Gamed/Sphere Plugins

From Spheriki

The following plugins need to be developed in order to make it possible to make sphere games.

Contents 1 JS Editor 2 Image Editor 3 Map Editor / Tileset Editor 3.1 Map Editor Component 3.2 Tileset Editor Component 4 Spriteset Editor 5 Font Editor 6 SGM (Project Settings) editor 7 Sphere Engine Plugin and templates 8 Animation Editor (low Priority) 9 Sound plugin (low priority)

JS Editor

Largely Complete

Volunteers: Kamatsu

Still to do:

• AutoComplete
• Preferences panel

Image Editor

Almost Complete

Volunteers: Kamatsu

Still to do:

• I/O
• Effects
• swatch/brush pallete io
• Preferences Panel

Map Editor / Tileset Editor

Map Editor Component

Volunteers: Radnen

Requirements:

• I/O for Sphere Map Formats into suitable data structures for maps.
• Map display.
• Tile placement and layer shifting, creation and deletion, visibility toggles.
• Persons/Triggers
• Obstruction zones, script activation zones.
• Embedded script editor for various map event scripts (may embed script editor plugin)
• Minimap and/or ability to zoom in and out for large maps.
• Configuration of map properties such as parallax and scrolling using intuitive dialogs.
• Preferences panel (if needed)

Tileset Editor Component

Volunteers:Kamatsu

• I/O for Sphere Map/Tileset Formats into suitable data structures for tiles.
• Embedded Image Editor Plugin.
• Tileset pallete.
• Obstruction Editor.
• Preferences panel (if needed)

Spriteset Editor

Volunteers: Kamatsu

• I/O for Sphere Spriteset formats into suitable data structures.
• Direction creation, removal, naming.
• Embedded Image Editor
• Adding/removing images to directions.
• Animation preview?
• Preferences panel (if needed)

Font Editor

Volunteers: Kamatsu

• I/O for Sphere font formats into suitable data structures.
• Import TTF functionality.
• Character palette.
• Embedded Image Editor
• Preferences panel (if needed)

SGM (Project Settings) editor

Volunteers: Kamatsu

• I/O for SGM files into suitable data structures
• Suitable forms for editing settings.
• Preferences panel (if needed)

Sphere Engine Plugin and templates

Volunteers: Kamatsu

• (Note I/O functions will actually end up in here)
• SPK Packaging routine.
• Run engine function.
• Preferences panel

Animation Editor (low Priority)

Sound plugin (low priority)