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[Amp]

Yo. Check out the latest post: http://forums.tigsource.com/index.php?topic=21042.msg814352#msg814352


So, as far as I know, this is a board for cataloguing developer's progress on things.
Well then, let's get this started.

I must be running a world record for Longest Indie Game to Develop Ever (by a high school student), because I am making an RPG (heh heh) in Game Maker (heh heh) that will be entirely freeware.

(This game has been in production since 2006)

the story of
Chaos Weapon

One of your classmates is acting weird.
He resurrected dark magic and is trying to summon element gods to fuse them together and make an enormous laser weapon to lay America in ruins.

...Go and beat him up.

Gameplay!
You control four of the ten characters down and up several (may or may not be) randomly generated dungeon maps fighting enemies in Turn Based Battles.
Each character has innate affinities for certain weapons and magics.
Despite this, every character is capable of being taught everything.
(I don't suggest you turn the warriors into mages; they suck)
The rest is somewhat of a spoiler. Read at your own risk.
You can summon things! They replace party members, act on their own and will inherit an ouline of the stats of the replaced party member!
There's a Final Fantasy Twelvesque Licencing System (except changed somewhat) and Guest System!
What is a damage cap?


What I have done
The gameplay skeleton. Right now, you can walk around, encounter enemies, and escape.
You can win, but enemies aren't programmed to die.
The menu also partly works.
Text engines in, cutscene skeleton in, some areas programmed.
The database that enemies are scripted in is done.

When can we play?
You can contribute original graphics or sound to recieve a copy of it.
When it's time for beta, a select few would be chosen.
Otherwise, I'm pushing for November of 2012.
(Unless I have to do the graphics and sound myself! In that case, 2016!)

YouTube
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xX5dpr1VwTY

[leonelc29]

this sound promising, if you trying to finish it. any screen-shot or mockup? since pretty much thing has been done.

and by the way, since you gonna show us the development, don't cover your text.

good luck   

[Amp]

this sound promising, if you trying to finish it. any screen-shot or mockup? since pretty much thing has been done.

and by the way, since you gonna show us the development, don't cover your text.

good luck   

Screenshots momentarily. I'm trying to get the battle system running fluently right now, and then screenshots will appear at that point.
I'm having a hard time with not Atlus Difficulting the entry-level enemies.

The point to covering the text would be to keep people who love finding things out by themselves finding them out by themselves.


Especially since the game makes a conscious effort to keep them from you until you get them.
Latest development: The Slimes now know the first Water spell! They only have a 20% chance of using it, but pray that they don't on your weak-to-water Glass Cannon 

Edit: Actually, I just reviewed the tables.
Two members of your beginning party are weak to water!
(By weak, I mean they recieve a 1.1 multiplier on it. This isn't Persona... or is it?)

.... well, here

[Amp]

I've solved the three-hour problem that was turn dictation. Damn you, sorting algorithms!
Enemies' dying throwing off the turn system and all.

Battle results page is next, as well as item drops, and changing your equipment.

I can also begin incorporating magical damage.
I smile at this because your beginning party has absolute bollocks for a magical defense stat.

In the battle screen, I'm also going to work in the Guard mechanic, and include the functionality for stat buffs and debuffs.

And if I'm lucky, I can get all this progress in before eight this morning.

[Amp]

I've just solved the two-hour problem that was getting enemies to properly use magic.

I'm so proud!


>Red Slime uses Hydrogon Sortori!
>Zep takes 11 damage!
>Gideon takes 31 damage!

DAMN YOU, SLIME

~Naming System~
[name 1] [name 2]
Name 1 = Element
Name 2 = Targeting and Power

Hydrogon = Water
Sortori = Weak, Targets All

Fixed an odd bug that granted you extra turns when you defeat the slowest enemy
Fixed a worse bug that caused enemies to only use the first move they knew

[Amp]

YOU'RE WINNER.

