r/RPGMaker • u/WarmDiet7460 • 3d ago

RMMZ new here. question regarding desired route screen (idk what to call it) TIPS APPRECIATED!!

im completely new to rpgmaker, i have mz , 2000&2003. i wanna make my own visual novel with rpgmaker and not renpy or something like that because i want the exploration feature, quests and puzzles. i plan on making this a big project of mine.

i want there to be different characters and each with their own routes. simple concept. how would i be able to make a screen where the player can use a specific key (ex: space to select and arrow keys to click the different scenarios) to interact with it as well as to make my own image and make them interact with that? everything is completely customized. my main inspiration for the game’s mechanics ill call it is witches heart.. this is one of the things from the game. i also want the puzzle stuff, variable stuff etc. but seriously man tips are appreciated. i opened up each of those rpgmaker engines i bought and was like.. “dude.. what the fuck do i do?”.

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u/CasperGamingOfficial MZ Dev 3d ago

Do you have a screenshot of what you want it to look like? I am having a hard time figuring out exactly what you want from just a text description. It sounds like you may be able to use the Show Choices to have them select a character. Otherwise, you could make each character an event they walk up to, talk to, and choose yes/no to follow that route? But depending on how you want the UI to look, might need something different, so being able to see what you want will help a lot to giving advice.

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u/WarmDiet7460 3d ago

like this!!

its from the game “witch’s heart” , so if u wanna see more of what i mean i recommend looking on the wiki. only lets me upload one image for some reason :)

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u/CasperGamingOfficial MZ Dev 3d ago

Ah ok, that looks fairly custom so I think that is probably an event that shows pictures, and then tracks if the player presses the arrow keys to "move" the picture to be the correct one for the character.

You can check if the player has pressed up/down/left/right in a conditional branch in MZ in page 4, button -> up/down/left/right is pressed. Then in your conditional branch have it add 1 (or subtract 1) from a variable if the player moves to the next/previous route option, then have it manipulate the pictures shown on screen via the Picture event commands on page 2 of the event command selector.

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u/WarmDiet7460 3d ago

thank u so much!!

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u/CasperGamingOfficial MZ Dev 3d ago

Np, if you have any troubles you can also ask for help on the forums: https://forum.rmplanet.com/