THE MASTER RPG MAKER HELPFUL THINGS TOPIC

Yeah, a few of the tools you might like are broken. I PM'd him some replacements but I guess he doesn't care about updating this beast.

Here's just a few:

1)
Post - http://rpgmaker.net/forums/topics/1655/?post=26161#post26161
Headline - RPG Maker tools you might like.
Link - Algorithmate (linked to: http://www.rpg-palace.com/Utilities/Algorithm.zip )
Replacement - http://rpgcrisis.net/forums/files/file/64-algorithmate/


2)
Post - same
Headline - RPG Maker tools you might like.
Link - iDraw (linked to: http://www.rpg-palace.com/Utilities/iDraw332_e.zip )
Replacement - http://rpgmaker.net/users/Link_2112/locker/idraw.zip


3)
Post - same
Headline - RPG Maker tools you might like.
Link - Softy font maker (linked to: http://www.rpg-palace.com/Utilities/softy.zip )
Replacement - http://www.muledog.com/magazine/Spring2000/softy.html
*Download link is big red S picture at the bottom.*

4)
Post -
Headline -
Link - RMXPtools
Replacement http://rpgcrisis.net/forums/files/file/32-dans-rmxp-tools/

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5)
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Headline -
Link - RMRecker
Replacement http://www.kobrasrealm.net/downloads.php?9
*good topic to explain how to use - http://rpgmaker.net/forums/topics/2597/*

6)
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Headline -
Link - RMtool
Replacement http://gamecraftnetwork.net/load/rpg_maker/rpg_maker_utilities/rmtool_for_rm2k_and_rm2k3/24-1-0-6


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Post -
Headline -
Link - Font Fix:
Replacement - can't find one

I recently released a new utility called RM Limit Changer. This allows people to set and change the limits on stats, item stacks, gold, etc.

RM Limit Changer works for rm2k 1.07, rm2k 1.51 Value, rm2k3 1.08, and rm2k3 1.09a.

It can be downloaded here: http://sites.google.com/site/seenasrealm/rm-limit-changer

Is there a topic which lists all of the limits and programming quirks for the RPG Makers? For example, the maximum number of maps, or the tip that going through a command like "Wait 0.0" in RPG Maker 2003 will make the game pause for 1 frame, or how variables can be referenced outside the 5000-variable limit if you use another variable to reference them.

What to do if you can't run RM2k or RM2k3

Okay, here's the checklist of things to check:-
- Make sure you have the English RTP installed.
- Set the compatibility of the program to Windows XP or before.
- Set as Run as Administrator.
- Download the font patch.
- Make sure you have the right fonts installed.
- There's a 1.85 version translated by Emperor Evil of Rm2K ;p
- No, we cannot give links. It's illegal and against site rules. Google is your friend, though. :D
- There are actually three different English RTP versions. Two of them are the same files with different names. That's due to two different translations.
- The third isn't so much a real RTP as it is an extended version with extra resources thrown in. It was known as an Add-on but most people around the time it popped up thought that it was an RTP so used some of the files. There should be a download for it somewhere (I hear Blade2K and RMRK are nice this time of year...)

All of the UIRPG tutorial links are dead. In particular, I'm curious about the Transformation, platforming, and custom menu tutorials, does anybody have links to mirrors for them, or alternates? I'm basically an absolute newbie to this all but have high intentions.

A few minitips about balancing and technicalities (I use VX Ace):

-If you have multiple instances of Attack Element, your element is the Attack Element with the highest ID.
-If your formula would make you deal 0 or less damage, there's a 50% chance it will do 1 damage instead.
-The above only applies if the element rate for the damage element isn't 0%.
-Remember that traits that alter parameters, special parameters or rates are multiplicative. That means having two 50% fire damage equips makes you take 25% damage from fire and having one of those and a 200% fire damage debuff results in no change. Ex-Parameters are additive, though - Having a weapon with -35% hit will make your hit rate 0% if you are also blinded (assuming default blind and hit rate config)

Balancing/Designing things:
-Enemies aren't dangerous if you can outheal them. That means if you have consistent options to fully restore a party member's HP in one action, enemies must be able to down party members in one shot.
-Test battles with two different builds - enemies must be able to harm groups that are fully optimized towards defense and hold out against parties fully optimized towards offense.
-You can help sorting items by using some item names as bullet points. Good sorting criteria are by type and by availability. It helps testing a lot if you know which items are available for each boss. (Also applies to equipment and skills)
-Healing skills have no intrinsic counter play - no matter who your opponent is, HP recovery will always work the same in the default database. You need to address this if you want a dedicated healer class/character.

Rm2k3 templates. I happened to have them in my OneDrive folder. I reupped them here:

can i request to reupload the rpg2ksav_en.rar please

http://share.cherrytree.at/showfile-33495/rpg2ksav_en.rar

Hi, I just noticed this. That one single pink tile bleeding into the brown or yellow space. Right in the corner of the brown/yellow tiles. What should be the last lower tileset tile before it becomes the upper tileset. Why is it pink?? Does it have special significance? I'd expect that tile to be part of the lower tileset, not the upper tileset.

That's the Panorama tile.