Beginning RPG Maker MV

Create your very own role playing game using the RPG Maker MV game development engine. You'll go through tutorials and exercises that will take you from installing the software to putting the final touches upon your first project. Beginning RPG Maker MV has been designed with the complete beginner in mind who has little to no experience with the engine. It includes full JavaScript code, replacing the old Ruby commands. Game design can be quite a daunting challenge, as it generally involves a large amount of programming know-how on top of having to plan everything out that makes a good game what it is. RPG Maker MV is an intuitive system that allows you to make your own game with a fraction of the effort otherwise required. Beginning RPG Maker MV equips you with the knowledge you need to use Enterbrain's newest role playing game development engine. Takes you from the start of a project to the completion of a small game. Provides a step-by-step process that will walk you through each stage of the creation process. Gives many helpful tips and tricks you can apply to your future endeavors with the engine. What You Will Learn Use switches and variables to affect the game world Populate your areas with non-player characters that serve a wide range of roles Use the database which serves as the backbone of RPG Maker MV Create dungeons with two types of enemy encounter Create fun and varied mini-games and side-quests to serve as distractions from the main plot Write scripts using RPG Maker MV's Script Editor Who This Book is For Novices in game design who would like to learn how to use a simple, yet robust, game development engine. It's for those people who have little to no programming experience but would like to make an RPG.< Front Matter....Pages i-xxv Front Matter....Pages 1-1 Starting Out with RPG Maker MV....Pages 3-13 Switches and Variables....Pages 15-43 Of Friends and Foes....Pages 45-73 Fleshing Out Your World....Pages 75-107 Your First Dungeon....Pages 109-126 Front Matter....Pages 127-127 Your Second Dungeon....Pages 129-151 Arenas and Other Minigames....Pages 153-182 Sidequests....Pages 183-199 All About Common Events....Pages 201-212 Hunting for Treasure and Other Hidden Things....Pages 213-233 Front Matter....Pages 235-235 Puzzles....Pages 237-257 Final Preparations....Pages 259-279 The Final Dungeon....Pages 281-310 Basic Scripting Exercises in RMMV....Pages 311-338 More Tips and Tricks for RMMV....Pages 339-360 Back Matter....Pages 361-372