u/ReforgedEngine

I’ve been developing a deterministic 2.5D engine/framework focused on systemic RPG simulation and old-school interaction design.

The videos I’ve been sharing are essentially proof-of-concept tests for the engine systems working together in real time:

• ECS tick simulation
• skill-based gameplay
• drag/drop interaction
• inventory & vendors
• gathering systems
• Z-sorting & occlusion
• multi-floor/stair traversal
• dynamic lighting

The goal is not just visual nostalgia, but recreating the kind of systemic depth and interaction older RPGs/MMOs used to have.

What do you think older games like Ultima Online got right that modern RPGs still struggle with?

See the link below:

Showcase Built with MonoGame.

Combat + skills + drag & drop + lighting + proper Z-sorting.

Still early, but the core systems are coming together.

Trying to capture that classic UO(Ultima Online) feeling with a deterministic 2.5D engine.