An explanation of how RM2K3 handles (custom) chipsets.
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Jun 24, 2016 RPG Maker 2003 Overview. RPG Maker 2003 Free Download for PC (RPGツクール 2003) is the third in the series of programs for the development of role-playing games, developed byKadokawa Games. It features a database of pre-made backgrounds, music, animations, weapons and characters. Make your own PC game with RPG Maker. Our easy to use tools are simple enough for a child, and powerful enough for a developer. Try it free today! CHIPSET HANDELING BY RPG MAKER 2003. (also called tilesets). Some months ago, Kentona asked me if I could write up a tutorial about it so the information wouldn't. A quick RTP edit I made a while back as well as a couple more I did. Relive the golden age of RPGs with RPG Maker 2003’s diverse selection of 16-bit default graphics. If you’re feeling especially creative, RPG Maker 2003 allows you to import custom 16-bit graphics, including character sprites, tilesets for your environments, battle animations, backgrounds, and more! Feb 23, 2019 Home Forums Resource Central RPG Maker Specific Resources RPG Maker VX/Ace Resources Kauzz Tilesets - Free to use Discussion in ' RPG Maker VX/Ace Resources ' started by Kauzz. If you're new to RPG Maker and aren't sure which version to get, this video might be able to help you out a bit. Skip trial 1 month free. Find out why Close. Choosing an RPG Maker - from 2003.
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Anyway, introduction:
A forum member posted a screenshot of his Editor, which showed that his custom chipset wasn't doing what it was supposed to do. The first thing that came to my mind was a mistake I made in my own early days: Simply copying the file to my game file without properly importing it (thus the transparent colour you intended isn't the transparent colour in the editor).
However, when he posted his custom chipset the problem became clear. The chipset didn't work because he didn't arrange his tiles in a manner that could be properly read by RM2k3. The custom 'bugged' chipset looked like this:
The solution:
To fix his chipset he had to rearrange a lot of his chipsets. I also decided that it would be a better idea to make a separate charset of the tree he used. He could also use a picture for this (which is my preferred method of solving this problem), but is more suited for advance users - thus the charset.
I ended up giving him these two files to use, the chipset (already existing, but basically what he needed) and the charset:
I accompanied the charset with the following post. It explains a bit about charset usage and why one would prefer it over pictures:
First off: here is the tree. I made it into a charset instead of a picture, because you would have to use a charset anyway to create the lower part of the three (pictures are always above the hero and that would look weird).
Anyways, be sure that you keep an image of the charset at hand when you try to use this in the editor. In the editor you have to place an event and set the graphic for it. Be sure to look for the part of the tree you want to show and click that piece of the character. After that, be sure to set the event's 'Animation Type' to 'Fixed Graphic'. If you don't do this it will not show the piece of the charset you wanted to show.
The explanation:
One of the standard RTP files look like this:
In the RM2K3 editor these will appear as the lower and upper layer. It isn't a direct copy from the chipset file though, since 2/5th of the chipset file is filled with autotiles. Now look at how the editor reads the chipset file:
Now compare that to the 'bugged' and the 'fixed' chipset files described earlier. Still don't understand why it didn't work and why a chipset file looks so 'empty' in the editor and why your transparent colour isn't there? Don't worry, I made an even more in-depth picture description of chipset handling:
After this picture explanation, you might still be wondering some things. As a beginner ripper you might wonder where to find the following stuff: icon, dummy and inner (for autotiles).
I explained that with this (last) post:
Well I must honestly say that from this point you just have to experiment with the information that was given to you. Nobody, including me, has done this properly in the first run.
If we are talking about ripping from games, you sometimes just have to sprite certain tiles yourself, leave them gone, or be intuitive with the rips you do have.
The icon isn't to be found in any game: It's just there to tell you which tile it is. It isn't even important for in-game graphics. Most people just tend to put a middle tile in there.
As for the dummy, they did put it in the RTP but it has absolutely no use whatsoever in the editor or in the game, you can leave this transparent, black, other tile etc, it just doesn't matter.
Inner corners are not used very much, so you have to look carefully. In this example you have to take part 4 from the top left tile (1 tile = block of 4 numbers):
{11}{33}
{12}{33}
{44}
{44}
So now your homework:
- Reread the info and look carefully at how the RTP handled this situation.
- Look at some other ripped tilesets available and see how people handled the tiles.
- Start small and try to do some stuff on your own, correct any issues and learn from your experiences.
Good luck =)!
Conclusion
The way RM2K3 handles chipsets is a bit weird. It's easy to make errors and this is all because of the fact that RM2K3 forces you to put a lot of information in one chipset (in RMXP, there is la lot more separation, and thus less room for error).
