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Title: Tears of the Night [8/10/10]
Post by: A Forgotten Legend on July 04, 2009, 04:18:42 AM
Tears of the Night
Chapter I - Lumena
For the most up-to-date info:
http://crystalfallsgames.webs.com/ (http://crystalfallsgames.webs.com/)
Most Recent Update: 8/10/10 - update can be found on the website above. :)
Starting Production Date: August 12th, 2008
^How lazy I've been
Premise



     Now-a-days people travel the dirt roads made a century ago when the world was flourishing with life.  After the Great Fires of 1247, the planet became dark, and full of thieves, murderers, and terrorists.  Travelers are individuals that make their life wandering about town to town, working different jobs to survive.  Towns are far apart, and isolated in most areas.  Robur is a 23 year old traveler who began traveling when his fiancé, Lumena mysteriously disappeared after a suspicious earthquake.  He searches for her, and any information that could help him.





World Historical Events:
(O.W. = Old World, N.W. = New World)

7382 O.W. - Kingdom of Gea established
6624 O.W. - Metallurgy discovered
5792 O.W. - Gea Empire spans the known globe
5394 O.W. - Gea Empire falls
4938 O.W. - Kingdom of Kine established
3203 O.W. - Art of Magic discovered
2314 O.W. - Ability to control a person's life force is discovered
1243 O.W. - Kingdom of Miax established
892   O.W. - Kingdom of Raz established
411   O.W. - Kingdom of Saline established under the rule of Queen Ren
210   O.W. - War between the Kingdoms of Saline and Raz begins
100   O.W. - War between Saline and Raz ends, 1,200 dead, 2,200 injured
90     O.W  - War breaks out everywhere due to droughts and disasters
0       N.W. - Wars end, life begins again, world declares new age
25     N.W. - Colony of Linle established by Saline
140   N.W. - Colony of Linle gains independence, the Kingdom of Miax separates into the Kingdoms of Min and Ore
300   N.W. - Great Floods destroy the small kingdom of Hai, Kingdom of Crog established
733   N.W. - Great Library of Fi opened
855   N.W. - Duel Towers erected for keeping of prisoners in Linle
1023 N.W. - Prosperity begins all over the world.
1247 N.W. - Great Fires, half of the world's cities destroyed,  World falls into chaos,  Prisoners released from earthquake at Duel Towers, kingdom governments hang on by a thread
1534 N.W. - Recovery has started from the Great Fires of 1247 N.W
1753 N.W. - Travelers are fewer, but still common, Duel Towers being rebuilt, disappearance of Lumena



Beginning Storyline
The game starts with the disappearence of Lumena.  Next, we see Robur, one year exactly from Lumena's disappearence.  His birthday.  He finds a mysterious character about to take on a large winged creature himself.  He has a black mark covering part of his face.  Robur, seeing what is going on, is dragged into the battle.  The character reveals his name to be Vihr (A new spelling).  They go to the nearest town of Min's pub and inn and get to know eachother.



Characters

(http://crystalfallsgames.webs.com/Tears%20of%20the%20Night/Images/Robur.png)Robur:
Age: 23
Date of Birth: July 1731
Fighting Style: Sneak - Air
Starting Equipment: Knife, Traveling Cloak
Description: Searching for his missing fiancé, he lives the life of the average Traveler.  Son of the King of Saline, he was to marry Lumena in only a few days when the earthquake hit.  He was visiting her when it hit.  After being unconscious, he wakes to find her room destroyed and Lumena missing.

(http://i202.photobucket.com/albums/aa18/aforgottenlegend/Tears%20of%20the%20Night/Lumena.png)Lumena:
Age: 22
Date of Birth: January 1732
Fighting Style: Magic - Light
Starting Equipment: White Gloves
Description: Disappears after a suspicious earthquake hits her parent’s mansion.  She is the daughter of a wealthy politician in the Saline government.  She was tutored by the great Magnificat, a powerful wizard in Saline.  


