#Rpg maker vx ace light rays code

everything has 3 letter acronyms, most of which mean absolutely nothing, unless you look them up. I fully understand the potential that Ace offers, and I think it's good that it's there, but perhaps there's just too much interface to look at at once? I look at the Damage box of the Skill editor, and I can't work out what it's doing, and why does attacking have a 'Normal attack' state, why is that necessary?Īnd lets not get started with the Features box, and that Param tab. I don't want to be spending several minutes trying to figure out and test each individual item or skill I make (and this is coming from a programmer). While the class/skill/item/weapon/state editors in Ace are more advanced and allow unparalleled control and flexibility compared to VX, they are also slightly cryptic, time-consuming and confusing to use, which for me is a turn-off.

#Rpg maker vx ace light rays code

VX on the other hand has rectangle-based areas for encounters, which offer little control (albeit I was able to make a quick script to control them better).Īce's code I believe is better organised and makes modding a bit easier (though I can't be sure, it certainly is the more popular). Regions have more flexibility in terms of encounters, and are more commonly used in interaction with scripts. VX on the other hand requires third-party control over tilesets if you want more than 5, which gets messy. Ace also allows for unlimited styles of maps by giving different tileset options per map. I will start with VX-Ace's pros.īetter system for organising tilesets. Overall I think I prefer VX over VX Ace (this'll probably make the devs sad but hey). This has probably been discussed before, but I think it's an interesting topic, and users' opinions are likely to change over the years, so without further adieu. Now I know not all of you have used both, and some who have used both may not realise just how different they are! You're all welcome to join in with whatever input you have. So, I thought I'd start a discussion on what functions/features we like about both of these RPG Maker versions.