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MVMZ [CGMZ] Encyclopedia and Bestiary

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Original title: MZ [CGMZ] Encyclopedia and Bestiary
Original author: CasperGaming
Original date: August 29, 2020
Source thread: https://forums.rpgmakerweb.com/threads/cgmz-encyclopedia-and-bestiary.126388/
Source forum path: Game Development Engines > RPG Maker Javascript Plugins > JS Plugin Releases (RMMZ)

Summary

[CGMZ] Encyclopedia and Bestiary By: Casper Gaming Last Update: May 23, 2026 Latest Version: 1.15.2

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[CGMZ] Encyclopedia and Bestiary
By: Casper Gaming
Last Update: May 23, 2026
Latest Version: 1.15.2

This plugin creates a powerful encyclopedia for your game, with default categories including bestiary, items, armors, weapons, skills, states, and actors. It can also handle as many custom categories as desired with their own custom entries. Categories can also be split into subcategories, for example if you want subcategories for normal and boss enemies in the bestiary category.

Add a bestiary to your game
Add an encyclopedia of items, weapons, armors, states, and skills to your game
Add custom categories with custom entries to your encyclopedia
Many configuration and customization options available

A bestiary entry

All entries can scroll if they have more info than can display in the window, such as the bestiary sketch

An item entry

An armor entry

A weapon entry

A skill entry

A state entry

A custom entry

An Actor category:

Import into plugin manager and enable the plugin. Some customization options available. Further instructions in plugin.

Online documentation can be found on my website.
User documentation can be found on the Casper Gaming Wiki.

Plugin (along with all my other plugins) can be found here: https://www.caspergaming.com/plugins/cgmz/encyclopedia/
Requires CGMZ Core plugin: https://www.caspergaming.com/plugins/cgmz/core/
To easily add this plugin to the menu, use my Menu Command Window: https://www.caspergaming.com/plugins/cgmz/menucommandwindow/

Also available on Itch.io:

[CGMZ] Encyclopedia for RPG Maker MZ by Casper Gaming

Add an encyclopedia / bestiary

casper-gaming.itch.io

https://www.caspergaming.com/terms-of-use/

Version 1.1.0

Added additional checks during battle to discover enemies

Version 1.1.1

Fixed totals window being too large in some cases
Fixed list window items having no padding
Fixed bug with the list window not scrolling up after cancel

Version 1.1.2

This plugin now initiates a check for CGMZ Achievements after discovery

Version 1.1.3

Fixed a bug with TP Gain effects being drawn over Item descriptions
Whitespace is now trimmed from the currency unit for the heading in bestiary

Version 1.2.0

New entries and custom data are now automatically recognized in saved games
Added ability to use text codes in descriptions, categories, and item lists
Added option to change label text color
Added option to change text alignment of totals window
Added option to customize category window height and column count
Added plugin command to discover multiple entries at once
Fixed bug with custom image size being incorrect for first draw
Fixed display bug for items with learn skill effects
Fixed display bug with Drop Item Double party effects
Compatibility for VS Core (fix for weird window spacing)

Version 1.2.1

Fixed bug with columns for other horizontal command windows

Version 1.2.2

Fixed bug with Include Categories (when set to OFF only) behaving weirdly

Version 1.3.0

Added ability to choose which info to display for every category
Added ability to re-order information shown for every category
Added custom batch discovery plugin command
Added ability to turn off auto-discovery
Increased max height of display window
Fixed bug with custom entries that didn't have descriptions
Fixed bug with uppercase symbols for custom categories
Documentation no longer horizontally scrolls
Documentation update to be easier to read/explain more

Version 1.4.0

You can now choose which category begins selected when the scene opens
Added plugin command to store completion % in a variable
Added plugin command to change custom entry description

Version 1.5.0

Added option to display different name in list and display windows for custom entries
Custom entries now support multiple images instead of just one
Added plugin command to change custom entry sketch
Fixed issue with adding this plugin into a saved game that did not previously have the encyclopedia

