Topic: Building a turn-based strategy (Read 272 times)

Renegade

#1 January 12, 2011, 06:12:34 am
  • It's coming along nicely...
  • PipPipPip
  • Group: Premium Member
  • Joined: Nov 30, 2005
  • Posts: 384
Best program for this? Is it even possible in an RPG Maker? I know it's possible in Game Maker, but also quite difficult. I can't find a RTS Maker anywhere; anyone know of any?

I'm looking to make a game I used to play on paper back in junior high. Basically, two player each with multiple units with different abilities. Units would not move in groups and there would be 3 races to choose from.

Any help would be greatly appreciated.
Sweet online game in alpha.
http://trisphere-rpg.com/index.php?refer=bucchus
  • Back to top

slainAngel

#2 January 12, 2011, 08:38:42 am
  • Avatar of slainAngel
  • 17% compatible with Rei
  • Group: Premium Member
  • Joined: Feb 26, 2003
  • Posts: 47
Turn-based Real-Time Strategy? Is that even possible?

(Sorry, not very helpful I know)
Geography Wars progress
Started: 2007/06/01
for my $category ('programming', 'graphics', 'level design', 'sound effects', 'music') {
     print (uc $category).": ".(int(rand 30)+70)."%\n";
}
  • Back to top

Renegade

#3 January 12, 2011, 10:02:47 am
  • It's coming along nicely...
  • PipPipPip
  • Group: Premium Member
  • Joined: Nov 30, 2005
  • Posts: 384
Oh shit, I put RTS too. haha. Turn based strategy, sorry.
Sweet online game in alpha.
http://trisphere-rpg.com/index.php?refer=bucchus
  • Back to top

Evangel

#4 January 12, 2011, 04:30:08 pm
  • Avatar of Evangel
  • brown priyde yea mayne
  • PipPipPipPipPipPipPip
  • Group: Member
  • Joined: Nov 19, 2002
  • Posts: 1621
Somebody built a turn-based strategy system in Ruby for RPG Maker XP(?) where, with a little fiddling, you can plug in your own graphics, characters, stats, etc.  I played with it for a couple of hours and got absolutely nowhere.  The interface was pretty simple, though, no programming required.
keep posting...
  • Back to top

dicko

#5 January 14, 2011, 07:29:58 am
  • Avatar of dicko
  • HO HO HO
  • PipPipPipPipPipPipPip
  • Group: Premium Member
  • Joined: Sep 17, 2004
  • Posts: 1008
hi there.

you might want to check out construct, it has an RTS engine built in to it, but i haven't used it properly so i don't know what the capabilities are like. but based on the other pre-built stuff going on in construct, i would say it is probably very flexible. worth checking out anyway.
http://angrygeometry.wordpress.com
  • Back to top

Madolah

#6 January 14, 2011, 08:01:38 am
  • Avatar of Madolah
  • ;Wyrm
  • PipPipPipPipPip
  • Group: Global Moderator
  • Joined: Oct 4, 2005
  • Posts: 745
I agree with Dicko.
Construct can and will do a good RTS system.
Wyrm  | Madolah | ær 
  • Back to top

Renegade

#7 January 14, 2011, 07:08:39 pm
  • It's coming along nicely...
  • PipPipPip
  • Group: Premium Member
  • Joined: Nov 30, 2005
  • Posts: 384
Perfect, thanks for the help guys!
Sweet online game in alpha.
http://trisphere-rpg.com/index.php?refer=bucchus
  • Back to top