mapeditor/tiled

Support RPG Maker map files

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#1,889 opened on Feb 21, 2018

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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.

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Research direction
Investigate the EasyRPG project's LMU file parser and other reverse engineered format documentation. Look into existing Tiled plugin architecture for importing custom formats. Consider starting with RPG Maker 2000/2003 format due to available documentation.
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.
3-5 days
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Stale
ClarityHow clearly the issue explains the expected change, acceptance criteria, and next step.
Mostly clear
Prerequisites
C++reverse engineeringRPG Maker map file formats
Newbie friendlinessA 1-100 score estimating how approachable this issue is for first-time contributors.
30