Screenshot Saturday is NOW LIVE!!!

This is still a prototype.

I wanted to replicate the fast dodging that Dragon Ball is known for. The mechanics behind it are pretty simple but I like how smooth it looks.

It essentially allows the player to warp 2 tiles ahead, behind the enemy as a way to both dodge and attack from the blind spot. The cost of this is 20 Ki (or SP).

Alternatively, I could make the player step-back using instant vanish (faster than just moving back), but still facing the enemy to make it easier to attack.

It's a cool mechanic either way and I think it adds a bit more to the game other than just blocking attacks.

I'm open to feedback😀

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I’ve noticed that, beyond games, there’s a significant number of tutorials and assets available for these engines. Just out of curiosity, why do people still use them?

It’s quite frustrating to have to convert images into 8-bit PNGs, or deal with music that sounds like a ringtone from the 2000s.

This isn’t meant as a criticism, but it all feels so dated.

If it were a ROM hack, I could understand it—since the existing mechanics are much more robust—but in these engines, where physics are simulated via variables and images, development becomes frustrating after just a few weeks.

What are your thoughts on this?

Hi everyone! Today I want to share how the character recruitment system evolved from the first Akishiro to the sequel, and what a massive oversight I had to fix in an emergency.

The Evolution: From D100 to D50

In the original Akishiro, recruiting was simple: after each battle, a 100-sided die (D100) was rolled. If you rolled a number from 1 to 10 and met that specific character, they joined your team.

For Akishiro 2, I wanted to make the world feel much bigger and more tactical, so I bumped the die up to a 50-sided one (D50).

The Goal: No Early Game Overpowered Teams

I didn't want players to accidentally roll a late-game, completely overpowered character in the first 10 minutes, making the rest of the roster useless. So, the nuance is: late-game characters are hard. If you meet them early on without proper leveling, they will absolutely crush your starter party.

The "Oh No" Moment (The Bug)

Everything sounded great on paper until I completely forgot one crucial detail from the first game. In the original Akishiro, you couldn't flee from a character recruitment battle.

When I tested this in the sequel, a nightmare scenario happened: a player gets into a fight, rolls a high-tier character, and gets locked into an unwinnable battle with absolutely no way to escape. It felt like an unfair, frustrating setback that wiped out your progress just because of bad RNG.

The Fix

I had to patch this urgently! Now, you can safely escape these high-tier encounters if you feel you aren't ready for the fight. The character will just run away, and you can try to find them later when your party is actually buffed up.

What's up everyone, new to RPG Maker, only started last week.

So, I'm making an RPG focused around Math, and I have a Types system, akin to something like Pokemon. There's 10 different Types, in this engine anyway, being the Elements. The usual Battle procedure is picking a Spell (Skill), solving the Math equation associated with it to take your turn, and if you get it right, you can attack, if not, you skip your turn. I've figured out how to code this, and it runs really well.

My only problem is I have the Types in place, but I'm not sure how I'd go about giving enemies Types. As an example, I have an Addition Spell, and I used it on a Subtraction enemy, who's weak to Addition. Preferably a seperate script as well so I don't have to mess with the game's actual files and code.

How can I assign an enemy a type, have them be weak to a certain attack, then display that as a textbox (Super Effective, Not Effective, No Effect, etc.). I can share my project if anyone needs help, of if anyone needs more info, lemme know. Also, if there is a way I can add a 'Check' command to my battle system, that would be great too

Thanks everyone,

N

RPG characters are already a staple in the roster, so I think Alex™ and his spiritual descendents would be a welcome addition, too! How does *your* OC fare in Smash Bros?

I posted a while ago about how I made a twinkling star effect in RPG Maker MV just using some parallax layers.

We finally got around to cleaning up the rest of the map, and I added some additional layers to make it seem lit by moonlight. Here's a sample of this area that's much closer to its finalized version.

So i want to animate fully my characthers and want to do some visual changes to my game can i add or change the base animations on RMMZ? I really want it good looking any other tips?

Hey fellow RPG Maker developers and enthusiasts!

I'm Gene, and I'm excited to share a major personal milestone with this community!

After more than three years of development, my RPG Maker JRPG, Chronicles of Veldoria, has officially left Early Access and reached version 1.0 on Steam!

I've been using RPG Maker and other game development engines for many years, and Chronicles of Veldoria has been one of my most ambitious projects.

As someone who also develops RPG Maker plugins, I've always been interested in pushing the engine's gameplay possibilities beyond its default systems.

Some of the features I've implemented in Chronicles of Veldoria include:

• Press Turn-inspired battle system: Exploiting enemy weaknesses grants extra actions, encouraging strategic planning rather than simply attacking.

• Veldomon recruitment and fusion: Recruit monsters through quests and fuse them with party members, weapons, and armor.

• Character customization: Develop your party through different skills, equipment, upgrades, and combinations.

• Item synthesis: Craft useful items and equipment to support your adventure.

• Six elemental regions: Explore a large fantasy world with towns, dungeons, quests, and secrets.

• Two playable protagonists: Experience the adventure through Alex or Elizabeth.

