FLYINGJESTER'S PROFILE

I used to hang around with some Russian game makers (who used Python, Visual Basic, or C++). They were good people. Mostly, they had a really good ethic about getting things done, even if it wasn't quite what they hoped it would be, they really got things done. I admire that.

That's how my logo gained the phrase Igrat Horoshow.

Stone Quarry Simulator. No joke.

...I wish it was a joke.

author=flowerthief
Some things that I think players in other communities are mindful of that we in RM communities aren't, because we're used to it:
- the tiny 640 x 480 resolution
- the lack of mouse support
- the lack of support for platforms besides Windows
Those can limit a game's appeal, too.

- The resolution is an artistic choice. A lot of times, a classic style RPG is very ugly and can be confusing to look at in higher resolutions.
- I for one have made more mouse-supporting games than otherwise.
- I personally think this is the most important point here. But this isn't a deal breaker for most people (it is for me, but I am the 1%). (depending how you count) 90% of home computers run windows, and likely 99.9% of all users have access to windows machine with XP or greater.
That's not say it's not a good point. I for one still can't play any RPGMaker games because I'm a Linux.

7 Ultimate can NOT run Linux (or OS X, or BSD, or any Unix derivative) apps, really. It includes Subsystems for Posix/Windows Services for Unix (which is free to download anyway). The main advantage of having it as far as I can tell is that it means you can do filesharing with Linux or Mac computers with slightly less trouble. There are more things it does (it makes MingW slightly easier to use without Msys--I do use it for that), but you cannot run Linux programs with it, and it does not help you do so, except if you are trying to compile them from source, and they are basically Windows compatible already.

Enterprise (as far as I have experienced) is an improvement over professional in that you can deal more with VHD files (that's nice if you want to clone your hard drive, especially since you can resize VHD files, unlike in Professional, to fit a different sized disk). But there's no simple way for an individual to get Enterprise.

Enterprise (and maybe pro?) also lacks parental controls, I believe, which Ultimate has.

What other OSes than Windows, OS X, and Linux?