SumRndmDde's Character Creator-EX plugin: F.A.Q's

Rhino · 2017-12-22T05:01:19+0900

Disclaimer: I am not the creator of this plugin. I don't understand javascript and I can't help you with complex issues. This is just a list I've put together to answer some commonly asked questions! This plugin is NOT recommended for beginners to the software. Unfortunately I don't have time to answer questions that amount to ‘how to use MV/explain this basic term’, please ask that in the relevant support forum. If your question isn’t here, chances are I don’t know the solution... But you can still ask! However you might be better off posting in Sumdrndmdde’s old thread for CC or Javascript/Plugin Support so your question will be more visible to others. You can also try contacting the creator directly via his blog. You can download the plugin >Here< NOTE: All links and answers are related to the EX version of this plugin. Make sure that you’re downloading files for this as opposed to the original CC version. FEATURES Q) What is this plugin? How do I use it? Spoiler I’d recommend that you watch this video. It’ll help you A LOT if you watch this the whole way through instead of skipping. It answers most of the questions that are commonly brought up. You can also read a written help file by viewing the plugin in the plugin manager (inside MV.) Q) How do I open the correct section for the character creator in the SuperTools engine? Spoiler You open SuperTools by pressing F12. Click on Database Ex, then find Custom Editors in the top bar and you’ll see the Character Creator Editor. Q) How can I make ‘visual equipment’? (Having the character image change depending on what the actor has equipped.) Spoiler You’re going to need the dynamic actors extension plugin. Watch the video on the blog for an explanation of how to use it. Q) How can I make a faceset based off of the custom created character? (To change the expression during dialogue.) Spoiler You need the message faces extension plugin. Watch the video on the blog for an explanation of how to use it. Q) How can I use my custom character in cutscenes? Spoiler You should really have watched this video. But to go straight to the point; You can show your custom character’s dead sprite by using the plugin command Code: SetDeadCustomCharacter (actorI) (true/false) This will work for followers. If you want an event to have the same image as your custom character use the notetag Code: You can also make an event show the character’s dead sprite by using. Code: Q) How can I make it so there’s default pieces that appear when the player opens the character creator? Spoiler Firstly open the plugin parameters and change “Print to Console” to be true. Then playtest your game and SAVE your character. Open up the console log (F8), and copy the text that appears in there. (Yes, the whole thing.) Then paste that into your event using a script call command. (Above the plugin command opening CCEX.) In your script, edit the beginning part var id = 0 to have the Actor ID that you want to use. (It should be the same number that you’ve used in the plugin command.) Q) Can I make the colour choices automatic as they are in the generator? E.g. the skin colour should change the nose and mouth colour too? Spoiler It sucks but there’s no way to do this as far as I know. You’d need to know how to edit the javascript or figure out a workaround that works for you. (For example, having a normal choice list before CCEX and using the print to console method to load in the skintones. See Q above if you don’t understand how to do that.) Q) Why is there no option to change the colour for a certain section? Spoiler In order to have the Hue Window selection, you need to make sure you have some custom colours set up first. This is all done via the SuperTools engine. You can copy over colours from another piece to get you started. To set up your own colours, read the plugin help file for an explanation. If you’re having trouble getting your changes to register in the supertools engine, please see the ‘troubleshooting’ section below. Q) Does this save the custom character to a .png? Can I import a character from a .png? Spoiler Nope, it’s not that kind of generator. Q) Can I make hidden sections that unlock during the game? Spoiler You can create conditions that will show or hide sections by using javascript EVALs. You do this in SuperTools under the part where it says ‘condition’. Default is true. A simple example: Code: $gameSwitches.value(1) == true Sets the section to appear when Switch 1 is turned ON. You can also set it to variable values and lots of other things using EVALs, but I'm not the one to ask about how to write those. Q) Can I make a response based on the pieces the player has chosen? E.g. To find their gender? Spoiler Taking gender as the example, here's what to do. This tutorial assumes that you've got the default set up where "Body (1)" is female, and "Body (2)" is male. I.e. Don't use this along with my Face Shape piece tu…

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AquaEcho

#81 Nov 26, 2024, 01:51 AM Source

lesbrarians said:
2. I'm not using side view/battlers. How can I remove that sprite from the character creator?
I know you solved this by dragging the window off screen with Super Tools but you can also comment out line 1390 in SRD_CharacterCreatorEx so it doesn't add that window in the character creator screen.
AquaEcho

#82 Nov 27, 2024, 10:44 PM Source

Rhino said:
@Mega Man Volnutt Yup, that's possible! However it'd mean replacing over the dead pose, so that'd no longer be an option for any custom characters, if you're cool with that. :cutesmile: You'd also only be able to use a one-directional sprite with 3 frames, just like how the dead poses work. (Editing the plugin to have more options may be possible, but that's outside my scope I'm afraid!)

