Eldiron is an interesting project that aims at creating an RPG Maker like experience but for creating western style CRPGs in both 2D and 3D. If you are looking to recreate the look and feel of early 90s Western style RPGs like Ultima and Wastelands, this could be a perfect pickup for you. It’s free, open source (written using the Rust programming language) and available for Windows, Mac and Linux.
Details of Eldiron:
Eldiron is a cross-platform creator for classic retro role-playing games (RPGs). Its primary goal is to enable the creation of RPGs reminiscent of the 1980s and 1990s while incorporating modern features such as multiplayer support, procedural content generation, and more.
Eldiron natively supports 2D (like Ultima 4/5), isometric, and first-person RPGs, allowing developers to craft a variety of experiences effortlessly.
Eldiron is open-source and licensed under the MIT License.
In addition to the 2D functionality, Eldiron also has 3D support:
3D Features
- 3D editing is seamlessly integrated into the editor, allowing you to create new geometry or extrude and edit surface profiles non-destructively.
- The Action system is fully integrated with the geometry workflow, showing all available actions for your current selection.
- Edit and extrude surfaces non-destructively, including carving holes for windows, recesses, and reliefs.
- Choose from isometric, first-person, or orbit cameras for flexible editing views.
- Gizmos, visual helpers, and a new GPU-based renderer are in active development.
3D editing features are currently under heavy development.
Key Links
You can learn more about Eldiron, the Retro RPG Creator for creating western style CRPGs and see it in action in the video below.