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soulclaimed

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Hi I am looking to begin developing an rpg game for android devices something like a topdown or parralax style rpg and would like to know what software i should be using I have eclipse gallileo as i am following a beginners guide to learn basic cause and affect but as i will be buying some books i would like them to be geared towards the correct systems, i am poor and would like to be able to upload my finished project for use on android devices so will not use an engine that charges around $2000 for the privilage, i thought of using java but every java rpg i have seen is very small baic graphics i dont know if this is due to them using premade tile sets or if it is somehting to do with java limiations, please help and advise.


soulclaimed
 
Using Java you can make a game that looks as good as anything made with an engine (although performance will be slightly worse).

Assuming you keep things simple (2D graphics etc..) the amount of code you will need should be fairly small, you will spend 90% of your time drawing graphics (creating good graphics is the hard bit about writing a game.)

You can make your life much easier by looking for existing tools (like map and sprite editors) and then making sure your game can load data in a format they output.

Alternatively, if learning Java seems like too much work. You could try to use PhoneGap instead - it lets you write apps in HTML then it wraps them up as Android applications. It should be easy draw map tiles from HTML.
 
darkwispr said:
Wait, isn't Runescape made in java? Haven't you seen that game? Correct me if I'm wrong.
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It's written in JavaScript, but uses Flash Player and Java Programs to assist it. Keep in mind, JavaScript and Java are two totally different Coding Languages, but use most of the same Functions. They could port RuneScape over to HTML5 and just use Flash Player, but that's just how I would do it.

I blame Society for not making as many Great Games like back then.
 
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