The Maru Mari feedback thread

2004-04-29 09:22:19 pm

You idiot toozin, its spelld like this.

Whee re teh bast.

2004-04-30 08:11:15 pm

New member, old reader. I never knew there was a forum but I learned of this site from nintendo a while back.

The HBA pictures are cool. What program did you guys use to make the game? I mean to program the game and how it plays. I want to make me own game. But I don't want to learn a bunch of stuff. Is it easy to program it without any knowledge about programming?

Wassup Dawgs

2004-04-30 09:02:03 pm

Not really. You have to memorize commands. After that, it all depends on what type of language you're programming in. BASIC language is the easiest to use. It has simple commands, and all you have to learn is how the programs flow (for lack of a better word). C++ on the other hand is much more difficult, with complicated commands and things like that.

Toozin

2004-04-30 09:17:30 pm

Not impossible

just highly unlikely

The program we're using for HBA is called RPG Maker 2003. Neat little thing.

Xmasdork

2004-04-30 09:56:55 pm

Where can I find RPG Maker 2003? how much is it and is it simple to use?

Toozin

2004-04-30 10:09:45 pm

Not impossible

just highly unlikely

Quote from Xmasdork:

Where can I find RPG Maker 2003?

Internet

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how much is it

Technically free

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and is it simple to use?

Relatively.

Xmasdork

2004-04-30 11:20:01 pm

Whats the site? I'm assuming you download it off the site or whatever.

Houston

2004-05-01 12:50:15 am

I'm not writing from my home computer, so i cannot give you the website to download RM2K3. When i get home, i'll give you the link. RM2K3 doesnt require any real coding skills, and its fairly easy to learn, but its still like a form of coding. When you "script", the code you see is somewhat like coding, but its very easy to do. It usualy comes out like this

<>Battle: Start slimex3
<>If defeat: Game over
<>Say message "Congradulations! you beat the enemy!"
<> Say message "Character: Great! Now we can go save the princess!"
<>end

You dont have to write any of that, its all done through simple buttons and tabs and such. You can, however, do some very advanced stuff, if you have the knowledge. Me and paratroopa1 (who are the main "programers" for HBA) Have been using RM2K3 for quite some time, so HBA will have many advanced things in it, such as non-random battles (which isnt very advanced, but hey...), a map system, overworld items (like jump boots, hook shots, zelda sorta things.) Scripted boss battles, unique leveling systems and so on and so fourth. Dont expect to be able to do all sorts of things right away though, it takes some time to get a basic knowledge.

I'm not writing from my home computer, so i cannot give you the website to download RM2K3. When i get home, i'll give you the link. RM2K3 doesnt require any real coding skills, and its fairly easy to learn, but its still like a form of coding. When you "script", the code you see is somewhat like coding, but its very easy to do. It usualy comes out like this

<>Battle: Start slimex3
    <>If defeat: Game over
    <>Say message "Congradulations! you beat the enemy!"
    <> Say message "Character: Great! Now we can go save the princess!"
<>end

You dont have to write any of that, its all done through simple buttons and tabs and such. You can, however, do some very advanced stuff, if you have the knowledge. Me and paratroopa1 (who are the main "programers" for HBA) Have been using RM2K3 for quite some time, so HBA will have many advanced things in it, such as non-random battles (which isnt very advanced, but hey...), a map system, overworld items (like jump boots, hook shots, zelda sorta things.) Scripted boss battles, unique leveling systems and so on and so fourth. Dont expect to be able to do all sorts of things right away though, it takes some time to get a basic knowledge.

Roy

2004-05-01 05:07:51 am

Are there any screenshots of HBA?

professor_scissors

2004-05-01 11:16:41 am

Quote from Toozin:

The program we're using for HBA is called RPG Maker 2003. Neat little thing.

How are you going to do the whole "jumping over enemies to avoid them" and other things you've promised with RM2K3?

Toozin

2004-05-01 01:42:56 pm

Not impossible

just highly unlikely

Quote from professor_scissors:

Quote from Toozin:

The program we're using for HBA is called RPG Maker 2003. Neat little thing.

How are you going to do the whole "jumping over enemies to avoid them" and other things you've promised with RM2K3?

With pizzaz, that's how!

All that stuff is possible. I've already played a game of Houston's that featured realtime jumping.

GreenMamba

2004-05-01 04:23:45 pm

What luck, there's french fry stuck in my beard.

