Project Idea Thread

[Thutmose]

I made one of these topics a while back on the Mag (Link) and I wanted to make this new one as something a bit more serious. If there is an idea in the old thread that you would like to see, then repeat/rephrase it in this topic.

These are the projects I have on my list right now, mainly to consider after I'm done developing Kupid:

• RPG Maker 1 Sprite Generator
• DexDrive replacement
• RMXP Resource Sharing Site

What I want are ideas for RPG Maker related projects that you would like to see made a reality. Anything technical in nature. Don't worry about whether or not it's possible, that's for me to determine.

[Valkysas]

Re: Project Idea Thread

RPG Maker 1 Sprite Generator

I don't know exactly what you have intended for this, but we have RPGC, which converts images to anime maker gme files. unless you mean something like the looseleaf RPGMXP sprite generator (famitsu copied the engine and made a VX generator), and that would be pretty damn cool.

RPG Maker DS uses a similar system (so I guess enterbrain really liked it). I wonder if they paid the person who made the looseleaf program, or even gave them credit.

anyways, you already know which one I'm interested in the most. a dex drive replacement.

[Thutmose]

Re: Project Idea Thread

I don't know exactly what you have intended for this, but we have RPGC, which converts images to anime maker gme files. unless you mean something like the looseleaf RPGMXP sprite generator (famitsu copied the engine and made a VX generator), and that would be pretty damn cool.

RPG Maker DS uses a similar system (so I guess enterbrain really liked it). I wonder if they paid the person who made the looseleaf program, or even gave them credit.

Right - the second one is what I meant.

i.e. You go to a website which has a blank character-set template, then pick and choose which parts you want, as well as color. The end result being an image that you can use RPGC on to convert to a RPGM1 compatible sprite file.

I started some preliminary work a couple months back. Basically what I need to get started on this (when I have the time to start, some day) is a rip of every character-sheet in the game (taken from Anime Maker using an emulator, with specific video settings, acquired with screen-shots). I already have about half of them, give or take.

When I have all these rips, then I can begin to take them apart (divide the different pieces into separate PNG files).

Once all those files have been made, then I'd begin programming the web-based system that generates the sprites. By using the PHP GD libary, and maybe ImageMagick, in the back-end, users would be able to modify the colors of the pieces and set them to whatever they want.

Of course, it would also be possible for people who are more artistically inclined than myself to create their own elements (on a downloadable template) and then upload their character-set elements/components for both themselves and others to use in custom sprite sheets.

Granted, this system probably would of seen a lot more use ten years ago, but better late than never. :P