-Trial Scripts-

For those who have downloaded the RPG Maker VX Ace Trial (English translation here) and would like to test out scripts, there’s a couple of ways to do it.

— 1. Copy Pasting from VX —

*Note: This method requires you to have RPG Maker VX.

1. Create a new project in RPG Maker VX (not Ace) and close it.
2. Create a new project in RPG Maker VX Ace.
3. Go to your “Documents” folder. Open up the “RPGVXAce”, the new folder of your project, and open up the “Data” folder.
4. Copy “Scripts.rvdata2” to the clipboard.
5. Go to your “Documents” folder. Open up the “RPGVX”, the new folder of your VX project, and open up the “Data” folder.
6. Delete “Scripts.rvdata” there and paste “Scripts.rvdata2” in.
7. Rename it to “Scripts.rvdata”.
8. Open up RPG Maker VX.
9. You can now edit the scripts in the VX editor (as well as add in any scripts).
10. Save whatever changes you’ve made.
11. Go to your “Documents” folder. Open up the “RPGVX”, the new folder of your VX project, and open up the “Data” folder.
12. Copy “Scripts.rvdata” to the clipboard.
13. Go to your “Documents” folder. Open up the “RPGVXAce”, the new folder of your project, and open up the “Data” folder.
14. Delete “Scripts.rvdata2” there and paste “Scripts.rvdata” in.
15. Rename it to “Scripts.rvdata2”.

You can now run the game with the scripts already loaded at the start (this includes Battle Testing). However, you cannot edit or see the script in the RPG Maker VX Ace editor.

— 2. Loading Scripts In-Game —

Method courtesy of Kal from RPGMakerVXAce.net. The restarting of the game added by me isn’t necessary but recommended to get full effect of the scripts that load upon title screen.

1. Create a folder in your harddrive somewhere. Preferably “C:\AceScripts\” and paste in the scripts downloaded.
2. Create an auto-event on the map you start in that will disable itself (through either erase event or self-switches). Use the EN translation by Esrever if needed.
3. Create a script-call command with the following lines:
   —

   path = "C:/AceScripts/*.rb"
   Dir[path].each do |file|
     load file
   end

   —

4. Close the event.
5. Run the game.
6. Select New Game.
7. Activate whatever event loads up the scripts.
8. Press F12 to restart.

— Differences Between the Two —

One method is much longer to do. One method is shorter to do. What’s the difference?

1. Copy Pasting from VX

• Pros
  • Load scripts from just simply hitting Test Play.
  • Works with Battle Test better than the other version.
• Cons
  • Requires RPG Maker VX full version.
  • Editing scripts has to be done in RPG Maker VX.
  • Copy-pasting gets annoying.

2. Loading Scripts In-Game

• Pros
  • Easily accessible.
  • Combined with a good Ruby Editor/IDE (I recommend Notepad++), scripts can be adjusted easily.
• Cons
  • Unless you restart, some scripts won’t function properly.
  • Some scripts won’t function properly upon loading (and may possibly crash) even before you can restart.
  • Can’t prioritize script order easily.

Now, both methods have problems, too. I, myself, use the first method. It’s a bit longer, but it’s more reliable.