RPG Maker VX Ace help?

[AsianP3rsuas10n]

Alright, first I need to apologize for making so many threads. Its mostly cuz I've been have a lot of free time on my hands and so I get bored. But I need someone with some kind of experience in this program to help me out a bit here. Ok so first day of getting this program, everything is working fine, English, all running smoothy. Got a few characters, made some skills, moves, changed title screen, added BGM. Great first few days. Then one night I turned off my computer and the next day BAM! everything is in Japanese and I get an error everytime I try to load up my game! SO I quit... but just recently I redownloaded it and got stuff working again. BUT still cant load any of my data from what I made before. Now here comes the part I need help with. Does ANYone know how I could import the data from my previous game back into the database? That means literally starting a new project and technically copy and pasting my old one onto it. And if not, I may have to cry and will probably start to make a new game... I dont even know if I'm posting this in the right place. I know I'm the really annoying new guy that gives no good ideas but thats what learning is for. Thank you in advance even if you didnt help me.

[SugarCookie]

To be honest, I think RPG Maker games are really getting old.
For me, it's spam in the creative corner, and I rarely play one.

Go download flash, learn coding, and make a real game.
Not trying to be rude, but yeah.

[AsianP3rsuas10n]

To be honest, I think RPG Maker games are really getting old.
For me, it's spam in the creative corner, and I rarely play one.

Go download flash, learn coding, and make a real game.
Not trying to be rude, but yeah.

Woah woah. Kinda got the rude part all over that comment. Dude RPG maker is the simplest form of creating a game. I'm doing this to see what I can do at the designing and creating level of making a game. Not so I can get 500 fans that would beg to meet me. I want to learn the basics of making a game before actually spending time on learning flash. Yea sure some arent fun but RPG maker is a great way to start out. I'm not even asking you to play it lol I asked for help because I stumbled upon a problem. I was never going to post the game up here anyway cuz it was a non-H game. And please kind sir give me the definition of a real game? I never knew RPG maker games were fake.

[AsianP3rsuas10n]

And please have some respect for our members here. You should know that people that make RPG maker games spend a lot of time into making the game.

I may have only been here for only about less than a month but I have the decency to respect the people who create stuff at all on this forum.

[Thaedael]

Different stroke for different folks. I hate self righteous noobs that come in here and dictate their righteous beliefs on the directions games should take, yet I try not to let that part of me out into the public realm of LoK. Especially when said people would, themselves, never bother to try and create something. So keep your comments in line, for who knows, maybe this man will make the English equivalent of the monster girl rpg hmmm?

As for the original poster. There is a lot of material out on the website of the designers and a lot of their forums. That would be my best bet, or shoots pms to the makers of some on this website. That would be my best reccomendation. Good luck and god speed. On a side note, this forum is not only for hentai games, despite what some people should say. If you are going to do it beware, you will take flack like I did, but you seem to want to do this for yourself more than assholes like the guy above.

[AsianP3rsuas10n]

Different stroke for different folks. I hate self righteous noobs that come in here and dictate their righteous beliefs on the directions games should take, yet I try not to let that part of me out into the public realm of LoK. Especially when said people would, themselves, never bother to try and create something. So keep your comments in line, for who knows, maybe this man will make the English equivalent of the monster girl rpg hmmm?

As for the original poster. There is a lot of material out on the website of the designers and a lot of their forums. That would be my best bet, or shoots pms to the makers of some on this website. That would be my best reccomendation. Good luck and god speed. On a side note, this forum is not only for hentai games, despite what some people should say. If you are going to do it beware, you will take flack like I did, but you seem to want to do this for yourself more than assholes like the guy above.

Indeed I wish to do this for myself more than for others but I'm only doing this because I want to be a part of this community rather than just a lurker. Hes not an asshole for stating his opinions. I, honestly, couldve cared less about his thoughts but disrespecting the people who put blood and sweat into their games is a no no for me. I also love people who say things like "make a real game" or "play some real games" lol cuz I just wonder to myself who died and made his opinions so important haha. As for my help, no one has actually completely helped me yet. Mostly I just get "go to youtube" or no response in general. But I understand that it would be annoying to have people come ask for help yet they did it all by themselves. I'm not a lonewolf person. I prefer an evironment where I can discuss and make progress as a group. But if my threads ever cause a problem of annoyance please delete it without second thoughts. Thanks for the advice though.

[SugarCookie]

I was going to rage a bit reading the replies, but then I saw 6th post.

Thanks for understanding that was my opinion, and I understand people work very hard for such a (in my opinion) shit program. I'm not disrespecting the people who use it, I'm disrespecting the program itself. From what I've seen, it's very limited in what it can do, and a lot of the games on this forum using RPG Maker have that annoying similarity that ruins all of them once you notice it.

Also, kitty moderator sir, I am a she/gal/bitch, not a he/guy/asshole ^^

[Thaedael]

I guess I should explain myself a little more to you asian, since you seem to think I come across as an asshole. Hell maybe I am turning into trunks after having done this for a few years now. I started by joining legend of krystal with the intent of helping a person make his dreams come true, only for him to quit. Along the way I made some friends, and had some fun. A lot of people grew disenchanted with how long it took venerable brother Renara to do anything, and as such trunks and jaysteppes decided to do a side project, which kinda fell apart. I saw how people were trash talking them, slinging mud at their names, and impeding any and all productivity on the project. I got pissed and became a moderator, and helped to try and re-spark interest in the project. Lost a lot of sleep, learned a lot of skills to make a game happen, co-ordinated between many people, and redoubled my efforts into building a community that would care. What did I get instead? I got people yelling at trunks telling him he knew nothing about how to make a game, people bitching at our concept artist until she quit and pursued better and more worthwhile things, and of course the greatest lok sin of all, traumatizing a friend of mine who since then has pretty much lost the will to do any drawing at all these days.

So I said, you know what, fuck it. Area_52 shut down, it's members went and did better things. I rallied Kuja and KatsuO_O to make a game with me. It was going well people were interested, I was losing sleep, writing for days on end, making costumes, getting Kuja to draw everything just right, getting friends in real life to proof read the script and the like. What did we get? When people found out it wasn't a porn game? I was getting 50 private messages a day, for 2 months telling me I had no place on the forum, that my idea was stupid, that my game was stupid, that I was an idiot, that my artist suck and my programmer was unreliable. Well guess what. I decided to make a porn game instead discarding all motivation and the like.

So fast forward to the present. Now I have no motivation to moderate, even though after KatsuO_O and I bled to build better forums, listening to idiots who wanted to make rps, busting our ass to make it work and to some degree of success now that there are many projects (game maker projects too mind you new guy). There are people like gorepete now making cool games, teaching people, and attracting more members to the site than I could have ever dreamed that I myself would have made. We got wonderful moderators in the RP section that get more people coming in and having fun.

Where do the evil we battle for a year and a bit lead to? Katsu quit being a moderator, I tried quitting but Renara still hasn't taken my power away, and now I fear I lost the proper impartial restraing I had. In a time when the forums have been doing better than ever before I can't ever pursue the game I want. Why? People like him saying ideas are stupid, or demolishing team members motivations. My graphic artist is a real person, in a real country, with a real sister that depends on him. I haven't seen him in days. My animator hates doing artwork because people were too critical and now does animations instead. Me? I barely have time between working 2 jobs and going to school with double major double honors.

So when I see people suggesting what should and shouldn't be done, I will not stand for it. This community has transcended the idea that spawned it, and has become a leading game development site, a fun place for many to learn things. So when you say make a real game, that the efforts of people like you or me are just spam, it irks me. If I was paid for how much of my spare time went into this forums to make it a little better, I would have been able to make it buy with just one job. So keep it in mind in the future!

/rant TL;DR as a moderator I just want to disapprove all your posts to stop you from posting in RP, your true goal. I regret also listening to assholes at the time and not doing something I aspired to for years, and now will never have the time to do.

[Hazard1325]

I guess I should explain myself a little....

Been there, Moderator/Administrator for any public project chips away at your soul. I worked for about a year over on a Neverwinter Nights Server as the Admin and server host. I spent 30+ hours over six or so days overhauling the server one week when no one was able to work. The first day of launch a player told me it was a really dumb change and suggested a dozen new ideas. Before this we had had OOC Drama, Hackers, and the challenge of indefinitely continuing stories across a day to day 24-7 RP server. Not to mention it was locked in a single genera and eventually that gets old, its hard to be creative for a long time. All of this stress piled up and I'm lucky all I did was quit and nothing more drastic. It doesn't seem like a lot from an outside view but you really have no idea what it takes to make an operation run until your put in the position.

Overseeing projects is draining, be thoughtful with your criticism to authors and any aspiring to become one. Brevity is great, but can make your message vague or callous if your not careful.

[SugarCookie]

Well I must say, Thaedael, you actually did open my eyes a little there.

Yes I read your whole post, and yes, I am now a bit sorry I said that.
...I don't know what to say past that without making it really awkward, but I see your point, and I can't say I disagree with any of it.

[Thaedael]

I am fine with constructive feedback, people telling each-other what they didn't like and how they could potentially improve it. What I abhor is someone telling another that they cannot or should not do something, for no other reason then being a selfish bastard. For as long as I still have my name in green I will keep this forum accessible to all, and receptive to all. I don't put up with shit.

[AsianP3rsuas10n]

Lol You got me wrong thae. I dont judge people ever lol. I will never call someone an asshole or insult them in anyway cuz they're just human. Well unless they piss me off that bad then names will fly. But your the last person I'd call an asshole haha. What you and your team should've done was work on a the until it is done. I find it useless to make updates and show people because all the haters pile up and make it so you feel like crap and quit on making these games you want to. If you want constructive critism, ask people who actually know what they're doing. I like the fact we get to see previews and play the game as you update it but "assholes" come in many different shapes and sizes these days. Of course I understand your teams situation completely and would never say anything besides "good job for trying."

I look at the bad comments and I just laugh at them an think how stupid they had to be to actually had the nerve to judge someones work without showing what they can do. If you could stick to that a game can be completed in no time.

