RPGMaker MV Honours Project Ideas

[Teodor Mihai]

I've been using RPG maker VX ace for fun for a bout a year and a half now (whenever I had time). After I tried the trial edition of MV I gotta say I really liked it. So here is the kicker. Next year I gotta do my honours project for my 4th year of Software Engineering (starting in september). And I really dislike most of the projects suggested by the teachers. We have the opportunity to suggest our own projects so I figured I might try and suggest one related to RPG maker. I plan on buying MV at the end of june so I can get some experience with it. I was thinking of suggesting to a teacher that I expand on MV with multiple custom scripts / features  (for example a relationship towards other characters feature would be one of them)(also I like coding in javascript so hopefully that helps). What do you guyz think?  Do you have any ideas I could suggest for a project that involve RPG maker? Or any additional ideas towards scripts / features? (also please don't suggest art/music-intensive projects, as I am more of a coder (I am ok with spriting though)).


Thanks in advance!

 

[watermark]

I think it's a good idea that you want to focus on scripts.


First you should check out what the major scripters of the community such as Yanfly, Galv, DreamX, Vlue, etc. have done already. You can find Yanfly and some of the others here: http://yanfly.moe/friends


Then you should embark on creating some major features that they haven't covered already. It should be something that majorly improves or alters the engine in some way so your professor won't think you're just using someone else's software. I dunno, maybe make a full fledged SRPG engine with advanced pathfinding and AI or something. THAT is definitely code intensive. You get the point.


After this you can put up a resource site where everyone can download your scripts. Or you can use your scripts in a game as Practical Application of your work. Since you say you are not good with non-coder stuff, perhaps you can join a team in the Project Recruitment section. If you're interested, perhaps you can join our team. Learn more about us at our website http://www.watermarkrpg.com or check out some of our games in my signature. PM me if interested and we can discuss some possibilities.

 

[Shaz]

I've moved this thread to General Discussion - this is not really an MV support question. Please be sure to post your threads in the correct forum next time. Thank you.

 

[Anthyny]

While I have no real experience with what your professor might expect from you in 4th year Software Engineering, I'd think that he'd might want something a little more complex then something you put together with another company's software. If anything though, similar to what watermark said, it'd have to be something that drastically changed / added in terms of features that the engine doesn't already have.

 

[LaFlibuste]

I'm not sure what has been done already, but one of the most intense things you can develop for RM as far as I know are battle systems. Surely there's a niche that hasn't been filled yet?

I don't know if the scope is as large (probably not) but another option could be a complete dungeon tools/puzzles kit (think Lufia II), including such things as swinging swords, hook shots that can either latch unto something and bring you to it or grab something and bring it to you, bombs, arrows, maybe a flame thrower of sorts, boxes you can push/pull, boxes you can lift and throw, objects you can cut, smash or light on fire, switches that react to bombs exploding or to being pressed by other events (the boxes you push & pull for instance), jumping, moving platforms you can actually move on, holes you can fall in or throw stuff in, auto-move tiles (conveyor belts) or sliding tiles (ice)... Climbing maybe? I don't know, any other idea that might fit this.

 

[jaypee]

I just read this thread and this ones suddenly came to my mind hopefully this will give you some insights with the rpgmaker.


your-dreams-on-the-next-rpg-makerrmmv-updates-or-brand-new-ones

 

[Teodor Mihai]

Thank you all for your input. I really like the idea of a SRPG system, and I do have a few custom ones in mind. I will bring this up to the teacher that is in charge of the video games course after my exams, maybe he will be ok with it