[CGMZ][Alpha] Actor Upgrade for RPG Maker MZ

Hi all,

This plugin is a continuation of the [CGMZ] Database Upgrade series which started with [CGMZ] Enemy Upgrade. This time, for actors!

Actor Images by HP Percentage

You can change the actor's face image by the hp percentage of the actor, allowing you to have actors that show a more damaged version of their face as they take damage (or become visibly healed as they heal up). You could also completely change the actor's face depending on their hp percentage. Below is a gif of what this could look like:

New parameters added to actors

This plugin adds some new parameters to actors, such as an icon or a bust. It allows you to change the stat weights for actors. It also lets you change some other previously hard-coded aspects of an actor like base floor damage.

This plugin is meant to be more of a utility plugin that adds more parameters to actors. Some of these parameters are not used by this plugin, but will be used in the future by other [CGMZ] Plugins or could even be used by other third party plugins as an easy way to access such features. One such example could be showing the actor's bust in the [CGMZ] Encyclopedia, which will rely on this plugin.

A full list of properties added to actors is as follows:

• Icon
• Bust
• Base Floor Damage
• Allow Floor Death
• Bench EXP Rate
• Steps For Turn
• Max Level
• Bare Hands Element
• Bare Hands Animation
• Stat Weights for each of the default stats (hp/mp/atk/def/mat/mdf/agi/luk)

While the above are customizable per actor, the plugin is coded in a way to work whether an actor has these custom features or not (it is not required to configure the above for each actor). Many features also have a way to fall back to the default code's value, in case you want to use another plugin that also modifies that part of an actor.

Break level 99 Limit

With this plugin, your actors can go over level 99. There should no longer be any level limit. By default, when trying to go over level 99, your actor's stats will become undefined as the engine only generates stats up to level 99. This plugin solves that by allowing you to input the stat values beyond level 99 via plugin parameters.

Future

This plugin is still in development and there are more planned features coming in future updates. Do you have something else you'd like to see added to this plugin which isn't already listed above? Let me know in the comments below or in the #suggestions channel of the Casper Gaming Discord!

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Please be aware that you can access this as well as all of my other Alpha plugins for $5 on my Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/CasperGamingRPGM

This is posted to Itch.io since some people only use Itch and are not aware my Patreon and all of my beta/alpha plugins exist, or want to have everything in one convenient location (itch.io), or do not want to do a monthly subscription.

Casper Gaming's Beta/Alpha plugins are treated as an "early access" and will eventually be free for everyone once they are fully released, though this process can take months/years. By purchasing in beta/alpha, you are able to provide early feedback/suggestions which are more likely to make it into the final fully released plugin.

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Requires CGMZ Core plugin: CGMZ Core

Happy RPG Making!