Getting Started

Getting Started

Create your project

1. On the Home tab, find the Projects card.
2. Click ＋ New from the engine, give your game a name, and the tool copies a clean engine base into a new project folder and switches to it.
3. Press ▶ Play in the sidebar at any time — the game compiles your changes and launches instantly.

You can also import an existing Pokémon Essentials project (v9–v18 classic format; modern v19–v21 PBS files are read too) from the same card. Reliqui Studio edits the real project files, so the project stays 100% compatible with RPG Maker XP if you ever want to go back.

The editor at a glance

The sidebar groups everything in six sections; some have sub-tabs that appear at the top:

Section	What you edit
Home	Project switcher, game settings (⚙), export, version history (Git), health check
Pokédex (+ Types)	Species: data, stats, moves, evolutions, sprites — plus ✨ shiny variants, 🧬 forms and the fakemon wizard. Clickable type chart
Maps (+ Encounters)	Tile painting (up to 8 layers, undo, paint bucket, copy/paste), events with 1-click recipes, the World canvas for map connections, wild encounters
Characters	Player characters, trainer types, trainers and their teams
Data (+ Scripts)	Items, moves (with the effect picker), abilities, balance calculator; the full Ruby script editor with global search
Search (+ Notes, Gallery)	Project-wide search with jump-to-result, notes/to-dos, sprite gallery

Golden rules

• Close RPG Maker XP before saving from Reliqui Studio — if you later save from RMXP it will overwrite your changes.
• Every save creates an automatic backup first (rotating, last 30 per file), and the Save version button on Home commits a snapshot with Git. Between the two, it is very hard to lose work.
• The health check on Home scans the whole project for broken references (missing sprites, bad event targets…). Run it now and then.

Next steps

• Give a species alternative shinies: Shiny Variants.
• Create your own regional variant: Custom Forms & Regional Variants.
• Turn off megas/dynamax or tune the engine: Game Settings & Battle Mechanics.