RPG Maker MV Tutorial #8 - Making Battles

[@zzmariobruhhandle]

Wait, this is the year MV released? Wow! Its _2024_ and this *still is a great tutorial series.* This really says alot about your tutorials if they are still enjoyable and really helpful.

[@jasontapp3673]

LIFE HACK: Set the encounter steps to 10, so you can make your average Megami Tensei game.

[@evgeniam8603]

And put unholy chants in the background

[@andrewolson5471]

I'm going to have a fairly high encounter rate, but by using regions, the roads will be 100% safe in my current project.

[@comicstrider4851]

ONE MORE GOD REJECTED

[@digwaterplayz4225]

god is kill

[@newtheatrical]

@@comicstrider4851 FEAR! FEAR GOD AND GIVE GLORY TO HIM

[@mycharliequinn]

dude, going through this series has set the bar for how great a tutorial series can be so high all my future attempts to learn new skills will be marred by disappointment.

[@MyNameisNick]

i love this series, i'm totally buying rpg maker mv now

[@JC111414]

My Name is Nick Drinks Water how much does it cost?

[@keyrow4974]

It's on sale right now for 19.99 on steam

[@JC111414]

Key Row i wish i had a pc to play it on and some moneu

[@hypotheticalsalamander]

Shaxzy Que Communist Manifesto

[@overbrothers3786]

nah i buy it 9 years ago

[@Jazzadrin]

Fun tutorials, your enthusiasm and straight to the point direction is what makes it great. Plus it can be funny

[@Verinius]

I'm getting attached to the hero Tissnknsdskn. I hope he becomes stronger.

[@urlocalghost]

I just got RPG Maker MV and these tutorials are really helpful! Thx u :D

[@not_actually_dead]

Sameee

[@riskyworks]

I think they are helpful, can't know yet cus Im getting it on switch on friday. But I am excited to make an odd rpg with it

[@MichiKazuma]

With the sale on steam, i was able to upgrade from VX to MV and these are SOOO helpful, im porting my game to MV now and im so excited 🎉

[@falksi3182]

This series is fucking brill mate. Spot on length for each vid, straight to the point, excellent demonstrations, no faff, superb.

[@shayoko6]

lies! the most important part is the story,characters and grammar :3 oh the troops page is where you would have cool stuff like battle dialog and other stuff. i love it makes battle more interesting. one thing i hate about battles is how damage is random. it would be ncie if it always did set damage based on your offense vs the enemies defense.

[@pink1200]

set Variance to 0% on all attacks, that should fix it.

[@shayoko6]

:D thanks!

[@Link-Drako]

First, its 2019 and this is still relevant. Love these videos! Question: I want to make it so that when my player gets an encounter on the overworld map, instead of starting a battle it will transfer the player to a specified map where enemies are randomly spawned along with a "miniboss" which once defeated will transfer the player back to his/her original position on the overworld map. I cannot seem to figure it out on my own.

[@arandomguy8771]

Im not much help as I just got it today for Christmas but im sure there is a advance tutorial you can find bud atleast I hope because I want to do the same thing ill let you know if I figure that out

[@andrescd9327]

I'm late, but I think it would be solved by making an event teleporting you to another area, and them making the battle.

[@MedzAndFriends36023]

for me its 2023 and its still up to date

[@chaosmastermind]

Don't forget to give the enemies XP, gold, and item drops. Otherwise you get nothing for killing them.

[@elechain2441]

"Should make the steps 70-80" Megaten games: most I can do is 3

[@syfodias4792]

Thanks, this was a little hard to find for the PS4 version but I think I have the way now. Will try tomorrow

[@alexandredesmarais3848]

Funny how the guy says this is the most important part of an rpg but so many rpg maker games don’t even use the combat. They just make chases and puzzles. Especially the horror ones.

[@XX-sp3tt]

Now I imagine the first and second player characters are brother and sister!

[@8Dk0ng8]

How do I make my characters attack from the left?

[@robbyv109]

@The main cause of warps in all of reality I'm answering for them. Yes lol

[@crazychicken5521]

@@robbyv109 Did you figure this out??

[@hunterthefox8156]

Are you using mv

[@hunterthefox8156]

Go to the system tab and select use side veiw battler

[@starunicorn3105]

these videos really help for making my video game and i am exited to get to finish :D

[@matthewvanzandt6589]

These vids are amazing!

[@adamhensby3127]

Thanks for being so thorough with your guides!

