You can also create events, which will be discussed later. In these squares, you can place one square of your selected tileset. Each square represents one step a character can take. This is because everything you create visually in your game is done as a grid. You make maps using “tilesets”, which are picture files that have a large variety of different objects and environments within them that are separated by the game maker into a grid. To start creating a map, right click on the first initial map in the map pane, right below the tileset, and click "New Map".
Doing this will allow you to potentially change your mind about, and fine tune every other aspect of your game. The reason for doing map making as your next step is that it will help you to better visualize your world. The interfaces and are similar enough that it's roughly the same. The are just there to illustrate the points. NOTE: The screenshots shown below are from RPG Maker VX Ace, not RPG Maker XP.
You will learn quite a bit just by poking around and see what things do, and since it’s quite a simple program relatively speaking, you shouldn’t feel too overwhelmed. There are far too many small intricacies with this program for me to detail here. Second, much of the learning process involves figuring things out on your own. Links to some of those resources will be found at the bottom. There are many tutorials on the official site as well as many forums devoted to everything RPG Maker that do a far better job than this article would. This guide simply describes the general steps you should take if you’re new to the game-making process. For example, there will be no map-making tips. Two final notes: First, this guide will not help you get good at the individual steps outlined below. The RTP is basically a collection of game materials that the RPG maker needs to run. You may notice that the download will come with two items: The RPG maker itself and the RTP (Run-time package) file. The software is located here: It’s free to download as a trial version for 30 days, or $29.99 USD to purchase.
This guide will outline the general steps you should be taking if you are interested in creating an RPG (Role-playing Game), specifically in RPG Maker XP, also known as RMXP, a program from the Japanese company Enterbrain.
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