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LiveCode RPG
First steps towards creating a LiveCode Role Playing Game

RPG GirlThe sidescroller example (Galactic Gauntlet) in the webinars and sample stacks is ok, but I am a lot more interested in making an RPG with a figure that walks around and can meet people, rather than just dodging and shooting. So I thought I'd start a work on this, post my experiences, and see if others are interested. It's possible that a sort of "RPG toolkit" may come out of this.

First, I'd like to mention my inspirations for this game:

1 - Sailor Moon for Super Famicom (Super Nintendo)
This is a classic game, never released in the US, with the main characters of the insanely popular Sailor Moon anime and manga fighting monsters (youma) in a "Final Fight" format with the usual "boss" every now and then.

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Your Article Here!

We're always looking for interesting, useful or technical content for this newsletter. If you've got something to share, get in touch!

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mergXZing: Barcode Reader

We're delighted to welcome mergZXing to the LiveCode Marketplace. This valuable external for iOS and Android will allow you to add barcode reading functionality to your app.

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Communicating with the User

Follow this step by step tutorial to add ask and answer dialogs to your project, and allow your user to respond and give you input in various ways.

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