(http://i202.photobucket.com/albums/aa18/aforgottenlegend/Tears%20of%20the%20Night/Vihr.png)Vihr:
Age: 27
Date of Birth: February 1727
Fighting Style: Strength - Darkness
Starting Equipment: Leather Gloves
Description: Joins Robur on his search after he discovers he has nothing to loose.  7 years ago, Vihr’s brother stole a beautiful gem from an ancient woman in their town of Tine.  She revealed herself to be a beautiful goddess.  Vihr took the blame and was cursed.  It slowly eats at him, until he can regain the goddess’s trust.
Concept Art
[spoiler](http://memberfiles.freewebs.com/70/82/53228270/photos/Concept-Art/Vihr.png)[/spoiler]

(http://crystalfallsgames.webs.com/Cura.png)Cura:
Age: 19
Date of Birth: April 1735
Fighting Style: Earth - Plants
Starting Equipment: None
Description: A girl who has an exceptional talent to communicate with plants.   She has lived in Araío for all of her life.  As a child, she worked in her mother’s flower shop in the small village of  Vine.  At a young age she lost her innocence by her uncle. Her father disappeared at the same time as Lumena.  He was a high ranking officer in the Araíon military.
Concept Art
[spoiler](http://memberfiles.freewebs.com/70/82/53228270/photos/Concept-Art/Cura.png)[/spoiler]

(http://i202.photobucket.com/albums/aa18/aforgottenlegend/Tears%20of%20the%20Night/Isabella.png)Isabella:
Age: 18
Date of Birth: May 1736
Fighting Style: Mech - Lightning
Starting Equipment: Wrench
Description: A girl who builds machines to do her bidding. She’s been inventing things since she was three years old. Until recently, she’s lived with her parents, never knowing of her siblings’ whereabouts. However, she’s begun to travel the world in search of her brother, Alphonse, and sister, Sarah.

(http://i202.photobucket.com/albums/aa18/aforgottenlegend/Tears%20of%20the%20Night/Alphonse.png)Alphonse:
Age: 31
Date of Birth: March 1723
Fighting Style: Weaponry - Earth
Starting Equipment: Axe
Description: A man searching for his family. He left his home when he was 20 years old to search for his sister, Sarah, who was kidnapped at that time. He left Isabella with his mother and father. He has been searching for 11 years and still has had no luck in finding her.

(http://i202.photobucket.com/albums/aa18/aforgottenlegend/Tears%20of%20the%20Night/Mellissa.png)Mellissa:
Age: 27
Date of Birth: June 1727
Fighting Style: Militaristic - Air
Starting Equipment: Sword
Description: A mysterious woman. She remains distant from all members of the party. This is especially noticeable toward Robur and Alphonse. She was a lover to Alphonse and once served as a soldier under Robur’s family before she resigned for unknown reasons.

(http://i202.photobucket.com/albums/aa18/aforgottenlegend/Tears%20of%20the%20Night/Roselana.png)Roselana:
Age: 21
Date of Birth: August 1971
Fighting Style: Fire
Starting Equipment: Claw
Description: A Non-human species, Lupine, often called a fire beast for her color. Once human, she was kidnapped and taken to a government facility wherein she underwent genetic manipulation against her will. After these events, she destroyed the facility and has no recollection of memory before her seventeenth birthday.

(http://crystalfallsgames.webs.com//Tears%20of%20the%20Night/Images/Sarah.png)Sarah:
Age: 17
Date of Birth: December 1737
Fighting Style: Water
Starting Equipment: None
Description: Intelligent (and endowed) well beyond her age. She is often hounded by men for obvious reasons.  Alphonse's youngest sister.


Title: Re: Tears of the Night [Revamp-ish]
Post by: A Forgotten Legend on July 04, 2009, 04:18:54 AM
Planned Systems
Fishing System: 0%
     - Set up 0%
Journal: 0%
     - Set up 0%
Date System: 35%
     - Coding 70 %
     - Calendar 0%
Day/Night System: 100%
     - Clock 100%
     - Transitions 100%
     - Watch 100%
Weather System: 30%
     - Coding 100%
     - Weather "Channel" 0%
     - Bug Fixes 0%
Tent System: 100%
     - Coding 100%
Limit Break System: 15%
     - Coding 15%
Combo System: 100%
     - Coding 100%
Alchemy System: 1%
     - Coding 0%
     - Items 1%
     - Map/events 1%
Inn System: 18%
     - Coding 90%
     - Maps 2%
Bank System: 90%
     - Coding 100%
     - Mapping 10%


CBS?
    Sorry.  =/  I feel like I should actually complete a project first.  The game may be rereleased with it eventually, but not likely. =(



Screenshots:
(http://i202.photobucket.com/albums/aa18/aforgottenlegend/Tears%20of%20the%20Night/TearsoftheNight.jpg)
(http://i202.photobucket.com/albums/aa18/aforgottenlegend/Tears%20of%20the%20Night/Totn_ScreenArchwing2.png)
(http://i202.photobucket.com/albums/aa18/aforgottenlegend/Tears%20of%20the%20Night/TheSmallVillageofMininLinle.jpg)
(http://i202.photobucket.com/albums/aa18/aforgottenlegend/Tears%20of%20the%20Night/TheFlowerShoppe.jpg)


So, what's so revamped?
This time, I am working in conjunction with augenauf99.  Others may join in if they'd like.  The more the merrier. PM or post here if you're interested.

