Well...I'm offering my help as well.

Lol I had the idea to do something likes this, but it looks like you beat me to posting about it XD

Anyways, I can, sprite, program, draw...just about anything you need. Lemme know what I can do and I'll get right on it ^-^

>>196
I'm personally going to make my template a grid of 48x48 sized tiles, simple due to factors should as wings, horns and saddle bags.

>>14942

*claps* well said

You have my support in this project *thumbs up* XD

>>197

At the moment, I'm mostly learning. I will need sprites for all the main ponies, NPC sprites, and sprites for a few other characters. Help with the plot would be great, and I'm useless with programming.

>>179
I want a Pony FPS now!

I'd write for you, if you wanted...

I've been messing with the same sorta thing, albeit a tabletop RPG.

You know, if sprites are getting made for this, we could actually make a 2d MMO. A buddy of mine built a free 2d mmorpg engine a few years back and it really took off, there's now a community of about 20k people around the thing.
If anypony is interested, it's at www.freemmorpgmaker.com
Currently some of the people there have actually been on a pony kick anyway, so the site owner is going by the name Pinky Pie and the lead developer is Rainbow Dash.
I'm... ah heck, was gonna stay anonymous, but whatever. My name on there is Thorn, I haven't gotten around to changing it. I'm a writer, if you need help with storyline stuff for the RPG at any point feel free to ask!
(Someday I'll figure out how to get tripcodes going, become identifiable...

>>250

You know the guy that made freemmomaker? I'm not really sure I can handle making an MMO, tho...

>>248

Well, write something! I need a lot of ideas. I already plan to have Luna, and Trixie as a recurring character...

I got tripcodes going! Huzzah!
But yeah, I actually stay at his place 2 or 3 days a week, we've been bros since grade 6 or something.
I'm mostly thinking that we could look at an MMO later, it would likely just wind up being more of a visual chatroom as opposed to something with big dungeons and stuff. Just if the sprites are getting made anyway, then a lot of the hard part would be done.
I'd be happy to write, I just don't know how much you already had in mind! Did you have the basic plotline worked out, or is there nothing written yet?

Ok! so i finished my sprite sheet and used it to make a Twilight Sparkle. Ive already walked around a bit in XP to test the animation and i think it looks alright.

now i'll just need a list of the ponies you want so i can start work again.

also if you notice any errors, let me know so i can fix them.

feedback would be nice!

Hey, that looks pretty good!
One nitpick, and this could probably even be ignored: from behind it looks like her mane goes to the left, but when she's facing sideways it's always towards the viewer. If that's a style choice, great! Just making sure you're aware of it :)

yeah the mane kinda bugged me at first, but i went and watched sonic rainboom and a few scenes from other eps and noticed that twilight's mane almost always faces the viewer and in just about every rear shot her mane goes left.

so i guess it's all good!

>>269

You raise a good point. Anyway, I have very little worked out so far; I know that something has disrupted harmony in equestria, and that it wasn't Luna but that the blame will fall on her initially because she'll have vanished.

I also wanted to have Trixie popping in and out, trying to "Fix" things.

>>272

I'll try and import it into the game I'm using to learn the ropes of VX. Once I figure out how. Thankies!

Mostly, I'll want the main cast, Luna, Trixie (still working on characters), some NPC ponies, and the player pony. I do want to do a OC for the player, a silent protagonist, but an OC one.

>>275

My first attempt at using the imported sprites.

Clearly, something has gone awry.

alrightey then! now that ive gotten approval, i can go into another eye-melting sprite binge! YAAAAAY!

A few quick questions though:
1.Would you like a hat and cape on trixie?
2.Do you have any sketches or descriptions that i could use to help visualize your OC?
3.Are we still using XP or VX? because the twilight that i drew up is in XP format.

oh and also: the graphical error you have is pretty common for beginners.

when you save the twilight image (or any custom sprite for that matter) be sure to put a $ at the beginning of the filename

ex: $twilight sparkle

also these sprites should only be used in XP

>>277

The hat and cape are required!
I'm not sure on the OC. I had an image of something kind of generic, that you can just assign whatever personality to. A unicorn is what I had in mind, but otherwise, standard pony. Also...and if it's not too much to ask, could you create a sprite based on the OP image? Perhaps use that as a baseline, but use another color hair and make it a unicorn for the OC.
Also, I got VX working, yes.

I really hope Trixie ends up being a recurring boss

Ok hopefully last post before sprite binge.

so you want a white unicorn with whatever hair color?
Is there any preferred cutie mark with that order?

and i dont want to be overly demanding but, i just got used to XP and im very comfortable with it now, so could you mind using XP?

i think that instead of melting my eyes out in an non-stop "OH GOD I HAVE TO FINISH THIS!" attitude i'm gonna take a break for a bit.

here's what i've got.
anything you'd like to change before it's too late?

crap forgot image in last post

>>281

Sure, I'll use XP. It will take some getting used to, but I should be able to do essentially the same thing.
White? Sure, I think that would be great. I don't think the cutie mark is a huge enough deal to fuss over. An eye, perhaps? XD
No, that looks great. Thanks a bundle.

