The ESRB has only ever given 2 games the AO rating solely for violence. One being a distasteful mass shooting simulator (Hatred), the other being an unreleased fighting game focusing on Fatalitites during the ESRB's infancy 20+ years ago (Thrill Kill).

So would I be safe in assuming that I can cram as many red pixels as I can into a 48x48 grid, so long as the violence isn't sexual in nature, and so long as it is not an attempt to inspire controversy?

I only ask because I'm a graphics artist and the idea of trying to gross people out in a pixelated horror game sounds like a fun challenge.

Hi; I downloaded the contest version of RMMZ, however when I try to open it, it tells me that my Key has expired and I have to purchase it. Does the contest version link to the Free Trial version in some way? And is there a way that I can get the contest version so that I can still participate in this contest?

Is the game required to be complete or can it be a demo as long as it fits within the 20 minutes to 1 hour rule? Since the goal is to create a game that "looks, sounds and plays as good as the best of the best", I want to create polished graphics and systems but I'm not sure if I'd be able to make a complete game within the one month timeframe.

RpgmakerWeb stated that the winners will become sample games. Will those sample games have their source files accessible to the people  who download them?

A lot of assets/plugins/sounds/music allow commercial use, but do not allow redistribution. I believe there is a legal issue in these cases if said assets aren't packaged as encrypted files.

Hey, I was just wondering. I wanted to use this generator for the game, but is it legal for the contest?

I know it's old, but I like its style.

http://lovelymoro.web.fc2.com/moromagalabo.html

Hello! Thank you for hosting this wonderful contest; I'm so excited to see the new entries this year! 

I had a few questions regarding the contest rules! 

• If we had a project that we had started beforehand, never finished, and would like to use the same ideas for this contest, would we be able to if we re-made everything from scratch? (Ex. - Have a few sprites that were made before the jam, but we make new sprites + don't use the old ones?) (Or would this fall under acceptable use as 'custom made assets'?)
• For the "Entrants are discouraged from sharing their final game until the rating/judging period begins", is that moreso the final game (with the download)? But screenshots and such are acceptable to show/post on social media?

Thank you!

Just to be absolutely sure since I haven't joined a jam for a long time, we are allowed to use the assent included in the free version right?

And concerning plugins, are they fine as long as the plugin creator allows for commercial use?

Hello. I would like to ask for a clarification: "All three placed winners will have their game hosted on both the RPGMakerWeb website, as well as Steam, for the world to see".  Is this account a pre-existing one, or would it be a account specifically for this jam? Thank you for your time.

I have a very specific odd question. The game I'm making right now has been entirely concepted and created since the Game Jam started, I even decided I wouldn't use any of my past assets and go for a very stylized look for this project in specific, and doing some of the development on a dev stream. However, there is one thing I want to use from my past that I'm a bit worried about, so I wanted to ask about. Years ago, there was a made-up word I really liked I wanted to use for a project, but I never ended up making that project. The game I'm making now does not resemble that project even a little bit, but I want to use the made-up word I made years ago as the title for this game, because I really like the made-up word.

Is it an issue if the project was entirely concepted and made since the Game Jam started, but I'm using a scrapped name for the game I came up with years ago? I'm a little worried since I had at one point publicly talked about the name of the project in question, but it never ended up going anywhere, and the project I'm currently working on doesn't pull anything from that past project outside of the name. Would that be okay?

Hello. Does the in-game character dialogues count as the gameplay time, or are they did not count? My game's currently pretty dialogue-heavy so I wasn't really sure about it.

One last question for me, since I don't know if it is allowed at all, but can we use tilesets from other RPGMakers? I'm seeing if it's possible to use the SF_Inside from RPGMaker MZ since I like the tileset provided there, especially the green cyber/hexagon tiles.

Thanks.

Really weird question, is someone able to win 1st, 2nd, or 3rd and fan favorite, or are all the placed winners excluded from winning fan favorite?

