Tutorials

Traveling with a Simple World Map

World maps can help players traverse entire continents in moments instead of having to walk across large mostly-empty maps to reach their destination, but what exactly do we need to do to make a world map work?

hiddenone

August 16, 2022

Eventing a Lotto Scratchcard

Every casino in a game needs something for players to throw their money at, so why don’t we make scratchcards for our players to test their luck?

hiddenone

August 2, 2022

Creating a Rewind Time Skill

Sometimes a mistake at the start of a battle can leave your players wishing there was a ‘rewind’ button to give them a second chance. So why don’t we try to find a way we can event that possibility?

hiddenone

July 21, 2022

July 19, 2022

Animations with More Frames

We already talked about character sets and how they are animated in the engine, but what if you have an animation that takes up more than 4 frames or a basic idle animation?

Avery

July 21, 2022

July 12, 2022

Upgrading Your Hero's Home

Does your IGMC Game party have a home base? What if they could update it? Let’s take a look at a few ways we can make that house a home by having it change depending on story progression and player choices.

hiddenone

July 5, 2022

A Tutorial on Tutorials

Tutorials are a requirement in games to make sure your players know how to even interact with your game, since if they can’t figure out how your systems work they’ll never have fun with your game. So let’s take some time today to think about how we can include tutorials to make sure our players know what they need to to enjoy playing.

hiddenone

June 21, 2022

Can we Use MV Generator Parts in MZ?

With the newest iteration of RPG Maker we got a reworked graphic style which sadly blocks us from using MV generator parts in MZ. Or… Does it? A lot of people on our forums consider this “not doable”, but let's see if that is really true today.

Avery

June 30, 2022

June 14, 2022

Couples Behaviors & How to Sprite Them

Sometimes a cutscene or map calls for a more detailed animation than the default sprite walking animation. A ballroom needs its dancers to hold each other in their arms while they waltz and a kiss between lovers can make a farewell scene even more emotional, so let’s take a look at how we can create some of our own animated behaviors.

hiddenone

June 9, 2022

June 7, 2022

Variable Affected Skills

Using the same skills over and over in battles without them ever changing can make battles end up feeling boring, so let’s take a look at how we can add some interesting effects to skills by keeping track of how many times each skill is used and modifying the skill’s damage based on that.

hiddenone

June 9, 2022

May 31, 2022

Using Placeholders

Have you ever made or seen a “I need this thing, otherwise I cannot continue working on my game!” type of request? While I understand that some elements can be crucial to have, there is no reason to have the lack of a resource restrain you from working on your project. In fact, the lack should not affect you at all - for the moment.

Avery

June 9, 2022

May 24, 2022

Eventing a Whack-A-Mole Minigame

Whack-a-Mole is an excellent choice when you just want to play a game where you can hit things without having to think too hard about it, but can you make it in RPG Maker? Of course! So let’s take a look at how we can event it and add a fun little minigame to our projects.

hiddenone

May 10, 2022

Upgrading a Generated Dungeon

Creating the perfect dungeon maps for your game can be a lot of fun if you enjoy mapping, but what if you just don’t know where to start? Let’s take a look at one way we can upgrade a generated dungeon to make it more than just lifeless hallways.

hiddenone

May 3, 2022

Turning Characters Into Statues

Whether an evil monster turned the player to stone or you want to honor certain characters by erecting statues in their name, there are many reasons to turn a standard character sprite into a statue tile.

Avery`

April 21, 2022

April 19, 2022

Making a Minion-Summoning Boss

RPG bosses often have special skills that make the battles more challenging than normal ones, such as bringing extra monsters to a supposedly 1-on-1 fight. So let’s take a look at how we can give our bosses some ways to summon backup mid-battle.

hiddenone

April 12, 2022

Making a Custom Battle Weapon Graphic

Wouldn’t it be cool if your heroes wielded the special weapons you made just for them? Today we are going to look at how to make that happen!

Avery

April 10, 2022

Cutscenes Across Multiple Maps

Sometimes in an RPG we wish to have a cutscene that starts on one map, then changes over to another map. In this tutorial we will show how one can do that using the event commands present in RPGMaker.

bgillisp

April 7, 2022

April 3, 2022

Creating Balconies

We have looked at other ways to spice up your houses in the past, but so far balconies have not yet been in our focus - today we are going to change that!

Avery

April 7, 2022

March 29, 2022

Cutscene Basics

Cutscenes are a common occurrence in RPGs. In this tutorial we will look at ways to make cutscenes, as well as go over some tips and tricks to keep in mind while making them. We will demonstrate these by making a cutscene where Reid enters town, walks, then a dog and Kasey run past him and out of town. We will use the Snow Town MZ sample map for reference.

bgillisp

April 7, 2022

March 27, 2022

Eventing a Trophy Room

Achievements and trophies are something that show up in tons of games nowadays, but often they’re just listed in a menu. What if you wanted to create an in-game trophy room that your players can explore to see all that they’ve accomplished?

hiddenone

April 7, 2022

March 22, 2022

Exploring the Tileset Tab in the Database

MZ’s default tilesets are fun to work with, but sometimes you want to use a different style of tiles or add some new ones. Trouble is, what do all those tileset options in the database even do?

hiddenone

April 7, 2022

March 20, 2022

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