[MZ/MV] KC_Mirrors - Add reflections to your map characters

Kelly-inactive · 2022-07-12T15:04:12+0900

KC_Mirrors 1.5.1 by Kelly Chavez Introduction This is a plugin that adds reflections to your actors, events, and vehicles. This is done by placing tiles with transparency on your map wherever you want to show reflections. Floor reflections are drawn at the characters' feet and wall reflections are drawn on areas of the map with certain region ID(s). This plugin was inspired by the reflection portion of Galv's Character Effects script for VX Ace. So, credits are due there for the original idea. Features This is a plugin that allows the developer to add reflections to actors and events. This is done by drawing sprites below the map but above the parallax layer. So, to get full usage out of this plugin, you must be using tilesets that actually show the parallax layer (i.e. tilesets with transparency). The demo uses a tileset with reduced opacity on the water tiles to achieve the water reflection effect, for example. If you own MZ, you can also find RTP tileset graphics where water has reduced opacity in the /dlc/BasicResources/tilesets folder. Character reflections can be controlled with note tags, script calls, and plugin commands! On a per-actor and a per-event basis, the developer can control whether wall reflections are enabled, whether floor reflections are enabled, and the character graphic actually used in the reflection. Screenshots Spoiler: Screenshots A room with the wall reflections in pseudo-perspective mode: A room with the wall reflections in event-like mode (available in version 1.1.0+): A room with a filter applied to the floor reflections (available in version 1.3.0+): An example of characters having their floor reflections offset by an arbitrary amount (available in version 1.3.0+): This plugin is even backwards compatible with RPG Maker MV (available in versions 1.4.0+) How to Use To use, download and place this plugin into your plugin manager and enable it. From there, follow the instructions in the help section of the plugin and the descriptions of each command. If you're using any of the following plugins, KC_Mirrors should be BELOW them in the plugin manager: Spoiler: Plugins KC_Mirrors Should be below PluginCommonBase GALV_DiagonalMovement GALV_DiagonalMovementMZ GALV_CharacterFrames GALV_CharacterFramesMZ GALV_EventSpawner GALV_EventSpawnerMZ QMovement QSprite Plugin Commands / Script Calls Spoiler: MZ Plugin Commands Change Event Reflection Change the reflection parameters of a specified event. These changes are reset on map reload. Match Event Reflection Sets this event's reflection graphic to their normal top view graphic. Change Actor Reflection Change the reflection parameters of a specified actor. These changes are persistent and are included in the save file. Match Actor Reflection Sets this actor's reflection graphic to their normal top view graphic. Change Vehicle Reflection Change the reflection parameters of a specified vehicle. These changes are persistent and are included in the save file. Match Vehicle Reflection Sets this vehicle's reflection graphic to its normal top view graphic. Set Wall Reflection Variable Sets the wall reflection mode by changing the wall reflection mode variable defined in the plugin parameters. Does nothing if that parameter is 0. Refresh Wall Reflections Refreshes the wall reflection positions on the current map. Useful if tiles on the current map have their regions updated. Override Map Settings Overrides reflection settings for the current map. This can be used to quickly disable all reflections or change the perspective mode temporarily. All changes are lost upon leaving and re-entering the map. Spoiler: MV Plugin Commands Code: Note that all of these commands are case sensitive unless otherwise noted. If an argument is formatted as [choice1/choice2/choice3/etc], then you must choose only one of the options without brackets. Arguments that end in a ? are OPTIONAL You can use \v[x] and \s[y] as arguments to substitute in the values stored in game variable x and game switch y, respectively. setReflectImage char_type id character? | Change the character reflection graphic. * example: setReflectImage actor 1 People2 - char_type: [actor/event] Set whether the target is an actor or map event - id: ID number of the actor or event + If char_type is 'actor,' then 0 is the party leader, -1 is the first follower, -2 is the second follower, and so on + If char_type is 'event,' then 0 is 'this event' - character?: Optional argument. This is the character graphic name | Leave character blank to reset the reflection graphic name setReflectIndex char_type id index? | Change the reflection's character ID. 0 is the top left in spritesheets not prefixed with $. * example: setReflectIndex event 5 1 - char_type: [actor/event] Set whether the target is an actor or map event - id: ID number of the actor or event + If char_type is 'actor,' then 0 is the party leader, -1 is the first follower, -2 is the second follower, and so on + If char_type i…

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MiguelRPG

#61 Jun 28, 2025, 08:03 PM Source

This plugin is great! I'm using it on MZ and it works perfectly.

