RMVX ACE FEATURES AND DISCUSSION

Discussing the new features and changes in the upcoming RPG Maker VX Ace



RPG Maker VX Ace is the latest in Enterbrain's RPG Maker series expanding on the features of its predecessor, RPG Maker VX. The RPG Maker series gives the user the tools and engine to create their own traditional JRPG but with the latest installments the entire back end of the game is open and written in Ruby so users can change the inner workings of the game or even create their own scripts or use ones created by others to completely overhaul their game into their dream RPG and RPG Maker VX Ace is no exception! RPG Maker VX Ace supports graphical assets in PNG form with alpha channel support, audio files in OGG, MP3, and MIDI format with the capability of setting loop start points for OGGs, and playback of videos in OGV format.

Some of the improvements of Ace over VX are:
  • The return of unlimited tile sets!
  • Add a third layer to maps to allow for more tiles stacked on top of each other
  • Define your own battle algorithms and assign them globally or to specific items and skills without having to use the script editor
  • Adds a new battle stat: TP. TP is meant to be used akin to the limit break or trance gauges in Final Fantasy 7 and 9 respectively to perform special attacks with the option of redefining how they're used allowing for rage-style skills integrated directly into the editor and other possibilities!
  • Allow events to bring up the item menu and select an item allowing the player to use an item to interact with events seamlessly
  • The Ruby interpreter is updated to 1.9 from VX's 1.8.3 which has significant speed improvements in processor intensive tasks

RPG Maker VX Ace has a Japanese release date of December 15th, 2011. Enterbrain has not announced that an English version will be made available in the future.

Here's some screenshots of VXAce:

The Map Editor




The Script editor with the "managers"


I see 1 lower layer, 1 event layer, and 1 weird layer that's probably Terrain Tagging as seen below. I also tried the tab thing and the lower layer replaces the upper layer.

Encounter Area Tagging for the 3rd option


The New Database Editor:


The New Class Editor: (You also set EXP here)


The New Skill Editor:


The Title Screen has now layer options and stuff. You can also change the color of the window skin too. ETc.


The Generator

Layering in effect

HOLY SHIT THE MUSIC IS ACTUALLY DECENT?!?!?!?!?!
THE MUSIC AND SOUND EFFECTS ARE REALLY NICE. Now they added XP sound effects apparently



WHOA you can control font size in the game without using scripts. See below:
They also added some new functions:




Menu screen with more save slots and ordering your party as much as you want :D


Status screen has biography and stuff now! It looks better than before!


Items Skills are now categorized



Equipment screen now has auto optimize and remove all


Battle Messages are super familiar e v e


Auto map name~


Shop~


Man I swear the music is really nice.
The animations and transitions of the windows are so cool and everything!

Lol Credits roll


Rhyme Shares:
Apparently autoshadows are affected by the shift key now so you can eliminate autoshadows with the shift key technically.

guys fucking curves here:


VXAce...H-happiness in a bottle


Download the trial: here!

Posts

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author=Supaguy_Productions
author=Rukiri
Well I received my copy today and I'm pretty satisfied with ace, the $200 pricetag with shipping wasn't to bad and if you think $90 is bad than wow.. that's pretty cheap for a game engine, as game engines can go from hundreds to thousands of dollars. The pro version of Unity is $1,500.

Ace's best feature, it's awesome box art^^
Where do you find it?

Find what? Ace? Amazon Japan, and either ship to your family over there or use a shipping service like tenso.
author=Rukiri
author=Supaguy_Productions
author=Rukiri
Well I received my copy today and I'm pretty satisfied with ace, the $200 pricetag with shipping wasn't to bad and if you think $90 is bad than wow.. that's pretty cheap for a game engine, as game engines can go from hundreds to thousands of dollars. The pro version of Unity is $1,500.

Ace's best feature, it's awesome box art^^
Where do you find it?
Find what? Ace? Amazon Japan, and either ship to your family over there or use a shipping service like tenso.


You have it? Tell me, what exactly are the capabilities of the updated RGSS?
author=Rukiri
author=Supaguy_Productions
author=Rukiri
Well I received my copy today and I'm pretty satisfied with ace, the $200 pricetag with shipping wasn't to bad and if you think $90 is bad than wow.. that's pretty cheap for a game engine, as game engines can go from hundreds to thousands of dollars. The pro version of Unity is $1,500.

Ace's best feature, it's awesome box art^^
Where do you find it?
Find what? Ace? Amazon Japan, and either ship to your family over there or use a shipping service like tenso.


