<s>
is	O
a	O
version	O
of	O
PC	O
program	O
RPG	B-Application
Maker	I-Application
series	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
has	O
been	O
superseded	O
by	O
RPG	B-Application
Maker	I-Application
VX	I-Application
Ace	O
,	O
which	O
is	O
an	O
improved	O
and	O
enhanced	O
version	O
of	O
RPG	B-Application
Maker	I-Application
VX	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Both	O
RPG	B-Application
Maker	I-Application
VX	I-Application
and	O
RPG	B-Application
Maker	I-Application
VX	I-Application
Ace	O
are	O
developed	O
by	O
Enterbrain	O
,	O
following	O
its	O
predecessor	O
,	O
RPG	B-Application
Maker	I-Application
XP	B-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
RPG	B-Application
Maker	I-Application
VX	I-Application
follows	O
the	O
naming	O
pattern	O
present	O
in	O
previous	O
RPG	B-Application
Maker	I-Application
releases	O
by	O
having	O
a	O
suffix	O
based	O
on	O
the	O
Windows	B-Application
versions	O
the	O
software	O
was	O
designed	O
for	O
(	O
in	O
this	O
case	O
,	O
Windows	B-Application
Vista	I-Application
and	O
Windows	B-Application
XP	I-Application
)	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
A	O
Japanese	O
trial	O
for	O
RPG	B-Application
Maker	I-Application
VX	I-Application
was	O
released	O
on	O
Enterbrain	O
's	O
Japanese	O
VX	O
website	O
and	O
was	O
available	O
for	O
download	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
standard	O
runtime	O
package	O
for	O
RPG	B-Application
Maker	I-Application
VX	I-Application
is	O
available	O
for	O
download	O
on	O
the	O
Enterbrain	O
website	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
This	O
allows	O
users	O
to	O
play	O
games	O
created	O
with	O
RPG	B-Application
Maker	I-Application
VX	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
This	O
release	O
was	O
called	O
RPG	B-Application
Maker	I-Application
VX	I-Application
1.01	O
and	O
is	O
available	O
to	O
those	O
who	O
own	O
the	O
full	O
version	O
of	O
the	O
program	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
retail	O
version	O
of	O
RPG	B-Application
Maker	I-Application
VX	I-Application
includes	O
following	O
game	O
demos	O
,	O
which	O
are	O
also	O
available	O
separately	O
from	O
the	O
Enterbrain	O
website	O
:	O
</s>
<s>
They	O
feature	O
advanced	O
effects	O
such	O
as	O
pseudo-3D	O
battle	O
graphics	O
,	O
custom	B-Application
battle	I-Application
systems	I-Application
written	O
in	O
RGSS2	B-Application
and	O
more	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Several	O
optional	O
add-ons	O
have	O
been	O
released	O
for	O
RPG	B-Application
Maker	I-Application
VX	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Thus	O
far	O
,	O
the	O
following	O
add-ons	O
have	O
been	O
released	O
as	O
purchases	O
from	O
the	O
official	O
RPG	B-Application
Maker	I-Application
website	O
:	O
</s>
<s>
Materials	O
for	O
VX	O
:	O
SAMURAI	O
-	O
侍	O
( ツクールシリーズ素材集	O
和	O
)	O
:	O
It	O
is	O
an	O
official	O
art	O
pack	O
for	O
the	O
RPG	B-Application
Maker	I-Application
VX	I-Application
series	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
RPG	B-Application
Maker	I-Application
3	I-Application
Music	O
Pack	O
:	O
A	O
set	O
of	O
BGM	O
tracks	O
taken	O
from	O
RPG	B-Application
Maker	I-Application
3	I-Application
and	O
remastered	O
for	O
use	O
in	O
the	O
PC	O
edition	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Many	O
of	O
the	O
features	O
included	O
in	O
previous	O
versions	O
of	O
RPG	B-Application
Makers	I-Application
