Custom Map Descriptions

[Lene]

vividXP's Custom Map Descriptions Version 1.2
By Lene (vividXP)

Introduction
Custom Map Descriptions allows you to set a map description that will displayed along with the map name when entering a map. You can customize the size, background type, background color, how long the description displays, and whether to display the description if the player has visited the map.

Terms of Use
This script is licensed under the GNU General Public License v3.0. You can use it in free and commercial games. Just credit me, Lene (vividXP)

Features
You can customize the following

• Description Window Size (in lines)
• Window Background Fill Type (solid color or linear gradient)
• Display Length
• Hide Description when Visited
• More coming soon(?)

Screenshots

How to Use
Post the VividXP_CustomMapDescriptions.js file in your game's plugin folder

* @help In the map editor, enter <vividXPMD:(description)> in the notes field
* to set a description to be shown upon entering a map.
*
* Plugin Command:
*   VividXPMD markSeen 1        # mark map #1 as seen
*   VividXPMD markUnseen 1      # mark map #1 as unseen
*   VividXPMD clearSeenMaps     # clear list of seen maps
*
* Map Note:
*   <vividXPMD:foobar>              # Description text for map

Demo
None yet

Script
>>click<<

FAQ
None Yet

Credit and Thanks
- Lene (vividXP)

Author's Notes
This is a very basic plugin that I created to get used to plugin creation in RPG Maker MV. I am open to any suggestions or feature requests you may have if you find it useful.

 

[mlogan]

@Lene Can you please add Terms of Use? Thanks.

 

[Lene]

@Lene Can you please add Terms of Use? Thanks.

Done. Sorry about that.

 

[mlogan]

@Lene Also, is this a completed plugin or do you have plans to continue it's development? If it is complete I will move it to plugin releases.

 

[Lene]

@Lene Also, is this a completed plugin or do you have plans to continue it's development? If it is complete I will move it to plugin releases.

I was planning of adding to it, but I am not sure what features I should add to it. I was hoping for requests

 

[pasunna]

Does this accept special character
Like Icon variable
\i[] \v[] etc

 

[CoryH]

Would it be possible to have this only appear the first time a map is entered?
As sort of an introduction to a new area.

Also how about the option to display for a specified amount of time?

 

[Lene]

Does this accept special character
Like Icon variable
\i[] \v[] etc

Yes

Would it be possible to have this only appear the first time a map is entered?
As sort of an introduction to a new area.

Also how about the option to display for a specified amount of time?

These are good ideas, I will work on both. For the second thing, would it make more sense to let the description and map name be synced? Or would separate times be desired?

 

[CoryH]

I would think synced would be better looking, just my opinion though.

 

[Lene]

@CoryH
I have updated the script to allow for setting the length of time the map name/description displays.

 

[CoryH]

Awesome!
Works great.

 

[Lene]

Version 1.2 is out, now allowing you to hide the description if a map has been visited by the player.
Plugin commands to mark a map as seen/unseen or clear the list of visited maps have also been added

@CoryH