Replacing the dead characters can be done all via the images, no need to mess with any plugin parameters or filenames! Locate your game folder img>Sumrndmdde>character-creator-ex. These are split up into layer parts, and then divided into the types. We're interested in all of the 'dead' folders.
So I've been playing around with this plugin for the past couple weeks and was able to add additional poses but it is kind of a PITA and requires a lot of editing of the plugin file. Basically you need to add new sections for each pose in the plugin file. Do a search for "dead" in the plugin file and every time that term comes up, you also have to make an equivalent section for your new pose.

For example, I copied the "dead" section here and made an "attack" section (under the //edit note)

HOWEVER, if your pose is four directions (instead of 1 like the dead sprite) you need to copy the base/walking functions instead for a couple sections.

For example, I copied "buildBitmap" to make "buildBitmapAttack" instead of copying "buildBitmapDead" because I wanted four directions for attack

Then you also need to make "attack" (or whatever pose) folders with all the associated parts in them for everything (body, clothes, etc).

To change your custom character to the new pose use the following scripts:

Where 1 is the actor number. If you want to change back to the normal walking sprite change true to false in the first line.

Do you have to do all this work?
Yes, after all, all that work was done to add the dead pose in the first place. It's either that or overwrite the dead pose like Rhino said, but then you don't have the dead pose and are restricted to one direction.

AquaEcho

#83 Dec 3, 2024, 12:11 AM Source

WereWorld said:

Hello,
I am looking for a way to force the custom actor into wearing a piece of clothing.

I know that by using the "Print to console" I can force an entire preset, but is there a way to only change a specific parameter (in my case, "Clothing")?

Thank you

You can force a change to clothing with the following script

Code:

var b= 1; //actor ID here
$gameCharacterCreations._data[b].Clothing.file="Clothing (2)"; //put the file name in the quotes here
$gameCharacterCreations._dataDd[b].Clothing.file="Clothing (2)";
$gameCharacterCreations._dataFace[b].Clothing.file="Clothing (2)";
$gameCharacterCreations._dataSv[b].Clothing.file="Clothing (2)";

$gameActors.actor(b)._neededCustomUpdate = true;

You can change any single part this way. For example, you can change Clothing to Body and it will work to change the body

Code:

var b= 1;
$gameCharacterCreations._data[b].Body.file="Body (1)";
$gameCharacterCreations._dataDd[b].Body.file="Body (1)";
$gameCharacterCreations._dataFace[b].Body.file="Body (1)";
$gameCharacterCreations._dataSv[b].Body.file="Body (1)";

$gameActors.actor(b)._neededCustomUpdate = true;

You can also change the color. For example, to make the clothing use the blue preset palette color

Code:

var b= 1;
$gameCharacterCreations._data[b].Clothing.color=["Blue", 0, 0, 0.5, 0.5];
$gameCharacterCreations._dataDd[b].Clothing.color=["Blue", 0, 0, 0.5, 0.5];
$gameCharacterCreations._dataFace[b].Clothing.color=["Blue", 0, 0, 0.5, 0.5];
$gameCharacterCreations._dataSv[b].Clothing.color=["Blue", 0, 0, 0.5, 0.5];
$gameActors.actor(b)._neededCustomUpdate = true;

To reset the piece of clothing back to its default colors

Code:

var b= 1;
$gameCharacterCreations._data[b].Clothing.color=[0];
$gameCharacterCreations._dataDd[b].Clothing.color=[0];
$gameCharacterCreations._dataFace[b].Clothing.color=[0];
$gameCharacterCreations._dataSv[b].Clothing.color=[0];

$gameActors.actor(b)._neededCustomUpdate = true;

gniiial

#84 Dec 21, 2024, 12:31 PM Source

AquaEcho said:

You can force a change to clothing with the following script

Code:

var b= 1; //actor ID here
$gameCharacterCreations._data[b].Clothing.file="Clothing (2)"; //put the file name in the quotes here
$gameCharacterCreations._dataDd[b].Clothing.file="Clothing (2)";
$gameCharacterCreations._dataFace[b].Clothing.file="Clothing (2)";
$gameCharacterCreations._dataSv[b].Clothing.file="Clothing (2)";

