Grid Inventory for RPG Maker MV

Introduction

This plugin changes the way the player interacts with their inventory.

Instead of having a list based inventory this plugin featues a grid based one instead. Like the ones you would see in Path of Exile or Diablo.

It should be noted that this plugin is still in development. You can affect the development of the plugin by reporting bugs or suggest features you would like to see being added to the plugin.

Requirements

For the plugin to work you need to have the following:

• A 'InventoryIcons.json' file in the ./data folder (See the custom icons section below to see how to generate one)
• A 'InventoryIcons.png' file in the ./img/system folder (See the custom icons section below to see how to generate one)
• A 'WindowHighlight.png file in the ./img/system folder (Used to highlight windows when e.g. selecting equiped items using the keyboard. An example of the file can be downloaded)

The plugin is also made for RPGMaker MV version 1.6.1 or later.

Compatibility

The plugin should now be compatible with:

• YEP_ItemCore (However it does not use the scene from YEP_ItemCore, but the individual items and item variance aspect of YEP_ItemCore is compatible with this plugin)
  
• YEP_X_ItemDisassemble
  
• YEP_X_ItemDurability
  
• YEP_X_ItemRename
  
• YEP_X_ItemRequirements
  
• YEP_X_ItemUpgrades
  
• YEP_X_AttachAugments

Features

• A grid-based inventory
• Items can take up multiple cells
• Custom icons for items
• An item tool-tip window
• Colorcoded cell/item backgrounds
• Quick equipment of equipment
• Custom inventories for e.g. chests
• Item drops from battles drops in a temporary (shiny) inventory on the ground
• Customizable inventory size and cell size.

Plugin Commands

You can use the following plugin commands:

• OpenInventory [ID] - replace [ID] with the id of the inventory. You can also write 'Player' instead of the id to open the player inventory.
  E.g. OpenInventory 1 or OpenInventory Player
• ClearPlayerInventory - Clears the inventory for all items, weapons, and armors.

Note-tags

You can use the following note-tags to change how items interact with the inventories:

• <GridSize:cols,rows> - replace cols and rows with how many cols and rows the item should take up in the grid.
• <maxItems:amount> - replace amount with the stack size of the item.
• <iconImage:iconName> - replace iconName with the name the custom icon have in the json-file.
• <Rarity:rarityID> - replace rarityID with the id of the rarity defined in the plugin parameters

Custom Icon

For custom icons you need to make a spritesheet called "InventoryIcons.png" and place it in the "./img/system" folder of your project. Furthermore, you also need to have a data file which contains the information of each icon in the spritesheet placed in the "./data" folder of your project called "InventoryIcons.json".

This data file should contain the following layout:

{"frames":  {
"ReplaceWith_ItemIconName1":
{
 "frame": {"x":0,"y":0,"w":32,"h":32},
},
"ReplaceWith_ItemIconName2":
{
 "frame": {"x":32,"y":0,"w":32,"h":32},
}}
}

I would recommend using the program TexturePacker to make the data file alongwith the spritesheet. It is free and very easy to use. Here is a quick tutorial in how to make your spritesheet and data file:

Changelog

Beta 1.10     :  Added Compare Items Window
                              Added DisassembleItems Preview (for YEP_X_ItemDisassemble)
                              Added plugin command to clear player inventory
                              Equip Windows now properly shows tool tips
                              You will now drop items on the floor if they cannot fit in your inventory
Beta 1.9.5    :  Changed how custom image icons are drawn
                              Changed default Inventory Scene to show two actors instead of four
Beta 1.9        :  Added WindowHighlight (used to show which window uses the
                              keyboard)
                              Added InformationSprite to the ItemDrop scene
                              Reworked how you equip equipment using the keyboard
Beta 1.8        :  Added a lot of customization for the Equip Windows in the player
                              inventory.
                              Added Names/Headers to the Inventories
                              A lot of bug fixes
Beta 1.7        :  Added even more customization for the tool tip window incl Notetags!
Beta 1.6        :  Added Confirmation Window when dropping/destroying items
                              Added a lot of customization options for the tool tip window
                              Added custimazation options for the item command windows
                              The held item now uses a HeldItemManager
                              Bug Fixes

Beta 1.5        :  Made the plugin compatible with more YEP_ItemCore extensions
                                    - YEP_X_AttachAugments
                                    - YEP_X_ItemUpgrades
                              Added missing stuff to the tool tip window
Beta 1.4        :  Made the plugin compatible with various YEP_ItemCore extensions
                                    - YEP_X_ItemDisassemble (Limited)
                                    - YEP_X_ItemDurability (missing tool tip info)
                                    - YEP_X_ItemRename
                             Changed various behind the scene stuff for handling mouse and keyboard
Beta 1.3        :  Added customization options for item/cursor background colors
                              Added Rarity system for customizing item bckground/text colors
Beta 1.2        :  Added a plugin command for openning the custom inventories
                              Fixed the custom inventory scene when using the keyboard
Beta 1.1.1    :  Fixed usage of items from the inventory
                              Fixed hiding the tooltip window
Beta 1.1        :  Changed som logic behind adding items to the inventory
                              Made the plugin compatible with YEP_ItemCore
Beta 1.0.1    :  Fixed Equip Windows bug when not in a party of 4.
Beta 1.0        :  Initial Beta Release

Contact

If you encounter any bugs or have any comments about the plugin. Feel free to leave a comment here or send me a message on the rpg maker forum. My username there is Magnus0808.