RPG engine

Solar2D General Questions/Discussion
#1

Hello All,

I managed to create a small top down rpg engine with basic functionalities using corona.

Here is a video link : https://screencast-o-matic.com/watch/cFiQ3xF4fZ

Please let me know what your thoughts are on this. I have created it mostly with free art. I am looking for cheap top down rpg asset bundle, if anyone has any please let me know.

With regards,

Shahjada

#2

Kudos.  Looking great.

#3

Thanks. Was wondering what I can do to improve it.

#4

Not bad:) 

My suggestions:

  • Character move too fast for me,
  • Use various ground. Now it is monotony,
  • Avoid empty space.

Good luck Ahmed.

ldurniat

#5

Hi Idurniat,

Thanks for your feedback.

  • This is just a small demo including basic functionalities, I have not done any tweaking

  • How can I use various grounds to reduce monotony, I am not an expert in pixel art, but is there any good tutorial for level design?

  • What do you mean by avoiding empty space?

Thanks for your feedback, appreciate your answer :slight_smile:

#6

Good work…congrats!

Perhaps you could replace the directional arrows with a joystick  :wink:

Best regards,

Erich.

#7

Check out :

2D Game Art Tutorials by Chris Hildenbrand

Area with only one or two types of images (ground).  

#8

Hi egruttner,

Would it be possible to tell me how I may implement joystick?

Do you think it will improve gameplay?

I do not want to introduce top right or top left diagonal movements, I guess having a joystick will expect diagonal movement of character?

Thanks for your feedback

#9

Sure!

To implement joystick you can develop your own library or use an external one.

For example:

https://github.com/trevornmarshall/virtual_controller

https://gist.github.com/jbp4444/b4d6a357ad86f3041262

https://github.com/dantes2023/virtual-joystick-with-example

Or you can buy the superb library SSK2 (Super Starter Kit) by @roaminggamer that includes library for input controller.

https://roaminggamer.github.io/RGDocs/pages/SSK2/libraries/easy_inputs/#easy-inputs-sskeasyinputs

You can use a joystick but forcing the movement only for left, right, up and down.

Best regards,

Erich.

#10

SSK2 is available on github for free:) Documentation for library.

I agree with @egruttner. SSK2 is very good.

@ahmed_shahjada:

Also check out joykey and vjoy by Ponywolf. A game Sticker Knight Platformer uses it. 

See Virtual Joystick Module For Games.

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ldurniat

#11

very lit my guy

#12

Hi JoePringles,

Silly question : what do you mean by the expression? haha

#13

“very lit” means “really nice”.

Rob

#14

Looks cool Ahmed! I agree on the joystick comment - that would be nicer to use.

#15

Hi Thomas,

Thanks for the feedback, I will try to integrate joystick component in my game.

Can you help me with how I can implement water waves in game?

#16

Hi Ahmed, I can try. Can you make a sketch of some sort of how and where you would like the water?

Cheers,

Thomas

#17

Here is a screenshot : https://goo.gl/vgLoyn

  • I have added some text on what I would like to implement, this is just an example.

  • I can use sprite animation, but in Tiled map editor it mainly allows single block by block animation which is a bit annoying

  • At the moment I cannot select a whole bunch of blocks and then apply isAnimated property to it

  • I do not know if using images would be a good idea

Please suggest

#18

hi Ahmed, in your case to only really realistic and feasible option is to create animated sprites, I’m afraid.

Either you do this for all water tiles, or you add an extra layer of “water hitting the shore lines” tiles on top, with just the foam/splash, for example.

#19

Sounds complex, I will try to do it the way you suggested

#20

just curious… how did you do the type writer effect?