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.
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.
Total Plugins for MV Category:
Total Plugins Not Included:
Total Incorporated Plugins for this Category:
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