[@ericko5232]

Please, I have a question: How I make a battle screen "Pokemon style" (for lack of a better term)? I mean some plugin or something to see the actor's back facing the enemy? (I don't want to make a Pokemon battle system so "Pokemon essenntials" and similars pokemon focused plugins are discarded)

[@toddgilmore118]

I'm working a classic ( Parasite Eve 1) remake in MV. It will be a long time before its even close to complete! I have made 5 completed games already using Ace! Custom Scripts, Animations, Unique skills, and some Custom Sprites... My biggest problem right now is how to select multiple targets on 1 boss enemy with using a custom bullseye targeting over custom selection!!

[@TejasSharma_Music]

Hey SRDude, I want to set a limit on exactly how many encounters will I face in a particular area. How do I set that? If you've already explained it in one of your latest videos, ugh.. nevermind.

[@ToonVaders]

Help! The "Use Side-View Battle" doesn't work with my custom enemies. Only the original sprites works.

[@haydengames3v2]

Have you made sure to place them into the SV sprites folder?

[@rubbymcrubrub1369]

yeah I made the same mistake that haydengames3v2 mentioned is that also what you did ? hope it works now

[@thefellowww]

Question, I'm new to RPG Maker MV and I want to make a custom attack as a special attack. I can list it under Special when I go to system and then skills but when I test the game I don't have the option "special" in the battle menu during battle. How do I get the option "special" to appear during battle? I feel like I'm missing something obvious here 😅

[@dmas7749]

i just had this problem and had to look it up, your actor or class does not have the "use specials" flag set, which you should be able to find under parameters -> skill.

[@Korgi_Polymer]

What if you don't want your battles to be random, like if all enemies were visible on screen walking around? Really loving this series!

[@vampbat]

If you create a new event, have a monster as the image, and set the creature to "fixed" or "approach," I think you can make the battler start up as an event itself. That would mean taking away the Map-specified battler info, though...

[@peachybubble5044]

My charcters keep fleeing

[@Skymen75019]

There is a LOOOOOT to cover on this subject, so good luck x)

[@tailslover43]

Are those 4 the only enemies you can select for battles, or can you also import more enemies? If so, can you also like make a NPC your enemy for a rivalry battle? (Asking this cuz I’m thinking about downloading this)

[@lunastifaliamusic]

You can. You have to go into the settings and set the maximum to a higher value in the enemies tab. Then, you can choose which enemy you want via the image selector, and either use a custom character or a premade character.

[@bloodrunsclear]

Thanks so much for this series! :D

[@SylkaChan]

Why am I not getting the battle characters?

[@MrJack-cj8sx]

How can i make the battling more chrono triggerish like the characters are at the bottom and visible

[@hydrav2796]

Is there a way to add enemy levels that scale their stats depending on levels? I’d like for some areas to have the same monsters but stronger versions of them without having to remake the monster

[@VanNessy97]

Do I want a Side View battle in my game now? I mean, if I could put enemy Battlers on the other side I'd be sold, but... as it is right now, is this something that I actually want?

[@daleripshitz1679]

I also like how the 8 in the thumbnail is upside down

[@PleasantWhale]

4:50 Question, so how do weights work? Like is it: *Weight / Total weight* for the chance of encountering? Like, the odds of encountering, "Bat, Orc, Minotaur" would be 2/5? Another example: I have 2 troop types. A marine and a fire bat. Marine weight is set to 75, and fire bat is set to 25. So, the chance to encounter a fire bat would be 25/100 right? Or am I totally wrong and this is calculated in some other way? Help!

[@mastermusic99]

I'm working on a game where the battle system requires the player to be looking at the enemy and the scenery stays the same as if the player were still walking around normally. How could I go about creating that?

[@mastermusic99]

....basically a field based battle system.

[@visij]

earned my sub!

[@randipandiable]

Can you make your own enemies? Or have npcs attack?

[@arjunperekarvenu2229]

SRDude i need your help, How do you fix the {Failed to load img/battlebacks1/SF_Concrete.png} problem on a mac. I've gone through the files and i can't get it for some reason

[@dakotastein9499]

is it possible to create an ability that will temporarily change the sprite of your character in battle? sa for instance i want a character that can use a spell/power to turn into a Dragon for a few rounds...or perhaps a "summon" spell that replaces the party with a monster. is this possible in mv?

[@batdash6107]

i have a question sir how we use that thing of control to make enemies spawn on a specific place of the room? i tried to make enemies spawn on a specific zone but never spawn XD [but if put them to spawn on al lthe map they spawn] what control those 3 coordinates slots?

[@jeffzebert4982]

As for how to create a system in which you battle enemies right on the maps like in "Ultima II", I believe that that would be where scripting comes in.

