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CGMZ Encyclopedia and Bestiary
By: Casper Gaming
Last Update: December 16, 2022
Latest Version: 1.6.0
By: Casper Gaming
Last Update: December 16, 2022
Latest Version: 1.6.0

This plugin creates a powerful encyclopedia for your game, with default categories including bestiary, items, armors, weapons, skills, and states. It can also handle as many custom categories as desired with their own custom entries.

- Add a bestiary to your game
- Add an encyclopedia of items, weapons, armors, states, and skills to your game
- Add custom categories with custom entries to your encyclopedia
- Many configuration and customization options available



Import into plugin manager and enable the plugin. Some customization options available. Further instructions in plugin.

Plugin (along with all my other plugins) can be found here: https://www.caspergaming.com/plugins/cgmz/encyclopedia/
Requires CGMZ Core plugin: https://www.caspergaming.com/plugins/cgmz/core/
To easily add this plugin to the menu, use my Menu Command Window: https://www.caspergaming.com/plugins/cgmz/menucommandwindow/

https://www.caspergaming.com/terms-of-use/

Version 1.0
- Initial Release
Version 1.1.0
- Added additional checks during battle to discover enemies
Version 1.1.1
- Fixed totals window being too large in some cases
- Fixed list window items having no padding
- Fixed bug with the list window not scrolling up after cancel
Version 1.1.2
- This plugin now initiates a check for CGMZ Achievements after discovery
Version 1.1.3
- Fixed a bug with TP Gain effects being drawn over Item descriptions
- Whitespace is now trimmed from the currency unit for the heading in bestiary
Version 1.2.0
- New entries and custom data are now automatically recognized in saved games
- Added ability to use text codes in descriptions, categories, and item lists
- Added option to change label text color
- Added option to change text alignment of totals window
- Added option to customize category window height and column count
- Added plugin command to discover multiple entries at once
- Fixed bug with custom image size being incorrect for first draw
- Fixed display bug for items with learn skill effects
- Fixed display bug with Drop Item Double party effects
- Compatibility for VS Core (fix for weird window spacing)
Version 1.2.1
- Fixed bug with columns for other horizontal command windows
Version 1.2.2
- Fixed bug with Include Categories (when set to OFF only) behaving weirdly
Version 1.3.0
- Added ability to choose which info to display for every category
- Added ability to re-order information shown for every category
- Added custom batch discovery plugin command
- Added ability to turn off auto-discovery
- Increased max height of display window
- Fixed bug with custom entries that didn't have descriptions
- Fixed bug with uppercase symbols for custom categories
- Documentation no longer horizontally scrolls
- Documentation update to be easier to read/explain more
Version 1.5.0:
- Added option to display different name in list and display windows for custom entries
- Custom entries now support multiple images instead of just one
- Added plugin command to change custom entry sketch
- Fixed issue with adding this plugin into a saved game that did not previously have the encyclopedia
Version 1.6.0
- Added option to hide undiscovered entries from the list window
- Added option to customize the sort order in the list window
- Added text code for displaying sketch images mixed in with description for custom entries
- Updated color parameters to use new text color selector
- Initial Release
Version 1.1.0
- Added additional checks during battle to discover enemies
Version 1.1.1
- Fixed totals window being too large in some cases
- Fixed list window items having no padding
- Fixed bug with the list window not scrolling up after cancel
Version 1.1.2
- This plugin now initiates a check for CGMZ Achievements after discovery
Version 1.1.3
- Fixed a bug with TP Gain effects being drawn over Item descriptions
- Whitespace is now trimmed from the currency unit for the heading in bestiary
Version 1.2.0
- New entries and custom data are now automatically recognized in saved games
- Added ability to use text codes in descriptions, categories, and item lists
- Added option to change label text color
- Added option to change text alignment of totals window
- Added option to customize category window height and column count
- Added plugin command to discover multiple entries at once
- Fixed bug with custom image size being incorrect for first draw
- Fixed display bug for items with learn skill effects
- Fixed display bug with Drop Item Double party effects
- Compatibility for VS Core (fix for weird window spacing)
Version 1.2.1
- Fixed bug with columns for other horizontal command windows
Version 1.2.2
- Fixed bug with Include Categories (when set to OFF only) behaving weirdly
Version 1.3.0
- Added ability to choose which info to display for every category
- Added ability to re-order information shown for every category
- Added custom batch discovery plugin command
- Added ability to turn off auto-discovery
- Increased max height of display window
- Fixed bug with custom entries that didn't have descriptions
- Fixed bug with uppercase symbols for custom categories
- Documentation no longer horizontally scrolls
- Documentation update to be easier to read/explain more
Version 1.5.0:
- Added option to display different name in list and display windows for custom entries
- Custom entries now support multiple images instead of just one
- Added plugin command to change custom entry sketch
- Fixed issue with adding this plugin into a saved game that did not previously have the encyclopedia
Version 1.6.0
- Added option to hide undiscovered entries from the list window
- Added option to customize the sort order in the list window
- Added text code for displaying sketch images mixed in with description for custom entries
- Updated color parameters to use new text color selector
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