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MZ Is NodeJS a dependency or not?

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  • Original title: MZ Is NodeJS a dependency or not?
  • Original author: birdbert
  • Original date: September 4, 2021
  • Source thread: https://forums.rpgmakerweb.com/threads/is-nodejs-a-dependency-or-not.140165/
  • Source forum path: Game Development Engines > RPG Maker Javascript Plugins > Javascript/Plugin Support

Summary

I only own RMMZ and have never used RMMV. I am trying to get SRD Character Creator EX ( http://sumrndm.site/character-creator-ex/ ) working in RMMZ using Fossil ( https://github.com/FossilMZ/fossil-MV-MZ ). If I ever make progress I'll post it in a separate thread While trying to debug I have come across hints that RMMZ, Fossil and/or SRD CCEX use NodeJS in additional to regular JavaScript. For example, use of the require function. Is NodeJS a dependency for all RMMZ games? I am able to run my own games from within a browser,...

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I only own RMMZ and have never used RMMV. I am trying to get SRD Character Creator EX ( http://sumrndm.site/character-creator-ex/ ) working in RMMZ using Fossil ( https://github.com/FossilMZ/fossil-MV-MZ ). If I ever make progress I'll post it in a separate thread

While trying to debug I have come across hints that RMMZ, Fossil and/or SRD CCEX use NodeJS in additional to regular JavaScript. For example, use of the require function.

Is NodeJS a dependency for all RMMZ games? I am able to run my own games from within a browser, so that would surprise me. On the other hands I've only made simple environments, so maybe I just haven't encountered anything that needs NodeJS capabilities.

And/or do some plugin authors just use NodeJS in their plugins? I've noticed that there are a lot of novel approaches to writing plugins, TypeScript, CoffeeScript, obfuscated code, etc.

If NodeJS is a dependency, even sometimes, is there a recommended way to launch games that require it? I launch my games directly in the browser with a fake webserver (mostly without issues). While tinkering I have relied on some WebStorm magic to detect and use NodeJS modules. I would prefer to know what I'm doing

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