RPG Darkness

Hello and welcome to the new RPG-Darkness. Here you will find information, artwork, and reviews of various RPG Maker Horror Games.

[rpgmgames]

Released Games - May 2017

Congratulations to all the devs who completed their projects last month! Click the titles for links to downloads.

Death and Pastel Colors Release date: 5/21/2017 Developer(s): @dapc-project  Genre: RPG, Puzzle, Adventure, Horror, Dark

The Inn Release date: 5/8/2017 Developer(s): @gothicmiriel-of-the-fandoms  Genre: RPG, Adventure, Mystery, Fantasy, Fighting

Vindictive Drive Release date: 5/15/2017 Developer(s): @balthasar02  Genre: Action, Shooter, Dark, Cyberpunk, Tactics

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[clockworkprincedev]

Tutorial - Replacing Glyphs (RPG Maker 2003)

Ever wonder how I made symbols appear in Lavender’s menus?

The “Age“ icon, the heart and the hexagram are all implemented using RPG Maker 2003′s glyphs system. But the ones I used were largely custom (save for the hexagram)! 

This tutorial will teach you how!

Keep reading

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Wonderful tutorial for anyone using RPG Maker 2003.

[nyrator]

So, now I want to make an Effect, but oh my god RPG Maker 2003′s Event Systems are so intimidating, how do I start? A Yume Nikki fangame reference

WELL, you’ve come to the wrong right A place.

Now this tutorial’s gonna require a liiittle bit of familiarity with RPG Maker’s mechanics, but you can brute force your way through it and learn along the way (that’s what I did~) I’m going to be using the Not-Steam version of RPG Maker, because it’s a lot more condensed (and because I don’t want to port Yume Nikki to the Steam version)

Now, of course, the best way to learn how to make a fangame in general, is to see how Yume Nikki itself works. Feel free to explore the game, both inside AND… deeper… inside. Yeah. Go through the maps, see how things are made, and ohhh man if only they weren’t all Japanese-oh wait, that’s what I’m for.

(I’ll also be releasing an English version of Yume Nikki’s coding eventually, I was going to release it with this but decided to wait and see how much I can clean it up)

Keep reading

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An extremely good tutorial on how to do effects similar to the Yume Nikki game and its fan games, perfect for anyone needing a bit of help!

[meltingmoon-project]

Location: Iustitia’s Shrine (Storage Room)

Mapping process using pre-made assets and textures (and some I made along the way!)

I think my monitor had a gamma issue, hence the darker previous maps.  They’ll be fixed for in-game!  (Mind you, some are still intentionally supposed to be dark and gloomy~)

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Melting moon happens to be one game that I’m extremely excited to see completed. The art looks stunning and you can see the amount of work that’s going into this game. Make sure to pop over there and show the developer some support.

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Posted with the permission of the artist. Show them some support for this stunning artwork of Viola and Ellen from The Witch’s House.

Deviant Art | Tumblr

[takashizu-deactivated20210415]

And I still do!

[clareymarie]

Ah my heart ;_;

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Just a tiny RTP edit today, two wine crates.

Terms of Use

These Graphics are for use only with RPG Maker MV, if you OWN the engine.

If you wish to use them in another engine, such as VX Ace for example, you must also own a copy of that engine.

These graphics are only able to be used in Enterbrain’s engines (Ace, VX Ace, XP, 2000, 2K3, etc.)

Credit Enterbrain and Clarey Marie.

These are free resources.

Please do not re-post these anywhere, without my permission

[flamingteddyproductions]

A tutorial on getting your sprite to change appearance based on an equipped item. You will need:

two or more sprites, a normal sprite and the other what you want held (in my case a lantern)

a switch

a common event

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A wonderful tutorial from FlamingTeddy. A great idea for any RPG that wants to give that extra touch to their game.

[corenbaili]

Guess who’s the psycho?

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I absolutely adore that Sen added Akito to the Misao, just for things like this where you get these lovely dialogue changes. We can see that Aki has a totally different personality and morals from Akito.

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A very large set of windows! So we’ve got curtains of all colors as well as wooden frames of all colors. Just crop whichever window you’d prefer and stick it into your tile set. Enjoy!

Terms of Use

These Graphics are for use only with RPG Maker MV, if you OWN the engine.

If you wish to use them in another engine, such as VX Ace for example, you must also own a copy of that engine.

These graphics are only able to be used in Enterbrain’s engines (Ace, VX Ace, XP, 2000, 2K3, etc.)

Credit Enterbrain and Clarey Marie.

These are free resources.

Please do not re-post these anywhere, without my permission.

[jakesauvagedev]

WIP of the first stretch of dungeon before the depths get “interesting”! This floor has some color-based puzzles, a handful of lore/backstory and a few optional secrets if you’ve got the right skills equipped! 

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Hi guys, if you haven’t already, go check out the dev blog for The Emerald Depths. The developer has a very neat dark feel to it, as well as they post some regular tutorials for RPG Maker, which can be of big help to any developer or newbie to RPG Maker.

[yamiffer]

this was a long overdue request..

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A set of modern tables in the RTP style, fun facts, I actually used the piano from the default set to make these. Enjoy!

Terms of Use

These Graphics are for use only with RPG Maker MV, if you OWN the engine.

If you wish to use them in another engine, such as VX Ace for example, you must also own a copy of that engine.

These graphics are only able to be used in Enterbrain’s engines (Ace, VX Ace, XP, 2000, 2K3, etc.)

Credit Enterbrain and Clarey Marie.

These are free resources.

Please do not re-post these anywhere, without my permission

[rukomura-games]

When making a sprite...

I’ve recently noticed many beginners to RPG Maker or games in general tend to make some very common mistakes when it comes to sprites, in particular a simple three-frames walking animation.

(I’ll use my Maya sprite as an example).

What I usually see from beginners is this:

As you can see, it looks very awkward and unnatural.

The problem is, the sprite doesn’t seem to “move” forward, but instead dances in place. To fix this (unless you want to imitate old retro games), you can move down one pixel all frames related to the movement, like this:

See? Waay better.

Another mistake is to not align one or more frames perfectly, resulting in:

Yeah, don’t do this. It’s even more jarring than the one above.

So please, take an extra time to make your sprites and they will look instantly better!

Look at other people’s animations for walk cycles more than 3 frames long (because I’m a total newbie at animation in general) and have fun!

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A wonderful explanation of common mistakes made when animating your sprites.

[masamisroom]

update 1.0, 1/02/17

welcome to the big update/introduction post for my game, masami’s room.  ♥

(you may have noticed that i deleted my old posts. this isn’t very relevant to the update but i figure it should be addressed; i feel that no progress was actually being made in the old posts and they were mostly just text void of content. from now on i will try to keep every update interesting!)

INTRO: masami’s room is a story-heavy surreal horror(?) game being developed in rpgmaker vx ace by me, penny. it will include a wide variety of choices that’ll shape your game and ending! as to not spoil the story, i will try to keep the concept explanation brief. after a seemingly normal sleepover with her best friend, masami is thrust into an unfamiliar world that used to be her town. she loses her parents, brother, and any sense of life normality she once had. as things just can’t seem to stop getting worse, it’s up to you how masami will handle this dire situation. will she find her family?

WHAT I’VE DONE THAT I CAN SHOW:

simple face portraits for masami!

fully upgraded tileset for masami’s house

simple window box

fancy title screen/promo art!!! woo!! (took me far too long)

WHAT I’VE DONE THAT I CAN’T SHOW:

lots and lots of secret story bits

plot mapping

character concepts

character sketches

WHAT I WOULD LIKE TO DO NEXT:

fancier window box

expanded face portraits for masami and other characters

character reveals!

start school tilesets

new character page

more promo art

that’s about it! ^^ sorry if this update wasn’t exactly what you were expecting. stay tuned for much more content. trust me,

wkhuh’v pxfk pruh frplqj.

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I must say, I’m in love with the look of this game, and I’m always excited for anything surreal and anything horror. Go check out the developer and show them some support!

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A very long time ago I posted a set of these windows in their original wood color with these short curtains in a variety of colors, since then I’ve recolored the frames and done a large combination. As well as included the larger window frames without curtains. Enjoy!

Terms of Use

These Graphics are for use only with RPG Maker MV, if you OWN the engine.

If you wish to use them in another engine, such as VX Ace for example, you must also own a copy of that engine.

These graphics are only able to be used in Enterbrain’s engines (Ace, VX Ace, XP, 2000, 2K3, etc.)

Credit Enterbrain and Clarey Marie.

These are free resources.

Please do not re-post these anywhere, without my permission

[yumenikkiscreencaps]

yume nikki (2004)

madotsuki’s tv

[rpg-darkness]

Its the little things that add atmosphere to games.