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Part 1
Creating a Solid Foundation

Creating a Solid Foundation

Everything worth doing starts with a single step. It is the same with creating your very own video game, whether with a development engine such as RPG Maker MV (RMMV) or utilizing your own programming skills. This part of the book will cover the following topics:

• Installing and starting up RMMV, as well as a short overview of story and game play in the role-playing genre of video games.
• The use of switches and variables to create quests and area exits, among other things.
• Adding maps to your project to encompass various typical RPG locales, such as towns and dungeons, manually and with RMMVs own Load function.
• A detailed overview of the RMMV database and how it pertains to player characters, enemies, collectible items such as weapons and potions, and other RPG essentials.
• Populating our first dungeon, complete with enemies, treasure chests, and a boss encounter.

I hope youre as excited as I am! Without further ado, lets begin!

Darrin Perez 2016

Darrin Perez Beginning RPG Maker MV 10.1007/978-1-4842-1967-6_1

1. Starting Out with RPG Maker MV

Darrin Perez 1

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Box 45404, San Lorenzo, Puerto Rico

Electronic supplementary material

The online version of this chapter (doi: 10.1007/978-1-4842-1967-6_1 ) contains supplementary material, which is available to authorized users.

This chapter will cover the following subjects:

• Installing RPG Maker MV (RMMV)
• A short overview of story and game play in roleplaying games (RPGs)
• Starting up RPG Maker and taking your first steps toward creating your very own game

Note

This book will exclusively cover RPG Maker MV. If you have an earlier version of the engine (such as XP, VX, or VX Ace), you will have to upgrade to MV to follow along.

Before you can use RMMV, you must have it installed. First, Ill walk you through the process of getting and installing your own copy of RMMV.

Where Can I Get RMMV?

RMMV (and a slew of related products) can be purchased from the official site at www.rpgmakerweb.com . The exact link is http://www.rpgmakerweb.com/products/programs/rpg-maker-mv . Alternately, RMMV is also available from Steam.

Note

If youre a Mac user, youll need to grab the Steam version, as the standalone installer is Windows-only.

When its not on sale, RMMV costs $79.99, but you can try it free for 20 days by grabbing the trial version if youre a Windows user. Unfortunately, Mac users have no trial version at this time; a situation we can only hope changes eventually.

You will be asked for your name and e-mail address when you download the RMMV trial.

So, I Downloaded a Copy of RMMV. What Next?

If you have a standalone version of RMMV, what follows next is finding the downloaded archive and running the Setup.exe located within it. Afterward, installing it is as easy as following the steps in the installer.

Once the installation is complete, loading it up for the first time will bring up a screen such as illustrated in Figure .

Figure 1-1.

The starting screen for trial versions of RMMV

The screenshot is pretty self-explanatory. If you have purchased RMMV, you need only type in your product key as well as the email you provided at that time to activate the software by clicking on the Activate button. Otherwise, you can click on Buy Now to buy a copy of RMMV. If you would rather keep using the trial, you can just click Continue.

Note

If youre using the Steam version, that platform will automatically install RMMV for you once you purchase it and choose to download it. As it is a full version by default, you shouldnt have to worry about the activation screen just described.

So, Im Done

Welcome to the world of video game development! I hope you enjoy your stay! Now that you have a functioning copy of RMMV, we can continue. Before we start using the application, it would be good to talk about RPG design in general. Let us begin with the most important aspect, the story.

Note

The current version of RPG Maker MV at the time of this writing is version 1.1. If you have a newer version of the software, it may include extra features not discussed here.

Story

Perhaps the most important thing about an RPG is its story. Even in the days of old, when the first Dragon Quest (known as Dragon Warrior in the United States until the eighth entry in the series was released) and Final Fantasy games were in their prime and storage was an issue with the earliest consoles, RPG developers sought to invest their players into the simple plot that they managed to fit within the cartridge. Perhaps the most important thing I can point out is that not every story needs to be complex. Complexity helps, sure, if you can make it work . Sometimes, its the little things that have the greatest impact. The basic facets of any basic RPG story are virtually identical to those used in your standard fantasy or sci-fi book with a heroic protagonist:

• You have a protagonist : In an RPG, this is the main character controlled by the player. The protagonist is a distinct entity, with goals, dreams, and desires.
• You have a conflict : The most typical fantasy conflict for both books and video games is a great evil that rises, and only the hero/chosen one/protagonist (whether alone or with help) can defeat them. With that said, dont limit yourself. If you come up with a great plot that involves a conflict between the protagonist and himself, for example, feel free to take that ball and run with it.
• You have obstacles : Think back to the last RPG you played or fantasy book you read. The protagonist did not start the adventure and defeat the main villain within ten minutes/pages (if they did, it was probably a fake-out and not an actual victory). The protagonist probably started from a position of relative weakness and set out into the world to defeat the antagonist, being deterred every so often by hostile forces (some aligned with evil, and some not) and hindrances such as a broken bridge or a collapsed mine shaft.
• You have a climax and a resolution : The protagonist, after countless tribulations, finally reaches the castle of the Dark Lord. With a carefully calculated strike of his weapon of choice, he defeats his timeless foe. Or does he? Depending on the type of story you want to tell, perhaps your antagonist escapes to live another day. Perhaps he was merely subordinate to an even greater evil.

A great story can save an otherwise mediocre RPG, but a mediocre story can ruin even great RPGs. You must define what type of story your RPG will have. Following are some questions that should get you thinking along the right track:

• Will it be a fantasy RPG? If so, will magic be prominent? Will alternate forms of abilities, such as technology or something else altogether, take center stage?
• Or will you have a sci-fi RPG? Thats neat, too. Will technology be prominent, or will the setting be a devastated future where everyone is basically surviving with sticks and stones?

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