RPG Maker MZ News

The holidays are here and the year is almost over, but that doesn't mean we don't have more releases for you! This week we have three new packs to enhance your project.

https://store.steampowered.com/app/1837121/RPG_Maker_MZ__DorapixelMapChips__Modern_JP_Interiors/

Give your busy stores and offices a pixel art update with DorapixelMapChips - Modern JP Interiors! Dorapika (Pika's Game) is back with a new pack of gorgeous tiles to bring your Japanese-inspired rooms to life. Create cozy homes, stocked grocery stores, and sleek business offices for your players to enjoy!

With floor types including wood, tiles, concrete, and even tatami it’s easy to create tons of different styles of rooms. And with a selection of 24 walls, along with slanted vertical side walls, you can create unique and comfy spaces for your players to explore. Fill a convenience store with shelves bursting with colorful treats and useful items, and don’t forget to include an ATM so that your players can afford all the goodies they’ll pick up when they stop at the register! Take a break at a small sushi restaurant with seating at both tables and the wooden bar, or let your players return to their home to recover in their own bed for the night. And to make sure your players can get around your busy city, create a full subway station with billboards, platforms and train tracks!

This pack also includes some animated doors for your interiors. Keep your players from wandering into a store’s back room with a locked metal door, or welcome them to an item shop with automatic sliding glass doors. Sample maps for both MV and MZ are included, to spark your map-making inspiration. If you’ve been wanting some beautiful modern pixel interiors or just want to expand your DorapixelMapChips collection, pick up DorapixelMapChips - Modern JP Interiors today!

https://store.steampowered.com/app/1844840/RPG_Maker_MZ__KR_Legendary_Palaces__Phoenix_Tileset/

Welcome my friends, in the realm of the phoenix. May it be the heraldic animal of the ruler of this castle or the actual beast, that is up to you. But no matter what you go with, there is an amazing sight ready to be experienced!

The Phoenix Palace seems to be built right into a volcano, with flowing lava falls and open pits full of bubbling molten rocks. The whole architecture embraces the theme as well, with loads of fascinating statues of the legendary bird with glowing highlights against the dark rock they were made out of. With beautiful pillars topped with gemstones, carefully crafted handrails and portals there is a lot to use to decorate your own palace maps. And at the heart of the castle you can place the Phoenix Throne, a luxurious and breathtaking piece that shows the power of whoever has the right to sit on it. But watch out, this place can be dangerous as well!

There are open fires and spiked pits that might make your heroes question whether they should have opened those tempting ornate treasure chests…

The Legendary Palaces - Phoenix Castle pack by Kokoro Reflections brings you everything to place an unique and brand new location into your game! Get it while it is still hot!

https://store.steampowered.com/app/1844830/RPG_Maker_MZ__Retro_and_Electronic_Game_Music/

Does your game have a retro vibe and is set in the future? Then this pack is just what you need to add a great soundtrack to it! With 24 amazing brand new chiptune tracks you have nearly every possible situation covered.

Get ready to fight some space bugs or other enemies to the sound of Action Phase or perhaps face, as the title says, a Giant Robot T-Rex Battle? Each of the tracks is unique and inspiring on their own, listening to them will get your imagination going with all the scenes you can build around them. For example, in the Laboratory theme you can hear the different gadgets and bubbling fluids in the tunes of the track.

Other tracks are don't have themes that are nailed down, but that makes them versatile to fill out the rest of your soundtrack. Do the sounds of Space Dance underlie an actual dance? Or is the dance a battle against someone your characters thought was their friend? Listen in and decide for your own what you want it to be in your world. From dungeon dwelling background music to cities, puzzles, cutscenes, and fights, this pack has everything you need and more!

Thank you for enjoying the RPG Maker series as always.
A 4-day DEGICA Publisher Sale that includes the RPG Maker series started today!

https://store.steampowered.com/sale/degica-publisher-weekend

Version 1.4.0 of RPG Maker MZ has been updated to allow editing of RPG Tutool MV animations in the editor.