made	O
a	O
return	O
,	O
though	O
other	O
features	O
(	O
such	O
as	O
the	O
use	O
of	O
map	O
fogs	O
and	O
tilesets	O
of	O
infinite	O
size	O
)	O
that	O
were	O
present	O
in	O
RPG	B-Application
Maker	I-Application
XP	B-Application
were	O
removed	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
mapping	O
system	O
in	O
RPG	B-Application
Maker	I-Application
VX	I-Application
differs	O
greatly	O
from	O
the	O
one	O
used	O
in	O
RPG	B-Application
Maker	I-Application
XP	B-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
layer	O
system	O
used	O
in	O
previous	O
releases	O
has	O
also	O
changed	O
,	O
as	O
RPG	B-Application
Maker	I-Application
VX	I-Application
only	O
has	O
two	O
"	O
usable	O
"	O
layers	O
;	O
one	O
layer	O
for	O
Tile	O
set	O
A1	O
to	O
A5	O
(	O
which	O
contains	O
tiles	O
for	O
floors	O
,	O
walls	O
,	O
etc	O
.	O
)	O
</s>
<s>
For	O
users	O
to	O
import	O
their	O
own	O
tiles	O
,	O
RPG	B-Application
Maker	I-Application
VX	I-Application
provides	O
a	O
blank	O
,	O
512x512	O
tile	O
set	O
(	O
a	O
total	O
of	O
256	O
possible	O
tiles	O
)	O
which	O
is	O
by	O
default	O
tile	O
set	O
E	O
.	O
The	O
size	O
of	O
this	O
tile	O
set	O
cannot	O
be	O
changed	O
,	O
unlike	O
in	O
RPG	B-Application
Maker	I-Application
XP	B-Application
,	O
where	O
users	O
could	O
import	O
any	O
number	O
of	O
tile	O
sets	O
which	O
could	O
be	O
of	O
any	O
size	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
There	O
are	O
also	O
fewer	O
tiles	O
than	O
XP	B-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Tiles	O
used	O
for	O
characters	O
and	O
objects	O
in	O
the	O
native	O
RMVX	B-Application
tilesets	O
are	O
"	O
square-sized	O
"	O
with	O
deformed	O
profiles	O
(	O
similar	O
to	O
those	O
found	O
in	O
Final	B-Application
Fantasy	I-Application
IV	O
)	O
rather	O
than	O
the	O
height-proportional	O
figures	O
found	O
in	O
previous	O
RPG	B-Application
Maker	I-Application
versions	O
(	O
or	O
Final	B-Application
Fantasy	I-Application
VI	O
)	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
RPG	B-Application
Maker	I-Application
VX	I-Application
uses	O
a	O
"	O
letter	O
by	O
letter	O
"	O
text	O
system	O
,	O
as	O
opposed	O
to	O
the	O
previous	O
version	O
RPG	B-Application
Maker	I-Application
XP	B-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
also	O
and	O
now	O
has	O
an	O
image-defined	O
color	O
palette	O
,	O
where	O
in	O
XP	B-Application
users	O
would	O
have	O
to	O
use	O
the	O
script	O
editor	O
to	O
change	O
text	O
colors	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
faceset	O
system	O
seen	O
in	O
RPG	B-Application
Maker	I-Application
2000	O
and	O
RPG	B-Application
Maker	I-Application
2003	O
can	O
be	O
implemented	O
through	O
the	O
"	O
Enter	O
Message	O
"	O
command	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
RPG	B-Application
Maker	I-Application
VX	I-Application
,	O
however	O
,	O
the	O
options	O
have	O
been	O
merged	O
to	O
the	O
"	O
Enter	O
Message	O
"	O
command	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Making	O
a	O
second	O
appearance	O
is	O
the	O
Automatic	O
Dungeon	O
Generator	O
from	O
RPG	B-Application
Maker	I-Application
2003	O
,	O
which	O
automatically	O
generates	O
a	O
random	O
dungeon	O
map	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
default	O
battle	O
system	O
in	O
RPG	B-Application
Maker	I-Application
VX	I-Application
is	O
an	O
update	O
of	O
the	O
front-view	O
battle	O
system	O
seen	O
in	O
RPG	B-Application
Maker	I-Application
