Hello, brand spanking new to NesMaker... Kinda

[Atomsk]

Glad to be making everyone's acquaintance! I fiddled with the program last year and unfortunately didn't get beyond just tipping the smallest toe in. But I have dreams! Aspirations! And a lot of free time! I follow NESdev and NESMaker peeps on twitter all the and never interact with anyone so I'm hoping to change that. I'm hoping to find a fun creative outlet to devote time to.

I recently dowload the latest version of the software. Any tips and tricks would be greatly appreciated for someone just starting out! Thanks again!

 

[Logana]

Nice to meet you and I got a few things that can help saved up so let me just paste them here for you :3

[4.5] Quick fix for the 1st screen/sprite color palette issue

In the 4.5, there is a small issue, the loading palette is done differently than the previous version, causing the screen 1st color always been rewritten by the Player 1st color (the transparent color #0): (my screen uses the 0C color as 1st color) (my player uses the 15 color as transparent...

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[Logana]

[4.5.6] NESmaker 4.5 tutorial videos

The official NESmaker 4.5.6 tutorial videos (a must see) can be followed from the website: https://www.thenew8bitheroes.com/learn

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[4.5.6] NESmaker 4.5 Orientation Tutorial video download link

NESmaker 4.5.0 Orientation Tutorial video download link Not the most eloquent title for a post, but its here. The download link for NESmaker tutorial Joe Granato made and posted on June 3rd, 2020. NESmaker 4.5.0 Orientation Video 1...

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That should be enough to get you started, but their are a few more Tutorial on the new 8-bit hero’s youtube channel

 

[Logana]

Also for art learning a bit about color theory and practicing everyday can get you really far

 

[Atomsk]

@Logana This is all really helpful, I appreciate it!

 

[Logana]

No problem just giving a few pointers on where to start also if you need music I can do that of you could do it yourself, or we could both work on it together and have you learn in the process, what ever is good, ;P

 

[Atomsk]

No problem just giving a few pointers on where to start also if you need music I can do that of you could do it yourself, or we could both work on it together and have you learn in the process, what ever is good, ;P

Regarding music, I assume you work with famitracker?

 

[Logana]

yep, because the only other option is famistudio witch gets rid of a ton of things that you could do in faamitracker

 

[PasseGaming]

Greetings and Salutations! This forum is a great place to begin with some really helpful folk. I used to follow along at NESdev but I really didn't like some of the folk there. Not nearly as welcoming as the people here.

 

[mouse spirit]

Welcome. Blip bloop.