r/RPGMaker

Can I share my upcoming RMMZ project here? (Butterfly Girl)

>Hello everyone!

I’m a solo developer from Korea, and I’ve been working on a project called "Butterfly Girl" using RPG Maker MZ. I actually took a 5-month sabbatical from my job to focus entirely on finishing this game, and the Steam release is finally just 10 days away (April 17th).

It's a short, emotional puzzle-adventure blended with visual novel elements. I've poured a lot of heart into the atmosphere and the hand-drawn art (collaborating with a great illustrator).

Since this is my first time releasing a game globally, I wanted to ask if it’s okay to post a small trailer or some screenshots here to get some feedback from fellow RM developers. I don't want to break any self-promotion rules!

If it's allowed, I'd love to show you what I've built during my time off. Thanks for reading!

reddit.com
u/klaigamedesign — 5 hours ago
I made another Free Audio Resource pack - "Songs of Moonlight", created using Analog Hardware and Software to replicate the atmosphere and style of old Dungeon Crawlers and RPGs. Totally Free, no catch. Enjoy!
▲ 8 r/itchio+1 crossposts

I made another Free Audio Resource pack - "Songs of Moonlight", created using Analog Hardware and Software to replicate the atmosphere and style of old Dungeon Crawlers and RPGs. Totally Free, no catch. Enjoy!

Something like 40 total files, 19 total tracks. Each track comes in .wav / .mp3 / .ogg, and a 12k and 1.2k Hz (Hi-Fi / Lo-Fi) version. All Loopable as always.

Enjoy! If you end up using any of these lemme know, for the sake of just checking out the game mostly.

theturtlebox.itch.io
u/_TheTurtleBox_ — 10 days ago
Sang Hendrix AI disclosure Request
🔥 Hot ▲ 77 r/RPGMaker

Sang Hendrix AI disclosure Request

There are "Al-assisted" tags on itch.io, please disclose Al usage at all...thank you...

Currently: A lot, if not all of Sang Hendrix plugins, do not use Al..., not sure if this needs to be updated?

u/Zestyclose_Case_4935 — 14 hours ago

Should I stick with RPG Maker or move on?

Hey everyone,

Lately I’ve been really conflicted about whether I should keep developing in RPG Maker or move on to something else.

Like many people here, I started with it because it felt like the easiest way to get into game development. My first one was RPG Maker VX, and since then it’s always been more of a hobby than anything else.

But now, as a solo indie developer trying to go a bit further, I’m starting to feel the limitations more and more. Not just technical limits, but also the fact that they don’t really get addressed over time. Instead of evolving the engine like other tools do, it feels like every few years there’s a new version ; and a lot of community plugins become unusable again.

Recently I’ve been experimenting with other engines, and I found GDevelop to be a pretty solid alternative. Of course, I do miss some things like the tilemapping from RPG Maker, but at the same time having more freedom (like customizing UI more easily) feels really refreshing.

So I’m curious, has anyone else been in this situation?

Did you stick with RPG Maker and work around its limits, or did you eventually switch to something else?
And if you switched, do you feel it was worth it?

Would really love to hear your experiences

reddit.com
u/Certain_Implement966 — 2 hours ago
Looking for Playtesters for my upcoming game!
▲ 4 r/itchio+1 crossposts

Looking for Playtesters for my upcoming game!

Selphina Legacy is a narrative RPG experience honouring classical JRPG elements such as leveling, quests, minibosses and more! The story focuses on a spin-off of a tritagonist's family from my comic series "CROWS CULLING".

I started making this game with the intent of sharing my passion for older JRPG games such as Final Fantasy 1-3 and Phantasy Star IV. The project is currently in its 3rd month of development. I also intend to release the full game as a paid game on Steam, so feel free to give feedback on it as such!

The game is currently open for public playtesting. Feedback is highly encouraged on the page's comment section, or in my Discord server!

Itch.io : https://feycomics.itch.io/selphina-legacy

Discord : https://discord.gg/TmcgWcFwQ6

Thanks for your time, and have fun.

u/feycomics — 1 hour ago
▲ 3 r/RPGMaker+1 crossposts

How to change the resolution NOT zoom

my games use pixel art at a 16x16 scale, for optimization and to ensure perfect pixel consistency, I want to lower the resolution, but any plugin I've found to do so just zooms in

reddit.com
u/phacey-facephones — 1 hour ago
🔥 Hot ▲ 54 r/RPGMaker

Starting a new Action Game

I'm creating a small new game project in MZ (but use RPG Maker XP RTP because it's the RTP I love most). The game will feature a lot of action and puzzles. It'll be available on Steam for free and I hope you guys will like it. 🫶 Here are some footages so far, note that it's still under development so they're not final.

u/sanghendrix — 13 hours ago
I have Vibe Coded The Sang Hendrix Vibe Coded Post Processing Plugin. FREE DOWNLOAD 👇

