RPG Maker MZ 1.4.0 Update

Archeia · 2021-12-09T16:59:25+0900

Hello RPG Makers! Thank you for using RPG Maker MZ, as always, we appreciate your support! We hope you are enjoying it so far. The latest update, Version 1.4.0, is now live with some major updates and bug fixes! Download Link Major Updates Added an option to create spritesheet based animations in the same format as RPG Maker MV. Update to Effekseer version for better performance on animation rendering. Also, it is now possible to have multiple animations playing at once on mobile Minor Updates Update to the launch plugins "ChangeSelectItemWindowMZ.js", "EventReSpawn.js", "TemplateEvent.js" "EffekseerForRPGMakerMZ_Ex.js" Update to the official plugins "PluginCommonBase.js", "RegionBase.js" Adding routines to prevent the editor from closing down unexpectedly. Fixed a bug with text spacing when using proportional fonts depending on display speed. Fixed a bug where you would lose if you use a skill with the Special Effect: Flee on all actors. Fixed the text position on some badly placed tutorial assets. Fixed the non calculation of time under 1s for conditional branching based on timer. Fixed a bug with the plugin command menu where it was displaying plugins that are not activated in the plugin manager or have any commands to use. Effekseer animations should now pause when the window is not active. Fixed a bug where if you used a "Forced battle action" during the end of turn resolution it will activate twice. Fixed the filename of one asset used in the floating shrine. In the case you used or based a map on the flying shrine before v1.4.0. If you select "remove unused files" during deployment. Your project might fail if uploaded on a web server: Failed to load If that is the case, please set again the parallax of your map to IslandofSky1 New sample maps in (dlc/RemakeMapResourcePack) New NPC assets in (dlc/NpcResourcePack) How to update your project(s): Create a backup of your project or only its data and js folders. Updating can sometimes cause your project to break so this is for the safety of your hard work! Update your project by going to the Main Tool Bar -> Game -> Update Corescript option. To get the graphical updates, create a new project and copy the following files from the newly created project to your project folder: img/parallaxes/IslandOfSky1.png Before Reporting Issues / Bugs: Make sure that your steam client is done updating if you are using the steam version. If there are issues, restart the client first. If you encounter a bug, remember the following: Use Tiny Project to emulate the issue. There should be NO plugins. If the bug happens with Tiny Project: Get a video and upload in Streamable. Then link in your post. Upload the Tiny Project that has your issue in Google Drive. Then link in your post. Post your PC specs. It must include your OS, RAM, Video Card. If it's an editor bug, make sure to show us step by step on how to replicate the issue. Get a video and upload in Streamable. Then link in your post. If you cannot replicate the bug with Tiny Project, then it's a different issue and you should post in support instead. Remember that bug reports are a serious issue. If you report without doing due diligence, it makes other users unwilling to update and gives us developers more work replicating an issue that may or may not exist. Happy Game Making!

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SpritesOnInstinct

#21 Dec 10, 2021, 04:40 PM Source

So do I just add an "animations" folder to my RM MZ game?
SpritesOnInstinct

#22 Dec 10, 2021, 04:41 PM Source

Do I simply add an "animations" folder to my RM MZ game to fill with sprite sheets?
Lion Blade Soler

#23 Dec 12, 2021, 03:34 AM Source

SpritesofImagiNation said:
Do I simply add an "animations" folder to my RM MZ game to fill with sprite sheets?

That seems to be the case as I did copy and paste the "animations" folder from my copy of RPG Maker MV into the img folder from my copy of RPG Maker MZ, and from what I noticed, that worked.
RustyVanBurace

#24 Dec 12, 2021, 05:07 AM Source

Spritesheet-based animations are a godsend. I'll definitely be considering MZ now when I can next afford it.
riquecamargo

#25 Dec 12, 2021, 02:11 PM Source

I have nothing against the effeker, but I was having a hard time learning to play with it. Mainly because I'm Brazilian and the tutorial videos on youtube about them are all in English, and I don't have much material to use the translator to understand. this animation upgrade will help a lot in my projects.

I'll be honest, I posted in Portuguese on this topic and they didn't accept it. I found it offensive if I could file a lawsuit due to prejudice, I would definitely do it.
mlogan

#26 Dec 12, 2021, 07:34 PM Source

@riquecamargo Its not prejudice, it’s that these are English speaking forums and it would be confusing to have many languages being spoken. If you feel the need to discuss this further, please start a thread in Site Feedback, rather than continuing in this thread.
SangHendrix

#27 Dec 13, 2021, 03:56 AM Source

So the spritesheet animation is back but it's still playing like 15fps instead of 60fps. :(
TheoAllen

#28 Dec 13, 2021, 04:02 AM Source

Lee Sang said:
So the spritesheet animation is back but it's still playing like 15fps instead of 60fps. :(
Because. the default animation asset work best in 15 or 20 FPS.
Doing it in 60 FPS would be too fast.
SangHendrix

#29 Dec 13, 2021, 04:46 AM Source

TheoAllen said:
Because. the default animation asset work best in 15 or 20 FPS.
Doing it in 60 FPS would be too fast.
If it's just for the default asset to work best, then for me, it's not stepping up for the people who create custom assets. At least there should be an option to change fps for the animation. Guess we'll have to wait for a dev to create a plugin then.
TheoAllen

#30 Dec 13, 2021, 04:55 AM Source

Lee Sang said:
Guess we'll have to wait for a dev to create a plugin then.
I will do it. I promise. Because I will eventually do it.
seaotter

#31 Dec 14, 2021, 05:44 AM Source

BUG REPORT :

01. Regarding MZ excluding unused documents... will you also?

I tested it several times and found

Many of my MV's animations are used...
.OGG starting with AUDIO/SE/I*.OGG will not be deployed...

