Category: dev tools

  • GameMaker to Become Free as in Beer Starting 2027

    Console Exports to Remain Paid

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    Says GameMaker in a blog post here:

    [W]e’re excited to announce that our next-generation runtime, GMRT, will be made free for commercial use starting January 1, 2027, allowing developers to create and distribute their games for free across desktop, mobile, web, and GX Games. 

    Video coverage courtesy of Gamefromscratch:

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  • Retro Tinkertoys Released

    New Retro Disassembly Tools for Ghidra

    chipx86 is a software dev and game enthusiast who should probably dev less and play more. He is also the co-creator of the web-based collaborative code review tool, Review Board. Aside from Twitch, where he does coding and other streams, you can follow his work via his website, blog, Twitter/X, Github, or Buy Me a Coffee.

    Says chipx86:

    This is a set of scripts I’ve developed initially to aid in my Faxanadu for NES disassembly work.

    His work on Faxanadu has resulted in source code is fully byte-for-byte recompilable, and relocatable within each bank.

    You can also find Retro Tinkertoys on our Tools page.

    Overview

    The release includes the following Python 2.7 scripts for Ghidra:

    Data Scripts To:

    • Add a reference to each value in a selection with a given bank and offset.
    • Perform a search/replace of text in any label names referenced in a selection.
    • Update the types of data values without losing comments or references.

    NES Scripts To:

    • Export annotated assembly files and a hyperlinked HTML disassembly for NES 6502 code.
    • Select a 16 byte NES PPU tile data and generate a visualization in a comment.

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  • RPG Maker Moving on from Old Forums

    Over a Decade of Development Discussions Set to Be Wiped

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    As announced by RPG Maker here:

    Will there be an archive or backup of the forum?

    No. There are currently no plans to provide a public archive or backup of the current forum once it has been closed.

    We encourage users to save any posts, guides, resources, or other content they wish to keep before the forum closure. Content that you would like to continue sharing with the community may be reposted on the new forum.

    For more coverage, see the PC Gamer post here.

    Update: the following archival project was identified thanks to Alakatrore.

    https://rpgmakerchat.com

    Please consider supporting their efforts or spreading the word.

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