SIMPLE (PLAYABLE) FLASHBACKS

RPG Maker MV

Adds a couple methods to help you manage playable flashback sequences

  • bentelk
  • 09/30/2018 05:24 PM
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So you meet an NPC, and he's like: "I don't know why the vampire let us get away... we had broken into his castle; he had caught us... we should have died that day..." and rather than have the NPC dump more exposition than they already have...

~flaaaaaaaashbaaaaaack~

In order to have a flashback, however, you need to solve a couple problems:

  • You need a new party. Whoever is in your party now should be removed for the flashback, and re-added after it's over. If your game has a very fixed party, this is easy, however if you allow the player some control over who's in their party (I'm going to say "Like FF3/6, or Suikoden" revealing how old I am >_>) then this is harder! How do you remove all the party members, and perfectly restore them after the cutscene?
  • You probably don't want the flashback characters to be able to change your inventory!


This plugin perfectly addresses issue 1, and gives you tools to help "work around" issue 2 by simply forbidding the player from interacting with your inventory (preventing them from SEEING that the same inventory really is there).

If you want to let players manage items and have battles in their flashback, this plugin may NOT be enough for you!

Example Usage

When starting a flashback sequence: 

Fadeout Screen

Script : $gameParty.stash();

       : $gameParty.hideInventory = true;

Change Party Member : Add ACTOR FOR FLASHBACK

Change Party Member : Add SOME OTHER ACTOR FOR FLASHBACK

Transfer Player : FLASHBACK LOCATION

Fadein Screen


(Note the "Script" portions, especially, which call the additional methods provided by this plugin.)

When the flashback is over: 

Fadeout Screen

Script : $gameParty.recall();

         $gameParty.hideInventory = false;

Transfer Player : ORIGINAL LOCATION

Fadein Screen


See the plugin itself for more information on how $gameParty.stash(), $gameParty.recall(), and $gameParty.hideInventory work.

This, and other plugins I've made, are available at https://github.com/BenMakesGames/RPG-Maker-MV-Plugins

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