« previous next »
Pages: [1]

Author Topic: To the Moon part 2 engine.  (Read 5301 times)

0 Members and 1 Guest are viewing this topic.

colbzter

  • Tier 4
  • *
  • Posts: 122
  • Gender: Male
  • I am magically delicous.
  • Current Mood: alright alright
To the Moon part 2 engine.
« on: February 16, 2013, 12:42:18 AM »
Is there any way TtM 2 will be on it's own stand alone engine? (Not RPG maker.) It seems like it would be best this way, it could have an actual options menu (not the simple F1 menu)  to change things like resolution, brightness, sound volume and things like that.

I know it's very hard to make a game engine, but it seems RPG maker XP is outdated.

Please note that I am an outside observer with next to no information on how the game actually works, so my opinion is highly biased and I don't really know what I'm talking about. Please don't take offense.

I use one of the systems the game just doesn't work with http://freebirdgames.com/forum/index.php?topic=4723.0 so maybe the game actually works great normally.

It just seems like it would be easier to put it on Steam, and you could make more changes to it than possible in RPGMXP.
Logged
Mostly Harmless.

Just Lance

  • 狼と冒険家
  • *
  • Tier 7
  • **
  • Posts: 18635
  • Gender: Male
  • Commodore of Freebirdia Orbital Defense Fleet
  • Current Mood: perverse perverse
Re: To the Moon part 2 engine.
« Reply #1 on: February 16, 2013, 02:41:19 AM »
Unfortunately here are some legal issues with switching game engine at this point.
Logged
Quote
"God, it's so hard to be a smartass nowadays." Dr. Neil Watts (To the Moon)

Question Mark

  • 疑問符の人
  • Mod-Suspect
  • Tier 7
  • *
  • Posts: 1492
  • Gender: Male
Re: To the Moon part 2 engine.
« Reply #2 on: February 16, 2013, 05:54:03 AM »
Quote from: Just Lance on February 16, 2013, 02:41:19 AM
Unfortunately here are some legal issues with switching game engine at this point.
There is? I would like to hear more about it.
Logged

Thunderbird

  • 雷の鳥
  • *
  • Tier 7
  • **
  • Posts: 1573
  • Gender: Male
  • Flame Haze
  • Current Mood: happy happy
Re: To the Moon part 2 engine.
« Reply #3 on: February 16, 2013, 08:33:13 AM »
Quote from: Just Lance on February 16, 2013, 02:41:19 AM
Unfortunately here are some legal issues with switching game engine at this point.
What? Why?
Unless you are still using the RTP Graphics there shouldn't be legal issues.

But that would be a problem, the need to make tons of new graphics and the change of style coming from doing this.
Logged
Even if you are nothing more than a drop in a bucket...
Every drop leaves ripples.

Just Lance

  • 狼と冒険家
  • *
  • Tier 7
  • **
  • Posts: 18635
  • Gender: Male
  • Commodore of Freebirdia Orbital Defense Fleet
  • Current Mood: perverse perverse
Re: To the Moon part 2 engine.
« Reply #4 on: February 16, 2013, 10:19:35 AM »
That's what I heard from Reives.
Logged
Quote
"God, it's so hard to be a smartass nowadays." Dr. Neil Watts (To the Moon)

Question Mark

  • 疑問符の人
  • Mod-Suspect
  • Tier 7
  • *
  • Posts: 1492
  • Gender: Male
Re: To the Moon part 2 engine.
« Reply #5 on: February 17, 2013, 10:52:47 PM »
Quote from: Thunderbird on February 16, 2013, 08:33:13 AM
Quote from: Just Lance on February 16, 2013, 02:41:19 AM
Unfortunately here are some legal issues with switching game engine at this point.
What? Why?
Unless you are still using the RTP Graphics there shouldn't be legal issues.

