OROCHII'S PROFILE

A respawn for your player, like, let's say, Pokémon?
It's easy since it's 2k3 =D.
1. Go to Database, Battle Layout tab.
2. There's something similar to "Random encounter Death Handler".
3. Select the option "Call Common event" and select an empty common event on the box just below it.

Now, go to the Common events tab, and do the event as you wish. It can just say "meh rlz, you..." or teleport you and restore your party to full, and even grab some money from your player. Or what you want.
If you don't restore them to full in THAT event, please make sure they don't have the chance to battle with all dead members. It's just annoying (you can do something like a "Limbo", and when they get to exit, they get restored, or even make a minigame or anything you like).

Paint does it very well ;).
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Ok, that's a complicated question. You can start to do some graphical art, like drawing, pixel art, or something.
Or you can Google for some Generator (dunno if there's one for animals, and it depends on what you're looking for also).
You can, still, look for basic animals (tigers, stuff) and make edits to them. The RTP comes with some. There are some more on the net, like in CLOSET page or soemthing.

author=LockeZ

author=tpasmall
Only commenting because I don't really see the point either side is making.

My point is basically summed up as: I don't want to ever be bored while playing video games. Other people have argued that boredom in some cases is an acceptable cost when it results in some other benefit. And I disagree: I don't think boredom is ever acceptable in a game no matter what, even as a punishment for failing. Boredom is one of the worst feelings a game can evoke.

To the first point, one could say things like "let's give the player the choice to skip cutscenes". But it's like you said. Putting a lot of content, and the player will choose which he wants? One could do a little of it, like, the sidequests maybe, or exploration extras ("hidden" stuff, etc). But if the main content itself is going to be "oh, skip it if you want", then WHY is it there? If it's boring as hell, why did you put that effort making it? If the player can be without it, not giving any difference at all... etc etc.

Also I would like to mention something else. It's not about making "fun times" and "slow-boring parts". It's about "the better part" and "the not that better". Why do you want to make a boring filler? If you can, just try to make a connection between one and another scene pleasant. If not, it's same as grinding and 2-step battles. Fillers.

What I say, it's that fillers are annoying.

If it can output them to frames into an image file, then it can be used by RPGMaker users.
Overall the examples are very good.

author=Killer Wolf
I had to use F1 to call up a menu and enable music and sound. Not sure how they were toggled off, but it makes a big difference in my overall appreciation of the game.

...Probably you played another RMXP game and shut off them. The F1 settings are set not for each game, but for each RGSS dll.

Salut =),
Orochii Zouveleki