So this is the full version?
Craze
why would i heal when i could equip a morningstar
15150
Arandomgamemaker
You have it? Tell me, what exactly are the capabilities of the updated RGSS?


Off the top of my head:

-Better menu handling
-Ability to resume music
-Much faster project interpreting
-Scaling windows by default
There's a crack for that. But it's very hard to find...
This is not the place for such discussions 8|
author=Archeia_Nessiah
This is not the place for such discussions 8|


I know...but you need to help my forum post where i need homestuck sprites in RPG Maker VX Style, and the facesets should be find in google images.
author=Supaguy_Productions
author=Archeia_Nessiah
This is not the place for such discussions 8|
I know...but you need to help my forum post where i need homestuck sprites in RPG Maker VX Style, and the facesets should be find in google images.

uh...wat?
I'm just saying that saying things like cracks/torrents/whatever is against the site policy and this is not the place to discuss such things.
author=Archeia_Nessiah
author=Supaguy_Productions
author=Archeia_Nessiah
This is not the place for such discussions 8|
I know...but you need to help my forum post where i need homestuck sprites in RPG Maker VX Style, and the facesets should be find in google images.
uh...wat?
I'm just saying that saying things like cracks/torrents/whatever is against the site policy and this is not the place to discuss such things.


Then help me in the forum, you have to find a thread where the username is "Supaguy_Productions".
...? I'm very confused now. Weren't we talking about the RGSS?
Don't talk about piracy, illegal downloads, or cracks. Otherwise you'll get warned and possibly banned.
Sailerius
did someone say angels
3214
Unless it's 2k/3, in which case you'll get a handshake.
User was warned for this post
Craze
why would i heal when i could equip a morningstar
15150
Sailerius
Unless it's 2k/3, in which case you'll get a handshake.

We should just ban everybody who uses it, since the chance that they acquired it legally is incredibly slim.

(Why was Sailerius warned for that? Do you honestly think any 2k/3 user here is using it legally?)
Versalia
must be all that rtp in your diet
1405
author=Craze
(Why was Sailerius warned for that? Do you honestly think any 2k/3 user here is using it legally?)


Seriously. The person who should have been warned was the one who said LOL THERES A CRACK FOR THAT. Not the person who called a spade a spade.
Sal was warned for stirring engine drama which I have absolutely no patience to deal with anymore. Also if you have any questions, comments, or complaints with mods or warns take it up in user feedback. This isn't the place for it.
author=GreatRedSpirit
Don't talk about piracy, illegal downloads, or cracks. Otherwise you'll get warned and possibly banned.


Ok...
author=Arandomgamemaker
author=Rukiri
author=Supaguy_Productions
author=Rukiri
Well I received my copy today and I'm pretty satisfied with ace, the $200 pricetag with shipping wasn't to bad and if you think $90 is bad than wow.. that's pretty cheap for a game engine, as game engines can go from hundreds to thousands of dollars. The pro version of Unity is $1,500.

Ace's best feature, it's awesome box art^^
Where do you find it?
Find what? Ace? Amazon Japan, and either ship to your family over there or use a shipping service like tenso.
You have it? Tell me, what exactly are the capabilities of the updated RGSS?

I haven't messed with RGSS3 much but have been told that it's basically Ruby 1.9.2 with the RGSS terms, anything ruby 1.9 can do so can rgss3.

Windows, handlers, and now managers are very well done and it's a great standard library for ruby(the editor was a bonus) Rpg maker now feels like a RPG library for ruby and a good one at that.

Say you want a Chrono Trigger system, can easily be implemented and it's not difficult to have battles on the map than switching to a battle screen(there was even a VX scripting tutorial for this battle system) I plan on writing the Ace version for it.

But, what if action is your cup of tea? Well it can be done fairly easily but like any library you need to know what you're doing so I'd read scripts first but Seiken Densetsu 3 can be made in Ace, Zelda easily, Tales of can be done without issue.

To put it bluntly just Call this the 1970s-PS2(early) RPG Maker.

And Supaguy(The full version kicks so much ass!)

So how does this stack up against other makers? If your goal is to create a snes/ps2 era RPG your good to go, but if you want to have a game with loads of 3D effects(out of the late PS1 era) use Torque 3D and use sprites. There was a script that had good 3D depth for XP so you can make PS1 RPGs but that was said about rpg maker XP and VX. Ace uses 1.9 but I have never truly tested 3D with ruby so if someone more advanced at ruby than me answer this it'd be a better explanation.

Also, if your just looking to Make 2D games ace is for you, you can even code street fighter 2 with it but that's pretty advanced lol but can be done.
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