[Lunar Fashion Update]

Lunar Fashion Update


The tech demo is out and you can download it at the link below.
http://magientertainment.com/images/mizuki2.zip

It’s mostly old graphics minus the new Reiko model and a minor up resolution of the game but besides that everything is from the early design and a bulk will change between now and the release. The demo mostly goes though a rough draft of the first 7 days and several of the game mechanics. I made it quite easy so asides from a certain item request you shouldn’t have any problem getting money and not failing.  The last thing is that several things like character interaction and mini games aren’t in the build but will be in the official demo and the final build.


The magic arts build will be out shortly due to it took me longer than expected to increase the resolution of Lunar Fashion and find the last few bugs.

[Lunar Fashion/Magic Arts Dual Tech Demo Release date]

Lunar Fashion/Magic Arts Dual Tech Demo Release date

If you didn’t see the title I’m going release both of them by the end of Sunday 2/26.  The Magic Arts version will be closer to the beta version and I’ll post it on the testing part of the dev forums to try to get more feedback to ensure a quality and fun product.  While I had the tech demo of Lunar Fashion ready since December I was planning on holding it until the project was in the late beta version but I’m trying to use Kickstarter to raise some money for some music composers so to try to boost donations I’m going to update the Reiko Model plus a few other graphics between now and this weekend and release the tech demo this weekend. The first 7 days will be playable and a small selection of the outfits in the game which I’m doing right now.

If you’re interested in donating to help Lunar Fashion via the kickstarter go here.

http://www.kickstarter.com/projects/1761847237/lunar-fashion

[Lunar Fashion Update]

Lunar Fashion Update

This update I’ll like to showcase a few changes to the graphics. The first major change is that I’ve removed the tech demo graphic of Reiko in the outfit section with a new one.


The new one reflects the current design of Reiko and I’ll try to have the ability to view the outfit it multiple directions but I’ll be a while before I have all the outfits down.

The next update is that I’ve did a change to Junko’s design It’s been finished in weeks but I just decided to post it today. The original is on the left and the updated version is on the right.

Last few details I’ll post is that I’ve added Lunar Fashion to Kickstarter to mostly try to raise money for the music and any extra I would get would be used to improve the game. The link is here.
http://www.kickstarter.com/projects/1761847237/lunar-fashion

If you would like to help donate it would help also a bonus I made a video of the alpha/tech demo build and 60% of the total main characters in the game.  The characters height is exact for each character and the shadows of the characters in black will be revealed soon.


On a last note I’ll have the final test build of Magic arts this week before I push it into beta and I’ll keep you updated on the status.

[Magic Arts Reflex Update]

Magic Arts Reflex Update

The next build it’s out it’s a minor one today due to I’m working on the advanced AI, new HUD elements and a minor change the system. But the main change is that I added a new version of the AI and they get new attack for each level.  Also this will be the last time that everything will be enabled.  After this build everything will be locked.

You can download the latest build here.
magientertainment.com/tmp/MagicArts.zip

Note: This is not the final version of the game and might change between now and the final product. The HUD and a few other graphics are just temps until I decide on a final design.   If you want to play and not test I suggest you wait until the beta version is released.

[Lunar Fashion/Magic Arts Update]

Lunar Fashion/Magic Arts Update

Magic Arts

The second alpha build is out and the following changes are below.

Changes
Added the three basic tutorials

Added the training battles (They can be done after you completed the tutorial.)

Fixed the no damage glitch

Re enabled the edit character menu. (Equipment is unlocked and stats are enabled but I haven’t uploaded any of the new graphics thus a few will default to the original outfit when you get hit or attack.)

Customization of the Attack slots (You can change your attack slots but I’m preparing for the next release from thus some of the witch attacks can’t be changed back unless unlocked.)

Improved the cast animation glitch (Mostly fixed)


Note: This is not the final version of the game and might change between now and the final product. The HUD and a few other graphics are just temps until I decide on a final design.  The 1st/2nt demo is mostly focused on the controls, basic flow of the combat and the tutorial thus I only recommend If you are willing to test the feel of the controls and the tutorial only.  If you want to play and not test I suggest you wait until the beta version is released. 

