List of tutorials I’ve written for various purposes. They are grouped into different categories depending on the area of focus.
All tutorials assume you have working knowledge of the basic RPG Maker VX Ace functionalities as well as terminology used during RM development. Refer to the RPG Maker help manual if you are unclear of certain things, or ask questions on one of the RM forums such as http://rpgmakerweb.com/ or http://www.rpgmakervxace.net/
Characters
- Introducing Diagonal Movement into RPG Maker
- Diagonal Movement and Character Interaction
- Diagonal Movement and Movement Speed
- Diagonal Movement and Large Sprites
- Starting out with Pixel Movement
- Demystifying Movement Collision Detection
- Pixel Movement and Event Interaction
Graphics
Eventing
- Creating keyitem-triggered event
- Working with Bit-switches
- Easy Tile Swapping
- Extending the event system
- Using Conditional Branch Event Commands for Script Input
- Camera Control Techniques for your Game
- Understanding and Extending Event Choices
- Assigning Multiple Action Triggers to your Events
- Using Key Items to Trigger Events
- Using Trigger Labels to Respond to Any Key Items
- Understanding and Extending Event Choices
- Understanding and Surpassing Event Page Limits
- Hiding and Showing Rooms with Overlay Mapping
- How to Challenge NPC’s to a Card Game
- Using Events to give a Random Quest
- Swapping Party Formation with Events
Database
- RGSS Formula Variables
- Overcoming the limits of VX Ace Lite
- Setting up elemental absorb
- Full Enemy Customization
- Using Drop Item sets to control an enemy’s drops
- What to do when your formulas aren’t working
- Managing Skills and Personalizing Actor Skill Types
- Using Battle Test Profiles for Efficient Testing
- Understanding Large Troops
- Covering Allies and Cover Conditions
Mapping
- Creating your own Collision Maps
- Understanding Tile Regions
- Hiding and Showing Rooms with Overlay Mapping
Scripting
- Defining script calls that can reference by party index
- Writing your own DLL and calling it from RM
- Basic guide to working with note-tags
- Providing user-friendly and flexible note-tags
- Creating your own window handlers
- Quick script disabling for script debugging
- Binding script data to switches and variables
- Techniques for writing compatible scripts
- Understanding Instance Items
- Alias is not Super!
- Improve script performance by efficiently evaluating formulas
- Reading files in RPG Maker
- Script Compatibility Talk: Object Composition
- Enabling the RPG Maker Console
- Understanding the Item Inventory and Design Considerations
- A Critique on the Default Target System
- Designing a Script for Composite Character Sprites
- Performance Analysis: Event Trigger Checking
- A Look at Word-Wrapping Your Messages
- How to Display Current EXP Relative to Current Level
- Creating Simple HP Bars
- Writing Your Own Simple Menu Cursor
Where I can ask or gives questions about scripts?
If it is a question about a specific script, you can comment in the script post.
If it is a general scripting question I would recommend using the issue tracker: https://github.com/Hime-Works/Requests/issues