[RMXP] Astyanax: Wrath steel: UPDATE 27/11/2009

[OracleGames]

             

         
           (I was planning to name it "Fantasy Crystal Chronicles 4 :Eternal Dragon Quests, but that would piss off alot of people")

Prologe:


So!! here it is.. the biggest project i have ever started (and will finish hopefully), what makes this project big its not just the vast resource database i have been creating to make it complety unique, but the game that is behind the idea.. an old NES classic:

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The game was side-scroller plataform game, many people found it kind of annoying because of its difficulty while others consider it as one of the best "go save the princess" games ever made; my game will be based (vaguely)on this magical world & its inhabitants while adding plots & stuff of my own, the idea is to make a worthy remake for a game that deserves it.

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He is having that dream again...a dream where somebody is calling him...
waiting for him....He is a teenage boy named Astyanax (from Greek mythology),
a student at Greenview High. He has no idea what the dreams mean, or the
girl who keeps calling him. Suddenly, one day when he was walking to school,
he disappears and is transported into the mystical world of Remlia by a
fairy named Cutie. She tells the boy that the girl appearing in his dreams
is Princess Rosebud. She is being held captive by a vile wizard named
Blackhorn. He needs to rescue her because she is the only one who can send
him back home. Cutie gives Astyanax a sword & a shield, which he will need to
defeat Blackhorn's hordes of monsters.
And basically.. thats all you need to know, plot complexity will grow as you advance in the game and meet the rest of the characters..

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Astyanax:

Acording to wikipedia.. "Astyanax was the son of Heracles and Epilais, daughter of Thespius. Astyanax is a genus of fish in the American freshwater family Characidae", who knows what that means but here in the game he plays the mayor role .
He is a 16-year-old boy from the town of Greenview. He is transported into the
mysterious world of Remlia, and he needs to rescue Princess Rosebud to
get back to his world.

Princess Rosebud:

The princess of Remlia. She is the girl who keeps appearing in Astyanax's
dreams. She is being held captive by the wizard Blackhorn. She is the
only one who possesses the power to send Astyanax back to his home world.
She communicates with Astyanax and Cutie through telepathy.

Cutie:

This fairy is a friend to the Princess. She has lots of magical power, but
not as much as Rosebud. She can bring Astyanax into Remlia, but she can't
get him out by herself. She knows a lot about the realm of Remlia, so she
can help the boy out a lot.

Thorndog:

Blackhorn's most trusted guard. She is a master of the Black Arts. She
placed a spell on the Princess to prevent her from escaping Thelenea.

Caesar:

Thorndog's pet. Also known as "Skull Face" or "Chicken Feet". It is
very dumb, yet it may pose a threat in driving Astyanax away from his
quest to rescue Rosebud.

Blackhorn:

The evil wizard and chief bad guy of the game. He kidnapped the Princess
in order to steal her life force and take over Remlia. His stronghold is
Thelenea Castle.


Note: there will be more characters that will take important roles during game, just included the main ones..

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*Make your way trough 11 action packed stages as you meet friends, Foes and explore the exotic Realm of Remlia... a dangerous journey awaits.
*Uses Blizz ABS engine
*High quality resources, 100% customized:
-Tilesets (BG2 ToB)
-Charasets (Ragnarok Rips)
-Animations (Planescape Torment)
-Picures
-Ambiental sounds
-BGMs (From various commercial games)
-SE (From various commercial games)
*Sidequests.. complety asside from the main quest.
*Every action you take during the game affects your future
IE: if you wanted to help someone or not... if one of your allies (Unimportant) dies, you will not see them again and therefore they will not able to help you fight or give you clues..
*LIST WILL KEEP GROWING I HOPE

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Title screen

Tutorial explaining Blizz-ABS basic controls

Lighting storm

Blizz ABS Hotkey menu

Some fresh air for our hero

Now featuring a simple questbook (thanks to gameguy)

A lil cutscene (Like in new RE games xD)

Let the battle begin

YAaargh

A simple puzzle

No time to read rite now? no problem.. books are weak

Booty

Ice crush

Supernova

An obstacle

Roof battle..

