RPG Maker VX – ATB Preview

Note that this isn’t finalized yet. There’s still a few bugs here and there that need fixing, but overall, the mechanics are what you’d expect from a Grandia-style ATB. That’s right, this isn’t Final Fantasy style ATB. The new-style ATB allows for unique things such as knocking back opponents on the ATB meter, skill choice pre-emptively, and more. There are four ATB types. They can be changed mid-battle by the player as well in addition to their speed. Here’s a quick run-through of each of them: – Full-Type: The ATB stops for nothing except the option and confirm windows. It will continue even while selecting skills and targets. – Semi-Type: The ATB stops during target selection and resumes once it’s done or canceled. – Stop-Type: The ATB stops whenever a window is opened, be it a skill window, item window, or target window and resumes once all obj-selectable windows are closed. – Wait-Type: The ATB stops whenever an actor is capable of having an action inputted and only resumes when no windows are opened and no actors are active. Upon actors who are ready, a little chime will play to notify the player that the actor can process a new action. Other differences in this ATB style compared to the usual style is now, you can select actions ahead of time, even if the unit isn’t ready. This way, players no longer have scramble to select their actions. Also demonstrated in the video are area of effect attacks. These skills will select multiple units within a certain range. Units …
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magicalartgroup says:

July 19, 2011 at 3:18 pm

I’ve been dying to get a gauge like this for my game, any chance you could send me the script please?

kenzeus says:

July 19, 2011 at 4:42 pm

Looks interesting but….
There is something missing in grandia characters don’t return to a fixed position after they did an action.
Can you make it like this?This reminds me of Grandia I
watch?v=R0NDt_gvJ-E
Then it would be almost perfect