VNJSn Interpereter

[ILOVEPIE]

VNJSn Interpereter

 
Features:

• Uses the VNDSN Scripting language, an expanded version of the VNDS scripting language with full backwards compatibility.
• Works with any resolution
• Script syntax checking built into the engine
• Full support for sounds, sprites, backgrounds etc.

Some new features in the VNDSN Scripting Language:

• Video playback support.
• Subroutines.
• A stack for storing data.
• motion animation.

Browser Compatability:

• Google Chrome - Full Support
• Mozilla Firefox - Full Support
• Vivaldi - Full Support
• Maxthon Cloud Browser - Full Support
• SRWare Iron - Full Support
• Opera - Partial Support (cutscenes don't work)
• Konqueror - Partial Support (cutscenes don't work)
• Microsoft Internet Explorer - No Support (causes IE to crash)
• Microsoft Spartan - Untested (this browser is the replacement for IE in windows 10)
• Apple Safari - Untested

Screenies:

Backgrounds:

 
Sprites:

Cutscene Support (please forgive the tearing this screenshot was taken on linux):

Download:
VNJSn public release

[firecat]

its there a way to add simple rules, not everyone knows how to do java. also how can this be share? java is o.k but only few websites use java has a gameplay. just something you need to consider. 

[zoom909]

its there a way to add simple rules, not everyone knows how to do java. also how can this be share? java is o.k but only few websites use java has a gameplay. just something you need to consider. 

[ILOVEPIE]

its there a way to add simple rules, not everyone knows how to do java. also how can this be share? java is o.k but only few websites use java has a gameplay. just something you need to consider.

[zoom909]

oh, sorry, was confused

 

thought you meant you write the VN script in Javascript

But you mean the engine itself is written in Javascript

and the user writes their script in "VNDSN"

 

so it can be run in a browser...that's pretty neat

[ILOVEPIE]

So i'm putting the naming of the engine up for a vote, suggestions are welcome too, the current potential acronym/name combos are:

• EINI - Embeddable vIsual Novel Interpreter
• HANE - Hypertext visuAl Novel Engine
• HANI - Hypertext visuAl Novel Interpreter
• EINEN - Embeddable vIsual Novel ENgine
• JUNE - Javascript visUal Novel Engine

[jjm152]

Hey mate, I think you are re-inventing the wheel a bit here. Have you looked at doing a pure javascript approach with a technology stack already appropriate for 2D games?

 

I slapped together a pretty good engine for an ero RPG game using Backbone, Underscore and Crafty for 2D/canvas support (has events, sound, user storage, component models, tweening, layering, etc).

 

The component model in particular is nice as it allows for a level of polymorphism and event bubbling in javascript that is very handy for games.

 

Some screens (all assets are just stolen from the web because this is a proof of concept engine):

(NSFW)

http://i.imgur.com/hsJemBn.png

http://i.imgur.com/Xdy2J7x.png

http://i.imgur.com/Vj8taHm.png

http://i.imgur.com/1GajayB.png

http://i.imgur.com/4tLShry.png

http://i.imgur.com/pi6vtWa.png

Edited January 25, 2015 by Down
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[ILOVEPIE]

Hey mate, I think you are re-inventing the wheel a bit here. Have you looked at doing a pure javascript approach with a technology stack already appropriate for 2D games?

 

I slapped together a pretty good engine for an ero RPG game using Backbone, Underscore and Crafty for 2D/canvas support (has events, sound, user storage, component models, tweening, layering, etc).

[jjm152]

I prefer to write my own code.

[ILOVEPIE]

I believe you already did.

[ILOVEPIE]

updated with browser compatability listing.

[Nayleen]

You might also want to contact ThatPlayer, who was working on something similar.

[ILOVEPIE]

I actually saw ThatPlayer's javascript VNDS interpereter, my engine does essentially the same thing but in a more efficient and organized way and with more features and better support of the VNDS script format. ThatPlayer's interpereter doesn't have complete support for the original VNDS scripting language because ThatPlayer abandoned the project if i remember correctly. I'll definitely talk to him though and get his opinion.

[ILOVEPIE]

Picture of save/load menu:

[ILOVEPIE]

I'm currently looking for testers to help me find bugs/issues.

[Guest Façade]

PM sent. I'm positive I can help you quite a bit...

[ILOVEPIE]

The Interpereter has been released in it's current state as a binary, a new project called HANE (Hypertext Visual Novel Engine) has been forked off it, HANE will use a custom scripting language and will be proprietary and far more powerful than this interpereter.

[Deep Blue]

Amazing! Good work

[Nayleen]

How about putting it up on Github so we can stop doing the VNDSN JS exercise over and over and over... again? Would also preserve it for the future, and allow people to contribute to it.