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A while ago I purchased an application called "RPG Maker XP" for a project that my friends wanted to help out with (they have NO programming knowledge at all). We have completed a game, but it is, you know, un-original. We need something to spice it up -- RGSS (Ruby Game Scripting System), included, does this. I know Ruby, but is RGSS any different?

Can anyone point me in the direction of a book or tutorial for RGSS or RPG Maker XP Scripting?

Thanks in advance.

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I guess no one uses RGSS?

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I guess no one uses RGSS?

Hey, I use RPG Maker XP and its RGSS. It's basically the same as programming Ruby normally, but you will notice a bar of contents on the left. These contain the individual lines of code for each part of your game. If you want a method or variable that is just for a certain part, put it in here. If you want to add a variable to a certain place but want it to be affect the whole program then on, just start the variable name with a "$" (eg. $var3). This is useful for, say, putting a variable to be activated on the shop command and putting an "if" function after it; so that the first time the character enters a shop, it shows a tutorial on how to use the shop. The RGSS makes it so that there are any number of possible applications that you can create and use in RPG Maker XP.

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Actually; making a "tutorial" appear the first time a user uses a shop doesn't need scripting. Many things that you can script don't really need to be. All you would need to do is:

@>Conditional Branch: Variable [0004: Times_Shopped]==0
@>Text: How to use a shop:
: You can buy and sell items in shops all over the land.
: Very useful!
@>Text: Would you like to shop now?
@>Show Choices: Yes, No
: When [Yes]
@>Jump to label: Branch1
@>
: When [No]
@>
: Branch End
@>
: Else
@>Jump to Label: Branch1
@>
: Branch End
@>Control Variables: [0004: Times_Shopped]+=0
@>Label: Branch1
@>Shop Processing: [Potion]

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