TEAM:
AFL - Main Coordinator, mapper, coder, music, monsters, charsets
Augenauf99 - Animations, music
Agni (Name may change depending if he joins this forum or not.) - Dungeon Design
With Help of coreystranick - charsets

What's new?
Graphics for all but Cura are new.  As well as the battle sprites for all of the characters, not to mention the four characters augenauf brought to the game.  Also, there are a few battle systems implemented, and an Alchemy system is planned.  (Flower shop... hm...)  There are a few more things that go here... hm...

[6/21/10]Progress IS being made, if it is slow.  I started on the dungeon that I believe will end the first demo.  There are still a few plotholes I need to repair after I failed to remember something about a forest and a burning tree. -.-"  Also, you can check out the most recent updates via our website (link in the first post).  It is much more updated than this topic.  Actually, this topic is missing quite a lot. O.o

Title: Re: Tears of the Night [Revamp-ish]
Post by: fruckert on July 04, 2009, 04:22:58 AM
I will admit, your choice of battle sprites is kind of odd looking.
Other than that, this looks damn good.
I wish you the best of luck with this venture.
Title: Re: Tears of the Night [Revamp-ish]
Post by: A Forgotten Legend on July 04, 2009, 04:23:44 AM
Yes.  And I have a whole crapload of monsters to match. :D
Title: Re: Tears of the Night [Revamp-ish]
Post by: Uberpwn_w00t on July 04, 2009, 04:40:43 AM
I actually really really like the way the battle sprites look.
Title: Re: Tears of the Night [Revamp-ish]
Post by: ThexXtremeXx on July 04, 2009, 04:45:16 AM
Keep workin' on it AFL.

It looks AWESOME!
Title: Re: Tears of the Night [Revamp-ish]
Post by: A Forgotten Legend on July 04, 2009, 04:51:58 AM
Thanks.

Quote from: Uberpwn_w00t on July 04, 2009, 04:40:43 AM
I actually really really like the way the battle sprites look.

I know.  "Simple, yet elegant".  Not really, but you get my point.

Also, notice there is more than one screenshot this time! =D  The screen I had in the other topic is still in the game, but had Robur's outdated sprite, so I figured I'd leave it out for now.
Title: Re: Tears of the Night [Revamp-ish]
Post by: Rahl on July 04, 2009, 12:38:01 PM
I have to ask is the wind always blowing your battles? No Im jsut kiddign I actually like the battesets as well, they are very unique. Are they drawn by you?
Title: Re: Tears of the Night [Revamp-ish]
Post by: ellie-is on July 04, 2009, 02:56:16 PM
Sweet, looking great so far.

Also, cura is portuguese (and a bunch of other languages too I guess) for cure. :P

EDIT: By the way, what kind of help do you need?
Title: Re: Tears of the Night [Revamp-ish]
Post by: A Forgotten Legend on July 04, 2009, 03:31:27 PM
Quote from: Rahl on July 04, 2009, 12:38:01 PM
I have to ask is the wind always blowing your battles? No Im jsut kiddign I actually like the battesets as well, they are very unique. Are they drawn by you?

Actually, yes. -.-"  You should see Cura's full standing animation.  It looks like there's a tornado. o.o, but no, the battlers are just edits, some of them very time consuming edits, some not.

Quote from: lucas_irineu on July 04, 2009, 02:56:16 PM
Sweet, looking great so far.

Also, cura is portuguese (and a bunch of other languages too I guess) for cure. :P

EDIT: By the way, what kind of help do you need?

