A newbie approaches

c0n · 2014-12-03T12:48:38+0900

Hello all! I'm kinda stoked to see that RPGVX ACE has a relatively active community. I just got ACE today but I'm no noob to the rpgmaker series. I've used every iteration from 2k3 to now so I can get around it fairly well. I've made a few pet projects that I made by myself and with friends and I might post them just so you guys can tease them apart Oh, I'm also interested in learning Ruby so if you guys have any really helpful links to get started that'd be extra awesome. Well, that's it folks!

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Started by c0n Dec 3, 2014, 03:48 AM 9 posts View original ↗

c0n

#1 Dec 3, 2014, 03:48 AM Source

Hello all!

I'm kinda stoked to see that RPGVX ACE has a relatively active community. I just got ACE today but I'm no noob to the rpgmaker series. I've used every iteration from 2k3 to now so I can get around it fairly well. I've made a few pet projects that I made by myself and with friends and I might post them just so you guys can tease them apart :)

Oh, I'm also interested in learning Ruby so if you guys have any really helpful links to get started that'd be extra awesome.

Well, that's it folks!
Susan

#2 Dec 3, 2014, 03:54 AM Source

I think I just saw you in someone else's thread earlier. ^^

Welcome to the community!

You can check out the forums on the main board, particularly Learning Ruby and RGSS3:

http://forums.rpgmakerweb.com/index.php?/forum/33-learning-ruby-and-rgssx/

This is a link to one of the Ruby guides you can find online. It teaches you about Ruby, but not RGSS:

http://ruby-doc.com/docs/ProgrammingRuby/
Cadh20000

#3 Dec 3, 2014, 08:34 AM Source

Welcome to the group!
c0n

#4 Dec 3, 2014, 09:15 PM Source

Thanks guys! And thanks Susan (if you could talk to me more about the difference between Ruby and RGSS3 that'd be great).

And you may have seen me lurking before making this thread hahaha :)
Susan

#5 Dec 3, 2014, 09:52 PM Source

Well, I won't pretend to be a programmer or scripter, but this basically the gist of it:

Ruby is the programming language used for RGSS1/2/3.

RGSS stands for Ruby Game Scripting System.

RGSS is basically a collection of code optimized for use in RPG Maker.

Each RGSS uses a different version of Ruby.

VX Ace uses RGSS3 which in turn uses Ruby version 1.9.2.

You would do better to learn Ruby 1.9.2 first, then RGSS3.

However, bear in mind that although they use the same syntax and basic commands, the more advanced commands were changed for RM.

RGSS removed unnecessary functions while introducing RM specific ones.

You can find the RGSS3 specific commands in VX Ace's in built manual.

Hope this helps. ^^
c0n

#6 Dec 3, 2014, 09:57 PM Source

Ok! Cool! Thanks for the info! :)
markjacks

#7 Dec 4, 2014, 07:49 PM Source

Feel free to ask questions in the future too. Welcome!
c0n

#8 Dec 4, 2014, 08:22 PM Source

Thank you! :D
Monkeysnow55 The Cookie

#9 Jan 2, 2015, 03:24 AM Source

Welcome! The forums are filled with all sorts of nice people, help yourself! XD