Here you can ask any questions you have about making a Weight Gain themed game in RPG Makers! (Be sure and specify what version you are using.)
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[quote=âchillmistressfreia, post:6, topic:1067â]And weâve officially hit the point where Iâm lost! Even before we get to the scripting, I donât know what it means by âstar spritesâ.
I have a lot to learn before I actually make anything, the demo I made just has the basics in it, for the sake of my learning.[/quote]
A âStar Tileâ is a specifically marked tile in RPG Maker VX Ace. It lets characters and the player walk behind the tile, instead of in front of it. It is useful for making tree-tops and light post, or a bridge the player could walk under.
The default tilesets has a few tiles already marked as âStarâ. Here is what they look like in the editor:
I think Iâm gonna ask another question, just because I canât get a satisfying answer through searching the internet.
If I want to make a very large sprite as an event, and display the whole thing at once, how would I go about that?
The $ flag on a file name only makes RPG Maker VX Ace use each approximate 1/3x1/4 of the file at a time, animating it like a character when it moves.
[quote=âchillmistressfreia, post:3, topic:1071â]If I want to make a very large sprite as an event, and display the whole thing at once, how would I go about that?
The $ flag on a file name only makes RPG Maker VX Ace use each approximate 1/3x1/4 of the file at a time, animating it like a character when it moves.[/quote]
This is where the limitations of the engine start to creep upâŚ
The way we make large events that donât move, like doors, or â$BigMonster1âs is by placing our image in 1/12th the space of a sprite sheet. 3 across, 4 down. You then place an event, and in the event editor window, select the image in your sprite sheet. In the little âGraphicsâ pane it should show your sprite. Then in the Options pane (directly below the Graphics) you must uncheck âWalking Animationâ and check "Direction Fixâ so the sprite cannot move.
This is a big waste of sprite sheet space, but you can put multiple big sprites on the same sheet and reuse those. Take a look how $BigMonster1 and $BigMonster2 are laid out.
Q: How do I run an RPG Maker MV game on my Linux / Mac / Tablet / smart-frdge?
A: If running Game.exe doesnât work, you can open the âwwwâ folder and run the âindex.htmlâ file in your favorite web browser. The games work with touch / mouse controls just fine, in case your refrigerator doesnât have a keyboard.
How do I make bigger characters in the Lite version of RPG Maker?
The same way you do in the full version of RPG Maker VX Ace. Select âToolsâ > âResource ManagerâŚâ and âImportâŚâ stuff into âGraphics/Charactersâ
hey you guys seem smart maybe you know how to do this how do you do a mid battle tf via status effect and at the same time invalidate stat increments from equipment
It will need some tinkering on your end, but I think you can have the battle skill that causes the transformation call a common event and check for a status on the affected character. With the common event, you should be able to de-equip or destroy the equipment that the target of the skill has.
thanks for the fast reply im still learnng rpgmaker and asking people how stuff works and them telling me is easyer then trying to learn from a text book cus then you can ask what went wrong and get help
Why did the Lite version of RPG Maker disappear from the RPG Maker website?
I think they were worried about people pirating it and removing the Lite restrictions. RPG Maker VX Ace Lite is still available from Steam.
If you canât use Steam for whatever reason, hereâs an older version hosted on download.cnet.
thats can be useful to make my rpg
I donât know if this is the right place to ask but Iâll try anyway ! Iâm trying to use Rpg maker mz and i want to know : how can I use the tall (and fat) sprites ?
And also can I use the generator ?
Sorry if itâs a dumb question Iâm new to this.
For more info Iâm trying to use these sprites :
I donât know about MZ, but in RPG Maker MV you just put that template in as is and it automatically divides the file into 8 (4x2) character sprite sheets based on the total height and width of the file. If you want to make a single character sheet (used for abnormally sized characters), you put a $ in front of the file name (in this case, $tm2v2_template.png) and file will make it a single character sheet divided into 3 down, left, right and up facing sprites evenly divided based on the file height and width.
Again, without knowing the differences, it might not work with MZ.
Thanks, I did it !
Now for the second question, is there maybe a way to add hair/clothes to the tall characters or do I need to do that manually (as to modify pixel by pixel) ?
Because I donât really want to leave them naked and bald xD.
