Hello! I hope I am posting this in the right place, if not I apologize! So for anyone who is a pro in the rom hacking scene, I have a question as I have an ambitious idea for a rom hack but before I get my hopes up and begin learning the ins and outs, I want to know the limitations of what I can and can't do. Here is the run down of what I'm thinking:
- Something I want to do in a FE8 Rom hack is make a extremely story heavy game. Maps will be there but think "Graphic Novel"-esque. Lots of dialogue and scene changing.
- Use FE8's map roam feature where you can walk around the map. Maybe add towns if possible. (Think FE Gaiden and Echoes)
- Some characters are based off of typical FE stuff (Got a dude who is a pegasus knight, got my archer, got my Lord, ect) but some don't use conventional weapons in FE with one character using Tonfas. Could I make a new weapon type?
-Less of a limitation and more of a question of how the leveling formula should go or if I could inflate the numbers if need be. The story would be long which ma require high levels and stats so I am curious of how that would work.
I'm sure there is more but these are the main questions off the top of my head. As a disclaimer, I realize this would be a lot of work, especially for one person and I have looked up a few reddit threads on the topic so I know what I'm thinking about isn't something that can be done in a week. But I am just curious of what is and is not possible. I'm not sure if these questions have been answered, I assume not since what I'm asking is very specific but I'd like to know the limits and what's doable before I start looking up tutorials and the like. I really want to make my story into a game and I've tried RPG maker with no success so I'm hoping a rom hack can help.
