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[Wes Lesley]

Oh my god you guys I just noticed all the RPG Maker CREATOR PROGRAMS are on sale on steam! they're dirt cheap!


I'd still be using RMMV but... if I buy those CREATOR PROGRAMS, I can use their resources (artwork and music and sound effects and such) in an RMMV game, right?


... are they compatible?


The sale is almost over so I'd love a reply quickly - does anyone have several versions, and can you check if the resources are compatible?


I and my wallet thank you!

 

[Kes]

The sizes are not the same.  VX and VX Ace are interchangeable.  They are both 32 x 32.  MV is 48 x 48.  There are a number of threads on the forums explaining how you can re-size the graphics so that they are compatible.


XP is also 32 x 32, but the style is very different -pixel rather than painterly, and the sprites and assets are generally drawn bigger.  They are not compatible without a lot of editing.


Music is interchangeable VX/VXAce and MV.  I have a feeling that the music in XP is a different format.  Not sure about that.


EDIT


Just checked, yep, music in XP is in midi format.  There are ways of converting it to ogg I believe.  Never tried it.

 

[bgillisp]

No, no, no, no, and NO! The files and such with those games are exclusive to those games, and CANNOT be used in other games (short of the RTP and any community resources they happened to use). Some of them paid artists big $$$ to get those exclusive resources made for them and would ticked off at you if you dared to even suggest doing such a thing.


However, though, you can buy multiple engines and use the engine's included resources. But don't even consider taking resources from the RPGMaker games that are made with it, as that is called Ripping and is highly frowned upon here.

 

[Wes Lesley]

No, no, no, no, and NO! The files and such with those games are exclusive to those games, and CANNOT be used in other games (short of the RTP and any community resources they happened to use). Some of them paid artists big $$$ to get those exclusive resources made for them and would ticked off at you if you dared to even suggest doing such a thing.


However, though, you can buy multiple engines and use the engine's included resources. But don't even consider taking resources from the RPGMaker games that are made with it, as that is called Ripping and is highly frowned upon here.

OMG O_O ... I'm not talking about ripping from games...


I'm talking about buying another RPG Maker... not an RPG Maker Game. I'm talking about buying VX Ace to use its resources in RMMV.


I'm not stealing from other authors. what the hell?


so, back on track - are the music files on RMVXA the same as RMMV? if not... i've got a purchase to make.

 

[bgillisp]

That makes more sense, though you may wish to edit your first post then, as you said:

I'd still be using RMMV but... if I buy those games, I can use their resources (artwork and music and sound effects and such) in an RMMV game, right?

See, you said buy the games, not the makers. Hence my post.

 

[Wes Lesley]

That makes more sense, though you may wish to edit your first post then, as you said:


See, you said buy the games, not the makers. Hence my post.

Point taken. My bad!


*bows*


so how about them music files in VX Ace... are they the same tunes of RMMV?

 

[bgillisp]

Np. Just being sure as we've had people in the past who thought they could do that. As to your music question...


Different tunes (though quite a few of the sound effects are the same), though they use the same names for a lot of them (so you will see Town 1 in both, though they are different tunes in each). You can use them in MV, though you won't have the required version of the music to make a mobile version of the game. So if you are either not making a mobile game, or don't mind converting the files to the required format for mobile (I forgot what that format is as I don't make for mobile at the moment), you will be ok.


Personally, I'd say it's worth getting just to avoid issues with artwork, as many artists post artwork based on edits of various RTP's, and this way you will be ok using them.

 

[Wes Lesley]

any difference between VX and VX Ace?

 

[_Shadow_]

Yes. A lot.


VX and Ace have different graphics.


Vx And Ace treat tilesets differently.


Ace core engine is enhanced than VX.


Different assets and scripts available.


Script incompatibility between them.


Ace is newer of course than VX (I deserve a "You don't say?" answer here...)


Different RTP assets.


I PERSONALLY prefer Ace.


But it seems you use MV already, so... why asking?


You may probably find a way to use some music and assets eventually, but why? If you own MV it's better to focus on that.


"Primarily Uses: RMMV" < Reason assuming that.

 

[Wes Lesley]

i got VX Ace for the music. it was like $7


enemy sprites (battlers) can be used, too. I think.  it's all good.


i'll keep my eyes open if VX gets a nice discount.