RPG Maker MZ News

Release day is here again! For our first pack, we have an expansion on the previous Pop Fantasy Battler and Face Set Pack, and to go along with it we have a brand new set of tracks from RPG Maker Music Pack veteran Joel Steudler!

https://store.steampowered.com/app/1874580/RPG_Maker_MZ__POP_FANTASY_BigMonster_and_NPC_Face_Set/

Did you like the Pop Fantasy Battler and Face Set Pack and crave more? Or are you just looking for some super cute facesets and battlers for your game?

Then be ready for the Pop Fantasy BigMonster and NPC FaceSet pack!

For an idea of what is included, just take a look at the Big Monster Battlers and all the People and Nature facesets in MV and MZ and you will know the characters you are getting! You have never seen the Irongiant as cuddly or a God of light that was as huggable - fierce and totally adorable at the same time!

These redraws give a new spin on all these Monsters and since their sprites are contained in the makers by default, you won’t have any problem with incorporating or missing matching graphics. On top of that, all of the NPC faces are loaded with lovely character as well and allowing you to have the full line up of the appearing characters in your game that all have a faceset in this style! With their big round eyes and chubby cheeks they are as adorable as the default characters can get and will give your game an unique look while using the default sprites!

Check out these sweeties and be ready for them to steal your heart!

https://store.steampowered.com/app/1876640/RPG_Maker_MZ__Valor_And_Villainy_Music_Pack/

The line between Hero and Villain can at times be very thin. Joel Steudler is back and he brings another fantastic set of tracks with The Valor and Villainy Music Pack featuring ten brand new epic pieces!

Three of them are geared towards battles, giving you the tools to bring various moods to your fights. Looking closer at one of those battle themes, we have “Endless Enemies”, where gentle strings lie on top of more heavy tunes, a both heroic and grim track that grasps the feeling of fighting a never ending fight.

Other items in this pack are designed perfectly for various story environments, such as “Sacred Sepulcher”, with drums and strings fusing to create a magical atmosphere that would fit the burial site of an important hero from legendary times.

The pack also includes three more character or party driven themes: with “Infamous Evildoer” being the perfect piece that plays whenever your antagonist enters the screen, with epic orchestral music porting his power and presence. “Noble Defenders” on the other hand is much friendlier, with soft tunes combined with more strong parts, perfectly to underlie your upright and determined party on their way to face this or another enemy and let highlight them in their strongest moments.

But that isn't the only way these tracks can be used. There are many more ways you can use these tracks, just turn them on, and let them carry your thoughts… this music in combination with your own setting will lead to some legendary scenarios the people of your world will talk about for centuries!

Hello RPG Makers!

Happy Holidays! We hope that 2022 has been a nice start of the year for everyone so far. The latest update, Version 1.4.3 is live! Thank you for using RPG Maker MZ. As always, we appreciate your support! We hope you are enjoying it so far.

Our ReStaffers have pulled together once again to provide some incredible resources for the RPG Maker community! Please check it out and give them your love and support!

Click the banner for all the resource goodness!

[h2]Bug Fixes[/h2]

1. Fixed an issue where the frame setting value set in "SE and Flash Timing" of MV compatible animation is not retained in animation.
   
2. Fixed an issue where the decimal point is not displayed correctly in the Database -> Traits window.
   
3. Fixed an issue where the battle would not end immediately when an enemy dies by slip damage.
   
4. Fixed an issue where parallax rendering would be distorted on some smartphones.
   
5. Graphic Update to Children's walking graphics - Fixed a stray contained in the feather material.
   
6. Fixed a notation error in the Japanese HELP menu.

[h2]Database Changes[/h2]
The changes applied here only reflects on a new project.

1. New Project - Removed the "Small Shield Equipment" feature from the "Bandit" class.
   
2. If you have created a project before v1.4.2 with default values from the new project, you can remove it by deleting the trait, Equip Armor -> Small Shield.
   
