A Totally Awesome RPG Plan

[Kryton87]

So... I was involved with the Tales of Litany. It seems like that fell through, and no one has posted on it since like weeks ago. So! I have decided to start my own Awesome RPG.

The plan is, we start an RPG and get some progress by the end of this year. The RPG will be Awesome, and I guarantee nothing else. If its not Awesome, we're NOT TRYING HARD ENOUGH!!

So the basic plot so far (all possibly and probably subject to change) is set in modern times (currently) and this guy (call him Mr. A) goes to a gaming convention. They have all sorts of awesome things, like stores, and games and such. So he finds some awesome people to hang out with, like the DM of a D&D game (Mr. B), and an old friend (Mr. C), and then this other guy (Mr. D), a friend of Mr. A, shows up in a space suit, and claims to be from the future. So they go out and find that Mr. D has a space ship sitting outside.

The rest of the story takes place in space or in alternate times.

I haven't figured anything else out yet, but it has potential. And if we can get that first scene done by the end of December, I think we have a shot at an awesome game.

Anyone can help as much or as little as you want, and positions can be filled by multiple people, and the same person can fill multiple positions provided you're willing to do the work.

a '~' after a person's name means part-time, not willing to put full effort in. Status can change at any time. This is a fluid project! (added 06-11-17)

Positions still available:
Director
Manager
Soundman - Tsukasa
Music Composer - Tsukasa
Music Composer - nikOtine
Music Composer - Omecle~
Music Composer - Kryton87
Music Composer - sephirothishere
Graphic Designer
Spriter - Omecle~
Artistic Master - Nominus Experse
Map Maker - Nominus Experse
Map Designer - Kryton87
Storyboarder - Kryton87
Story Writer Spirit - Anyone and Everyone
Story Writer A - Nominus Experse
Story Writer B - Bahamut2000X
Story Writer C - RedXIII13
Story Writer D - sephirothishere
Dialog Director - Bahamut2000X
Code Writer - Kryton87
Code Writer
And Many Many Testors - everyone

Ok, thats all for now, If anyone is even slightly interested in joining this project, just send a post, and I'll answer any questions you have. Remember, the goal is AWESOME, and Nothing short of it!

[Jigsaw]

What does a manager do?

[nik0tine]

Sign me up for music composer, but I probably don't have the skills to participate full time. You might want to get more than one musician.

[Kryton87]

The manager does managorial things, I haven't decided yet, Until further notice, the manager has to know what everyone is doing, and will be motivating everyone to get the job done. Along with the director, who will be doing the same thing. Its nice to have a partner you see...

[NeoCracker]

I also suggest multiple story writers, and I would like to fill that role.

[Nominus Experse]

If you wish, I could fill any of these positions relatively well:

Mapper
Artist
Writer
Tester

[Rostum]

I could probably help out Nik with some of the music, but I wouldn't be able to work on it full time... Same deal with any pixel / concept art.

[Markus. D]

Soundman

I know the where of many many neat sfx ^-^

[Bahamut2000X]

Wow sounds...interesting...Well as I'm always trying to work on my own RPG's I wouldn't mind lending a hand in one for once. (It'ld be nice to not be the only guy making an RPG by myself for once. >.>)

Anywho's my main areas of expertise are mostly story, plot, scenario, and character/enemy design (like come up with the concept, not the physical making of them for game usage like a sprite or something <.<).

But yeah I could help out with the writing of the game, dialouge, and those sorts of things.

Also incidently what program are you using to make this with? RPG maker I presume?

But yeah sign me up somewhere and I'll start thinking up some stuff.

[Kryton87]

this is sounding awesome already! First task, we need good communication, and file sharing capabilities. Does anyone have a server that they can use to put files on? How does everyone want to do communication? We could use IRC, AIM, or any of the other various messenger services out there. We can continue using this thread, but its a bit clunky. I think IRC would be good, I have mIRC, and its really easy to get. www.mirc.com if you're wondering. We'll work out logistics later, but give me input.

As for what program we'll be using, well, RPGmaker 2003 is what I'm most familiar with, but provided someone can direct me to where I can find XP for free, that would be better.

However, the best idea in my mind would be to write the whole thing in C++, or even better still, Java 1.5
Admittedly, that would take more work, and its a bit of a stretch, but it would be a nice idea. Then we'd all get practical programming experience, that anyone could put on a resume. I mean, would that not be awesome?

Realistically speaking, RM2k3 or RMXP. No RM2k, 2k sucks due to its inability to process side view battles. And Side View Battles are the way to go.

[Bahamut2000X]

Well 2k isn't horrible if get around the graphics in battle by either using custom battle graphics in battle or just programming your own unigue battle system. Which arguably takes a while, but is nifty if done right. But yeah quicker to just use 2.3k. >.>

Anywhos as for communication I'm down for pretty much anything, AIM, Y!M, and MSN I got at the moment but could get anything else if need be. Although we'll still probably need to do thread/email talkings for some of us, since we're all over and all can't be on to chat at once, so it'ld be good to save some of our conversations for others to use a reference if they wern't on then or what not.

[NeoCracker]

When should we start discussing the Story?

[Kryton87]

discuss whenever you want to. But remember, only discuss awesome ideas. Things we need, and want, story ideas, bad guys, good guys, and all sorts of things like that. What we can do, is I can set up an IRC channel, and just keep it open. Like set up a bot or something off a remote server, and have that do things like set operators and such like that.
I'd really like to write this thing in Java or C, so Anyone who knows these such languages, please let me know. Otherwise, RM2k3 is what we use. We just need a crapload of graphics. Which we'd need anyway of course.

[Markus. D]

I will be able to help not this wednesday but the following, where I can get my new PC :3 .... back.

[Bahamut2000X]

Firstly we need to kind of know what kind of tone to set for the game. Like from the sounds of the decription it's not a very serious style perhaps? More like a comical RPG where your always guessing what kind of whacky antic will pop up next.

So umm yeah what kind of over all theme/tone we trying to establish?