Make a 2D RPG in a weekend : with RPG Maker VX Ace /: with RPG Maker VX Ace. (2015)

• Record Type: Book
• Further Information: Note: Darrin Perez.
• Authors: Perez, Darrin
• Contents: ""Contents at a Glance""; ""Contents""; ""About the Author""; ""About the Technical Reviewer""; ""Acknowledgments""; ""Introduction""; ""Chapter 1: Laying Out the Framework""; ""Story""; ""Basic Game Play Considerations""; ""The Town of Eagleâ€?s Crossing""; ""The Adventurerâ€?s Quarter in Eagleâ€?s Crossingâ€? A Minimalist Item Shop""; ""Of Blank Maps""; ""Summary""; ""Chapter 2: The Characters of Our Game""; ""Overview""; ""Equipping the Characters""; ""Some More Equipment-Related Talk""; ""Pricing""; ""Creating Your First Weapon and Armor""; ""First the Axeâ€?""; ""â€?Then the Tunic"" ""Equipping a Bow and Arrow""""Creating a Character Select System""; ""Summary""; ""Chapter 3: The Upper Catacombs of Eagleâ€?s Crossing""; ""Overview""; ""The Upper Catacombs""; ""The Catacomb Key""; ""Of Damage Formulas and Spells""; ""The Enemies of the Upper Catacombs""; ""The Blocking Door""; ""Creating Wall Tiles That the Player Can Pass Through""; ""The Treasure Room""; ""Creating Chests with Contents Dependent on Characters""; ""Creating the Spell Scrolls""; ""Considerations""; ""Eventing the Spell Scrolls""; ""Summary""; ""Chapter 4: Populating Eagleâ€?s Crossing"" ""Populating the Equipment Shop""""Populating the Pub""; ""Creating Our Companions""; ""Eventing Our Companions""; ""Creating the Dismissal NPC""; ""Creating the Innkeeper NPC""; ""Populating the Magic Shop""; ""Populating the Item Shop""; ""Companions and Shops""; ""Creating the Return Item""; ""Creating a Return Portal""; ""Connecting Eagleâ€?s Crossing to the Upper Catacombs""; ""The Town Greeter""; ""Summary""; ""Chapter 5: The Lower Catacombs of Eagleâ€?s Crossing""; ""The Lower Catacombs""; ""What Does the Town Greeter Have to Say?""; ""Level Overview"" ""Creating Transfer Events for the Upper Catacombs""""Static Encounters with Variable Enemy Troops""; ""Letâ€?s Create a Puzzle!""; ""The Stone Tablets""; ""The Statues and the Gate""; ""The Treasure of the Lower Catacombs""; ""The Living Statues""; ""Summary""; ""Chapter 6: The Caves""; ""The Caves""; ""What Does the Town Greeter Have to Say?""; ""Level Overview""; ""Creating Transfer Events for the Lower Catacombs""; ""The Enemies of the Caves""; ""Random Roaming Enemies""; ""Doors!""; ""Doors That Require Keys""; ""Doors That Open with Switches""; ""The Caveâ€?s Treasure"" ""Random Treasure""""The Magic Oar""; ""The Magic Oar Chest Event""; ""Kerberos, the Three-Headed Dogâ€?Our First Boss""; ""Summary""; ""Chapter 7: The Pixiesâ€? Forest (West)""; ""The Pixiesâ€? Forest (West)""; ""What Does the Town Greeter Have to Say?""; ""Level Overview""; ""Creating Transfer Events for the Caves""; ""The Enemies of the Pixiesâ€? Forest (West)""; ""Ambush Encounters""; ""The Ambush Encounter Parallel Process Event""; ""Unlocking the Pixiesâ€? Vale""; ""The Queen of the Pixies""; ""The Accessory Shop""; ""The Portal to Eagleâ€?s Crossing""
• Publisher Details: Berkeley, CA : Apress
• Publication Date: 2015
• Copyright Date: 2015
• Extent: 1 online resource (xxii, 252 pages), illustrations
• Subjects: 794.8/151; Computer science; Electronic games -- Design; Electronic games -- Programming; Fantasy games; GAMES -- Board; Fantasy games; Computers -- Software Development & Engineering -- General; Computers -- Interactive & Multimedia; Software Engineering; Graphical & digital media applications; Software engineering; Multimedia systems; Computers -- Programming -- Games; Games development & programming; Electronic books
• Languages: English
• ISBNs: 9781484210406; 1484210409; 1484210417; 9781484210413
• Related ISBNs: 9781484210413
• Notes: Note: Online resource; title from PDF title page (SpringerLink, viewed April 14, 2015).
• Access Rights: Legal Deposit; Only available on premises controlled by the deposit library and to one user at any one time; The Legal Deposit Libraries (Non-Print Works) Regulations (UK).
• Access Usage: Restricted: Printing from this resource is governed by The Legal Deposit Libraries (Non-Print Works) Regulations (UK) and UK copyright law currently in force.