[@munch15a]

whats the virtue of random encounters say over using eventing to have pre gen encounters at fixed points ?

[@boccaproductions5818]

Hey! Can you make a video on how to make a battle, but not in the traditional way. What I am talking about is through the normal event system. So it happens in the normal world (Where Everything Is Inn's Weapon shops, doors, ships, weather). Hard to explain hope you got the concept but thanks for reading this...

[@Scylok]

I can help! Go to events, set an event called "Setup Battle" or something like that, set up if you want a conditional branch (if you lose a certain thing happens, if you win something else happens) or the alternate choice, which is just boot to the title screen. Then, choose the actual enemies, then you're all set!

[@boccaproductions5818]

Thank you!

[@ghettosteeve]

This is what one might call the “chrono trigger” system

[@kokayinewsome9308]

Is the only way to make battles is to do it in first person? I want my battles to be like FF6.

[@kokayinewsome9308]

Nevermind, just saw the tail end of the vid. It is possible to make sideview FF6 style battles. OKAY. Legit.

[@herbox]

can you edit, that you see your characters mid battle? Or can you edit the animation?

[@aldrich-rpgmaker4760]

Can i make another actors to fight with? So they appear when I contract them somehow (not randomly), and they will move in the side-view, not just stand there like a statue (or a picture)?

[@josefmilly]

How can I make an event trigger an encounter? Like for example when someone clicks on a box, an enemy encounter happens

[@Hehe-nt4oe]

Is it possible to make it so that you can get enemies to stop attacking you using an item? Similar to how the sticks work with the dogs in undertale.

[@NickNuiGames]

Can you make your own custom enemies like boss fights?

[@paulocleon]

Hi, I have a question: would RPG maker run well on my macbook air (2013)? Thanks for the feedback!

[@simchanna]

I know it’s been a year but probably not. MAYBE a MacBook Pro but I highly doubt that too

[@sen6299]

Hey, SRDude how do I change the background of the battle, because when it starts the battle it does not have a background and just shows the world map.

[@PokeUFO]

The background in battle is the over world view how do I change that?

[@naomiphan6592]

So for some reason the background in my battle is not showing if I didn't create the event in the overworld. The background only show during battle if I add the battle in the Overworld. If I add the battle "outdoors", the background is see through.Can someone help me understand why?

[@PyraThePooch]

Hello SR I have a quick question. I have this friend using this program for a game he's making, but he's having trouble with the battle system. You see he keeps getting stuck in the battles and he doesn't know why so if you can help I would really appreciate it

[@RavencroftRoost]

So I have it set to where I only start with two characters but you'll get more later on so I have a total of 7 but when my two go into battle it shows 5 circles like I have all 7 and the invisible 5 can attack too, how do I fix that?

[@tim5760]

SRDude, thank you very much for this video YOur videos have help me create this horror game that I'm creating with custom characters and stuff

[@tauheedhisbani3432]

Question, what if i want different battle backgrounds for different enemies because of where they are situated, how does one go on about that?

[@UnholyMinty]

I know the video is really old, but in case anyone sees this: is there an easy way to make battles look like In Stars and Time?

[@mamadejackson]

Is there a way to move where the characters are in the side view battle? I’m guessing there’s a plugin but I’m really bad at downloading them

[@keanecolson7986]

I'd like to make an event where a character approach us and talk to us only for once and then joined our party. I'm having difficulties with this, please help me!

[@haydengames3v2]

Set the event as a movement route, if you want it to be specific you can make the trigger a autorun event (Like a cut screen), have them join the party then set a self switch and make the second page blank but make the trigger the self switch.

[@k-out5772]

I just wanted to ask a question, how the story lines work? or what app you use?

[@PRDGL_WindyBW]

What do you mean by that? You cam progress the story by using triggers and dialogue lines and he's using RPGMakerMV.

[@doodle_pug]

Is it possible to make battles like real time instead of turn based? What I would like to do is when you encounter a monster I want to jump to a battle field and have the battle more like Real time strategy type fighting rather than turn based.

[@hunterthefox8156]

Yes in mz

[@conway9353]

When i try to make a tutorial boss for my game everytime i leave the area and come back they respawn when i want them to be gone until later in the game (erasing the event gets rid of them when i'm in the area and when i come back the event comes back)

[@devingunnels3251]

I got you fam. What you need to do is 1): in the battle processing under "if win", make it trigger either a Switch or a Self-Switch which can be found under the "game progression" section on the first page) and have it turned ON. When the boss is beaten, this will activate the switch. 2) create a second event page (the option is at the top to the right of the "event name" and "notes"). You will see this creates a second tab marked "2" below the name section. 3) switch to the new event page by clicking on the 2 and see that is blank. Leave it this way. Now, in the "Conditions" box to the left you'll tick the box then set whichever Switch or Self-Switch you had turned on with the boss's defeat. With that, when the boss is beaten it will trigger the switch and replace the boss event with a blank event, effectively removing it from the game. Hope that helps.

