Hi everyone!

Maybe some of you remember my old 'RPG Templates'? By the way, it has got 1085 downloads!
I'm quite impressed!

Well, then I decided to make a new and better one... -And now it finished!

I've focused most on the item/inventory system, and the spell system - trying to make it very easy to make items and spells. This has been done using an ILF (Item-List) and an NSF (Spell-List) file. To make it easy for you to create and edit those files, I've made a program in C# (it requires .NET) that does it in a very easy way. By default, you can load a max of 400 items from an ILF file, and 400 spells from an NSF file, though it can expanded if needed (the only limit is the limit of indices in an array! ).

I have commented the code, to make it more readable, and to make it a better learning source for C-Script programmers.
It's programmed only using C-Script (no DLLs, etc.).

I have also written a few articles at Nighthawk Arts, to help you get started
And I've made a sample level.

You can find it all at the official site:
NHA RPG Center

I hope you like it
-Claus N.

Note: .NET is only required for the RPG Template Tool to work. Not for the RPG Templates itself.
BTW. you can get it here:
http://msdn.microsoft.com/netframework/

I've tried your demo template, and it's very good demo.
but when the player wear the armor and he walk or run, the armor is a few step behind ( not suit in the body well ) why?. And the player can swing the sword only when he near the enemy (too near to even swing his sword), can it make he can swing the sword everytime he wants? and when he drops the few item in the same place it will drop exactly in the same place (I mean if you drop 10 sword at the same place it will look only one sword at the place), can it make drop randomly around the player?
that's enough for now,
the rest is great, and very usable code!
KEEP UP THE GREAT WORK!!!!

Thx

Yeah, the armor is quite slow in updating it's position... :S I'll try to fix it.

Making it drop randomly around the player should only take a few sec to do, I'm on it

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And the player can swing the sword only when he near the enemy (too near to even swing his sword), can it make he can swing the sword everytime he wants?

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You mean e.g. like diablo-- Press and hold shift, and then click somewhere with the mouse, to attack? Shouldn't be that hard to implement.


EDIT: The "random drop pos and angle", and the hold-down-shift-to-attack-with-LBM thing, has been made
Though, haven't uploaded it yet.

I think I'll later on add a 'skin' parameter to the item-list format (ILF). That would be much better than creating that stupid armor, and a skin always follows the character without such problems
When I do, I'll make a converter, to convert 'old' ILF files to the new ILF format, so don't worry

i might be blind but can some one give me the link to the demo level?

Go to NHA RPG Center, click Downloads in the menu, and click the NHA RPG Templates 2.0 Sample Level link. Then click the 'Download' link right under the screenshot.

Here's a direct download link to the sample/demo level
http://www.nighthawk.dk/v5/index.asp?PageID=download&Type=OtherDLs&ID=16

WOW...thanks Claus for this great contribution! If you could add a gothic like 3rd person mode...and maybe speech output for the dialogues...more attack modes (in close combat)and blocking attacks from enemys...and a easy way to assign own actions to npc-charakters (like random conversation, path following...) while they are in passive state...save/load function...I'd be really happy
This is going to be the ultimate RGB-Template-System

Keep on adding the good stuff and I'll start making my game soon!

I've updated (and uploaded the changes to) the templates now. The ILF format has been changed a little, but if someone already has made an ILF file, I can tell, that I've made a converter to fix it for you (Tools -> ILF Converter in the template tool).
I have also made a minor change in the spell format, but you need to do it manually; if you have made any spell files (NSF) yet, open it in e.g. Notepad, and insert the integer 20, followed by a space, in the beginning of the file. It's only necessary for any spell files made -before- I posted this.

EDIT: Same download link as before.

@Loopix
Thanks
Yeah, I've also got a few ideas for improvements; e.g. Save/Load, as you mentioned, enemy health panel, and a trading script. But thanks for the ideas

Well, my time is running out, and I have to go now... Cya later

This is an excellent contribution!
Claus, you should get a constellation of
stars for the time and work you've devoted to this.
The vast multitude who belong to my organization,
The Klutzy Koders Klatch,
are jumping with joy.

Thanks!!!

Heh, thanks Rod!
lol^^

This gem might save me from setting up a contract with Gurps , thx. Tho I would have to download C# 2005 Express, tho I have a c# but it's sort of outdated .