mapeditor/tiled

Support RPG Maker map files

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#1,889 opened on Feb 21, 2018

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help wanted

Description

This would be mainly to help people move away from RPG Maker, that have already done a lot of work on their maps. But if combined with saving to RPG Maker map format, it could also simply offer people an alternative for the built-in map editor.

Of course, there are many versions of RPG Maker and generally no documentation about their map formats is provided. But there's bound to be resources online written by people who have already tried to reverse-engineer the map format.

Contributor guide

Tech stack
cpp
Domain
tooling
Issue type
feature
DifficultyEstimated implementation difficulty for a new contributor, from 1 for very small changes to 5 for expert-level work.
4
Estimated timeA rough time range for an experienced contributor to investigate, implement, test, and prepare a pull request.
over 1 week
Activity statusHow available the issue appears right now: fresh, active, stale, blocked, or waiting on maintainer input.
stale
ClarityHow clearly the issue explains the expected change, acceptance criteria, and next step.
needs investigation
Prerequisites
C++ programmingbinary file parsingTiled plugin API
Newbie friendlinessA 1-100 score estimating how approachable this issue is for first-time contributors.
20
Research direction
Start by studying the EasyRPG documentation for the RPG Maker 2000/2003 map format (LMU) linked in the issue. Then examine Tiled's existing plugin system for importing maps, located in the 'Plugins' directory of the source code. Look at the linked forum threads for reverse engineering details. Consider implementing support for one version first, such as RPG Maker 2000/2003, as it has the most documentation.