Chrono Engine

[Freki]

Not a game, an engine. My goal here it's to create an engine that works almost like the Chrono Trigger game.
For this I'm using a game creation tool called Game Maker 8 Pro.

Last Update: 13/11/2011
By now there's not too much done, but what was done was well done.

Progress
- Walking, running and climbing movement
- Party following movement system
- Collision with walls

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Current version: Chrono Engine v0.01

[Mr Bekkler]

AWESOME! Super awesome! Do you plan to implement editable maps and battles and stuff too? How would one go about using the engine? Would one have to pay for Game Maker 8 Pro to use it? Etc.

[Freki]

AWESOME! Super awesome! Do you plan to implement editable maps and battles and stuff too? How would one go about using the engine? Would one have to pay for Game Maker 8 Pro to use it? Etc.

Yes, I do plan to implement all of these stuff. GM8 Pro have some features that aren't in the free edition, and I'm using these features, so, you will need to have a Pro edition, which is paid. The source file will be available as soon as I make it more easy to understand and with a tutorial, of course someone who wants to create a game will need to learn a little bit of GML (Game Maker Language).

[Mr Bekkler]

Yeah, I know some GML already, I figured that was a given.

[FaustWolf]

Awesome stuff Freki! This would be a real boon to the community if you're able to get it going, and hopefully you'll get some help from passersby too. I seriously wish I had the time to jump into something like this, but the best I can say is "good luck" for now!

[Katie Skyye]

Would this mean that the game-making community might start back up in full force again? CE in the Chrono Engine? Am I getting ahead of myself here?

[Acacia Sgt]

Interesting. This is certainly looking up to be awesome.

[TheMage]

Oooh! This is epic! Good luck to you!

[Schala Zeal]

I have something like this shelved on my external drive -- made in C++ with a Lua scripting engine but largely incomplete. It was going to be a part of my non-ROM Crimson Echoes. I *may* pick it back up but odds are I'll make my own game and release my engine's source code.

[Uzi]

Hey, I created some Chrono related things in GM8, for practice. If you need the font (which is in the form of a sprite), to use with "font_add_sprite," I can send it to you, if you haven't already finished that.

EDIT: It's the SNES White version. However, you can use GM8's "font_set_color(c_yellow)" to make it into the yellow text used in the Items and Tech Screen.

[Boo the Gentleman Caller]

Thread revival. Want to see how this thing is going (if it's going at all).

[Nangbaby]

 

DON'T YOU KNOW PEOPLE HAVE SUBSCRIBED TO THIS THREAD FOR ACTUAL NEWS AND YOU BUMPED IT WITH A POINTLESS QUESTION?  IT WILL BE DONE WHEN IT'S DONE AND YOU ASKING ISN'T GOING TO MAKE IT GET DONE ANY FASTER!  RAAAARGH!

</fauxrage>

[Boo the Gentleman Caller]

Now I'm going to bump threads everywhere I go. Just to spite you.

[Acacia Sgt]

Oh hey, I remember this...

[tushantin]

DON'T YOU KNOW PEOPLE HAVE SUBSCRIBED TO THIS THREAD FOR ACTUAL NEWS AND YOU BUMPED IT WITH A POINTLESS QUESTION?  IT WILL BE DONE WHEN IT'S DONE AND YOU ASKING ISN'T GOING TO MAKE IT GET DONE ANY FASTER!  RAAAARGH!

</fauxrage>

Looks like someone's got off the wrong side of the bed today. xD

Indeed, I was wondering how this engine was going. Any news, Freki m'boy?