RPG Maker Runtime

[ornate sentinel]

OKAY SO

WHAT WOULD Y'ALL THINK

about working to rewrite the rpg maker engine

into Unity

a new runtime that can read project files of existing games

specifically RPG Maker MV

would definitely require manually rewriting every single plugin used by each project

so it would be used on a case-by-case basis

[left ginkgo]

What do we think about doing it ourselves, or what do we think about you doing it?

[ornate sentinel]

the idea of me doing it

some benefits can include more hands-on flexibity with how the game functions during runtime

easy portability

ability to account for hardware-specific features

[celest quail]

RPG Maker already has EasyRPG or whatever its called

the open source reimplementation of i think its RPGMaker 2000 up to some slightly newer version

so it would be possible but there would be very limited use cases

[ornate sentinel]

that's 2000 to 2003

im talking a bit newer versions like MV

which use formats like JSON

[celest quail]

it would be possible but very impractical

if you built a team here youcould maybe get it done

but idk what collaboration is like here or how to get a team of volunteers

[ornate sentinel]

would be pretty funny

i would be down to collaborate since yes it would take quite a large load of work to do

[celest quail]

🫡

wishing you luck

[ornate sentinel]

you want nothing to do with it LMAO

good luck...from a distance...

✌️🥹

[rugged sail]

I'm confused. the actual creators of RPG Maker are already doing this and it should release this month https://assetstore.unity.com/packages/tools/gui/rpg-maker-unite-sign-up-now-to-receive-early-bird-bonus-asset-at-242177

[ornate sentinel]

....so its an editor based in Unity?

im looking to be able to just use the projects directly in Unity

[ornate sentinel]

and im also not versed in the RPG Maker community or a close follower of every product release

it would be for publishing purposes and deeper hands-on programming experience