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Hi all, introducing [CGMZ] Fourth Wall!

This plugin is intended to be a compilation of mechanics that can help your game break the fourth wall, or in other words to go outside of standard in-game mechanics. Currently, it includes the following mechanics:

Mock Error

Show a fake error screen as if a file failed to load, with total control over the filename that gets displayed in this fake error. The player will have to click the Retry button to progress past this mock error. See below gif for how it can look:

Exit Game

Close the game window for the player. This will shut the game down. You could combine this with [CGMZ] Global Data to make some changes before shutting the game down, so the game can be different when the player opens it back up.

Change Game Title

Change the title shown in the title bar of the game window, for example to show the player what chapter they are on or any other info you want to add to the title. Title changes are persistent for that save file and will re-appear if the player loads the save later.

Open Website

Open a website url in the player's preferred browser (desktop) or in the current browser (web). Simple.

JS Prompts

Show either a standard JS Alert, Confirm, or Prompt dialog box. An alert is just a popup window that the player can dismiss. A confirm allows the player to either accept or decline, with the choice they make being provided to your game via a switch. A prompt dialog box allows the player to type whatever they want in, with the resulting text being provided to your game via a game variable. See below gif for how a prompt may work:

Quick Facts

✅ RPG Maker MZ✅ No obfuscation✅ No AI used at any point in the creation of this plugin

Support

Casper Gaming provides quick support to any user who needs it. You can leave a comment below with your question or issue, I try to check my Patreon at least once a day. For even quicker support, you can come into the Casper Gaming Discord and ask for help in the #support channel.

Roadmap

I plan to expand this plugin by adding more fourth wall mechanics. Some ideas may be the ability to log something to the dev tools console (mostly for web deployed players), move the game window, and other effects. Of course, I am always listening to what my community wants and any user requests will also be added to the to-do list.

Casper Gaming plugins are made better through community suggestions. I am always happy to hear any features you'd like to see added that I may not have thought of already. Please leave any suggestions you have in the comments below, or in the #suggestions channel of the Casper Gaming Discord. I add all suggestions to my to-do list.

Happy RPG Making!

This version adds a plugin command to print the game screen in the player's printer. You can optionally choose the document's title when printed, and set any print CSS rules you want in the plugin parameters which will get added to the game css.

See below gif for how it can look: