[CGMZ] Encyclopedia and Bestiary

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[CGMZ] Encyclopedia and Bestiary
By: Casper Gaming
Last Update: May 23, 2026
Latest Version: 1.15.2​

This plugin creates a powerful encyclopedia for your game, with default categories including bestiary, items, armors, weapons, skills, states, and actors. It can also handle as many custom categories as desired with their own custom entries. Categories can also be split into subcategories, for example if you want subcategories for normal and boss enemies in the bestiary category.

• Add a bestiary to your game
  
• Add an encyclopedia of items, weapons, armors, states, and skills to your game
  
• Add custom categories with custom entries to your encyclopedia
  
• Many configuration and customization options available
  

Spoiler: Screenshots

A bestiary entry



All entries can scroll if they have more info than can display in the window, such as the bestiary sketch



An item entry



An armor entry



A weapon entry



A skill entry



A state entry



A custom entry



An Actor category:

https://www.youtube.com/embed/7AndfOwC97E



Import into plugin manager and enable the plugin. Some customization options available. Further instructions in plugin.

Online documentation can be found on my website.
User documentation can be found on the Casper Gaming Wiki.



Plugin (along with all my other plugins) can be found here: https://www.caspergaming.com/plugins/cgmz/encyclopedia/
Requires CGMZ Core plugin: https://www.caspergaming.com/plugins/cgmz/core/
To easily add this plugin to the menu, use my Menu Command Window: https://www.caspergaming.com/plugins/cgmz/menucommandwindow/

Also available on Itch.io:


[CGMZ] Encyclopedia for RPG Maker MZ by Casper Gaming

Add an encyclopedia / bestiary

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Spoiler: Version History

Version 1.1.0

• Added additional checks during battle to discover enemies
  

Version 1.1.1

• Fixed totals window being too large in some cases
  
• Fixed list window items having no padding
  
• Fixed bug with the list window not scrolling up after cancel
  

Version 1.1.2

• This plugin now initiates a check for CGMZ Achievements after discovery
  

Version 1.1.3

• Fixed a bug with TP Gain effects being drawn over Item descriptions
  
• Whitespace is now trimmed from the currency unit for the heading in bestiary
  

Version 1.2.0

• New entries and custom data are now automatically recognized in saved games
  
• Added ability to use text codes in descriptions, categories, and item lists
  
• Added option to change label text color
  
• Added option to change text alignment of totals window
  
• Added option to customize category window height and column count
  
• Added plugin command to discover multiple entries at once
  
• Fixed bug with custom image size being incorrect for first draw
  
• Fixed display bug for items with learn skill effects
  
• Fixed display bug with Drop Item Double party effects
  
• Compatibility for VS Core (fix for weird window spacing)
  

Version 1.2.1

• Fixed bug with columns for other horizontal command windows
  

Version 1.2.2

• Fixed bug with Include Categories (when set to OFF only) behaving weirdly
  

Version 1.3.0

• Added ability to choose which info to display for every category
  
• Added ability to re-order information shown for every category
  
• Added custom batch discovery plugin command
  
• Added ability to turn off auto-discovery
  
• Increased max height of display window
  
• Fixed bug with custom entries that didn't have descriptions
  
• Fixed bug with uppercase symbols for custom categories
  
• Documentation no longer horizontally scrolls
  
• Documentation update to be easier to read/explain more
  

Version 1.4.0

• You can now choose which category begins selected when the scene opens
  
• Added plugin command to store completion % in a variable
  
• Added plugin command to change custom entry description
  

Version 1.5.0

• Added option to display different name in list and display windows for custom entries
  
• Custom entries now support multiple images instead of just one
  
• Added plugin command to change custom entry sketch
  
• Fixed issue with adding this plugin into a saved game that did not previously have the encyclopedia
  

Version 1.6.0

• Added option to hide undiscovered entries from the list window
  
• Added option to customize the sort order in the list window
  
• Added text code for displaying sketch images mixed in with description for custom entries
  
• Updated color parameters to use new text color selector
  

Version 1.6.1

• Bugfix for missing parameters if using Chinese language
  

Version 1.7.0:

