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[CrimsonInferno]

[Okay, there are two titles I'm working on (well, not working on the other yet 'cause I need to learn) and this is the first one. I would like some criticism on it...but please, be nice ^^]

As some of you may know, I have another project thread. I did, at one point, have some tilesets I gathered from around the internet and made myself that resembled FFVI, but I lost my PC to a incurable virus. It took everything, so I had to start-over. I lost what I had for the FFVI thread. But with me making the tilesets and such, I will be able to work on it again.

This is my "real" project. Of my own creation. There will most likely be edits and stuff, but the basic plot is below. I'm working on the story-board for it, because even a game needs one. I will need to gather a few resources here and there, and have some made or make them myself, but this project will be possible, I think.


About the Game:

Long before the day the Sky Kingdom known as Alzar (Name subject to change as I had no idea there was a planet in Star Wars called Alzar xD) began war upon the Lower Land known as Almar, there once lived a powerful prophecy of an incredible powerful mage known as the Muse, born with powers said were made to destroy Worlds in the flames of the Black Moon, but the appearance of the Muse hasnn't been seen in over three hundred years, leaving the world ignorant of the true Prophecy and the Legends told of it, and only now does the world learn of the powers of the Muse and the Black Moon that surrounds their planet.

Hearing of the Prophecy before the war, King Nicole and the Ambassador gathered information regarding the Muse and the Prophecy, but while their sergeants gathered information about the Prophecy in Almare's greatest city, they and the fleet's generals are mysteriously assassinated.

With the new bloodshed between them, King Nicole called for war against them for purposely keeping the Muse and her power hidden and for the assassination of the nobles of Alzar.

Now, fifteen years after the start point of the war and the massive search for the Muse, the Lower World's cities began to crumble to poverty and the rulership of the Ambassador of Alaz, Lord Daneus.

To aid the King and the search of the Muse, a young man and his friends are sent down to collect the person known as the Muse�. But a horrible future and truth awaits the heros.

(More detailed version later)

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Characters:

Name: Edgar Gale (Sprite Small View and Big View)
Age: 23
Appearance: Edgar is a young man with blue hair and green eyes. He usually dresses in all black and red armor, and carries around a spear and sword.
Weapon(s): Sword, Spear, magic and a special weapon in-game "xxxx" more info later.
Talents/Hobbies: His hobbies consist of reading, helping out peasants, taming wild air beasts and meditating with his friend, Zeya.
Occupation: He's a new class of knights that can maintain a certain amount of both dark and light energy and use them. This class can manipulate other elements, but each person born with this gift can only master one element. His main element (his mastery) is the"wind"� element.
Hometown: Alzar (Located in the Air Temple)
Social Class: He is the student of a Paladin. He's between noble and peasant.
History/backstory: Edgar lost his family as a child. His parents were noble people sent down to the button earth to sell and buy materials for the Air kingdom's armor. His father, a general, and his mother, a sergeant (chalk leader), were killed down at Almar by a small group of angry villagers.
Current story: Edgar is sent down to the lower world to collect the Muse from the prophecies. But while he's on this important journey, he learns of a horrible truth and must face it with his only friends and allies.

(Sprite under construction. Same as above)


Main female hero:
More information later...too long. Until I can shorten it, this will stay this way.


Name:Zeya Dez Vontaze (Sprite Small View and Big View)
Age: 24
Appearance: With short brown-gray hair and a small pony-tail, Zeya has a very average body weight and height. He's got bronze eyes, a open jacket, baggy trousers and high soft leather boots. On his left shoulder, under the jacket, is a tattoo of the Airlian temple he belongs to. He's a little shorter than Edgar, but he makes up for that in his personality.
Weapon(s): Fist, magic, small daggers and if I can possible do it, Lore.
Talents/Hobbies:Reading, practicing his martial arts, meditating with his friend, Edgar.
Occupation: Arilian Monk.
Hometown: Eastern Air temple
Social Class: Noble
History/backstory: As a four year old boy, he entered into the Eastern Air temple's monk academy and became a known master (high at his skill) at the age eleven. His father died protecting the air beasts from the Southern Air birds (a large type of vulture -- very big) and left him the Eastern Air temple.
Current story: Zeya is sent out with Edgar and Tyson by the Paladin of the Air kingdom. On this journey, Zeya learns of a horrible truth that catches Edgar off guard. Zeya promises he'll continue onward with this journey if Edgar wants. But after learning the truth, Zeya is separated from Edgar.



