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« Reply #20 on: July 18, 2012, 12:46:13 am »
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We actually need to have RPG Maker to use the program, rigtht?

Yes, the PZE runs on it.

You will need this program if you want to edit/create a game. But you won't need this program to play them.

Everyone can play the games without a need to install RPG Maker in their computers at all.

Will any version of RPG Maker work?
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« Reply #21 on: July 18, 2012, 12:46:42 am »
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Only RPG Maker XP
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« Reply #22 on: July 18, 2012, 01:14:42 am »
Well now. This is interesting. I've never anticipated anyone taking RPG Maker XP's engine this far.. but then again, it's scriptable. And.. Ruby is simply awesome!

Though, please don't mass-bump your topic like that. D: You triple posted with a bunch of updates. If you really need publicity there's always the option of shooting a message my way, or any of the other staffers here. ;p
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« Reply #23 on: July 18, 2012, 06:18:26 am »
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Hehe, I deeply apologize for the triple post, dear manager. Don't worry, its not about publicity. I had to post those comments, as they include most of the recent news, which are posted in all the Project Zelda Engine forums anyways.
And of course the multi-post wasn't for publicity, as I added all the replies as fast as possible, within seconds from each other, which couldn't count as Topic bumping.
My fault that I didn't posted the Project Zelda Engine in ZFGC.com forums earlier (at least sometime at year 2011), and thus many people may missed lot of the ongoing progress done on the Project Zelda Engine Update Patch 4. :)

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And here I am posting 2 comparison screenshots about the HUD changes that occurred in the upcoming PZE Update Patch 4.

The HUD has been transformed drastically for the growing needs of the Zelda gaming community and, thus, from a not-so-practical A Link to the Past-styled HUD of Update Patch 3, we switched into a more dynamic, fully configurable and scripted HUD for the Update Patch 4, which uses all the elements seen in the later Zelda games, such as LoZ: Ocarina of Time, LoZ: Majora's Mask, LoZ: Twilight Princess, etc.



Enjoy!
« Last Edit: July 18, 2012, 08:03:48 am by SilentResident »
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« Reply #24 on: July 18, 2012, 02:03:35 pm »
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Silent, is there anyway that you could give us a link with thhe RPG Maker XP? The only one I found is XV Ace (or something like that)
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« Reply #25 on: July 18, 2012, 02:19:16 pm »
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He can't give you a full version or that would constitute wares.
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« Reply #26 on: July 18, 2012, 02:24:54 pm »
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He can't give you a full version or that would constitute wares.

But the trial version has all the files needed, right?
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« Reply #27 on: July 18, 2012, 02:30:07 pm »
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Here is:
http://download.cnet.com/RPG-Maker-XP/3000-7536_4-10437117.html

Is easy to find a download link to RPG Maker XP using just a web Search engine. :)
« Last Edit: July 18, 2012, 02:32:28 pm by SilentResident »
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« Reply #28 on: July 18, 2012, 02:32:08 pm »
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He can't give you a full version or that would constitute wares.

But the trial version has all the files needed, right?
Yes but you will only be able to use it for 30 days.
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« Reply #29 on: July 18, 2012, 02:36:52 pm »
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He can't give you a full version or that would constitute wares.

But the trial version has all the files needed, right?
Yes but you will only be able to use it for 30 days.

30 days works perfect for me XD
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« Reply #30 on: July 18, 2012, 02:40:03 pm »
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Yes, people can fully enjoy RPG Maker XP for 30 days.
To be able to use it beyond 30 days, you have several options, if I recall correctly:

1) Pay a small fee for it to buy the key to unlock full version,
or
2) get it from a friend or whoever has the full version of it and can share it with you,
or
3) get it through internet or game magazines, as there are some offers along with guides for how to use it.



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EDIT:  As you may noticed in the video, the Project Zelda Engine comes with some nice tilesets for the overworlds.
Right at this moment, only the Light World's tileset is near completion. We have yet to work on the Dark World's tileset and complete it. Hope do you like the tilesets so far?  :)




Note: each tile size in Project Zelda engine has to be 32x32 pixels, which is much bigger than in Legend of Zelda: A Link to the Past and other official 2D Zelda games to date, so we tried our best to make the tilesets be of high quality, using the method of "pencilation" in image editing softwares.
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« Reply #31 on: July 20, 2012, 06:28:19 am »
I do like how you've filtered the tiles to work better at higher resolutions (or did you resprite the tiles?)! They look really neat. :3
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« Reply #32 on: July 20, 2012, 03:08:23 pm »
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I do like how you've filtered the tiles to work better at higher resolutions (or did you resprite the tiles?)! They look really neat. :3

Hehe, yeah. Its very simple.



