LOOKING INTO RPGMAKER XP OR VX...

Well, if XP has more resources to pull from, then I'd definitely go with XP.
It is easy to use/learn/looks nice without having to change the entire program(which seems a common thing with VX)

Hey, I have nothing against using VX, more power to you if you want to go with it. I just personally never liked having to change/add things to it to make simple functions work. (no matter how easy it is to do)
It always seems like it's something with that program that needs fixing/changing/scripting.

But you have to admit, you don't have do any of that with any of the other RPG makers. I mean there are patches and whatnot, but it is usually for extra features, not fixing the engine itself.

I agree with you! If you can fix the engine and it is better for your(anyone) needs, then by all means, fix the script and fix the tile swapping!

My experience with VX is when it first came out and I was so excited, but then opening up the program and just finding all these weird, confusing things was depressing. (luckily I didn't pay for it! kekeke)
But I guess that's why I have bad memories of it, especially since it was a new engine, everything wasn't readily available to fix, or I just didn't care enough to figure it out myself, or implement the fixes.

But no apologies needed, I know you are defending a program you are now learning and enjoying, and maybe someday I'll do the same! :D

@Darkflamewolf: I'd try out both engines, and see how you like them. But please if you are going to use VX, fix the problems, don't get frustrated and give up like me. :P
Best of wishes!

DFW, that's way cool that you & your "old man" are building a game together.

Just about every RM site has a "XP vs VX" topic.
e.g. http://www.hbgames.org/forums/viewtopic.php?f=6&t=50660

I'd suggest checking a few of them out, try to read past the 'opinions' & look more at the facts to decide which suits your needs the best.

Be Well

Here are the three most important differences as far as I'm concerned:

- XP is infinitely easier to make maps in, because you get three layers and infinite tiles per tileset and infinite tilesets, as opposed to VX's two layers and 256 tiles per tileset and 6 tilesets. (VX has a partial workaround for this, it just makes mapping more time consuming and difficult in VX.)

- VX has a notebox next to every item in the database that makes it much easier for things in the database to interact with your custom scripts. (XP can still do the same things without this, it just makes scripting more time consuming and difficult in XP.)

- VX has a few extra event commands. (You'll probably never use any of these obscure commands, but it's nice to know you don't have to script them if you ever do.)

So you have to weigh these three differences. But aside from these, another important difference is if you want to use any custom scripts created by other people. For example, in my game I wanted to use Atoa's Custom Battle System, which can create Chrono Trigger like battles, with animated enemies and allies directly on the field map, and easy methods of making all the kinds of skills and animations you would expect to see in such a battle system. This script was only available in XP, and saved me hundreds, perhaps of thousands of hours of work that would be needed to create it myself. So that took the decision out of my hands, though I probably would have picked XP anyway because making good looking maps is important to me, and I don't mind scripting without the script noteboxes.