[Engine] Pokemon C# Engine

[oxysoft]

PokeSharp (for lack of a better name)

PokeSharp is a Pokemon engine written in C# using the XNA framework for rendering. The engine has been in development for quite some time however no in-game related things have been programmed yet, only the Map Editor has been worked on so far. However, Alot of the stuff written for the Map Editor will be reused for the Engine itself.

Purpose

The engine is being made to replace Pokemon Essentials. It will allow for a much better experience. Whenever I play a RPG maker based pokemon game, it alway feels weird and not like the original games and this is what I am trying to change in my Engine. The Map Editor is built for fast development and has only a small learning curve.

Cost

The engine will be absolutely free. I am 15 years old and doing this alone and completely out of free will, donations are greatly appreciated. Those who donate 5$ and up will have some sort of honorable mentions, I don't know yet. Perhaps a special rank on the forum when we have one or access to new builds of the engine and upcoming features.

Features

Engine Features:
- Day Night cycles with customizable colors
- LUA Event Scripting
- Dynamically generated shadows for entities
- Buildings are treated as entities
- Feels just like the real thing really

Map Editor Features:
- All-in-one editor, make the whole game in it
- Logic Scripts (LUA)
- 16 Layers for tiles
- Import your own tilesets and entities
- Built-In script editor with syntax highlighting

FAQ

Q: What language is it written in? Does it use any framework?
A: C#, XNA framework

Q: What will it cost?
A: Free, will take donations

Q: How long have you been programming for?
A: Almost 2 years now. Started with Java and moved to C# about 2 months ago. C# is much more powerful. Screw Java. Java sucks. (for games at least...)

Q: What are your plans with regards to functions the future game developers will have once this engine is released? Rudimentary functions such as adding NPC's, giving Pokemon, giving items, etc. are expected but to which detail are you looking to giving default functions and actions for the developer to use?
A: Everything that has been done in Pokemon games from Pokemon Red to Pokemon Black and White 2 should be hopefully doable, whether it be an actual integrated feature of the engine or something you will have to code yourself with a LUA script.

Q: Will it be ported to the Xbox 360 seeing as it uses the XNA framework?
A: I don't think so. If yes, you will not be able to create projects on it, you will have to make them on the computer then submit them to a marketplace or something like that then it will be downloadable on the Xbox.

Medias

Engine

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lul!!

Map Editor

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Credits
Pokemon Dawn Team - Graphics, (tiles, objects, all sprites) programming design patterns, map editor design inspiration, some code

[Rayquaza.]

Looks pretty good so far. Don't think there have ever been any successful Pokémon Engines yet so if this makes the cut that would be great, keep up the good work and good luck.

[oxysoft]

Almost done coding map connections

[Ash493]

Looks interesting.
I'm glad you chose to do it in C# instead of Java.
It's surely gonna be much better and more user friendly =) (Opinion as someone who pretty much hates Java xD)

[kudoms]

I really like your map editor, I might edit mine by removing the grid and just making the last tile pos purple as you did.

[Team Fail]

I really like what you have going here, and I'd look forward to a preliminary release, especially because it's in XNA. Best of luck to you on this project c:

[oxysoft]

Here's a preview of the map editor (no map viewing yet)

[Rayquaza.]

Wow, if you pull this off then RMXP will be almost completely dead.

[oxysoft]

I started working on the map rendering in the map viewer


I also added a fill type of brush, as it can be nice sometime

[Serene Grace]

This looks incredibly promising, and from somebody who has witnessed a friend try to re-create a map editor from scratch in XNA I bet there's a lot of work that has been put into this already. I really like the fact that this works through C#. I've only just recently learnt C# language and even more recently familiarised myself with XNA - therefore I know how powerful it can be!

I do have a question, however: what are your plans with regards to functions the future game developers will have once this engine is released? Rudimentary functions such as adding NPC's, giving Pokemon, giving items, etc. are expected but to which detail are you looking to giving default functions and actions for the developer to use? A planned list will be nice, and some people who are prominent at XNA could even help you to write them up, allowing for a quicker build overall. I do believe that the more functions you add, the merrier!

P.S. That map editor looks beautiful!

[oxysoft]

After almost 3 weeks of not giving any update, here is what I have been doing!





In response to Serene Grace above, I will give enough options to make a full game that mimics for example Fire Red or Emerald but i'm not sure about custom scripts that are ran on runtime and add full new functionalities and I have no idea how I would implement them.

[Rayquaza.]

This thing gets better with every screenshot. I really can't wait to see this dominating the whole of Game Dev.

[balaam]

Your editor looks great! I usually use Tiled, the opensource tilemap editor but you cant beat one you've made for really fitting your needs. C# is hard to beat for making tools fast!

[Nintendork15]

Damn.
How have I been missing this, it's looking good.
How to see more, if it turns out good, as seen, I'll be using. <3

[oxysoft]

I uploaded a video yesterday and I forgot to post it here, so here it is !

[Team Fail]

Seeing your preview of a map editor is making me rather excited haha.

Will this be compatible with the Xbox XNA as well, or just the PC version? Seeing as I have an indie license, I wouldn't mind trying it on the Xbox once you have an initial release.

[oxysoft]

Originally Posted by Team Fail

Seeing your preview of a map editor is making me rather excited haha.

Will this be compatible with the Xbox XNA as well, or just the PC version? Seeing as I have an indie license, I wouldn't mind trying it on the Xbox once you have an initial release.

I doubt it will but who knows. You could download games from a marketplace i would make or something I assume. I doubt I would port the map editor to xbox though.

[DaSpirit]

Originally Posted by Team Fail

Will this be compatible with the Xbox XNA as well, or just the PC version? Seeing as I have an indie license, I wouldn't mind trying it on the Xbox once you have an initial release.

I think the question should be whether it would be allowed. I don't think it would be allowed.

[oxysoft]

Originally Posted by DaSpirit

I think the question should be whether it would be allowed. I don't think it would be allowed.

That's what I was thinking too since the sprites don't belong to me (not even the name)

When I finish this project though, I plan on making it free and taking donations.

[pokemoner2500]

I think the question should be whether it would be allowed. I don't think it would be allowed.

If it would be free, there would most likely be no problem. If you were to sell it...

[Team Fail]

You necessarily don't have to make a Pokémon game out of a Pokémon engine. Since it's all open-source (I think), you can always adapt it in various ways. But I think it's feasible, because from what I'm seeing, the map editor is part of windows and not part of the actual game executable, am I correct?

[oxysoft]

Originally Posted by Team Fail

You necessarily don't have to make a Pokémon game out of a Pokémon engine. Since it's all open-source (I think), you can always adapt it in various ways. But I think it's feasible, because from what I'm seeing, the map editor is part of windows and not part of the actual game executable, am I correct?

You are correct, it is a windows form.

[Team Fail]

Originally Posted by oxysoft

You are correct, it is a windows form.

Shouldn't be too hard to port over to the Xbox. All that'd need to be adjusted is the actual game engine to utilise Xbox hardware (Like the game controller as opposed to a keyboard) and whatnot. If I had time on my hands, and a laptop, I'd try porting it, but lack of time would get to me.

[DaSpirit]

Originally Posted by pokemoner2500

If it would be free, there would most likely be no problem. If you were to sell it...

Well, if you put it on the Xbox store, it would be in a commercial environment even if you don't sell it so I don't think it would be allowed.

[guitargodd97]

This looks really sick! I'm going to watch this really closely. The map editor is amazing! I can't wait to see what you come up with when you get around to creating the battle system!