It’s been about 2 and a half years since I first got the itch to build my own RPG (open sourcing as much of the engine code as possible) and about a year and a half since I started putting consistent effort into this project. In that time I have gained a better understanding of how the pieces fit together in LibGDX and how I can present framework components, such that game authoring is focused on content generation and configuration as much as possible. About 9 months ago I hit a wall in which I wasn’t happy with how this project was working out on a couple of fronts.

At this point I began a large refactor that aimed to rewrite JRPG Engine to solve these problems, reusing pieces of the existing code base, fitting them into a better overall architecture. Although progress has been slow at a pace of a few hours a night after the kids are in bed, I’m happy with how this iteration of the engine is coming. I’m currently deep into the combat implementation on the new architecture and while its a big feature, the path to completion is clear.