can i make an rts with this?

[Androgos]

i was wondering if i could make an rts with this since its free and i want to check it out. i know it says rpg maker so its probally a no but is it possible and if not is there a similar program i can use to make one? similar being like rpg maker simple to use for beginners

[Hajami]

Not with the standard Editor.
If you still try with standard editor and maybe some scriptlines, you get boring simple 4direction "shooter" mechanic barebones.
With intense Plugins and Scripting this could be possible, but there is maybe just 1 completed Plugin out there, the "Quasi ABS" and its more for Zelda like games.

But if you want to create a simple kind of Tower defense Game, than Galvs Map Projectiles Plugin could do the Job. But iam not sure if this is to much for a starter.
https://forums.rpgmakerweb.com/index.php?threads/galvs-map-projectiles.68281/
I never used it, so i cant tell more about it.

What exactly do you mean with RTS in your case? Tower Defense, Command and Conquer, Top down shooter or something else?

[Maxim]

@Hajami
RTS = Real Time Strategy, so Command and Conquer style games.

[neoVictrix]

It'd be some work, but you could probably do something akin to Advance Wars, Fire Emblem, etc.

Due to the restrictions RPG Maker isn't exactly the best engine to use if you're looking to do 3D or something overly complex, but as mentioned above depends on what you're trying to do.

[Commander Ju]

I won't sugar coat it like the others. an RTS? no.

[JohnDoeNews]

Yes, RTS would be very possible, but you got to be very good ad eventing, have to come up with system yourself. You don't need to know coding, but knowing math would help a lot.

It is possible for sure, but it will be soooo much more work, since it is not what the software is designed for. But yes, I am 100% positive it is possible.

If you go for a game like that, you at least have something unique. I've seen lot of different idea's coming by, but not this. Probably because there is a lot of planning involved. That could be good for you. Different is always a pro when showing you game.

[Androgos]

thanks for the replys guys, going by what you all said i think maybe an advanced wars type would be the best i can get for a start but ill give it a shot and see what happens.

[Donoghu]

Actually, it's quite possible to do this right out of the box without any plugin.
(Ok, for the sake of being able to remove useless stuff like unused menu, you might want to modify some of the scripts, but it's mostly deleting lines of codes and not much about writing your own.)

The only 2 issues, as to how you can do it, are the following :

1) Most of the current graphical assets in the game are a no-go.
Since the standard assets doesn't includes sprites for attacks, special movements, projectiles, etc. when in the map areas. This means you got to redo most of the sprites by yourself (or by someone else).

2) It's requires you to think "out of the box" and use RPG Maker in a way that is totally unorthodox.

Just to give you an idea, in such a game, the "player" isn't an actual player, but more like a cursor. So, you "main character" most likely is a "cursor", visually which change when triggered.
You also have to create quite a few "Event" that act as "brain" and managed the Event which, in the end, becomes the NPCs controlled by the player and by the "AI".

It's a lot of work and planning, but it's 100% possible.