Animations and charsets, but other things are appreciated. =P  Animations since I'm not using battlecharsets but Battle2 animations.  Augenauf is doing a lot of it, but... he's still not that experienced in making them.  Also, that was the idea for Cura. ;)

So far, the only charset I've done by hand is Robur's new one, but eventually they all will be.
Title: Re: Tears of the Night [Revamp-ish]
Post by: ellie-is on July 04, 2009, 03:45:38 PM
I see.
Title: Re: Tears of the Night [Revamp-ish]
Post by: Muraiko on July 04, 2009, 03:47:22 PM
Using original resources made by hand is always a plus in my book.
Title: Re: Tears of the Night [Revamp-ish]
Post by: Nandez on July 04, 2009, 05:44:25 PM
Yes original resoruces nice battle sprites do looks crazy but I will play this.
Looks a bit cliche but pretty mapping so far.
Title: Re: Tears of the Night [Revamp-ish]
Post by: coreystranick on July 05, 2009, 12:59:08 PM
I'll do some charasets for you, you can just see my work in the community project thread.
Title: Re: Tears of the Night [Revamp-ish]
Post by: A Forgotten Legend on July 05, 2009, 07:48:36 PM
Thanks!  Sent a PM.
Title: Re: Tears of the Night [Revamp-ish]
Post by: coreystranick on July 09, 2009, 09:16:46 PM
Here are the previews of the new characters for you AFL
I kinda don't like the hair on the guy. I'll fiddle with it.
Title: Re: Tears of the Night [Revamp-ish]
Post by: coreystranick on July 09, 2009, 09:22:45 PM
OK here is the new version
Title: Re: Tears of the Night [Revamp-ish]
Post by: A Forgotten Legend on July 10, 2009, 08:32:20 PM
Wow, those look great!  I'm still working on Lumena's sheet, I got her front done.  I love how you do clothing.  I may study thsoe a bit and try and get something close to it for Vihr and Cura.  Thanks again.
Title: Re: Tears of the Night [Revamp-ish]
Post by: coreystranick on July 10, 2009, 09:03:58 PM
Alright man. I'll get the rest of them done, and I'll PM you the sheet
Title: Re: Tears of the Night [Revamp-ish]
Post by: A Forgotten Legend on July 20, 2009, 01:27:40 AM
Hey, if anyone is interested in helping me map stuff in the game, that'd be great.  I'm using all the chipsets MIC uploaded to the site in that thread he posted.  Contact me on MSN if you're interested.

I'm having problems coming up with some good ones. -.-"
Title: Re: Tears of the Night [Revamp-ish]
Post by: drenrin2120 on July 20, 2009, 01:55:39 AM
Seems pretty good so far. It looks like you've got a good game plan. I like the battle sprites, too. Lumena is probably my favorite. :happy:
Title: Re: Tears of the Night [Revamp-ish]
Post by: A Forgotten Legend on July 20, 2009, 01:58:48 AM
Thanks.  Her's was the easiest to edit haha.  Yeah.  I just need to work on getting for of the stuff mapped out.  I am the slowest mapper ever.  Unless its  4 am.  Then I seem to get them done rather quick.
Title: Re: Tears of the Night [Revamp-ish]
Post by: A Forgotten Legend on August 03, 2009, 11:46:48 PM
Update!

We've begun work on mapping the first "dungeon" I guess you would say.
Title: Re: Tears of the Night [Revamp-ish]
Post by: fruckert on August 04, 2009, 12:17:34 AM
Sweet =D.
Title: Re: Tears of the Night [Revamp-ish]
Post by: Moosetroop11 on August 04, 2009, 12:34:48 AM
If you haven't done much of the mapping yet then you've got a long, hard slog ahead of you. Good luck. It's looking good so far.
Title: Re: Tears of the Night [Revamp-ish]
Post by: Fisherson on August 04, 2009, 05:33:48 PM
Woooow. I like the visuals. Exelent work. ;)
Title: Re: Tears of the Night [Revamp-ish]
Post by: A Forgotten Legend on August 05, 2009, 02:19:04 AM
The mapping wouldn't be too bad, but I'm still getting the hang of MIC chipsets.  Its going pretty well I think.  Although, my forest ended up being more of a gully. -.-"
Title: Re: Tears of the Night [Revamp-ish]
Post by: Linkforce on August 08, 2009, 05:55:02 AM
This game looks pretty good...but I'm really not liking the battle characters.  I mean like they look good, they're very well done, but they just don't fit into the graphics of the game IMO.
Title: Re: Tears of the Night [Revamp-ish]
Post by: A Forgotten Legend on August 19, 2009, 03:44:03 AM
I guess so. =P


Anyway, things are going.  I just finished some coding for the mini-boss the the first "dungeon"  though the first one is simple, I like it's set-up.  Also  I have a sneak peek at one of the monsters. ;D  Isn't he cute? As well as a pic of Rosele Woods!  Its not the best show... and it was taked from somewhere you can't actually get to... but... anyway!