Tyn Cronus (Sprite Small View and Big View)
Age: 25
Tyn is the other male that lives with Edgar. Although Edgar prefers to stay away from Tyn, the Paladin usually sends them on a team. Tyn is taking the path of the Paladin, using the dark forces instead of light.

Tyn is usually competitive -- especially against Edgar --, powerful, quick and easy to understand logical problems. He is from a Earth clan known as "Tynna" which is a clan that is born with extreme strength, speed and energy -- perfect candidate to become a Dark Paladin. He has red eyes and orange-red hair with pitch black armor.

(No, black Paladin doesn't mean he's evil. Controlling light and dark doesn't set differences between how people act, it's how they act -- or at least that's how it is in my game)

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Main screen:

Information will be added when I get the right names ;D

• SBS Tanketai Script XP
  
• Ccoa's UMS.

To Ccoa for the UMS.
To Atoa for the battle script (Tanketai)
To RPG-Palace for the windowskin I took and edited to be the color it is now.
To ineedfire @ DeviantArt for the titlescreen stock.
To all my friends who have helped me get better!
To Corey Powell, aka Ice Dragon, for music!
MagitekElite (me) for the sprites of the girl, Tyn, Zeya and Daneus.
(More as the project goes on)

Characters/Sprites/Faces: | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | [71%]
Resources: | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | [55%]
Scripts: | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | [89%]
Mapping: | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | [22%]
Story: | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | [100%]
Eventing/Scripting -- already learned: | | | | | || | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | [11%]

1: MagitekElite (Leader & Game creator)

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If you would like to support Black Moon (Prophecy), then you can use one of the two under the spoiler tag!

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(Black Moon (Prophecy) and its story and characters are of Karina H.C)

Edited by CrimsonInferno, 13 April 2011 - 04:05 AM.

[Kiriashi]

It sounds pretty good. The sky people should just throw stuff down at the Almar people if they don't like them... xD

Keep it up Crimson, I'm looking forward to some progress, especially maps.

And you should call the mastery elements affinity elements.

P.S. Happy Birthday Formlesstree4!


誕生日おめでとうございます、formlesstree君

[CrimsonInferno]

*I agree. Although, I would have dropped boulders on them instead lol

Thanks Kiriashi! I think -- but I'm not sure yet -- that I should use the AlphaZ templates for my game. They are tall, but they match the tilesets. The doors and beds and tiny objects like that are too small, but that can be edited. But then again...I'm not sure. I haven't started to gather the rest of my resources....

The reason I'm thinking it over, is that the maker (adopter) has a PSD. of all the clothes and stuff, so making my characters would be easy. I adore the style of the characters, but editing the pianos, beds, doors and smaller objects would be a pain... :s *sigh* I don't know what to do >.<

On Sunday, I'm gonna map for a while (about two hours if I can) to train before I start on my tileset rips. And then I'll go onto the story-board of Black Moon and then writing in my novel. I have a lot to do, but I'm confident that I'll be able to do it all in that day.

If I may ask, why "affinity" elements? I was going to open a thread for about naming a few spells and elements in my game, but I wasn't sure if I should make threads this early in my game lol

P.S. Happy Birthday Formlesstree4!


誕生日おめでとうございます、formlesstree君

[Kiriashi]

I'm just saying that affinity is a cooler word to use than mastery. Like Pikachu's affinity element is electricity. Pikachu's mastery element is electricity. Get it?

