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[Ryex]

the editor is still fairly close to 45% done. I haven't worked on it in about three months and only a little bit in the last three weeks. I need to spark my desire to create again...

[Blizzard]

*slaps Ryex* There's money involved! >8U

[Ryex]

*cries* I KNOW! WHY DO I HAVE NO DESIRE TO WORK FOR MONEY! *cries some more*

[winkio]

Rah! Rah! A-R-C!
Engine for an RPG!
Go! Go! A-R-C!
You four combined work slower than me!

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[G_G]

I agree 100% with that cheer.

[Ryex]

total 100% correct that cheer is

[Blizzard]

Damn, he IS right. xD

[PhoenixFire]

Winkio, you just gained a level for that.. It was borderline epic, almost legendary.. 

[Blizzard]

Not just almost. It IS legendary. <3

[DarknessSurrounds]

If you need some inspiration, think of all the awesome projects that people will be able to create.  With a better scripting system, more functional UI, and faster engine, we will be able to slap all these RMXP "pros" back to the stone age where they belong.  That's just the beginning though, with plugins and libraries, there's no telling what the limits of the software will be.  I've seen a primitive 3D maze done in RMXP, so who knows what your engine will be capable of.  FPS games?  Cockpit space shooter sections?  Real mode7?  Exporting to various platforms?

The only way to find out is to have a FINISHED PRODUCT FOR US TO MESS AROUND WITH 

lol 

[winkio]

I think you are missing the point of the engine.  Mode7, 3D mazes, and FPS games are not what it is being made for.  It is not supposed to be THE BEST ENGINE OF ALL TIME.  It is, however, supposed to be powerful and efficient for creating 2D games.  The first version I think will focus solely on RPGs, perhaps later versions may provide framework for other types of 2D games such as platformers, shooters, etc.

Anyways, I'm definitely looking forward to the engine so that it can develop the RMXP community into a slightly more skilled and sophisticated game dev community.  RMXP puts limits on the growth and natural understanding of how a game works, but your engine removes or raises a lot of those limits while still supporting low level introductory interaction, which is a very good thing

[DarknessSurrounds]

Yeah I agree.  I know the engine isn't supposed to be the be-all and end-all of game development, but it will be a powerful engine that will be capable of a lot of things.  I know FPS games, etc, aren't what the engine is designed to do, but I don't doubt it will be possible to create space shooter or Doom/Wolfenstein style FPS gameplay.  I've seen primitive versions of these done in RMXP, albeit with major performance issues.  I bet ARC will be able to handle them no problem though.  All I'm saying is that in a few years I'm sure we'll be blown away by the things people have managed to do with the program.

[winkio]

Just because you can make a car out of rubber bands and index cards does not mean that you should.  Make a car with wood, metal, or some other material meant for it.  Games are the same way.  There's nothing stopping you from making something that vastly underperforms, but it's really not a good use of your time.

[Blizzard]

Yeah I agree.  I know the engine isn't supposed to be the be-all and end-all of game development, but it will be a powerful engine that will be capable of a lot of things.  I know FPS games, etc, aren't what the engine is designed to do, but I don't doubt it will be possible to create space shooter or Doom/Wolfenstein style FPS gameplay.  I've seen primitive versions of these done in RMXP, albeit with major performance issues.  I bet ARC will be able to handle them no problem though.  All I'm saying is that in a few years I'm sure we'll be blown away by the things people have managed to do with the program.

No, it won't handle them without problems. RMXP's 3D was done using blit operations which is very slow while the base engine is a 2D engine. ARC is a 2D engine as well. The only way to make ARC work in 3D is also to use blit operations. 3D should be done using proper vertexes and poligons, not blit operations. ARC is NOT a 3D engine and it will never be suited for a 3D engine.

[Blizzard]

*double post*

ARC 0.9.0.273 should be up in a few minutes. :3

ARC Dev Release Build 0.9.0.273

[Tidus26]

What has changed from previous versions?
it is always better to specify the changes at each new version ^^

EDIT: Bug, if i launch exe game get an error that says missing MSVCP100.dll

[ForeverZer0]

Its always better to read previous posts before reporting bugs ^^

Microsoft C++ 2010 Redist

[G_G]

Intro is completely bugged. None of the pictures were disposing as it went through.

[Tidus26]

In the previous version did not give this error ^^"

P.S: I not have 64 bit, but 32 ^^
Link download for 32 bit?

[Blizzard]

I forgot to mention that this version is a bit buggy and can crash. I had no idea about the intro problem, though. I'll go take a few looks at what's going on and recompile it.

Give me a few minutes, I'll upload it with the CRT this time as well. I was in a hurry when I posted this so I wasn't able to check some things.

EDIT: Here we go.

ARC Dev Release Build 0.9.0.274

Remember! There are still things that aren't working right and there are still bugs around.