All the related DLC products are also available for a limited time at a discounted price.
We hope you will take this opportunity to check them out!

https://store.steampowered.com/bundle/18430/RPGMV_x_MZ/
https://store.steampowered.com/bundle/24123/MZ_Publisher_Sale_Special_Bundle/

Want to see what can kind of games can be made only one month with RPG Maker MZ? We've released the 3 winners of our Touch the Stars Game Jam as free games on Steam!



The itsy-bitsy spider may have gone up the waterspout, but Berry performs a marathon of fantastic gameplay and amazing fun. Join this adorable arachnid on their adventure to find the tastiest of flies. Along the way you’ll dodge fire bugs, leap across platforms, and follow the dubious advice of questionable cockroaches. Once you get the controls down, you can overcome obstacles and defeat bosses with a sense of pride and accomplishment. Just don’t forget to climb up that proverbial spout again and again until you reach the stars!

https://store.steampowered.com/app/1823370/Berry/

[h2]2nd Place: Buffet Knight[/h2]

Let loose your inner hunger as you follow the powerful Buffet Knight in his quest to rid the land of the nefarious Demon Chef. Along the way, gobble up just about anything and spit it back at your enemies, defeating them and growing in power. Don’t grow too much, though, or you may not be able to contain your insatiable appetite. With gameplay inspired by a game with a certain hungry pink hero, and two very different endings, this game is for anyone who’s a glutton for adventure.

https://store.steampowered.com/app/1823360/Buffet_Knight/



Take on the role of a cute little monkey who witnesses a star falling from the sky and goes on a grand adventure to find it. Along the way, the adorable simian meets a cast of animals, each with their own motivations for joining our hero. The companion you take affects your ability to overcome certain obstacles, as each possesses their own unique power and personality. Make friends, help others, see the world, and enjoy a multitude of different fulfilling endings.

https://store.steampowered.com/app/1823350/Forest_star/

To go along with our publisher sale, RPG Maker MZ has also been updated to the latest version! And included in those updates are two much anticipated upgrades to the Battle Animations tab:

Effekseer integration updated to the latest version!
The ability to use MV Style Frame Animations!

To celebrate, in conjunction with the Effekseer team, we’re hosting the MZ Battle Animation Showdown!

And what will you do for this contest? Making Battle Animations!

The contest will have two different categories, one for MZ Effekseer Particle Animations, and one for MV Style Frame Animations. You can enter one, or both.

Make the best animations you can using the rules below and see if you can take the prize!

[h3]How to Submit your Entry[/h3]
Download the Template Project Linked at the bottom of the post.
After editing the Template Project for this event, please upload it using File → Upload to the Workshop from inside of RPG Maker MZ

When uploading, use the following Tags
Category：Resources,
Resource Type：Animations,
Flavor：Optional
Description: Please include a description of the participating categories, an introduction to your work, and a list of credits for the materials you used.

[h3]Rules[/h3]

• To submit your animation to the contest, add it to the workshop as a MZ Project using the template included at the bottom of this post. (this submission should be an unencrypted project, not a deployed file).
  
• Place your animation in the 1st slot in the Animations tab of the database.
  
• You may add any materials to the project you need to showcase your animation. The judging will be done based on the preview in the MZ engine.
  
• You may only use user-created resources that are available for modification and commercial use. Proper copyrights and/or credits must be included in the entry.
  
• You can use your own resources, but you must include copyrights and/or credits.
  
• You may not create a character that infringes on third party copyright or trademarks.
  
• You reserve the right to delete your entry even if it has already been posted and voted on.
  
• You may edit your work and/or the description after posting (we may contact you for confirmation if the character has changed significantly since the original posting).
  
• Submissions including adult materials such as extreme violence and/or nudity will not be accepted.
  
• Only one Particle Animation entry and one Frame Animation entry per user.
  

[h3]Prizes[/h3]
After the submission deadline, our judges will determine the best of the best in each category. There will be separate 1st through 3rd place prizes for each.

• 1st Place: $50 Steam Wallet Code
  
• 2nd Place: $25 Steam Wallet Code
  
• 3rd Place: $10 Steam Wallet Code
  

[h3]Bonus Particle Animation Assets from Effekseer![/h3]

As a special bonus, the Effekseer team has sent a special pack of Particle Animation assets, free for everyone! You are free to use them in your entry, or in your latest projects!

