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Limitations
This tool makes 2D, top-down games similar to the Legend of Zelda and other classic 1980s and 1990s RPGs. Users can create a simulated 3D experience using pre-rendered graphics and RPG code, but RPG Toolkit can't make a full 3D game. Games produced by RPG Toolkit also work best as single-player products. While some extensions allow for basic communication with servers, the Toolkit isn't made for online play. It does allow you to produce small, retro-style games without building your code from scratch.
Features
RPG Toolkit includes a built-in editor with visual tools that let you lay out your game using pre-programmed pieces instead of programming it entirely by hand. The program includes tile-based graphics and animations in isometric and standard views. It also supports image drawing to make your own custom effects and interfaces. More advanced game builders can code complex features using the coding feature. Once you're finished programming, the Toolkit complies the game as an .exe file or installation package for easy distribution.
Extensions
This game-building utility includes support for a range of extensions, including plug-ins, utilities and other beneficial add-ons. Some simulate the combat systems of existing games, allowing players to create fan-based versions of their favorites. Others make RPG Toolkit more powerful, such as the C++ plugin, which allows for extra commands in the C++ language.
Requirements
RPG Toolkit was designed for Windows computers only and produces installers and executable files meant to work with this operating system. It runs on Windows XP and later versions, and requires at least 50MB of free disk space. RPG Toolkit does not work on Macintosh or Linux-based computers, though some features work on Ubuntu Linux variants via WINE.