This will be the first year that we celebrate RPG Maker Day, on February 15th, and to celebrate our 24th Birthday we will be having loads of events, giveaways, and free stuff!
And to kick it all off we are going to be hosting an awesome game making contest: Encounters of the Boss Kind! This game making contest will be a bit different though in that you will be making the shortest games possible: Just one boss fight. Here are the basic criteria for your entry:
No Scripts
No custom resources. Only use RTP or official resource packs.
The game should have the following structure: Opening Cutscene => Boss Fight => Ending Cutscene
Follow the party outline listed in the next section.
PARTY OUTLINE
Your party will consist of the following four characters:
Party Member 1: The Hero
The Hero uses a sword. He/She has some magic too. He/She is an all arounder.
This Character is completely undecided. You can make it any kind of character you would like. His/Her skills can be set up as follows:
1-8 Wild Card Skills (Any Effect)
JUDGING CRITERIA
Your game will be judged on the following criteria:
Storyline/Writing. This will mostly be judged around the Opening and Closing cutscenes, but remember, you can use battle events to insert some lines into the boss fight as well.
Boss Fight Strategy. How much thinking does it take us to beat the boss. How much do we have to work skill combos and adapt to make it go down.
Fun. Just how much FUN do we have while playing it.
ENTERING SUBMISSIONS
YOUR ENTRY MUST BE IN BY THE END OF FEBRUARY 13th, 2014 (GMT-5)
Email your Submission to community@rpgmakerweb.com with the title “Encounters of the Boss Kind”
PRIZES
You have the chance to win the following prizes!
Grand Prize: A Steam Copy of RPG Maker VX Ace + Any one item from our Forum Store with a cost of $25 or less + 1 Free Year of Member+
Second Place: Any one item from our Forum Store with a cost of $25 or less + 3 Free Months of Member+
Third Place: Any one item from our Forum Store with a cost of $25 or less.
Now, get on making those Boss Fight Games and keep an eye out for more RPG Maker Day announcements!
Steam Trading Cards!
Hello everyone! We have some very exciting news to share to you today!
We finally released RPG Maker VXAce's Steam Cards!
What are Steam Trading Cards?
Steam Trading Cards are collectible cards you get by playing games on Steam. Collect a set of cards to earn items that help you customize your profile and show off your Badges. Such items include emoticons and profile backgrounds.
What's a Badge?
A badge is an icon on your profile (and tied to your account) that represents the trading card sets you've collected or your participation in an event.
How do I get them?
You can get them simply using RPG Maker VXAce in Steam! As you play, you'll occasionally receive trading card drops which will be placed in your Steam Inventory. You can only get 3 out of 5 cards. If you want to complete your collection, you will have to trade with other people or buy them in the Steam Market!
There is a small chance whenever you get a Trading Card from playing a game that it will have a special foil border. You'll need to collect a set of foil cards in order to craft them into a foil badge. There is no extra benefit to having foil cards or foil badges aside from their rarity.
For Badges, go to your Profile page, click on the "Badges" link near the top of the right column or select "Badges" from your persona name drop down in the Steam menu. From your Badges page, the "Badges in Progress" tab will show which badges are ready to be crafted. Select a ready to craft badge to view its details and click on the blue "Craft a Badge" button.
In addition to getting the Game Badge itself, you'll get:
a random emoticon item created for this game, that can use in chat or discussions;
a random profile background item created for this game, that can use on your Steam Community profile
a chance to get a discount coupon for a different game or DLC
100XP, which may increase your Steam Level
If your Steam Level increases, the limit on the size of your friends list will be increased by five, and potentially you'll unlock the ability to customize your profile with showcases.
If you gather another complete set of trading cards for the same game you can upgrade that game badge. You can craft a set for the same game at most five times. Each time you upgrade the game badge you'll get an extra 100XP, as well as upgrading the image and title of the badge.
There's 5 badges you can acquire through normal means, and a special badge for completing a foil set! Can you catch them all?
It's the most wonderful time of the year, and our immensely talented staff and contributors want to share it with you! Join us as we celebrate the amazing year we've had and as we look forward to more creativity, fun and joy in the upcoming year.
Our 12 hours of Christmas starts right now! Every hour, we will be unveiling a new resource as well as giving away free copies of RPG Maker and our resource packs (DLC).
Get into the holiday spirit, and get your wishlists ready!
To participate in our product give-away: Leave a post in the thread with the following:
1) What's your favorite winter holiday memory?
2) Your wishlist - 3 products you would love to win
3) A thank-you to our staff, resource contributors and/or Member+ folks (who have generously shared their monthly exclusive resource release with everyone).
