Grid Battle System for RPGMaker

Devlog

• Devlog #7: Virtual Grids and Physical Grids
  August 27, 2020 by HimeWorks

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  #battle system, #devlog, #grid

  Today I wanted to talk about grids. Specifically, I want to talk about the relationship between different grids. Take a look at the following grid configuration: We have three grids on the left, with... Continue reading

  
• Initial Release + Getting Started Guide
  August 22, 2020 by HimeWorks

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  #battle system, #grid

  The initial release contains the base Grid Battle Engine, along with the Area of Effects add-on. Additional features will be available when they are ready. Early access patrons get to try the latest f... Continue reading

  
• Devlog #6: Area of Effect + Region Painting
  August 21, 2020 by HimeWorks

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  #battle system, #grid

  Today I want to talk about area of effects. Specifically, I want to talk about how area of effects will be created, and the motivation behind the input format. Creating Area of Effects When it comes t... Continue reading

  
• Devlog #5: Grid Configuration Management
  August 18, 2020 by HimeWorks

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  #battle system

  Today I wanted to talk about Grid Configuration Management . Basically, how do you manage your grids in your game so that it'll be exactly what you want for your battles. What is a grid configuration?... Continue reading

  
• Devlog #4: Multi-Target Selection
  August 09, 2020 by HimeWorks

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  #devlog, #battle system

  One of the next features I wanted to work on was the ability to select two more targets for a skill. In RPG Maker, this isn't really an Example Your party finds themselves looking at a river, but the... Continue reading
• Devlog #3: Basic Skill Range
  August 04, 2020 by HimeWorks

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  #devlog

  Today I wanted to talk about "skill range". What is range? Range is basically an upper and/or lower bound of some sort of scale. In our grid system, we are interested in the "distance" between two obj... Continue reading

  
• Devlog #1: Added a grid!
  August 03, 2020 by HimeWorks

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  #devlog

  Here's an update on my grid battle system that I've been working on. 1. I integrated the grid with the battle system successfully. 2. I added some basic logic for AoE skill targeting. When you select... Continue reading
• Devlog #2: Movement and Summons
  August 03, 2020 by HimeWorks

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  #devlog

  In the last progress update , I had implemented support for "grid selection". That is, you were able to select a tile on the grid directly instead of selecting actors or enemies. Consider this cross-s... Continue reading