ProtoRPG:Building introduction

ProtoRPG is a computer role-playing game written in pure HTML and Javascript. As such it runs in any (modern) Web browser and makes it easy to build new game : no complicated tool or software is required, all you need is a text editor (such as Notepad) and a graphic program.

ProtoRPG capabilities are aimed at something between Ultima V and VI.

Knownledge required

Not much! As it is written in Javascript, all data files are coded in JSON. JSON is extremely simple to understand as well as easy to read. Knowing how to make decent digital images is of course useful (you'll need to make PNG or GIF files).

Let's get started!

The best way to start is to download the self-running demo, run it on your system and see how the game is made by checked the files in the game subdirectory. You'll also need to download Prototype and Script.aculo.us and put these libraries into the javascripts subdirectory.

Licence

ProtoRPG is not open-source and is not free, and is copyrighted by Pierre Chassaing. You are however allowed to use the engine for your own games and web sites, provided they are strictly non-profit and non-commercial (no ads, no marketing, no profit-generating activity associated to or linked to the game of any kind) and that you give proper credit and provide a link back to the ProtoRPG web site. If you are interested in using ProtoRPG in a commercial setting, please contact the author.

See the full for details the ProtoRPG License.