Need Advice on Making Skill Trees

[Xela_Alpha]

Alrighty...first off, if this is in the wrong place, sorry. This is my first post here, and it seemed reasonable to put a cry for help in the RPG Maker VX Ace Support section, so...

Anyway, I have a question concerning a pair of codes I've been trying to use recently. They are the Skills Tree Core and Skill Tree View - Standard codes, found in the DS+ Resource Pack. I've inserted the codes into the game script, and I got it to show a menu command that says "Skill Trees", but I'm having trouble getting actual skill to show up in the skill tree. Basically, I just need someone to either:

A: Explain what steps I should take to give each of my characters 2-3 skill trees,

-OR-

B: Show me a way to get skill trees without scripting or coding.

I'm trying the code because I haven't seen a way to do this with events, but I'd honestly prefer using events if possible, since messing with the games code makes me uneasy. That being said, I do know a little bit about scripting, and if a script is the only way, Then that's what I'll do,

Long story short, I need help making skill trees. Anyone care to lend a hand?

 

[Berylstone]

B: Show me a way to get skill trees without scripting or coding.

If you have a decent image editor you could combine pictures and event commands to construct your own skill trees.  It would be similar to crafting a custom menu system.  Just show different pictures of the available skills and how they grow and let the player navigate them with the Show Choices command.

 

[Xela_Alpha]

Hmm...that sounds promising. I don't have a decent image editor...or any image editor, really...but it does give me some ideas. Thanks!

 

[Kes]

Try GIMP, it basically does what Photoshop does, but is free.

 

[Xela_Alpha]

Try GIMP, it basically does what Photoshop does, but is free.

Free, huh? I like free...I'll have to look into that. Thanks!