I'm still hoping for a demo by the end of August.  It may not be very big, but it'll be something.  Also, the intro I have is being revamped, and is now being sync'd with a new song I've made for the game.  I'm pretty happy with it.

EDIT:  I've just realize how much Sedlig looks like Pleasent....  and I think I just mispelled that.  I hope not...

EDIT 2:Because Photbucket and I are having problems right now(apparently... my computer has had the wrong password for it saved... and I tried that one too many times and now i can log in!)  Here is the updated Lumena sprite.
Title: Re: Tears of the Night [Revamp-ish]
Post by: ellie-is on August 19, 2009, 05:41:04 PM
Nice sprite. It does looks like Pleasent =P
Title: Re: Tears of the Night [Revamp-ish]
Post by: A Forgotten Legend on August 20, 2009, 04:42:33 AM
I know!  =/  haha, its almost like it was done on purpose. haha.  Not really.  But it does make me laugh a little everytime I battle it.

...on another note, I believe I now have someone designing how the dungeons are going to work.  Which is awesome, as that is also one of my downfalls.  Now to find someone who can design towns. -.-"

The demo right now is looking to go up to the second dungeon now, but I'm crossing my fingers on that.

More eyecandy. =D  I just finished him three seconds ago.  I also have it set up so if you came up to the monster from behind, it does the back attack.   Not too impressive, but its the thought that counts right?  ...and right now I need to figure out a way to make it so then the event doesn't face you when you collide with it. -.-"

Alright... I didn't even realize I coded this, but when a monster "sneaks up behind you" not that will ever happen out of trying to have it happen...  it does this:  Also, I died in this battle. D=
Title: Re: Tears of the Night [Revamp-ish]
Post by: A Forgotten Legend on August 25, 2009, 07:11:51 PM
So I just finished today the forest I've been working on.  Its not perfect, and some of the rooms are kinda empty, but its done coding wise.  Next all I have to do is make another town, and a twenty room cave, and the demo will be ready. =D  As for now, look at this little addition to the Sedlig family!  He is my favorite.
Title: Re: Tears of the Night | Chapter I - Lumena
Post by: blue_emerald777 on September 15, 2009, 12:00:50 AM
are the sprites from http://www.geocities.co.jp/Milano-Cat/3319/muz/002.html ?
Title: Re: Tears of the Night | Chapter I - Lumena
Post by: Hell Angel on September 15, 2009, 01:39:10 AM
A semi-glance at that page makes it blatantly obvious that they are. I'm not entirely sure why you'd even ask.

Edit: And with a kick, no less.
Title: Re: Tears of the Night | Chapter I - Lumena
Post by: A Forgotten Legend on September 20, 2009, 09:10:20 PM
Uh... yes they are?  Yeah...  ANYWAY!

I would have a demo already, but my partner in crime... i mean, codesigner has had some computer porblems of late.  I'll try to get a demo as soon as his computer starts working again. -.-"
Title: Re: Tears of the Night | Chapter I - Lumena
Post by: A Forgotten Legend on October 06, 2009, 02:11:51 AM
Well, I updated the front page with the new character sprites made.  (I finished Vihr's new charset WHOO!)

Anyway, stuff's been crazy because of band the past few weeks and won't die down until after october is over.  Unfortunately, my animations person still doesn't have a working computer, so I may end up doing the first few characters myself. -.-"  Oh well.  I'm going to try to get it out, but I'm not sure how far along I will be by the end of the year.

EDIT:
-.-"  I'm soooooo far behind where I want to be.  Anywho, I got Cura's new sprite done. =P
Title: Re: Tears of the Night | Chapter I - Lumena
Post by: A Forgotten Legend on June 21, 2010, 04:29:34 PM
Whooo!  Almost two years since I started and still don't have much done! >.<

Well, this isn't quite dead yet.  I just finished programing a nice bank system, and we started working on a revamp of the "passion boost" system.

