Lazer Kirby
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So can you use different tilesets on one map? I think you mentioned that, but it wasn't quite clear. From what the screenshots look, I think my assumption is right.
RPG Inventor - A New RPG Maker in development
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computerwizoo7
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the resolution on screen, is it a bigger window size than rpgmxp?
no, that's not how it works, the system does not combine them at all, bascially i just coded it so that all resources are accessible by the program (simple really) what rpg maker xp did is just added a limiter so you could only have 1 tile set and the defined auto tiles, the only difference this makes is that rpg xp maps take up less memory and load instantly, whereas mine take up a 1-2MB (sometimes more depending on what you have on screen) and take a couple of seconds to load.Kiriashi":ksa5f3rl said:
Each tile on the map has a Bitmap variable, this basically holds the graphical information for each tile, and it makes it easier when you come to load and save the map.
We are currently working on a way to reduce map loading times, as we are aware that even a small delay can frustrate users.
Thanks for the feedback and I'm sure your idea for menu editing without scripting, should not be too hard to implement.
At the moment the program runs at 938x735, which is just temporary for now, it does not have full screen mode as of yet, we will change this so it can run in different resolutions (for different computers depending on specs).computerwizoo7":3mue9znp said:
The three modes we are considering are:
- 800x600
- 1024x768
- 1280x1024
Lazer Kirby
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Wait, maps take up 1-2MB?! So if you had 300 maps, it could be 300 - 600 MB! That is too much for an RPG. I think you should come up with a way to make the maps a smaller size.
thanks for the suggestion already on that problem, the issue being that certain solutions may lead to slower map loading times, it is better to use a solution that will take less space without increasing map load times (it is not as easy as you think).Lazer Kirby":3a18217d said:
we was thinking of having a combined bitmap for each layer and then compressing all the data, for saving purposes, when it comes to retrieval we would have to retrive and uncompress the data and set it to the map, it should speed up map loading and save space, but we are currently looking at other solutions as well.
Kiriashi":2nt71g9y said:
We used to load in all maps at the beggining, but we thought that this was not a good idea, can you imagine waiting for 500 maps to load into memory before playing the game (each one takes a couple of seconds), you would be there waiting for a long time (from a users point of view)
The best way is to load up the first required map, then to dynamically load in the next required maps in the background while the user is playing the game (rather than doing it on a map change request), the only problem being is that sometimes on odd occasions you will still get a short map load time, the best way around this is to find a better way to store and retrieve maps.
Anonymouse
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Will it or does it work on 64bit OS?
RATED-RKOFRANKLIN
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This is looking interesting. I will try this out when you are finished this program. :biggrin:
Update: first of all I would like to make an apology for my absence lately the past two weeks have been very busy, i have now upgraded to windows 7, so i should now be able to get back to working on RPG Inventor.
Also this means that I should be able to make an x64 version of RPG Inventor :biggrin: (don't worry we are still supporting x86 as well)
Also this means that I should be able to make an x64 version of RPG Inventor :biggrin: (don't worry we are still supporting x86 as well)
