RPG Maker MV: How to make better World Maps

[@davymachinegun5130]

About exploration and rewards: It is so tempting to fill every little crack with an optional/secret area, but you should really keep a healthy amount of empty corners and dead ends so when the player does find something interesting, it feels more exciting.

[@LvLUpDesign]

Maybe even some punishments 😉

[@davymachinegun5130]

@@LvLUpDesign Like in FF1 when you end up traveling way too far and get rekt by enemies 10 levels above you? :P

[@feiwong3634]

@@LvLUpDesign I always have a punishment here and there 👹

[@LvLUpDesign]

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[@Yomens123]

"I like Field2" Pick Field1 xD

[@LvLUpDesign]

"We've been Bamboozled!"

[@DriftyG]

Nice job, mapping can be such a chore but when you finish a good map it feels good.

[@LvLUpDesign]

Thanks mate! Yeah it really can be. Even though it takes ages, I love the detail you can get out of making parallax maps!

[@mynameisjake1876]

Oh my god, You don't know how helpful this is. I never mapped like this. I mapped a lot weirder, didn't even realize people did this, you helped so much sir. Thank you!

[@banyalaplace]

That was very helpful! Could you do one for interior maps too, please? Like the size, some tips to fellow creators, etc?

[@LvLUpDesign]

Great suggestion! I'll get onto that ASAP. I definitely have a lot of tips and tricks for interior maps. Is there any specific Interior you were thinking of? House, Castle, Shop, Arena?

[@banyalaplace]

@@LvLUpDesign the house :)

[@hopesanddreams2998]

All of above!

[@Olan09]

Beautiful world map, sir. You're giving me some excellent pointers for my world map.

[@OniMikeVision85]

Dude that was so quick and simple but looks fantastic and makes soooo much sense ty for explaining different aspects on why you would want to do something vs not keepem coming ty sir

[@lordbeardly7355]

Great video. I just picked up RPG maker on steam sale and it's really overwhelming to get started. I look forward to watching more of these videos

[@brachnix]

I love to think in real world terms, thats so obvious, but it has to click first, great video :)

[@LvLUpDesign]

Yes! Thank you!

[@tillmansanders6056]

Yess, I love it. I learned more about how to make world maps and got a helpful geology/geography lesson nice!

[@heathernicol3026]

My brother studied geology and geography pretty extensively, so I was vaguely aware of some of the environmental stuff (particularly the tectonics and mountains and how rivers come from the mountains), but I didn't know rivers only converged, and didn't split! That's so cool. Lookit me, learning stuff. xD I tend to focus too much on conserving space (both memory and map space), and my senses of proportion and spacial awareness are AWFUL, so my world maps always end up too small and plain. xD This video was exactly the helpful advice I needed to start working on better maps. ^_^

[@hopesanddreams2998]

Looking Nioce dude! This actually really helps a lot and you just earned another subscriber ;P You’re super underrated so I hope more people find your channel

[@LvLUpDesign]

Thanks for the support! Definitely growing!

[@青白スタジオ]

It's so sad that all the best KZbinrs are underrated( ´;ω;` )

[@puppethound]

Thank you so much for making these videos. I just felt so overwhelmed and had no idea where to start.

[@VitaminJ7734]

I must've watched this a dozen times. You truly are an artist and made this process so much easier for me. (Who has no artistic talent)

[@runicushighwind]

Thus video really helped me when it came to making my world maps not look so dull. I learnt a ton of stuff I didn't know. Thanks for the help.

[@marcelaeroka6807]

You are telling me things I never thought of before. You R the real MVP!

[@LvLUpDesign]

Aww shucks!

[@OBrusolino]

11:10 Congrats on the world record for the timelapse speedrun!

[@LvLUpDesign]

I'm just that good!

[@LordZaene]

Great Job on your explanations! My original map looked great, but the realism seemed a bit lacking in the way mountains and rivers worked, so thank you!!

[@LvLUpDesign]

You're welcome! It's only a couple of points to memorize but it can make your maps look way better!

[@rosemarymartin6427]

Great content! This is the first video of yours I’ve seen but I will be watching more! Also commenting for the algorithm gods.

[@eiznel]

Can't click like because I use it as my music playlist, but here's some coffee money.

[@LvLUpDesign]

Thank you so much. My morning brain thanks you for the donation of Coffee Cash :)

[@jonahbutterfield5792]

Glad I found your channel! It be cool to see a 'dungeon design' tips for MV, I always struggle making cool dungeons.

[@kelvino.s.9992]

That's a really cool world map :o

[@LvLUpDesign]

Thanks :) I'll make an even more Epic one when I mess around with Parallaxing!!

[@zudpy]

Thanks so much for this, I also learned a lot about rivers.

[@ImmortalMacus]

Super awesome! Just increased my rpg making game!!! Thanks big dawg!

