JRPG test and TileEditor

[rikokun]

Hi there.

Haven't been here for a while, but this weekend i got back to do some coding. Spectrum Next is getting ever closer and i want to be ready ^_^
Anyhow, did a small test of possibility of making an JRPG game on speccy. Just one screen for now, no scrolling, just avatar walking about. But you can go to the roof ^_^
Use WASD to move

I did use PutTile library for drawing graphics, which are rather basic ATM. Nice pictures waren't priority.



https://drive.google.com/open?id=0Bw3kIW...jJMX2Vic2s

I also made a tool for designing the tiles and to keep it in the spirit of things, it's a zx basic program as well ^_^



https://drive.google.com/open?id=0Bw3kIW...XpIUHV5OUE

Use WASD to move the cursor, Space to place or remove pixel and I, P or B to set attributes.
Bu pressing C you can see the values you need to put into PutTile.
There may be some bugs.

Hope someone will find it interesting ^_^

See Ya

[rikokun]

So small progress, you can go to next screen to the right.
I hadvto rewrite half of the code, but it works now

https://drive.google.com/file/d/0Bw3kIWn...p=drivesdk

[rikokun]

And i just started working on some nicer graphics to look at

edit, uploaded new version, this is just a mockup

[rikokun]

Ok, sorry for using the forums like my development blog ^_^
Anyway, new graphics took most of the time i have put in the new build, added some new screens and hero is facing the way he's moving now.
Will add some walking animation later, NPCs and battle system

What i fear at the moment is, i'll run out of memory quite soon. It's growing in size much quickly then i have anticipated...
Also, on some screens it's starting to get a bit sluggish. Not much, but i fear it will get worse over time so i'll have to look into that.

https://drive.google.com/open?id=0Bw3kIW...TZkQXZ2MzQ

[LCD]

Maybe you can use data compression? This can save a lot space. Also replacing PRINT command can save 1 KB of memory. My game "Yumiko in the haunted Mansion" used 31 kb of memory + 10 kb for music, and I used every trick to save memory, like decompressing the graphics of main character into a buffer, depending on facing direction. Of course also all the levels are compressed. Your game looks very good.

[rikokun]

Hi LCD.

Glad you like if. Unfortunately i'm better artist then programmer
I dont use print much in the game, just for text messages. The game itself uses putTile library for tiles and sprites. I like it, its pretty fast
Problem is how i store maps. I have defb a map into memory and read with peeks. Twice, one for tiles and one for hight map. I figured like that i can load another set of maps from tap if i need it. But events are just series if if statements based on map player is on and his possition. Not only its slow, its big. Every new screen ads about 1k of data. Will have to work on it but i really dont know how
And everything is uncompressed of course. So far i wouldnt even know how to do that.

[LCD]

Hi rikokun,
In fact you can write a own text routine using PUTTILE library. The reason, why PRINT in ZXBC is so big, is its flexibility. It can output the font as Italic, bold and much more. If space is a question, it should be not used.
You can read Words insdtead of bytes, and then split them into tile data and height map. How I would make events? With tables instead of IF statements. Something like SELECT/CASE which is currently not supported yet, but can be simulated with some workarounds.
Currently BorIDE can use MegaLZ and other compressors to change DEFB's into compressed DEFB's and there is a decompressor library somewhere too.

[boriel]

Hi there.

Hope someone will find it interesting ^_^

See Ya

Me, definitely!!! Thanks! :roll: :roll:

[britlion]

This is looking shiny.

And you have no idea how much it makes me squee when someone finds one of my library bits and pieces useful.