2000	O
(	O
"	O
Dragon	O
Warrior	O
"	O
style	O
)	O
,	O
which	O
does	O
not	O
allow	O
for	O
character	O
graphics	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
However	O
,	O
user-made	O
add-on	O
scripts	O
exist	O
that	O
change	O
the	O
battle	O
system	O
;	O
side-view	O
battles	O
reminiscent	O
of	O
Final	B-Application
Fantasy	I-Application
,	O
real	O
time	O
battle	O
systems	O
and	O
even	O
tactical	O
battle	O
systems	O
may	O
all	O
be	O
implemented	O
by	O
the	O
user	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
script	O
editor	O
from	O
RPG	B-Application
Maker	I-Application
XP	B-Application
was	O
updated	O
,	O
and	O
is	O
based	O
on	O
the	O
language	O
RGSS2	B-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Users	O
can	O
add	O
custom	O
scripts	O
to	O
the	O
game	O
or	O
edit	O
existing	O
ones	O
,	O
and	O
the	O
capabilities	O
of	O
RGSS2	B-Application
provide	O
sufficient	O
flexibility	O
that	O
programmers	O
with	O
enough	O
time	O
and	O
knowledge	O
can	O
add	O
or	O
modify	O
virtually	O
any	O
game	O
function	O
that	O
suits	O
their	O
purposes	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
A	O
new	O
feature	O
to	O
RPG	B-Application
Maker	I-Application
VX	I-Application
is	O
the	O
"	O
Quick	O
Event	O
Creation	O
"	O
function	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
RPG	B-Application
Maker	I-Application
VX	I-Application
received	O
a	O
generally	O
positive	O
reception	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
has	O
been	O
praised	O
for	O
being	O
much	O
more	O
user	O
friendly	O
than	O
previous	O
RPG	B-Application
Makers	I-Application
and	O
for	O
including	O
a	O
variety	O
of	O
features	O
that	O
otherwise	O
had	O
to	O
be	O
coded	O
manually	O
in	O
previous	O
RPG	B-Application
Maker	I-Application
installments	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
addition	O
of	O
RGSS2	B-Application
has	O
also	O
been	O
received	O
favorably	O
among	O
users	O
,	O
but	O
the	O
battle	O
system	O
was	O
criticized	O
for	O
having	O
no	O
graphical	O
representation	O
of	O
the	O
actual	O
player	O
characters	O
and	O
for	O
being	O
largely	O
text-based	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
However	O
,	O
scripts	O
to	O
make	O
party	O
members	O
appear	O
on	O
the	O
battle-screen	O
,	O
akin	O
to	O
Final	B-Application
Fantasy	I-Application
titles	O
,	O
are	O
easily	O
found	O
on	O
the	O
internet	O
,	O
which	O
simply	O
need	O
to	O
be	O
copied	O
and	O
pasted	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
64-bit	O
operating	O
systems	O
are	O
supported	O
in	O
RPG	B-Application
Maker	I-Application
VX	I-Application
Ace	O
but	O
others	O
versions	O
of	O
RPG	B-Application
Maker	I-Application
have	O
not	O
yet	O
been	O
confirmed	O
to	O
work	O
with	O
64-bit	O
operating	O
systems	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
†	O
Retail	O
versions	O
of	O
the	O
software	O
packaged	O
for	O
sale	O
in	O
stores	O
come	O
on	O
CD-ROM	B-Device
,	O
but	O
no	O
optical	O
drive	O
is	O
required	O
for	O
copies	O
purchased	O
via	O
download	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
An	O
internet	O
connection	O
is	O
required	O
for	O
product	O
activation	O
,	O
however	O
,	O
whether	O
purchased	O
on	O
CD-ROM	B-Device
or	O
via	O
download	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
All	O
hardware	O
must	O
be	O
DirectX-compatible	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
This	O
version	O
includes	O
RPG	B-Application
