Most Popular VisuStella MZ Plugins

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Introduction Have you ever wondered which plugins are VisuStella MZ's most popular plugins? And possibly, how this popularity changed from Yanfly Engine Plugins? Well, I figured that since it's been years since RPG Maker MZ's and VisuStella MZ's launch, we can do some number comparisons. These numbers are based off of unique users based off website analytics. There is likely to be some inaccuracies due to the timing of the plugin releases and such potentially skewing numbers. Otherwise, I would find these numbers to be relatively accurate based off what I have seen. This is an article written by Yanfly. The Cores It should come off as no surprise that the cores for both Yanfly Engine Plugins and VisuStella MZ are the most frequently downloaded plugins for each library. But by how much? Let's take a look. Yanfly Engine Plugins Plugin Ratio Core Plugins 85.68% Remaining Library 14.32% VisuStella MZ Plugin Ratio Core Plugins 76.85% Remaining Library 23.15% So why am I comparing the Cores to everything first? Well, I wanted to get them out of the way since they're the "boring" answer. Core plugins are often seen as necessary plugins to have for each project because they bring in essential features that most people want for their games. Other reasons may include that core plugins are also necessary for extension plugins to run. Either way, I know this isn't what you came here for so let's go onto the "fun" plugins that will exclude the cores. Top 10 Non-Cores Now that the cores are excluded, let's take a look at which plugins are the most popular for each library. This is what you most likely came here for: the "fun" plugins. Yanfly Engine Plugins Plugin Ratio Quest Journal System 24.33% Visual HP Gauges 12.33% Party System 10.58% Grid-Free Doodads 9.22% Weapon Animation 8.64% Item Synthesis 8.04% Extended Message Pack 1 7.37% Victory Aftermath 7.19% Gab Window 6.47% Battle Status Window 5.82% VisuStella MZ Plugin Ratio Quest Journal System VisuStella MZ 22.43% Party System VisuStella MZ 14.84% Victory Aftermath VisuStella MZ 10.23% Item Crafting System VisuStella MZ 8.79% Message Letter Sounds VisuStella MZ 8.30% Gab Window VisuStella MZ 8.04% Dragonbones Union VisuStella MZ 7.94% Weapon Animation VisuStella MZ 7.22% Lighting Effects VisuStella MZ 6.21% Sideview Battle UI VisuStella MZ 5.99% Something interesting that you'll see here is that there are some very similar plugins ranked together here. Some of them are in the same exact spot like the Quest Journal Systems, while some others are close to each rank like Party System and Item Synthesis/Crafting. Even the numeric distribution is very similar, in which they follow a Pareto Distribution Curve assuming that we factor in the cores, too. Quest Journal System End of File