I might have an idea on how you could some progress forward. Implement one event command each day. Slow progress is still better than none at all. Focus on first getting the RMXP-like features done. Stuff like exporters/importers can be added later (though it would be good if they were there before the beta version).
Well I've been trying to think of a way to make writing action easier for ages.
I had an thought today that I could go about it using some of the stuff I used in the serialization module.
the result is that I restructured the base class for the Database Actions and just gave each class a list of keys to set if they were passed. and if the key referenced a table it passed the data to the Table Edit action.
6 hours later all the Database Actions are DONE!
Freaking awesome!
Updated with more detail on the event editor
From a quick glance, I would estimate at least another 100 hours of work.
that actually sounds like a reasonable estimate... a bit optimistic but reasonable.
It is optimistic. I said "at least" after all. I assume you will probably need 150-200.