1) Basic text, items
- Basic text, showing the formatting control codes at most
- Basic item stuff that can be done with JUST the item editor
2) More text, more complex item stuff, battles
- Basic event-based text
- Name and other stored data cc's, one-shot basic cc's
- Key/location items/item transformations, stores
- Enemy names, stats, sprite/pallet selection
3) More text, battle sprites, nonbattle sprite
- Inventory, stat/status codes, party, cash, teleporting, windows 
- Enemy actions, battle sprites, miscellaneous, battle groups
- Nonbattle sprite editing (sub-spt)
4) uber text, simple map editing, sprite placement
- Movement, hotspots, advanced logic
5) advanced map techniques, tile editing
6) front screen and complex graphical techniques