Last Update: NOV 02 2015
Update Notes Super: I went back did the work to make the Female tab backwards compatible - that means there is only one package for the main upgrade now! This single download will add the male parts to the female tab and the female parts to the male tab without renaming/rewriting any of the original files! Note that I was having weird issues with female beards crashing the game, so I pulled them out and will work on them for future releases.
Super v2: I apparently left the Female body files in the Male Variation and Face folders, making it look like you could use the female bodies when you actually still can't. I have removed them and updated the package!
Credits/Usage Notes: This is currently 100% RPG Maker MV RTP content, and therefore requires a valid RPG Maker MV License. I did not create this content, so I do not require credit, but I did work really hard on it, so please don't distribute these to other sites without my permission. I prefer a link back to this page. I also look pretty good in special thanks sections. Enjoy!
So, let's be honest with ourselves here: RPG Maker MV's character generator is pretty much the greatest thing since chili cheese fries. But it's missing something...
Oh yeah, just about frikkin everything!
My biggest issue with it is that it's stingy with what parts you are allowed to use for a particular gender - and I say, "Hey, why can't my dashing hero have a lovely spring bonnet?!"
The worst thing is, everything in the character maker is designed to work together regardless of gender - so things like the noses and eyes and mouths and the frikkin' headset that it decides only female characters can have actually work perfectly on an otherwise male character.
So I fixed it. Look how fabulous you can be!
These are all randomly generated!
Okay, yes, those are silly examples (Actually, the last guy is amazing, but whatever), so here is the whole reason I did this:
I wanted to give the player a choice between a male and a female hero, but it's pretty much impossible to create a male and a female character who are twins, because for some reason they decided that the female noses and mouths and eyes are too female? Seriously, everything but the hair in this generator is mutually exclusive based on gender.
The solution?
Arc's Generator Upgrade!
New: Click here to download the super pack!
The only thing not touched by this is the clothes and body files. The difference between the female and male bodies in the Face generator is that the man has a wide neck, and the difference in the sideview battlers is mostly boobs. The reason I didn't include the clothes is because the female clothes simply don't fit the male body/neck. The inverse is also true. Maybe someday I will try to fix this, but the fact is that every Male clothing option has a pretty close female counterpart. Some of the facial markings and accessories that have been ported over also don't line up quite right, because some of the side-view poses move facial elements up or down depending on the gender. I will fix this in a future release.
Update 11/01/2015 -
-Parts One and Two have been combined into a single Super Pack, because I have re-done the female side to be backwards compatible. You can now install the entire generator upgrade without overwriting any of the RTP files!
-This pack definitely fixes the missing Male Nose and Male Eyebrows. And gives them to the women-folk, too.
How to "Install":
PLEASE BACKUP YOUR GENERATOR FOLDER BEFORE MAKING ANY MODIFICATIONS TO IT - I TAKE NO RESPONSIBILITY IF THIS TOTALLY FUBARS YOUR PC
Super Pack: In the downloaded zip, find the folder called "Generator". You need to copy this folder on top of the Generator folder in your RPG Maker MV program directory - note that this upgrade affects RPG Maker MV itself, not a specific project! Any updates to RPG Maker MV may break or delete this pack (I will try to keep on top of that, so let me know!)
Your RPG Maker MV directory should be in a location not unlike this one (Windows 7):
C:\Program Files (x86)\Steam\SteamApps\common\RPG Maker MV
Arc's Generator Upgrade Super Pack should not overwrite anything, so only allow the folders to merge!
Restart MV, and voila! You should have all the goods!
Another important note: Because MV's generator parts have to be numbered sequentially without any breaks in the numerical sequence, Arc's Generator Upgrade is not compatible with any other Generator add-ons without modification. If you try to copy it with another add-on in place, it will likely ask if you want to overwrite the files previously added. I can't fix this for you, sorry! You can either rename some of the files already there or some of the files in my back and go from there, or, if you help me get permission, I may be able to add any stuff that is causing issues to my pack for future use.