Need help with a boat racing mini game.

Hey everyone.

I'm making a game in which I would like a mini game where you can bet on little boats, and watch them race. Thing is I don't really know

how to start doing something like this. I'm fairly new to the program, but like to think I'd be able to follow any instructions someone could give me to achieve this.



Here is the scene above. I would like it so the main character would talk to the green haired guy, and then the boats would race up and down a couple times. Obviously with the results being random each time, and maybe the winnings too if possible.

I know this is probably a ridiculous request, and I don't expect anyone to just be able to explain to me the solution, but I thought I'd give it a shot.

Thanks, in advance all!

Each little Boat would be an individual Event.  Then, you can use a random number to decide when to move the boat (maybe, if the number  is 1 or 2, out of 4, the boat moves).

You can then move the boats using the Set Event Location...  command on the Event tab. This defaults to moving the current event, but you can use it to move any event on the tab.

As for winnings?  You'd ask the player which of the 4 boats to bet on, and likely how much to bet.  The first would be a Choice dialog, the second a Number dialog.  

When the first boat gets back to the start, the race ends.

I've had a muck around and I think it's to complicated for me lol. Shame because I thought it would be a great little feature. I have had a look on google for any tutorials, but I've found nothing.

Hey Bentley

Check out my topic: http://www.rpgmakervxace.net/topic/23987-dinhbats-event-shop/

I made an event for Monster Racing that is similar. It works on event random motion, but you could modify it to use variables and move routes.

Hope that helps!

~ Dinhbat

Thank you so much!!! I've downloaded your demo and I'll have a muck around later!

This would probably work well for what I want in my game. Is there anyways to make the monsters/boats only move down? And not up and down randomly.

Cheers!