RPG Maker MZ

Steam banner for RPG Maker MZ.

> "Introducing RPG Maker MZ, the latest version of the RPG Maker series that allows anyone to create an RPG with extreme ease!"
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> *"With new features and improved operations, as well as access to an advanced creative environment and more powerful production elements, you can create a game that truly responds to what players want."*
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**RPG Maker MZ** is a software development program designed for creating role-playing video games with augmented features developed by Kadokawa that was published on August 20, 2020 by Degica. It is a successor to RPG Maker MV and is currently the most recent program in the RPG Maker series for personal computer platforms.

## System Requirements

* **Processor**: Intel Core i3-4340 or better.
* **Memory**: 8 GB of RAM.
* **Video card**: Compatible OpenGL / VRAM 1GB or better.
* **Memory**: 4 GB of available space.
* **Screen resolution**: 1280x768 or Better Display.
* **Processor**: Intel Core i3-4340 or better.
* **Memory**: 8 GB of RAM.
* **Video card**: Compatible OpenGL / VRAM 1GB or better.
* **Memory**: 4 GB of available space.
 **Recommended** | * **Processor Memory**: 8 MB RAM
* **Memory Video card**: 4 MB of available space

## Features

### Map editor

RPG Maker MZ has a map editor with more advanced features and is packed with new resources. With RPG Maker's map editor, you can create maps in a more controlled and fluid way, in fact unlike RPG Maker MV, RPG Maker MZ allows manual layering of maps as in RPG Maker XP and previous programs. Users can switch between automatic and manual layering at any time.

### Animations and battles

The art style of the assets has been changed once again, although the tiles will remain at the 48x48 resolution in order to make any transfers of assets from the predecessor to RPG Maker MZ easier. Additionally, RPG Maker MV assets are generally reusable without modification, with the exception of incompatible battle animations. Both combat systems return in RPG Maker MZ: side-view and front-view. Additionally, there are two modes for sequencing the action, a turn-based mode and a time-advance mode, a feature last seen in RPG Maker 2003. Unlike previous programs that used sequential sprite sheets for battle animations, RPG Maker MV provides a free open-source particle effects creation tool, under the name Effekseer, for highly customizable 2D and 3D battles.

### Character Generator

RPG Maker MZ offers an even more advanced character generator system with a new feature that allows users to adjust the position of elements such as eyes on the character portrait.

### Event list

A new event list is added, showing the dynamic list of all events in the current map.

### Plugins

It uses JavaScript plugins like RPG Maker MV. In order to make the most of the potential of the new software, users can still use compatible MV plugins to MZ, even if other plugins are most likely incompatible with RPG Maker MZ.

### Data format

Internally, RPG Maker MZ data format is nearly identical to RPG Maker MV's, allowing users to edit RPG Maker MV projects easily in RPG Maker MZ by copying an RPG Maker MZ project file into the file folder of the RPG Maker MV project.

### Tutorial

It includes a built in tutorial with 19 steps.

## History

The program's first trailer was released on June 18, 2020. The announcement led to complaints about its apparent similarity to RPG Maker MV.

Since RPG Maker MZ's release, there have been several patches that add new features and enhancements. Some notable improvements include support for different tile sizes and an increased limited to the number of entries allowed in the database.

## Trivia

* The initials in the names of the default actors for new RPG Maker MZ games spell out "RPGMAKER" (Reid, Priscilla, Gale, Michelle, Albert, Kasey, Eliot, Roza), the name of the program series.

## Sample Games

One of the sample games made with RPG Maker MZ (English Only)

* Wolf's Gang by Cazwolf
* Visustella Sample Project by Visustella

## References

1. ↑ https://store.steampowered.com/app/1096900/RPG\_Maker\_MZ/
2. ↑ https://us.degicashop.com/products/rpg-maker-mz