[@StarlasAiko]

could also add some foothills along the mountain ranges

[@LvLUpDesign]

Yes, that's always an option as well. I'm not too much of a fan of how the foot hills blend with the mountains so I'm still looking for a custom foot hill asset. Maybe I'll make one.

[@SongoftheLute]

I really enjoyed your video. its given me lots of new ideas!

[@LvLUpDesign]

Awesome! Thank you! Glad you liked it!

[@HumanAki]

Brilliant.

[@airbournecow]

Me as the player: "if I see one more dang river😂"

[@SleepyGoron]

Thanks so much for this video. Great explanations and advice, by following this I feel like I've made the start of a pretty decent world map :D Keep up the great work

[@sallylauper8222]

Cool! Got some good tips here, like rivers converge, they don't branch. Glad to see some RPG maker videos that aren't 5 years old. I'm trying to research whether it's possible to randomize maps. Age of Empires II is my favorite game because it has randomized maps which makes exploration meaningful.

[@kijaniriley1446]

Thanks for helping me to be original with ideas

[@MWStranger]

Supercool guide 😎🌈 A lot of useful information about the logic of creating a map - my respect for this ⭐ Pleasant music 🎸 I like your presentation of the material, and the ease with which it goes... Wish you inspiration, and fair wind to dreams 🌊👩‍🚀🚀

[@PukeTops]

This is exactly how Zelda 2 works... How i didn't think about this before? omg

[@simbadas1234]

did quite a map overhaul after watchin this. tho what i find interesting is that you used the big mountain tile to "break up the repetitiveness of the mountain ranges", while i make the entire mountain range of the big tile and use the small one very rarely.

[@volourn9764]

Yeah, I usually keep the small mountains and big mountain ranges seperate.... but, this makes things look better.

[@kubixdaboi424]

0:42 I could fall asleep to it!

[@PchipsPresents]

And I think to myself... What a wonderful world

[@maxmercurythemm827]

8:45 Meanwhile, be me, use the trial for 2 weeks so 17x13 world map to focus on cinematics, story, and combat.

[@deomardimaculangan5593]

Thanks bro

[@jacob14411]

Very cool! Very helpful

[@nickfry6000]

Im super late this party BUT I LOVE YOUR VIDEOS!!! can i ask what kind of computer yall use! Im so bad at making sure i get the right one!! YOURE AWESOME LOVE ALL UR VIDEOS!!

[@BenderWaffles]

Huh...Good tips!

[@wiser.kinder.calmer.6530]

Really awesome dude

[@TripTropLove]

"you don't want your player encountering a monster every ten steps" Tell that to Breath of fire.

[@JohnJames-yt1gh]

I just downloaded rpg make mz to try it out. When designing my first world map I am noticing I have to use the same buildings a few times. Is there a way to get more assets for the over world type in the database? The dlcs that I found only seems to have outside and inside tilesets.

[@DemonAbyss10]

Kinda feel like reviving an old project of mine now. I Am going for more of a connected world/overworld... best way I can explain what I mean there, think open-world. Not a sandbox, but there is no true "overworld/world map". Gives more of an exploratory feel imo as you don't have a zoomed out view of the surrounding world, just the locale that you are in. Think of pokemon with how you go through the zones, but this is much more open like in a modern open-world title like skyrim.

[@lazerborne3368]

I tried to copy your bird like island and it came out half decent

[@Akario3]

i like this map, it looks like a chicken(the sandy bits down left are the leg, up from there is the white tail and all the way to the top right is the white head)

[@noiJadisCailleach]

3:50 Who's that pokemon!? . . . It's Lapras!

[@noiJadisCailleach]

6:06 Lapras veins checks out.

[@lazerborne3368]

could you add a download for the world, I'd love to make my own storyline with the world you built

[@micahflanders6789]

If you took anything away from this video, it’s that size is key... Basically dating advice

[@aidenfortune8026]

This is sickkkk

[@swagodaman6320]

What in-game resolution are you using? I made a map this size but the default 816x624 seems too zoomed in to appreciate the map and it becomes a bore

[@miken3425]

One day you won't have enough time to read every comment! Another smash up job. You mentioned the one forest was a barrier; are those tiles impassable (i didn't think they were)?

[@LvLUpDesign]

You can make them impassable with events, or, make every part of that border, transfer the player into the start of a Forest level

[@alexkoonce2100]

Is it possible to make a parallax world map, like how you can create other parallax maps but on a grander scale?

[@douglascosta281]

Hey, i have problems making waterfalls. Can you help me? I use MZ

[@LvLUpDesign]

What's the issue with the waterfalls? Are you using the specific waterfall tiles and they aren't working? I should be able to help you out if you can elaborate your problem for me.

[@douglascosta281]

@@LvLUpDesign A long time ago, when I used VX, making waterfalls was easy. Now the tiles of VX Ace, MV and MZ looks weird since they changed the river tiles...