>>286
Oh CRAP! I confused which on was XP and which one was VX. I have experience using VX, not XP. Which I do have XP as well, I haven't used it at all compared to VX.

Most major change for me and you personally, is that VX spritesheets use 12 tiles per character instead of 16, cutting the standing frame and recycling the inbetween steps frame in its place. I think VX format sheets can be easily converted to XP format sheets but I've never had a reason to test this before.

Also I don't believe any of the coding tricks I learned in VX are guaranteed to in XP due to core script issues, and any useful custom RGSS2 scripts I find are out of the question I believe.

What I can do for you now is simply direct you to where you can find completed RGSS1 scripts and request them as well.
http://www.rpgrevolution.com/forums/index.php?showforum=77
(I believe that you need to register even view these forums.)

Trixie's done.

personally i dont think this one turned out quite as well as twilight, something just seems off...

>>291
>>272

Green, out of curiousity, what program do you use to make these? I use Paint dot NET, personally.

>>291

Beautiful

>>293
I use gimp 2.0, you should be able to get a free download on their website if you want it.

Also: i'm not sure of what pony i want to do next, im thinking maybe the main, but meh.
if anypony has any requests then i'll see what i can do.

>>295
I have the Gimp as well. But I use Paint Dot NET for this kind of thing because all my tools are laid out bare, only being what I need them to be.

Oh my D: two sets of overworld sprites already?

This is starting to look nice

>>295
Do Fluttershy :D

>>298
On it

Fluttershy's finished, and i have to say this is probably my best one yet.
im very satisfied with this result.

so who's next?

>>303

Wow nice job man ^-^
I agree with you, it's probably the best you made yet.
I'm jelly of your Spriting skills xD

Not sure which you could do next..
Rainbow Dash?

So i really want to do the main pony now, and from what you've given me i've got an alright image of what im gonna do.

Heres a shitty ms paint sketch of what im thinking.

if there's any thing that you want to change, tell me before i start.

This RPG just got 20% cooler, Rainbow Dash is done.

Also: Could i get some feedback on that OC pony? I'd really like to know exactly what I'm doing, and if it's what you would like.

But other than that, who's next?

Something that i did real quick for laughs

Derpy Hooves has been completed!

i read this thread and got very interested and started pondering what an equestria Equestria map would look like. so i have downloaded RPGMXP and made a rough Equestria map with it from my memory of the episodes (includes apple jacks farm and apple fields, zebura's place not too far into the evergreen forest since it never took them long to get there, from recent ep fluttershy's place is close to evergreen forest, there is also the dragons mountain and the place from first ep (not sure if tower but that wat i put) and frog swamp and cloud place where RBD does SRB then finally their royals castle up on the cliff) im not sure on accuracy so idm nepony correcting me, so does everypony think?

Luna's done, and looks amazing.

I'm beginning to surprise myself with the speed of my submissions....

What kind of story are you looking for here?

A bunch of side quests? One major quest with different parts?

A real enemy or just some anti-friendship based enemy (ie Trixie)?

Hi there, Hakkou! I love the idea of this, however, i think we should actually program the game. I have been working my hooves off with some new game engines, and i think i could help you. Would you prefer 3D or 2D

>>335

Wow nice Green Angel, you work fast.
Luna, Derpy and Rainbow Dash all look great

>>351
I would like to be working even faster, but i can't do much for the protagonist pony until i get an "ok" from Hakkou.

also i'm gonna try and avoid rarity and pinkie pie for now, because their hairstyles are ridiculous and i'd rather not have to deal with them just yet.

Im thinking of starting a thread over in /art/ requesting OCs that people want me to sprite and then post them here so Hakkou can use them as NPCs.

but other than that, the only things that i can do now are applejack and random background ponies.

Sorry for vanishing, everypony. I was struck with a terrible disease. Still not feeling tiptop, but things are manageable now.

>>312

You and I had the same idea ^_^ I think that would be great

>>349

At the moment, it will be a series of quests, no battle system (YET, I'm working on an idea), where the general idea is that Equestria has lost it's harmony somehow. You must find out why, helping ponies along the way.

>>350

If you can make an engine, go for it. I still prefer a 2d system, but that's just me.

>>322

I think it looks great!

>>353

As I said, go for it!

I would love to help however I can. I can program proficiently in C# and C++ and some javascript. If I can help out in any way, I would be ecstatic!

Apple Jack's done.

On to the red haired unicorn.
Could we get a name for this pony?

>>357
Well at least I don't have to worry about stepping on each other toes. My MLP RPG won't even be that involved with Equestria, and Harmony being lost will not an element of the story.

>>322
Someone on DA made a map(see map), I think I'll be using this for location reference, but a sliding geology is a map maker's best friend.

...

Well at least in video games.

>>370
FIRE GAZER!

Done.

When you import this one make sure that you also set the semi transparent colour to green or else you look like a ghost pony.

Well.... now what?

Excuse me but did somepony order 20 cases of awesome?

Vinyl Scratch up in this business!

>>363

It looks like gingersnaps is working on an engine, why not touch base with him and see what you come up with?