How big do your RPG's tend to get.

Yeah so on average how many maps do you use.

So far i'm on thirty (averaging out at 50x50 almost)

so far id say i have atleast 40...

From what I've played, they seem to range anything from 40 to 60. I want mine to be larger. Atleast 100.

At least between 100+150. At least, my games gonna be that many...

At least between 100+150. At least, my games gonna be that many...

I agree. My game has over 300 so far. Many are under 50x50, but there is also quite a number of much larger maps like 60+x60+.

Wow that's impressive.

Yeah I think im gonna do a MANY maps that's just fun !

I would imagine mine to end up being around 100-200 area. My storyline is rather long so maybe even more 

1 map includes even the houses in town... So I have like 5 towns but 30maps. :|

I'd advise on this quantity thingy everyone is hooked up. Single 30x30 (or 200x200 at that matter) map of unique and natural appearance can actively replace 100 different 40x40 maps. Otherwordly, if you can't make every map interesting, natural, logical and associative to a specific situation, person or region - don't do it. People rather walk through interesting than large.

True, that's why I try to make them not too big.

You have to put alot of detail in your maps to get your game noticed. If you throw maps in really fast it won't have alot of detail. But if you take your time your game will be great.

You know what? I actually don't know how many maps my games haver on average.

14 so far, but I only started this project a week ago, and a lot aren't done yet.

I can spend about 1hr-2hr on a single map sometimes. (Inc. events). So I would like to think my maps are detailed lol.  (omg i love this smily!!)

Me, too. Especially if I include some special "systems" in the map like and elevator that will take you into another map.

Im not the best at maps, so most of my maps will probably be done again. This migh lead to me having more maps then I planned, but just thinking about the amount of maps I'll be making doesn't put me off making them!

Me, too. Especially if I include some special "systems" in the map like and elevator that will take you into another map.

I'm doing the same. Complete interaction with what I think a player might like to check out, and from each logical linking to other events if they show purpose followed with the fact that you won't discover more than you actually want. Eg. sometimes you need to check something more than once. Sometimes something you read or learned afects an event on the other side of the map and only by thinking about it, or just bumpin on it accidently, can lead you to a particular discovery.

 I'm also trying to make specific talks and speeches for each npc in game but trying to make it sound logical. E.G. an npc that never saw you before and is suspicious by nature will not say "Oh I like flowers, do you like flowers? I have a chest in my house full of flowers under which you can find a rare axe and sell it for 5000 gold, mind you? But don't touch that vase over there, I hid the key there."

At the same time I'm trying to push a linear game with specific events going on, common for a jrpg, without a person thinking they're forced to do something and don't have time to explore something else. Kind of, I'm trying to make a game with a flow of major events that will appear more like a big chain of reactions than actually a predefined path.

i rember one time....(this isnt a long story xD ) when i first got rpg maker 2000 i made a game with like... 100 maps. and that wanst even half of the game i like worked on it for month.. then my comp messed up had to format.. and then i lost intrest in Rpg Maker and well
im back to it and im planing on makeing a pretty cool rp. with like less then 100 maps. and detailed xD  and im planing on like giveing NO hints... well maybe a few.. of where hidden stuff is but mostly it would be loike Ooo a sword hanging on the wall * walks over clicks action key * OMGS! a  new sword ...

My common thing is: You walk up to the wall and hit action in front of a shield.

"Examine the shield beter"
"Nevermind"

Select 1)

Bla bla bla.

Something happens
3 switches activated.

Sometimes you just examine the shield. Sometimes you can take it. Sometimes you did something. Who knows.
XD

My common thing is: You walk up to the wall and hit action in front of a shield.

"Examine the shield beter"
"Nevermind"

Select 1)

Bla bla bla.

Something happens
3 switches activated.

Sometimes you just examine the shield. Sometimes you can take it. Sometimes you did something. Who knows.
XD

that works to xD

Right now, I just got way more involved in this stupid idea I had. From what I've figured out, there will be a single 20x15 map as the world map and 300 100x100 maps for each tile on the world map. Evidently I have a tendency to bite off more than I can chew =/

Jesus, good luck with that.

