verge3: Free 2D Game Engine
Verge3 is a 2D game engine focused on making it easier to create 2D RPGs, similar to games from the Super Nintendo and Genesis 16-bit era of gaming (or earlier). Recent versions of this free project has added the ability to use Lua to script Verge games. VergeC, or just VC, is the C-like scripting language that is used to create the various aspects of Verge games, such as map events, menus, inventory, battle system, etc. verge3 is comprised of two applications, MapEd3 and ChrMak5. MapEd3 is the Verge3 Map Editor. It is a development tool that you can use to create and edit custom maps for Verge3 to use. You can edit and place tiles, set up obstructions and events, and do other map-related stuff. ChrMak5 is a character maker that creates Verge3 .chr files. This is an image file with a set of character animations on it. Unfortunately, these two vital tools are not currently available for the Mac, but have been under development for some time. There is however a SDL-based playable of a tech demo called “The Sully Chronicles” that runs on the Mac. fmod sound library is utilized to play all music and sound effects. The SVN does contain an Xcode project for adventurous C++ programmer who wants to help accelerate the Mac OS X release of Verge3. Please note that the tech demo will cause some chaos to your desktop icons.
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