3. Changed the target Scope of Skill #16 "Wait and See" to "None".
   
4. Skill # 108 "Ice II" damage formula has been modified to "300 + a.mat
5. 2 - b.mdf
6. 2",
   
7. Skill # 109 "Ice III" damage formula has been modified to "500 + a.mat
8. 2 - b.mdf
9. 2",
   
10. Skill # 151 "Darkness II" damage formula has been modified to to "500 + a.mat
11. 2".

[h3]※Addendum※[/h3]
Version 1.4.3 has been updated to fix a problem that prevented the use of the tutorial.
We apologize for the inconvenience and this will be resolved once you update again.

[h2]How to update your project(s):[/h2]

• Create a backup of your project or only its data and js folders. Updating can sometimes cause your project to break so this is for the safety of your hard work!
  
• Update your project by going to the Main Tool Bar -> Game -> Update Corescript option.
  
  
  Latest Corescript version: 1.4.0

For our second release day of the year, we have some new tunes with retro sound, and a new collection of ready to go bosses for your game.

https://store.steampowered.com/app/1869750/RPG_Maker_MZ__Last_Boss_Pack_Vol3/

Bring even more flames and fangs to your battles with the Last Boss Pack Vol3! Gee Kun Soft’s latest battler pack focuses on a favorite enemy type for fantasy games: dragons! Add in new fights against two-headed terrors, armored behemoths, and lithe serpents with this pack.

With 10 unique enemies to choose from, you can find a suitable dragon for any location. Battle a green-scaled dragon to save a princess from a tower, or fight an aquatic serpent to keep it from capsizing your ship! Be careful when exploring mines since your heroes may stumble across a dragon with crystal claws and tail and a nasty attitude. Even the sky isn’t safe, with lightning-summoning dragons coiling and dancing through the clouds!

And if that wasn’t enough, the dragons also each come in a special variant: undead! Surprise your heroes with another fight against the same dragon they’ve already defeated, but this time it’s fresh from the grave with empty eye sockets and tattered flesh. Maybe the true villain has been bringing these dragons back to life, or cursed them to rage forever until they’re defeated. Each enemy also comes in a high-res size, so your heroes can face off against a huge dragon during the final fight!

This pack also includes sprites for each battler, so your players can see just what they’ll be facing next! Have a large dragon stand in front of its gold hoard as a deterrent, or let an undead drake stalk your heroes as they explore an ancient ruin!

As a bonus this pack also includes images of the dragons attacking, perfect for putting some fear into your players before the battle starts! If you’ve been hoping to add some more dragons to your game, then make sure to pick up Last Boss Pack Vol3!

https://store.steampowered.com/app/1869740/RPG_Maker_MZ__Retro_Future_Music_Pack/

Grab your hoverbikes and get ready to explore an incredible world with the Retro Future Music Pack! Joel Steudler’s latest music pack brings old-school sci-fi to life with 20 rocking synth tracks that cover exploration, dramatic cutscenes, and even combat! With a focus on instruments that bring a nostalgic synth feeling to each song, this pack is ready to bring any 90s cyberpunk or sci-fi style game to life.

Explore marketplaces lit with neon and full of all sorts of robotic customers while ‘Midnight Market’s drums and electric beats play in the background, and give your players a warning about possible dangers lurking in the alleys by switching to the less cheerful ‘Street Brawl’. Battle against cyborgs and hoverbike gangsters to the fast-paced beats of ‘Pedal to the Metal’ or roaring electric guitars of ‘Rocket Racer’. Have your heroes hunt down a contact who is hiding life-or-death info in an underground nightclub to the toe-tapping rhythms of ‘Techno Trouble’ and then travel through high-tech teleportation stations with the chipper beeps in ‘Route 88’.

Even if your story isn’t focused on sci-fi, these songs could find a home in your game. Maybe your modern arcade could use some synth tunes to match the flashing lights and general cheer of the place, or your villain has the power to throw your heroes into a pocket dimension where fantasy and sci-fi meet! Give your game the perfect vibes with the Retro Future Music Pack!

