Show HN: An open-source mobile RPG engine in CoffeeScript
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Show HN: An open-source mobile RPG engine in CoffeeScript
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Re: Show HN: An open-source mobile RPG engine in CoffeeScript
#2Fabulous acronym.
Also, direct link to the (really quite juicy bits of) the source code: https://github.com/pents90/eburp/tree/master/src
Re: Show HN: An open-source mobile RPG engine in CoffeeScript
#3Very nice. What did you use to package it as an app?
Re: Show HN: An open-source mobile RPG engine in CoffeeScript
#4Very nice. What did you use to package it as an app?
(Author here) The apps are just really thin native WebView/UIWebView layers, included in the source. No frameworks were used.
Re: Show HN: An open-source mobile RPG engine in CoffeeScript
#5Very nice. What did you use to package it as an app?
(Author here) The apps are just really thin native WebView/UIWebView layers, included in the source. No frameworks were used.
You may want to consider standard WASD for directions, moving back to Q, select to E and special functions to ZXC. The WASD habit is strong, for me at least.
Not that it will matter as much for the end app, of course.
Re: Show HN: An open-source mobile RPG engine in CoffeeScript
#6The other half is a good RPG story/interaction design. What are the good mobile-device RPGs? Anything better than playing FF6 again?
Re: Show HN: An open-source mobile RPG engine in CoffeeScript
#7The other half is a good RPG story/interaction design. What are the good mobile-device RPGs? Anything better than playing FF6 again ?
Unfortunately, gameification trumps game design in modern mobile RPGs. (looking at you, Zenonia and Inotia)
Re: Show HN: An open-source mobile RPG engine in CoffeeScript
#8I really like the spatial combat mechanics
Re: Show HN: An open-source mobile RPG engine in CoffeeScript
#9FYI...you forgot the "s" in Universal.
"The Eight-Bit Univeral Role Playing (EBURP) engine "
Just a heads up.
Re: Show HN: An open-source mobile RPG engine in CoffeeScript
#10The other half is a good RPG story/interaction design. What are the good mobile-device RPGs? Anything better than playing FF6 again ?
Unfortunately, gameification trumps game design in modern mobile RPGs. (looking at you, Zenonia and Inotia)
I keep seeing complaints like this, which indicates an existing and underserved market. That's an opportunity for anyone who can make a decent RPG and sell it for a flat fee.