BONUS EFFEKSEER PARTICLE ANIMATION ASSETS

[h3]Contest Dates[/h3]
The contest will run from December 9th until January 3rd 11:59PM Pacific! Get your entries in before then!

[h3]Entry Template[/h3]
The entry template is a RPG Maker MZ project stripped down to the bare minimum for smaller file size. You must use this as a basis for your submission. You can add any materials needed to highlight your animation (including enemy graphics and backgrounds for the animation preview).

ENTRY TEMPLATE

So enjoy the Publisher Sale! Get RPG Maker engines, packs, or maybe even check out some of our other games for inspiration. And get to work on those Animations. We look forward to seeing them!

On top of our releases today, we also have a Steam Publisher Weekend! That means huge deals not just on tons of RPG Maker engines and resources, but also on a whole slew of amazing games, from RPGs, to Shmups, to Fighting games! Check out the full publisher sale HERE!

But it is still release day as well, so let's take a look at what's new for RPG Maker!

https://store.steampowered.com/app/1841130/RPG_Maker_MZ__MT_Tiny_Tales_Overworld_Tiles/

Give your retro adventure a cute pixelated world with MT Tiny Tales Overworld Tiles! With over 20 tileset sheets to choose from, you can create amazing outdoor and town maps for your heroes to explore. Craft bright forests, desert towns, snowy mountains, and more with this pack!

Fill your forests with lush trees and flowering bushes, and use darker dirt to mark the paths next to flowing streams. Give your rocky mountain regions some pops of green with pine trees and your tundra a bit of humor with random snowmen between frosty bushes and leafless tree trunks. And when your heroes need a break from exploring all these locations, build them a town to rest in. With different roofs and walls to choose from, you can give each town its own style.

If all that wasn’t enough, this pack also includes interior tiles! So don’t worry about stocking your town’s shops, with armor, weapons racks, and bagged supplies your heroes will always be able to find what they need! Decorate the local bar with bottles and tempting meals, or give each room in the inn fresh flowers and cheery curtains. And a selection of bookshelves, cupboards, and pots give your npcs options to decorate their homes however they want.

All the tiles come in sizes for MV/MZ and Ace, along with the original 16x16 size, so it should be easy to add these tilesets to your favorite engine. Give your heroes some adorable towns and outdoor maps with MT Tiny Tales Overworld Tiles!

https://store.steampowered.com/app/1837120/RPG_Maker_MZ__Otani_Pixel_Fantasy_Enemy_Pack_Vol2/

Have you been waiting for some detailed pixel art battlers for your heroes to fight? Your wait is over thanks to Otani Pixel Fantasy Enemy Pack Vol.2! This pack contains 30 gorgeous battlers to give your heroes brand new challenges in battles. Will your heroes defeat a toxic slime or will they run when facing off against a muscular and angry centaur?

10 unique monsters cover a range of possible foes to face. Battle against gooey snail-shaped slimes and wooden treants in forests and sunny plains, and challenge armed lizardmen and snake-haired naga in caves and on mountain trails. Larger enemies like rearing centaurs and hulking cyclops are perfect for wild boss battles. If you’ve been wanting a ship-based boss fight? Then grab the jellyfish-like kraken!

And with each monster having 3 variations, you can make battles even more interesting. Give each fire spirit its own battle style, with yellow summoning explosive butterflies, green healing its allies, and red wreathed in blazing flames to stop close combat. Or use the three distinct vampires as sisters who rule a dark castle together, meaning the only way to escape is to beat all three in combat. But be careful of the different zombies that wander the castle halls!

This pack’s battlers come in two sizes, so you can easily choose the size that better fits your game. Pick up Otani Pixel Fantasy Enemy Pack Vol.2 today and get ready to fight some incredible enemies!

https://store.steampowered.com/app/1832590/RPG_Maker_MZ__Castle_of_Shikigami_2/

To celebrate the Steam release of Castle of Shikigami 2 we made a FREE character pack for RPG Maker users based on the game! These materials include battlers, face, walking sprites, and standing picture graphic for the seven characters from Castle of Shikigami 2. Download it for free at the link above, and check out the game at the link below!

https://store.steampowered.com/app/1556650/Castle_of_Shikigami_2/