Note 2: It's an .exe file right now and I suggest having your computer to at least 720p before playing.
magientertainment.com/tmp/MagicArts.zip


On a last note I should have another build in the second half of the week which should focus on the first tournament and the AI. I should also have the completed battle HUD and background by the end of the week.  I’m still playing around with the other menu designs.



Lunar Fashion Update

This update I’ll like to showcase another character for today’s update.

Hina Sakurai

Hina is one of Ai’s friends who frequently follow her around in the story.  Hina is not very fond of Mizuki due to Ai disliking her and due to Mizuki’s usual nature.  Mizuki often notes that Hina is often forgettable and a background character due to usually being behind Ai and having less relevance to the story and always getting her name wrong.  Despite Mizuki’s claims she is quite known due to her father being in the movies and her mother being one of the higher ups in the Sakura shrine.  While this has made her popular she tries her best to become her own person rather than just be her parent’s successor.

In terms of the story she doesn’t really have her own unique story path but she is connected to Ai’s main story.  You can’t complete Ai’s story unless you complete her request. She also plays an important role in a few of the final endings if you completed a certain story but most of the time she is usually with Hotaru and Ai.

Next week I’ll talk about a few of the concept of the mini games in Lunar Fashion.

[Magic Arts Update (Controls Demo)]

Magic Arts Update (Controls Demo)

This is the first release of Magic Arts Reflex but I wanted to have more available but between the last post and today I kind of broke the enemy damage and attack formula when I was fixing a few bugs and adding the last parts of the tutorial.  Thus I wanted to show case the full combat system fully working with all 3 tutorials and training battles but when I broke it I didn’t have time to fully check all the tutorials thus I disables the rest of the game options for now and added a few attack right out of the gate.  I’m just going to rewrite several parts of the code from scratch due to adding on to the previous system is the cause of this but I’ll give some details on the controls.

To play the game you click on the icons below the player to attack and each of them has a cast time, launch time and a cool down.  You can’t use the attack again until the cool down period has ended and you can’t attack until the launch time and cast time is completed.   You can cancel out your opponent attacks while in transit if you hit the damage by casting a stronger spell to counteract it.

Known Bugs/Glitches

• Temp cast animation will explode when cast (Part of the Enemy Damage Glitch)
• Minor Delay before damage is received (I was still tweaking/balancing the damage to cast time ratio so the last attacks might have this or a very minor wait.)
• Tutorial Text cuts off at the beginning (Rewriting that part of the tutorial)

Note: This is not the final version of the game and might change between now and the final product. The HUD and a few other graphics are just temps until I decide on a final design.  The first demo is mostly focused on the controls due to the damage glitch thus I only recommend If you are willing to test the feel of the controls and the controls only.  If you want to play and not test I suggest you wait until the beta version is released. 

I’ll be only taking comments/suggestion on the controls only anything else will be discarded until I reach that point in the testing stage.

Note 2: It's an .exe file right now and I suggest having your computer to at least 720p before playing.
magientertainment.com/tmp/MagicArts.zip

I should have it fixed/rewritten by the time of the next Lunar Fashion info update on Sunday Night/Monday morning at the latest. The next one will focus on the actual combat system and the full tutorials and once that’s done I’ll release the first training tournament and release the Valkyrie class.

[Magic Arts/Lunar Fashion Update]

Magic Arts/Lunar Fashion Update

Magic Arts

I’ll be released the first demo on Wednesday which will include the first tutorials and training battles. The combat system is running and I’m trying to fix some minor non game breaking glitches but I’ll release it regardless due to it’s just a graphics code issue that is caused when the attack is destroyed before you cast it.  Also I’m working on the background and the other menu designs but they might not be ready depending on the time I have to work on it but the main goal of the demo is to get feedback on the controls and the basic core mechanics.