However, if you manage to do this right you will notice how much fun it is to start editing your own chipsets - even if it is something easy like putting that one tile in a downloaded chipset that you were missing.
Have fun doing so and I hope this tutorial helped you guys out a bit =). Here is another gift btw: Your own chipset template to fill with rips =D:
| RPG Maker 2003 | |
|---|---|
| Developer(s) | Kadokawa Games |
| Publisher(s) | Enterbrain |
| Platform(s) | Windows 95, Windows 98, Windows 2000, Windows XP, Windows Vista, Windows 7, Windows 8 |
| Release | |
| Genre(s) | Role-playing video game, Game development software |
| Mode(s) | Single player |
RPG Maker 2003 (RPGツクール 2003) is the third in the series of programs for the development of role-playing games, developed by Kadokawa Games. It features a database of pre-made backgrounds, music, animations, weapons and characters.[1]
On April 24, 2015, RPG Maker 2003 received an official English translation, and was released into the Steam platform.[2]
RPG Maker 2003 was superseded by RPG Maker XP.
- 1Features
- 1.1Graphics
Features[edit]
Graphics[edit]
All graphics within RPG Maker 2003 are in 2D like its predecessor, RPG Maker 2000, and makes use of the same graphical resources with a few minor changes in resolution (though some tilesets, while similar in style to those included in RPG Maker 2000, include redrawn resources). In addition, Battle Character and System2 sets are used to go with RPG Maker 2003's new battle system.
The 2015 release of RPG Maker uses RPG Maker 2009 Ultimate DLLs for games updated to the newer versions, which adds support for 1000 images on screen at once, instead of the 50 in previous versions.
Sprites[edit]
The majority of all graphics within the game are achieved with sprites, or single images that has a composition of frames in a specific orientation so that the graphics rendering software of RM2k3 can give the impression of movement.
Music[edit]
RPG Maker 2003 allows the use of MIDI and WAV much like RPG Maker 2000, its predecessor, for background music. Both programs received an update on May 14, 2003 to support MP3 files (which was a strongly desired feature by users) and ADPCM compressed WAV[3][4]. The developers provided a tool for compressing sound effects on the same day[5]. RM2k3 does not support any audio editing software so a third party program is needed in order to compose desired sounds.
Runtime Package[edit]
Rpg Maker Tileset Editor
RPG Maker 2003, much like its predecessor RPG Maker 2000 and its successor RPG Maker XP, comes with its own set of Runtime Package files, also known as the RTP. The RTP is a whole set of default graphics, music, and sound effects that are used in RPG Maker 2003 and, in most cases, the RTP must be downloaded to the computer to play the games made with RPG Maker 2003. Thanks to the RTP, created games can lessen their file size if a lot of material from the RTP was used.
Bonus contents[edit]
Early order also included RPG Maker Alpha (RPGツクールα) I-mode i-appli for NTT DoCoMo 503 or later platform.
Enhancements from RPG Maker 95 & 2000[edit]
RPG Maker 2003 has a new battle system which is in third-person side view rather than the first person view that was used in the previous RPG Maker programs. In addition, unlike its predecessors, RPG Maker 2003 makes use of a real-time 'ATB' system, like in the Final Fantasy games, instead of the classical 'turn-based' system. At what point a character or enemy can take actions depends on their agility levels instead of being rigidly defined as a turn, though the software shipped with a bug that causes battle speed to dramatically slow down when there is a large disparity between Agility values of different combatants. This was never addressed by Enterbrain, though it can typically be avoided by users setting all combatants to have Agility values roughly similar to each other.
RPG Maker 2003 is also the only program in the RPG Maker series which allows weapons and armor to cast spells when used as items.
Rpg Maker Free Tileset
RPG Maker 2003 can convert RPG Maker 2000 games into RPG Maker 2003 games, though this cannot be reversed.
Tilesets For Rpg Maker Mv
References[edit]
- ^'RPG Tsukuru 2003 (Import)'.[dead link]
- ^RPGmakerweb (April 24, 2015). 'RPG MAKER 2003 IS HERE!'. RPG Maker.
- ^'RPGツクール2000』 アップデートファイル' (in Japanese). Kadokawa Corporation.
MP3ファイル、およびMicrosoft ADPCM形式（※）で圧縮されたWAVファイルの演奏ができるようになりました。MP3については、BGMとしてのみ使用可能です。
- ^'『RPGツクール2003』修正パッチ 過去の更新情報' (in Japanese). Kadokawa Corporation.
- ^'ChangeWave' (in Japanese). Kadokawa Corporation. May 14, 2003.