It's cooler..


As for the sprite template debate, that's up to you. Whatever you think is best. ;D

P.S. Happy Birthday Formlesstree4!


誕生日おめでとうございます、formlesstree君

[RATED-RKOFRANKLIN]

The game seems to be very promising. I like to see some screen shoots even if the maps are unfinished. It's good to see progress.

P.S. Happy Birthday Formlesstree4!


誕生日おめでとうございます、formlesstree君

[CrimsonInferno]

Well, I haven't really started on the game yet >.> I have a little opening, but I can't really advance on without knowing I'm using, ya know?
I need to learn how to properly map as well. I can't be a bad mapper and then publish my game. I'll need loads of practice ^,^

I'll try to work on my game a bit more so I can get something up on my threads C:

@Kiriashi:
Oh, I get it :>
Well, it certainly sounds better than just using "mastery" that's for sure

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As for the sprite template debate, that's up to you. Whatever you think is best. ;D

Hm, if I get the PSD file and see what it comes with, then I'll defiantly consider using them. I really do like the templates, but the tilesets will hold me back. Maybe I should do test runs with every tileset with those templates, to get a feel for how it will look?

P.S. Happy Birthday Formlesstree4!


誕生日おめでとうございます、formlesstree君

[Polraudio]

SWEET! Looks like its going to turn out good. Cant wait for a demo.

P.S. Happy Birthday Formlesstree4!


誕生日おめでとうございます、formlesstree君

[CrimsonInferno]

Thanks, Lucas!

I hope it turns out good >.>

P.S. Happy Birthday Formlesstree4!


誕生日おめでとうございます、formlesstree君

[CrimsonInferno]

Update! A sprite for the main character, Edgar, has been made! It was made by "Shiroiyuki", a person I will love forever ^.^
Now, just the girl and *maybe the guy needs to be done, and almost all resources have been completed! Well, not music, but I think I'll just use generator music or something, since I have no music maker >.>

Here is picture of him!


*Sprite increased for better view*

Hopefully, I will be able to move on and bring bigger updates!

P.S. Happy Birthday Formlesstree4!


誕生日おめでとうございます、formlesstree君

[RATED-RKOFRANKLIN]

He looks good. The blue hair is cool.

P.S. Happy Birthday Formlesstree4!


誕生日おめでとうございます、formlesstree君

[CrimsonInferno]

Thanks, Rated! I need to get better with mapping and then get the girl sprite somehow and then I can finish up the storyboard and then get on with my game. Finally ^.^

P.S. Happy Birthday Formlesstree4!


誕生日おめでとうございます、formlesstree君

[CrimsonInferno]

Update......! Sorta!

I need help. I'm finishing up my draft of the story line and I think its about time I start to gather graphics. I was playing on using non RTP, but I guess I'm sorta stuck lol

Anyway, before I continue getting graphics to make this sprite, I'd like to ask you guys something. Does the the guy to the right look like he goes along with the RTP Graphics? If not, should I try to make him look like he's RTP matching, or search over the internet for tilesets and such that match the blue haired guy? Which kind sounds impossible, but eh. I really love the blue haired guy's sprite, but I'm biased here and I can't tell if he matches or clashes. :/

Spoiler

(If you think he matches, I could try and find the template used for the blue haired guy *Edgar* and try to make the sprites myself...if not, does anyone know where to find the RTP guy's to the left, template?)

<I know the map is bad. It was done for a hurry. lol>

[rgangsta]

He looks great. They match together nicely. But is does look like the left arm is s bit short.

[CrimsonInferno]

Really, that type of sprite matches RTP? Whoo >.>

The left arm? Lemme me check it out! Might be because I took it as he was walking down lol
Hm...maybe its supposed to? Is it really bad small? Or just small? When I saw it, I thought it was him swinging his arms in stance mode lol

[rgangsta]

The arm is not too bad. You don't have to worry about it.

[Kiriashi]

It totally matches the RTP!


