NovaMondo

Awesomeness! The skip ad trick did the work. Thanks for everything, ShinGamix, you are a great help! Cheers, Nova

Sorry ShinGamix, I meant to quote you (I wonder if by doing so you are then notified of my response ... [?]) Please see my answer to you above and thanks again! Cheers, NovaMondo

Greetings ShinGamix, Thanks much for the welcome and the great pointers! Much appreciated, especially on the advice regarding Victor Engine. Since I am the proverbial newbie aka stranger in a strange land, I will probably hold off on the complexities. As for the page that offered ODM it is off the site you pointed to. I went to the "Basic Module" page on Victor's site at: http://victorscripts.wordpress.com/rpg-maker-vx-ace/basic-scripts/basic-module/ Where it states: Basic Module Last Update: 2012.02.18 Script Download When I clicked "Script Download" from Victor's site it took me to a weird Adfly URL: http://q.gs/2pVY0 ... so if you want to check it out I would start at the Victor URL: http://victorscripts.wordpress.com/rpg-maker-vx-ace/basic-scripts/basic-module/ BTW: I did not end up downloading the Victor Engine basic module due to the redirect to ODM, so if you hear any updates from Victor on it I will be grateful if you pass them along. :) Cheers! NovaMondo

Greetings, I found a solution to my Parallax (aka Overlay) Mapping question above. Doing some more searching I found a program that worked great in setting up a custom map that can be customized and artistically altered beyond the limitations of the VX Ace's mapping features. It is Yami's Overlay Mapping script which I found at: http://yamiworld.wordpress.com/yami-engine/image-display/overlay-mapping/ As mentioned, I'm new to RPG Maker, so I am still exploring the wealth of information out there -- and there is a lot. I get a bit confused though since some information/resources/scripts only work with VX and others only with VX Ace. BTW: if anyone has any information on ODM, if it is safe to use, etc. please let me know since it appears that its use is mandatory if you wish to download the Victor Engine. If anyone who sees this post uses the Victor Engine please let me know what you think of it and if there are other resources you would recommend to a newbie (--> NovaMondo). Thank you and all the best, NovaMondo

Greetings all! I've just joined GDU and I am a new user of RPG Maker VX Ace. I nave seen the advantages of and wonderful examples of parallax mapping in this community and elsewhere, so I am eager to dive in. However, though I've tried searching a number of areas I cannot seem to find a complete step-by-step tutorial with optimum scripts to use -- I am sure it's probably out there I just need help finding it :) Some of what I found works only with RPGMakerVX and not ACE or needs complex tweaking to do so. I am looking for something basic that works on large maps and addresses all passability scrolling options. Later I will want to get into filters, day and night, light and fog, animations, etc., however "baby steps, baby steps" as they say! I am fairly knowledgeable and a long-time user of Photoshop and understand the image creation/layering-delayering-merge layering concepts, so what I am looking more in terms of step-by-steps is the RPG Maker VX Ace and script functionalities. Also, while I was in the forums there was a link to a Victor Engine which looked intriguing, however when I tried to download it I found it was handled by ODM (Open Download Manager) which I researched, and then decided not to download. What I found was this warning on a site [please see screenshot] Anyone know if that engine is good, should I use ODM, etc.? Thanks in advance for any responses and help and tutorial pointers! All the best, NovaMondo