haroldo-ok/blocklyvn32x

A tool to create visual novels for the Sega 32X using Blockly. Work in progress.

Blockly VN32X

This tool allows anyone to make a visual novel for the Sega 32X using Blockly plus electron

Right now, it's a work in progress.

Based on BlocklyDuino.

Uses vn32x as its backend.

blocklyvn32x's Issues

Certain transparent images cause the engine to fail drawing the transparent parts.

As reported by muzzy, some images may cause the transparent parts to not be drawn correctly,
Attached example: test_transparency.vn32x.zip

Add menu option to save the generated ROM somewhere else.

Currently, the ROM is being kept in the vn32x directory; it would be convenient to be able to copy the ROM somewhere else without knowing where it was.

Improve search bar visuals

The search bar at de right side of the "Overview" tab displays the results in a confusing way. The CSS should be adjusted to make the search results more readable.

Integrate with git

Behind the scenes, every project should be backed by a git repository; every change should be immediately written to disk; the save button should just invoke the commit.

Add logo to the program

Muzzy contributed with a logo for the project. It could be added to the tool and the README.

After correcting the alignment bug, the system started crashing on background change

Refactor 'arduino' namespace.

Currently, since this project was forked from BlocklyDuino, many of the classes still have the 'arduino' name; it would be nice to have a more adequate namespace.

Mouse drag on overview tab.

Allow the user to move around the 'overview' tab by dragging the mouse, just like is is on the 'blocks' tab.

Code generator is not handling double quotes correctly

The code generator is failing to convert some "quoted" string into "some \"quoted\" string"

When importing a project, tolerate the case when there's a folder inside the zip.

Use relative paths on the XML

Images on the Blockly-generated XML are being saved with the full path; the editor adjusts the paths on loading, so this does not really interfere with its operation, but it would be nice to have a cleaner XML.

Refactor the code to make it easier to generate code for platforms other than 32X

Currently, this tool is mostly a C code generator. It shouldn't be very hard to adapt it to compile code for other platforms.

The system should memorize which project was the last one opened.

Additional Features

Hey there!

I love this project. I've already got something up and running. Before I can really make a 'game' though, I'd love a couple features added -

Ability to trigger music
Ability to pause screen between actions (this can allow me to set up rudimentary animation - or graphical changes without user input)
Ability to display 2 actors on screen at once.

I love this project! Did I say that already? :)

Background image tab does not display the most current image.

The background image tab always displays the last image on cache, even if the actual image has changed.

If you have no "loose" blocks and create a label named "start", the code generator generates two "vn_start"s

Symbols like "-" or "[]" in file names are not accepted on image file names.

As reported by "Muzzy" on http://gendev.spritesmind.net/forum/viewtopic.php?p=32849#p32849
It seems the filename validation on the image tabs is a bit too conservative...

Add a splash screen.

As the application is loading, show a splash screen, so it does not look like it crashed.

Allow displaying values of variables inside dialog text

Corrently, there's no way for the user to display the numeric variables.
The say block should be enhanced so that if the text contains something like ${variableName}, it should be replaced by the value of the referenced variable.

Add some check to see if the images are in the correct format, and convert them, if possible.

JPGs dropped directly into the folder instead of via the interface can cause the ROM to fail to compile.

Allow the project to be divided into sections

Blockly's interface can become confusing for large projects.
It would be nice to be able to separate the project into sections, where each section would have its own Blockly workspace. The variable lists and function lists would have to be shared among the workspaces, and when compiling. everything would be merged into a single C source.

Linux support.

Currently, the tool only runs correctly on Windows; it would be nice to have Linux support, too.

Study the possibility of importing/exporting to Inklewriter

https://www.inklestudios.com/inklewriter/