$gameActors.actor(b)._neededCustomUpdate = true;

You can change any single part this way. For example, you can change Clothing to Body and it will work to change the body

Code:

var b= 1;
$gameCharacterCreations._data[b].Body.file="Body (1)";
$gameCharacterCreations._dataDd[b].Body.file="Body (1)";
$gameCharacterCreations._dataFace[b].Body.file="Body (1)";
$gameCharacterCreations._dataSv[b].Body.file="Body (1)";

$gameActors.actor(b)._neededCustomUpdate = true;

You can also change the color. For example, to make the clothing use the blue preset palette color

Code:

var b= 1;
$gameCharacterCreations._data[b].Clothing.color=["Blue", 0, 0, 0.5, 0.5];
$gameCharacterCreations._dataDd[b].Clothing.color=["Blue", 0, 0, 0.5, 0.5];
$gameCharacterCreations._dataFace[b].Clothing.color=["Blue", 0, 0, 0.5, 0.5];
$gameCharacterCreations._dataSv[b].Clothing.color=["Blue", 0, 0, 0.5, 0.5];
$gameActors.actor(b)._neededCustomUpdate = true;

To reset the piece of clothing back to its default colors

Code:

var b= 1;
$gameCharacterCreations._data[b].Clothing.color=[0];
$gameCharacterCreations._dataDd[b].Clothing.color=[0];
$gameCharacterCreations._dataFace[b].Clothing.color=[0];
$gameCharacterCreations._dataSv[b].Clothing.color=[0];

$gameActors.actor(b)._neededCustomUpdate = true;

Did you just realize an overlay for weapons and clothings "on" the original sprite as an overlay system?!

AquaEcho

#85 Dec 21, 2024, 03:41 PM Source

gniiial said:
Did you just realize an overlay for weapons and clothings "on" the original sprite as an overlay system?!
Yes, I have been trying to use SRD Character Creator with MOG_CharPoses to reflect equipment changes on the characters and have made a lot of progress toward that goal (about 80 percent).

I noticed relevant questions had gone unanswered so I answered them.
vampy_graveyard

#86 Aug 14, 2025, 06:06 AM Source

AquaEcho said:
Yes, I have been trying to use SRD Character Creator with MOG_CharPoses to reflect equipment changes on the characters and have made a lot of progress toward that goal (about 80 percent).

I noticed relevant questions had gone unanswered so I answered them.
I originally asked this at a yt video of yours so i'll ask it here. I have a problem related character poses of Chrono Engine and character creator EX plugin

How do you syncronize the attack animations with the visible equipment layers?? I got the visual equipment layers to work but for some reason it disables the attack poses with the weapons. Could the problem it be related to the Body folder in the SRD plugin? I used two opcional sprites to pick for the main character in different skin colors for the body
AquaEcho

#87 Aug 14, 2025, 02:48 PM Source

vampy_graveyard said:
How do you syncronize the attack animations with the visible equipment layers?? I got the visual equipment layers to work but for some reason it disables the attack poses with the weapons.
Attacks are a bit more involved because I had to edit the plugin file to create new poses for them. You can see my post above on what I had to do.
Post in thread 'SumRndmDde's Character Creator-EX plugin: F.A.Q's' https://forums.rpgmakerweb.com/inde...r-creator-ex-plugin-f-a-qs.88746/post-1483797
vampy_graveyard

#88 Aug 14, 2025, 09:06 PM Source

AquaEcho said:
Attacks are a bit more involved because I had to edit the plugin file to create new poses for them. You can see my post above on what I had to do.
Post in thread 'SumRndmDde's Character Creator-EX plugin: F.A.Q's' https://forums.rpgmakerweb.com/inde...r-creator-ex-plugin-f-a-qs.88746/post-1483797
What if I want to do multiple weapons that could have different attack animations? Your posts mentions attack and dead animations but I saw nothing about different weapons with different attack animations
If possible I want to link them with the Tool Map of Chrono Engine
AquaEcho

#89 Aug 14, 2025, 09:18 PM Source

vampy_graveyard said:
What if I want to do multiple weapons that could have different attack animations? Your posts mentions attack and dead animations but I saw nothing about different weapons with different attack animations
If possible I want to link them with the Tool Map of Chrono Engine
You repeat the process for every pose you want to add, whether they be attack, jumping, crouching, whatever. It's simply a guide on how to add new poses, whatever they are.
vampy_graveyard

