The point is that it doesn't use Ruby. The two RPG Makers are fundamentally incompatible here. You'd need to write all the scripts from scratch if you wanted something to put into RMMV, and that's way beyond the scope of Pokémon Essentials.
I kind of want to see perspective mode again.
You can have this by changing the value of MAPVIEWMODE (Script-Section "Settings") to 2.
There's a reason, and that reason is that the Gen 5 sprites were made for the Gen 5 style battle scene. Essentials uses a Gen 4 style battle scene, which is incompatible with full-body back sprites. You can of course have animated Pokémon sprites in Essentials, but full-body back sprites would look weird, especially if they're the same size as the front sprites rather than double the size.Is It Possible That Moving Versions Of The Gen 5 Sprites Will Sooner Or Later Be Added, Or Is There A Reason Why That Has Been Avoided?
Is It Possible That Moving Versions Of The Gen 5 Sprites Will Sooner Or Later Be Added, Or Is There A Reason Why That Has Been Avoided?
You can get the Elite Battle system script if you want Gen 5's animated sprites. And they look way better than they would in a Gen 4 battle style IMO. Sadly (or not) Luka switched away from the classic Gen 5 UI though.
Is there a real necessity to have Win32API implemented into the engine?
Because if there isn't, dropping it could make MKXP compatible with Essentials, Android ports could be possible and at the same time, everyone would have a better performance when playing their games.
I actually have a suggestion for Essentials;
The ability to work on a single project over an Internet connection would be the biggest convenience there is; for my team, having to wait for everyone to finish their side of the project and having to download the same folder repeatedly is cumbersome and annoying. One project and a way for a team to work on a project over the cloud would be a HUGE time-saver.
It may be a little too much to ask, but this is undoubtedly a suggestion that is worth taking into consideration.
That isn't something I think Maruno could fix. That seems more like an RPG Maker thing, not an Essentials thing.