Lunar Fashion

This week I’ll introduce a new character Tsukiko.

Tsukiko is one of Mizuki’s closer and long time friends since childhood.  She is quite a positive and energetic individual and sans any of Mizuki bad habits. Mizuki and Tsukiko have a similar character in their name and their similar interest that Mizuki often thinks of Tsukiko as her devoted clone. In my previous post I based her hair style off Hina’s original design then I mixed in a little of Mizuki’s design so they have a similar resemblance but Tsukiko often admires Mizuki that she often looks up to her as a role model but some might agree that’s a bad idea.

Tsukiko role in the game is to help you spread the word about the shop and get customers to buy your outfits.  You meet her on the first day when you begin the shop and she appears a couple of other days if you continue to get a good approval from her request.  Going though Tsukiko story will greatly increase your reputation if you do it right and it’s easy especially if you know what she likes.  Although Tsukiko is trying to help you if you fail on your request Tsukiko’s effort might backfire and you’re reputation might drop.

On a minor note I did a minor revision on the endings to make the final days more challenging and the game has eight ending depending on what you do in the game.

[Lunar Fashion Update]

Lunar Fashion Update

This update I’ll talk about Mina’s shop and the process of buying materials.  In Lunar Fashion to make and sell outfits you need to buy materials and the only place to get that is in Mina’s store.  When you’re in the store you can do a couple of things at the store and a few minor things to pass the time.  Currently the main thing to do is to resupply your stock if you need more fabric and this is the only place you can go to get books to allow you to create new outfits.  The books will be available over time and on certain events but once you buy it you won’t need to buy the book again.  The next option you can do is talk to Mina but I am planning something similar but different to the interaction system that you interact with Reiko but exact details will be revealed on a future date when the development is more mature.  The last thing you can do at the shop is the ability to make your own mini store at the shop by creating and putting outfits on display but the only way to unlock this is by advancing Mina’s story.   I’ll post more details about Mina after Tsukiko introduction next week.

Magic Arts/Lunar Fashion Status Update

A short tidbit about Lunar Fashion is that I’ll restart the actual coding and graphic work during the middle of the month after the Magic Arts beta but I’ll start looking for someone to work on the music once I get enough of the cut scenes up.

I intended to have Magic Arts Reflex alpha testing up but I ran into a few bugs while adding the tutorial stuff thus I’ve been really quiet about the status but I’m satisfied on the combat system update and I plan on having a string of testing to balance the attacks, control and difficulty.

[Lunar Fashion Update]

Lunar Fashion Update

This update I’ll like to talk about the changes in character design.  Throughout the development starting with the preplanning I’ve been tweaking and updating the characters designs.  The changes can either be based on changes to the story, personality changes or I might have felt the design was outdated or something was missing. A good example which I’ll use is Ai and her group.

When I did Ai’s original design I came up with a high class girl who would generally look down on the protagonists of the stories. While drawing it I created two other girls by her side to support her.  I originally made Ai’s eye type a little mean looking and I made the other two characters in the similar fashion.  After I started to do some of the actual art work in the game I updated her character design by doing an update to her hair style but keeping the original eye structure also by that time I had a general draft of her back story.  I eventually updated the eyes to make them more rounded to slightly improve the design.  The last one is the previous design where I redrew her hair design from the ground up after I wanted to make her more superior looking to Reiko and reflect her personality better.  I left that design for a while until I felt something was missing from the design. So I eventually did one last update to her design hair wise in the final concept.  I did keep more of the previous hair design but adding a tweak to Ai’s design kind of made it complete. The changes I made are below.

I really didn’t do any changes to her friends until after I did the first revision to Ai in the game.  Originally the two were meant to be background characters that just followed her I eventually fleshed them out and eventually gave them a story while I was writing.  I won’t go in exact detail on their story but I’ll talk brief about their design evolution.  The first character I updated and fleshed out was the one I call Hotaru.  Her original design she looked a little similar to her original design the major changes was that I the hair style was more refined but the same hair length also I slightly updated her eyes and made them a little more narrow due to her personality.  The last update which was very recent is that I did a minor update to her eyes mostly due to she looked a little older than she should look thus I did a minor refinement to the eyes and slightly increased the eye height a bit to make her the appropriate age and a minor color change to the outfit and eyes but the exact changes in color hasn’t been decided.

