Tutorials

Eventing a Skill Tree

One way to let our players feel more in control of our heroes is to let them choose our hero’s skills from a skill tree. Let’s take a look at how we can event some of our own.

hiddenone

March 3, 2022

March 1, 2022

RPG Maker Festival Wrapup: All Guides and Videos!

The RPG Maker Festival on Steam has wrapped up, and there were a ton of new guides, tutorial videos and dev interviews. So let's take a look at them all together!

RPGMakerWeb

February 24, 2022

February 22, 2022

At first glance, MV And MZ’s character sets look pretty similar, but for the new engine, the style got an update. This is good on one hand, as they are improved and blend in better with the tiles, but it might be an issue if you want to use sprites of both engines along with each other. So let's look at how to update an MV character to MZ's style!

Avery

February 9, 2022

February 8, 2022

What Makes up a Windowskin?

WIndowskins affect our games’ messages and menus, so let’s take some time today to figure out what each piece of a windowskin does and how we can edit them!

hiddenone

February 3, 2022

January 25, 2022

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