Maker	I-Application
VX	I-Application
and	O
Materials	O
for	O
VX	O
:	O
SAMURAI	O
-	O
侍	O
art	O
pack	O
,	O
but	O
supports	O
64-bit	O
operating	O
systems	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
System	O
requirements	O
mostly	O
follow	O
RPG	B-Application
Maker	I-Application
VX	I-Application
Ace	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Following	O
the	O
release	O
of	O
RPG	B-Application
Maker	I-Application
VX	I-Application
,	O
Enterbrain	O
released	O
RPG	B-Application
Maker	I-Application
VX	I-Application
Ace	O
on	O
December	O
15	O
,	O
2011	O
in	O
Japan	O
,	O
and	O
March	O
15	O
,	O
2012	O
worldwide	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
RPG	B-Application
Maker	I-Application
VX	I-Application
Ace	O
is	O
basically	O
an	O
enhanced	O
version	O
of	O
RPG	B-Application
Maker	I-Application
VX	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Some	O
of	O
the	O
improvements	O
of	O
RPG	B-Application
Maker	I-Application
VX	I-Application
Ace	O
over	O
its	O
predecessor	O
are	O
:	O
</s>
<s>
Introduction	O
of	O
RGSS3	O
,	O
which	O
is	O
an	O
improvement	O
over	O
VX	O
's	O
RGSS2	B-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Support	O
for	O
Ogg	B-Algorithm
Theora	I-Algorithm
video	O
playback	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
While	O
projects	O
created	O
with	O
RPG	B-Application
Maker	I-Application
VX	I-Application
cannot	O
be	O
imported	O
directly	O
to	O
RPG	B-Application
Maker	I-Application
VX	I-Application
Ace	O
,	O
VX	O
Ace	O
is	O
backwards	O
compatible	O
with	O
map	O
files	O
created	O
in	O
VX	O
(	O
by	O
manually	O
changing	O
their	O
file	O
extension	O
)	O
and	O
certain	O
resources	O
from	O
its	O
predecessor	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
On	O
December	O
10	O
,	O
2012	O
,	O
RPG	B-Application
Maker	I-Application
VX	I-Application
Ace	O
was	O
also	O
released	O
on	O
Steam	B-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
Steam	B-Application
version	O
includes	O
support	O
for	O
the	O
Steam	B-Application
Workshop	O
,	O
allowing	O
content	O
creators	O
to	O
share	O
their	O
games	O
,	O
or	O
resources	O
online	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
RPG	B-Application
Maker	I-Application
VX	I-Application
Ace	O
was	O
succeeded	O
by	O
RPG	B-Application
Maker	I-Application
MV	O
in	O
October	O
23	O
,	O
2015	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
While	O
there	O
is	O
a	O
30-day	O
evaluation	O
version	O
of	O
RPG	B-Application
Maker	I-Application
VX	I-Application
Ace	O
,	O
Enterbrain	O
has	O
also	O
released	O
a	O
free	O
"	O
Lite	O
"	O
version	O
,	O
called	O
RPG	B-Application
Maker	I-Application
VX	I-Application
Ace	O
Lite	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Enterbrain	O
has	O
also	O
released	O
RPG	B-Application
Maker	I-Application
VX	I-Application
Ace	O
Lite	O
Nico	O
Nico	O
Edition	O
(	O
RPGツクールVX	O
Ace	O
Lite	O
ニコニコエディション	O
)	O
in	O
Japan	O
,	O
which	O
is	O
a	O
special	O
version	O
of	O
RPG	B-Application
Maker	I-Application
VX	I-Application
Ace	O
Lite	O
that	O
was	O
distributed	O
for	O
Nico	O
Nico	O
Douga	O
,	O
which	O
also	O
has	O
the	O
following	O
changes	O
:	O
</s>
<s>
RPG	B-Application
Maker	I-Application
VX	I-Application
Ace	O
has	O
received	O
a	O
positive	O
reception	O
on	O
Steam	B-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
VX	O
Ace	O
has	O
sold	O
over	O
500,000	O
units	O
on	O
Steam	B-Application
,	O
as	O
of	O
October	O
2021	O
.	O
</s>
