RPG MAKER MZ HELP

Playing Your Game

Basic Controls

Running Your Game

How you run a game made using this software changes depending on how the game is deployed.

Controls

The standard controls for games created with this software use a 4-button game pad. Button names are based off the Xbox 360 Controller. Supported game pad buttons/keyboard keys and functions used in standard games are as follows. The D-pad on the gamepad or the keyboard's arrow keys are used to control the movement of characters and the cursor.

ControlsGame Pad *KeyboardMouseTouch
MovementD-padArrow keys, num padClick destination *Tap destination *
OKAZ, Enter, SpaceClick targetTap target
CancelBX, Esc, Num pad 0Right clickTap with two fingers/cancel button
MenuYX, Esc, Num pad 0Right clickTap with two fingers/menu button
DashXShift
Previous pageLBQ, Page up
Next pageRBW, Page down
Scroll pagesD-padArrow keys, num padDrag from inside of page to outside of page/mouse scroll wheelTap and hold as you swipe from inside of page to outside of page

* Continue to click/tap and hold inside the screen when you move around the map to continue moving in that direction.

Special Controls

KeyFunction
F2Toggle FPS and Drawing Mode display
F3Toggle Stretch Mode
F4Toggle Full Screen Mode
F5Reload
F8Open developer tools (Playtest only)
F9Open Debug Screen (Playtest only)
Ctrl + Arrow keyMove through obstacles (Playtest only)
Scroll wheelScroll pages

In-game Menu Controls

Title Menu

The title screen will appear when you run your game. Select and run one of the options below.

Menu During Movement

When a player is moving on the map, this menu is displayed when you press the Menu button (same as the Cancel Button except for gamepad). Using the commands in the upper left, you can perform actions such as using items to recover an actor's status, or save the game state of the current game. Details for each command are as follows.

Battle Menu

The game will switch to the Battle Screen upon encountering an enemy in the game. You can advance the battle by selecting the following commands. When all party members' HP reaches 0, it will result in a Game Over.

Shop Menu

At the shop you can buy and sell items, weapons, armor, etc.

Entering Amount

D-pad/arrow keyFunction
Right+1 item amount
Left-1 item amount
Up+10 item amount
Down-10 item amount
ButtonFunction
+1 item amount
-1 item amount
+10 item amount
-10 item amount
OK

*When using a touch device, you can change the amount and confirm your purchase by tapping the buttons shown above.

Developer Tools

The Developer Tools will be shown when you press the F8 key while test playing your game. Please see [How to Use Developer Tools] for more information.