[@MsStevo2000]

@@devingunnels3251 you sir are a real hero! been searching the internet to solve this problem and yours makes the most sense.

[@Resoxin]

Instead of random encounters can you have the enemy (npc) trigger the battle and have him set to approach?

[@SasukesPhone]

There's an event in page 3 called 'battle processing.' Use that for the npc with 'event touch' trigger.

[@The_Scouts_Code]

Can you put your tanky characters in the front to bait aggro from enemies in side veiw battle? Also, is there a plugin or ability to script in mouse and keyoard battles that are real action based that test battle skill in a fluid and dynamic way like some sort of hybrid between Starcraft and League of legends? it doesn't have to be that complex but can you imagine seiken densetsu 3 with mouse controlling a party of characters individually in real time battle with skill shots etc.? I just know im gonna put my heart and soul into this and be disappointed with the end product because of the lacking battle system (forgive me if there is a way but i havent found it out yet). Please help.

[@SomeRanDev]

You may want to google "RPG Maker MV ATB" or "RPG Maker MV ABS"

[@ThePassingVoid]

Can you change the sprite size in battles without changing the image res?

[@NicheXCC]

Is it posible to make the enemies animated?

[@gamingwithjustin3694]

Is there any way to make a battle using a sprite, and not an image?

[@visij]

thanks so much SRDude!!!

[@mardhiyahrasyidahyusuf8950]

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[@Rasyi_Pemirabe]

.I HAVE CREATED TWO CHARACTERS WITH DIFFERENT SEX..BUT...WHEN I TRY TO PLAY AND SEE THE MENU, THERE ARE 2 PROFILES, WHY SHOULD IF YOU CHOOSE ONE CHARACTER, THERE SHOULD BE 1 HOW TO PROFILE....HOW .....?! .I HAVE CREATED TWO CHARACTERS OF DIFFERENT SEX...BUT...WHEN I TRY TO PLAY AND SEE THE MENU, THERE ARE 2 PROFILES, WHY SHOULD IF YOU CHOOSE ONE CHARACTER, THERE SHOULD BE 1 HOW-TO PROFILE...HOW .....?!

[@danc6524]

how can i make a battle like in the Pokemon games? (with the enemy and seeing my character from back)

[@pedrovideo]

Quick question, is there a way to make ennemies appears if the actor reach a specific lvl?

[@haydengames3v2]

Yeah but the system will need to run a check for the character levels at all times, so it'll have to be a common event code, plus you'll need a way to get it to read the levels too, may require some java knowledge.

[@frederickjr.fabian5113]

Can you use side battle and 1st person battle at the same time randomly??

[@hunterthefox8156]

I don’t think so

[@siddharthkhamithkar5920]

When I get into an encounter, the background which I selected doesn't appear but the map zooms in a lil bit. Any solutions for this?

[@haydengames3v2]

That happens when there is no map set to the troop encounter, you can set a battle back to a map by clicking edit and then clicking the "Specify Battleback" tab.

[@TheRui1999]

Forgot to teach about the enemy respawning when enter back to the previous map

[@bansheelolita1893]

there any way to make it show your team in battle or no?

[@paulvictor7489]

Why is it that when I start my battle instead of the background I put in encounter it puts the background of my map. Please help someone.

[@Borkeen2024]

Hi how do i use enemy appear? Because i want a event where my characters are attacked by a dead dog

[@sseptembercurse]

Lol it even works in VX Ace thank you man now i dont have to download weird plug ins

[@rain-md9hf]

how to fight the enemy when you just approach towards them?

[@Garz_Oficial]

and if i wanna in a especific area?

[@defdef1354]

My Battle test is completely off compared to when I test the actual game.

[@MrValentine710]

Hey when I battle an enemy, I see the area as the background for some reason. but when I preview the battle on the system settings, it's fine, but shows that I have 3 other invisible members with me. Wtf lol

[@noah7031]

you have to set the map to having a set battleback on the map options

[@oldcet5277]

How to add rewards ? like if you kill a boss you get gold or something ?

[@gudicano]

i just notice, that when you enter in your town, it display the name of the place, :0 mine doesn't do that

[@TheKinglaharl]

In a previous video he explains to type in what you want to appear in "display name" on the map

[@shadowofgames9149]

I started watching this video and hoping a real-time fight...