Version 1.6.0

Added option to hide undiscovered entries from the list window
Added option to customize the sort order in the list window
Added text code for displaying sketch images mixed in with description for custom entries
Updated color parameters to use new text color selector

Version 1.6.1

Bugfix for missing parameters if using Chinese language

Version 1.7.0:

Added new built in category: Actors
Added option to center large icons
Added option to show list window on right
Added option to disable Touch UI space at top
Added ability to change window padding for each window
Added ability to change windowskin for each window
Added ability to change the list window width
Added Spanish language support

Version 1.7.1

Bugfix for incorrect states being included in some cases
Bugfix for font not resetting when drawing a new entry
Bugfix for certain cases where touch UI could cause list window scroll to be incorrect

Version 1.7.2

Bugfix for crash when drawing actors with center icons option on

Version 1.7.3

Bugfix for actor entries resetting after first save

Version 1.8.0

Added ability to play BGMs while viewing enemies in bestiary
Added option to display the date an entry was discovered
Added option to autodiscover skills when they are used
This plugin can now integrate with CGMZ Difficulty to show enemy stats/gold/exp based on the current difficulty
This plugin now reports JSON parameter errors instead of crashing. If something isn't working right, please check dev tool console before reporting a bug

Version 1.9.0

Added option to display the skills an enemy can use
Added option to have a custom scene background image for each category
Added option to change header line gradient colors
Added option to have windows be transparent
Added plugin command to check if an entry has been discovered
Added option to automatically hide entries that have no name or a user defined string in their name
Added option to make entries in the encyclopedia opt-in

Version 1.9.1

Fixed crash when selecting empty enemy entry (all entries hidden)
Fix bug with empty entry showing last selected non-empty entry info

Version 1.10.0

Added subcategories
Custom entries can now display main-category object data
Added custom headers and info lines to custom entries
Added option to change category window alignment

Version 1.11.0

Added a way to purchase encyclopedia entries for gold + numerous options related to this new functionality
Added option to use custom images for enemies
Added option to use custom icon image for item/wep/armor/skill/state
Added plugin command to discover entries by a range
Added option to sort encyclopedia entries by discover date
Added option to display TP costs in skills
Fix potential crash when changing categories really quickly
Now automatically discovers actors in starting party
Converted deprecated cgmz temp calls to cgmz utils calls

Version 1.12.0

Added custom headers and info for all default categories
Added option to draw walk, battle sprite for actors
Added option to open encyclopedia by using an item
Added options for windowskin, padding, back opacity, tone to all windows
Added Center Face as its own option
Fixed bug with actor face image not always being drawn
Fixed bug with trying to draw blank actor nickname
All text should now support text codes
Removed List Window Text Code option
Removed some unused Text params leftover from old versions
Compatibility for [CGMZ] Scene Backgrounds

Version 1.13.0

Added encyclopedia to battle scene
Added custom image list property for default categories
Added integration with [CGMZ] Extra Stats for bestiary kill count
Added a custom space amount option for blank space in display window
Added option to prevent selecting list items
Added [CGMZ] Scene Backgrounds integration
Font size changes should now work better with encyclopedia
Fixed bug with scroll being slightly off with custom padding

Version 1.13.1

Added bestiary trait display options
Fixed bug with actor name in list window not updating with name change

Version 1.13.2

Added [CGMZ] Window Settings integration
Added [CGMZ] Window Backgrounds integration

Version 1.14.0

Added New marker text for new entries
Added option to hide the total window
Added plugin command to change custom entry name
Added integration with [CGMZ] Currency System
Added integration with [CGMZ] Toast Manager
Change Description now supports appending text
Discovering custom entries now possible by name

Version 1.15.0

Added option to call the scene with different categories
Category window now skipped if only 1 category
Fix bug with replaying saved BGM in some cases
Removed ability to select display window when only scroll possible

Version 1.15.1

Fix bug with opening encyclopedia in battle when touch ui disabled

Version 1.15.2

Added support for automatic space after label text

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