3 questions about random things

[Megalith]

(i apologize if this is in the wrong forum!)

Hey everyone, ive been floating around the forums for a while now, mostly just reading about all the new projects and stuff people are working on. Im currently working on a project but i had a couple of questions i was hoping you folks could help me with.

(1) Ok, this one im stumped. I have a character in my game named Nina, she is a dead girlfriend of the antagonist. I made this character based off a girl i work with, not the breathe of fire 3/4 character, whose resemblance is similar. Is this plagiarism?

(2)Alright, this is the most important. I wanted to try and make my game using pictures of places around where i live instead of mapping it. if thats unclear, im suggesting like instead of mapping a "Church of Light" ill just take a picture of a church in my 'hood (is this plagiarism too?)and make it so only the side walk in front and the grass around it is passable, but not the building/hedges/etc. Is this possible on rpgxp?vx?. Or would it perhaps be better to use a different c++, java type program?(i have friends that can to it, but i never bothered to ask them)And also , do you think this would be a good idea?

(3)Ok, this ones probably easiest. Its possible to have a ability that randomly chooses 1 of 3 attacks and casts it right?

thanks! ill try to return the favor! :thumb: :thumb:

 

[Stardust]

(1) Ok, this one im stumped. I have a character in my game named Nina, she is a dead girlfriend of the antagonist. I made this character based off a girl i work with, not the breathe of fire 3/4 character, whose resemblance is similar. Is this plagiarism?

As long as the character isn't incredibly similar, you shouldn't have any problems.

(2)Alright, this is the most important. I wanted to try and make my game using pictures of places around where i live instead of mapping it. if thats unclear, im suggesting like instead of mapping a "Church of Light" ill just take a picture of a church in my 'hood (is this plagiarism too?)and make it so only the side walk in front and the grass around it is passable, but not the building/hedges/etc. Is this possible on rpgxp?vx?. Or would it perhaps be better to use a different c++, java type program?(i have friends that can to it, but i never bothered to ask them)And also , do you think this would be a good idea?

There was a tutorial about how to use pictures as parallaxes made by bugbuzz.  This is very possible, although I'm not sure how happy the owners of the buildings, lawns, etc. would be about you using their property in a game.  If you ask them, it would be OK, but you shouldn't show pictures of someone else's property unless you have permission.

(3)Ok, this ones probably easiest. Its possible to have a ability that randomly chooses 1 of 3 attacks and casts it right?

Sure.  Just attach a skill to a common event.  In the common event, set a variable to a number between 1 and 3.  Based on that variable, force the character to cast the skill associated with the number of the variable.

 

[Megalith]

thanks man! you made my rpg actually become a reality now ! thanks dude!

[EDIT] only thing is im having a hard time finding the tutorial. do you have link? if not ill find one eventually.

 

[regi]

Try this.

 

[Megalith]

Is there one for XP?  i dont like vx's characters, and im more comfortable with xp.

 

[seven]

No, there isn't.
You could still do something similar to that, the only problem would be that you would not be able to see the panoramic maps in the editor.