Or to put it another way, is it possible to use a Pixelbook or iPad Pro to program a RenPy game? I presume to actually do the build for Android I would still have to move the finished game back to a PC, but would love to be able to work on the road or at least away from home.
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Can one create a game using RenPy on ChromeOS or iOS?
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Re: Can one create a game using RenPy on ChromeOS or iOS?
Disclaimer: opinion based on experience with Android
Short answer: yes with limits
Long answer: You can only go so far as scripting your game and creating assets (art, music, video)
As to testing or building a distribution; that will need to be done on an actual computer and not ARM based devices.
I referr you to the changelog
https://www.renpy.org/doc/html/changelo ... spberry-pi
https://www.renpy.org/doc/html/changelo ... rm-support
Short answer: yes with limits
Long answer: You can only go so far as scripting your game and creating assets (art, music, video)
As to testing or building a distribution; that will need to be done on an actual computer and not ARM based devices.
I referr you to the changelog
https://www.renpy.org/doc/html/changelo ... spberry-pi
https://www.renpy.org/doc/html/changelo ... rm-support
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Re: Can one create a game using RenPy on ChromeOS or iOS?
OK, appreciate the info. Figured the distro would need a "full fledged" OS, but if I can't even run for test, then I suspect I will need to consider something with a bit more oomph to replace my Chromebook Plus. Thanks!
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Re: Can one create a game using RenPy on ChromeOS or iOS?
You could plausibly use crouton to turn your chromebook into a Linux PC, but you'd be very limited.
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