I have Vibe Coded The Sang Hendrix Vibe Coded Post Processing Plugin. FREE DOWNLOAD 👇

using Codex and GitHub Desktop I was able to recreate the plugin in 6 prompts or less. It gets the job done replicating the plugin he charges $16+ for. I've spend days before making a template project and only charged $2 he spent 10 mins promoting and charges $16 lol. But we all know the story now already so I won't beat a dead horse.

here is the plugin available for free --> https://slyheegames.itch.io/post-processing-builder

to replicate any of his plugins use Codex with Vs code and GitHub desktop, find the other post similar to this one from today and download the prompt images he included. Feed them to codex and tell it to use this prompting style, tell it you will feed it a rough plugin idea and then it needs to use the prompting style to create a prompt for itself to create the final plugin (make sure you state if its mz or mv)

but first go to Google and search Rpg maker mz API Documentation and copy the link and give it to codex. Then you're ready to pump out all of his plugins in a few prompts!

cheers friends ✅

u/Sufficient_Gap_3029 — 17 hours ago
Curious, how would one make an enemy sprite to fit the most backgrounds? (In the context of making sprites for others in which there isn't a set background)

Curious, how would one make an enemy sprite to fit the most backgrounds? (In the context of making sprites for others in which there isn't a set background)

Especially since if it isn't directly pixel art and just low resolution there isn't a set palette. I know that no Sprite would fit every situation without some tweaking, so I could always make a versions with slight gamma tweaks and gradient maps to fit different lighting. How do I know what to prepare for? (This example is a mockup and I know how to do this for pixel art but not digital. I can create deviating palettes since it's only a set number of colors)

u/MycoZephyr — 2 hours ago

Created a random sprite-swap system that affects BGM without restarting it in RPG Maker.

Hi! I’m working on the visual changes for my game ScapeSir. It’s slowly taking shape, you can still see some unedited sprites, but what I’m here to show is the random swap I’ve been working on: every now and then, some sprites will take on horror forms.

What do you think of the new sprites? (Floor, table, blue carpet, and the elf in her 3 forms). Is the art direction heading a good way?

P.S. The hard part wasn't generating the sprite swap to the horror form, but making sure the sound didn't restart when slowing down. RPG Maker is quite fickle, and I had to program a plugin to prevent that.

P.P.S. The elf's art in her human form looks a bit "off" from a distance, so I’ll probably give her an update soon.

P.P.P.S. I have a question: truth is, I’m quite new to Reddit and I’d like to know what’s the normal margin for posting. I can still see my old posts just by scrolling a bit and I don't want to seem like a spammer.

P.P.P.P.S. I’ll leave a zoomed-in look of the horror sprite (from Aseprite) in the comments, along with the link to the first version of the game (with generic/placeholder art) just in case you're curious and want to try the gameplay. The "story" is complete and it's free!

P.P.P.P.P.S. Have a great day!

u/FireBlueMonster — 8 hours ago
Image 1 — Transfer player event possibly broken? (Or im dumb??)
Image 2 — Transfer player event possibly broken? (Or im dumb??)

Transfer player event possibly broken? (Or im dumb??)

am I stupid?

I dont know how to explain it in text without showing pictures, but whenever I try to use the transfer player event, It forces me to use the current map instead of the map i chose, this happens for other maps too!!!

please help me, asap!

u/DeepBlackberry6920 — 3 hours ago
Getting back in the grove made a new monster for my game well made a few I like this one tho (sorry that it’s dark my game is grey[nighttime activities]) 𓀿

Getting back in the grove made a new monster for my game well made a few I like this one tho (sorry that it’s dark my game is grey[nighttime activities]) 𓀿

u/Goatfang123 — 14 hours ago

Saving Profiles

I'm having an issue with some of my characters when saving. My actors are all start with the $ sign, so example $Name, $name2, $name3. and some characters aren't appearing when saving, but others are. I've looked at the file names and nothing seems to be off with hidden spaces, or characters. Saving games has nothing to do with their SV battler, does it? It's the only thing I can really think of.

reddit.com
u/Sea-Speaker7316 — 6 hours ago
Dungeon 2 A2 update.

Dungeon 2 A2 update.

Decided to update my 2nd Dungeon Area 2 in for the Adventure Realm update, and I've gotta say just darkening some areas and changing the HUES can really make a map look better.

u/SuspiciousGene8891 — 22 hours ago

Where can i find monochrome white tilesets?

i've been on itch.io, i searched for any place that had it, yet i can't find the required tileset. it is for Rpg Maker 2003, can somebody suggest me some tileset links?

reddit.com
u/Shoddy_Breadfruit259 — 19 hours ago

My first demo!

Here is my first try at a weird rpg game. All the assets, music and story are created by me. Feel free to download, any feedback is appreciated!

randopolis.itch.io
u/randopolis88 — 20 hours ago
Week