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What is RPG Maker coding language
RPG Maker is an application that allows you to create and publish your own video game without any programming skills. It is easy to use and has a wide range of functions, but the potential for creating something new still lies within the hands of anyone who’s willing to take on the challenge. The software has been supported by many people and users are still coming up with new ways to use it. It has even gone on to influence the gaming industry, especially when it comes to visual novels.
The RPG Maker is originally a Japanese program, first developed by Enterbrain in 1999. However, the English version of the software was released a decade later. The most recent version of the English language is RPG Maker MV, which was released in March 2015.
RPG Maker MV allows for a wide range of customization and creativity among game creators. It has allowed some new game developers to create games that are popular on social channels including Youtube and Twitch. The software has been used to create games for other platforms, from mobile phones and tablets to PC.
How to use RPG Maker coding language
The RPG Maker is a bit different to other coding languages due to its nature, which is why we’ve decided to explain in detail about it. The RPG Maker uses a scripting language called RGSS3 (Ruby Game Scripting System Ver.3) which allows you to write your own scripts and programs. One of the reasons why we are writing this is that there are many who still have no idea what RPG Maker is, and that’s what we’ll be covering in this article. We’ll also explain the basic structure of RGSS3 and how you can use the scripts and programs that are written in it.
First, what is a “program”? A “program” is something that does calculations, with a function. It’s not too complicated to understand compared to other languages. However, if you look at RPG Maker’s scripts and programs then you’ll see that they’re also used for other things as well as doing calculations (for example displaying information on screen).
As for the structure, this is what we’ll be explaining first:
00 – Title
01 – Checks status of variables. If a variable has a “nil” value (or cannot be seen) then the game will not run.
The benefits of using RPG Maker coding language
So far, the RPG Maker has been around for many years and the community looking after it, so it’s mostly stable. This means that there is no need to worry about things being changed in the future or plugins being buggy. The chances of getting banned are also very low since you can program only when you want and be sure that no one will find out. This makes it one of the best programming languages to use on the Internet. However, unlike all other programming languages, this isn’t as easy to learn as other languages. (Shoot’em up RPG)
The RPG Maker is not that fun to play, so lots of others would not like to make games on it. It has no graphics and the game play isn’t really interesting. This means that most people would choose to use something else for their game, preferably a language that is more fun. This makes RPG Maker a language with two sides: “A” and “B”. Side “B” uses RPG Maker as a way to play and create games, but side “A” uses it as a powerful programming language that could be used to make many other games. Most people choose the latter, making RPG Maker not that fun.
Examples of how to use RPG Maker coding language
We have to say that there are many different ways of using the software. Some examples include: writing a game script, creating a custom character and editing an existing one, writing a story that’ll take place in the world of your RPG and even making sprites of various objects.
This document will be used to showcase some of the ways you can use RPG Maker VX Ace. We’ll be using Ace throughout this article. Ace is the latest, and arguably best, version of RPG Maker.
This article will be split into the following: Scripts, Custom Characters and Editing Existing Characters, Writing a Basic Story and Sprites. This is to keep each section easier to read; you won’t have to scroll down through pages of sprites.
Scripts allow you to change the way characters react in certain events or help create battles. These scripts are the most important part of an RPG Maker game. A popular script used in many games is YEA, which you can download here.
YEA is made by Yet Another Gaming Engine (Yrneas) and is a very popular script due to its ease of use and vast amount of features.
