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[Monkeydog]

Partly because of my award

Rose should have won all the Game Making awards.

Honestly, she's the best out of all of us.

[Stars]

Quite true, although I assume most people were thinking only of RPG Maker when they voted.

[Amethyst]

I don't actually think I've seen anything she's done.
Or maybe I just haven't been paying attention...

[Monkeydog]

I don't actually think I've seen anything she's done.
Or maybe I just haven't been paying attention...

She doesn't post it here, although she started that flash topic the other day.

And the fact that she's done stuff and gets paid for it automatically makes her better than all of us.

[Stars]

I thought she posted at least one game here, saying that she'd get more money if lots of people played it or something.

But yeah, money > no money.

[Stars]

2k3 still isn't cooperating with me.

Okay...so...every version of RM is doing the same thing to me. I can only scroll down in menus, and character movement simple doesn't happen (other than facing down or right when I hit those keys). I wonder if the programs have a problem with my keyboard. *tries older, non-USB keyboard*

EDIT: Except my old keyboard doesn't do anything on this computer. <_<

[Amethyst]

Didn't you get a new computer though?

[Stars]

Yes, which makes it all the more troubling and annoying. =/

[Amethyst]

.....What software or hardware have you kept consistent between the two?

[Stars]

Software is mostly the same aside from new games and updated drivers. I am using XP Home instead of XP Media Center, but I wouldn't expect that to make a difference. I also just remembered that I had to separately buy a driver for playing DVDs; I don't remember what all that download came with, but I think the problem was already around before I got it.

Hardware...I have the same mouse, monitor, and speakers as before.

Since I'm thinking of it, do any of you who use any RPG Maker have a USB keyboard? I'd like to rule out the possibility that it's my keyboard's fault so that I can concentrate on other potential causes.

[Amethyst]

I always use laptops, so I never need an external keyboard...

Idea- if you still have the old computer, perhaps you could wipe it clean, and try RM on there. If there's less to interfere, there's a greater probability it'll work.

[Stars]

Problem: the reason I got a new computer is that the old one rather doesn't work anymore...

I think it might work on my laptop, but...12 inch screen.

[Amethyst]

As long as the laptop has at least a 640 vertical resolution, you should be fine. For VX anyway.

[Stars]

I checked just now, and RM2k3 at least does work on my laptop, so I can use it if I need to.
I'd still like to figure out why it's not cooperating on my desktop though, so I'll try opening one of them in Safe Mode like you suggested.

EDIT: It's the same or worse in Safe Mode. Menus scroll continuously, though it was lagging enough that I could still hit New Game or Quit without any trouble.
The player sprite tries to move left and up at the same time (so hitting the right arrow makes it go up, and hitting the down arrow makes it go left).
I guess then that it's either a hardware problem, or something with the programs themselves.

[Kamau]

Fooling around a bit with this. Text-based is more my style than anything else, though I dunno how long I'll play with this either. X3 Looks fun though.

[kspr]

after upgrading to windows 7, rmxp still works but with two problems. 1-i can't preview the text im entering when i hit F2, and when i try to test play my game, it gives me an error message and quits out. is there a patch or anything? or should i just give up and get vx?

[Stars]

Can't you emulate WinXP in Win7?

[kspr]

i have no clue how, ive been looking through the start menu to find something thatll let me. will vx work with 7?

ok i got it to work now. its kinda cool, xzibit would be all like "i heard you like xp, so i put an xp in your 7 so you can xp while you 7."

[Amethyst]

VX would work with 7 though, should you desire that later anyway.

Well, Stars, I think the diagnosis is your computer is a cracka.

[Stars]

Well, Stars, I think the diagnosis is your computer is a cracka.

Except the case is black. Does that make it an oreo?