Introduction
I have been getting a lot of questions lately about why the Yanfly Engine Plugins library offers 40 free plugins and the VisuStella MZ plugin only offers 10, ie the "Cores".
This wiki article is made to draw comparisons between what the plugins do offer and what is actually in the VisuStella MZ Cores.
tl;dr: The VisuStella MZ Cores are composed of way more plugins than 40 from Yanfly Engine Plugins.
Look at what's inside them.
What's Free from Yanfly Engine Plugins?
First, let's take a look at what is considered free coming from Yanfly Engine Plugins.
These plugins are a part of the Free Starter Pack Essentials bundle that can be downloaded from my itch.io page.
These are the following plugins included:
Now, I know some of you are able to look through that list and go "Hey, wait a minute! Isn't XYZ plugin free in the Yanfly Engine Plugins freebie bundle but a paid plugin in the VisuStella MZ library? What gives!?"
Great question! Read about it here.
What is Actually Included
This is a table of the full Yanfly Engine Plugins library and shows which of the VisuStella MZ Cores that contain the MV plugin counterpart.
Core Plugins
This is a table showing the Core Plugins from the Yanfly Engine Plugins library and whether or not they're a part of the freebie bundle.
In the third column, this table lists which VisuStella MZ Core plugin it is a part of.
A massive majority of the plugins available from the Yanfly Engine Plugins core plugins category is available through the VisuStella MZ cores.
Plugins like the Save Core VisuStella MZ encompass the autosave feature, which is also an RPG Maker MZ base feature, though, expanded upon.
The Message Core VisuStella MZ plugin also contains a lot of features to make it extra robust and powerful.
Total Plugins for MV Category: 24
Total Plugins Not Included: 5
Total Incorporated Plugins for this Category: 17
Battle Plugins
This is a table showing the Battle Plugins from the Yanfly Engine Plugins library and whether or not they're a part of the freebie bundle.
In the third column, this table lists which VisuStella MZ Core plugin it is a part of.
The Battle Core VisuStella MZ is one of the largest RPG Maker plugins in existence even when compared to the Yanfly Engine Plugins version.
The Battle Engine Core (YEP) for MV does not set nearly as large of a battle-front foundation that the MZ version does.
It is also the reason why for VisuStella MZ, there are more custom battle systems available due to the larger battle foundation available.
Other plugins like the Damage Core (YEP) and Target Core (YEP) are already included in the Battle Engine Core (YEP) by default.
Buffs & States Core (YEP) is a part of Skills and States Core VisuStella MZ amongst other things like State Categories (YEP).
The damage over time formulas and such are also included in the Skills and States Core VisuStella MZ.
Total Plugins for MV Category: 47
Total Plugins Not Included: 27
Total Incorporated Plugins for this Category: 20
Item Plugins
This is a table showing the Item Plugins from the Yanfly Engine Plugins library and whether or not they're a part of the freebie bundle.
In the third column, this table lists which VisuStella MZ Core plugin it is a part of.
Total Plugins for MV Category: 15
Total Plugins Not Included: 9
Total Incorporated Plugins for this Category: 6
Skill Plugins
This is a table showing the Skill Plugins from the Yanfly Engine Plugins library and whether or not they're a part of the freebie bundle.
In the third column, this table lists which VisuStella MZ Core plugin it is a part of.
Total Plugins for MV Category: 10
Total Plugins Not Included: 7
Total Incorporated Plugins for this Category: 3
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