special report
stuff that is news to me. i think it'd be nice if you knew about this too.
august 24, 2002
There is going to be RPG Maker 2003!!
screenshot 1 | screenshot 2
After using AltaVista's nifty translation tool, this is what I've gathered:
its compatible for win 95/98/Me/2000/XP
its cost will be around 9,800 yen (er.. wonder how many us dollars that is)
"The RPG [Maker] 2000 (from now on ' 2000 ') ' with as for the big difference, it is the point where the side view battle system is adopted after all. ' 2000 ' the way ' RPG [Maker] 2003 ' with it reached the point where the protagonist and the enemy monster are indicated in inside the same picture unlike the aggressive picture of the point of view which saw the enemy from the front. The protagonist swinging the weapon, when using circumstances and the magic which it is accustomed to cutting in the monster, the effect, using character animation, it became possible to express visual!"
in other words, its going to have a side view system!! Just like those cool games like Final Fantasy and Chrono Trigger!
"As for the monster graphics which you drew anew in the one for side view battle and was lowered, above the as many as 100 bodies! Of course ' 2000 ' it is done again to draw also the monster such as the [monsters] and the dragon which are, in all side view specifications!"
in other words, there will be hundreds of monsters to choose from, all customized for the side view battle system!
"RPG [Maker] 2003 ', anew BACKGROUND MUSIC of 40 tunes or more, the SE is added is recorded ' 2000 ' in addition to those which were recorded,! Tune of field and the town which it is essential to making the RPG, it is the schedule where, those of wide genre such as the tune which has the strain which designates John battle and Don as theme and heart tune of the folk music pitch which becomes quiet are added (presently while producing)."
there will be over 40 new songs and tons more sfx to make your games out of!
"You called HP and experience value of protagonist character and enemy monster, it raises also the upper limit of various parameters! For example, maximum value of level of the protagonist ' RPG [Maker] 2003 ' with up to level 99 reached the point where it can set with the previous production vis-a-vis being up to level 50."
example:
| Type |
RM2K |
|
RM2003 |
| Main Characters |
999 HP |
> |
9999 HP |
| Monsters |
9999 HP |
> |
99999 HP |
"It was possible from only in the field type command which ' 2000 ' with, while fighting the conduct which can be selected said, is beforehand decided ' attack ' and ' special technical skill ', ' defense ' and ' the item ' with to choose. But, from this time, the ability to appoint with the following turn reaches time, ' it accumulates and ' and, it does not receive the damage altogether, ' guard ' and it can flee from battle ' 100% escaping ' and so on with you said, the user you devise various special commands and, are in to be, be sure to be possible freely to drawing up & to set,!"
more battle commands and a chrono trigger-like waiting system!
"While fighting also the variation of executable event order is added substantially. ' 2000 ' the way in while fighting lines are made to indicate, BACKGROUND MUSIC * effective sound is performed not only, level of the protagonist character and increase and decrease and the event of the money in hand are called from this time, e.g., the choices can be indicated, it reached the point where it can make the event which mounds the aggressive scene more dramatically in the middle of fighting! "
you can use custom events during a battle to change music! it also can play a sound when the attack you do is effective, and a different sound when the attack fails or is ineffective! wow!
"It is possible also to make the weapon and the guard where ' RPG [Maker] 2003 ' with, it is and the ? ? equips and the stripe uninformed, stops being able to remove with cursing " is cursed ". When " it does at first glance, however it is the powerful sword, when you tried equipping, to tell the truth it was the weapon which is cursed! " With you said, it can set the item like the trap."
you can make a weapon break or become "cursed" like the gba game, Golden Sun!
... unfortunately, it will not be coming out to the US... and the guy who translated RM2K isn't going to translate RM 2003... but its okay I guess, there should be other people out there that will translate this... Dang it!! I really wanna use this program!
there are more features other than the ones listed above. to check out the whole thing click here. the thing is... is that its in Japanese. so if i were you, I'd use AltaVista's translator and translate it. okay, im done.