FREE Event Timer for RPG Maker MZ

What this plugin is

This is a timer plugin for RPG Maker that counts real time — seconds, minutes, and hours — and allows you to switch event pages not instantly, but after a specified amount of time.

It is useful when:

• an event must change after some time,

• the player can leave the event area,

• and you don’t want to keep the player standing near the event all the time.

What exactly it does

The plugin:

• starts a timer inside an event;

• counts real seconds / minutes / hours;

• when the time is over, it simply finishes the waiting, after which the event continues executing.

⚠️ The plugin does not switch pages automatically —
it only creates a delay.
Page switching is done via Switches, just like in standard RPG Maker logic.

Plugin installation

1. Unpack the plugin file.

2. Put it into the folder:  /js/plugins/

3. Open RPG Maker → Plugin Manager.

4. Enable the plugin.

✔️ The plugin has no global parameters.
All settings are configured separately inside each event.

How it is used in an event

Step 1. Create an event with multiple pages

Each page represents a state or stage, for example:

• plant growth;

• ripening;

• a bomb countdown;

• a door unlocking, etc.

Example with cabbage:

1. Seeds

2. Sprouts

3. Leaves

4. Fruit

5. Ripe cabbage

Step 2. Set up switches on each page

On each page:

• at the end, you turn on a Switch,

• which disables the current page,

• and enables the next one.

This is standard RPG Maker behavior.

Step 3. Add the plugin command (the timer itself)

On each page, before the switch command:

1. Open:  Event Commands → Plugin Command

2. Select your timer plugin.

3. Set:

   • seconds

   • minutes

   • hours

⏱ These values define the waiting time for this specific event page.

Important limitation (scenes)

❗ The timer only works while the scene is active.

• If the player leaves the scene/map:

  • the timer pauses.

• When the player returns:

  • the timer continues from where it stopped.

🔴 This is a local timer, not a global one.

Other possible uses

• plant growth systems;

• pet or dog growth;

• bombs with delayed explosions;

• doors you must reach before the timer runs out;

• traps;

• timed quests;

• any events where time matters.

Summary

• The plugin provides real-time waiting.

• It is configured per event, not globally.

• It works via Plugin Commands.

• Event pages are switched using Switches.

• The timer pauses when leaving the scene.

• The plugin is free and universal.