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*For the main engines:
-Enterbrain
-Blizzard
*For the Scripts:
-Blizzard
-Ccoa
-Sofia
-Game_guy
*For the Raw material:
-Angevon
-Anni Korzeniowski
-Gravity (Art designers)
-Phyranha bytes (sound and art designers)
-BioWare(sound and art designers)
*For the tools:
-Dmitry Jamerov
-Eddy L O Jansson
-Petr Zahradnik
-Jed Wing
-Nico Bendling
-"Avenger"
Special Thanks to:
-EvilM00s (proofread)

Ooohh yeah.. and thanks to all the people who has been helping me in the forums  If im missing something or someone please notify me

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Full version to be relased next fall

Create video for the demo:                                Cancelled
Finish gameplay theories & add missing scripts:      Not done
Add the rest of the monsters & characters:           Working on it
Add the rest of the Skills:                                   Working on it
             
            Event planning       Functional Tileset       Eventing itself & extra details
Stage2   Done                        Not done                        Not done
Stage3   Done                        Not done                        Not done
Stage4   Done                        Not done                        Not done
Stage5   Done                        Not done                        Not done
Stage6   Done                        Not done                        Not done
Stage7   Done                        Not done                       Not done
Stage8   Done                        Not done                        Not done
Stage9   Done                        Not done                        Not done

Final details Not done

DEMO

Version 1.0:
First version
Version 1.1:
-Fixed error that crashed game in the first battle scene
-Fixed puzzle
-Relocated various events that were not so accesible
Version1.2:
-More help for the maze
-Fixed Characters colors a bit
-Added Quest Book
-SP cost Lowered for some skills
-Boss is now more dangerous
-Fixed Status Fade-Out Times

http://www.sendspace.com/file/zreb9g

Maze Guide

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- From laberynt entrance go south 2 maps to reach the rooftop
- From laberynt entrance go East,South,South,South,West,North,North then just follow the portals to reach the impresoned room

Enjoy

(Note: may contain small bugs or typos, please report any anomaly.)

[G_G]

You should so release those tilesets sometime. THey look awesome! Oh and I cant wait to play the game. The screenies make it look so cool

[OracleGames]

You should so release those tilesets sometime.

They are a pain  belive me,   
but if you insist i can post an example later, even if they are already arranged & edges cut the most anoyying part is making tiles non passable, walls, priorities FOR EACH MAP..

[G_G]

that would suck lol but I cant wait to play this game!

[Aqua]

Are the maps from RO too?

[OracleGames]

Are the maps from RO too?

Nope.. RO maps are complety in 3D these are rips from Baldurs gate 2

that would suck lol but I cant wait to play this game!

And i cant wait to finish the demo, i will need lots of feedback and suggestions to make it a great project 

[Starrodkirby86]

Are the maps from RO too?

Nope.. RO maps are complety in 3D these are rips from Baldurs gate 2

that would suck lol but I cant wait to play this game!

And i cant wait to finish the demo, i will need lots of feedback and suggestions to make it a great project 

Eh, to explain more, RO Maps are more anime and not as 3-D CGI based as this.

Now...This game looks very promising. I recommend you do a thorough spell check before releasing it or anything. Have someone proofread it even. I hope the filesize isn't big.

[OracleGames]

I hope the filesize isn't big.

Well.. each BIG map like this weights around 5mbs and the small ones no more than 1 mb .. i will relase a game whit MP3s and another one whit Midis instead
File zize wont be a problem in the demo, but whit the rest of the game... i may have to divide it..

[Blizzard]

I can't wait for this. :3

[Kagutsuchi]

man, this looks awesome!

[OracleGames]

New screens.. enjoy
a playable demo will be available soon

[Blizzard]

Awesome. Do you mind if I put up a few screenshots in the Blizz-ABS thread?

[OracleGames]

Awesome. Do you mind if I put up a few screenshots in the Blizz-ABS thread?

Sure :3,  i will upload a few more before i finish the demo

[Aqua]

If you have a custom hud, then this would look uber smexy.

[OracleGames]

In fact i would like a HUD that shows main hero state & exp bar (whitout the icons) but to tell you the truth i have not looked for one yet, is there one? i tried the Custom HUD that uses pictures to represent health and SP but it lags and it would look weird and out of place whit damage numbers poping around.  
I think i will just change the green health bar to red 

[Aqua]

You could request a custom one... :O

[C.C. rOyAl]

this looks mega awesome! hurry up and finish the demo! 

[Ganstaquay5000]

Best screen shot's I've ever seen in like, forever.

[Jackolas]

if you can keep this quality up it could be become 1 of the best RMXP games ever.
not to say a really nice way to show how flashy babs can really become if you put the time in it.

can't wait to see the full game

[Blizzard]

Do you have any ideas when the full game could be done?