Beginning RPG Maker VX Ace

PART I

Creating a Solid Foundation

Everything worth doing starts with a single step. It is the same with creating your very own video game, whether with a development engine such as RPG Maker VX Ace (RMVXA) or utilizing your own programming skills. During the course of this part of the book, I will cover the following topics:

• Installing and starting up RMVXA, as well as a short overview of story and game play in the role-playing game (RPG) genre of video games.
• The use of switches and variables to create quests and area exits, among other things.
• Adding maps to your project to encompass various typical RPG locales, such as towns and dungeons, ...