To quote the sticky that all should read...
How about Enhancements? I would like Bump mapping/Per-pixel lighting/Particle effects in battle....
No, as it stands right now, the clear goal is to get an engine up and running. Things like enhanced backgrounds, battle effects, and the like are not on the table. We need it running as close to the original executables as possable. If you want to add your own effects go ahead and fork the code and go wild. If it's orthogonal enough, we could add it back to the main trunk.
maybe much, much, much, later.