RICHTERW'S PROFILE

author=shoalsince
I downloaded it, but how do I use it? Nothing but files and directories are present. Please forgive me if I've overlooked something apparent. I'm a beginner at this.
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There's a file called rpg_rt.exe on the main folder. There's also alot of map files on the main folder, so you may have to scroll down these files to find the rpg_rt.exe file.

author=Gari
The gameplay mechanics look rather faithfull to the original. I'm rather curious to test it when it's released.

Thanks for the interest. I'm doing my best to have something fun to play with.
Variety in things to do is always something i strive for, and now that i have a decent knowledge of programming, i feel that i can reasonably realize that with this project.

No problem.

I did try to find someone from the old team, but they've probably moved on. And i mostly used their tech demo as a starting point. Checking how a game is made and reverse-engineering it's code is not something new, people do it all the time with games that i make. And while i will end up with a completed game at the end of this project, this is basically just a way for me to improve my coding and understanding of logic.

author=fizzly
I'm sorry, but... is it supposed to be Harvest Moon Projekt reactivation? HUD looks the same, same engine, even same custom graphics... Are you the one from HMP team and this is supposed to be reactivation?

https://www.betaarchive.com/forum/viewtopic.php?t=26981

Hi. Thanks for the interest.

I did came upon this demo and was casually checking the code to understand how some stuff was made, as i am actually learning programming. I started fixing bits of code that were broken, and implementing new things to see how far i could go into making it properly functional (Seasons were not working, calendar was unfinished/broken, npcs were generic static placeholders, etc...).

I believe Gruni and JumpLink are the ones credited in the topic you posted, and i'll certainly credit them when this game is finished, but so far, i don't have any direct involvement with them beyond using their tech demo as a basis for learning how their code works. This is it's own project, with alot of stuff in there not related to the demo. As the post you shared states, that one is an abandoned tech demo of a game being made in the year 2003 (20 years ago). That is pretty much a dead project.

I'm going on another direction:
While the farming aspect is still there, my focus is on the life simulation part of the equation, making a bunch of side-quests and minigames, expanding on a dialogue system that would feel dynamic, depending on player actions, and at which point he's on the story (kinda like Fable).

As a closing paragraph, some of the screenshots of mine used assets of their demo as placeholders. It does have a different hud now, and all graphics are based on the Harvest Moon game for the snes, so that part is self-explanatory. I'm considering reworking it all to custom graphics not related to harvest moon, but that isn't my focus at the moment, and with this being a hobby project, i'll probably just keep the HM snes graphics.

author=kaamho9
I have downloaded it, but how do I play it? There's nothing but a bunch of files and folders. Please excuse me if I've omitted to do something obvious. I'm a bit of a noob at this.

Open the main folder, and look for rpgrt.exe, it's down there along with the map files.