PerforVNMaker
High-performance Visual Novel Maker with code generation technology.
Project status
PerforVNM is currently in development, and limited to Android only, but we're working on making it available on more OSes.
If you don't care about the current limitations, you can take a look at the Usage section, and if you want to know more about the current limitations, you can take a look at the Feature support section.
OBS: Remember to always update PerforVNM, soon we'll bring more platforms.
Using PerforVNM?
To provide the best experience for developers, our users' feedbacks are essential, so whenever you use or test our software, please give us feedback, so we can improve our software.
Please refer to the Discord Server & Feedback section to know how to give us feedback.
Feature support
OS support file will give you all the information about the OSes and features supported by PerforVNM.
Usage
Minimum requirements
Since ES6 is used, the minimum requirement for NodeJS is v13 and above, and the minimum requirement for Android is Android 4.0 and above.
We're working on making this requirement even lower.
Installation
To install PerforVNM, you can use npm or yarn.
npm install @performanc/perforvnmakeryarn add @performanc/perforvnmakerAPI usage
PerforVNM is made mainly to be used by independent artists & studios, and coding is not their main skill, so we provide an easy and self-explanatory API.
To take a look at the functions available, you can take a look at our hand-made documentation, and as an example, you can take a look at our test file.
Code generation
PerforVNM generated native code, which makes it a code generator, allowing the best performance even compared to hand-made VNs.
It works by saving the information about the required scenes in a global variable and each .finalize generates optimized code.
To that, you can simply run node . and it will generate the code for you.
Code generation vs Engine
A big difference between PerforVNM and other Visual Novel Makers is that PerforVNM is a code generator for visual novels, not an engine itself.
Resource usage
A big advantage of code generation (without many dependencies) is that it produces a very lightweight code, and is independent of any engine.
With an APK of 1.8MB, we are the lightest VN Maker, and we're working on making it even lighter even with more features.
Portability
While we're a new VNMs and are only available on Android 4.0+, we plan to make it available on as many OSes as possible, and we're working on that.
Engines are surely more portable since they support more OSes.
Remember: Code quality > Portability
Technology improvement
We use the best technology available, and the best techniques to make the best code possible, and we're always improving our code generation technology. Compared to engines, which have tons of legacy code, and are not optimized for the best performance...
Not haters, but not lovers (goals)
We don't hate engines, we love who made them, making technology even more accessible, but we think that they sometimes choose the wrong path, and that's why we're here.
The PerformanC organization creates fast and lightweight software, without many magic tricks, to allow people to make their software more accessible, and to make the best software possible.
Discord Server & Feedback
You can join our Discord server to talk with the team, and community, and to give us feedback. We would also love to talk with you, don't be shy.
License
PerforVNM is licensed under PerformanC's License, which is a modified version of the MIT License, focusing on the protection of the source code and the rights of the PerformanC team over the source code.
If you wish to use some part of the source code, you must contact us first, and if we agree, you can use the source code, but you must give us credit for the source code you use.
OBS: The generated code is not affected by the license above unless taken to be used for another code generator, transpiler or engine.