Limitations of RMMV browser export and what changes will it make to the browser version compared to the executable / app version?

[CaraPrincess]

Aside from a mobile port of Genkaroku, I am also planning to have a browser version of Genkaroku too, running on HTML5. This plan is made in correlation with the news that the worldwide version of Touken Ranbu, a pretty popular browser game, is releasing soon.

Despite there are some pretty comprehensive and full-a** RMMV browser games such as Nina Aquila, I am not sure about the limitations and changes made to the browser version of an RMMV game compared to the application version. Aside from interface elements' changes, what are the other limitations / changes made to a browser export of a game in RMMV? BTW, I am currently making Genkaroku as an ARPG (action role-playing game) utilizing Alpha ABS.

Any information on this will be heavily appreciated!

 

[Aerosys]

Usually, there aren't any. The only exception is when a Plugin Dev made his plugin based on NodeJS, probably because he just didn't know about it. The most prominent example: The plugin dev tries to save&load data while writing on the hard disk, and as you can imagine, on a browser, you don't have any disk.

So you could open a plugin file and search for "require(...)" and then you know that this plugin will not work in a browser game.

All in all, this is the only exception I'm aware of, and it's pretty rare


EDIT:
I was informed via private message that my suggestions to look for "require" may not be 100% accurate.

 

[CaraPrincess]

Oh. So for games that have plugins based on NodeJS, they will not run on a browser and / or throw an error?

 

[KurayamiBlackheart]

Oh. So for games that have plugins based on NodeJS, they will not run on a browser and / or throw an error?

Any plugin that tries to write/read files, etc, are not compatibles with a browser deployment. because there are no such things for a browser deployed game.

Also some functions doesn't work on browser. You have to be careful about the plugins you use when you mind deploying on browser or android. Though if you only want to deploy on Windows/MAC, you don't need to mind the deployment compatibilities of the plugins.

 

[CaraPrincess]

If so, is saving / loading save files still valid on browser exports of an RMMV game?

 

[KurayamiBlackheart]

If so, is saving / loading save files still valid on browser exports of an RMMV game?

Yes, but it'll save on your server and not on the computer of the player.

 

[Aerosys]

Yes, of course, save files are stored in the Browser storage. Again, usually, you can upload any exported RPG Maker game without any limitations. Only if a plugin dev made a mistake or implements a very specific exceptional case, then those plugins will throw an error while launching the game.

Yes, but it'll save on your server and not on the computer of the player.

No, they are not saved on the server.

 

[KurayamiBlackheart]

Yes, of course, save files are stored in the Browser storage. Again, usually, you can upload any exported RPG Maker game without any limitations. Only if a plugin dev made a mistake or implements a very specific exceptional case, then those plugins will throw an error while launching the game.


No, they are not saved on the server.

Oh, they're saved by default locally ? Good to know.

EDIT : Yeah just noticed that, lol. Indeed it's saved locally, my bad.