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[Qianyixia386]

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[MeltingPenguins]

There can be images in Choicescript and sound, though not outright voiceacting.

There are programs like Renpy and VisualNovel Maker that might be better suited for what you want to do than twine or Choicescript

Good Luck

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[LiliArch]

That’s impossible to answer without knowing what kind of gameplay elements you’re talking about.

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[MeltingPenguins]

The best call here might be RPG maker, maybe?

[LiliArch]

I’d go full game engine like Godot.

[cup_half_empty]

Choicescript is definitely not good for your use case. Twine could work, but you’ll need to to be a bit code savvy. Depending on the gameplay elements you want to include you might even want to go for a full game engine, like godot.

[fsix]

I mean, other than the map which would have to be fudged, the described gameplay absolutely could be done in CS. “Assigning units to places” isn’t some particularly rockety science.

But if you really want some music and/or animations then no, CS won’t do that.

I’d also caution going for Godot – my third-hand experience here (as in, rubbernecking some projects which did) is mostly seeing various people complain how the resulting games have all sorts of issues with various android devices, mostly thanks to poor driver support etc.

[AnonTheAnonymous]

Yea. Flat out Choicescript (And maybe not even Twine) is not what you need. What you’re asking for is something that Godot might even struggle with. Not to do, everything you want is beyond possible, but to do it yourself in a reasonable time and have it run well on the phone.

Basically what I’m saying is, do it. Go for it. I know you can! You just won’t be doing on Choicescript. You’re gonna have to learn whatever you end up using (If you don’t choose something you already know.) and that may take a while.

But keep us informed! We love Authors-in the broad sense of the word-and will me more than happy to help with whatever you decide!

[Qianyixia386]

@MeltingPenguins

The best call here might be RPG maker, maybe?

I’ve heard of rpgmaker but I don’t particularly like the engine all their games look pretty much look the same to me . I think it’s because so many of the users use the premade assets so it’s like you can almost immediately tell and rpgmaker game right away . If anything I use game maker studios but I’ve heard some good things about godot.

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[AnonTheAnonymous]

Okay. I’m gonna..start from the top and work my way down. RPG Maker. Absolute work horse of an engine. If you think it, you can almost certainly do it; If ya can’t? Just try again but differently.

@Qianyixia386

I think it’s because so many of the users use the premade assets

They do indeed. Because, making unique assets, or at least enough for what you need, is really bloody time consuming! You have to make a crazy amount of bits and bobs while making sure each bit and/or bob, fits into the whole.

@Qianyixia386

you can almost immediately tell and rpgmaker game right away

That is a large part of the joy. Knowing you’re playing a RPG Maker game is a big part of the game. It’s a community like ours; It doesn’t matter that you used ChoiceScript, just how you used it to make something that’s yours.

@Qianyixia386

If anything I use game maker studios but I’ve heard some good things about godot.

I can’t say anything on GameMaker since I have zero experience, just that I have liked games made in the engine when playing them on steam. And it’s true, I have nothing but praise for Godot.

@Qianyixia386

Funny enough chatgpt

We’ll come back to this^

@Qianyixia386

I was leaning towards using an a full blown game engine but wanted to see if choice script or twine could it pull off but yeah . I think going with a full engine might be for the best .

It’s for the best. Choice is about text (Mostly..) while Twine can do it all…In Twine. It really struggles to be better than any dedicated thing but it can do it all with some work. A real engine is what you need.

@Qianyixia386

a visual novel with action rpg and strategic rts elements with some card game based game play too.

I agree with the first anwser. That is exactly what Renpy does best. That sounds awesome, and something Renpy is able to work with extensively because, well, that’s what it does. Blend anything into a…Renpy. I genuinely have no other way to say what it does other then it just works with what you give.

@Qianyixia386

The voice acting kind of a pipe dream so initially I do without voice but I’m definitely going to have a soundtrack . I think text is an interesting format but it lacks the game play and RPG elements I want to add in the game .

I’m sorry to say, I think you’re just trying to make an actual Video Game instead of an IF.

