VX FOR DUMMIES, ACCEPTING REQUESTS

I noticed you must move the mouse before clicking on things.

for example, pointing out that its particular scripting language is RGSS / Ruby - and differences between it and the earlier generations.

Sorry to burst your bubble, but this is already explained in relative detail within RMVX and RMXP's respective help files.

Rather than explaining the specifications and peculiarities of the engine, I'd lean towards practical explanations on how to use the engine (such as how to teleport between maps, or how to stop an auto-start event). In-depth explanations of switches/variables, which many people seem to not understand, would also be required.

Not every difference is listed,

Hence why I said relative detail. I know myself, from reading the help file, that the explanation isn't all that thorough and could certainly be fleshed out.

Also the different way switches and variables work IS a difference between it and earlier generations...

Switches have always held on/off (or in programmer lingo, true/false) values while variables have always stored numerical information. This hasn't changed at all in any of the RM engines we're accustomed to use (2k through VX). Self-switches, introduced in XP, are different from switches themselves, but the basic function is the same.

Rather, I'm saying that a surprising amount of people don't seem to understand what switches and variables are to begin with and that reference material for such people would be required.

http://rpgmaker.net/tutorials/rmvx/

Make sure you aren't already duplicating an existing tutorial. There was a bunch of basic tutorials written a few weeks ago. For example, I wrote one on the basic mapping, Ruby, and basic Titlescreen and Font customization.

Well, I talk about Ruby, and not RGSS specifically.

author=WolfCoder
Isn't there tons of VX tutorials around here already? I remember Craze linking to them often and some of them are really good.

Apparently there's THREE tutorials about switches and variables

I am just never going to post again

Also, remember to include that by pressing F1 when selecting something in the database or event page quick help windows will pop up to give you an idea of what that bit does.
For example, clicking on the Super Guard option under the Actor tab, you get the little message: "Makes using the command during combat reduce the damage received to 1/4 the normal amount. (Normally it is reduced by half.)"

In fact, I may do a short video tutorial of just the database and event pages to show that off.