But that would be a problem, the need to make tons of new graphics and the change of style coming from doing this.
Maybe that's what Reives meant.
Logged

Zeriab

  • Tier 2
  • *
  • Posts: 44
  • Current Mood: happy happy
Re: To the Moon part 2 engine.
« Reply #6 on: February 19, 2013, 03:20:01 PM »
Quote from: Thunderbird on February 16, 2013, 08:33:13 AM
Quote from: Just Lance on February 16, 2013, 02:41:19 AM
Unfortunately here are some legal issues with switching game engine at this point.
What? Why?
Unless you are still using the RTP Graphics there shouldn't be legal issues.

But that would be a problem, the need to make tons of new graphics and the change of style coming from doing this.

It's any RTP resource, not just specific to the graphics. Just to let ya know ^^
Logged

Thunderbird

  • 雷の鳥
  • *
  • Tier 7
  • **
  • Posts: 1573
  • Gender: Male
  • Flame Haze
  • Current Mood: happy happy
Re: To the Moon part 2 engine.
« Reply #7 on: February 19, 2013, 05:38:52 PM »
Ya, true. But the graphics are probably the biggest factor. Kan didn't use RTP music. Maybe some of the sound effects.
Others aren't going to matter, if you want a new engine. Or is there some ressource I'm missing?
« Last Edit: February 19, 2013, 05:40:54 PM by Thunderbird »
Logged
Even if you are nothing more than a drop in a bucket...
Every drop leaves ripples.

SenorKaffee

  • Bean there, done that.
  • *
  • Tier 4
  • **
  • Posts: 178
  • Gender: Male
  • Schnabeltier
    • kollisionsabfrage - bricks of videogame culture
  • Current Mood: happy happy
Re: To the Moon part 2 engine.
« Reply #8 on: March 10, 2013, 04:06:27 PM »
Maybe we need to get a Kickstarter together for a decent RPG Maker XP Runtime replacement engine.
Logged

Just Lance

  • 狼と冒険家
  • *
  • Tier 7
  • **
  • Posts: 18635
  • Gender: Male
  • Commodore of Freebirdia Orbital Defense Fleet
  • Current Mood: perverse perverse
Re: To the Moon part 2 engine.
« Reply #9 on: March 10, 2013, 05:11:43 PM »
Not really there are a couple of really good open source engines around. The problem is the lawsuit... -.-
Logged
Quote
"God, it's so hard to be a smartass nowadays." Dr. Neil Watts (To the Moon)

Thunderbird

  • 雷の鳥
  • *
  • Tier 7
  • **
  • Posts: 1573
  • Gender: Male
  • Flame Haze
  • Current Mood: happy happy
Re: To the Moon part 2 engine.
« Reply #10 on: March 10, 2013, 05:41:28 PM »
You could kickstart for a bunch Tileset-designers, but the real question is, does Kan want to do that?
He is used to the RPG Maker, the nature of his games doesn't really need other graphics and at least some of the compatibility issues are solved (Steam).
Logged
Even if you are nothing more than a drop in a bucket...
Every drop leaves ripples.

Question Mark

  • 疑問符の人
  • Mod-Suspect
  • Tier 7
  • *
  • Posts: 1492
  • Gender: Male
Re: To the Moon part 2 engine.
« Reply #11 on: March 11, 2013, 02:12:42 AM »
Quote from: SenorKaffee on March 10, 2013, 04:06:27 PM
Maybe we need to get a Kickstarter together for a decent RPG Maker XP Runtime replacement engine.
http://forum.chaos-project.com/index.php/topic,10796.0.html

I don't think this one is done yet, though.
Logged

Zeriab

  • Tier 2
  • *
  • Posts: 44
  • Current Mood: happy happy
Re: To the Moon part 2 engine.
« Reply #12 on: March 16, 2013, 04:12:29 PM »
The problem with any new engine, however much to be created, is all that hidden stuff we don't know until we sit with it.
I am pretty sure getting the right feel (programming) will take way more effort than what it appears for us.
When have you ever heard about IT projects being amazingly finished much before schedule?

Unfortunate it is so.
Logged
Pages: [1]
« previous next »