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Lazernaut
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9th December, 2003 at 01:45:19 -
I was thinking, how would one go about making a text engine for a top down rpg (think FF, Lufia etc.) ? -and how about the battle engine ? these 2 very important questions stopped me over and over again, from actually making an rpg 
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yuyu
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9th December, 2003 at 03:43:59 -
use a list object.
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AndyUK
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9th December, 2003 at 07:19:50 -
im making an rpg and slowly working it all out
there is a lot of loading from ini
i may just use the edit object to display speech
the battle engine will be suited to my game so it will not be very good as a tutorial.
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DeadmanDines
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9th December, 2003 at 08:41:27 -
This suggestion'll save you loads of time:
Just *don't* use a 'traditional' turnbased RPG-style battle system anyway. It's easier to code realtime battles, and heck it's not as if turnbased was actually *fun*!? Lol.
Heh, sorry, I accept that some people like it (retards)(jk ). PLEASE, don't make it switch to a different view when they do it though? PLEASE!? It's just...not...right...
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Penguin Seph
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9th December, 2003 at 10:11:00 -
Hmm. "ppl prefer to use less skill in an rpg. its true. its damn true"-No it's not. Battles like Y... are very hard, and you need to think a lot in them.
I like Turn-Based Battles because you have to think more, like, "should I do this or that?" But realtime is also good because you can have a lot of action. Why do I have to pick one over the over? I like them both! WHY DAMN YOU WHY!!?!?!?!
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Penguin Seph
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9th December, 2003 at 10:11:23 -
Hmm. "ppl prefer to use less skill in an rpg. its true. its damn true"-No it's not. Battles like Y... are very hard, and you need to think a lot in them.
I like Turn-Based Battles because you have to think more, like, "should I do this or that?" But realtime is also good because you can have a lot of action. Why do I have to pick one over the over? I like them both! WHY DAMN YOU WHY!!?!?!?!
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Penguin Seph
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9th December, 2003 at 10:12:14 -
Hmm. "ppl prefer to use less skill in an rpg. its true. its damn true"-No it's not. Battles like Yunauski are very hard, and you need to think a lot in them.
I like Turn-Based Battles because you have to think more, like, "should I do this or that?" But realtime is also good because you can have a lot of action. Why do I have to pick one over the over? I like them both! WHY DAMN YOU WHY!!?!?!?!
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Penguin Seph
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9th December, 2003 at 10:15:06 -
Bloody extra posts...
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Kris
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9th December, 2003 at 10:52:12 -
realtime battling and RPGs dont seem to mix, i like having time to plan out what i'm doing
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Assault Andy
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9th December, 2003 at 23:31:04 -
I like realtime battles, many MMORPGS have realtime battling which is fun.
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Lazernaut
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11th December, 2003 at 08:34:57 -
turn based = strategy (like in Pokémon, fire pokémon are vulnerable to water attacks etc.)
realtime = action, which is less RPG'ish.
So it's up to the creator. I personally prefer turn based because strategy is harder to implement in a game, and it's more entertaining
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Ashman
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11th December, 2003 at 08:41:23 -
It's all good...
Realtime = Link to the Past, Secret of Mana
Turn Based = Lufia, Final Fantasy (all 8 gazillion of them)
Games we love!
Show me the power child,
I'd like to say,
That I'm down on my knees today,
Gives me the butterflies,
Gives me away,
'Til I'm up on my feet again,
I'm feeling outshined.
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CYS
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11th December, 2003 at 09:38:20 -
Since you like both, include both in the game...(like an option to set to different battle system) That will takes you tons of time.
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Lazernaut
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11th December, 2003 at 16:25:38 -
And put the game totally out of balance 
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AndyUK
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11th December, 2003 at 19:20:52 -
how can you have a realtime battle engine in a game with more than one main character?
you cant really can you.
real time is fine for zelda type games
turn based is fine for final fantasy type games.
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Lazernaut
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15th December, 2003 at 01:42:44 -
To be honest, the realtime battle in Secret of whatever really disappointed me. When i played it for the 1st time. I was excited to get playing after watching the intro, and then i found out it used realtime battle...then i was like *barf* ...i kept playing, but i couldn't help feeling the game's value had deteriorated...
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