I recently got a free trial of RPGMaker MZ and I was having trouble finding resources on how to create windows that keep track of stats such as fullness, weight, and energy. Any help/advice is appreciated.
You’ll probably need a plugin to handle it. I recommend checking out the RPG Maker Forums - they have resources, tutorials, all kinds of things in that regard.
I also recommend checking out http://yanfly.moe/; Yanfly has a buttload of plugins and an excellent tutorial on RPG Maker for beginners - the sections on databasing and map organization are especially helpful.
It’s also worth noting that a lot of MZ plugins are paid. However, there are a lot of free plugins for MV, and you can use Project Fossil to add compatibility with those plugins, which is a handy workaround for those of us with no pocket money.
That being said, if you’re making a non-RPG game, then the easiest way to do this stuff is just to rename your HP, MP, and TP bars, and use them to keep track of those stats instead. They already show up right in the character window, and if you want them to display on-screen you can still make that happen with a plugin.
Thank you for the help/links. Also I have been experimenting with renaming values like you said I’m just trying to narrow down how I want one thing to control another.
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