You can actually still find RM2K3 on the internet? I thought most sites took it down.

Meh, doesn't matter. I've had it for quite some time.

Yoshi348

2004-05-01 09:29:08 pm

PAGE BREAKER

Ready and willing.

BTW, (and I think I might have asked this before, but) does the game compile into a standard executable, or will you have to download RM2K3 to run it?

Houston

2004-05-02 02:26:10 am

(didnt use the quote thing. to lazy.)
professor_scissors wrote:
How are you going to do the whole "jumping over enemies to avoid them" and other things you've promised with RM2K3?

With advanced and simple RM2K3 coding. Just wait till you see it. Jumping is very, very easy to do. I've done systems much more complicated than jumping. In one of my games, i have a day/night system where a full day lasts 24 minutes, and different things happen at different times of day. Shops close at night, you can be mugged in the streets, some enemies are only around at certain times. Theres much more advanced systems in HBA than jumping systems that should be worried about.

GreenMamba: Yeah, i have a website somewhere. I'm getting the the link in a little bit.

Yoshi348: The game has a standard executable, but theres a "resource" Folder, which as all the graphics and stuff. Normaly, you need to download RM2K3s RTP (run time package) To run games, but im going to do everything i can to make sure you only need to download HBA. It shouldnt be to hard of a task, since alot of stuff in HBA is custom made anyways.

Roy: http://www.metroid2002.com/maru_mari/HBAshots.PNG Those are some old screen shots. All the characters are done by now, but will not be reveiled till later dates, or maybe not even till the game is out.

Hmm... Any questions i missed?

(didnt use the quote thing. to lazy.)
professor_scissors wrote: 
How are you going to do the whole "jumping over enemies to avoid them" and other things you've promised with RM2K3?

With advanced and simple RM2K3 coding. Just wait till you see it. Jumping is very, very easy to do. I've done systems much more complicated than jumping. In one of my games, i have a day/night system where a full day lasts 24 minutes, and different things happen at different times of day. Shops close at night, you can be mugged in the streets, some enemies are only around at certain times. Theres much more advanced systems in HBA than jumping systems that should be worried about.

GreenMamba: Yeah, i have a website somewhere. I'm getting the the link in a little bit.

Yoshi348: The game has a standard executable, but theres a "resource" Folder, which as all the graphics and stuff. Normaly, you need to download RM2K3s RTP (run time package) To run games, but im going to do everything i can to make sure you only need to download HBA. It shouldnt be to hard of a task, since alot of stuff in HBA is custom made anyways.

Roy: http://www.metroid2002.com/maru_mari/HBAshots.PNG Those are some old screen shots. All the characters are done by now, but will not be reveiled till later dates, or maybe not even till the game is out.

Hmm... Any questions i missed?

Houston

2004-05-02 02:29:27 am

This is RPG maker 2003
http://www.lrpgm.com/site/?page=downloads&id=10

This is the RTP (required to run RM2K3)
http://www.lrpgm.com/site/?page=downloads&id=9

=Prime Killer=

2004-05-02 06:20:14 am

Any of the RPG makers(including 99 and 2000),are almost the same script,just different graphics,sprites and stuff. I'm making my own right now,and so far,it's doing well.

Houston,when did you start HBA,anyway? When will you think it will done and up?

Wassup Dawgs

2004-05-02 11:12:04 am

Good luck finishing the game. I don't know about you, but whenever I start programming, I almost never finish. I get bored and quit basically. But that's probably because the game would mainly be for myself. I don't have lots of fans waiting like you.

Chet Rippo

2004-05-02 08:10:11 pm

Quote from Wassup Dawgs:

Good luck finishing the game. I don't know about you, but whenever I start programming, I almost never finish. I get bored and quit basically. But that's probably because the game would mainly be for myself. I don't have lots of fans waiting like you.

Tha tis kinda like me. I have yet to finish a game, but I continualy work at a steady pace. Too bad my game that I was working on had to quit on me. Crying or Very sad

As it has something missing in the script, an item or something.

Houston

2004-05-02 08:29:35 pm

Quote from =Prime Killer=:

Any of the RPG makers(including 99 and 2000),are almost the same script,just different graphics,sprites and stuff. I'm making my own right now,and so far,it's doing well.

Houston,when did you start HBA,anyway? When will you think it will done and up?

A while ago; A while from now :P
There is a TON of custom graphics in HBA, so its going to take forever just to get everything made.