Help for creating a visual novel in RPG Maker MV

[Asthyax]

Good afternoon everyone. I need help. I'm trying to make a visual novel with RPG Maker MV, but I don't know how to make characters and busts for them.
Could anyone help me with any generator, pages, plugins, resources, links, tips, tutorials, anything? I am new, but I want to do this little personal project.

Gracias por vuestra atención ^_^

 

[Hyouryuu-Na]

You mistakenly posted in MZ but I guess the mods will move it anyways.
I could link you to some visual novel related plugins:
A great message system: http://www.yanfly.moe/wiki/Message_Core_(YEP)
Also check out Extended message pack 1 and 2. There's also a few more message related plugins. Consider buying them if you can.
Message backlog plugin: http://www.yanfly.moe/wiki/Message_Backlog_(YEP)
Visual novel style choices: https://galvs-scripts.com/category/rmmv-plugins/mv-audiovisual-effects/#post-1614
Message bust plugin: https://galvs-scripts.com/2015/11/01/mv-message-busts/
Another one: https://atelieririna.itch.io/visual-novel-busts
Message style changing plugins: https://galvs-scripts.com/category/rmmv-plugins/mv-audiovisual-effects/#post-1642
Message background plugin: https://galvs-scripts.com/category/rmmv-plugins/mv-audiovisual-effects/#post-1399
Message window hide plugin: https://github.com/triacontane/RPGMakerMV/blob/master/MessageWindowHidden.js
NVL window: https://github.com/triacontane/RPGMakerMV/blob/master/NobleMushroom.js
Animated busts plugin (phoenix Wright style): https://forums.rpgmakerweb.com/index.php?threads/animated-busts-and-picture-based-animations.79700/
Plugin for voice acting: https://github.com/triacontane/RPGMakerMV/blob/master/SimpleVoice.js
Live2D plugin: https://github.com/MrSlip777/plugins_talk_live2d_cubism4

That's all for now. I'll add some more if I remember any.

As for visual resources:
Great backgrounds! https://lemmasoft.renai.us/forums/viewtopic.php?t=17302

Tools:
Live2D: https://www.live2d.com/en/
If you can make just 1 psd file with all the parts (face, body, hair etc.) for your character, you can create LOTS of different animations/ expressions and it looks cool too ^^ You can use the plugin I linked above to use these animations.
AI based lineart colouring tool: https://github.com/lllyasviel/style2paints
If you're bad at colouring I guess.

 

[MrKiwi]

As for the character design you're asking, you'll probably: a) recruit/hire someone to help you; b) practice drawing yourself.

As for A, check the project recruitment forum:

Project Recruitment

forums.rpgmakerweb.com

Or the classifieds:

Classifieds

Post your services and/or hire people to help with your game. This is only available for Veteran members that have about 30 posts or so.

forums.rpgmakerweb.com

As for B, this might be tricky since I don't what you vision for the characters, but in general:
- Make some paper sketches to have a general idea of the poses and looks of the characters
- Translate those sketches to any software of your like (If you need suggestions, either Paint Tool Sai or MediBang Paint pro are both free drawing software)
- For documentation or post editing paint.net or photoshop (if you have it)

Again, I don't what you're looking for regard on style, ambience or story wise stuff, so I can't give much of an advice like this. Feel free ask.

Also don't know if might help but here you have a thread about generator parts:

[MV added!]Resource Generators - A face for your hero

Inspired by slim's list I now digged up my motivation to build up a list I wanted to to for some time... Charsets XP Generator Character Maker XP Chargen Extended (also Generator Parts) HBGames online Generator Moonpearls RGSS Char Generator (also Generator Parts) XP Charset Generator ...

forums.rpgmakerweb.com

Ojalá te ayude de algo

 

[Asthyax]

You mistakenly posted in MZ but I guess the mods will move it anyways.
I could link you to some visual novel related plugins:
A great message system: http://www.yanfly.moe/wiki/Message_Core_(YEP)
Also check out Extended message pack 1 and 2. There's also a few more message related plugins. Consider buying them if you can.
Message backlog plugin: http://www.yanfly.moe/wiki/Message_Backlog_(YEP)
Visual novel style choices: https://galvs-scripts.com/category/rmmv-plugins/mv-audiovisual-effects/#post-1614
Message bust plugin: https://galvs-scripts.com/2015/11/01/mv-message-busts/
Another one: https://atelieririna.itch.io/visual-novel-busts
Message style changing plugins: https://galvs-scripts.com/category/rmmv-plugins/mv-audiovisual-effects/#post-1642
Message background plugin: https://galvs-scripts.com/category/rmmv-plugins/mv-audiovisual-effects/#post-1399
Message window hide plugin: https://github.com/triacontane/RPGMakerMV/blob/master/MessageWindowHidden.js
NVL window: https://github.com/triacontane/RPGMakerMV/blob/master/NobleMushroom.js
Animated busts plugin (phoenix Wright style): https://forums.rpgmakerweb.com/index.php?threads/animated-busts-and-picture-based-animations.79700/
Plugin for voice acting: https://github.com/triacontane/RPGMakerMV/blob/master/SimpleVoice.js
Live2D plugin: https://github.com/MrSlip777/plugins_talk_live2d_cubism4

That's all for now. I'll add some more if I remember any.

As for visual resources:
Great backgrounds! https://lemmasoft.renai.us/forums/viewtopic.php?t=17302

Tools:
Live2D: https://www.live2d.com/en/
If you can make just 1 psd file with all the parts (face, body, hair etc.) for your character, you can create LOTS of different animations/ expressions and it looks cool too ^^ You can use the plugin I linked above to use these animations.
AI based lineart colouring tool: https://github.com/lllyasviel/style2paints
If you're bad at colouring I guess.

Thank You so Much!!! This help is very. very nice! Thank You ^_^
Well, I guess I'll suffer doing this. I don't know anything about photoshop, hehehe.
But still, thank you very much.
With all that, I think I can do something else besides that ^ _ ^

Oh and, sorry for my bad English. I'm from Venezuela, and I'm still practicing it, and I use the translator most of the time xD

 

[mlogan]

You mistakenly posted in MZ but I guess the mods will move it anyways.

Actually, no they didn't. I had originally moved it thinking it should be elsewhere, then changed my mind and moved it back, but mistakenly sent it to MZ instead of MV.

@Asthyax The problem with this post is it really is a bunch of questions belonging in several forums. I highly recommend working on some basic MV tutorials and getting a grasp of general game making with MV. Then you can have a better understanding of how to adapt things to a visual novel style.