Kinda Silly, but I need inspiration

[jlacroix]

I have finished quite a few game maker games already. Some of which have made it online, and one of which was an RPG.

Yesterday I finished my latest and greatest non-rpg (Dark Oblivion IV) and I want to get started on my second RPG.

However when I made my first RPG I sapped my resources dry. I can't draw, all I can do is write stories and program.

The story of my next piece is pretty much final, but since I can't draw, how do I get resources, like tilesets and backgrounds?

Furthermore, battle systems. Nuff' said. I know how to do your basic "Press to attack" action RPG thing, but are there any easy ways of going a bit beyond this?

Any sites, links, examples? I don't want to reuse my initial Oriontide stuff but I may have to.

[shad0w]

There is a quick online, and downloadable offline versions of charas ex, a very useful program for rpg makers, link:
forums.gamemaker.nl/index.php?showtopic=64416
(that's chronics topic on it- it has the latest updates etc)

For the battle system thing, you could have a look at an example i made a while back, i said i was gonna make a new version- but i never got around to it :S:
www.angelfire.com/oz/sonargames/battle.gmd

Hope it helps.

[JlaCroix]

Thank you! I will check that out later tonight.

[rpggamer]

i just tried your battle example and there was a complication error in the script "metres" in line 16, position 50
draw_rectangle(hpx-1,hpy,hpx+hplegnth,hpy=height)//Background
there are the wrong number of arguments

[IsmAvatar]

The script was intended for GM5.

Due to the age of this post, I think I'll close it. If anyone wants to see it opened again, just PM me with the reason and I'll do so.