One idea, wouldn't it be possible to use regions to mark where the reflection on the floor will be as well?

It's possible that I mapped it wrong, but look what happens:

When I mark it as layer 0, any floor starts to reflect, if I draw the floors on layer 1, I lose 1 layer in the mapping.
Dreeks

#62 Jul 5, 2025, 11:44 AM Source

Hello,
I have a bug where using overlay mapping with water parallax at z-1, the water blink for a second then come back to normal.
This happens when I open/close the menu
My map has screen tint event that occur once, noticed that if I put no map tint, the error doesn't occur
If I disable your plugin, it doesn't happen anymore
Do you have any idea ?
TheRamenGirl

#63 Aug 3, 2025, 11:44 AM Source

Great Plugin! i just wish there was a wave effect for floor reflections
so some tiles would resemble water..
can anyone add this please? :)
ShadowDragon

#64 Aug 3, 2025, 11:47 AM Source

TheRamenGirl said:
Great Plugin! i just wish there was a wave effect for floor reflections
so some tiles would resemble water..
can anyone add this please? :)
I think that was possible as its a pulse effect.

if floors is different than water tiles, than it might to be added, or
manipulate water as floor tiles (maybe regions to walk over it).

so you can replicate the effect in a work around =)
TheRamenGirl

#65 Aug 3, 2025, 11:22 PM Source

how i do this? :)
ShadowDragon

#66 Aug 6, 2025, 06:27 PM Source

TheRamenGirl said:
how i do this? :)
read helpfile?

I use TSR_Mirror, which can have floor reflections by region/tileId.
so if KC has similar, which is also a bit more extended, it can have something
that have floor reflections.

unsure of pulse.

a work around would be autotiles, instead of water, use floor tiles
in the same way.

use a region restriction, and walk over it :)
maybe you can set it in the tileset options to make it walkable for easier use.
Marianna

#67 Sep 8, 2025, 05:41 AM Source
Hi, I was trying to integrate this plugin to my project. I tested the demo and it looked amazing. I'm using the MV version here, but it seems like a specific plugin is conflicting with this one.:kaocry:

I'm using Visual Equipment by Rexal, and the generated sprites (actors with notetags, built by layers) are not being reflected properly with this plugin. My conclusion so far is that as VE plugin uses layer too to generate the characters, this could be causing some problems.
I have done some tests and this is what I found:
- If the main character has the notetags (Rexal plugin) and a character sprite image defined in the actor menu, the reflection shows up, but it always appears (even on tiles where it shouldn’t, so the reflection is permanent and always active) and is also extended to the followers.
- If the notetags of the plugin are kept but the character sprite image is left empty in the actor menu, then the reflection of the main character doesn’t show at all (regardless of whether it should), although the followers’ reflections work normally.
- Events (not notetags or related to the plugin), one way or another, are displayed correctly.
(This is probably irrelevant and is not related at the problem at all... but anyway need to point out that my characters are taller than usual, double the height. (96px x 48px instead of the usual 48px x 48px.) But this doesn’t cause any issues, as the reflections are proportional when they appear.
The Visual Equipment plugin is a really important part of my project and I wouldn’t like to remove it, but I think the mirror effect is super cool too. I would really appreciate any help that could contribute to solve this. Thanks in advance. :)
Dassy

#68 Sep 19, 2025, 07:45 PM Source

Need video manual - how settings this plugin..
cozathemaster

#69 Oct 24, 2025, 11:57 AM Source

Hi! First of all, thank you so much for the plugin — it works perfectly in MZ.

I have a question I haven’t been able to figure out. For some reason, if I set “floor reflection” to false in the default actor settings, I can’t make the floor reflection appear afterward in any map.

It’s strange, because the opposite does work: if it’s enabled by default and I disable it with a plugin command, it disappears as expected.

I’d like to have everything turned off by default, which is why I’m asking.

What might I be doing wrong? I’m testing directly in the demo project…

Thanks a lot in advance for your help!
Fortunastreet

#70 Nov 16, 2025, 12:02 AM Source

Thank you for this plugin, it is exactly what I was looking for. :kaojoy: