What should I post here?

[+ Titanhex 284]

Theory and Development is a new concept in RM communities, and as such people don't know what to post here.

 

Allow me to clarify!

 

• The Developer's Corner is all about Design.
• Here we post design and discuss theories and development designs that are specific to a game, system, world, battle, level, puzzle, etc.
• Typically we are working on or thinking about working on what we post here.
• This is what makes it different from General Discussion. We seek feedback in the Developer forums while sharing our thoughts.
• Threads in Theory and Development can be turned into a game, demo, or some other hard concept..

 

Examples of good Theory and Development topics usually start with "I have an idea...", "My idea is...", "What kind of..." or something similar. They ask specific questions relevant to their idea or project. Such as, " Does it make sense where to go or what to do?", "Would the idea hold your attention?", "What's your favorite and least favorite thing about this?"

 

Examples of good Theory and Development replies usually address the questions asked, offer suggestions for improvement or expansion, and also give constructive criticism such as "This idea may be too difficult without developing X, Y and Z skills", "The idea may be tedious and sounds like a feature added just to increase gameplay hours", or "I like part A, it seems like it could mix in well with the rest of the design you have."

 

Why should you post here?:

• It's a good place for Scripters to post scripts they are thinking about making.
• It's good for Level Designers to post level designs and tools for puzzles.
• It's a great place for developers to post an idea before they commit to it.
• It's a place of free-flowing creativity, which can help people brainstorm and come up with better ideas.
• It may alleviate our doubt about what we're doing, or give is better direction of what we need to do.

IMPORTANT! This is not a tech support area. Asking questions about how to use the engine should be posted separately, in the right place in Engine Support or our Scripting Center.

You may ask about posting your thread in this topic if you are not sure it belongs here.

[amerk 1,122]

This has been updated in lieu of combining Theory with Level Design.

[devonm0 37]

A while ago I made a topic about a boss character I had created, and it seems to have been well received.  I was wondering if it's okay for me to post something that cannot be considered a demo but that is game play of just that boss in my aforementioned topic.

[+ Novem 344]

This area is for projects that are not yet ready to go into the game development area. You can post anything related to your game here as long as you're not comfortable enough to move it to the Showroom phase.

 

At least as far as I know, xD