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[Ivan]

I am currently working on a new release of my retro 2d platformer engine which includes Python bindings and an updated map/sprite editor and a tutorial. It has NSF playback and NTSC filter emulation, so it will be good for NES/SNES type games.

You can download the beta development environment here:
http://librgs.googlecode.com/files/RGS_rc1.zip

Here's the current version of the tutorial:
http://code.google.com/p/librgs/wiki/RGSTutorial

[Ivan]

Python bindings are completed!

[moi]

Don't forget the tutorial and documentation this time, it's the most imoprtant for us

[Hideous]

Python bindings are completed!

[Ivan]

The RGS integrated development environment and tutorial are coming TONIGHT!

[reetva]

The RGS integrated development environment and tutorial are coming TONIGHT!

You are my hero.

[increpare]

The RGS integrated development environment and tutorial are coming TONIGHT!

Great; I'll be sure to give it a try

[Ivan]

Ok, this is what I got so far of the tutorial:

http://code.google.com/p/librgs/wiki/RGSTutorial

Images, and the rest of the tutorial coming tomorrow.

You can download the current version of the RGS integrated development environment here and play around with the tutorial:

http://librgs.googlecode.com/files/RGS_rc1.zip

You don't need anything except the zip file!

 

[Hideous]

Awesomesauce

Can't wait for the rest of the tutorial.

[moi]

Ok, this is what I got so far of the tutorial:

http://code.google.com/p/librgs/wiki/RGSTutorial

Wow this sounds really fine. I'll be sure to give it a try, maybe not for this compo but for future project.
 

[Hideous]

warning: Not importing directory 'C:\Documents and Settings\Andreas\Mina dokument\Retro Game System\testgame\.\game': missing __init__.py

I THINK YOUR PROGRAM IS BROKEN

This also happened for a friend of mine.

[Ivan]

I know of the warning, but it should have no effect on anything. Does it crash or something?

[Hideous]

It won't run at all.

[Ivan]

hmmm.. is there anything else in the log file?

[Hideous]

Yes. The same error back from when I tried running it from another place. Here's the entire log:

Code:

warning: Not importing directory 'C:\Documents and Settings\toastie\Desktop\Workshop\librgs\deploy\template\.\game': missing __init__.py
warning: Not importing directory 'H:\No More Sweden\Retro Game System\testgame\.\game': missing __init__.py
Traceback (most recent call last):
  File "main.py", line 4, in <module>
  File "game\game.py", line 11
    while RGS_Update():
        ^
SyntaxError: invalid syntax
warning: Not importing directory 'H:\No More Sweden\Retro Game System\testgame\.\game': missing __init__.py
Traceback (most recent call last):
  File "main.py", line 4, in <module>
  File "game\game.py", line 11
    while RGS_Update():
        ^
SyntaxError: invalid syntax
warning: Not importing directory 'H:\No More Sweden\Retro Game System\testgame\.\game': missing __init__.py
Traceback (most recent call last):
  File "main.py", line 4, in <module>
  File "game\game.py", line 11
    while RGS_Update():
        ^
SyntaxError: invalid syntax
warning: Not importing directory 'C:\Documents and Settings\Andreas\Mina dokument\Retro Game System\testgame\.\game': missing __init__.py
Traceback (most recent call last):
  File "main.py", line 4, in <module>
  File "game\game.py", line 11
    while RGS_Update():
        ^
SyntaxError: invalid syntax

[Ivan]

That's pretty fucking weird. It should work just fine. Did you make any changes to it?

Also, I added images to the tutorial.

NOTICE:

I uploaded a new version with some bugfixes in the editor. Please use the new one:

http://librgs.googlecode.com/files/RGS_rc1.zip

[Hideous]

The bug fixed itself. What I did was to try and run the template program, which worked. Then I edited it to make the hello world sample, and running it after every line. Which worked fine! So then I copied over the entire .py file to "testgame" and it worked fine too. Huh.

[aparrish]

I can get the framework and the sample game (which is awesome, btw) to build in XCode.  Nice.  Is there an ETA for OS X python bindings? (or are they in there and I just didn't notice?)

[flod]

This looks awesome, will try it out tutorial now 

[nayon]

EDIT: Nevermind, my problem was that I didn't set my sprite's bounding box.

The system is great, thanks a lot!


EDIT AGAIN:

So now I have another problem, the player character lands on the ground after level creation, but when I press left, the player won't move or teleports one tile to the right, when I press right the player moves to the leftmost location on the map, when I jump I can move normally (left/right too) but when I land movement's screwed again. Any idea why?

By the way, will there be a documentation for this engine? Like a library reference or something?

Code:

from librgs import *
def gameLoop():
        return 1
RGS_Init(256,240,0,0,RGS_NTSC)
screen = RGS_CreateScreen()
level = RGS_CreateTilemap(screen, 256,200, "test.map", "tileset.sur")
RGS_CreateLabel(screen, "test", RGS_FONT_SMALL, 10,210,0xff0000);
player = RGS_CreateEntitySprite(screen, level, "hero.spr")
RGS_TilemapFollowEntity(level, player.entity, 0,0)
while RGS_Update():
        if RGS_KeyDown(RGS_RIGHT):
                player.entity.xVelocity = 100
                player.entity.xDirection = 1
                player.sprite.flipX = 0
                RGS_PlaySpriteAnimation(player.sprite, "walk", 0)
        elif RGS_KeyDown(RGS_LEFT):
                player.entity.xVelocity = 100
                player.entity.xDirection = -1
                player.sprite.flipX = 1
                RGS_PlaySpriteAnimation(player.sprite, "walk", 0)
        if RGS_KeyDown(RGS_BUTTON1) and player.entity.isTouchingGround:
                   player.entity.yVelocity = -300
        elif not player.entity.isTouchingGround:
                   RGS_PlaySpriteAnimation(player.sprite,"jump",0)
        else:
                RGS_PlaySpriteAnimation(player.sprite, "idle", 0)
        gameLoop()
RGS_Shutdown()