@Qianyixia386

Something like the life and suffering of sir brante is what my end goal for this project would be when it’s completed .

Never heard of this, and it seems like something I’d like. Thank you!

@Qianyixia386

Curious what would Godot struggle with ??

Not that Godot would struggle to make it, it won’t. Like I said it’s workhorse! What I mean is, it’ll struggle to work “on Android” which is what I assumed you’re planing on using from your first comment:

@Qianyixia386

I’ve been looking at the landscape of interactive fiction on Android

Godot is fine. Godot is great. Godot only works on Android if you make it work. Id est, you’ve probably only seen Godot games from an app. That’s because without being really efficient and optimizing your code routinely it runs pretty bad on Android. I will avoid a Godot game when surfing on Chrome and Internet while on my phone.

So what that means is you’ll have to be really good at Godot, or code an app. Which means downloading Android Studio and learning that too.

@Qianyixia386

Next I’m gonna take online classes learning how to program . Afterwards I will take classes on godot , unity or unreal engine. ( It most likely will be Godot). I will also take game design and game writing classes along with general writing classes.

Absolutely! I think anyone that hears that should wish you above and beyond. Live your bloody dream! A couple pointers though; Classes on programing what? Game design for what facet? Game writing? I think I understand what your trying to say by game writing, but that’s not really a..field. Game writers are almost always just writers, who wrote for a game. (Not saying it isn’t a thing, it is. It’s just more about experience and nuance than teachable lessons.(I’m talking out my ass though; I never wrote for a game..))

They are classes for programing. But most are about a specific program language. Think about which one you need first. You can find many, many classes on Godot, Unity and Unreal. What if you don’t use them though? Decide on the engine of use first, before you learn it. Game Design is a vast and certainly teachable subject, but what part? Games are made of untold parts, many of which have had devs focus on singularly their whole career. Test the waters a bit.

@Qianyixia386

Here is the concept below

Okay. Deep breath. We’re here. ChatGPT. An AI. A lot of the forum does not like the use of AI. We have the option to disclose our use of it. Starting since July. You joined 2 day ago and likely only to see if ChoiceScript is your golden bullet. So hey, welcome in! Warm hugs! My names Anon nice to meet ‘cha!

But this forum is about ChoiceScript. It exist, because of ChoiceScript. It’s made by CoG; ChoiceofGames. I’m more than will to help you, almost everyone is! We’re people who love people! (..Mostly..) But as some told you on the interest check thread, we can’t help you make a game on the forum for ChoiceScript games, if it’s not a ChoiceScript game.

You’re free to stick around, we’ll love to have you. I’m certain you have ideas that no other has ever considered, I want to see them realized! So if you hang a while, feel free to private message me, or make an Off-Topic thread (If you have access, I don’t think even I do.) and I’ll anwser every question I can.

Cheers!

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[AnonTheAnonymous]

Oh no it’s more than fine. WIP’s are just that. Work In Progress. Until you start to actually sign with CoG you’re free to use ChoiceScript however you want. Just Don’t Suck is basically the number one rule in the community. You can find the rules all over the place on the forum and CoG site. But the majority of them are about not being a horrible person, and respecting others even if you are horrible. It’s a place of respect, reading and writing.

If you start making something in ChoiceScript feel more than free to post here about it. Just don’t put it in the WIP category as that is only for games that intend to eventually get hosted. It should be in Hobby Projects category (It’s a sub-category in Game Development) no problem.

[cup_half_empty]

You can take a look at JavaScript based engines like Phaserjs and Pixijs. There are ways to wrap a web app and deploy as a standalone app to different platforms. My beef with godot is that they invented a new language and I’m not about to learn a whole new programming language just to use godot. (I know you can use bindings for other languages but it was a pain in the ass, at least when I tried 2 years ago.)

[cup_half_empty]

Just keep in mind you have a very ambitious project. Not to discourage you, just be realistic about the time frame so you don’t get frustrated and abandon it, but it’s probably going to take many years, specially if you’re learning everything from scratch. Anyway good luck!