Coming up next, players using attack spells, stat mod spells, and reviving dead players!

After that, have usage of inventory items, and giving you a Level Up screen. Right now, it just kinda... happens.

(There are four me's because I'm the only one with an almost complete spriteset)

[Amp]

Here's a YouTube video!

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xX5dpr1VwTY

[leonelc29]

(am i the only one that follow this thread? )

hey hey! i'm back.

i've watch your footage, and one thing i though is, it's actually pretty cool! apart from the graphic, very much of the thing has come together!

there's something that bug me with the after battle status though. did the player actually able to acquire that much party member? it's like 10 playable character in here!

ohh, and another thing, while walking around, why don't make the camera stick to you all time rather than having the scrolling view? i don't know how to express the thing though. what i wanna say is, GM build-in view scrolling are very stiff, so it will make the gameplay look stiff too.

other than that, well done, and also your patience!

[Amp]

(am i the only one that follow this thread? )

hey hey! i'm back.

i've watch your footage, and one thing i though is, it's actually pretty cool! apart from the graphic, very much of the thing has come together!

there's something that bug me with the after battle status though. did the player actually able to acquire that much party member? it's like 10 playable character in here!

ohh, and another thing, while walking around, why don't make the camera stick to you all time rather than having the scrolling view? i don't know how to express the thing though. what i wanna say is, GM build-in view scrolling are very stiff, so it will make the gameplay look stiff too.

other than that, well done, and also your patience!

Thank you!
There are 10 playable characters because, well, you get that many over the course of the story
You can just have four out at once, is all. You can switch among them however you like.
I've just modded the game such that they're all in my party.

I'm not sure what you mean regarding the scrolling view, I'm sorry.
I have a view object that the game is centered around.
The view object, under normal circumstances, gravitates to the player. I've just tightened up the gravity because having the camera loose and flying around looked sloppy to me! :V

New video~!

This one shows off the addition that enemies can now use stat buff/debuff spells, and healing spells.

The player using magics is next! Hopefully! This is the third time I've said this!

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AIcQps5Wd0g

[Amp]

Page 2 :/

Something before the large update tomorrow.

The Technical Shop List is now functioning.

This is a menu on the pause screen where eligible characters learn new abilities.

More info tomorrow when it isn't 2:30 AM

[Amp]

IT'S MAGIC TIME!



Well damn it then
I guess we might as well go and learn some



THERE WE GO.



There you are, Slime! Prepare to snack on my wrath!



NOOOOOOOOOOO

(slimes absorb water -_-)

So yes, then. All of the player's magic works now. You can buy them with Tech Points, which are gained by defeating enemies.
Items are next!

[Amp]

Okay, now you can use magical abilities in the field.
Items are next.


In the field.


I don't want to mess with the battle controller. It's so inefficently programmed. 

[Izanagi]

Inspired of P4 much? 
I'm a really big fan of that game, and I thought so only by looking at the video, the story pretty much confirmed it. I found a link here somewhere on the gmc.

Keep it up.

[Amp]

Inspired of P4 much? 
I'm a really big fan of that game, and I thought so only by looking at the video, the story pretty much confirmed it. I found a link here somewhere on the gmc.

Keep it up.

Ahahaha. I love Persona 4. I'm actually tearing my way through P3 now. That damn Priestess

So yes. I'm drawing a little bit of inspiration from it. I don't remember fighting my way through my school in Persona though :D
(TARTARUS DOES NOT COUNT.)

As for the GMC, there's also the fact that my avatar there is Izanagi

And thanks, and stuff. I'm updating it now, actually.

[Amp]

Magic in the field works, but...

Is my mage supposed to be healing everyone fully and more so with the weakest healing spell?

Conversely, the weakest mage in the game (He has a SPR stat of 2 >_>) can heal everyone for 10 HP using the strongest! Yeah!

(in case you haven't noticed, 10 HP is balls. Good luck with that.)

Consider the following: