, your games pixel ratio will be off, and none of your art will be correct in terms of scale.
Echo607 thank you so much for this tutorial you're an inspiration for game makers everywhere and ignore the negative comments I liked hearing your voice and seeing your games(^^).
Nice video Echo! Im from german, but i watch your videos, because I think they are pretty interesting even if I know nearly everything. Please keep up the good work. I wanted to create a similar channel to yours, but there's not much to look at^^. Have a nice day!
Good tips as usual! (It's not perfect not by a long shot....heh...I still find it far better than my current rate of improvement on my projects xP) But I enjoy the challenge that comes with it! And thanks to you, I know how to improve it (ever so slowly...heh..eh..heheh...) by making use of my own artistic talents xD (some of which I never would have thought of before watching your tutorials and such) So, with that said....I'm adding a character for everyone who's helped me make my big project (still WIP lol but yeah it's gonna wind up pretty big overall) better. Since you helped me with the pact linking system (which um...do you know how to tie those state into Yanfly's CTB battle system so it wears off after 5 actions of the character it's tied to?), I figured you wouldn't mind having a character in the game too! Let me know if you have any ideas on your own character xD it can be some crazy idea or generic, I'll work with it and make it something neat heh.
Wow I wish I had a resolution calculator when I first used the core plugin, I literally had to manually change the resolution of my game many times just so it would fit my laptop screen! But very useful video Echo and over the summer I'm going to 'try' and start making custom graphics for my game cause I'm a bit sick of my game looking very default whilst everyone else's looks great like yours:)
I've been poking around with sounds for when different characters are talking as a means to convey a tone of voice. Although popular games like Undertale do this the technique actually goes WAY back. It confuses me a bit that I'm ok with this but a style where they just make "eh" "wah" "googoo" noises at the start of each sentence or say a single word or stock line of dialogue (actual appropriatness in context varies) annoys the hell out of me. LOL
I just got into the MV for the console... I know I wanted to bring my stories to life, but I also know that the console version would never live up to the pc version. I'm stuck with what I'm stuck with, all I can do is work with my tools to bring about the best version of my game. Sort of ironically though... you and I both have a similar cat character. Though mine is a lot more sassier and less pervy. "I'm afraid I don't have any more time to play with you." "Ya know guys... this guy smells kinda funny!" "...a talking cat?" "A talking human!?" "...how charming." *guy attacks cat* *party character blocks attack* "Woah, he really did try to turn me into cat food!" "That was fairly impressive, Knight." "Sorry, but that won't work." "Yeah! Get him Azzy!" "I'll silence that flabby lipped feline... and the lot of you as well..." "Get ready." *battle start*
ikr. People say her voice is "cringey and annoying" but honestly I like it, but I don't care what it sounds like. Her voice could sound high pitched and annoying as hell, I"d still watch for the content.
Your tips and tricks are really, REALLY, REAAAALLLLYYYYY useful. Thank you for sharing it with us! TIP # 5 is something we should all remind ourselves constantly. Thank you for that reminder. :) Will you also be posting more tips/tricks/tutorials when it comes to the power of event(ing)?
Seriously you are the one who inspired me to continue RPG Maker. If not for you, I wouldn't have known how it felt to make a game and have people play it. I'll be taking programming when I go to college for the sole purpose of game developing. If this works, then you literally changed my future.
And? How is it going?
@@sansotv7134 Is it going good?
@luforia is it good or nah?
Oh man...
I'm scared please tell me how it's going
That last tip really got me inspired to believe in my story....
Thanks, dude.
You always end these on such a warm and encouraging note.
You're an inspiration to game makers everywhere. I never believed in my game creation skill, and gave up on an engine entirely...until you said you're the only one that can make the game you wanna make, and I don't have to make games the way everyone else wants them. Thank you.
Okay, let's be real, though. Toby Fox struck gold with Undertale's combat system and we all wish we had thought of it.
don't be discouraged. We all feel a little envy, but the idea of befriending/treating enemies differently isn't new. From games like Pokemon and Ni No Kuni to Persona which was his inspiration, the idea of treating your "enemies" as friends is certainly not revolutionary, or that monsters/creatures don't have their own personality. It's just that he had good timing, good funding, and a good combination of inspirations :)
thepeanats When I said "combat system", I meant the "bullet hell"-esque idea for battles that he somehow concocted. Yes, the morality idea was good but not necessary novel. The same could be said for the combat system, I suppose, I felt like it was fresher and added a lot more to the game in terms of its actual gameplay.
Joshua Ward oh I'm sorry! I misunderstood you. :3 Yeah, it's pretty fresh compared to the games at the time, but I wouldn't call them groundbreaking ^^" it's more like "how many versions of the same mechanic can we make?" and if you create creatures and personalities for each monster, then it breaks down easier.
I'm not trying to put down toby's work, I just know how gut-wrenching it is when you compare someone else's work to yours. I am an artist, and I've started tinkering with VX Ace, but I feel so influenced by so many games and genres that I'm too insecure to move in my own direction.
+thepeanats No worries about the misunderstanding. Also, don't be afraid to move your own direction, maybe try something new or experiment a little bit. It's a necessary part of growing in any creative field. I personally consider myself a writer above all else and I'm constantly challenging myself to come up with new, fresh ideas. However, I do end scrapping most of them (because sometimes you just need to take a step back and say "this is isn't working") but that still tells me that I've developed, at least a bit. It's all about finding out what works and what doesn't and sometimes that just takes some good old-fashioned trial and error. Wish you the best of luck in your art and such and I hope that you (and I doubt you'd start doing it immediately) eventually break past that mental barrier of "it's not good enough to even try", because it just might be worth a shot.
Joshua Ward thank you for the kind words! :D I wish you the best of luck as well, I also write. Well, never taken classes, it's just something I enjoyed doing since I was a kid. My first "book" was two A4 pages stapled together with a cover and back blurb, haha! So I know how much stories develop and change and grow with you, and what you wrote years ago can seem alien now.
Tip 5 really spoke to me. I have a friend from school who constantly tells me 'openness is key' or calls me a railroader because the main character in my game isn't customizable, or that you can only enter certain areas at certain times.. so hearing tip 5 spoke to me a lot in a way. thank you.
"Without going into crazy voice acting" *laughs in fully voiced game with hundreds of tall sprite npcs"
“If this at all piques your interest, be sure to check out the rest!”
Eh, maybe.
“Under UI, you can change the programs color scheme.”
THIS PIQUES MY INTEREST.
That last tip goes for everything, really. Whether you're a musician, an actor, an artist, game developer.
Probably the best life tip in general
I find your "don't give up" talk to be the best part of your vids tbh. This is sooo complicated and my "RPG MAKER" bookmarks list is getting huge. I think I've watched just 8 hours of videos today alone and havent even made a map yet. Last time I touched RPG maker was that japanese rip of rpg maker 2k a loooong time ago.
I don't even use RPG Maker. I just watch your videos because your voice is like having chocolate cake shoved in your ears.
I am a user, but I couldn't agree more!!
Dean F. Sounds uncomfortable but that's a legit reason.
echo kinda sounds like MoonKitti
D F how?! I watch your videos because they're useful, but her voice drives me insane!
I use VX Ace, but these are still helpful. And her voice is kinda adorable.
I discovered your channel very recently and as a veteran of the RM (since 2007), I must say how touching to me was yours words regarding the last hint, all those years but that never came into my mind, thank you so much!
Stumbled upon this. Gosh, the last time I use RPG Maker to make my own game is like, what? 2004?
And then I went to college and it was left unfinished. Maybe... I should try my hand on this RPG maker thingies again? hmmm...
I'd say go for it, it's a lot of fun I find
I feel the best large widescreen resolution is 1280x720, it's nice, large/small enough, and it's not laggy!
Lwiri totally agree
I personally use 920x540, it's the smallest I can go and I feel the smaller you can reasonably go, the better when it comes to RPG Maker.
It's not 16:9 but it works.
Hearing those words really cheered me up, and a size note, my game started on a piece of paper back in the first grade, it has evolved since then, and it keeps evolving, so far, it’s just written down stuff, and artwork, but your right, my game is my game, and it’s how I tell my story, my way... 😁
Thank you so much for the tip on fixing mass spelling errors. I had a word that I left lower case for my entire game that should have been capitalized and this made fixing it so easy! You're the best!
Great video... especially the encouragement at the end... I'm a long-time game PLAYER, and now I have children of my own, so I'm starting to make them. :) This is great knowledge and encouragement for all. Well done!
Wow, the end of this video blew my mind. I just remembered why I started making games to begin with. To be honest, you just told me exactly what I needed to hear at exactly the moment that I needed to hear it and I'm speechless.
9:00 this hit me right in the heart, thank you.
I am proud of the game I am working on. I will continue to learn and to get better as i go. :) Thanks Echo :)
The last tip made me cry so much and made me feel seen and that touches me a lot. Do you have more tips or whole videos like that? I need that so much.
Thanks for that final message, Echo. I've been watching your videos to see how I can improve more. Then your last message hit me. I don't have the tendency to compare my work with others' works, but I do have the tendency to give up when things get really difficult. But when I started this game project of mine I committed to myself that I'm going to see this through the end.
A lot of developers out there can make great games and do lots of stuff, but no one else is going to make the game in my head the way I really want it! ^___^
Hey Echo! I've recently started using and exploring RPG Maker MV, and your tutorials and tips have helped me a whole lot! Your message at the end has possibly helped me even more, so thank you so much for that, too. Good luck game-making and video-making in the future!
The games you make have a certain art style to it. It has this nice charm. I like it!
You give such heartfelt and inspiring advice about just starting out and the necessity of practice. I appreciate your videos so much; they give me motivation ;-;
This is why I love Echo's videos so much. The inspiration to never give up. I wish she'd start posting again, I guess she's working on Gaia's Melody HD or something?
The last tip is great. I bought VX Ace recently and am considering on a Sailor Moon RPG but i've yet to play more RPG to work out the mechanics and story line but I can't wait what the next few years have in store. Great work on your videos, Echo!
Thanks for tip 5 Echo. We all hit those moments and need to hear it!
Love the last tip. I started in VX Ace back then in 2013 and made a full 8 hour length game. after that I stopped because I kept on watching other people's works and got envious and frustrated. I did kept saying "I wish I made that game" and other similar stuff. I also kept wishing that I had a background in Java or computer programming or similar stuff but I couldn't because I was a Nurse and I had to work. I do know my passion though and making RPGs is one of them because I know ideas and desires for games pop up into my head and I want to make em. Now its 2017, I have another idea and I want to make a new game. Thanks for giving me a push. :)
I was getting depressed and you just helped me alot now, Thank you so much. I love you
I stopped playing games for a while just because I thought that I could never make something as good as that
your last tip really helped me put a few years ago thanks
I adore your videos, they've really been inspiring me to continue work on all the projects I sort of abandoned. Keep up the fantastic work!
"No one will ever create game in your way"Its Truth!No one will NEVER create the story of three Blondes!The Truth is that i gave up with making my own game,becouse i ran of ideas.I was 11 or 12 years old.And when i met you and i saw your videos,i was filled with DETERMINATION to Make my new and ONLY the first complete project.I created my charakters and my sister gaved me permision to put her charakters to my game too.And your tutorials helped me to make my game better!
I don't get the impression the emotion/character in your voice is fake, so I've kind of fallen in love with your voice xD It's so cute. Good luck in your work!!
Just came for my daily Echo motivational speech to keep me working hard. Thanks Echo
The last tip here is a great one. Have a script, characters, and how I want it to go all fleshed out... I just stink at mapping. I am getting better, but it's just not there yet. I practice making maps when I get a chance and watch others make them. It helps. Still feels blocky to me though.
You made me cry with the last tip.
I really needed to listen this to motivate myself.
Thank you very much.
Personally, the only thing I would look at a other game,
is what they did bad, so that I could avoid it.
Never had a problem creating stories. Think of something
stupid and present it in a somewhat logical way :-P
I like your attitude XD
Come up with something crazy and see how you can roll with it.
Great Tutorials Echo i'm loving MV on Switch it's pretty much My Dream RPG Maker!
The artstyle of your game is really cool!
Last Tip was the best tip everybody can take to his/her heart.
I love your videos @Echo607 I've just begun with rpg maker and you've been a great help. Thanks so much for making these videos. :)
Thanks Echo, between you and Yanfly I've been making excellent progress!
You are AMAZING!!!! I can't wait to release my new project (which will be my first) and hopefully you get a chance you try it. Keep up the great work and thank you for all the videos and inspiration.
Thanks for that last one, it made me a feel whole lot better
Thank you. c:
The resolution one is something that I agree with...even if I hate fighting with the resolution.
I've found that 920w by 540h is pretty good though, it gives you enough screen space for the player to see and operate the menus and even makes it possible to fit a decent amount of dialogue but you're not going overboard, it's tight and comfortable, I can actually read text in my own game and my character isn't a total of 3 pixels from my perspective.
Someone might have a better resolution but I think that if you want a good resolution for a...well, okay, it's not 16:9, it might be 16:10 actually but it's pretty close regardless.
I appreciate your patience with doing these videos. Thank you! :)
Dam Echo, why you gotta get me all choked up when all I wanted was just some super important tips and tricks
Cause it's still the most important tip of all xP I know the feeling though heh
That last tip was really nice to hear!
I admit... I've struggled with that. I'm going to admit something to you: I'm jealous of you. I'm jealous of the fact that you made a game all by yourself, and an actual good one at that, something that I wish I could have done back then and now. Sure, GM1 has it's problems, and obviously you've improved over the years, but to see something like that made by someone with hardly any skills... I want that talent. I want those eventing skills.
And yet, I'm 23 and I've hardly gotten anything worthwhile made for my game series, not anything worth sending out as a demo to you anyway.
Hi Manegirl. I kinda understand how you feel. Having the talent and skills to make something great seems like it's impossible for us to achieve right now.
However, I want to give you an idea: IT'S NOT ALL ABOUT TALENT.
What do I mean? Echo was not born with extreme talent and just made awesome games in 1 week. No. Echo took her time, learned, and improved her skills with YEARS of practice. That means making a draft, getting criticized, feeling like a failure, wanting to give up...but never did. She never gave up and just kept moving forward. And that's what matters.
I believe you CAN be as good as Echo. I believe you CAN get those eventing skills. If Echo can do it, so can we! We just need to be patient with ourselves, take our time, and learn.
@@Verinius Very true and very well said I would love to hear that you all are that much better considering this is 3 years later im posting this comment.
@@OniMikeVision85 Thank you OniMike :)
External Text plugins are also really good for when you need to edit your text. It's a bit tedious to do in the first place, but once you have it done it's so much easier to change than going into a map, then and event, then a message box, and editing that.
I watched your tutorial about parallax mapping and have to say it now...
your voice is lovely :)
thank u for your tutorials. they are realy helpfull :)
I like the default resolution. If you want to record it and want it widescreen you can stretch it. It would look fine because it is in a 4:3 Screen Ratio and it is changing into 16:9 Screen Ratio. So as a result, It looks good.
great video, great personality, and great example game you made after all your hard work. it really stands apart from most of the rpg maker games ive seen. subbed.
I am extremely new to this stuff. I want to make a game based around a decent Idea I thought up. It's a bit complicated and I even start wondering if I could even do this sort of stuff. But I remembered that nothing comes in an instant. So I should learn more about this and try my best to make the game I want to make. I think I'll be watching your videos more often.
All your vidéos are so good and motivating ! Great job and continue like that !
you are a badass. Thank you for helping the community the way you do.
