Essentials Engine wiki

Welcome to the Essentials Engine wiki! The home of useful Essentials Engine documentation. Guides • Common errors About and FAQ • How you can help Current version Essentials v21.1 Released: 30th July 2023 Change log
Essentials is a collection of gameplay-altering original code designed for use in an RPG Maker XP game. This wiki contains documentation for that original code, and is itself 100% original information. Images on this wiki are used for illustrative purposes and qualify as Fair Use. There are no download links to any copyrighted or trademarked materials on this wiki. Essentials has its own sections on the PokéCommunity forum and the Relic Castle forum.
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