THE LATEST

Sorry for the lack of updates, my dear friends, but the RL bug has bitten me in the behind quite hard, thus cutting my development time in half ( actually, I only have time to work on Tristy on weekends now ) so am I glad I managed to make it to the ten-hour mark. =)

I've been making a few changes to the dialogue and adding in some class-specific skills ( the Characters tab on the game page has been updated, so you guys can view it over there ). Recently...

http://rpgmaker.net/games/5537/blog/13697/

Congratulations to all the winners this year, and a kudos to the Oneshot team mathew and Nightmargin for their wins! Thumbs up to Dreaming Mary, HOME, and Stray Cat Crossing, too, as well as all of the other nominations (and snubs)!

Thanks to you all for putting up with participating in the Misaos for another year.

Let me ask you a question: Does life have some sort of purpose? Do you have the answer to life? If you do, then please tell me, because I have no idea. I mean, it's pretty easy to hazard some guesses based on evidence that we've seen, but there is so much that we don't know yet! Besides, I'm not looking for guesses. I want the truth. Can you tell me the truth?

The monthly stats are now (finally) up. A bunch of useless information is now available for you to ignore. Like RMN having over 3000 gameprofiles. Or nhubi reaching 100 reviews.

Hey chaps!

First of all, I'd like to wish you all a happy holidays! Merry Christmas, Happy Kwanzaa, Happy Dongzhi Festival, Happy Hanukkah, Happy Festivus and (for people like me), Happy Winter Solstice! I'll keep this blog post short and sweet. I have three weeks of vacation time off work (technically, it's more like two...) and I'm spending it drawing like a madman. Here are some miscellaneous tidbits for all of you:

When working online with a team, you DON'T want to be a boss. You want to be a leader. Which means that you need to get down in the ditches with the rest of your team. If anything, you will have MORE work than the entire team has. It's your job not just to lead, but to have the vision needed to see this project through to the end. If you followed the advice of the previous article, you will know exactly what you can do to put together a team that already has some decent chemistry. So what happens now that you have a team and are ready to work on the project?

It's a simple thing, really. You throw your name in the proverbial hat and get one in return. You are that person's Secret Santa and, as the name suggests, you must keep the name secret from anyone! Then, before the due date below, you get them a present. On Christmas Eve, you will receive a gift from your own Secret Santa and happy fun times are had by all~

The Quarry is a three-part article about the roots of many game makers – early, unfinished projects – and rediscovering their scattered pieces of unused potential. It was originally published on the Solest website.

But I get up again!

RMN's server went down due to a miscommunication between us and our hosting provider. A server move is imminent (regardless if we stay with this host (not likely) or not). Thank you for your patience during the downtime. Events scheduled for today have been postponed 1 day.

It's that time of the year again, and we're getting nearer to the Misao Awards. Whether you have played many or few games this year, feel free to discuss which games deserve to nab each award category, or explore the variety of games discussed. Don't forget to point out underrated gems, and explain their strengths/weaknesses. Provide exposure for games that would otherwise go under the radar.