Just discovered this engine and went through wiki/tutorials but I think I missed any information on visual novels. So…
Is it possible to create a visual novel with GDevelop, like with Ren’Py?
and…
Is it possible to use any amount of 3D in-game, like with GameMaker Studio (or Unity, I guess)? Mostly curious about it because of Hidden Object genre.
From what I can tell, I think it would be possible to create a visual novel, but I want to know if anyone here has developed one with it or if there will be some problems create a simple dialogue system or a RPG combat (turn based) system in a visual novel.
Basically, you just need to create sprites and to use the Text object extension. I don’t think you need another extension, so you can also develop a visual novel for web/android/iOS.
I recommend you to create your dialogue system and your combat system in external events. Then, create your story dividing it into chapters, each corresponding to a scene. Of course, if you want to have a branched story, you can create Chapter X, Chapter X bis, etc.
Concerning your dialogue system, you will have to manage a lot of texts. Familiarize yourself with text manipulation and variables :
(You will have to link external events in each of your scenes)
And concerning the combat system (turn based), this will be a lot more complex. The more features you add (competence system, life, mana, defense, equipment, etc), the more complex it is. Don’t forget the AI : it is simple to make a primitive one, but a strong AI is veeeeery complex to manage. There will be a large amount of conditions, events, sub-events and sub-sub-events. You have to master variables.
GDevelop is not a 3D-Game engine. The only 3D feature is the 3D Box which can, as the name suggests, create 3D boxes.
This looks promising, I will have to spend some time messing around with it to see how much I can do with it. As far as the AI is concerned, I am used to creating complex AI using Warcraft 3 editor’s trigger system (over 500 “if, then, else statements” everywhere ). I enjoyed it, so I want to see if that’s possible here.
Thank you for replying.
EDIT: Is there MP chat possible? LIke, one player can use port to access another’s computer for a chat or MP gameplay session? How hard would that be?
). I enjoyed it, so I want to see if that’s possible here.