If you change to

Inside the MV's animation...
The .OGG starting with AUDIO/SE/A*.OGG will be deployed...

Really XXXXXX

Can't understand...

Do you have such a problem?

Isn't it just me? What the hell is this?... >_<

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02. MV's animation Batch zoom ratio Not available
Andar

#32 Dec 18, 2021, 07:57 AM Source

There seems to be a new visual bug with the 1.4.1

any dropdown list that gets its entires from a variable database list now displays each entry twice.
examples: in actor database, the class selection. in event pages, the item and actor conditions.
in map properties the tileset selection.
jedite1000

#33 Dec 20, 2021, 01:47 AM Source

It is the same with me, hope it wont take long for them to fix the update, been a few days already
DJK1NG_Gaming

#34 Dec 20, 2021, 05:47 AM Source

I only found that issue with the Object Selector setting on Dropdown. The other options works fine.
But switching back to Dropdown does fix it but probably temporally.
Choraß

#35 Dec 22, 2021, 11:47 AM Source

Version 1.4.2 is now released, where known bugs should be fixed.
JosephSeraph

#36 Dec 24, 2021, 08:05 PM Source

riquecamargo said:
I have nothing against the effeker, but I was having a hard time learning to play with it. Mainly because I'm Brazilian and the tutorial videos on youtube about them are all in English, and I don't have much material to use the translator to understand. this animation upgrade will help a lot in my projects.

I'll be honest, I posted in Portuguese on this topic and they didn't accept it. I found it offensive if I could file a lawsuit due to prejudice, I would definitely do it.
Good to hear your voice! I didn't realize there was demand for it, maybe I should make a few tutorials in Portuguese explaining the basics about Effekseer (it's really simple, once you get the ball rolling, and from few things you can create many complex effects)

Lee Sang said:
If it's just for the default asset to work best, then for me, it's not stepping up for the people who create custom assets. At least there should be an option to change fps for the animation. Guess we'll have to wait for a dev to create a plugin then.

Spoiler
The reason animations default to 15-20 FPS is because at MZ's resolution (and people are usually going 720p+) loading large spritesheets with many individual cells and swapping them around can be really resource intensive. (Not really the loading many frames part, but the loading large spritesheets part.)

15-20 FPS naturally makes the spritesheets considerably smaller. No need for as many individual cells when you only have 25-33% as many animation frames to worry about. (even loading rtp animation cells can be slow on MV/MZ though.)

There are several issues with using regular spritesheet animations on MV / MZ (another one: Cells are locked to being 192x192 in size so they naturally get really large if you need a lot of individual elements to animate, while 192x192 is also really small for pre-rendered 3d animations or anything that's supposed to cover more than 10% of the screen) and spritesheet / frame rate / animation size limits are ways to work around a system that is pretty resource intensive.

Still, allowing users to toggle FPS for animations would be cool! They would have their inbox filled with "why does the game freeze whenever I cast a spell" though...

Which have been the most exciting updates for y'all?
For me, it was the folder update, as well as the MV animations, as with all their drawbacks they are really effective at simpler stuff when you know their limits. Also, flashing! Flashing on Effekseer animations unfortunately relies entirely on the animation itself.
Tylerb2012

#37 Dec 31, 2021, 08:01 PM Source

Quick question I updated rpgmakermz and got some of my old mv animations but where do I store them? When I try and search for them when using the MV animation (well spite sheet animation) I can't seem to find them.

correction I saw a post I originally missed where someone already explained this and it worked sorry for the inconvenience.
riquecamargo

#38 Jan 13, 2022, 10:20 PM Source

JosephSeraph said:
Good to hear your voice! I didn't realize there was demand for it, maybe I should make a few tutorials in Portuguese explaining the basics about Effekseer (it's really simple, once you get the ball rolling, and from few things you can create many complex effects)

It's amazing, if you have material in Portuguese or English, I'd love to see it.

I always use the translator to read. If the Material is written in another language, I can understand.

The new Effeker Program that I saw improved a lot, but it is not compatible with the current RPG Maker program, having to download the old version.

I like the MV animation because it's like I'm building a GIF. however, it is due to lack of understanding of the effeker, if perhaps it could master the learning of the program it would change the opinion.

mlogan said:
@riquecamargo Its not prejudice, it’s that these are English speaking forums and it would be confusing to have many languages being spoken. If you feel the need to discuss this further, please start a thread in Site Feedback, rather than continuing in this thread.
Hi, sorry for my unfortunate comment. I was hot headed like that "mind exploding" meme.

I was very rude not to see how hard you guys work and sometimes the time you have is short, but you use that little time to give everyone your best, so I just thank you for your great work and ask apologies again for being so rude.
sunjilv

#39 Feb 23, 2022, 02:04 AM Source

Hi All,
I have MZ 1.4.3 and have placed the animations folder in the IMG folder of my MZ project. I can select the spritesheets but they don't play. Do I need to import any custom plugins?
Andar

#40 Feb 23, 2022, 08:30 AM Source

no need for any plugin, but you need to create the animations in the animations tab of the database.

right-click on a new entrie there to select a MV-type animation to be entered.