Now back on Topic, Cookie its obvious to me that you are not a gamer. In anyway possible. Nor are you the type of person to dig into a program an learn its true strength and weaknesses. RPG maker doesnt extend far because its soul purpose is for new programmers to see how the game creating industry is like. You must understand even though you may think your not disrespecting the creators on this site, you are still disrespecting those who put hours and hours of work into making a program like RPG Maker. Its not wether a game is good, but how hard and dedicated the creator was.

I dont care if you dont finish a game. And to be honest I dont know why trunks does. He is actually making people want to not make games because of the way he treats them when they ask for help.

Thae you need to be more motivtional to the new comers that make their games. I realize its incredibly hard but being unmotivated to be a moderator is gonna make you stress so much more when assholes enter. What I don understand is why everyone that makes a game so lonewolf. Almost everything they do is by themselves. I dont undersand it at all really. You guys could accomplish so much more if you'd all work together.

And Thae if you attempt to make another game, which I hope you decide to do. I'm sure many people will help you. Heck if I knew flash I'd help you and I'd never quit even if it took 3 years to finish. I know you never have time anyway but thats why I say that you should keep it discreet. Only showing it when your almost done or completely done. Your game right? Why care about what other people think? Its not like you're selling it for profit anyway.

And for ALL YOU "ASSHOLES" before you judge a persons work, you better have something better already made or else you'll look as smart as the words you chose to type out.

[Thaedael]

Meh, you can only be happy, and optimistic for two solid years and eat the biggest pile of shit without getting glazed over. What trunks abhors is people coming in with an idea and not actually trying to learn it. IE: the millions of threads by one time posters that come and say, why hasn't so and so been made. Other people make it I will co-ordinate it. It doesn't work, never has.

As for lonewolfing it? So far it has been notoriously difficult to keep teams together. If you rely on someone else instead of yourself, what happens when that person disappears?

[AsianP3rsuas10n]

Yea I guess so. I cant really say much on the first part since I've only been here for less than a month lol.

Yea but he doesnt have to be so sarcastic about it lol.

If it were me I'd ask for proof before telling the guy your pathetic and this will never happen and no one is going to help you haha. Its cool though. I like trunks. Hes not a total douche like his father in the anime.

As for the team thing. I find it more helpful to each create something and put it together afterwards. Unless it doesnt work that way in programming. But one can code, one can draw, etc. You do all of this until you know that 1. It will be completed fast 2. No one will quit and 3. Everyone is happy with the idea. When you told me your story it seemed like people quit because they took peoples comments too seriously. I mean if you come up with an idea and you decide to change it according to the people than why are you making the game for free? Right? Get a team and build something you all like. And then each make their own stuff. You have over like 10,000 people on this site. I'm sure that if someone leaves its gonna be easy to replace especially if you all agree on one idea.

It may not work so hot with art and stuff but thats why you dont put it together until the end. Its like putting together a puzzle. Find all the right peices, assemble them in an organized position, and then put it all together in the end for a beautiful peice of artwork. Again unless making games doesnt work this way (I have no clue cuz I'm still learning) but then also I'm not a very good motivational speaker. Lol

Overall just keep your head up and stop getting to riled up over assholes. You're gonna end up being an old grumpy person when your 50. Better off laughing in their faces, then telling them off than get mad at all of them and give up on the joy of Lok Forum.

[Thaedael]

Except it takes more time co-ordination things between the individual components, and even more time spent waiting in between. I have been trying for 2 years, I am burned out and disenchanted at the prospect. As for replacing, Kuja is irreplaceable to me. If you could find someone professionaly trained in Adobe Illustrator, and with the talent he has, and the personality he has, with his ability to work with mine, I would be surprised.

As for your perception of how coding comes together. In a super hypothetical world, it everyone had standardized knowledge in programming, you could in theory build it by module, but once more, it's like trying to find two kuja's.

As for the final part. When you get 200 pms every 4 days, and it drowns out your team communications, or when you get 60 emails a week telling you to yiff in hell, to die, or to give up on a project, it drains on you. LoK stopped being fun for me a long time ago, the only thing that keeps bringing me back is the promise of a good role=play, which never works lol, I should know better by now =P.

[AsianP3rsuas10n]

Lol yea i see where your coming from.

For me I'm not into that roleplaying stuff. I'm not a descriptive guy so i wouldnt fit in that section

[GoRepeat]

AND THIS IS WHY SOLO PROJECTS ARE THE BEST PROJECTS (with a little help, of course... thanks eggs... psyk... etc...)

[Thaedael]

AND THIS IS WHY SOLO PROJECTS ARE THE BEST PROJECTS (with a little help, of course... thanks eggs... psyk... etc...)

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AND THIS IS WHY SOLO PROJECTS ARE THE BEST PROJECTS (with a little help, of course... thanks eggs... psyk... etc...)

Wait I just realized, does this mean all of Kuja's sprites are up for grabs? I know they were respectfully off limits when you all were working before....

[Thaedael]

I never said I stopped working on the current project. It's just been slow, between him being busy and me being busy =P.