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#46
Thank's Zefk for all your help i do appreciate, i wonder if it's ok with you that i put your nick name in the book? I ask by respect of your self. There is so many things to teach with Solarus. For now what i'd like is tell how to create a new quest, how to replace the ALTTP in the directory of your quest, how work the map tiles of ALTTP, what are the different layers for your map, how to indicate on what map at what position the player start, how to go from one map to an other like the old Zelda 1 from Nintendo, how to lift some bush, how to chop some bush, how to lift some breakable item as a vase to have some item as a heart, how to make Link simply jump, how to make Link fall from some floor to a lower one on the same map as in the Zelda a Link to the Past in the first castle of SNES.

Brief make peoples use the tiles of ALTTP and indicate things. So the user can create there own little even tiny map and simply understand things they can do in the same map.

Also i agree Zefk making some chapters is important. Here is an example of the first free pdf book ive created about the software Futurepinball: https://drive.google.com/file/d/0B60m6W-FuLPHZXAyZGxRRmRXNm8/view?usp=sharing, on the page number 5 i have put some chapters that linked to the subject. If you look totally my first guide about Futurepinball software, you will see and understand that ive done some printscreens and that ive explained many basics things.

Solarus will need more then one pdf guide, i'm sure that you know that to make peoples interrested in Solarus; the beginners and mostly none programmer need to see some printscreens. So they see, they do exactly what is said, they program and each little exercises is explained in detail.

If christopho think when he have shown a little video telling how to put some vase, lift it, trow it to destroy and give a heart. I'm sure he have seen the numbers of youtube hits by the day of little examples that the user can do and understand. Peoples need to do little experimentings, after medium experimenting, after more advance experimenting. A simple explications i would say is: A baby need first to know how to crawl, then need to be able to be on his two feet and not fall, then the baby start to walk.

Not giving the chance of peoples to crawl, before walking; can make peoples be afraid to try Solarus. That's something that can be poisining for some peoples. That something that i know by experience, because the free pdf guides ive writen about the pinball software, peoples needed to have already some programming skill at that time i did not know nothing about programming with this pinball soft. But there where some peoples that teached me and ive done some little experimenting at first to understand.

As told peoples must learn Solarus by doing easy things, this is how the interest to do more come. If they dont do little steps at first, and peoples say you must already know things. What happen then is that there is less peoples interrested in Solarus, because there is some portion that are beginners and none programmer. Making them also interrested by doing little exercises make the interest percentage of peoples raise in Solarus Quest Maker.

Also what i know is that each book must have less then 5mb of size, this because some peoples might want to share it trough e-mail by sending to others. Some e-mail account dont permit sending file higher then 5mb.

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#47
I have made an Issue and Millestone. I dont know if i have made it correctly on Github??

I have programmed, design some 3d models, of a pinball playable table game called "Faxanadu Pinball" with the software Futurepinball in the past. So i understand this great feeling to have made some game and share it. I always dreamed to create for fun not for money my own Super Nintendo Zelda Quest. I believe that the free software Solarus Quest Maker can make it possible. But as i say i'll need a lot of help to understand the software, this will help me a lot to help others with some none official Solarus Quest Maker free guide.

As always it is important for my self to give many thank's to the peoples.

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#48
Thank's Dirandor

There is many things i must learn, here is the open document made with open office descriptions:
https://github.com/20degree/solarusguide/commit/master

I wonder how come it is in the Master the file and not the other branch? I feel like so tiny in my short, beside peoples knowledges with Github loll. At this time i must do some groceries, gonna try probably later some experiment to understand Github.

Thank's for the help!

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#49
I have tryed to "drag-and-drop" from my window to my firefox browser Github window, and it say doing so "save as" and ask to what directory on my computer to save the file. Strange! It's not on my pc that i want to save my own file, put to put it on Github. I must be doing something wrong, but what must i do? Like i say i'm a beginner with Github.
#50
The background image of the page ive made is very like the free pdf guide ive created, that peoples can find on google called: "Milkshape3d pdf guide". The difference i have made is the interior zone, it have taken me some time to put the zelda asset character; make it repeat as some checker board. Also i have put the Solarus image over the zelda repeated character. All of this behind some white zone, that i have put the transparency of the white; so it show the zelda asset and the solarus into. But white at some level so it should be able to read the text over the zone. This beside put some printscreen image, so as that peoples can visualize the image; and read the text associated to it explaining steps "How to do this/that".

