With the release of the 1.4.0 update, anyone who owns it now has access to the Linux version on Steam. So anyone wanting to make simple RPG games on Linux has access to a highly rated tool.
I know a lot of people prefer their open source tools, but these tools are popular and having them on Linux means the possibility of more people switching without giving up their favourite applications. Hopefully we will see more developers come over to Linux thanks to tools like this.
What makes this application so popular is that it takes away a lot of the more complex parts of making an RPG game, so it's an especially useful tool if you have great artistic skills, but perhaps not so great programming skills. It opens up making games for more people.
RPG Maker MV can now export to:
- Windows/EXE
- MacOSX/APP
- Android/APK
- iOS/IPA
- HTML 5 for Web Browsers
- Linux
That's a pretty decent list! Article taken from GamingOnLinux.com.
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Doesn't use Ruby any longer, with MV you use javascript for scripting/plugins.
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Joeyboots80 Mar 22, 2017
Doesn't use Ruby any longer, with MV you use javascript for scripting/plugins.Thanks for the answer friend. Well, looks like I need to brush up on my javascript then eh? Thanks again and cheers! ^_^
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Some fantastic plugins for MV by Yanfly, available at http://yanfly.moe
So even if you can't code, there are others releasing plugins.
So even if you can't code, there are others releasing plugins.
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I'm sucker for JRPGs on mobile tho. Best time wasters by far... And they produce them in Japan like candy lol..
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Nice to see that RPGMaker has finally landed on Linux.
It's a pity that RPGBoss, OpenRPG and EasyRpg (the editor part) development has stalled.
I ended up using "O.H.R.RPG.C.E" for my rpg projects as it is the only mature FLOSS rpg maker running on Linux currently.
The Interface looks dated but it is really quite powerful with its hamsterscript language and tree like "slice" system for building complex gui stuff.
Development is quite active too.
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It's a pity that RPGBoss, OpenRPG and EasyRpg (the editor part) development has stalled.
I ended up using "O.H.R.RPG.C.E" for my rpg projects as it is the only mature FLOSS rpg maker running on Linux currently.
The Interface looks dated but it is really quite powerful with its hamsterscript language and tree like "slice" system for building complex gui stuff.
Development is quite active too.
Last edited by Wendigo on 23 March 2017 at 11:25 am UTC
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Joeyboots80 Mar 23, 2017
Hey Wendigo. Is hamsterscript similar to any other scripting language?
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Last edited by Joeyboots80 on 23 March 2017 at 4:46 pm UTC
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The syntax reminds me a little of Pascal or Visual Basic.
Here are a few example scripts:
https://rpg.hamsterrepublic.com/ohrrpgce/Category:Example_Scripts
And a list of all available commands:
http://hamsterrepublic.com/ohrrpgce/docs/plotdict.xml
Here are a few example scripts:
https://rpg.hamsterrepublic.com/ohrrpgce/Category:Example_Scripts
And a list of all available commands:
http://hamsterrepublic.com/ohrrpgce/docs/plotdict.xml
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Some fantastic plugins for MV by Yanfly, available at http://yanfly.moeDo Yanfly's plugins work with Linux though?
So even if you can't code, there are others releasing plugins.
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Haven't tested it myself but believe they should, will update once I gwt home and have a chance to test. They are javascript files that are put in a plugin folder that your project.
Update: Haven't tried every single plugin, but everyone I did test (about 40) didn't seem to have any issues.
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Update: Haven't tried every single plugin, but everyone I did test (about 40) didn't seem to have any issues.
Last edited by on 24 March 2017 at 9:47 pm UTC
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slaapliedje Sep 8, 2017
So, sorry to bring up an old topic here, but was just trolling around Atari forums and thought "You know, maybe I could use RPG Maker to recreate some of the great oldies like the DunjonQuest games! https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dunjonquest so then I started looking on humble bundle store (I think that's where I got at least one of the older versions of the program) and noticed their store page doesn't even show Linux support for RPG Maker MV. So I sent them a request to add that to their store page.
Anyone make anything cool with this yet?
Anyone make anything cool with this yet?
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So, sorry to bring up an old topic here, but was just trolling around Atari forums and thought "You know, maybe I could use RPG Maker to recreate some of the great oldies like the DunjonQuest games! https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dunjonquest so then I started looking on humble bundle store (I think that's where I got at least one of the older versions of the program) and noticed their store page doesn't even show Linux support for RPG Maker MV. So I sent them a request to add that to their store page.
Anyone make anything cool with this yet?
RPG Maker MV is kinda pricey sadly :(
As for DunjonQuest, I am impressed about the one from 85.
Would not expect it too look so nice for that time.
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slaapliedje Sep 8, 2017
Yeah, I played Temple of Apshai Trilogy a lot on my Atari ST back in the day. Never did beat it though. Lovely game!
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