I stopped playing after beating the Shelby. I only managed to make the two basic armors.
(You should be able to escape from every battle in the game by hitting “cancel” when first entering a fight then selecting “escape”).Oh right, I forgot that's standard for RPG Maker. It's not very intuitive though. It would probably be wise to include some control instructions, on the game page if not in the game itself.
By the way, are you planning on adding additional party members? I was unclear how I was supposed to use a Bell Salve when sleep locks my only character.