XP Height VXA Style Characters (EASY TO USE!) Updated: 04/04/14: Male AND Female Running Sprite

[ButtersTheNinja]

RPG Maker VX Ace​

XP Height characters​

NEW: FINISHED RUNNING SPRITES (Improved eyes can be copy pasted over from the old template)​

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(Credit to Enterbrain for the original templates, as these are mostly edits. No credit to myself is necessary for using the templates although if given it would be preferred under the name "TheButterscotchNinja" as opposed to "ButtersTheNinja")

FREE FOR COMMERCIAL USE!

So one thing that always irked me was the character height in VXA, unlike XP it seemed to try and force you into using their short style characters. Then I went to go looking for XP style sprites, and I didn't like the visual style of them, and couldn't find any good templates that still retained the look of RPG Maker VXA so I decided to make my own!

These are simple edits of the original "naked" (or as nude as possible) generator character made taller, you can even use the heads from the generator on your characters! (Although clothing has to be done completely manually)

 

 

 

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Remember, you either need to set the size of the image to be 384x384 or insert a $ symbol before name in the file (Eg: "$Hero.png")

And as a bonus, here are some better looking eyes because I thought the default ones also looked bad:

 

You should be able to simply change the Hue of these images to make whatever eye colour you want, or change them manually.

Here are some examples that I have made:

THE FOLLOWING EXAMPLES ARE NOT FREE FOR COMMERCIAL USAGE

These use the hair from the generators along with custom made clothing. Both use the male template so that they can follow that frame of animation. They are also using the custom made eyes from the template.

Future Updates:

-Recreations of default RPG Maker VX Ace characters into the taller style.

-More animation templates! (eg: For running, swimming, etc.) (Female running coming soon)

-More general resources (I may try taking requests if anyone has any)

-Possible tutorial on how to edit sprites to fit into these templates

Thanks for reading, and I hope you enjoy!​

 

[Sharm]

This is cool!  I think the girl looks better if her bust is moved down a pixel.

 

[Tuomo L]

This is great, what about children and elderly though? 

 

[ButtersTheNinja]

This is cool!  I think the girl looks better if her bust is moved down a pixel.

I might do this, although it is just a base so I know they aren't perfect, as they aren't made to be, they're simply there as a starting point to be manipulated to other people's use.

This is great, what about children and elderly though? 

I might have a shot at this at some point, although I'm not sure. The elderly could just be edited from the given templates though.

 

[Midnight Star Gaming]

Omg I've been after something like this for a while now, now I can begin working on my own sprites without having too squint in my screen about whether the clothes are right or not. Many thanks for this.

 

[Tigersong]

You say you may be taking requests. Might I make one?

I'm working on a project with anthropomorphic characters- mainly hares. Could you, perhaps, make some sprites to fit the bill?

Tiger

 

[ButtersTheNinja]

Omg I've been after something like this for a while now, now I can begin working on my own sprites without having too squint in my screen about whether the clothes are right or not. Many thanks for this.

Not a problem, I figured somebody would have to do it eventually, so I finally did!

You say you may be taking requests. Might I make one?

I'm working on a project with anthropomorphic characters- mainly hares. Could you, perhaps, make some sprites to fit the bill?

Tiger

I could give it a shot, once I've finished making the female run sprites as well as males so that I can release them, personally I would take the bunny ears in the generator (Or from the RTP characters) and put them on your character.

 

[Akaimochi]

Ooh this is neat. I too didn't like how the sprites were short. I'll have to try customizing with them another time!

 

[ButtersTheNinja]

Ooh this is neat. I too didn't like how the sprites were short. I'll have to try customizing with them another time!

Honestly, I do like the look of them, but there is just no option to use any other sizes in the default RTP packages. Different games need different aesthetics, and I was hoping to offer that.

 

[Tigersong]

I would take the bunny ears in the generator

I don't know if that would work. For one thing, hares' ears are longer than rabbits'. For another, I'm really hoping for characters that have furred faces rather than just people with animal ears.

If you're willing to wait a little while, I'll try and find some examples of real hares.

 

[ButtersTheNinja]

I don't know if that would work. For one thing, hares' ears are longer than rabbits'. For another, I'm really hoping for characters that have furred faces rather than just people with animal ears.

If you're willing to wait a little while, I'll try and find some examples of real hares.

Honestly I wouldn't be the best at drawing things like this, if I had the time I would probably try to use the animal faces as reference, and replicate those to fit into the different shape, and I don't know how feasible the taller ears would be seeing as there is very little space above the head to add them.

 

[ButtersTheNinja]

UPDATES:​

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There is now a male running animation, and the female version will be not far behind!
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Requests may be asked, although I retain the right to decline any of them for any reason, and to take my time with them (I have a lot of my own work to do.)​

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I will only be taking requests to sprite for this template, so bear that in mind.​

 

[ButtersTheNinja]

UPDATES AGAIN!

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Female run sprites are finished, and next on the list of projects is some actual characters, and idle stances!​