Not AI-generated images: every layer is drawn shape by shape by code, then checked by hand in RPG Maker MZ.
Play the web demo first: https://pixeldreamerstudio.itch.io/asian-fantasy-parallax-rpg-maker-mz - walk right and watch every layer scroll at its own speed, then talk to the guides to fade from day to dusk to night.
12 ASIAN FANTASY SCENES, EACH IN DAY, DUSK AND NIGHT
The layout stays exactly the same, only the light, sky and lamps change - so the plugin can crossfade the time of day in the middle of your map.
JAPAN: Torii & Sakura Hill - Volcano Village - Bamboo Forest - Japanese Castle - Spirit Shrine
CHINA / WUXIA / XIANXIA: Karst River - Misty Pagoda - Lantern City - Floating Mountains - Sect Gate Stairs
THAI: Thai Temple Fields - Jungle Temple Ruins
WHAT YOU GET (396 PNG + plugin)
- Parallax layers: 7 per scene (sky, clouds, far, mid, near, foreground, particles), 1120x624, seamless left-right
- The same scenes as single images for MZ's built-in parallax (no plugin needed)
- Battlebacks 1000x740: battlebacks1 = full scene, battlebacks2 = sky + skyline with a transparent bottom, so you can put it over MZ's own floors
- Title screens 816x624
- PD_ParallaxLayers plugin + 3 demo maps
PD_ParallaxLayers PLUGIN
- One notetag: <PDParallax: Lantern_City night>
- Each layer follows the camera at its own speed (editable)
- Clouds drift, particles move by themselves: sakura petals fall, sky lanterns rise, birds glide, fireflies sway
- Particles can float above your characters
- Plugin commands: Set Scene, Set Time of Day (crossfade), Clear
- Works with looping maps and any screen size
- Also works with your own layer images
FREE SAMPLE INCLUDED
Torii & Sakura Hill in all 3 times of day + the full plugin.
LICENSE
Use in any personal or commercial game. Credit is welcome, not required. Do not resell or redistribute the files as an asset pack.
Tested in RPG Maker MZ 1.10. Code written with AI assistance.
