I have a couple of questions

[Gloom]

I'm trying to make a (non-traditional) game with my own graphics.

I've a lot of experience with RPG Maker on the PSone
but this is my first PC maker so I have a few questions.

1. I'm into 8-bit style graphics (my avatar is an example of my sprites) and I want my
game to have that look, but the in-game font doesn't fit the bill. Can it be changed?

2. Can the message box be set to not be semi-transparent?

3. Is there a way to disable and/or reassign button
functions? Like if I wanted to disable the sub menu?

4. Can the title screen be skipped?

Basically I'd like to eliminate most of the RPG aspects and
perhaps make an adventure or side-scrolling "action" game.

 

[Desecration]

Hey welcome to the PC Maker I guess, I'll give it a go to answer your questions.

1. The in-game font can indeed be changed, its a fairly simple script that if you ask for somebody would gladly give you.

2. The message box can be set as a semi-transparent, this again would need the aid of a few lines of code but nothing complex.

3. Reassigning keys can all be done with the aid of a few simple script changes, again (What would we do without scripts? /gasp).

4. The title screen can be skipped with again, yep, you guessed it! A script. There are a few of these types of scripts flying around in the Scripts section of the forum, take a few moments to browse it and I'm sure you'll find a suitable script.

 

[Gloom]

So basically I should be learning Ruby, huh? {:3

One last (stupid) question; When my game is complete, is there a way to distribute it as a stand
alone executable without all the folders and so forth accessible and perhaps have a custom icon?

 

[Desecration]

Yes there is a way to easily distribute your game, RMXP and VX I believe both come with inbuilt features for doing this, however to use a custom icon requires a little method (I'm not fully aware of it, but there is a tutorial on these boards about doing it). Also its probably a good idea if you learn some Ruby although its not 100% needed, majority of the solutions would only require a few lines of code if its not a big script, these little lines many scripters would be more than happy to give you these to help you along.