Awesome New App Idea!

[evil cabbage 9]

Hello everyone, I've just had a really cool new idea for an RMXP app; and I would like some critique on this idea.

 

To begin with, this project will be much bigger than one of my normal apps due to the amount of work I'll have to put in and I will still be working on Broken Messiah's request as well.

 

Anyway, the program is called RMXP Lunchbox (please see the end of the post for my reason for that name) and it's basically a program that will guide through creating an RPG completely from start to finish, along with packaging your app, sharing it on RMXP Unlimited and the inclusion of many other helpful utilities. Basically, when you create a new project, it will ask for an RMXP project folder where your game is actually stored. From there, you complete 4 "stages" of making your RMXP game. During these stages, you will be given hints as you go along to help you if you need it (and yes, I will make an option to disable "help".) These four stages are outlined below.

 

1.) Starting Out

A.) Project Info

Simple really, just your project's name, author and version.

B.)Premise

This is a little quiz which asks you some basic questions about your RPG, such as genre, length, target audience and storyline premise.

C.) Print this Section

This prints your project info and your responses from the premise quiz for your records.

2.)Plan

A.) Characters

Lets you plan out who your characters are going to be. This will be very similar to my Character Planner App, but it will certainly have new features. I may also include an option for you to import face/battler/character images

B.) Settings

Lets you plan out your settings. Will work in a similar way to Character Planning. I may also include an option to import a scanned drawing/painting for each location.

C.) Storyline

Let's you plan your game's storyline. Similar to Storyline Planner, but will include some new features.

D.) Major Maps

This is an interesting one. This will switch you to a kind of "paint" tool which will allow you to paint rough designs for important places in your game. This part will be linked with part 2B (settings)

E.) Print this Section

Speaks for itself.

3.) Make

A.) Start Editing

Launches RMXP for you to start making your game.

4.) Share

A.) Package Game

Packages your game into a .zip archive and if required adds the RGSS dlls for you and may also check for missing/non-used files.

B.) Share on RMXPU!

Opens a page in your web browser for you to upload your game to RMXP Unlimited's Download Centre.

 

I have not actually started programming this, but I have made a base for the GUI:

 

 

I will also try and integrate my other apps in various places and new ones too.

 

Reason for the name being "RMXP Lunchbox": Well, usually in a lunchbox you will have a sandwich, an apple, maybe a chocolate bar. In an RPG, you have characters, a storyline, setting, etc. This is a container for all those things so therefore one could call it an "RMXP Lunchbox".

 

So what do you guys think of this?

[evil cabbage 9]

Could somebody change the topic title please, I made a..... slight typo......:huh:

[Marked 197]

Better? I also spoilered your image so it doesn't stretch the page.

[CrimsonInferno 35]

It will be perfect for me lol

 

I can't wait, Evil cabbage!

*your name reminds me of Avatar: The Last Airbender :)*

[formlesstree4 18]

So basically this application will allow you to plan out your RPG completely from start to finish without actually even touching RPG Maker. Clever, and very nice.

[ShinyToyGuns 29]

Sounds quite interesting...I would really like to see this done :D

 

+1 rep for this awesome idea

[evil cabbage 9]

Better? I also spoilered your image so it doesn't stretch the page.

 

Thanks Marked, it's much better now.

 

 

It will be perfect for me lol

 

I can't wait, Evil cabbage!

*your name reminds me of Avatar: The Last Airbender :)*

 

Are you talking about my avatar name or my real name?

[Broken Messiah 20]

what do you use to make these useful apps?

[evil cabbage 9]

what do you use to make these useful apps?

I use Multimedia Fusion 2 - Developer Version Build R248 with a huge treasure chest of extensions. You can take a look at it here

[totalsticks 1]

I like this idea very much. It would help to have something for me to save my ideas, and planning into that isnt Notepad.

I even really like the idea of a faceset import as well as rough map images.