Did you make that sprite!?

[CrimsonInferno]

No, I didn't create it >.>

I wish I did, but it was "Shiroiyuki" from another forum lol

[RATED-RKOFRANKLIN]

The map looks a bit empty. Maybe you should add more objects.

[Kiriashi]

RATED-RKOFRANKLIN, on 31 August 2010 - 08:13 AM, said:

The map looks a bit empty. Maybe you should add more objects.

CrimsonInferno, on 31 August 2010 - 01:39 AM, said:

Update......! Sorta!

I need help. I'm finishing up my draft of the story line and I think its about time I start to gather graphics. I was playing on using non RTP, but I guess I'm sorta stuck lol

Anyway, before I continue getting graphics to make this sprite, I'd like to ask you guys something. Does the the guy to the right look like he goes along with the RTP Graphics? If not, should I try to make him look like he's RTP matching, or search over the internet for tilesets and such that match the blue haired guy? Which kind sounds impossible, but eh. I really love the blue haired guy's sprite, but I'm biased here and I can't tell if he matches or clashes. :/

Spoiler

(If you think he matches, I could try and find the template used for the blue haired guy *Edgar* and try to make the sprites myself...if not, does anyone know where to find the RTP guy's to the left, template?)

<I know the map is bad. It was done for a hurry. lol>

:3 She just made it a quickie.


Crimson, I really like that sprite. : > I can't wait to see some more progress on yer' game.

[CrimsonInferno]

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The map looks a bit empty. Maybe you should add more objects.

Yea, it was done quick for a screenshot so I could ask others if it matched RTP

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@Kiriashi:
If I can finish sprites that match Edgar (Blue haired man) then all I have to do is finish the storyboard, gather graphics (or make them....if I must, since there involves a lot of snow lol) and then maybe make NPCs and towns people. And then I can start :0

It doesn't sound like a lot and I can easily finish the Storyboard, but its the making that'll take some time. Good news though, I will have a lot more time free because I just finished my novel, although, four hours a day will have to go to making my language lol

I think this Sunday instead of ripping FF6 graphics, I'll try my hand at making a girl sprite in the same form as Edgar. Does...anyone happen to have the template he was made on, for both genders?

[Enigma]

If the story is not done, then I could help you with it, I could also help with eventing
Since I'm pretty much waiting for people to get me something
cough kiria cough shi cough maps
cough cough

[CrimsonInferno]

You know how to make story boards? I could just fix up the story board first, I guess, that why I could just build and replace sprites later :hmm

[Enigma]

you mean with the whole drawing thing, not really, I mean I can draw one but i would have no way to get it to you and I do not have a tablet pc

[CrimsonInferno]

Oh...I meant "texted story board". I find it easier for me. I write basics down, descriptions of what the places should look like (of course with limitations in mind lol) and character interaction and basic movies/scenes.

[Enigma]

Oh thats great, just give me the stuff you have and the details you would like filled in

[CrimsonInferno]

Shouldn't I finish the storyboard first...? This is the first time I've ever decided to make a game, and if its anything like plotting a novel, then shouldn't the story board be made first and then scenes added?

I'm just asking cause I'm a novice to these things >.>

[Enigma]

not necessarily
It all depends on what you have more of

If you have more scenes connect them together or make parts to fill in gaps in order to construct the story board

if you have more of the entire story board done, then plug in the scenes later

personally, prefer the scenes because the scenes I think about are what I definitely want in my story so I build my story around them

[CrimsonInferno]

Oh...I build story, needed, basic scenes with hard story line and then smaller scenes and stuff after.

[Enigma]

CrimsonInferno, on 01 September 2010 - 02:51 AM, said:

Oh...I build story, needed, basic scenes with hard story line and then smaller scenes and stuff after.

Simple then.... MAKE IT UP AS YOU GO
if you need an idea or a de-cliche-ing pm me

[CrimsonInferno]

Yea, I will definitely need help with "cliche"s lol