The RPG Maker Series' Newest Offering: RPG Maker MZ
RPG Maker has a long history of letting anyone, regardless of skill level, make a game. And in Summer 2020, the latest and most powerful version, RPG Maker MZ will be available to help you make YOUR game.
With new features and enhancements to older features, this RPG Maker is set to become the best RPG Maker to date!
Map Editor With RPG Maker's map editor, you can create maps easier than you can draw a picture. Pick the tiles you want to use, and “paint” them on to your maps. With powerful enhancements from the previous RPG Maker’s map editor, and a large collection of new tiles, you can build countless towns and dungeons for your players to explore!.
The Layer Function Returns! An incredibly missed feature from RPG Maker XP returns with MZ! Map layer control has returned. You can now select which of the four map layers you are drawing onto, or leave it on Automatic to keep the behavior from MV. This gives you more control to make your maps look the way you want to, as well as speeding up the map creation process: No more having to redo an entire tile because you messed up one layer or want to change the base layer!
Map Trees can be Rearranged You can now rearrange the Maps in the editor Map Tree even on the same tree level, making it easier than ever to organize your project for maximum efficiency.
Improved Image Save Function When saving maps using the built in editor function, they now save pixel perfect, rather than being resized!
Character Generator Not only can you use the included characters or import your own made completely from scratch, you can also create your own original characters using component pieces using the built in Character Generator! Combine hairs, eyes, clothes, accessories, and more. Recolor them to match your vision.
Adjust Component Positioning You can now use the offset feature in the Character Generator to adjust the placement of generator pieces, giving you greater control over the look of your heroes, villains, and NPCs!
Add New Color Palettes You can now go beyond the existing color palettes: add your own palettes for recoloring hair, clothes, and more!
A Trove of Assets Included From face graphics, character sprites, to map chips, character generator components, music, and sound effects, and more, RPG Maker MZ boasts the largest collection of assets out of the box than any RPG Maker in the series history!
Database The database is where the heart of your RPG Maker game resides. Here you store the information defining your characters, their skills, equipment, classes, but also their foes! Also in the database will be where you define many things about your game, like the names of stats, what conditions your characters can be afflicted with, battle animations, and more.
New Battle System Added! With RPG Maker MZ, in addition to the front and side-view options that existed in previous RPG Makers, we've added a brand new option!
The Time Progress Battle System will unchain your game from traditional turns, allowing every character to act at their own speed based on their stats and conditions.
Test Play RPG Maker features a test play function that makes it very easy to check the workings of your game while you are creating it.
There is no need to deploy the game to another platform each time you want to test it.
Events The Event system covers all the many NPCs, treasure chests, puzzles and everything else your players will interact with in your game. Using a simple system of menus, you can create a complex series of events that will drive your game to its conclusion. All with no programming knowledge required!
More Powerful and Extensive Event Commands! Through the addition of elements including control characters for text displays, picture movement settings and status determination for buttons used during conditional branching, we've augmented and expanded event commands.
Preview Added for Movement Route Settings! When setting up events, now you can check movement routes using a preview.
Animation With RPG Maker MZ, our Animations function has been completely revamped. Easily create huge fireballs, dynamic sword slashes, or freezing winds for your characters to unleash… and suffer.
Due to popular demand, we have now included support for particle effects using Effekseer*, an open source particle effect creation tool!
With this new feature, you can create magnificent 2D and 3D animations without having to use clunky spritesheets, making it infinitely easier to make extremely dynamic battle animations!
Plug-ins Sometimes, you want to go beyond what is easy to do with eventing alone. That is when Plugins come in! Plugins are bits of code that can change almost anything in your RPG Maker game. Learn to code enough to make some yourself, or find ones made by others to bolster your game. Adding an existing plugin can be as easy as plugging it in!
Better UI For Mouse and Touch Screens The UI has been completely revamped to more comfortable and more intuitive for mouse and touchscreen control!
System Requirements
Windows (standalone/Steam) OS: Microsoft Windows® 8.1/10 (64bit) Processor: Intel Core i3-4340 or better Memory: 8 GB RAM Graphics: Compatible OpenGL / VRAM 1GB or better Storage: I4 GB available space Additional Notes: 1280x768 or better Display
Mac (Steam) OS: Mac OS 10.13 or better Processor: Intel Core i3-4340 or better Memory: 8 GB RAM Graphics: Compatible OpenGL / VRAM 1GB or better Storage: I4 GB available space Additional Notes: 1280x768 or better Display
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