[CGMZ] Event Names for RPG Maker MZ

Hi all, introducing [CGMZ] Event Names!

This plugin allows you to show text above events. This should also support most text codes so you can put things like icons in the event name area.

Name Effects

You can optionally have text change opacity with distance to the player, and you can also give the text a float effect. The float effect looks like this:

You can use this to draw the player's attention to a specific event, and it also helps add some movement to the screen so things aren't so static. Floats can also be horizontal.

You can also display the full window background behind an event's name.

Event names have a global x/y offset as well as a local x/y offset. The global offset is applied to all events, while the local x/y offset is only applied to the specific event you want. This means you can easily make your event name appear exactly as you want it in all cases.

Easy Toggle

The event names are globally controlled by a switch. If you want to provide the option to turn event names off, or need to turn event names off temporarily during a cutscene or something all you need to do is set a switch to be OFF and then turn it back ON when you want event names to appear again.

Roadmap

Want to see more features? There will be a lot to add throughout the Alpha process. The things I have planned to add in future updates include:

1) Add a way to draw a background behind text
2) Plugin command to hide / show specific event name
3) Blink effect

There will also be further optimizations made to the plugin with future updates. Do you have anything else you'd like to see added? Please leave a comment below or in the #suggestions channel of the Casper Gaming Discord! I add all suggestions to my to-do list.

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Credit & Requirements

Please see terms of use here: Terms of Use

Requires [CGMZ] Core plugin: CGMZ Core

Happy RPG Making!

for(const sprite of SceneManager._scene._spriteset._CGMZ_nameSpriteContainer.children) {
  sprite._name = "";
  sprite.updateName();
}

CGMZ EVENTNAME \c[1]Town Greeter\c[0]

CGMZ EVENTNAME \c[1]Town Greeter\c[0]
Float: 5 60