The other character I that is by her side is Hina which out of all the character is the one I fully changed from scratch.  Her original design she had short pig tails and a cross clip on her hair and her original face kind of looks kind of villainous in retrospect.  So when it was time to add her I literally had to redesign her from scratch for the most part. The first major change is that I redid her hair from scratch but I did use core hair design for another character name Tsukiko which I will explain in detail in a week or two. Her hair design from the alpha build picture below is from the final picture I kind of made more of a normal hair style where her eye is partially covered. In terms of the eyes I did some major refinement on her eyes so she doesn’t look demented but like the others kept the core design to an extent and I was very happy with the final design.

[Lunar Fashion Update]

Lunar Fashion Update

I’ll like to introduce a new character this week after a few weeks of game details so I reveal the third story character.

Junko Koga

She is the part of the martial arts club in the campus and one of their strongest martial artists in the club.  She is very tomboyish and short tempered which often gets her into fights and in trouble with the campus.  As a tomboy she really doesn’t like girlish stuff which doesn’t make her very fond on Mizuki often gets on her nerves although she does show some respect to Reiko due to her sister’s past and Reiko’s lineage.  She gets into the mix of the story due to Mizuki found something to hand over her head to support her shop.  Junko’s story is one of the few stories that can give you an alternate ending.

[Magic Arts Reflex Update]

Magic Arts Reflex Update

I’ve finish the draft of the attack changes and I’ll display the changes below. The following will be in the first testing/tutorial rank.

Normal Magic (All Classes)
Magic Pulse: A powerful magic pulse which can deal 100~200% damage. Cast time 1s Launch Time 1.5s Cool Down .5 s

Magic Strike: A basic magic attack which can deal 50~150% damage. Cast Time .5s Launch Time 1s Cool Down .5s

Magic Guard: Increases the player’s defense to block an attack. While in use you can’t attack during the duration. The shield will break when the damage threshold is exceeded. Shield HP=ATK*5. Cast Time .5 Duration 4s Cool Down 8s

Witch Attacks
Fire Curse: The Witch Deals a fire curse that deals 50~150% damage and 125% damage over 25 seconds.  Cast Time 2s Launch Time 0s Delay 18s

Illusion Step: Increases the Witch’s flee rate by 50% for 4 seconds. Cast Time .5s Cool Down 8s

Darkness Blade: Creates a dark blade capable of slashing though attacks and deals 75%~150% damage. Cast Time .5 Launch Time 0 Delay 4s Negate Attack ability (This skill can negate any attack that’s in the launch time as long as it’s twice the damage or less)

Valkyrie’s Attacks
Thunder bolt: A bolt of electricity that can deal around 100%~250% per hit. Has a low change of causing paralysis.  Cast Time 1s Launch Time 1s Cool Down 1s

Electric Blade: Creates a blade of electricity and gives the character the ability to use Blade skills.  Cast Time 1s Cool Down 60s Duration 45s

Blade Strike: A powerful strike from the Valkyrie’s blade and deals 75%~200% per hit.  Has a low change of causing paralysis and has the negate attack ability. Cast time .5s Launch Time .5s Cool Down 4s

Defensive Skills
Valkyrie (Counter Strike): A counter attack that absorbs the attack and deals 50% more damage back at the opponent.  Cast Time .5s Cool Down 6s Duration 2s

Witch (Illusion): Creates an illusion of yourself to negate an attack and have a chance for a counter if applicable. Cast Time .5s Cool Down 8s Duration 2s

Attack Skills
Power Ring: Increases attack power by 20% for 30 seconds. Cast Time 1s Cool Down 60s Duration 30s


When you begin you will start of by playing as the witch with the basic equipment and only Magic Pulse, Magic Strike and Magic Guard available at the start.  You’ll gain more basic skills as you go though the training matches. Once you completed the training matches you’ll have the option to enter the training tournament to test the skills you learned.   After you win you’ll begin the first rank challengers.