1- I would like to know if I can use images created by me? It's not absolutely 100% clear when the rules say that you can only use the rpg maker mz to program - what I want is to insert images made by me to use in my project, after all, it's my own resource and not another tool construction. Please, the sooner they get back to me, the sooner I can complete my project. Thanks! 2- Can I use a Sample Game Project such as Visustella's as the basis for building my game? As it is available for free to use, I think it wouldn't be unfair as it is free to access for everyone!

This is the Sample Game: https://visustella.itch.io/visumz-sample

In this project there are images that are copyrighted but I'll swap them for the basic images - my interest is only in the plugins and the improvements they cause! Thanks: D

Am I safe to post screenshots of the development in my website or twitter as in teaser screenshots?

Can I use songs (musics) in midi format that were created by me over a year ago?

I have a third question, are references to alcohol allowed?

Hi. I have a question about my project. Besides the one for the Jam, I'm currently working in another one in MV. I was thinking of having them happen in the same universe, but other than that be totally different games (maybe using some assets such as enemies and names). Would that be breaking the rules for the jam?
Thanks!

Hello again!
I explained earlier that unfortunately I found the contest only halfway through, so I have a huge doubt... 

I know the game needs to be at least 20 minutes long and will only be evaluated in the first hour, correct? Another thing is that the winning games will be free but the player is free to market and upload anything they want, right? Here's my question: Is the contest project required to have a beginning, middle and end, even if it lasts at least 20 minutes or can it be a kind of demo?

I ask this because I believe I have a good idea but I don't know if in 9 and a half days I can create a game that is both good at arresting the player and not too simple or silly - so I thought I'd deliver something that is complex enough to please but not necessarily complete with all the content, just enough to be a good game but still open. Of course, if I have to deliver a game with a beginning, middle and an end, well then it wouldn't be exactly like my first idea but like the second one, which is maybe not so good.

Probably a stupid question, but since I am not a native English speaker, I will still ask it :)

Such expressions as "Screw you" or "Go to hell" are "soft curses"? It's acceptable in this Game Jam?

Hello, I want to ask. Can I submit a demo/incomplete version of the game?

As I see it, the deadline has been extended by one day, to July 22 instead of 21?
This is how it is intended, is it not a mistake?:)

When it comes to credits, can we put any additional credits on the jam page as well?

For example, if I have 10 plugins, do I need to credit each one individually in game / on the itch page?

Kay I know this is gonna sound like overindulgent but can we like have one more day? lol  

Ah, I almost forgot to ask about this:

If the game has a set of recurring/radiant quests after the main storyline ends (tho its only an intro/tutorial lol), will the quest be counted only once for the gameplay time minimum? Or will it be counted as many as necessary?

I saw that they asked about the time zone but I still have a question... now it's 2:16 pm here, in the south of Brazil and the time that the site says I'm missing is 1 day and 13 hours, that is, it would be up to tomorrow at 4:00 pm, ok?  The site says that the game would be delivered until the 21st at 11:59 pm, which automatically means that I have to deliver the game until the 22nd at 4:00 am.  Is your time zone from california (west coast of the USA (4 hours before Brasilia time)?
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Hello, I uploaded the game but I don't know which option to check, Draft, Restricted or public?

Can I reupload another file if I sill have some time for modifications?

Hi! Should I upload my game as Draft, Restricted or public? And how can I make sure it is submitted? It's my first game jam so I'm not sure.

can the game be made available to download to the public during the judging period?

Hmmm... I do have a question about the rules. I just realized that the rules said:

Games MUST be created using only RPG Maker MZ (either the one distributed for free during the contest, or one that you've purchased). Plugins are fine, but no other game engine may be used.

If I made a project with RPG Maker MZ, then did all my editing in Notepad++, then went back to RPG Maker MZ for deployment and testing, would that be against the rules?

Hello! Can I share my games in other places too? Like GameJolt or RPG Maker forums?