discussion Software used to create games like summertime saga

[User_84337]

Ive been thinking about trying to create a game for a while now - and i wanted to create something that functions like the game summertime saga. Does anyone know which software is used to make that game or similar games? or which software one should use if starting a project now in 2024?

 

[heynakumara]

As far as I know, summertime saga uses

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(like almost all of the AVN out there)
And renpy uses python that isnt so hard to learn, also, u have lots of tutorials about renpy on internet so if I would start there.

 

[User_84337]

As far as I know, summertime saga uses

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(like almost all of the AVN out there)
And renpy uses python that isnt so hard to learn, also, u have lots of tutorials about renpy on internet so if I would start there.

oh okay. thanks. I thought maybe those sandbox games used something different. I thought renpy was just for the normal vn part of a game. Like the order of dialogue and pictures/renders

 

[Zilcho]

Ren'Py is a self-contained game engine. It does it all, basically. Clever use of animations and transitions allow you to push it further. For example, the Summertime Saga map is a feature that is built into Ren'Py already. You can provide a picture of the map, a picture of the alternative map with all the highlighted colors or outlines, and then create custom buttons that activate a portion of those highlights whenever the user, say, hovers over it or some such. That's just one example. I'm by no means an expert, having never made anything with the engine, but there's a lot you can do. It might run like shit if your coding is pushing it to the limit or just badly optimized, that's with everything.

 

[User_84337]

Ren'Py is a self-contained game engine. It does it all, basically. Clever use of animations and transitions allow you to push it further. For example, the Summertime Saga map is a feature that is built into Ren'Py already. You can provide a picture of the map, a picture of the alternative map with all the highlighted colors or outlines, and then create custom buttons that activate a portion of those highlights whenever the user, say, hovers over it or some such. That's just one example. I'm by no means an expert, having never made anything with the engine, but there's a lot you can do. It might run like shit if your coding is pushing it to the limit or just badly optimized, that's with everything.

Thank u!! This was very informative. i will try to find some guides on renpy then and maybe some python too