I'm doing a bottom up approach this time as well (create the world first...add everything else later) unfortunately...my world map is super large...300x300...maybe i'll do two sides to the world...(eastern world and western world)

That would be the best idea, if you want to keep your sanity.

BTW: Our avatars are alike.

(actually, imma gonna ask a favour in the resources section...i'm hoping someone will do the basic shape for me XD)

i'm going to do each part of the world large though so even though there are two continents,  it'll be like two large world maps (and there are actually three continents o.O)

Hm, both vincent, damn I couldn't find a cloud one...(he's my fave character, i've been through a similar life and he looks like me (okay nothing like Shinra or the action but just certain things)

World Maps, they scare me. There so big.

(Vincents mine, lol)

Holy christ one of you change it. You make me

Anyway, I think I'm cutting down each area to 50x50, because that's just simply more manageable.

I will change asap...*goes to find a nifty cloud one*

found a cloud one...

I think I underestimated people's level of mapping.

The one I used before was tons cooler. He was wearing sunglasses, lemme get it for you.

edit: enjoy!

Holy christ one of you change it. You make me

Anyway, I think I'm cutting down each area to 50x50, because that's just simply more manageable.

lol, anyway, that is a good idea.

One of my world maps i 320x240 and the other will be 240x180. I made it for the sake of the 4:3, so I can put a pic of the map into the game and it doesn't look shit.

4:3?

My world maps are going to be a lot larger...i've just got to find the time to make them...*sigh* (super large) (500 x 500, x2..possibly 3)

The only reason mine is so small is because the area it represents is massive.

My current world map is 450x400... and its so big I could cry  I think im going to make it more like 300x250 as I dont think I need all that space...

Mine is 200 × 200 now I don't know if I'm gonna make it bigger or leave it.
Because i am also making alot maps outside World map.

My world map is 350x300. I hate it.

World maps are overrated.

World maps are overrated.

I couldn't agree more.

Yet people worry about how big they are.

World maps are still a good touch imo, if they are not overdone (/oversized in some cases).

World maps are good if you know how to do them.

Mine is going to be huge, and fairly detailed, but really they're set journey's from one place to another for teleports and stuff, I don't know I haven't decided for my own, whether to go FF7 style, or FFX-2 style. Cut scene's and stuff will be based on them.

I have a load of maps in my project(Not Available) and i have planned that there will be over 250 maps and its a huge multiyear project. Some of these maps are a bit larger than what people expect... I made a castle on about 500x500... SO all the important buildings are there. Like Keep, barrack, towers and such...and 5 of the maps are just the Epilouge, Credits and Prolouge...

I have a load of maps in my project(Not Available) and i have planned that there will be over 250 maps and its a huge multiyear project. Some of these maps are a bit larger than what people expect... I made a castle on about 500x500... SO all the important buildings are there. Like Keep, barrack, towers and such...and 5 of the maps are just the Epilouge, Credits and Prolouge...

I fell off my chair when i was reading this...

I've reached 40 and I'm not even close to even 1/4 done with my game. I shorten down my map numbers by putting smaller maps with the previous map.

I have a load of maps in my project(Not Available) and i have planned that there will be over 250 maps and its a huge multiyear project. Some of these maps are a bit larger than what people expect... I made a castle on about 500x500... SO all the important buildings are there. Like Keep, barrack, towers and such...and 5 of the maps are just the Epilouge, Credits and Prolouge...

I fell off my chair when i was reading this...

Lol! I smiled while reading that 

~Winged 

Yep, I decided to lower my world map size down to 300x250. I think i'll have it so you have to go back to old places more instead of having a series of new places.

I'm planning on having well over 1000+ maps, but most of them are on the default 20x15 scale, but I do have a couple maps pulling over the 300x240 mark, so there.

You can only have 1000 maps in RMXP. Make them bigger instead.

damn...doesn't that make it lag more, because of the sudden load of events?

I just made a snow maze that was like... 10~15 maps. That's just part one though I still got the whole mine to make. So I must say my games get up and over 300 maps if I finish the games. I'm at 50 maps and I still need to do most of the houses in the 160x120 city o_o God that city took me 3 days to make >_> and it is only the midsection >.< most my maps are 30x30+ a few are 20x15