in 2017, the first version of this game was released: an action-RPG.
It then took MANY iterations to explain how to play it!
RPG Maker assumes an awful lot of conventions, assumes players know all the keyboard shortcuts by default...
So please feel free to play this again:
HINT: press all the keys methodically to learn all the shortcuts: there are tutorials too... but hey.
this version was fun but took a LOT of work to get the player to adopt.
BASICS:
Esc - toggle menu mode: Items / Skills / Equipment / Status / Formation / Monster Manual / System
Equipment Menus: important to assign weapons, armour, spells for hotkey menu used in 'mapview' game-mode:
Game-mode:
You have a team Leader and a team of Followers.
You ONLY control the Leader, but can change the Leader at any time.
Leader Actions:
Cursor keys to move.
'F' Weapon attack
'G' Shield defence
'H' / 'I' - use assigned items ('N' menu)
'R' / 'T' / 'Y' / 'U' - use assigned spells / skills ('N' menu)
'K' for Leader to rally Followers to attack all nearby / recall Followers to Leader
'CTRL' to rotate team
'SHIFT' to toggle sprint mode
Team Management:
'N' to call player inventory, to assign weapons / skills / spells to hotkeys: VERY IMPORTANT
'M' manage team - what they will rely on in-combat etc
- 'A' assigns attack mode
- 'N' allows you to reassign player armament
'K' toggle Combat Mode: if enemies nearby, your followers (not your leader) go off and fight, using the skills / weapons you have set them up with.
'K' recalls them, or goads them to keep trying again if they retreat back to leader...
System:
Alt+Enter / F1 / F5 / F6 - toggle fullscreen view
Anyway, have fun!
Dave