So I’ve been talking with programmers to see if they can help and work things out. It sounds like I have to start from the ground up with this other engine, but I have already took the first step with said engine. First meetup was like driving a car into a wall, to see how bad the damage is gonna be (….for hours). Depending on how effective they are upon the next meetup next week, I may have to finish the rest of the game with the old engine in order to truly forward the project.
I will make another log to announce what the next step is later during next week. That being said, I did get an interesting handful of advices, and I will implement a few changes in later builds.
All this being said, looking back, my love for coming up with aesthetics and animations is strengthened (im satisfied with my past works), so I cant wait to hop back into making more sprites for our favorite characters and places, despite being a one-man-band.
Sidenote: If I have to come up with the AI on my own, just know the AI will come off as underwhelming due to limitations (so cross your fingers).