Legend of Myrdia-UPDATED 2.19.09-ADDED PATCHWORK ENGINE, Build 5

[Flamehawk27]

Im actually finding myself constantly drawm to this thread, and thinking about the game. Congratz, you got me hooked. I only hope my new game will inspire as much interest as yours does in me.

[fruckert]

Thank you very much

I'm kinda busy messing around with a lighting system, so I don't have time to update right now

So I updated later
In that edit later on

EDIT:
This is kinda what the newest Main Menu looks like, I added another saving thing that deletes your save if you say yes

The deleting option is in the bottom left, it worked a bit differently than I thought it would, so I only have one
The markers for it are angels
And the magic circles are spinning

[Flamehawk27]

Looks cool! Not ure how it works, but looks cool!

[fruckert]

Basically, you walk into one of the portal looking things, then it contracts into a little circle, then a window pops up asking you what to do

EDIT, cause I didn't want to DP: Here's a slightly updated version of the Overworld engine

http://www.box.net/shared/ncy9d4de6x
It's got inventory, the coolest explosion effect I've ever made, as well as a couple of traps

To use the inventory, hold shift
Move around the inventory with the arrow keys
And to use an item, press Z

I'm going to change the inventory text color, as well
Also P is pause
It's kind of crude right now, but it works

[Flamehawk27]

Its very original, and there is no crudeness. Definatly the coolest system ive seen yet, though a little confusing. I honestly didnt think Game Maker was capable of doing something like this. I wanna see a demo of the battle system now

[fruckert]

That'll come in time
The only thing I have working properly right now is the magic, and that's kind of crude at the moment

[HobomasterXXX]

I hate RPG MAKER VX standard stuff. Other than that nice background story and all that.

[fruckert]

Sadly VX standard stuff is all I have right now
I despise those tilesets

I'm also going to try to design my own save point, that has multiple spinning rings that are spinning at different speeds

I can't seem to find my Flash Drive, so until I find it (tomorrow hopefully) I can't work on this

[Flamehawk27]

You have the magic system working? Is there a demo for that? Cuz i really want to see how your battle system works.

[fruckert]

I'm still trying to work out the bugs
Right now all I really have is movement, and a mine that you can explode

[Flamehawk27]

An exploding mine? Rock on dude.

[fruckert]

So...the reason why I haven't updated in awhile is because my dad's not letting me use the computer
But I do have more stuff
I just can't write it down right now, due to time constraints

[fruckert]

New Cultural thing

[spoiler=The Alchemical Triangle]

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Most of the drawing is self explanitory

I came up with this symbol mostly because I was bored
This is what the save points are going to look like...this symbol engraved into a stone or wood platform.
Also, I apologize for my horrible handwriting
And that thing at the bottom is a doodle
Ignore it

[fruckert]

Heres a little something that I cam currently cooking up
The Patchwork Engine

The battle engine for the game
It uses SparkEngine at its core
That magic system is 100% me though

So far, all you can do is magic
Hold S to charge, then release it while holding a direction to launch the spell in the direction
Number keys change the spell used
1 is fire
2 is ice
3 is supposed to be electricity

That is all for today
Good night

EDIT: I recommend you don't try the White Blocks out, as they are kind of tempermental
Also, I apologize for the bareness of the demo

Filesize-3.2mbs

[Ratty524]

Hey, if you are in need of better graphics, check out Mack's/Loosleaf's site

http://cyocorune.cocolog-nifty.com/daily_vx/a1/index.html
He has made a ton of tilesets for VX that match the default graphics AND look way much better. I just checked it out and he appears to be making some charactersets, too. I hope that will give you an alternative to those square-ugly tiles that's in the rtp.