• Added new built in category: Actors
  
• Added option to center large icons
  
• Added option to show list window on right
  
• Added option to disable Touch UI space at top
  
• Added ability to change window padding for each window
  
• Added ability to change windowskin for each window
  
• Added ability to change the list window width
  
• Added Spanish language support
  

Version 1.7.1

• Bugfix for incorrect states being included in some cases
  
• Bugfix for font not resetting when drawing a new entry
  
• Bugfix for certain cases where touch UI could cause list window scroll to be incorrect
  

Version 1.7.2

• Bugfix for crash when drawing actors with center icons option on
  

Version 1.7.3

• Bugfix for actor entries resetting after first save
  

Version 1.8.0

• Added ability to play BGMs while viewing enemies in bestiary
  
• Added option to display the date an entry was discovered
  
• Added option to autodiscover skills when they are used
  
• This plugin can now integrate with CGMZ Difficulty to show enemy stats/gold/exp based on the current difficulty
  
• This plugin now reports JSON parameter errors instead of crashing. If something isn't working right, please check dev tool console before reporting a bug
  

Version 1.9.0

• Added option to display the skills an enemy can use
  
• Added option to have a custom scene background image for each category
  
• Added option to change header line gradient colors
  
• Added option to have windows be transparent
  
• Added plugin command to check if an entry has been discovered
  
• Added option to automatically hide entries that have no name or a user defined string in their name
  
• Added option to make entries in the encyclopedia opt-in
  

Version 1.9.1

• Fixed crash when selecting empty enemy entry (all entries hidden)
  
• Fix bug with empty entry showing last selected non-empty entry info
  

Version 1.10.0

• Added subcategories
  
• Custom entries can now display main-category object data
  
• Added custom headers and info lines to custom entries
  
• Added option to change category window alignment
  

Version 1.11.0

• Added a way to purchase encyclopedia entries for gold + numerous options related to this new functionality
  
• Added option to use custom images for enemies
  
• Added option to use custom icon image for item/wep/armor/skill/state
  
• Added plugin command to discover entries by a range
  
• Added option to sort encyclopedia entries by discover date
  
• Added option to display TP costs in skills
  
• Fix potential crash when changing categories really quickly
  
• Now automatically discovers actors in starting party
  
• Converted deprecated cgmz temp calls to cgmz utils calls
  

Version 1.12.0

• Added custom headers and info for all default categories
  
• Added option to draw walk, battle sprite for actors
  
• Added option to open encyclopedia by using an item
  
• Added options for windowskin, padding, back opacity, tone to all windows
  
• Added Center Face as its own option
  
• Fixed bug with actor face image not always being drawn
  
• Fixed bug with trying to draw blank actor nickname
  
• All text should now support text codes
  
• Removed List Window Text Code option
  
• Removed some unused Text params leftover from old versions
  
• Compatibility for [CGMZ] Scene Backgrounds
  

Version 1.13.0

• Added encyclopedia to battle scene
  
• Added custom image list property for default categories
  
• Added integration with [CGMZ] Extra Stats for bestiary kill count
  
• Added a custom space amount option for blank space in display window
  
• Added option to prevent selecting list items
  
• Added [CGMZ] Scene Backgrounds integration
  
• Font size changes should now work better with encyclopedia
  
• Fixed bug with scroll being slightly off with custom padding
  

Version 1.13.1

• Added bestiary trait display options
  
• Fixed bug with actor name in list window not updating with name change
  

Version 1.13.2

• Added [CGMZ] Window Settings integration
  
• Added [CGMZ] Window Backgrounds integration
  

Version 1.14.0

• Added New marker text for new entries
  
• Added option to hide the total window
  
• Added plugin command to change custom entry name
  
• Added integration with [CGMZ] Currency System
  
• Added integration with [CGMZ] Toast Manager
  
• Change Description now supports appending text
  
• Discovering custom entries now possible by name
  

Version 1.15.0

• Added option to call the scene with different categories
  
• Category window now skipped if only 1 category
  
• Fix bug with replaying saved BGM in some cases
  
• Removed ability to select display window when only scroll possible
  

Version 1.15.1

• Fix bug with opening encyclopedia in battle when touch ui disabled
  

Version 1.15.2

• Added support for automatic space after label text
  

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