Action RPG Framework

The Action RPG Framework is a library that provides functions specific to action RPGs. It handles things like:

• Combat and dealing damage
• Health, mana, money, and experience
• Graphical effects and sound effects
• Enemy AI
• Managing passive, temporary, or periodic effects
• On-screen displays (health meter, inventory, etc.)
• Special abilities with mana costs and cooldowns
• Picking up items and equipping them
• Targeting enemies
• Projectiles
• Sound effects and music
• Saving and loading
• Character creation and selection
• Quests
• Enabling/Disabling PvP
• Forming parties and inviting players
• On-screen display of party members
• Medals
• Banking

The library provides the underlying features you need to create an action RPG. It also comes with a sample game that shows how to implement some basic features.

It's hard to determine where to draw the line between the library and a game that uses the library. For example, the framework only defines the player's health and mana stats. There are no stats like strength or agility - there's no way for the framework to know what stats you'll need. All additional stats must be defined in the project that uses the framework.