Ok, I have a beginning screen where I don't want ANY characters here. Then the PLAYER clicks the Hotspot (on this first room) and goes to a different room. At this new room THEN the character appears. Is this possible?
Of course it is.
All you got to do is make the initial character start in room 1 but
position say, oh i don't know... X900 and Y900.
Then, when the player clicks the hotspot, make the character go to the next room ( at specific coordinates) where you want him/her to be.
It's really pretty easy and I've used it many times.
Well, hope it helps.
Or, in that room, set "Player character invisible" or something like that. I forgot the exact text, but it's a checkbox right on the room editor.