1) Rip a tile from the game, in its original tile size and color palette, etc.
2) Crop from it all the unnecessary/unrelated stuff.
3) Double its size from 16x16 to 32x32 so it can fit the higher-resolution graphic engines such as of RPG Maker XP.
4) Pixelate it in Photoshop using the Pencil tool, so it can look better in higher resolutions. Also make real (transparent) shadows.

This progress is quite simple but also very tedious. It can take a whole 1-2 hours for just a Tree (such as the one in the picture).
Although it is tedious, the result is worth the time!
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« Reply #33 on: July 20, 2012, 03:34:10 pm »
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What you did with those tiles is very similar to what a guy name Michael Menne did a while back with his Zelda 3 Clone engine. Unfortunately his site is down D:
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« Reply #34 on: July 23, 2012, 05:54:50 am »
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Hello! I'm curious, how do you remove stuff from your inventory/quest status screen?
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My PZE account: http://zeldaengine.net/user-112.html
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« Reply #35 on: July 24, 2012, 06:43:38 am »
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Hello! I'm curious, how do you remove stuff from your inventory/quest status screen?

More specifically? Maybe you mean reduce the content that will be displayed in those screens (for example fewer medallions, songs, or weapons?)

Or you mean to empty them at the beginning of a new game, so when Link starts a new adventure, to come with nothing in his inventory and he have to find them during his adventure? :)

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« Reply #36 on: July 24, 2012, 07:32:02 am »
I do like how you've filtered the tiles to work better at higher resolutions (or did you resprite the tiles?)! They look really neat. :3

Hehe, yeah. Its very simple.



1) Rip a tile from the game, in its original tile size and color palette, etc.
2) Crop from it all the unnecessary/unrelated stuff.
3) Double its size from 16x16 to 32x32 so it can fit the higher-resolution graphic engines such as of RPG Maker XP.
4) Pixelate it in Photoshop using the Pencil tool, so it can look better in higher resolutions. Also make real (transparent) shadows.

This progress is quite simple but also very tedious. It can take a whole 1-2 hours for just a Tree (such as the one in the picture).
Although it is tedious, the result is worth the time!

Wow. <--- My expression. The pixelation function's actually quite clever. Makes me wonder why these filters in the emulators don't do pixelate on the first pass, then apply the smooth shaders on the second pass. Because that's essentially what you're doing. Would be neat to see someone write an article about this. ;o

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« Reply #37 on: July 24, 2012, 07:40:47 am »
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Oh my god... this is just epic. I've always hated RPG maker but this is making me want to use it.... such an amazing job. The sprites are awesome (and must have taken ages). The 3-4 posts in a row are fine imo, they all had relevant content and weren't publicity bumping. Seriously, if it weren't so early in the morning I'd say something more complimentary, but I can't think of anything right now. For now, I salute you.

I'd love to know where the main place for this project was before you brought it to zfgc?
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« Reply #38 on: July 24, 2012, 03:13:46 pm »
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Hello! I'm curious, how do you remove stuff from your inventory/quest status screen?

More specifically? Maybe you mean reduce the content that will be displayed in those screens (for example fewer medallions, songs, or weapons?)

Or you mean to empty them at the beginning of a new game, so when Link starts a new adventure, to come with nothing in his inventory and he have to find them during his adventure? :)

Both. :P

EDIT: I get this Error often:

I get it ever time I try edit/add an image.
Any ideas why?
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"Oh! The Rock of Death, my mortal enemy! I'll deal with you later rock." Later "Oh! Rock of Death! We meet again. Well this time things will go differently, cause I'm not five years old any more, AND THERE IS NO BANANA!" - ???
My PZE account: http://zeldaengine.net/user-112.html
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« Reply #39 on: July 26, 2012, 07:12:39 am »
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Quite obviously it's a permissions issue, try running the game/editor with admin privelages and see if that fixes it.
If it does then either adjust your UAC settings or just run as admin whenever you want to use it :P
Since RPG Maker XP is no longer supported it's doubtful you'll be able to get them to fix it.
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