As this is my first RPG MAKER game, finding all nuances of how to do certain things in program was really time consuming. But I still learn a lot, and that's best! I don't use any plugins, beacuse I wanted to try what "vanilla" RPG MAKER can do, and I can say that even without them possibilities are extensive. ( But I still don't know how to center text in boxes ^^" )
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Well congrats on getting the first one out! This is my first published game, but I 've been playing around since MV.
Plugins are definitely a different situation, learning the core engine is best so you can make sure you get the right plugin for the job.
From what I looked at your project so far(I'll play it later) it looks pretty good!