Main Character Selection - Help?!

[Ryn1992]

Hello!

I am new here. I just got RPG Maker VX Ace and I love it. I am very sorry if this is in the wrong section but I was wondering if someone might be able to help me. I have done a couple of mini practice games.

Something I would like to do now is make it possible for the player to select a main character from an option of four main characters before they start the game or when they start the game.

Is this possible and what is the best way to go about doing it?

really sorry if this appears somewhere else!

Thank you so much!

Ryn

 

[dbchest]

this is definitely possible.

use messages with show choice command from the event commands.

 

[Cadh20000]

Alright, I can say with certainty that it is possible to do something of the sort. I looked it up once myself and tried it. Unfortunately I don't have that project anymore and can't remember where I found it!

I'll try to remember how it went but please don't get mad if I mess up!...

First go into the database and set the "Actor" set to include your four main characters.

Second, again in the database, set it up so Transparency is set to "on" so it doesn't immediately show the default main character

Next set up a blank "intro" map with nothing on it but the character's starting location and an event set to autorun.

Code the event to... Hmm... How did it go?

"Event Commands" page 1: Top option "Show text" and have it display the question asking the player to choose between the possible characters.

1 option down from the top. "Show Choices". disallow "Cancel" and set the choices to the the character's names and/or gender and/or class.

Now is when it starts getting complicated so I'll just include a screenshot of the event page when I get it set up. I used the default actors so just change them to whatever you want.

Give me a minute and I'll edit this...



Hope that helps!

 

[Andar]

you can remove erik from the starting party in the database (system tab) - then you don't need to remove him in all branches of the above event, but can simply add the wanted actor to your party.

 

[Cadh20000]

you can remove erik from the starting party in the database (system tab) - then you don't need to remove him in all branches of the above event, but can simply add the wanted actor to your party.

I didn't realize you could actually set it up so the default party was empty. I thought it had to have at least 1 character in it. Thanks for the info!

 

[Shaz]

Nope - don't do it that way (setting up 4 different actors).


Set up ONE actor. Then use your Show Choices to let the player choose the gender, class, whatever. And use Change Actor Graphic, Change Actor Class and Change Actor Name to set the ONE actor's details to what you need them to be.


Otherwise, any time your actor has something to say, you're going to have to use conditions to see which actor it is and show the right name and face. And the same thing whenever you want to use any of the actor-based commands.