Resources & Tutorials

I reblog what I find useful and might add original stuff here too if I learn something useful!

[crophaven]

Evolution of the player farm from 2022, then to 2023, and the last is from August 2024! The grass IS somewhat of a work in progress, but I wanted it to look more..grassy.

[circusrat13]

🌸 REMEMBER (DEMO) IS OUT! 🌸

I just posted the demo on itch.io, rpgmaker.net is weird and the game is still pending, but who cares? Itch.io is my main man.

The demo is quite short, but I’m happy that something is finally out, even if it’s not much. I included a walkthrough in the files, if you’re stuck (and believe me, you will be).

🔻 CLICK HERE TO DOWNLOAD 🔻

[nerdwithascreen-game-dev]

Shipping Bin Tutorial For RPG Maker MV (RMMV)!

The tutorial is under the cut due to it being long! Everything you need to create a shipping bin like Stardew Valley, Rune Factory, Harvest Moon, etc. Is right here!

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[necronatural]

The last version of my guide is 2 years old, and doesn't account for some new features, new competition, and some rebrands, so once again;

Here's a purchase guide for when RPG Maker is on sale, as well as the Visual Novel makers available.

[rmxp]

Graphics Resource: Grandma Debs Little Bits

Grandma Debs Little Bits is a great graphics resource! It's typically written in English, with some posts in Japanese and other languages.

This website is geared towards RPG Maker VX/Ace, but there's also RPG Maker XP resources on it. (Also, I've used a lot of the VX Ace resources for XP, you just have to own both.)

Some personal highlights are:

World Map Tileset (cartography style)

Nekura Fantasy Edits

Animal Sprites (including bear!)

[rmxp]

RPG Maker Resources: Forums

Here is a collection of RPG Maker forums! These are chock-full of resources, from graphics to tutorials and scripts.

RPG Maker Forums: The official forums! (English)

RPG Maker Net: This site is currently undergoing an overhaul and is only intermittently online right now, but you can sometimes catch it. When you can't, the Discord is still available in the meanwhile. (English)

Chaos Project (English)

RPG Maker Resource Kit: A retired, read-only forum that still has a bunch of resources available.

Mundo Maker (Spanish)

Save-Point: I've had especially good luck finding XP scripts on this site. (English)

As a heads-up, I'll be highlighting specific resources from these forums as well in the future.

[verminetroglodyte]

I hope it's okay if I add some! Fair warning, they're all French websites.

Oniromancie: tutorials, games and resources;

Le Palais Créatif: Retired/not maintained anymore i think, but you can still find scripts and resources (although some images are broken);

Alex d'Or: RPG Maker project contest. You can find finished games/demos there, sorted by year (or you can head to the "winners" page to look at the games that got the Alex d'Or award) if you want to play 'quality' rm games for free before starting your own project.

[verminetroglodyte]

Little highlight from Oniromancie:

AMS Ultimate by Zeus81 and NanakyTim is a compilation of scripts that allow free movement on the map (instead of square by square), up to 7 terrain effects per map (not per tileset, per map) which allows visual footprint effects and different footstep sounds, a depth/relief system on maps, the ability for your character to jump, and many more things that you can look at in the demo (unfortunately for most it's in French but there might be an English version somewhere idk)

[rmxp]

definitely okay to add, thank you so much!

[rmxp]

Breaking it Down: Sprites

It’s been ages since I’ve posted, so here’s a basic not-quite tutorial about how RPG Maker XP’s sprites work.

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