Also, I need help.  Is this too epic for a boss battle early in the game?  Its not done yet.

http://bando.posterous.com/boss-theme-version-1
Title: Re: Tears of the Night [6/21/10]
Post by: zuhane on June 21, 2010, 07:45:59 PM
Keep the battles tight and engaging, with lots of special attacks that suit certain situations and throw
in some interesting character dialect and humour rather than "Let us go to the castle to the East" and I'll
definitely be playing this game. I actually love the oddly-sized battle sprites. Makes you feel more engaged
with the battle at hand!

Keep it up, and make sure you do what I said! :p

EDIT: Any chance of a video? :D
Title: Re: Tears of the Night [6/21/10]
Post by: A Forgotten Legend on June 21, 2010, 08:53:11 PM
Haha, well, I might get a trailer if we ever finish this opening cut scene.  Its turning out to be more annoying than when EH3 was around.

Just kidding.  I'll try and get something for you guys.
Title: Re: Tears of the Night [6/21/10]
Post by: A Forgotten Legend on June 26, 2010, 01:34:06 PM
Well, now that orientation is over (and my schedule for the fall is packed, I have 18 credits on my schedule and only one of them is not a required class) I've got some time to work on stuff.  I have up to the first hero attacking complete in the battle system. ^.^
Title: Re: Tears of the Night [6/21/10]
Post by: zuhane on June 26, 2010, 02:00:37 PM
Making a CBS is absolutely agonising, but the results are well worth it. The initial planning
involved in making mine was insane!
Title: Re: Tears of the Night [6/21/10]
Post by: A Forgotten Legend on June 26, 2010, 04:23:53 PM
Mine isn't even close to yours in how complicated it is. O.o

Concept Art
[spoiler](http://memberfiles.freewebs.com/70/82/53228270/photos/Concept-Art/Cura.png)[/spoiler]


[spoiler](http://memberfiles.freewebs.com/70/82/53228270/photos/Concept-Art/Vihr.png)[/spoiler]

Concept art by Braeden (augenauf99)

I just started the attack part of the battle system.  =D  Now I've gotten into when an enemy attacks.
Title: Re: Tears of the Night [6/21/10]
Post by: A Forgotten Legend on August 11, 2010, 01:15:08 AM
Welllll, I somehow did not get very much farther in the battle system, but, if you want to see the complete details on it and the CMS, hit up the website!
http://crystalfallsgames.webs.com/
Feel free to make an account and give some ideas and such for the battle system and menu system.
Title: Re: Tears of the Night [8/10/10]
Post by: Emerates on August 11, 2010, 02:28:50 AM
The part I listened to from your boss theme sounded mostly like the intro.  I think a longer sample would be needed to make a better judgement.
Title: Re: Tears of the Night [8/10/10]
Post by: A Forgotten Legend on August 11, 2010, 03:36:04 AM
Hm.. let's see if I have a more updated version...

EDIT:
Use the same link, but there is a midi one there now.  I am uploading an Mp3 version that sounds way better now.... but I'm downloading something huge, so it will take a while.

EDIT 2:  Not as long as I thought apparently.
Title: Re: Tears of the Night [8/10/10]
Post by: Linkforce on August 12, 2010, 08:55:58 PM
Keep up the good work AFL, don't quit on it you seem to have a lot into this already.  I'd suggest getting a demo out soon so you can show us what you've done so far.
Title: Re: Tears of the Night [8/10/10]
Post by: A Forgotten Legend on August 12, 2010, 10:01:06 PM
I'm trying.  This battle system is giving me a headache.  The hardest thing right now has been getting the cursor to move to the right thing, then select the right option. -.-"  But I got that working finally.
Title: Re: Tears of the Night [8/10/10]
Post by: zuhane on August 13, 2010, 03:45:29 PM
Haha, tell me about it. My game runs off a central battle system design, so I still only have 1 battle with 1 type of enemy.
I have to make it absolutely 100% perfect and glitch-free before I can replicate it with different enemies :(
Title: Re: Tears of the Night [8/10/10]
Post by: A Forgotten Legend on August 13, 2010, 05:44:25 PM
Well the way mine is set up, its similar to the DBS, but not at the same time. To make it easier on me, it calls a database event that has the information for every monster.  In regular battles, it decides the number of enemies, then using the information I give it in the battle event, it calls information for certain enemies.  This way its not a completely different event for every enemy, and its all in one event.  I only have to call the same variables, and the database event does the rest.

