How to Make a Side-Scroller in Rpg Maker MV [Step by Step Tutorial]

foreign are you tired of the same old games made on RPG Maker or maybe you just want to try creating something new beyond the classic RPG well why don't you try creating a side scroller game you may be wondering if it's really worth it if it's not a bit too complex to handle later on during the game creation phase but believe me when I tell you that it's easier than you think and the results could be surprising [Music] there are not many side-scrolling games created with this game engine even though it is a simple mechanic to create so get ready to unleash your creativity and originality Without Limits the possibilities with this game mechanic are endless from creating a story based game to an action side scroller from a point-and-click adventure to an RPG with turn-based combat knows what would be possible in the future with the support of the community and specific plugins this channel was created precisely for this reason to explore the possible Alternatives that the side-scrolling mechanic can offer on RPG Maker MV and show you how to do it this is side envy and in this tutorial I'll guide you step by step through the process of creating the basic mechanics of a side-scrolling game so let's not waste any more time and get started [Music] to create the base of your side scrolling project you'll need two very useful galve plugins which can be downloaded directly from his website I'll leave the link in the description the plugins you need are gav character animation which will be used to add idle and run animations gav layer Graphics which will allow us to create a scene composed of different overlapping layers you'll also need the community basic plugin already present by default in every new project additionally you'll need some basic elements which are the Sprite sheet of your character two identical pngs that will be utilized as a parallax map and as a layer map a custom tile set renamed exactly inside A5 you can download the files mentioned by clicking the link in the video description with the full freedom to customize them in the IMG folder of the project add a new folder called layers in this folder insert the test map 1 PNG that will then be used through the layer Graphics plugin then insert the other files in the corresponding folders foreign be careful to overwrite the custom tile set in the tile set folder [Music] once you have finished placing the files start your RPG Maker project Step 1 plugins open the plugin window and Implement galv's character animation and layer Graphics plugins without making any changes then open the community basic plugin present in every new project and change the screen resolution according to your preferences my advice is to use a 16.9 ratio [Music] Step 2 map configuration to start select map number one and configure the tile set type to inside through the map properties so that you can use the custom tile set inside A5 also choose Parallax one as The Parallax background to see the basic structure of the map directly in the engine set the width and height according to your preference keeping in mind that each tile corresponds to a square with a side of 48 pixels for example a map that is 23 tiles wide and 13 tiles high would have a 16 9 aspect ratio if you want a map that occupies about two screens you can enter 50 and 13 for the width and height respectively step 3 tile passability now on the left side of the screen you'll find the custom tile sets that you need to manage our character's map passability draw a horizontal line where the player can walk keep in mind that the red tile blocks the character while the green one allows Passage to set the tile pass ability correctly open the database and make sure the red tile is crossed out with an X and the green tile is circled at this point I recommend clicking a few times on the option icons to ensure that the tile properties are updated correctly step 4. character open the database and select your Sprite sheet in the actors section Sprite sheet consists of four different animations idle walk run and jump usable with the galve jump ability plugin we'll discuss in detail how to manage animations in the next video step 5 map layer loader galv's layer Graphics plugin enables the use of overlapping images to compose a scene to do this create a new map below map 1 named load map 1 for clarity and insert an auto run event whose screen tint as the first command to prevent the player from seeing the character when on this loading map add a plug-in command and leave it empty for the moment then insert the transfer player command making sure that the destination is a green tile return to map 1 and add a new event that automatically restores the normal screen tint if we test the project now we'll notice that the background remains still giving the illusion that the character is walking in place to fix this go back to the load map and insert the plugin command provided by galve layer graphic to load the test map and layer on map 1. the first number indicates the map ID where you want the layer to be loaded in this case on map 1. the second number indicates the ID of the layer created then we have the name of the image we want to use located in the layers folder in IMG there are also the speed on the X and Y axis the opacity the layer priority which is the order of overlap the displacement of the layer with respect to the player's x and y axis and the blending mode by adding new graphic layers you can create a more complex and immersive scene from now on every time you want to access map 1 you will need to transport the player to the Loading map otherwise the graphics layers will not be displayed now that we've completed the basic setup of our side scrolling game everything should be working correctly it's pretty simple right but at this point you have a solid foundation on which you can create anything you want in future tutorials we will delve into how to create a scene using multiple graphic layers and implementabilities such as dodging and jumping for our character that's it I hope the video has been helpful and thank you for following me this far take care game devs and see you soon in the next side tutorial [Music]

Channel: SideMV

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Keywords: sidescroller, rpg maker mv, rpgmaker, sidemv, side scroller, tutorial

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Length: 7min 48sec (468 seconds)

Published: Sat Mar 18 2023