Because I usually have to make and edit the clothes myself, I usually just make the character with the built in RPGMaker character creator so I can then cut off the heads and paste them on top of the bodies (Iâd recommend an art software with a layering function like Paint.net Paint.NET - Download).
But there is a third party extended generator that, with modifications, can be made to accept those templates which will let you easily change the hair and skin/eye color, but you will still probably need to make your own clothes assets for obvious reasons: Schlangan's castle
You can add templates and change the size accepted under configuration and then templates (Shortcut Ctrl + 1). You can then manually import new templates and assets under Resources and then Manually Edit Resources (Shortcut Ctrl + R).
So, thereâs this Steam program called Universal Character Generator, that you can easily use to
add parts to build characters with several layers (for clothes, etc.). Problem is, you need to make all your assets yourself.
However, luckily for you, even if you donât want to use that program, I do have plenty of clothing assets at different weight levels.
One of them is for my âshortâ height characters, but itâs a dress, so it can be adjusted.
The otherâs more similar to the standard one you posted. Let me know if you need any more assets, since theyâre just sitting around in my stuff since I mainly translate games these days.
Ok, so I have recently decided to make the certain kind of RPG that can satisfy my desire relating to Weight Gain.
I am extremely new to RPGMaker with practically no experience to making any actual games. And the engine I decided to use is RPGMaker MZ.
I would like to know how I can showcase Full Body pictures in my adventure as much as possible within cutscenes, expansive WG events, and battles?
How I can link the images of Weight Gain to HP: having the images linked to the playable characters be up to date at all times on what stage they should be based on thier Current HP Amount?
Also, how can I can I rearrange the numbers of said HP Stat so I could make it start at 50 or so and end at a much higher number?
Please keep it simple and easy for me to understand.
The simplest manner is to place the images in your gameâs img/pictures/ folder, then use the Show Picture command to draw the image you want. Show Picture also allows you to move the picture postion (or you can use Move Picture to move an existing image) and allows for up to 100 images at once, on their own layers, meaning you need to keep track of what image is loaded at what layer. Donât forget to use Erase Picture on the specified image number either once youâre done.
The trick, then, is to work the Show Picture command into the flow of your cutscenes, events, battles, etc. Thatâs for you to figure out once you have an idea of how the game will actually flow.
If youâre familiar with Javascript, you can write a plugin pretty easily to, for example, redirect Alice.png when called with a show image command to instead load Alice_chubby.png or Alice_fat.png depending on their health value.
Otherwise, you can do something similar with the editor by creating a common event - say, Show Alice, then checking her HP and running a Show Picture command based on the result. An example in the editor is below:
Call this common event in place of a Show Picture command for Alice, and the right picture is loaded as Picture #1, responding to picture move/erase/etc. commands for that picture slot.
You can make a more advanced solution to include expressions if you want, or simply load the expressions as a second image layer (Picture #2) - though that means you have to ensure that the image lines up properly with the one underneath it. For now, start small until you have a better understanding of how everything works.
If your goal is to have each character start with 50 HP as the max, the Parameter Curve in the Class tab of the Database is the way to go. For each Class that you want to edit, select it and double click the Max HP graph. If you want the max HP to increase per level, click Generate Curve, put 50HP on the right side (assuming your characters start at level 1) and the max HP you want on the right side, use the bottom slider to adjust how quickly the maximum value increases as you level up, then click OK.
If you want to start at 50 Max HP and only raise that through specific items, events, etc., you can do that by setting the value on both sides of the Generate Curve tool to 50.
If you want everyone to start with a high Max HP from the start but also start with just 50 HP of that filled, do the above to set the max value you want for the class, then during an event (e.g. the intro for your game) use a command to set each actorâs HP to 50. Be careful of events that are designed out-of-the-box to bring a character to their Max HP if you plan on using this system - things like sleeping at an inn, or the option to restore all health when a character levels up, etc.
Remember that each actor (character) should also be assigned a class thatâs been set up for the HP system you want.
Naturally, doing things that the system isnât designed for will cause complications, some of which are easier to resolve or work around than others. The best advice I can give is to play around with the engine first - learning how the commands, event scripting, and character systems all work will make it easier for you to bend the system to your will further down the line. Jumping straight into the deep end just makes it easier to get frustrated enough to throw in the towel.
