luabunny
12-16-2013, 03:49 PM
For those unfamiliar with it, LÖVE (https://love2d.org/)is a free and open-source game creation engine whose API is entirely in lua 51. With the very recent release of their version 0.9.0 , it seems a good time to test what it (and i) can do.
It's not my goal to recreate ZC 1:1, but to meet the same goals: a system to play, extend and enjoy zelda. For that reason, no attempts will be made to match the existing Zelda Classic's features or standards. The resulting port would not run existing quests, and would have some important design differences, including but not limited to:
* Lua scripting and save structures
* Innate server-client design model, with only minimal features forcing single-player
* Integrated editor and player
* In-application updater, quest downloader and community features.
It's not my goal to recreate ZC 1:1, but to meet the same goals: a system to play, extend and enjoy zelda. For that reason, no attempts will be made to match the existing Zelda Classic's features or standards. The resulting port would not run existing quests, and would have some important design differences, including but not limited to:
* Lua scripting and save structures
* Innate server-client design model, with only minimal features forcing single-player
* Integrated editor and player
* In-application updater, quest downloader and community features.