RPG Maker 2000's FAQ 1.031 by Don Miguel & Pals (ALL Q&A without the (c) are mine 8-) actaully... I know all RM2k answers... 15-04-2001 ------------------------------------ HARDWARE & SOFTWARE QUESTIONS: Q: I just realized that RM2k is very slow at ym Pentium-3 450Mhs, 128Mb A: Your PC must be Pentium-200, RAM 32Mb, Video RAM 4Mb at least If your fast PC is to slow during rm2k game test then go to your "Control Panel" (into "My Computer" folder) then "Multimedia / Midi" and select "FM-synthesis" it'll speed you all your RM95+, SimRM, RM2k to normal speed NOTE: do not use software midi wave table emulators like Yamaha-XG ever!!! Just buy the best Sound Blaster Live! 1024 Player Q: Full Screen testing just freezes my computer A: 1. Install latest drivers for your video card. Install DirectX7! (Get DirectX 7 from download.com, maybe a new video card too) 2. Some of new monitors goes with a diskette! Install your MONITOR's Drivers (there's separate driver for each new monitor!!! i.e. for Sony, LG, for the each model) Q: Can you pls send me the RPG2000 help file. When I installed it there was no help file. And I realllly need it. A: Go and get RM2k 1.05b from my site! (It goes with English Help file!) Q: RM2k wont run still!!! I'd try everything!!! A: Sometimes the smallest, stupidest things cause the biggest problems. I had a sound scheme set on my desktop, and that's what was screwing it up, RM2K was trying to play sounds, but there was one playing because it plays when I open a program. I turned the sound scheme to "No Sounds" and everything's workin' fine now! How stupid can I get!?!? LOL by Tryp (11/6/00 1:17:30 pm) ------------------------------------ SHOW MESSAGE EVENT QUESTIONS AND TIPS: Q: What's "Pervent from hiding hero" option means? A: Your message window will change its screen position automatically for a pervent main hero from hiding by the message window. Q: Can I type the hero name in RM2k like "$1" in RM95+ ? A: Yes. Use "\N[x]" for it... replace "x" by the heroes Number. Q: Can I type a variable or a gold value also? A: Yep.. \V[x] for a Variable and \$ for the Gold value. Q: What about... some colores into messages? A: Use \C[x] , x = 1..9 (colour number) Q: RM2k ate all tails of my messages!!!! What's wrong? A: Nothing. there's limit: 32 chars per 4 Lines... but you can add some special chars like \N[4],\C[2] etc.. to a line. But you must have only 32 printable chars or less. The answer should have a limit of 50 chars per line and 38 if there is a face graphic in the message (i assume that you know it only counts for the printable chars). I have tested this and its the right answer instead of 28 letters per a line (without showing a face GFX) or 19 (with face GFX) [There're 11 kinds of the control symbols:] \\ shows an o letter "\". \C[n] set the text's colour (n is a colour number) \S[n] set speed of the message (n 1 - 20). 1 - fastest without pauses; 20 - slowest \N[n] shows name of the hero. (n is a number) \V[n] shows variables value. (n is a number) \$ shows the money. \! show of the o letter is done by 1. ?? \. 1/4 Delay before next letter. ?? \| 1 Delay before next o letter. ?? \>/\< shows the o letter of " Store that it is put in "\>" and "\<" momentarily. \^ in picture that message end, shift?? as child nest. \_ shows half the space. Note: The colour of the text depends on system graphics with control of letter "\C". [There're tons of the special symbols also:] $A: Sword $B: Shield $C: Star of solomon(david) Planetary Symbols $D: Sun $E: Moon $F: Mercury $G: Venus $H: Venus (inverted) $I: Mars $J: Jupiter $K: Saturn $L: Uranus $M: Neptune $N: Pluto Astological Signs $O: Aries $P: Taurus $Q: Gemini $R: Cancer $S: Leo $T: Virgo $U: Libra $V: Scorpio $W: Sagittarius $X: Capricorn $Y: Aquarius $Z: Pisces $a: face (smile) $b: Face (normal) $c: face (frown) $d: sweat 1 $e: sweat 2 $f: spade clear $g: heart clear $h: stand clear $i: club clear $j: spade filled $k: heart filled $l: bag filled $m: club filled $n: skull $o: cross $p: sun $q: moon $r: Dot Arrows $s: Up $t: Right $u: Down $v: Left $w: Up-Right $x: Down-Right $y: Down-Left $z: Up-Left ^_^ thanx to Abraxas for a correcting me with some special symbols ------------------------------------- HOW TO PORT TRANSLATED SPELLS, ETC TO A NEW GAME: Q: If you kept your old game folder with the game you were working on and upgraded to the 1.03 final, you might notice that it seems some of the Magic animations still arnt translated, (in the event editor, Show Battle animation), maybe its just me, but I made a new game and all that was fixed. So if you think its still not translated, it really is. You just have to continue on or redo the whole thing. I also noticed that after I made a new Game/folder, and went back into the old game (from V1.02) the chipset block/pass stuff was screwed up, I readjusted it and have no probs switching from one to the other. A: okay... the clue: 1. create new game 2. go to Battleanimations and click at the first line... right click and choose "Multi Copy" 3. open your OLD game 4. go to Battleanimations and click at the first line... right click and choose "PASTE" you can use it everywhere!!! like for stealing cool animations from the RPG masters games like ... etc 8-) by Don Miguel ---------------- ALL REST QUESTIONS: Q&A: If you have the White Screen problem and don't have a joystick (which is required for the other solutions to this problem), you can easily fix the problem by simply going to System Properties (right-click My Computer, then choose Properties), then to the Device Manager tab. Expand the "Sound, video and game controllers" branch, then highlight "Gameport Joystick" and click Remove. That's all there is to it. NOTE: Windows may re-add the Gameport Joystick to your system when you reboot. If this happens, you'll have to remove it again to run RM2K. by Xythar Q: When I make my items to only work in battle, they won't work A: Try making'em so they work in both by not selecting any boxes Q: In the map options, I pick to enable to save, but I can't save A: For some reason, you have to pick Disable, it worked for me Q: How do I make a starting position? A: Go to events, right click the place you want to start at, and choose "Set Start Party position" Q: When I put an event on auto-start, the game freezes A: Put a switch at the end to make it stop when it's done by yeahpika Q&A: I tried to make an event where you have the choice to pick up an item. So, its one of those yes or no things. Then, so you can't keep on getting more of the item, I put a switch up. Here's exactly what I put in the event editer: First Page: <>Msg:Strange, it looks like this potion was put here recently. Do you take it? <>Show Choices: Yes/No :[Yes] Case <>Msg:You take the potion slowly. <>Add/Remove Item:Potion=>1Incr <> :[No] Case <>Msg:You have a bad feeling and : :you don't take the potion. <> :End Case <>Change Switch: [0011:No message]=On Set <>Msg:Yugh, these bottles have : :been here for ages! <> Second Page: <> I did turn on the switch on the second page too. But for some reason, the thing repeats it self whenever I hit the spacebar. Here are some other stats on the event: Event Start Condition: Push Key Priority Type: Common Char Above Movement Type: Stay Still Movement Speed: 3: 1/2 Faster The stats are the same on the second page, except I turned on the switch on the second page. Thanks to anyone who read this or helps me! by AIABGold ----- e-mail me all yours Q&A to bmv@mail.ru with subject: "Q&A" I meant:Your Question with Your Answer... to Don Miguel