Quick question about animated battler scripts / battlers

[Soulcutter]

Am I correct in assuming that in order to make a Battler graphic a multiple sprite template for pulling animations from, you must use a script like Minkoff's Animated Battlers? Or is there another script that lets you do that? Reason I ask, is that I want to create my own battle system seperate from the existing scripts but I want to use sprite sheets similar to what is used in the Minkoff's Animated Battlers, and the FFVI SDK if only to save space rather then having hundreds of custom sprites uploaded. Any help is appreciated.