[@djlangguth8561]

alright, i need help, there's an error i keep getting when trying to go into battle that says cannot read property 'height' of undefined

[@haydengames3v2]

Means placement of the character can't be read, have you changed your sprite size or use a plugin before the issue started?

[@monkeytribez]

Is it possible to make combat something like Fire Emblem-ish?

[@Nemesis_T-Type]

Yes, There's a plugin for that.

[@HAHAHAHOkayThen]

I don't like how the battles presented in the beginning of the video looks. Is there a way to have an enemy chase and attack you at the same time and make it so you can attack back without changing to the battle screen?

[@HAHAHAHOkayThen]

Also, I don't want to repeatedly encounter an enemy, so how would I go about doing that?

[@SomeRanDev]

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[@HAHAHAHOkayThen]

Thank you very much. I'm sorry I'm posting on most of your RPG Maker MV videos, I downloaded the programs recently and as soon as I'm done planning the game on paper, I want to bring my game to life. Your tutorials are actually really easy to follow, except when it comes to the ones with things like the powers and elements and such that you can implement into the game (if you wanted to). Is it okay if I message you from time to time to ask questions to get answers I don't see in your videos? SumRndmDde

[@SomeRanDev]

+TheClanOfSnow Wuuuuut? Why be sorry? Posting is good, helps bring up a video's retention :D Anyway, go crazy.

[@HAHAHAHOkayThen]

SumRndmDde Thank you very much, once again. I know for some people it's annoying to answer questions you probably have to answer over and over. I've asked questions in your future (and past, I think) videos. I'd appreciate if you could answer them, or I can just post them here to save you the trouble! (If not, it's completely fine. Haha.)

[@Cloud-blox]

Thank you!!!!!!! this helped alot

[@samlantz7606]

2:21 "We will hopefully escape like we just did."

[@Eclair141]

Can some body help me? I try to make battle but when i test it the baground become transparent :"

[@thelastdonut0074]

would there be a way to have it an open world battle instead of turn based..?

[@haydengames3v2]

Would require a plugin or more.

[@humouroushabit6687]

It's an rpg

[@boloisdaman]

Why are the characters facing the wrong way? I've never seen this in an rpg before and it's really weird. Player should be on the left and enemies should be on the right, like in every game ever (and every movie, every comic book, every picture book etc.). There's gotta be setting for this but I can't find it.

[@haydengames3v2]

Actually if we are going off Japanese cultural accuracy; most things start on the right side. The original Final Fantasy games (1-6) always had the characters on the right side unless they were surprised attacked.

[@boloisdaman]

Really? So they changed it for the western releases? Either way mv should have the option to flip it. I've never seen this in a game before and I would really rather not have it like that in my game.

[@haydengames3v2]

Well no it has always kind of stayed that way, just with the use of an in game camera, it has became less and less of a focus, as for a flip, there would be no reason to consider it really but you might be able to by changing some system code though a plugin.

[@dudewithapoorlydrawnmustac2523]

How do you make actors fight other actors?

[@haydengames3v2]

Look up the "YEP.44 - Animated Sideview Enemies" Plugin.

[@KnightshadeTV]

how do i get rid of the powered by screen before title?

[@cdm5553]

No way to show the player character and like weapon at least with amimations in battle??

[@hypotheticalsalamander]

Is there a way to make the fighting like the 2D Legend of Zelda games

[@SomeRanDev]

Short answer: no Long answer: you can use/create plugins to modify the game as you please, so it is possible. However, you're probably better off using a different game engine altogether.

[@hypotheticalsalamander]

SRDude Thanks it's ok I watched a few videos thanks

[@montjav1]

@@hypotheticalsalamander what route did you decide to take with it?

[@hypotheticalsalamander]

@@montjav1 I don't have a good enough pc to run it I only asked the question for if I should consider buying I'm still looking around although I did find a plugin about last month By some Russian or French guy

[@raddlegames1489]

How Do You Make Side View Battles With The Updated Version Of This

[@SomeRanDev]

Click the Side-View button

[@keddy7861]

I have the same problem, in the options i dont have the option for a sided battle view. it says something else. and i dont know where is this "the side view button" is please help!

[@thecyberblues7883]

do you have a video for non random encounters?

[@haydengames3v2]

Episode 24/25 handle basic battle creation I believe, when it comes to encountering them you would just need to make an event on the map for them, if you want one within dialogue just add the battle trigger in, if you want it to be a certain tile you can make the event a player touch trigger. If you need anymore information just leave a comment below

[@thecyberblues7883]

haydengames3v2 thank you!