I wonder what the things peoples would like to know "How to do this/that?" with the Solarus Quest Maker. Me i know a lot of questions i would ask as a beginner that would be on the subject. How to import Zelda assets, How to create a quest, How come when ive imported Zelda assets i see some "Question Mark Icon", How to create some story in the beginning as Zelda Solarus DX that can be skippable, How to program a menu, How to create maps, How to create events, How to build a character that would sell items, How to cut-lift some bush or rock, How to indicate that some rock can not be lift because need some gloves, How to shot some magic flame in the direction zelda look with some magic wand, How to activate-deactivate some blocks with some crystal color ball, etc. etc. etc.

So many questions. I'm sure many beginners as i am wander "How to do this.." and how to program it? Maybe peoples wander to know how to do things with Solarus. Me what ive just discover is nothing lolll, but ive notice "if i'm correct" that LUA when you do some programming there are parts that start with "function" and that it end with "end". Like some paragraph text that start with a capital and finish with a point.

If the book weight so much in MB, then it should have many books. Because some e-mail account can send file that are less then 5MB. So if there would want to share, i must think about the content as number of pages, images size and quality, etc.

If there are peoples that would teach "steps by steps" things as "How to do this/that" with some printscreens it could help me understand more solarus, it could help others also; even could give me great ideas to put trough the pages for this amazing software. I always wanted to create a Super Nes Zelda style game, to make some friends play it for fun; and helping peoples that would like to create there own Solarus Quest would make me happy. Because i understand the feeling of beiing proud about creating it's own game and make others play it.

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#51
Here is a little example of the background look of a none official solarus guide created at a temporary link:
https://drive.google.com/file/d/0B60m6W-FuLPHSmVMbHZIbXR2eTA/view?usp=sharing

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#52
I have created some Github and have seen the "Hello Readme Example", so ive done what they have said to do. Create a repository, create some Readme file, create some Readme-Edits branch. Still i dont understand at all Github. How can i upload the pdf guide of 3 pages only for now? I really dont know anythings about Github, all i see is some statistics graphs, wiki, just clicking link's that i dont know what it is used for, because the "Hello Readme Example" dont indicate everything. I'm truly a beginner with Github. Here is the url: https://github.com/20degree/solarusguide
#53
When i have simply "take a look" at Github.com i have seen the word "pricing" and it say the minimum by month it cost is 7$/month. I'm not sure if i should because i dont have some money. Life cost very much, so using Github make me step back. A+
#54
I dont know what is Github and how it work (create Github, load things, etc). I feel so much tiny right now because of my miss of experience.

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#55
Zefk

You seem to know things about laws? You say i can put images of Nintendo as Zelda a Link to the Past, because of some Japanese rules.

Because my idea is simply do some printscreens of Solarus, after do some printscreens of the things as "importing the pack ALTTP" so it's Nintendo image and so on. Mostly oriented as a free pdf guide none official solarus, that the basic question is mostly "How to do this/that".

I wonder if under the Japanese Rules, if it cover also International Country Rules. This because the pdf guide can be online on the web, downloadable, saved for safe keeping; and be shared if wanted?

Here is some terms and agreements i have writen (note that i'm not an expert, i just see sometimes theses into some books):
The content in this guide is for your information and doesn't have an exhaustive characterization of the software. It is only for giving you some basic knowledge to understand more, how to do this...; with the software. The editor, writer and others can not be held responsible for all the errors or/and part errors and others. The images in this document were found on the web with the keyword "Free" and some other images and more in this file are also considered Free and available thank's to some peoples and the web.

Even if the content is free, it doesn't give you and others, the right to use the document files freely, dismantle and others at any time. This Ebook is free, can be distributed freely, saved for safe keeping. No money is made from it and can be made of it.

Thank's to the peoples from http://www.solarus-games.org, that have helped me to understand more this great software. Also for giving me authorization to take images to put into the pages. Note that it is not an official Solarus guide. The images of the game Zelda a Link to the Past belong to Nintendo, it's a game that i like very much. Note that the author dont make any profits of any kinds at any times from this document and it's content. This book can not be sold by any ones, can not be profitable.

Also you agree to not pursue, not sue, ask money and others; the persons making this document possible. Note that you also agree all terms, conditions and others that can be modified, added, deleted  and others at any times by the author of this book. This is writen to protect the peoples of Solarus, of Nintendo as my self.

I wonder what peoples think of terms as does? Should i add/modify things? It's important for me to know, this to respect Solarus, to respect Nintendo and mostly to protect my self.

Thank's for your time.

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#56
I have many things to learn about Solarus to create free pdf guides, this because i am a beginner with it. But with time and your help i know that i can create a wonderfull guide about Solarus. I'll have many questions that i call "How to do this".

