Re: [pygame] Rpg Game ?

[Kris Schnee <kschnee@xxxxxxxxxx>]

Farai Aschwanden wrote:
> If I understand this right: You think about creating a RPG with PHP? If 
> this is the point, let me tell you: DONT! ;) I started my RPG project 
> that way (with PHP) and then I switched to Python that is much more 
> easier and more powerful with Pygame. It depends on what you want to 
> build inside your game but I assume that performance will be a issue 
> quite quickly.

I experimented with RPG stuff online, first using JavaScript and then 
Python CGI. JavaScript is usable, but doesn't seem very suitable. Since 
CGI involves running the program once, then basically reloading the page 
and restarting the program, it's a like a time travel movie -- you have 
to set up a complex system of sending notes back to yourself each 
run-through just to track what part of the game you're in.

Here's an example of a random-dungeon RPG done in Python CGI (a 
tongue-in-cheek remake of a game I made long ago in Apple BASIC):
http://kschnee.xepher.net/cgi-bin/dungeon_warrior.py

It's also possible to do tiled graphics fairly simply using DIV tags 
that give tiles an exact position on the screen. That doesn't allow for 
animation though, unless maybe you use animated GIFs.

I hear Flash is good for the sort of RPG you might be thinking of. I 
played a bit of a game called "DragonFable":
http://www.dragonfable.com/
I don't actually like this game, but it shows that basic RPG mechanics 
and graphics are possible in Flash.

Kris