A Character Generator for PV MV, WOOT? (Now with recoloring of items) (apply to generator version 0.

Niten Ichi Ryu · 2016-04-05T00:52:05+0900

Since I have been using the Wild Steam resources with Game Character Hub, I always hoped that one day, I would find a generator that would allow me to make all my PV resources with one click. When I saw the MV generator,I knew that day would be close. Now behold, for that day has arrived, thanks to Saint @Schlangan!!! So as I'm in a sharing is caring state of mind lately, Here goes a small tuto on how to use Schlangan Extended Generator with PV. First of all, Download Schlangan’s Generator, and praise @Schlangan Launch directly the exe file > a folder “resources” will be generated at the same path. (for convenience I dedicated a folder in my Game Dev directory to it) On the upper left, click on assets, select > Manage Assets Template Tab: You will now need to create a series of templates corresponding to the dimensions of various PV sheets. I will only use the master sheet, the bust 1, the face and the paper doll files. Mastersheet: 3072x3072 Bust: 512x512 Face: 576x288 Paperdoll: 512x512 Use the X and Y values to reposition the different Templates in the main window. Edit: added after understanding how to recolor As we do not have mask file, make sure you create the template with the color type option files selected. Categories Tab: Create 2 categories: Male and Female (always click on Update category Data). In the Parts section, create the following Parts (you might need to add other parts, like coats, or armors for example, depending on how you want to use your resources). Shadow, Body, Feet, Bottom, Top, Gloves, Hair, Facial Hair, Head, Accessory, Weapon Make sure to fill the Name, Key, and use the “add a subpart”. Make sure to click on “update Part data”. Now for the Male and Female categories, Check the box for each part needed. Priorities Tab: Make sure to setup the relevant subparts for each Template. Be careful to the order as it will determine the drawing layer order. Edit: added after understanding how to recolor as we selected a color type of files, we need to click on add new mask, it will add a Mask color as below Resources Tab: Now here comes the meaty part, which will take time. For each of our individual resources, we need to setup resource Data. Click on add new Resource Give it a name, slect the Category and corresponding part. Select an Icon (Guess what, you can use the Paperdoll file as an Icon) In the file per template section, select the Template, click on Add, then in File Information, set the subpart, and Import the Resource file. Click on update data. Edit: added after understanding coloring: Make sure you select a Mask color when validating the part for each template. If you leave it on None, you won't bee able to use the color options Once the 4 files for the 4 templates updated, click on Update resource/name/category/part. Voila, one of your parts is in, Now Rinse and repeat for each PV resource you need, and enjoy an MV style generator working with PV resources! this is how it looks for male bodies (what I have done so far) @Jesse - PVGames, let me know if the image below isn't modified enough to allow posting. Hope you like it, Give it a try and if you find other trick for it, or find out the deal with the mask, please share. Edit: If setup correctly, you will even be able to change the colors, as the example below where a simple click allowed me to change the Bottom 1 color from grey to Yellow. If at some point in the process you get an error message referring to a missing gradient.png file, copy and paste the gradient.png file from your Maker MV generator folder Standalone should be: C:\Program Files (x86)\KADOKAWA\RPGMV\Generator (Could differ if you installed it somewhere else than default location, but in that case, well search for it on your PC) Steam Should be: C:\Program Files (x86)\Steam\SteamApps\common\RPG Maker MV\Generator

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Started by Niten Ichi Ryu Apr 4, 2016, 03:52 PM 26 posts Page 2 of 2 View original ↗

Niten Ichi Ryu

#21 Aug 23, 2016, 08:10 AM Source

Not sure what's happening tbh. Does the folder with resources get created? Is your generator .exe in a folder where the resources folder is as well?
Lustoy

#22 Aug 23, 2016, 01:52 PM Source

Figured it out. Mandatory to exit the menu via "Fermer" as opposed to hitting the top right X.
Schlangan

#23 Aug 26, 2016, 02:42 PM Source

@Lustoy : I wonder why I left the french word for "Close" and nobody noticed that before. And indeed, I didn't think of people shutting the window with the cross.

In the next version, the new resources addition will considerably change.
metronome

#24 Oct 22, 2016, 10:25 AM Source

I have just downloaded the extended generator, and to be honest, I am confused.

Uh...what should I do at first? I don't see "manage asset", all I see is "manage asset wizard", and I guess I will go there, and then...what? there are so many choices....I go and choose "add new template", and then I am further confused.......so do I put the master, face, paperdoll, etc here?

And then....what is the element of master sheet? and then is 1x1 the element of face? uh.......
Schlangan

#25 Oct 22, 2016, 10:30 AM Source

@metronome : Yes, as I changed a lot of things to the generator, this tutorial is unfortunately outdated. If @Niten Ichi Ryu have time to create an updated version, it would be great, as I don't have much time for this for now. Though, in future versions, I plan to create an option to easily import new templates, for cases like this.
Niten Ichi Ryu

#26 Oct 22, 2016, 12:00 PM Source

Not going to happen soon unfortunately, as I haven't really been able to use properly the latest iteration of the generator.

I would redirect you to Schlangan webpage to follow his own tutorial.

or maybe if @schlangan still have the 0.05b version, ask him for it, then my tut info would still apply.

Right now, I'm unable to provide further support for the generator.