As for the path we will be going for Magic Arts is that we’ll start with an Alpha testing to fine tune the game design and difficulty.  The beta might be closed and will introduce the first rank and any last fixes or tweaks to the design if needed. The completed version will be released once the beta is done for a cheap price with the second rank available.  After the release their will be free updates up to rank 6 which also includes and gauntlet mode and the fighter class between those free update. After the 6 update hopefully I’ve gotten enough from the sales to get someone to set up player VS player or at the very least I enough for me to learn and start and set the server up by myself.  This will be known as the extended version which should cost around the same as the original to cover the initial sever bills. The extended version will also have free update with some new game elements into the game and a hard EX mode, Dancer class playable and a few other extras.   Hopefully it does well enough between the two and have decent enough feedback to create a more graphic 2.0 version with more of a multiplayer orientation.

[Magic Arts Reflex Update]

Magic Arts Reflex Update

I did some playing around with the design and I did some minor changes to fix a few problems that were bugging me.  One of the changes is that I’ve add some new normal defensive attacks to add more variety and the other changes is that I’ve decided to move a few skills around in terms of when you get them. Another change is that I’m adding a delay between once the cast times is done and when it hits as well as a few attacks will be able to lower, negate or overpower the attack when used.  If it’s not strong enough it will only reduce the damage. A few more detail skills has a chance to cancel both attacks out if they are not to powerful.

I’ll tweak and test it this week I don’t have an exact date but next post I’ll tell the attack changes and product release timeline of Magic Arts Reflex.

[Lunar Fashion Update 1/9]

Lunar Fashion Update 1/9


For this week Lunar Fashion Update I’ll continue from last weekly update and explain the customer request and scoring system.  As you know the primary income in lunar fashion is customer request and to explain in detail you get a certain amount of customers every day based on your reputation and from these request the customer will give you one of several request.  The first type of request is that the customer will allow you to design a full set for the customers.  This is the most lax in terms of getting good scores and getting more money but consumes more material. The second type is when the customer requires you to finish the set by adding a piece of clothing or two. This type is more precise than the first one and getting the wrong style could make it an instant fail.  The last type is mostly for story based characters and hard mode where you have to create or finish the outfit for a certain event.  This event is the hardest but can get greater rewards and reputation if successful but will fail if you didn’t find out what the customer likes or dislikes.

After the end of the day you’ll get graded on your results.  The grades will be based on the customer’s satisfaction of the outfit they bought and the average grade of the day.  The grades ranges from Rank S to Rank F where Rank F is a failure and your reputation will decrease and a Rank S will greatly increase the money earned and reputation. The final grades won’t affect the main story but will show your overall performance but getting a good rating will allow you to unlock a few extras for new game +.

Magic Arts Reflex Update

I fixed the problems during the weekend but I’m not satisfied with the results of the skills in the combat system. Combat system is ok but I’m still trying to balance the games combination of normal skills and counters/defensive skills.  I’ll like the player the attacks to be varied when they attack rather than spamming the same 4~6 skills over and over again which I’m trying to avoid. So I’m going to reevaluate the skills so it’ll be a little more entertaining but not to complex.  I’ll update the status later this week on the progress of the skill changes.

[Magic Arts Update]

Magic Arts Update

Minor Delay to the demo due to a finding a few last minute bugs and some minor difficulty between classes. It should be resolved in a day or two but until then I’ll fully reveal the Valkyrie’s skills.

