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Chain Games / Re: Random Inspirational Moment

« Last post by Momeka on October 31, 2023, 06:23:33 AM »

It's not about the chain games, but Charas is briefly mentioned in this video around 14:30
https://means.tv/programs/preservingworlds?cid=3126705&permalink=201-rpg

It's an online docuseries where they explore old digitial worlds and player created things. This is the episode about rpg maker. Randomly stumbled upon it on twitter last night.

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Chain Games / Re: Random Inspirational Moment

« Last post by Fisherson on October 30, 2023, 12:40:48 PM »

Nice to see, I remember a few people making videos or commenting about our previous games as well, and by looking at other people playing I realized that we probably need like a Wiki or a guide or something for some other games because they can be kinda hard at times.

But yeah, we've made some great projects since 2013 and I've learnt a lot. Doesn't mean I necessarily make better design decisions but I feel like I have a better sense of what works and not at least.

I know of two people who made videos and I still need to comment on one. I always think you should do that even on big media projects let alone in the indie bis where we have no excuses not to. I also think one of the undeniably awesome things was as we made Chain Games we all leveled up our skills. Sure we wrote some cringe stuff, or made too hard of a puzzle but next time we used what we learned and even tried some things we scraped right? One of the best things about the whole experience that's hard to explain to literally anyone who's never done it.

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Chain Games / Re: Random Inspirational Moment

« Last post by Prpl_Mage on October 29, 2023, 06:48:29 PM »

Nice to see, I remember a few people making videos or commenting about our previous games as well, and by looking at other people playing I realized that we probably need like a Wiki or a guide or something for some other games because they can be kinda hard at times.

But yeah, we've made some great projects since 2013 and I've learnt a lot. Doesn't mean I necessarily make better design decisions but I feel like I have a better sense of what works and not at least.

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Chain Games / Random Inspirational Moment

« Last post by Fisherson on October 29, 2023, 05:05:31 AM »

So I was testing our keyword power ,little data anaylst thing I do as an unpaid hobby, and I typed in Spring Valley then adjusted it when I remembered there's a farm sim app named just Spring Valley to the "The Mystery of Spring Valley" and the Youtuber who played our game popped up and made me smile, then a link to the game standard stuff....Then this:
https://rawg.io/games/mystery-of-spring-valley/suggestions

Somebody compared us to Cthulhu Saves the World. TuT I am so touched I can't even type I'm crying little tears of joy. This is why I love inserting random things and systems into stories on RPG Maker with you guys. People DO like what we make.  It bolsters me, especially when my mother grates at me with 'you don't make any money off these so why do it' nonsense and I thought my whole team and more importantly my Dev Friends here needed to see that. I hope it makes you realize we gave blood and sweat and stupid thinly veiled puns to this game and it impressed somebody enough tio compare us to a game that still gets mentioned in cult circles to this day.

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Chain Games / Re: Chain game ideas and discussion 2022-20??

« Last post by Momeka on October 23, 2023, 06:52:33 AM »

It's not really got anything I can contribute to with my limited skill set

I'm sure you can. It's just rpg maker stuff as always. All the systems are set up and stuff and will require minimum interacting with if you don't want to. Other than that you can do all the standard stuff, it's the regular battle system and all that. Yeah, it might be a bit hard to put personality to the heroes as it's set up now, but you can move that to npc talking to or around the player instead. Tell the story from that perspective.

For art and stuff I'm willing to do stuff if you don't want to try it yourself.

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All of all! / Re: Pulse check

« Last post by Momeka on October 23, 2023, 06:48:31 AM »

Tried my hand at a  professional game and pixel art career ( If anyone is interested, https://www.deviantart.com/taiguerrobocopi,

Oh man, nice pixel art!

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All of all! / Re: post a photo of yourself

« Last post by Fisherson on October 23, 2023, 12:23:37 AM »

Remind me have I ever posted my awful visage here? Oh well here ya go if you're curious:
Oh **** I have no sharing site besides Face book...Ahh ignore all the woke and anti-establishment stuff you see if it offends you look away:
https://www.facebook.com/photo?fbid=885306002952590&set=a.127189632097568
Also for bonus when I had a awesome Heitfield goatee before it went left and needed shaved
https://www.facebook.com/photo/?fbid=885307199619137&set=a.127189632097568

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Chain Games / Re: Chain game ideas and discussion 2022-20??

« Last post by Fisherson on October 22, 2023, 11:37:54 PM »

Love the style you guys are brewing but I might sit this one out. It's not really got anything I can contribute to with my limited skill set and my lack of will to live. TuT

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All of all! / Re: Pulse check

« Last post by Prpl_Mage on October 18, 2023, 06:15:56 PM »

I'm glad that so many people are finding their way back here honestly. And even if things didn't exactly turn out as we expected back in 2005 ish when we joined - life turned out quite okay for most of you I hope.

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All of all! / Re: Pulse check

« Last post by Grandy on October 18, 2023, 01:05:23 PM »

Hey there, adult life is terrible and I got ~*~clinical depression~*~ :D

I usually go by the username tiger_robocop now, or taiguerrobocopi when that one is taken by other funny haha so random oldschool brazilian gamers with  no creativity like me.
Havent updated ^that thing in a few years either.

Tried my hand at a  professional game and pixel art career ( If anyone is interested, https://www.deviantart.com/taiguerrobocopi, though none of my actual professional works are in there because client secrecy... also most my clients wanted NSFW stuff) but then quickly realised making my hobby be my job was making me miserable (also when I learned I had depression). Also, couldn't finish any project due to feature creep so ya. Spent four months working manual labor in a big chain store but that place was two steps away from actual slave labour plus my boss was lowkey making me break multiple health and safety laws so I nope'd out of there quite fast. Half a year ago I landed a job as a public servant paper pusher and though it is far from the adventure and excitement the child me who first joined this forum wanted their job to be on the future I'm pleasantly confortable. Like, it's boring, but it is nice-boring. Like watching an unfunny Simpsons episode.

I had a mustache/goatee/sunglasses/beret phase. It lasted a year.

Recently became interested in rpg maker again and it reminded me of this place. Glad to see this place is still around in zombie form though I'm honestly starting to get concerned for Alex's wallet.