This is a tool for creating graphic novels for the Sega 32X. Work in progress.
So far, it contains:
- A C library for making visual novels;
- Another C library to interface the VN library with the 32X hardware;
- A tool to convert PNG images to a format compatible with the 32X;
- A transpiler that translates a subset of the Ren'py scripting language to a C file (plus a few includes) that uses the VN library;
- A Makefile that takes care of coordinating all of that.
In order to compile the library and the generated sources, you will need a C cross compiler for 32X; you can find one on http://sebastianmihai.com/main.php?t=106&n=Sega-32x-development-Eight-Queens
A manual can be found at: https://github.com/haroldo-ok/vn32x/blob/master/MANUAL.md
- Scripts for converting images to the proper format;
- 32K color mode;
- Image rendering with cropping and optional translucency;
- Antialised variable width font text rendering;
- Word wrapping for the text;
- Joypad input;
- Word wrapping for the text boxes;
- Menus;
- Some image decompression caching to speed up image rendering;
- Create an easy to use library to implement the graphical novels;
- Implement a tool to automatically generate C source code from Ren'Py scripts.
- An easy to use installer; see https://github.com/haroldo-ok/vn32x/releases/download/v0.2.0-alpha/vn32x-portable-0.2.0.7z for a 'portable' version;
- A visual editor for the scripts; see https://github.com/haroldo-ok/BlocklyVN32X for a work-in-progress;
- Better error handling;
- Correcting bug where the parser freaks out on empty lines;
- Support for variables;
- Support for conditionals;
- Support for a (limited) Python subset;
- More than one character on screen;
- Support for hicolor images;
- Documentation and tutorials;
- Digital audio playback.