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Sizes for custom character sprites

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Original title: Sizes for custom character sprites
Original author: ElectroNephite
Original date: October 29, 2016
Source thread: https://forums.rpgmakerweb.com/threads/sizes-for-custom-character-sprites.70321/
Source forum path: Game Development Engines > Legacy Engine Support > RPG Maker VX Support

Summary

Hi. I'm making a fangame atm and I want to draw my own sprites for it, instead of using the sprites that come with RPG Maker. However, my sprites are a lot bigger than the standard ones. I looked online and it says that, to make the characters appear properly, I need to put them in a 3 * 4 grid. When I try this, it doesn't work. Can someone either tell me what dimensions I should use, where I'm going wrong or - if you can - could you...

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Hi. I'm making a fangame atm and I want to draw my own sprites for it, instead of using the sprites that come with RPG Maker. However, my sprites are a lot bigger than the standard ones. I looked online and it says that, to make the characters appear properly, I need to put them in a 3 * 4 grid. When I try this, it doesn't work.

Can someone either tell me what dimensions I should use, where I'm going wrong or - if you can - could you create a PNG grid, with empty boxes that I can use to paste my characters into, so I know what size works.

Attached is the sprite sheet.

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