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RPG Maker MZ Effect System Update (2.5)
Posted July 06, 2025 by Dikarier
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✨ Update v2.5: New Mechanics & 5 Powerful Effects ✨
This major update significantly expands the plugin's functionality, giving you even more control over the atmosphere in your game.
[+] New Features & Mechanics
- "Infinite" Effects: You can now create states with visual effects that last indefinitely until manually removed. Simply omit the
tag. The effect will fade out smoothly when the state is cleared.
- "Invisible" State Timers: Added the ability to use the plugin's timer system for states that have no visual component. Just specify a duration with
, and the plugin will correctly handle the state's expiration.
- Flexible Slowdown Effect: Added two new plugin parameters (
slowPulse
and slowScreenEffect
) that allow you to enable or disable the pulsation and blue tint for the
effect.
[+] 5 New Atmospheric Effects
- : Drowsiness effect (smooth screen darkening).
- : Frostbite effect (cold, blue screen tint).
- : Waking from anesthesia effect (high contrast, constant heavy blur, and a "breathing" shake).
- : Hashish effect (warm haze, heavy blur, floating rotation, and a "viscous" shake).
- : "Krokodil" effect (necrotic tint, color inversion, and sharp, glitchy jumps).
As always, the full list of effects and instructions are available in the plugin's built-in help file.