Ive created till today 6 free pdf guides oriented to a software called Futurepinball. The comments of my guides from peoples all around the world say that they are fantastics, well made; and mostly easy to learn. Those guides talk about POO wich is "programming oriented object". If you want to check them here are the links:

My first book explain the Futurepinball software some basics:
https://drive.google.com/file/d/0B60m6W-FuLPHZXAyZGxRRmRXNm8/view?usp=sharing

My 2nd book explain some component of the software, and explain basic things about programming oriented object:
https://drive.google.com/file/d/0B60m6W-FuLPHcFlkNmxUWWxmZUE/view?usp=sharing

My 3rd book explain how to create your own DMD animations still oriented to Futurepinball
https://drive.google.com/file/d/0B60m6W-FuLPHZ0VRWHFLTThTUFk/view?usp=sharing

My 4th book talk about a soft called Softimage XSI Mod Tool v6.01, the soft FPMeditor and fiew about Blender soft. Ton the president of Blender have been nice to me saying that i can do some printscreens of the soft:
https://drive.google.com/file/d/0B60m6W-FuLPHdnRqRGU4MnVmY0k/view?usp=sharing

My 5th book explain doing things about modeling, since Futurepinball you can import 3d models into
https://drive.google.com/file/d/0B60m6W-FuLPHc0diOFpfaGlQYnM/view?usp=sharing

My 6th book explain mostly the software Milkshape3D, Mete is also a person that have givin me the authorizations to do printscreens of the software to explain fiew things about creating some 3D models with Milkshape3D:
https://drive.google.com/file/d/0B60m6W-FuLPHOUlLYXFVMGRlX1k/view?usp=sharing

It's important for my self to say and give my thank's to Christopho for accepting and giving me the authorizations that i do some printscreens, so i can do some guide about Solarus. But i'll need a lot of help of you guys. If you look at my free online pdf guide that can be also downloadable, it should give peoples here an idea of the pdf guides id like to create to help peoples know this great software that is called Solarus.

Ive writen also to Nintendo, to ask if i can put some Nintendo Images like the sprites, tiles of the pack Zelda a Link to the Past. Here is there responding to me (in french), ive asked because i respect copyrights and respect the authors:

Nous sommes reconnaissants pour toutes les demandes d'autorisation pour
l'utilisation des propriétés de Nintendo; toutefois, nous recevons des
milliers de telles demandes et nous n'avons pas suffisamment d'employés
pour toutes les lires. Donc, notre politique générale est de refuser toutes
les demandes, sans exception. Nous nous rendons comptes que cela n'est pas
ce que vous voulez entendre et nous vous remercions pour votre compréhension.

Même si nous ne pouvons pas accorder l'autorisation, l'utilisation des
propriétés de Nintendo sans l'autorisation formelle de Nintendo pourrait
quand même être permise dépendant des circonstances. Nous vous encourageons
à chercher votre propre conseil légal pour savoir si l'utilisation que vous
proposez est permise sans l'autorisation de Nintendo. Ceci n'est pas un
commentaire sur notre croyance ou non que votre utilisation proposée en
particulier soit acceptable – Nintendo ne peut pas donner de conseils légaux.

This mean that even if Nintendo would not give some formel acceptations and refuse all request, that Nintendo could still make permissible to do so; depending of the circonstances. But can not give some legal suggestions and to ask some person that could.

As i say i'll need some help, because my guides is mostly oriented to some basics but mostly one basic question wich is: "How to do this".

Like:
How to make some intro animated image as Solarus intro.
How to make some story intro as Zelda Solarus DX
How to import some tiles, How to import some sprite.
etc, etc, etc.

There is so many (How to do this) that peoples here would like to know with the version 1.5 of Solarus. I'm sure that peoples that have started with Solarus, asked to them self "How to do this" with Solarus. I'd like peoples of experiences with Solarus, that i can ask a lot of questions. The comments of my ways of writing is known to be easy to understand and have many details.

Thank's for your time and responding.

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#57
Long time ive come here, these time i dont have much time to create a book; but i am still interested in doing it. A+
#58
General discussion / Free Legal Softwares
December 29, 2015, 12:46:49 PM
I have think it could be great if peoples here could suggest free full none trial legal softwares, to help into the creation of Solarus Games.

http://www.gimp.org
Gimp is a software to create some images, it's similar to Adobe Photoshop. Since in all games it use some creations of images i think it could be some good suggestion.

http://inkscape.org
Inkscape is a software to create some vectoriel images.

http://lmms.io
Lmms is a software to create some musics and some beats, as in games it also have some musics and sounds into it.

Hope that these links gonna help peoples of Solarus?

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#59
Just want to tell to the peoples merry christmas and a happy new year. A+
#60
Long time ive come here, sorry for my pending personnal project i still have to experiment the solarus game engine; wich i find amazing!! Since i have find a job and things of life i have less time. Also i want to simply say merry christmas (x-mas) and a happy new year. A+