Help with battle system

Hi!
I started using RPG Maker XP only a few days ago and i am having a few problems. The biggest one is the battle system. I dont like enemies graphics. I love games like Aveyond where you see a monster moving on the map and when you battle it their graphics dont change. I dont really know how to explain what i want help with.  :)   Maybe someone could just tell me how to use graphics like this: http://i1134.photobucket.com/albums/m606/lol_xd123/063-Beast01.png . I tried to import it and use it as a battler graphics but i cant. I want my battle to be like this: http://www.rpgfan.com/pics/aveyond2/ss-007.jpg . Please help me. >_>  

For a side-view battle system like that which uses sprites, you'd want to use a script. I am not familiar with the scripts RPG maker XP has, but I am pretty sure there are some side-view battle scripts for it.

What you're looking for is a Sideview Battle System Script. There are many of them, but when it comes to XP I normally would suggest Takentai:

http://www.gdunlimited.net/scripts/rpg-maker-xp/custom-battle-scripts/sideview-battle-system-tankentai-xp

Instructions on how to place and use the script should be found on the site as well. However if you still don't fully understand how it works, I can go through it for you :)

http://www.rpgmakervxace.net/topic/4646-the-tankentai-for-ace-guideerror-collection/

Or I could give you this. It's for Ace however, but it should give you an idea about how to animate the battlers you want :)

I hope this post helps!

Thank you very much for fast replies and help. :) I like the script you suggested, i think that is exactly what i want. :)

I am sorry. I didn't know where to put it. :) I have another question. I wanted to use map where the batlle is happening as a battle background. I found this script:

1. module Map_battleback_settings
2. On_switch = 1
3. end
4.  
5.  
6. class Spriteset_Battle
7. include Map_battleback_settings
8. #--------------------------------------------------------------------------
9. # * Get Battle Background (Floor) Bitmap
10. #--------------------------------------------------------------------------
11. alias xypher_map_battleback1 battleback1_bitmap
12. def battleback1_bitmap
13. if $game_switches[On_switch]
14. create_mapbattleback_bitmap
15. else
16. xypher_map_battleback1
17. end
18. end
19. #--------------------------------------------------------------------------
20. # * Get Battle Background (Wall) Bitmap
21. #--------------------------------------------------------------------------
22. alias xypher_map_battleback2 battleback2_bitmap
23. def battleback2_bitmap
24. if $game_switches[On_switch]
25. Bitmap.new(1, 1)
26. else
27. xypher_map_battleback2
28. end
29. end
30. #--------------------------------------------------------------------------
31. # * Create Battle Background Bitmap from Processed Map Screen
32. #--------------------------------------------------------------------------
33. def create_mapbattleback_bitmap
34. source = SceneManager.background_bitmap
35. bitmap = Bitmap.new(Graphics.width, Graphics.height)
36. bitmap.stretch_blt(bitmap.rect, source, source.rect)
37. bitmap
38. end
39.  
40. end
    
    I put it in the scripts tab, but it doesn't work. Maybe i should change something or put a switch somewhere?
     

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