[@douglascosta281]

@@LvLUpDesign I found a guy with the same problem, he decided to parallax the map... you will understand: forums.rpgmakerweb.com/index.php?threads/help-me-make-this-not-look-weird.52331/

[@LvLUpDesign]

Yeah that's one of the biggest issue with the RPT that's come out on both MV and MZ. That guy is correct though, Para laxing the desired graphic on top of the map would be the best option in this case. As time goes on, I can imagine the community will create some assets to fix this problem. I'll be releasing some asset sets in the future, (A few months away) So I'll take note of that so I can address it when I design the tiles.

[@djkouza]

Just started using MV When you say the forest is a "natural blocker" and to make an event/map. Would I just make an event that basically outlines the forest and transfers the player to a new forest level map? or is there a smarter way to do that?

[@LvLUpDesign]

You could event it, or have a single entrence to the forest and change the passability of the forest tile to non passable

[@KaiJun-on4qc]

how to make the wall I have created be an obstacle that can't be a crossover?

[@ultimateanimenerd306]

You make great videos! Keep it up! Does the size of the world map effect the overall game? Like maybe it gets buggy if it’s too big? Also, is it possible to do something like a gatcha mechanic in the game ? Like maybe spend Xgold and receive a random weapon or armor?

[@dungeonsdierolls7617]

The map is just a map, having maps in your game doesn't make it buggy. There are many ways to implement gacha, including an official plugin that you should already have in your DLC folder.

[@anexs]

What is dashing? How to dash in game?

[@nightskydawnnsd5994]

I made a big map for the overworld and It is massive with atleast 40 different towns and cities that are waiting for events. and I was going to make a new map when I made an amateur and stupid mistake. Instead of making a new map, I accidentally edited the current overworld map and got it resized to a small 30x30. and I just lost everything... I literally lost everything without saving it.

[@LvLUpDesign]

F

[@frohnkevin]

never used the pen lol...thx! xd

[@doomoftheend]

But how is the dorm? :D

[@kaleido9631]

Can a world map be too big? Like what if i made my world map 500 x 300, so double the size of yours? Would that be too much?

[@LvLUpDesign]

Depends on how many events you're running. It it has lots of events then there is a chance any map can lag out the game. Bigger maps tend to fall into that.

[@stickyrubb]

Doubling the height and width like you suggested would make the map 4 times as big. I'd say that's too big.

[@Jacob-wn4lp]

While it is semi-rare, there are actually quite a few rivers and streams that split across the world. I used to live by one where one fork was atlantic bound and the other pacific bound

[@YNSunday]

That's a nice world map but I think the size is way too big (which is the most important thing?).😂 Seems difficult to make a game that can make good use of the entire map.

[@Rivan119]

Hi there! Awesome mapping. Do you have any sample maps for people to download? Of course, you will get credit for it!

[@LvLUpDesign]

His Rivan. No I don't have any sample maps and I'm not really open to commission at the current time. If you look around on the forums, there are plenty of people out there who are.

[@KANJICODER]

250 x 150 , noted.

[@captainkirk265]

Says field 2, clicks field 1.

[@leqesai]

For a person who specifically talked about shifting tectonic plates you went with a single continent design? Very interesting. Personally I find the Pangea-style world really boring but to each their own.

[@ahmadzakiteknikinformatika5560]

hey have u made a tutorial for the ending?

[@LvLUpDesign]

As in, how to end your game?

[@ahmadzakiteknikinformatika5560]

@@LvLUpDesign yeah, i mean how to make the credit, how make new game plus etc, and how to determine wether u got a good ending and a bad ending, im in the middle of my game thanks to ur advice and i thought of how to end it. then i realize i dont know how to make ending

[@LvLUpDesign]

@@ahmadzakiteknikinformatika5560 yeah, that's more on the lines of narrative design, and I am planning to make a series regarding narrative design at some point.

[@noiJadisCailleach]

11:34 ROCKET LEAGUE AGAIN?!???

[@farbencut]

Deos a Game Need a world mal?

[@LvLUpDesign]

Hi FarbenCut. No you don't need to have a world map. Plenty of modern games don't. If you look at final fantasy 10 and 12, they both have regions instead of a world map.

[@noiJadisCailleach]

11:15 ROCKET LEAGUE?!???

[@highdwolf9149]

You're map looks like a deformed dodo bird haha. Mine looks like a deformed dog according to my hubs. xD

[@SNVTR1991]

Карта под названием "Летящий дронт"

[@MagicMan3K]

Some sexy ass music my dude. What is it?

[@LvLUpDesign]

All of it's on the KZbin Audio Library. 32 Stitches - Olympus [NCS Release] is the ending song

[@noiJadisCailleach]

11:42 OHHHHH. It's trash taste. Oh. LOL

[@AlaskDoesGames]

ayo that trash taste music tho LOL

[@LvLUpDesign]

Straight out of the KZbin royalty free play list.

[@EkaterinaSTADNIKOVA]

Meh )))

[@Boogerpenis69420]

aUssIe!

[@LvLUpDesign]

Oi