[h2]FES Resource Pack Update[/h2]

There has been an update to the FES Resource Pack to remove duplicate files of "fes_Package_143.png" and "fes_Package_144.png". The files and file names have all been fixed.

For Degica Shop purchases, please redownload from your purchase email. For Steam users, the files in your DLC download folder will be updated automatically.

In both cases, for any projects where you were using the pack, you will need to replace the files in your project with the updated files.

Our Battle Animation Showdown has come to an end.

While we didn't get the turn out we had hoped for, we still got 4 fantastic animations from the contest. Thank you to TheoAllen, Bis!, Finn, & Андрей Лучов for their animations!

https://steamcommunity.com/sharedfiles/filedetails/?id=2678153832

https://steamcommunity.com/sharedfiles/filedetails/?id=2682656775

https://steamcommunity.com/sharedfiles/filedetails/?id=2695486247

https://steamcommunity.com/sharedfiles/filedetails/?id=2678552625

With only four entries, we've decided that instead of ranking them, we are going to award the first prize award to ALL FOUR ENTRIES!

So a big round of applause for our four first place winners! We will be contacting you over the next week to send you your Steam Wallet Gift Codes.

It's the New Year, and it's time for New Releases! For our first release of the year, we have 2 superb packs ready for you: a new Exterior set to go with the Winlu Cyberpunk interior set, and a whole pack of amazing combat sound effects!

https://store.steampowered.com/app/1857280/RPG_Maker_MZ__Winlu_Cyberpunk_Tileset__Exterior/

What might the future have in stock for us? Well, if you go by WinLu’s Cyberpunk Exterior Tileset Pack, it will be both dark and gritty but also progressive, with some preserved trees, impressive futuristic cars and many many neon signs!

With a wide and creative range of autotiles you will get the perfect base for diverse and engaging cities, with a broad selection of tiled floors and all different kinds of walls. Even if your game is “just” modern and not futuristic, you will find some very nice pieces you might want to use here!

The additional tiles fit the Cyberpunk theme perfectly with every kind of decoration you can think of. There are windows with darkened and lit versions, or even a pane with optional bullet holes for a really rough part of town. You can add gritty fire exit stairs to your multi story buildings and have some trash bins stand around in their backyards, as well as visit the local market to buy some fresh produce or futuristic guns… or both! Some parts of the city might be in worse shape with all different kinds of holes, visible pipes and broken concrete structures. And no matter which section of the town you are in, the blinking neon signs will help you navigate - or just make your city look a lot more alive. On top of the tileset sheets, you also get a huge number of different doors that could lead to many interesting places.

So go ahead and check out this amazing pack, you will not regret it!

https://store.steampowered.com/app/1857290/RPG_Maker_MZ__Combat_Whooshes_Sound_Pack/

Whoosh! says the great battle axe, as it is swung by your barbarian hero in the direction of your enemies.

Whoosh! is the sound the giant fireball makes, when your wizard channels his magical powers to cast this spell.

Whoosh! is also the sound of the arrow, shot by your hunter heroine, who tries to take her opponents out from the distance.

And while you can use that simple word to describe those sounds, it would be a lot cooler if each of them had their own distinctive whoosh, right? And wouldn’t it be even better if there were several sounds for all different kinds of weapons and attacks, to make your battles much more immersive?

The Combat Whooshes Sound Pack brings the sounds your attacks make to a new level! With 100 distinct types of swings, shots, castings and punches there is not much left to ask for and no matter if it is an elegant sword, a slow cast spell or a futuristic whoosh - maybe coming from a blaster - this pack has it! And all those small yet powerful effects will help to make your game as immersive as it can get.

Whoosh! makes the torch, as it is lit up to be able to see something in the dungeon. Good luck, adventurer!

[h2]RPG Character Pack 4 Update[/h2]

Additionally, we've made a small update to RPG Character Pack 4 to fix an issue with the downed sprites.

For Degica Shop purchases, please redownload from your purchase email. For Steam users, the files in your DLC download folder will be updated automatically.

In both cases, for any projects where you were using the pack, you will need to replace the files in your project with the updated files.