Surely, by now enough people have asked for 3D support to give it a modicum of seriousness? Even if many veterans to RPG Maker think the idea is rediculous, there are those of us who greatly desire such capability. I know that there are a lot of users who are of the opinion that incorporating 3D in RMXP is either pointless (as in "Why would you want to do that?!") or that it would create so much lag that it would not be playable. But I don't understand how so many are convinced it's impossible if they haven't tried it.
As for why, I'm sure it depends entirely on who you ask. Myself, I want to be able to combine some simple 3D scenes with the gorgeous front-view battle system of RMXP. I like the rapid development capable with the user-friendly RMXP Editor and some of us see no reason why we should not be able to combine elements of 2D with 3D if we so desire. And I really do not want to resort to something like Game Maker, DarkBasic, or writing from scratch in C++. (Why go to the trouble of reinventing the wheel when it's already been done many times over?)
For example, I want 3D to implement a true 3D map. The Mode 07 script that a lot of people talk about is amazing for what it does, but it can not do what I want. And, furthermore, it looks like the Mode 07 script is still in Beta and development stopped. The "World Mode" in Valkyrie Profile (PS1) is similar to what I want, particularly since it's 3D and uses a map instead of tiles.
I've read a few meantions on RMXP.org saying that 3D is possible and someone has done this. However, they do not elaborate at all and I can't seem to find such a thread.
As for why, I'm sure it depends entirely on who you ask. Myself, I want to be able to combine some simple 3D scenes with the gorgeous front-view battle system of RMXP. I like the rapid development capable with the user-friendly RMXP Editor and some of us see no reason why we should not be able to combine elements of 2D with 3D if we so desire. And I really do not want to resort to something like Game Maker, DarkBasic, or writing from scratch in C++. (Why go to the trouble of reinventing the wheel when it's already been done many times over?)
For example, I want 3D to implement a true 3D map. The Mode 07 script that a lot of people talk about is amazing for what it does, but it can not do what I want. And, furthermore, it looks like the Mode 07 script is still in Beta and development stopped. The "World Mode" in Valkyrie Profile (PS1) is similar to what I want, particularly since it's 3D and uses a map instead of tiles.
I've read a few meantions on RMXP.org saying that 3D is possible and someone has done this. However, they do not elaborate at all and I can't seem to find such a thread.