Beginning RPG Maker MV, Second Edition

Creating a Solid Foundation

Everything worth doing starts with a single step. It is the same with creating your very own video game, whether with a development engine such as RPG Maker MV (RMMV) or utilizing your own programming skills. This part of the book will cover the following topics:

• Installing and starting up RMMV, as well as a short overview of story and game play in the role-playing genre of video games.

• The use of switches and variables to create quests and area exits, among other things.

• Adding maps to your project to encompass various typical RPG locales, such as towns and dungeons, manually and with RMMV’s own Load function.

• A detailed overview of the RMMV database and how it pertains to player characters, enemies, collectible items ...