Here is how it works in a better description (I think)
I have a enemy 1 ID variable an enemy 2 ID variable and an enemy 3 ID variable.  Basically, I give the id number to the variable, and then the event will set the HP, ATK, DEF , etc variables for each enemy.  (I use three different common events, one for each enemy, 1/2/3).  In Battle, the event only calls upon the generic Enemy 1 ATK variable that was set by the earlier event.

I hope that made sense.
Title: Re: Tears of the Night [8/10/10]
Post by: rox.13 on October 12, 2010, 09:20:42 PM
Uh... no,and It looks real good. can't wait for a demo.
Title: Re: Tears of the Night [8/10/10]
Post by: Obvious Sock Account on October 12, 2010, 11:50:55 PM
This whole timeline, frankly, is fucken lol.  Metallurgy was discovered before after ('scuse me.) the first kingdom was founded (In other words they tilled their fields with stone and protected their king with weapons made of horn?)  After that it took a single kingdom to unite the known world under a single banner 100 years, nevermind it taking the Roman Empire, equipped at their height with iron weaponry, nearly 300 years (Give or take) to conquer the northernmost coast of Africa and about a third of Europe.  Further, why is the year of the calendar increasing and then suddenly decreasing?

A war between two kingdoms lasts 110 years and has 3,000 casualties?  That's an average of 27 casualties a year.  There was roughly 30 major battles throughout the real hundred years war - that'd be 100 casualties per MAJOR battle, on average.  Further, a war of this frame of time only ever involved two countries?  No exporting of any weaponry or wartime supplies by any other countries?  No one ever got sick of the economy being strained by such a long war and the consequent destruction as to get involved as a peacemaking force?

Why is the colony at Linle any importance at all?  If we've progressed to a pseudo-mercantile, imperialist economic system by this time, as colonialism suggests, why pay mention to only one colony being freed?  If I had to guess, it's because "This was the only colony on the planet to ever be freed!".  Tell me that's the answer.  By all means, make my day.

How exactly do a series of floods destroy an entire kingdom?  I would guess if this setting was any more intelligent that the flood enflamed the political situation and lead to the collapse of the government, from which rose the other kingdom mentioned, but somehow I get the feeling that "an entire country didn't sink into the ocean" is too sensible for this writing.  Further, how does a wildfire destroy half the world?  Assuming countries aren't just a giant chain of cities along a single road, the fire had to travel across as many as hundreds of kilometers between cities.  How the hell did the atmosphere cope with that much smoke?  Do you have any idea how much smoke a fire that covered half the world would produce?  How is the world not frozen over?  Read a book - your fairly certain to find our planet didn't fair even half as well as this one, and we were dealing with alot less than a fire that covered half the landmass.

Nevermind all that, though, it took 300 years to recover from a wildfire?  A third of Europe was wiped out by the black plague and less than a single century later Europe was at the height of the Renaissance.

A few more things?  This world has the technology to alter a human into a furry (You heard me.) and lacks the technology to prevent a wildfire from engulfing half the planet?  Probably most importantly

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Description: Intelligent (and endowed) well beyond her age. She is often hounded by men for obvious reasons.  Alphonse's youngest sister.

Mentioning a 17 year old's tits in her character description - are you twelve?  I God damn wish you were, because at your age not knowing better is close on par with cracking a sex joke during an interview.
Title: Re: Tears of the Night [8/10/10]
Post by: A Forgotten Legend on October 13, 2010, 01:26:56 AM
Alright, here we go.

A) This is an RPG.  I can have any kind of timeline I want.  And the planet can have any kind of natural disasters I want.  That simple.  Is it realistic?  No.  Is this a videogame?  Yes.

B) Numbers are pretty unrealistic as well.  That would be because I was just shooting off numbers.  Did I do the math?  No.  I was too lazy.  I figured they were going to change eventually anyway, so why bother?  Should I have posted them if I didn't check them first?  No, but I did anyway.

C) No, this world doesn't have that technology, there is another storyline for her specifically that I did not post.  This world does not have that ability.

D) I didn't make the description for Sarah, another one of the people working on the game did, and they felt it was necessary to add some humor in this overall serious storyline.

E) The timeline got messed up because I had two different timelines and then combined them.  I must've missed that they didn't match up.  Thank you for pointing that out.

