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Give your RPG MAKER WITH game some flair by adding a jump mechanic to your game. Read to learn how to set movement routes to make your characters leap up and down from ledges.

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Give your RPG MAKER WITH game some flair by adding a jump mechanic to your game. Read to learn how to set movement routes to make your characters leap up and down from ledges.

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How to Make Your Characters Jump

Set Movement Route to Jump

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In maps like forests, dungeons, or caves, you can create layers that serve as puzzles for the player. By adding ledges that can be jumped over or under, you offer new ways to avoid traps and enemies.

You can also place hidden gems or treasure chests above ledges to encourage the player to explore a dungeon or a forest more than they would usually do.

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To make your character "Jump", you need to set up an event that triggers the "Jump" action. Start by selecting the tile where you want the event to occur. For this example, we're going to make our character jump over the ledge.

Creating a Conditional Branch for Jumping Over a Ledge

1
count ledge
First, we need to count the number of tiles that we have to jump through. Take note that you need to start the count from the ground tile where the jump event will start. For this example, we count 4 tiles.
2
select tile
Go to the Event Editor screen, and select a tile. This will be the starting point of our jump event.
3
basic info
Enter the Basic Info but leave the Image blank. We will not require an image for this event.
4
priority
Next, go to Priority and set to Same as Char.
5
trigger
Then head to Trigger and set to Player Touch.
6
event details
Now we're going to enter the command for this jump event. Head to Event Details and add a command line by pressing the A Button.
7
flow control
Go to Flow Control, choose Condition Branch, and press the R Button to go to Character.
8
create else br
Under Character, select Player and choose Up. This will trigger the jump event when the character faces the ledge. Check Create Else Br. and press OK.
9
conditional branch
This will create a Condition Branch. Let's add another command line by pressing the A Button.
10
play sfx
Go to Audio, choose Play SFX and select from the library of available sound effects. Press OK to confirm.
11
set movement route
Next, press the A Button and add another command line below the Play SFX command. Go to Move and select Set Movement Route. A window will appear. We will now add the command for the jump event.
12
basic settings
From the Basic Settings tab, select Player and check Wait Until End.
13
edit route
Next, go to Edit Route and select Jump. A choice of X and Y axes will appear. Moving upwards along the Y axis uses negative numbers while moving downwards uses positive numbers. Press OK and we have completed the jump event.
14
playtest jump
Let's do a playtest. Here we are getting ready for the jump.
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playtest success
Success! We jumped over the ledge.

Creating a Conditional Branch for Jumping Down From a Ledge

Now that we've set up the character to jump over the ledge, we need to create another event that lets the character jump down from the ledge. To do this, switch to Event Editor and select the tile where you want the character to jump down.

1
count ledge
Enter the Basic Info, set the Priority and Trigger similar to the steps shown in the section above.
2
flow control
Go to Flow Control, choose Condition Branch, and press the R Button to go to Character.
3
jump down
The only difference in this step is we need to change where the character is facing. Under Character, select Player and choose Down. Check to Create Else Br. and press OK.
4
play sfx jump below
Add a Play SFX command.
5
set movement route jump below
Add a Set Movement Route command but this time input a positive number in the Y axis because we need the character to jump below the ledge. Press OK and we have completed jumping down a ledge.
6
jump down ledge
Let's do a playtest.
7
playtest success jump below
Success! We jumped down from the ledge.

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