Valkyrie’s attacks

Thunder Strike: An electric blow which deals around 100%~250% damage per hit.
Multi Strike: Normal Magic Strike which can connect to the opponent up to 5 times which can deal around 75%~125% per hit.
Thunder Blast: Deals 200%~300%.
Thunder bolt: A bolt of electricity that can deal around 50%~150% per hit.
Lighting Blade: Creates a lighting blade to modify damage. Increases ATK by 10%.
Topple Strike: A very powerful blow that has a higher chance causing fallen or stun effect.
Magic Strike: A basic magic attack which can deal 50~100% damage.
Power Strike: A powerful magic blow which can deal around 100~200% damage.
Magic Pulse: A powerful magic pulse which can deal 50~200% damage.
Magic Guard: Increases the player’s defense to block an attack. While in use you can’t attack during the duration.
Leg Sweep: I quick lower attack to the legs which has a low chance of causing the fallen state which does 50%~150% per hit.
Multi Magic Pulse: A multiply hit version of the magic pulse which can hit up to 5 times and 50%~200% per hit.

--Ring Attacks—

Power Ring: Increases attack power by 20% for 30 seconds.
Paralyzing Blade: This skill can only be activated when lighting blade is activated. This can increase the change of causing paralyze state when lighting attacks are dealt.
Tempest Strike: A high level skill which deals 400%~800% for the initial blow and 75% damage for over 10 seconds.

--Armor Skills—

Agility Up: Increases agility by 20% for 50 seconds.
Defense Up: Increases defense by 20%
Divine Protection: Increases defense by 50%.
Lighting Shield: Deals electric based damage when hit (Only works when in guard).
Paralyze Shield: Can cause a paralyze state when an enemy is attacking (Only works when in guard).

Other skills will be posted during the final release.

Lunar Fashion/Magic Arts Reflex Minor update

Just a minor update tonight but adding a little status update on both but one of the key things will be the final date of the open testing of Magic Arts Reflex.  The Open Alpha build will be released someday on January 3 but an exact time hasn’t been decided.  I’ll be posting full details when it’s ready.  A minor update on lunar fashion is that I’m slowly finishing the last part of the main story an estimate is that the story will be between 20,000 to 24,000 words and while I’m not done with all the NPC/Sub story script and estimate of all the script combined will be about 40,000 to 45,000 words. Once I’m finish with Magic Arts which should be in a few weeks I should be finish with most of the script and fine tuning and finishing everything a full force.

[Lunar Fashion Update 12/26]

Lunar Fashion Update 12/26

For this update I’ll talk about the outfit customization.  After you get a request you have to complete their request.  When you start you will be able to customize the outfit from several articles of clothes.

You’ll be allowed to change the top, full body dress, leggings, lower body and shoes.  To change the outfits just click on the one of the options and you’ll be sent into a sub menu where you can choose several outfits if available.

After you select the outfits you’ll have to select the color of the outfit from a pallet of 20 colors (15 shown from the late Alpha build). There are two sets of colors the main and sub color.  The main color is the primary color of the outfit and takes up the majority of the outfit while the sub is usually the sub patterns or rim of the outfit. It’s best to select the colors based on the person’s taste or you might get fewer points for not picking the favorite color or a color they hate.

Later in the game you’ll have the option to change Reiko’s hair style or her current emotion to increase the appeal of the outfit.  If Reiko is in a bad or negative mood she won’t change her hair or expression thus it’s best to keep her in a good mood but more detailed explanation will be detailed later.

On the top part of the screen you’ll see several materials above Reiko.  These will tell you how many materials the combined outfits will consume and how many you have left.  They’ll be consumed if the person buys the material but if not you won’t lose any.  Note if you don’t have enough of a certain material you won’t be able to add or change the outfit.  Once your done just hit confirm and the customer will determine if they like it or not.  The more they like the outfit the more money you will get for the outfit.

Next week I’ll talk about the different customer request and the scoring system for Lunar Fashions. As for Magic Arts Reflex I decided to take the weekend to rest but I’ll try to get the second test ready by the end of the week.

[Magic Arts Reflex Update 12/24]

Magic Arts Reflex Update 12/24

I’m preparing the next demo which will reflect the final version of the game at the moment I’m working on stun and other status effects and some other minor internal testing.  It should be up next week I’ll post it in the feedback section.  Until then I’ll explain what will be in the demo.

