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Resource Spotlight: VisuStella

In this week’s Resource Highlight, we’re jumping into the world of plugins! Sometimes you just want MZ to do something different than its default, and that’s where plugins come into play. From easily letting your players know what they found in a chest to creating battle action sequences that would put suplexing a train to shame, Visustella’s plugins give you a great place to start building the game of your dreams.

hiddenone

September 13, 2020

New Releases - Fantasy Heroine Character Pack 7, Futuristic Dungeons

In addition to the RPG Maker MZ 1.0.2 update, we have two new releases today! Fantasy Heroine Character Pack 7, and Futuristic Dungeons hits the scene!

RPGMakerWeb

September 10, 2020

Creating Behaviors from the Damage Poses

MZ gives us the choice between three different damaged frames for our sprites, which is great for some variety on a battlefield! But there’s so much more we can do with them if we just edit the sprites a little bit. So let’s take a look at how we can make a few new behaviors out of the damaged sprites.

hiddenone

September 8, 2020

Resource Spotlight: Caethyril

With the release of MZ we’ve seen a resurgence of plugin creators making codes to take our games to the next level, so today let’s take a closer look at one of them! Caethyril’s MZ Plugin thread contains a bunch of incredible plugins that bring all new effects to your development process, from making adding new battle encounter messages simple to building a whole clickable menu out of pictures and common events

hiddenone

September 6, 2020

New Releases - Yokai Parade, Shanghai Fantasy Story

This Thursday, our release day will feature two packs to bring an Asian flair to your game! Monsters straight from Japanese folklore! Music with a Chinese flair! Let's take a closer look at these two packs!

RPGMakerWeb

September 3, 2020

Mapping: Towns

After my last tutorial on Mapping Interiors, many people asked for help with the exterior of a town. So that is what we are going to do today. Let’s make a starting town for our hero!

Avery

September 1, 2020

Resource Spotlight: dragoonwys

In today's resource highlight, we're going to take a look at Dwys' MV Bin! Almost every time I look at Dwys's thread, I find new uses for the myriad of bits he has made. Icons, Windowsets, Tiles and more!

Avery

August 30, 2020

New Releases - Heroine Character Pack 4, Classic Fantasy Music Pack Vol 2, Krachware User Interface Material

Thursday has arrived, and RPG Maker MZ has been out for a week! We all know you are hard at work on those games... or maybe you need just a little bit more. Well, it's release day, and a little bit more is here! Three new packs, from strong heroines, to the perfect score for a classic RPG, to a whole new set of windows, we're here to get that RPG Maker MZ game going!

RPGMakerWeb

August 27, 2020

Randomness in NPC Dialogue

“Welcome to our village.” “Welcome to our village.” “Welcome to our village.” “Welcome to our village.” Sometimes hearing an NPC say the same thing over and over can be boring. For players who are looking for some world-building or little lore bits, these one-phrase NPCs can be disappointing and cause them to even ignore all but the important NPCs. If you’ve spent hours creating these characters from nothing then you want your players to spend some time with them. That’s where adding in some extra dialogue can help. Instead of having an NPC say just one thing repeatedly, let’s look at a few ways to improve their comments.

hiddenone

August 25, 2020

Resource Spotlight: Caitlin

In this Resource Highlight we’re looking at someone who’s made some amazing MV tiles that cover a variety of themes! Caitlin’s MV World is full of options to improve your fantasy, modern, and even science-fiction maps!

hiddenone

August 23, 2020

RPG Maker MZ is now AVAILABLE!

It’s time for everyone who preordered to get started making their games, and for everyone who didn’t? What are you waiting for! We’ve extended the 10% discount to everyone who purchases for the first week after release! Plus you will still get a free copy of RPG Maker MV!

RPGMakerWeb

August 20, 2020

You've Downloaded MZ... Now What?

Congratulations, you’ve gotten your hands on the newest RPG Maker, MZ! With all its new features it’s tempting to just dive right in and start working on your dream game, but do your best to hold off on that right now. Whether you’re brand new to RPG Maker or a user who’s been around since the old days of 2k3 and XP, taking some time to explore MZ will improve your time playing with it. Here are a few things to do before starting your first big project.

hiddenone

August 18, 2020

Resource Spotlight: Haydeos

For this week’s Resource Highlight, we’ll be looking at someone who’s done a little bit of everything. Materials by Haydeos! is a great thread to explore if you're looking for a little inspiration for battles and maps! If you own MV then you can use his great edits to take your game to the next level.

hiddenone

August 18, 2020

August 16, 2020

MZ Preview #7: MZ Sample Games, Upcoming MZ First Look Stream!

As many of you discovered last week, the Japanese MZ Sample games are out in the wild! And while many of you have downloaded them to take a look, we’ve been asked repeatedly if there are any English Sample games coming. And the answer is: Yes!

RPGMakerWeb

August 18, 2020

August 13, 2020

New Releases - User Interface Material 6, FATIMA 2

Release day is here, and it is time for more UI goodies and futuristic music! Check out another sweet UI collection with User Interface Material 6, and hit hard with some modern/near future tunes with FATIMA 2!

RPGMakerWeb

August 18, 2020

August 13, 2020

Tutorial - Mapping: Interior

Lately, there was a status post on our forums about how difficult it can be to find a good mapper for your project. That is interesting, as good mapping is the most essential graphic skill needed for using RPG Maker, as you can go far with just the default graphics. So, why don’t we make sure your maps are the best you can make?

Avery

August 18, 2020

August 11, 2020

RPG Maker MZ, Preview #6: MV Trinity Resource Pack Previews!

Only 2 weeks to go until RPG Maker MZ's release! And one of the most exciting launch resource pack for the engine is the MV Trinity Pack! Featuring all the new content from the MV Trinity console release, this pack includes tons of new materials to bring your game to the next level. Let's take a closer look!

RPGMakerWeb

August 17, 2020

August 6, 2020

New Releases: Creepy Terrifying Horror Music, User Interface Material 5

Today we’ve got resources that will satisfy those who like spooky and sweet alike! Get ready to create the perfect nightmare soundscape with Creepy Terrifying Horror Music and update your game’s message boxes with adorable additions thanks to the fifth User Interface Material pack.

RPGMakerWeb

August 18, 2020

August 6, 2020

New Releases: Cursed Kingdoms Monsters and Music, User Interface Material 4

The last Release day of July! And the Curse continues... The Cursed Kingdoms series that is. Two more packs in the Cursed Kingdoms line, and then another User Interface Set comes your way!

RPGMakerWeb

August 7, 2020

July 30, 2020

RPG Maker MZ, Preview #5: TPBS, A Closer Look

We’ve talked a little bit about RPG Maker MZ's Time Progress Battle System, which has some similarities to the popular ATB system that was used in a certain, very popular game series, but today, let’s take a closer look at it.

RPG Maker Web

August 7, 2020

July 30, 2020

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