Demiurge v1.1
by Enelvon
Introduction
Demiurge is a program designed to simplify the management of the popular "Note tag" style of script configuration. It is also capable of acting as an extensible database if one possesses a basic knowledge of the way that JRuby interfaces with Java -- scripters can even make use of Swing GUI designers to create custom tabs, reducing both the amount of work involved and the knowledge of Java required.
For the average user, Demiurge can be considered nothing but a fancy Database addon. For scripters, Demiurge opens up an extraordinarily wide realm of options that were closed in the past.
Usage
Download and extract a release of the program -- it's about 20 MB, but you only need to download the whole thing once! Updates are a matter of kilobytes. For now, this is the most recent release -- you'll want to grab demiurge.v1.1.zip, not one of the source code packages or the update.
Installation
Download and extract the program archive. Place the contents of the loader.rb file (you can open it with anything that can open text documents, though I don't recommend Notepad) in your project below Materials but above all other custom scripts. Drop any plugins that you want to use (my bestiary, which is linked in my signature, has a plugin, and some other scripters have agreed to release some in the near future) into the plugins folder. Run demiurge.jar, open your project, and have fun! I would recommend reading through the guide (which is included in the archive) before you begin.
Credit and Thanks
- Enelvon
- The team at RPG Maker Source for the beautiful cover for the guide
Author's Notes
Demiurge is licensed under the GPLv2 (without the 'or later' clause). Feel free to play with the source and develop extensions! Future versions of the guide will go further in-depth on extending the editor, and I have an example extension that will be released in the near future.