F) Just because it was the first kingdom on the timeline, doesn't mean it was the first kingdom created.  Also, the Great Fires didn't destroy as much of a space you think.  The known world wasn't that large.  It would be about half of what the Roman Empire would have.

G) They were able to conquer because Metallurgy was founded.  Why it says it doesn't expand until after.  Also, it doesn't mean that they couldn't have used sharp sticks or used stones.

Overall, I find that your response to this topic was very annoying.  I find that if you would've posted all of the critique in a better and more mature way, I would've found it much more helpful, and less you just being a troll getting his next fix.
Title: Re: Tears of the Night [8/10/10]
Post by: RockJohnAxe on October 13, 2010, 03:55:48 AM
Hey its Sock-man, dont expect too much :P

Ive always found his posts more of a Rage-dump than criticism.
Title: Re: Tears of the Night [8/10/10]
Post by: Obvious Sock Account on October 13, 2010, 04:13:14 AM
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This is an RPG.

And therefore it doesn't have to make sense?

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I can have any kind of timeline I want.

And I can criticize any timeline you want, you petulant git.

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Did I do the math?  No.  I was too lazy.

The mark of a bad writer, and an even worse mathematician.  If it took even an inkling of effort to realize that 1500 dead across 110 years of fighting isn't much of a war you should probably head back to middle school, love.

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I figured they were going to change eventually anyway, so why bother?

You wouldn't need to if you got it right the first time.

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Just because it was the first kingdom on the timeline, doesn't mean it was the first kingdom created.

Because that sort of thing isn't worth mentioning on a timeline of your world's history.

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Also, the Great Fires didn't destroy as much of a space you think.  The known world wasn't that large.  It would be about half of what the Roman Empire would have.
(http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/6/68/Roman_Empire_117_AD.jpg)

And I'm expected to believe a quarter of this being on fire wouldn't cause irreversible damage to the planet?  Go ahead and google satellite images of a MAJOR forest fire.  Odds are it will be about the size of a pinhead at 1 kilometer above sea level.

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Also, it doesn't mean that they couldn't have used sharp sticks or used stones.

Go gather some sharpened sticks, 30 of your mates and go try fighting a pride of lions for me, love, tell me how it goes.  Now do that while as exhausted, half-starved and marred by disease a neolithic man wold have been in his day to day life.  Now consider that this is a fantasy world, where instead of lions you're dealing with schools of four-armed rhinoceros men and the ilk.  Tell me how well it goes.

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I find that if you would've posted all of the critique in a better

What is better?

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and more mature way

A Forgotten Legend and maturity: Exhibit A:
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I can have any kind of timeline I want.

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I would've found it much more helpful, and less you just being a troll getting his next fix.

Exhibit B. Critique has to be laced with compliments before he even contemplates if it's valid.

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Ive always found his posts more of a Rage-dump than criticism.

What do I even have to be mad about?  GRRR I'M MAD THAT YOU'RE A SHIT WRITER!  >:( >:( >:(

Let me guess.  I'm jes jellus that I can't think up the most generic, mindless JRPG settings with even half his proficiency.
Title: Re: Tears of the Night [8/10/10]
Post by: A Forgotten Legend on October 13, 2010, 04:27:17 AM
Fine, you want to rain on my parade, so be it.  But why did you randomly decide to pick my topic?  Because some person decide to topic kick it after almost two months?  I don't see why you took the time to analyze everything I've done in my first post.  I don't get it.  Do you get off on that sort of thing?  I'm done defending my work, it's crap, yes, you've torn it apart.  But this is a hobby, not a life career.  It can be crap.  Why am I bothering to respond to this?  Because its my topic, I feel I have to.  I haven't even touched this project since I started college.  I feel the more I type, the more you are going to split it up and analyze.  I'm done.  I'm asking for this topic to be locked so this will end before there are most posts in this topic of us fighting than about the game itself.  When I work on the game again, I'll make a new topic.  I hope if I see you in it, it will be a posting giving suggestions nicely, or at least without the attitude you had when you made your post.
Title: Re: Tears of the Night [8/10/10]
Post by: MissingName on October 13, 2010, 04:43:56 AM
What did you expect from him?  Champagne, a cigar and a clap on the back?
Title: Re: Tears of the Night [8/10/10]
Post by: Ben on October 14, 2010, 10:50:47 AM
Hey  Dominicy, can it. You're obviously more interested in 'stirring the pot' then offering constructive crit. Official warning and whatnot. Dont be a douchebag.