Creating a new RPG Maker XP Project

Creating a new RPG Maker XP project Once you've downloaded and installed RPG Maker XP - the first step is to create a new project file to store your game files. Here we'll show you the very first steps of creating your RPG Maker XP project... Share this Tutorial →

Creating a brand new project is the first step in producing a video game in RPG Maker XP and it's incredibly simple to do...

Step 1:

Open RPG Maker XP - in some cases you'll need to run the software in administrator mode.

Step 2:

Click the 'New Project' icon found in the top left hand corner of the screen.

Step 3:

This will bring up the New Project menu (shown above). Choose a folder name and a name for your project (these can both be changed in the future) Click OK, and your new project will load up in a matter of seconds.

As you can see, this new project will be relatively empty. RPG Maker XP provides everything needed in the scripts that come built-into the program (more about that later) and the RTP (Runtime Package) resources. While this guide will mostly use RTP-Based resources, a large host of unique resources are available on the internet.