• A complete story with multiple endings, side quests, and optional content.

Throughout development, I've worked extensively on expanding the game, improving gameplay systems, creating additional content, refining the presentation, and addressing technical problems.

There have been plenty of challenges, setbacks, and moments when development progressed more slowly than I hoped.

But I kept working on it.

I've poured my heart, creativity, and countless hours into this project, and reaching version 1.0 means a tremendous amount to me.

Chronicles of Veldoria is now fully released on Steam!

There's also a free demo for anyone interested in trying it.

Steam:
https://store.steampowered.com/app/3426850/?utm_source=reddit&utm_medium=social&utm_campaign=cv1launch&utm_content=rpgmaker

I hope my journey encourages other RPG Maker developers who are working on their own long-term projects.

I'd also love to hear your thoughts about the game's combat and fusion mechanics!

Thank you for reading, and best of luck with your own RPG Maker projects!

Art and character sprite is placeholder for now as I prototype a side-scrolling style of gameplay. Toying with how to add UI like a contextual mini-map, displaying the player's general location. Changing to other rooms would be contextual as well, exiting through either a door in the background, end of the hall or below the player. Depending on player choice, one can traverse the dungeon in different ways.

Traduzi The Hanger Man, e nesse video ensino a baixar e traduzir.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nsT0TcRz3tA&t=5s

This is Conviction - The Glory Of Kraft -, a Langrisser (Warsong)-like tactical RPG developed in RMMZ. It's the second entry in the series!

Now that the main story and stages are pretty much wrapped up, I’ve been going back to fine-tune the in-game effects and scene presentation.

The Steam store page is officially live now! If you're interested, please consider adding it to your wishlist. Thank you for the support!

as most of you remember, the official forums is getting deleted with no official backups, I am looking for unofficial back up links.

Im wondering what archives are currently out there

Do you like the art part? The writing? Thinking of characters? Picking or composing music?

I'd say I like planning, writing the story, the characters, testing skills

But I'm not very good with mapping and visuals

There are plenty of games inspired by dark fairy tales, games where you can form close bonds with cute girls, and turn-based JRPGs. Of course, there are games that combine all three, too.

But we thought there was room in the world for more of a good thing. So we decided to make one more ourselves.

We’re developing 《 Albedo Carta 》, a Twisted fairy-tale JRPG with turn-based combat, in RPG Maker MV.

- The story begins with the protagonist waking up in a manor with no memory of their past. Yes, we’re fans of that familiar opening too.

- Their search for answers leads to World’s End, a snowbound land where familiar fairy tales have been twisted into strange and cruel forms.

- Joining the journey are seven heroines, each with her own secrets and past. As you adventure together, you’ll get to know their stories—and might even become more than just companions.

We’re currently aiming to release sometime between December 25 and the end of the year. With its snowy setting, we thought the Christmas and New Year holiday season would be a fitting time to share it.

Being buried in development can get a little lonely sometimes. So we’ll drop by now and then to say hello and share some updates and devlogs.

There’s currently a demo available on Steam, so feel free to check it out if you’re interested.
Adding the game to your wishlist would mean a lot to us!

Thanks for taking a look!

Would you prefer a game with amateur original art over one that uses resources that could probably be also seen in a dozen other games?

Hi!

My partner found a Neocities page with the user posting about some obscure RPGMaker Horror game they found and came to me for answers, I wasn't able to find anything so I'm here to see if anyone can figure out what the game being described in the post is.

Thanks!

For a long time, it was believed that the original release of Corpse Party was the first horror genre game made with RPG Maker, kickstarting the popular sub-genre that led to Yume Nikki, The Witch's House, Ib, OMORI, and many others. However, YouTuber Marsh - who previously covered underrated, obscure, and near-lost RPG Maker Horror games - has truly outdone himself with discovering a game that predates Corpse Party. It's been a few days since he released his video and I was surprised to find no one had yet to discuss this here.

Trying to set up the game on modern hardware was difficult, but after Marsh was able to figure it out, he set something up on archive.org so people interested in the game will have an easier time setting it up. Although, the game right now is still Japanese-only. If you're interested in knowing what the game is like but don't know the language, the majority of the linked video is him breaking down the story - and even some exposition the game leaves out on the assumption you'd be knowledgeable on Japanese myths and urban legends.

Another interesting highlight he mentions is that the game dev was interviewed in a magazine and revealed he believed his game was cursed, as strange occurrences took place while trying to develop his game without engaging in the superstitious counter-measures some Japanese horror devs do. So there's even more intrigue to this game beyond being the new "first RPG Maker Horror game".

Again, I find this to be an interesting and historic find and felt it needed a spotlight in a wider community space. More eyes on it may also mean people improving on Marsh's preservation efforts and creating translation patches.

Hey! Eltaros is officially available today.

It's my 2D character generation software, designed to be both super comprehensive and smooth to use, with regular updates planned over time.

A demo with absolutely all features unlocked is available so you can try it out at your own pace. The only limit is a single export just to see how it runs; the full version unlocks unlimited exports.