RPG MAKER VX Ace Tutorials

Make Your Own Game

The purpose of this series of tutorials is to give the people who read them a head start in making their own game with RPG Maker. While you can learn on your own, and many people have, there are plenty of pitfalls that can be easily avoided with a bit of information.

Make Your Own Game Part 1 - Overview of Program Structure

  • Part 1: We take a look at Ace and the various tools at your disposal.

Make Your Own Game Part 2 - Intro to Mapping

  • Part 2: We get started with RPG Maker VX Ace and work on our first map!

Make Your Own Game Part 3 - Creating Characters

  • Part 3: We work on creating our first characters and giving them stats and classes.

Make Your Own Game Part 3.5 - Script Use and Note Tags

  • Part 3.5 : In this bonus tutorial we learn how to use the script editor to add extra functionality to our game.

Make Your Own Game Part 4 - Equipment, Items, and Features

  • Part 4: We learn about equipment and then create some and put it in treasure chests and shops!

Make Your Own Game Part 5 - Other Types of Maps

  • Part 5: In this tutorial we look at some different map types we can create and learn how to create these maps for our game.

Make Your Own Game Part 6 - Creating Encounters Part 1

  • Part 6: In this tutorial we learn what encounters are and start creating and testing our own.

Make Your Own Game Part 7 - Creating Encounters Part 2

  • Part 7: In this tutorial we build on what we learnt last time and start working on balancing encounters.

Make Your Own Game Part 8 - Events Part 1

  • Part 8: In this tutorial, we will learn about the flow and logic of events, which control the flow of the game.

Extras: Game Design Document/Spreadsheet

Extras: Tileset Importing Guide

  • Need some help getting custom tiles into RPG Maker? This is the guide for you.

Extras: Creating Tiles Part 1

  • Need some help creating tiles in the same style as RPG Maker VX Ace? Lunarea's here to help.

Extras: Creating Tiles Part 2

  • Need some help creating tiles in the same style as RPG Maker VX Ace? Lunarea's here to help.

Extras: Creating Tiles Part 3

  • Need some help creating tiles in the same style as RPG Maker VX Ace? Lunarea's here to help.

Last Updated: 2013.04.20