Here's what I've been working on...

A tech demo that I designed in Ruby for Idle game combat inside of RPG Maker VX Ace!
itch.io link: runthemc.itch.io/vxa-idle-gam...
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[@RashidMBey]

I wish more RPG Maker KZbinrs would do stuff like this. It feels refreshing to know you too are dealing with a WIP and what RPG Maker and devving in general can do at our scale.

[@EvoSchecter]

Interesting! Please keep us updated!

[@spiritcorgi]

Looks good. Can't wait to watch it play itself.

[@VALKRYSA]

Right on, love the progress. I feel like there needs to be an attack animation when a creature is killed for visual interest, but maybe you already have a plan.

[@runthemc]

Absolutely! In the RPG Maker version of the game I definitely plan on showing when an enemy attacks and when the player attacks.

[@joshontech]

This is not exactly my type of game but the coding you did from the little I can see of it looks really cool! It hit hard when your game crashed though, especially when it hasn't happened till you record.

[@GamingNeet]

looks like it could be a fun game. i hope you manage to get it the way you want

[@aoki_ch]

It looks like it sounds fun! I’ve used JS for my game, but never used Ruby.

[@AutMouseLabs]

I definitely wish the new RPG Maker editions used Ruby instead of JS. I know both languages, but I vastly prefer Ruby. Fantastic concept for a game, and it's good to see you back with the longer form video.

[@runthemc]

I couldn't agree more. I don't know JS very well yet but I do really enjoy using Ruby as a programming language. It's super straightforward and feels really easy to understand (even to a lapsed to the point of beginner programmer like myself).

[@user-vi8dw5mn8y]

will this be on steam when finished?

[@runthemc]

I think I mentioned wanting to make a more traditional style RPG Maker game with this kind of combat. I'm working on that as we speak! I plan on releasing a demo once I have the first area finished and all the systems programmed that I want to create. I'll be doing a video on it soon! I've also been working on it on Twitch as well if anyone is interested in seeing what the current version looks like!

[@REIRA-qq8gr]

After watching your videos, I would like to go back to RPG Maker to develop new games. Which version of RPG Maker do you think is the best in the market currently? I want to make battle UI in a diagonal view like the one in Eiyuden Chronicle: Hundred Heroes. Can you recommend any useful resources or websites to help me with this please? Thank you!

[@runthemc]

The best overall imo is MZ. It uses a well-known programming language in Javascript and has a ton of QoL features that previous RMs didn't. If you don't want to invest that much and just want to start with RM to see if you like it, MV works very similarly to MZ and has a LOT of resources and plugins available for it for free because it's been around for awhile and is generally the cheaper of the two. However, ALL of the versions are frequently on sale so I would check that regularly as you can get them at really low prices. My advice to someone new would be to start with MV to see if you like it, then grab MZ on sale if you become dedicated to RM. Like I said, MV has a lot more free plugins than MZ. A large portion of the MZ plugins you would want (that you see in a lot of Steam RM games these days) are paid plugins, though there are several creators out there releasing plugins and assets for free and I have a lot of respect for them continuing to do that. It would take awhile to individually list out where to find what but itch.io is a good place to start. A few of the plugin creators I'm aware of have pages there. You can also join the Discord in the video description where we have a channel for people to share resources they find or have made themselves! On a final note, I've certainly seen RPG Maker games that have the battle system you're describing so I imagine a plugin exists for that but I'm not entirely sure where you'd find it (maybe Visustella which i a group of programmers that release paid, but really high quality plugins). Unfortunately, I don't have lot of experience with MZ plugins. Sorry for the long response but just wanted to put the information out there so you don't get a version you don't have to!

[@skatefilter5]

did you script the code yourself?

[@runthemc]

I did! I used a few of RMs built in Ruby libraries for constructing windows and placing text on the screen but I scripted everything outside of that.

[@skatefilter5]

@@runthemc Oh good job! That's actually cool!

[@runthemc]

@@skatefilter5 Thank you!