#90 Aug 15, 2025, 05:53 AM Source

AquaEcho said:
You repeat the process for every pose you want to add, whether they be attack, jumping, crouching, whatever. It's simply a guide on how to add new poses, whatever they are.
I've been working on your method and I understood the process but for some reason the animations aren't working even with touching the code. I would need your hand to assist me on this and the code. I'm a Javascript noob, by the way. I'll show you what I did
At this code I trying doing a idle animation but I couldn't get it to work.

code 1

part 2
And this is one of the folders (ignore the cast01 folder, it's for another animated pose that I will try later)

I also used the code for updating the animation at a button press event on a testing map

part 3
AquaEcho

#91 Aug 15, 2025, 06:45 AM Source

Did you do this part? Make a section underneath every instance of the word "dead"?

AquaEcho said:
Do a search for "dead" in the plugin file and every time that term comes up, you also have to make an equivalent section for your new pose.

Does your folder have all the pieces for that pose?
vampy_graveyard

#92 Aug 15, 2025, 08:22 AM Source

AquaEcho said:
Did you do this part? Make a section underneath every instance of the word "dead"?

Does your folder have all the pieces for that pose?
Nope, I didn't do anything related to that pose. I thought the dead pose was optional, isn't it?
AquaEcho

#93 Aug 15, 2025, 10:49 AM Source

You're missing the point. The point is to make a copy of every line of code SRD had to add to add the dead pose.

If that is what code the plugin author himself has to write to add a new pose, then it follows you would also have to write a copy of that code for every new pose.
vampy_graveyard

#94 Aug 16, 2025, 06:35 AM Source

AquaEcho said:
You're missing the point. The point is to make a copy of every line of code SRD had to add to add the dead pose.

If that is what code the plugin author himself has to write to add a new pose, then it follows you would also have to write a copy of that code for every new pose.
I've been reading carefully the instructions in your posts and I think i understood it but it's still not working, did I do something wrong? I tried to pay attention to the folders. I managed the layers to work but the animations don't work. They only work if I don't use the character creator window or the script for putting a default outfit for the character (Basically they work as long as I do nothing related to the character creator plugin)
Keep in mind I would like to somehow link the chrono engine tool map poses with this method so they can work together

Here is my code, I also added sections with the buildBitmap poses but I don't find it neccesary to show these for now. I also tried adding script command for the animations in the Tool Map of chrono engine but it wasn't even able to add the weapon animation
Basically no animations are working besides the walking sprite that repeats itself even if the character is idle, something strange too.

code
AquaEcho

#95 Aug 16, 2025, 06:48 AM Source

Does running this script change the actor's sprite to the new pose?

AquaEcho said:
To change your custom character to the new pose use the following scripts:
View attachment 323970
Where 1 is the actor number. If you want to change back to the normal walking sprite change true to false in the first line.
vampy_graveyard

#96 Aug 16, 2025, 06:53 AM Source

AquaEcho said:
Does running this script change the actor's sprite to the new pose
Doesn't work for me, i tried that rn with the idle animation. Specifically with a button press event on a testing map. Should I try with a common event instead?
AquaEcho

#97 Aug 16, 2025, 06:57 AM Source

vampy_graveyard said:
Doesn't work for me, i tried that rn with the idle animation. Specifically with a button press event on a testing map. Should I try with a common event instead?
No, that wouldn't make a difference. Could you press F8 or F12 to bring up the console log and see if there are any errors there?
vampy_graveyard

#98 Aug 16, 2025, 06:59 AM Source

AquaEcho said:
No, that wouldn't make a difference. Could you press F8 or F12 to bring up the console log and see if there are any errors there?
Here you have

console
AquaEcho

#99 Aug 16, 2025, 07:06 AM Source

It looks like you're trying to create two custom characters at a time because it's adding character creation info twice, first under actor id 1 then actor id 0.
vampy_graveyard

#100 Aug 16, 2025, 07:19 AM Source

AquaEcho said:
It looks like you're trying to create two custom characters at a time because it's adding character creation info twice, first under actor id 1 then actor id 0.
I just noticed I made a mistake at my other post but I got that fixed however the animation isn't working.
What happened before is that I made a event creating a default outfit for the character and the actor id wasn't matching the actor id in the update event for the animation.
I got the default outfit event erased then opened the character creation window but still have no luck. However I saw a big difference in the console. It's a lot more cleaner now.
How do I fix this?

console 2