Echo607, keep doing what you are doing. Your the best. I find your tips and video extremely helpful. You keep doing what you doing ma'am, as the people who enjoy and love your work wont use their voice, but the nah sayers with nothing better to do, will. Always watching but some time not commenting, but will thumbs up. 64Nerd
Tip#5 is especially helpful... and oddly timely (even if I only just discovered this video). Thanks for that.
yo all your videos be like "yeah so lemme give u tips" and they end like "shit got emotionnal"
Yeah its a bit to much emotional.. I mean its ok to believe in your dreams but you probably don't do a game which is only for you.. you want that other people play it.. but if your game is shit don't waste you're time because nobody is going to play it. RPG Maker has such a bad reputation because of its mass of crap games.. look at Steam Workshop what some people released. I love your tutorials and the adorable voice, but no tip was new for me and as software programmer I know atleast what is possible with the engine and sometimes I struggle and don't know if the game will meet my expectations. What I want to say is, @Echo607 don't make them to much hope.. you are to positive.. with all that emotions they going to believe you :D
I'm going to disagree with you Daniel. Granted Steam probably isn't the place for amateur dev's to release games that lack ...um, "polish". Making a game for yourself is what gives games variety. Making tired lame games that appeal to a lot of people is what EA does. The game I'm currently working on, I'm sure most people wouldn't like it. But its different from anything else you will find and if one other person likes it, that's enough for me. Don't be so pessimistic. Positivity equals motivation, and game making requires a lot of motivation.
sounds like someone has as disposable income. Jokes
@ Daniel H
The point is, Don't give up because your game might not be as good as others, it takes a lot of patience, learning and practice to become better, just like any hobby in life, so keep at it.
Her positive attitude towards this is simply amazing and she is reaching out to the people who simply give up cause they feel they don't measure up to others peoples games.
Some people (like myself) simply make games because they enjoy making them, other people make games to appeal to different audiences, regardless, it requires a lot of work and can feel overwhelming at times causing some people to just give up. So again, Echo's positive attitude is a great motivation boost.
Honestly I Love This series great job Echo
You're so cute with your little laugh and inspirational message at the end.
You should have a million subs, thank you for the great and informative even inspirational video.
Nice, nice things you said at the end of your video. Makes a lot of sense.
Wait, somebody else in the existence of the universe other than me unironically uses Notepad!?!?!? MIND=BLOWN (I honestly thought I was the only one!)
That was a nice speech in the end.
How did you make those leaves to move so naturally in 3:42?
Also, love your voice and style, very cute and motivational
Last tips make me subcribe. The best tips ever.
Nice video, Echo!
My first attempt to make a game was so balanced that just one class actually did damage to the monsters, I don't even know why XD
I found it a time ago in a lost folder and I felt so much nostalgia that I took that ideia, worked a LOT on it and I'm remaking a no complete game right now --w--'
I hate balancing.
Balancing, the bane of my existence lol. I'm so glad there are calculators out there now to help with that!
I always fought it was easy, until I tried making a serious project. Right now I'm crying in a corner
David Dev yeah I know that feeling lol. My first few projects failed because they were too ambitious lol. But I have a team now so my current project is coming along nicely. (even though it will end up being pretty large in size and time to finish the gameplay lol)
Tasassinn Interactive Nice! In my case, I still need to figure out WHY THE HECK THE ACTOR DEALS 0 DAMAGE IN THE DAMN SLIME. Where was I? Oh, yeah, pain.
Aww! This was honestly amazing! Really helped me get motivated! Thanks!
So... Are you going to celebrate 10 k? It's been just 3 months since the 5k Q&A and you gained 5000 subs, congrats.
5k in 3 months is a pretty large gain lol xD She deserves ever sub though, great tutorial maker (and helper in general to the RM community)
If you jump to 2:06 in the video you have an effect I've been trying to find for MZ. I want to have a Large pop-up on the screen when a Quest is given or an important scene ends like you have when an item was received. How is this done? Is there a plugin I get?
the darkmode thing saved my LIFE
One note though, when doing a screen resolution in combination with MBS_MapZoom (or any other plugins to zoom in, or in fact resolution in general.) You need to be sure your game scales within that screen resolution or zoom.
For instance if you have a 1600 x 900 screen rez, but zoom 3x, your games pixel ratio will be off, and none of your art will be correct in terms of scale.
One thing I will say about Tip 5:
There are many games I like playing; but not a lot of them are the kinds of games I want to CREATE
Bout to jump into making a game and these videos are actually helping a lot 030 keep them coming please~
You are so inspirational and motivating, I love it.
You really inspired me to finish my first game thank you :)
Echo607 thank you so much for this tutorial you're an inspiration for game makers everywhere and ignore the negative comments I liked hearing your voice and seeing your games(^^).
Question of utmost importance: NPCs - how can I design them properly? Example: Talking to an NPC, enabling an NPC to randomly move around, etc.
Ahh, I never knew this before, but I tried these settings, and they worked! Thanks! :)
Holy fudge your voice is gorgeous
This was incredibly inspirational. Thank you very much!
Nice video Echo! Im from german, but i watch your videos, because I think they are pretty interesting even if I know nearly everything. Please keep up the good work. I wanted to create a similar channel to yours, but there's not much to look at^^. Have a nice day!
Ugh, I love your laugh as well. And the tips were awesome. Subscribing :3
Thank you for the tips. Keep doing what you're doing, Echo. :)
Good tips as usual! (It's not perfect not by a long shot....heh...I still find it far better than my current rate of improvement on my projects xP) But I enjoy the challenge that comes with it! And thanks to you, I know how to improve it (ever so slowly...heh..eh..heheh...) by making use of my own artistic talents xD (some of which I never would have thought of before watching your tutorials and such)
So, with that said....I'm adding a character for everyone who's helped me make my big project (still WIP lol but yeah it's gonna wind up pretty big overall) better. Since you helped me with the pact linking system (which um...do you know how to tie those state into Yanfly's CTB battle system so it wears off after 5 actions of the character it's tied to?), I figured you wouldn't mind having a character in the game too! Let me know if you have any ideas on your own character xD it can be some crazy idea or generic, I'll work with it and make it something neat heh.
Wow I wish I had a resolution calculator when I first used the core plugin, I literally had to manually change the resolution of my game many times just so it would fit my laptop screen! But very useful video Echo and over the summer I'm going to 'try' and start making custom graphics for my game cause I'm a bit sick of my game looking very default whilst everyone else's looks great like yours:)
I've been poking around with sounds for when different characters are talking as a means to convey a tone of voice. Although popular games like Undertale do this the technique actually goes WAY back. It confuses me a bit that I'm ok with this but a style where they just make "eh" "wah" "googoo" noises at the start of each sentence or say a single word or stock line of dialogue (actual appropriatness in context varies) annoys the hell out of me. LOL
This is awesome, thank you! Great tips at the end too.
Love your positivity bro!
Love these videos :)
You're the best.
Subscribed instantly.
I just got into the MV for the console... I know I wanted to bring my stories to life, but I also know that the console version would never live up to the pc version. I'm stuck with what I'm stuck with, all I can do is work with my tools to bring about the best version of my game.
Sort of ironically though... you and I both have a similar cat character.
Though mine is a lot more sassier and less pervy.
"I'm afraid I don't have any more time to play with you."
"Ya know guys... this guy smells kinda funny!"
"...a talking cat?"
"A talking human!?"
"...how charming."
*guy attacks cat*
*party character blocks attack*
"Woah, he really did try to turn me into cat food!"
"That was fairly impressive, Knight."
"Sorry, but that won't work."
"Yeah! Get him Azzy!"
"I'll silence that flabby lipped feline... and the lot of you as well..."
"Get ready."
*battle start*
OMG is that your game we see at 3:50 ? It looks so good! is it out to download? I would love to play it and record it for my channel.
08:00 what plugin makes the window smaller?
How do you resize the message screen? as done in 8:01
I love watching your videos. So many good tips! :D
You sound like a real pixie :D love it.
ikr. People say her voice is "cringey and annoying" but honestly I like it, but I don't care what it sounds like. Her voice could sound high pitched and annoying as hell, I"d still watch for the content.
My take on the 5th tip:If you didn't think of it, it's probably not something you want
What is that amazing texture pack? The forest them one? At 3:50
I know it's three years later but, are you still active? I want you to know that you inspire me through the process of making my game. Thanks
Your tips and tricks are really, REALLY, REAAAALLLLYYYYY useful. Thank you for sharing it with us!
TIP # 5 is something we should all remind ourselves constantly. Thank you for that reminder. :)
Will you also be posting more tips/tricks/tutorials when it comes to the power of event(ing)?