LEngine

[LeeC1987]

LEngine is a rpg engine, that uses just bitmaps, textfiles and midis to generate a small 2d final fantasy like rpg game. Although i have not made any good documentation for the commands yet. . It has a fully customizable battle system, with programable AI.

LEngine GDI Win32 Binary (Developers Edition) Latest:

Download Link 1

Let me know what you think ? :laugh:

Story Mode:

Battle Mode:

Steve Tippett - "Between heaven and hell"

Edited November 19, 2006 by LeeC1987

[Nate Archibald]

looks interesting!

[Quactaur]

Nice. Reminds me of the old RPGmaker program.

[LeeC1987]

Thanks for your feedback guys.

LEngine uses text files, bitmaps, midis wavs as its resources. Your graphics card should support a resolution of 320x240 for full screen support. LEngine may quickly change, this is not set in stone. I want your feedback and recommendations :p . Though its on going thing, i really appriciate your feedback.

LEngine Win32 Binary:

Build 753 (Developers Edition)

Example Maps:

Crystal Room from FF4

Example Characters:

Cecil from FF4

Basic directory structure:

\Resources\

>> \Story

>> \System

>> \Items (Relates to Battle sub system)

>> \Equipment (Relates to Battle sub system)

>> \Battle (another section of LEngine.. i talk later about this)

>> \Defaults (if a file is not found, Lengine will look here for it)

\Resources\Story\

>> \Characters (Contains all .CHR folders)

>> [Main.chr should always exist]

A folder named "resources" should be created in LEngine's root folder (the folder you download the binary to). When LEngine has loaded into memory, if no execution parameters exist. it will execute Main.sty which is a "story file" so it will be found in the story folder. (\Story\Main.sty)

STY Syntax Example (use a text editor to save STY format):

SetScen "crystal room" (.scr is automaticly added)

SetMainCharPos "6" "1" "4"

WalkCharY "Self" "6"

Say "Self""Hi! :)"

#Here is my comment

STY Commands (Yea you wont need most of them for a moment)

ActionSquare "X" "Y" "Command" "[Visible]"

AmendEquipment "Equipment File"

AmendInventory "Item"

AmendParty "Char Path"

Answers "Command for Option 1" "[Command for Option 2]" "[etc]"

AsyncAction "CharID" "Command"

AsyncCollision "CharID" "Command"

BgColour "Hex Colour"

BossBattle "Bath to enemy 1" "[bath to enemy 2]" "[etc]"

BossBattleOptional "Command If Win" "Bath to enemy 1" "[bath to enemy 2]" "[etc]"

BounceChar "CharID" "[speed]"

BounceCharExclem "CharID" "[speed]"

Control "0/1"

EventSquare "X" "Y" "Command" "[Expires 0/1]"

FiendChance "Steps" "FreeSteps"

FrameProp "ID" "Path" "Frame Interval" "X" "Y" "Loop 0/1"

Goto "Part in Sty File"

GotoStory "Path of STY, from Story Dir"

HideChar "CharID"

HideProp "ID"

IntAdd "Var" "Amount to add"

LeaveParty "ID"

LoadAudio "ID" "Path from Audio Dir"

LoadMusic "ID" "Path from Audio\Music Dir"

LoadNPC "ID" "Name" "Path"

MaxStat "HP/MP/Both"

NamePrompt "CharID" "Default Name" "Picture"

NextEvent

Options "Option 1" "[Options 2]" "[etc]"

PauseMusic "Alias"

PlayAudio "ID" "[Loops 0/1]"

PlayMusic "[Path]"

PositionChar "CharID" "X" "Y" "Direction"

Prologue "Path to textfile" "[Picture]" "[interval]"

ReSkinChar "ID" "Name" "Path"

ReleaseFiend "Path to Find 1" "[Path to fiend 2]" "[etc]"

ReplaceImg "CharID" "Path"

Say "CharID" "Text" "[Halt 0/1]"

SetCharDirection "CharID" "Direction 1/2/3/4"

SetMainCharPos "X" "Y" "Dir"

SetMusicAlias "New Alias ID"

SetScen "Places\Scen Folder"

ShowChar "CharID"

ShowProp "ID"

Sleep "Miliseconds"

SleepUntilNext

SmallDoorY "Name" "Path" "X" "Y"

StaticProp "Name" "Path" "X" "Y"

StopMusic "[Alias]"

StoryVoice "Text" "[Halt 0/1]"

StrCmp "Value1" "Value to compare to Value1" "Command to do if equal" "Command to do if not"

SwitchMusic "Alias"

Variable "ID" "Value"

WalkCharX "CharID" "NewX" "[speed 2/4/8]" "[Halt]"

WalkCharY "CharID" "NewY" "[speed 2/4/8]" "[Halt]"

There are a few other undocumented commands, which i will fish out and add. I didnt really think about keeping an up to date list of commands. Here are most of the important ones. If anyone feels they want to write a documentation, i have not had any requests yet. Please ask if your interested. I will tutor them in creating a basic game with LEngine obviously.

Battle Engine is available in this build, but its undocumented. Fiend/Monster matrix and AI will be explained in my next post. This should be enough to get a feel of the story sub system though.

Lengine is compatible with all versions of Windows (95/NT4 and above) including Vista RTM (32Bit). 64bit is untested..

To associate notepad to STY files, here is a reg fix:

Notepad Sty Associate

Edited November 14, 2006 by LeeC1987

[LeeC1987]

I did promise an example... I hope this clears things up a bit.

A First Scene

[nookadum]

Wow, this looks pretty good. :) If you can get it to RPG Maker 2003-quality, that would be awesome!

[LeeC1987]

Thanks nookadum, for your feedback :D

This should make things easier to understand :)

Download and extract the latest LEngine binary to a directory, such as "C:\MyStory" (Download Here). Then pick a tutorial example and extract it to the same directory. Dont extract both tutorials in the same directory though

Tutorial Example 1:

Basic Walking and Talk

Tutorial Example 2:

Basic Bosses and Fiends

I want feedback :)

Edited November 19, 2006 by LeeC1987

[LeeC1987]

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