[CGMZ][Alpha] Menu Customizer for RPG Maker MZ

Hi all, introducing [CGMZ] Menu Customizer!

This plugin aims to allow you to customize your main menu. This includes things such as changing the size and position of the three default windows: the gold, command, and actor windows. Positioning and size can be accomplished without JS knowledge using either absolute (pixel-based) or percentage (screen width/height) positioning. For advanced users, you can write custom JS to position the windows.

This plugin also allows you to change how the windows look, including the number of columns and rows in the actor and command windows. This means you can keep the standard horizontal actor window, use a more 2x2 square orientation, or set it to be a vertical display. As part of this, the plugin comes with 3 preset ways of displaying the actor window information (horizontal, square, or vertical).

You can also set your actor window to use a custom layout where you can choose individually each piece of information to display as well as where it displays. This requires a lot of extra setup but can be a way to totally customize your actor window.

Depending on your game resolution size and window size settings, certain configurations may not have enough room to display properly.

This plugin also comes with some additional options, such as the ability to add a scene background, add images behind the actors selectable area replacing the default semi-transparent grey rectangle, column/row spacing, and a few more minor things.

Below are some images of how the menu scene could look:

Horizontal (similar to default):

Square:

Vertical (with changed Command Window position and column count):

You can also customize the gold window to add things like playtime, current location, or a custom variable display. Gold window customizations are only for the menu scene, and will not affect other areas of the game that can display the gold window (map, shop, etc).

[INTEGRATIONS]

[CGMZ] Menu Command Window - Allows you to customize the commands in the menu command window, including showing background images and creating subcategories for your commands.

[CGMZ] Scene Backgrounds - Allows you to customize any scene's background image, with easy integration using a preset id system with certain plugins including this one. Customization includes tinted images, scrolling images, and more.

[CGMZ] Controls Window - This plugin has an integration using the easy preset id system for showing a controls window in the menu. The controls window will change to keyboard or gamepad controls depending on the player's last input.

This plugin turned out to be much larger than I initially thought it would be, and there is still a lot of potential that needs to be worked on. I am looking forward to feedback for things you'd like to see added in the future, as I know especially right now things like the actor window information is a bit limited. Things planned to be worked on in future updates include:

1. Ability to add custom windows besides the 3 default windows
2. More control over the data that appears in the actor window
3. Integration with other CGMZ plugins to add custom CGMZ-specific windows

If you have any suggestions not already listed above, please let me know in the comments down below or in the Casper Gaming Discord's #suggestions channel!

PLEASE READ BEFORE PURCHASING:

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.

Please see terms of use here: Terms of Use

Requires [CGMZ] Core plugin: CGMZ Core

Happy RPG Making!