The Valkyrie and Witch will be fully playable in the upcoming version. You’ll be able to customize your attacks and equipment skills.  You can change your equipment but only starter and level one equipment will be playable.
The first tier will be playable which allows you to fight against a computer controlled Valkyrie and Witch. Both classes will have the basic skills and a longer delay and cool down after they attack to help the player get used to the system.

The first tournament will be playable which will allow you to fight against higher level version of the playable characters plus one boss class character.  When you enter a tournament you won’t be able to change characters or customize your character’s equipment or skills until the tournament ends.  To enter the tournament you must win 2 battles in a row to unlock the first tournament.

To get new equipment and skills you must win a battle. Once the battle ends you’ll get a random skill/equipment but some skills/equipments can only be earned by defeating a certain character.  You’ll net more rewards in the tournament.
The last tiers will be based on the feedback.

[Magic Arts Update 12/21]

Magic Arts Update 12/21

Several changes to the Magic Arts will be listed below.  A few things added, removed and added in more detail.

Final name will be Magic Arts Reflex due to the games fast magic battling nature to use attacks and counter.  It overall fits the name and the controls and hope it’s an acceptable final name.

The attacks have been added or modified to enable more strategies and overall techniques to lessen the random spamming of attacks during the battle.
Dancer is now an NPC It will be playable in an expansion but you’ll fight against a concept of the character in one of the tournaments.

The game will be divided into 4 tiers with each level having a higher level difficulty. To get to a higher tier you must fight and win the tournament to advance.  To get skills and equipment you must defeat the fighters in battle and each fighter gives out different things when you win the battle.

Minor changes to the Valkyrie’s attack and play style more details will be revealed with the second testing starts.

[Lunar Fashion Weekly Update 3.1]

Lunar Fashion Weekly Update 3.1

This week will have details on some of the game mechanics and another character.

Ai Megami

Ai Megami is the popular girl of the school and is one of the antagonists in the game. She’s the daughter of the head of the school and one of the founding families that founded the Sakura shrine.  Ai is the popular girl in class and quite talented in her study and skills.  She often has a higher status tone that often makes others feel beneath her due to her talents and family lineage. As a result the popular girls tend to spend time with her like Jun.  She is also accumpied by Hotaru who’s her classmate and bodyguard.

Ai’s relationship with Mizuki is a very negative one due to Mizuki’s craziness which she often thinks that Mizuki belongs in an insane asylum rather than a private school.  It also doesn’t help that she is friends with Reiko who she doesn’t get along with due to huge conflict with each other during childhood which often puts Mizuki in the center of her verbal attacks.  Ai and Reiko tends to get into fights with each other often but Reiko usually loses the verbal conflicts due to Ai being very cool headed and Reiko having several subjects that makes her lose her cool while in a rare occasion they will get physical where Hotaru will get involve and stop Reiko.

An expanded detail on the game mechanics will be delayed to later this week due to I’m posting this very late at night. 

Magic Arts Update

A very minor update today is that I’m closing the testing until the next build which will be up this weekend which will have the updated AI and playable Valkyrie with the first tier level playable.  I’ll expand it in more detail sometime in the middle of the week but for now here’s an early in game design of the Valkyrie low level armor.

[Magic Arts: Update 5(Alpha Testing 1)]

Magic Arts: Update 5(Alpha Testing 1)



The first testing for Magic Arts is up and details are in the post above.  Full details of the game will be up within the next update or two.  Right now the main game is running the only main thing left is to add and tweak the attacks and the AI which should be done with the help of testing Then enable the ability to change the character’s skills.  Until I get the feedback I’m going to mostly finish the graphics starting with the Valkyrie and first boss graphics then the HUD/Menu graphics and the first battle animations.(Temps are in the demo to show the cast delay.) 


If anyone wants to help out with the testing just reply to the post or send me a private message I should be able to send the latest game version within 24 hours.   The next testing will start next week with the next class.