Screenshot Thread

I've been trying to figure out exactly how to fix your tile problem on the lighthouse and for the life of me, it wasn't hitting me why those looked so out of place, but now I get it... The bricks are just turned diagonally~!

Sure, that's the angle that the bricks should appear to be, however, they should still have the sides going perfectly vertical, or else you lose the illusion of depth. THAT'S why it still doesn't look right!~

(that took me far too long to figure out... yeesh...)

like this:

Yes, of course! I fixed it. This is how it looks now.

Much Nicer!

A few screenshots from the game we've been working on. It's an adventure-style psychological horror game, which partially explains the darkness of the screenshots.


The protagonist's makeshift study in his bedroom. The candle on the table is unlit originally.


The protagonist's living room. The mouse icon shows that there is a puzzle to the front door.


The puzzle. These two men are... well, "less-than-friendly" to Mr. Main Character.


A shot of the player's inventory.

As if you can't tell, we're still in the "early development" stage, but the first of nine chapters has been completed and the second chapter is coming along nicely so far.

Any thoughts or suggestions?

They all look so Good, I especially like the blured one, i assume you have a fancy sound effect to go with the transition to blur?

They all look so Good, I especially like the blured one, i assume you have a fancy sound effect to go with the transition to blur?

Well, the blur is just the menu background. Marc modified the default create_menu_background method to look a little bit nicer (in his opinion; I tend to agree). So no, right now, there's no fancy sound effect; and considering the player will be going to their inventory often, I doubt that I would want one. Right now, it's kind of a muted "click" noise, which seems to work well.

There are other portions of the game wherein the actual game screen is blurred or distorted, however; those are accompanied by some fancier sound effects and "music" (in quotes because I'd hardly call it that, but meh). I didn't see the point in taking screenshots of those sections, though, since the blur and distortion tends to make it difficult to see things properly (which is the whole point of those segments).

Fall from Eden: Wow. Those screens look appropriately atmospheric. (ie. dark) I also love your sprites, and mouse icons.

Ok, still plugging away at my own game. Think I'm getting better with elevations and buildings. This is suppose to be an academy, at the top of a hill, the pink is actually a panarama ingame. I also flat out drew the scalloped flags, and cobbled together the railings and road, as well as recolored a lot of elements. 

I like it, especially the multi colored trees, however it looks like the building is partially hanging of the edge of the mountain, maybe you should add some more cliff to the back so that the depth sorta works out more

To Daria: I agree with IAMFORTE about the building seeming too close to the cliff edge. Looks like the back of the building would be hanging off the side, which is... technically possible, but doesn't seem too smart. Honestly, I'm also wondering about the balconies on the building; it doesn't look like there's any way to access them, so I'm wondering why they are there (besides aesthetics, I suppose).

Beyond those little problems, though, the map looks very nice. The layering in particular works well for me, and the banners and such are a nice touch.

Oh, one more thing that I just noticed: I'm not sure the depth of the roof lines up correctly across the front of the building. Take a look at the front portion (the part that sticks out the most) in relation to how the balconies protrude, then all of that in relation to the sides of the building. The perspective just seems really off to me when I look at it closely. I could be totally wrong, but I thought it was worth mentioning.

And thank you for the comments on my screenshots, I'm glad to know that everything seems fitting. We were a little concerned that it might be too dark, but no one has commented on that, so we're feeling a little better about it now.

To Daria: I agree with IAMFORTE about the building seeming too close to the cliff edge. Looks like the back of the building would be hanging off the side, which is... technically possible, but doesn't seem too smart. Honestly, I'm also wondering about the balconies on the building; it doesn't look like there's any way to access them, so I'm wondering why they are there (besides aesthetics, I suppose).

Beyond those little problems, though, the map looks very nice. The layering in particular works well for me, and the banners and such are a nice touch.

Oh, one more thing that I just noticed: I'm not sure the depth of the roof lines up correctly across the front of the building. Take a look at the front portion (the part that sticks out the most) in relation to how the balconies protrude, then all of that in relation to the sides of the building. The perspective just seems really off to me when I look at it closely. I could be totally wrong, but I thought it was worth mentioning.

And thank you for the comments on my screenshots, I'm glad to know that everything seems fitting. We were a little concerned that it might be too dark, but no one has commented on that, so we're feeling a little better about it now.

Still working on the doors, although there's no reason the balconies couldn't be accessed from the side. Depends on how I decide to map the interior.

Edit: Also yeah, I'm not happy with how the roof fits together, it's a fault of the tileset and something I'm going to have to redraw. Oh. NVM. I see it now, the roof is too short over the forward most part of the building. Fixed.

@Fall from Eden, I really like atmospheric maps, Is this an adventure game by any chance?
@Darla, I agree that the roof needs some...work, it just feels flat.

Here's what happens when you just want to clean an ungodly dirty home.

I hate chimera infestations. :/

Annnnnnnd fixed. Hopefully.

This page of screenshots is so amazing I might bookmark it.

That looks way, way better Daria. Can't see anything wrong with it at all now.

To Nessiah: Yes, one game we're working on at the moment is a psychological horror game with adventure-style gameplay and puzzles. As for your screenshot, I love the tone of it and the subtle lighting; the only thing that really sticks out to me is the frayed red banner. Seems awfully ornamental given the surroundings. I also can't comment on much of the rest of the map, considering it's obscured by Ralph's (awesome!) face graphic.

A watercave...

well done, i just have an issue with the water falls on the left side, they seem odd.

well done, i just have an issue with the water falls on the left side, they seem odd.

Yeah, I noticed those right off. I'd add some kind of hole for the water to be pouring out of or just remove them. It's still a great map, though. The fish add a degree of life that I can enjoy.

Hey these look great I have not used rpg maker xp in a long time i think i may go back to it.

 Since I hate only seeing a part of my map, I uploaded the whole thing. Auto tiles are a bit weird at the moment.

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Two issues-
I don't see an exit
The top-right corner tile is missing its tree cover

Two issues-
I don't see an exit
The top-right corner tile is missing its tree cover

 Deciding where to put exits ;p

That corner has been there for awhile, but I was to lazy to fill it in for whatever reason.

(Just a Personal Quip)
I don't like the way you did the boundaries of the map with the autotile and the half trees, even in xp those autotiles always stuck out as odd, could you not tile things like it is in vx and paste them down instead?

(Just a Personal Quip)
I don't like the way you did the boundaries of the map with the autotile and the half trees, even in xp those autotiles always stuck out as odd, could you not tile things like it is in vx and paste them down instead?

I don't quite understand what you're trying to get at. What do you mean by, "Paste them down".

sorry, like this

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Thats the best example I can find atm XD

maybe this (although its bland)

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Oh I see! I might do that, but the autotiles kind of give the feeling of really high trees. We'll see ;p

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My crappy geometry "library" that I am working on. This shows the draw_line function failing to do what I want it to.