@charblar and Marrend: I've added some Yanfly scripts already, after seeing how awesome they were in VX. They seem very user-friendly and versatile. I know that Yanfly has a good reputation as a scripter, so using his scripts feel like a safe bet.
@Red: That's a pretty awesome script, Red! It contains a lot of important things without being too complicated.
Thanks for the tips everyone! Ace definitely feels like a huge improvement after using VX for so many years.