Tutorials

Special Movements: Walking on Diagonal Stairs

Do you want to include some side view stairs or slopes on your maps but aren’t sure how to let your players use them? Let’s take some time today to see how we can use events to make the most of these stairs.

hiddenone

January 18, 2022

Making MV Style Animations

MZ’s default animation style uses Effekseer to create incredible animations, but it can be tough to get used to using it. And what if you prefer cell-based animation creation like in previous RPG Makers? Let’s take a look at how to make some MV-style animations in MZ thanks to the 1.4.0 update.

hiddenone

January 17, 2022

January 11, 2022

Small Tile Edits to Up Your Game

Here are a few small edits you might want to consider making to your tilesets to spice up your game.

Avery

January 17, 2022

January 4, 2022

Making Multi-Level Bridge Tiles

When maps have multiple levels of elevation, you'll eventually want to have bridges. But how do you make your character both walk on the bridge, and under the bridge? Let's learn how!

Avery

January 3, 2022

December 28, 2021

Special Movement: Sliding on Ice

What’s one thing that you would expect to encounter in an ice dungeon or frozen tundra map? Slippery ice, of course! Sliding on ice to reach an extra reward or using ice to control the player’s path can add another layer to your maps, so let’s take a look at how to event it.

hiddenone

December 14, 2021

Eventing a Picture-Based Menu

The default RPG Maker menu works well, but sometimes you want one that fits your game’s aesthetic better or offers only the important options. Eventing your own picture-based menu is a great way to make sure your menu fits your game, so let’s take a look at how to make one.

hiddenone

November 30, 2021

Parallax Mapping in MZ: Basics and Tips

If you spend some time on our boards, you will sooner or later come across the mysterious term parallax mapping and find out, that some people might swear, that parallax mapping is the one true way for a good looking game. While you shouldn't blindly follow advice like that, today we are going to look at parallax mapping.

Avery

November 25, 2021

November 23, 2021

Making Round Tower Tiles

We talked about diagonal walls already, but what about round ones? No matter whether it is a giant castle or an impressive temple, there are many cases in which a round tower with the needed pattern and the right diameter can make a huge difference.

Avery

November 16, 2021

Respawning On-Map Enemies

On-map enemies can force a player to make tough decisions while exploring dungeons. Should they take the path with more enemies but also more treasure, or play it safe and sneak around? But those choices don’t matter all that much if the enemies can’t respawn.

hiddenone

November 9, 2021

Water Autotiles: Setup Tricks

MZ's layer function has opened up a lot of option for making water tiles more exciting, but by default graphics, and most graphics that have been made for MZ, don't take advantage of it. Let's look at making those changes ourselves!

Avery

November 2, 2021

Test Your Luck: Eventing a Plinko Minigame

Taking a break from adventuring to play some minigames is pretty common in RPGs. So let’s take some time today to learn how to event a plinko minigame.

hiddenone

October 28, 2021

October 26, 2021

Card Game Eventing: Flipping Cards & Drawing a Hand

Card games like blackjack and poker can be a fun distraction for players who need a break from defeating evil, but bringing that to life in your own game is challenging. So why don’t we take a look at how we could start eventing our own card games, starting with how to draw cards?

hiddenone

October 28, 2021

October 19, 2021

Making Matching Color Rocks

We've talked about trying to use rocks of similar shades in the same area if possible before (this is not super strict, but just look at mountainsides and you’ll see that in most cases there is one main type of stone), but what do we do if we don’t have much variation in one shade available? Well, we make it ourselves, of course!

Avery

October 28, 2021

October 5, 2021

Making Moving Platforms

Wide rivers and deep canyons can add a lot to a map’s appearance, but for players they often serve as impassable barriers. So why don’t we take a look at how we can make some rafts and platforms to help our players get the most out of our maps?

hiddenone

September 28, 2021

Creating Your Own Roof Variations

Do you want to dress up your maps with even more roof directions and angles? Want to learn how to make them yourselves from existing roof tiles. Then, let's go!

Avery

October 28, 2021

September 25, 2021

Creating Skills with Different On-Map and Battle Effects

Many of us have played a Pokemon game and seen HMs in action both in battles and on maps, making the moves extra useful. But what if we wanted to do something similar in our own RPG Maker games?

hiddenone

August 31, 2021

Make Your Own Diagonal Walls!

Sometimes, your buildings aren't just nothing but 90 degree corners. But how do you make diagonal walls? We're here to show you!

Avery

August 31, 2021

August 24, 2021

VisuStella MZ Action Sequence: Creating a Custom Skill Cost System With Variables and Pictures

If you've made it this far, then I congratulate you! This tutorial will be the last one for this series focusing on enhancing the battle system and skills with Visustella's Battle Core. I hope that you've enjoyed the ride thus far.

Agatha

August 10, 2021

Eventing Spike Traps for Dungeon Floors

Game dungeons are almost always full of monsters, but sometimes that’s all they have to challenge the player. Additions like puzzles and traps can turn a simple map into an exciting dungeon to explore, so let’s take a look at one type of trap we can add to our dungeon floors: spike traps.

hiddenone

August 3, 2021

How to (mis)Use World Map Tiles for Anything Other than World Maps

Whenever I start a new project, my first thought when seeing the world map tiles is “Nah, I won’t need that here”... if I want a world map, I’d probably parallax it to have it really fit the world I have in mind. But on the other hand, it’s a shame to just neglect these neat tiles, even if you don’t plan on having an actual world map. So let’s have a look at 6 ways to (mis)use these tiles!

Avery

August 5, 2021

July 27, 2021

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