Dynamic Skill Trees for RPG Maker MZ

Shape how your players grow with a fully visual, choice-driven progression system that makes every upgrade feel meaningful.

Dynamic Skill Trees is a powerful, plug-and-play progression system for RPG Maker MZ that lets you design branching upgrade paths, unlockable abilities, and impactful player choices through a clean, intuitive interface. Whether you're building a deep RPG progression system or a lightweight upgrade tree, this plugin gives you complete control without requiring any scripting.

What It Does

• Create fully visual skill trees with branching paths and clear progression flow
• Define prerequisites between skills to control unlock order
• Use gold, items, or variables as costs for unlocking nodes
• Add multiple effects per skill including switches and variable changes
• Gate skills behind conditions like switches or variable thresholds
• Open the skill tree from menus, events, NPCs, or anywhere in your game
• Grant, purchase, or reset skills using simple plugin commands
• Automatically refresh available skills based on game state

Flexible Layout Options

• Flow layout for clean, structured progression paths
• Radial layout with branches expanding from a central node
• Concentric layout with layered progression rings
• Manual layout with full control over node positioning
• Custom connections between nodes for complete design freedom

Designed for Player Experience

• Smooth camera controls with zooming and panning
• Clear visual states for locked, available, and unlocked skills
• Hover tooltips with costs, requirements, and descriptions
• Animated feedback when unlocking skills
• Optional auto-fit camera to keep the entire tree readable

Deep Customization

• Customize node size, colors, shapes, and spacing
• Theme your skill tree to match your game’s style
• Category-based coloring for better readability
• Adjustable grid and snapping for precise layouts
• Control UI layout, window size, and positioning

Perfect For

• RPG progression systems
• Class or job-based skill trees
• Ability unlock systems
• Passive upgrade systems
• Story-gated progression
• Any game that benefits from meaningful player choice

Terms of Use

• Once purchased, the plugin can be used in both commercial and non-commercial projects
• Modification allowed for personal or project-specific use (must retain original metadata)
• Redistribution is not allowed, do not re-upload or resell
• Credit is appreciated but not required