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Suffering from a spot of depression lately has deterred me from working on my game as of late. It's been rough the past couple months, and school hasn't been making it any easier, especially with me studying for the GRE, so I can get accepted into Grad-School. But, as of late I've been slowly making progress, and since a whole ton of obligations have been rid of I can now dedicate a lot more time to my game, especially when Christmas break rolls around.
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Here is the final version of Selena Haven:
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Update, yo: So, new character, after like... a couple months of no new characters, mostly because almost all 50+ characters are already finished or I'm waiting for the Next Dimension Tournament arc to begin, where there will be about 10 or so more characters. That said, here is a new character that is related to Dreyah Haven, the Ice Princess from the ruined Eira region. Her name is Selena Haven, also an Ice Princess from Eira and is the younger sister to Dreyah. As her halo would represent, she is indeed dead. She was killed during an internal conflict of the Eira region, and is one of the driving motives for Dreyah to take the throne of the Elite Four and to restore her destroyed land. This very same character appears in the Next Dimension Tournament against Marissa and was forced into the competition by one of the lingering spirits of the Next Dimension against her will. Marissa forfeits the match, when she realizes who she is, and that if she defeats Selena, her captors would make sure she would no longer exist, even in soul form. Compared to her sister, Selena is much more polite and innocent and even possessing the ability to heal her Pokemon as well as others, since she too was once a potential Planet Herald like Krista.
Selena Haven
Dreyah Haven
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On 10/31/2017 at 5:31 PM, DemICE said:
Did they make some manga that has blatant elements from your game?
Honestly, at this point it seems like it. Then again, a translator from NOA is a 4Chan frequenter, which makes me not as surprised if they had someone pay attention to my work at some point or another to make sure I wasn't "going overboard" in case of a C&D. But, it's mostly the name, which irritates me that I have to re-brand because of it. But at the same time I'm not super miffed, because this name works better :V
21 hours ago, BRS swag said:They made a manga named Pokemon Horizon, in July, which has a part of his manga's name Symphonic Horizon. Also, I haven't heard of pokemon mangas.....is this the first??
Yes, Pokemon Adventures and several others exist, including Reburst which... is certainly original, I'll give it that. In a really freaking creepy way. I own all of Pokemon Adventures, so far, and it's been good. Well, at least up until the end of Black and White. Everything afterwards was kinda eh.
15 hours ago, Commander said:There's like 5 different manga series that I can name off the top of my head around Pokemon. Pokemon Adventures has been going on since like Gen 1 (and I think Electric Tale of Pikachu was also going on back then). Pokemon Adventures is pretty good if you ever want to read it or try to find where to read it though I haven't read much of it myself. Definitely very different from the Anime.
There was also Magical Pokemon Journey, which was a shoujo manga made for girls, but was actually pretty good and resembled Sailor Moon. I also own that manga, mostly because of it's similarities to Sailor Moon.
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15 hours ago, Noctelis said:
If the game has the same story as the manga, it would be a lot better to change it to Verdant Tales (which sounds better imho).
The game and manga share the exact same story, with the same exact characters. The only difference is that the manga has more scenes added in it than the game does, because of limitations on a 2D engine. It is much more faithful to my story than the game is, because it has several more scenes that the game lacks.
6 hours ago, ste237 said:I agree with Noctelis, just Verdant Tales is good.
Welp, the game has now been renamed, and I feel much better about it, and yet spiteful towards Game Freak and Nintendo for that manga they made :L I'm sure it's good, but... I don't care about it now at this point, because of re-branding. And I don't think too many people will be miffed with the change, because the game isn't even released and it wouldn't have any impact on it whatsoever.
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Question: Do to the soon to be release of the Official Pokemon Manga: Pokemon Horizon, do you guys think I should change the name of my game to my secondary name: Pokemon Verdant Tales? Admittedly, I prefer that name way more, and I won't have corporate b.s. getting in my face, and legal issues arising. Also, so that way people who have read Pokemon Horizon won't go "What is this cheap knock-off of this manga? Fucking scrub."
So, I'm actually thinking of changing the name to Pokemon Verdant Tales, because admittedly that fits better than what my 15 year old self named the game as :V So, honestly, I think this gives me a pretty good excuse to change it to what I actually wanted it to be. What do you guys think?
Also, I feel that Game Freak and Nintendo have been silently eyeing my game... hmmm...
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So, update again: Today I am just gonna be saying that I am now on Fall Break, thank... freaking god... because oh. my. god. This semester was simply the stupidest in that I missed a solid 2 days of school and suddenly 2 of my classes I had 10% of my grade drop. FROM 2 DAYS! Oh well, I can always make that up since the semester isn't even over yet. Anyways, here are 10 pages of the manga in storyboard format. Not sketched, and not inked. Just storyboarded.
I'm hoping these pages are going to be finished sometime this month, with them being inked and toned.
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And here is the back cover page:
No separate options like last time, but I think works great for paralleling the front cover's 3rd choice. Also, for those of you who live in NYC, my manga artist will be selling this at a local comic shop, upon its release. For the most part though, it will be sold online. Also, the reason why I'm not posting anything about my game, atm, is because I have nothing really to post about, since I'm currently just doing mapping and eventing. Most programming stuff I'm saving for a rainy day to show off.
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So, I finally got started on having my Manga artist design a cover for the first volume of the manga. Personally I'm in favor of the 3rd design, but the 4th and 1st get a good sense of atmosphere, but the 3rd one gets the tone down. Which are you all in favor of?
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So, I still have this posting glitch or whatever it is, and still somehow managing to coerce it into doing my bidding. But, currently working on creating new skit faces for the sub-character: Ashera for the final areas of the game:
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@Commander If it was locked due to a mod then I have no idea how or why that'd be the case, since... I don't really do a whole lot of much that would've constituted that. Unless I somehow said something that pissed someone off here, which... I wouldn't know of since I hardly say anything, ever. Unless it's here. Also, I never really received any notification that it would be locked. If it was just a glitch then it's one of the weirdest most inconvenient glitches I've ever had the displeasure of working with.
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For some reason I couldn't post anymore or reply to my own thread... Weird. I wonder if I somehow said or did something that caused that.
Also, here are some screenshots from the new pages of ze manga:
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Here's a new update video, for the first time in a month, because I'm lazy af. But, this video showcases all of the available transformations in the game for all 6 characters. However, everything that isn't Vice don't have much in the way of an actual change of clothes when transformed besides an aura. Mostly because Vice is special like that, because Magic Clothes ftw. Krista's is a little unfinished, and I might get around to fixing it sometime soon, but for now this is what you get.
I might also show off all the costumes in the game, but I already did that a year ago, and... yeah. Don't really feel like doing that kind of work again. Lazy af, as you know. Also... school.
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On 10/2/2017 at 10:24 AM, groniack said:
What I would do is have a specific variable just for the transformation. You can make that variable take value 1 with the specific event in the game you are making.
In order to transform, you can have an if branch with conditions ( Input.press?(Input::InsertButtonHere) && $game_variables[NumberOfVariableHere]==1) and follow it with the transformation effect. After the transformation effect add this instruction: $game_variables[NumberOfVariableHere]=2
This will help so as not to transform into the same sprite but it will also work as a condition for the transformation back to the original sprite
So you have to create a second if branch with these conditions: ( Input.press?(Input::InsertButtonHere) && $game_variables[NumberOfVariableHere]==2) and follow it with the code for transformation back to the original sprite. Before you close the if branch, add this instruction: $game_variables[NumberOfVariableHere]=1
That's how I would do it... Hope it helps you a bit.
First off: you could do this much better with a method than using variables, mostly because that's way better and you can call it anywhere instead of copy/pasing if-else statements. Your initial idea of using a button is correct, however it's much deeper than just variable-button, then do thing.
Secondly: I read his message and as flattered as I am to have been addressed for this sort of thing, I'd have to decline in revealing any information involving my methodologies. That and I feel he'd get more out of it, if he learned how to do this himself. Also, RPG Maker XP doesn't play nicely, you'll find to overworld-sprite transformation animations, at all in fact. As in, you can't do it, unless you're familiar with the deeper complexities of Ruby and RGSS. The system I created is complex and fits my purposes because it was tailor made, by me, to be compatible with my game alone, which is another reason why it wouldn't work for him.
This is the sort of thing I'd recommend for advanced users who know of even the most subtle of nuances involving RGSS that goes beyond just "If this, then this. Variable that, Switch on/off." It's deeper than you'd expect.
Just wanted to clarify, and I hope I didn't come off as rude or off-putting. Just telling it straight.
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23 hours ago, groniack said:
About a year or so. At that time, I hadn't created this account and I had just been looking at various threads anonymously. I was keeping up with the updates from this forum.
Since I, at last, decided to create an account here, I express my support for the game now
Hmm, your name seemed familiar, so I thought I saw someone like you before, make a post at some point or another.
Anywho, Discrete Mathematics exam done and over with, now to continue working and getting my hands dirty with some hard-coding, nonsensicalness.
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On 10/1/2017 at 4:56 AM, groniack said:
I have been watching the progress of this game for quite some time and I am amazed by the effort and passion you have put into this. It is so good looking and I would definitely play it when it becomes available
Keep up the good work!
How long is a long time? Did you see my posts somewhere else or was it just from here?
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Also, just for funzies, here is a screenshot of some new pages of the manga, courtesy of my artist who doesn't have internet at the moment ;w;
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Good news, everyone! I am currently having my game "stress tested" by one of my good friends on dA to test for bugs and anything that could be potentially causing issues with the game. And at the moment I started working on creating several new maps and another optional, secret area for post-Northern Base and whatnot.
Here's a preview of shiz:
These are maps for the inside of the Northern Base's prison sector, and the hallway leading up to Richter Dezel, the Northern Base's head-honcho, along with Reynard Maxwell. The prison is usually reserved for human Trainers that were captured by the Dark Fangs to be used for the artificial Arc Stone Fragment project, with their Pokemon being taken to a special room where they are placed in stasis until they too are converted into energy for the project.
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So, here is a screenshot of the entrance to the northern base, with gif included!
This has been something that I've had done for about a month now, but have been lazy, lately, and haven't really put much time or want to actually show it off. Also, if you can't tell, I do have snap-edges on all of my maps, because it reduces lag, because all my maps are disconnected, and are only connected via warps. Which, if you're putting maps into a huge canvas, and rolling with that, then your game is gonna lag something fierce, and is generally a bad option to go with.
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So, today is my 22nd birthday, which means... old, getting older and worrying a lot. However, I have a little something for those of you who've been following my game for some time now. This is artwork done by one of my close friends on dA as a birthday present to me and I thought I'd share it all with you.
A nice, group photo with the main cast of characters from my game!
Original link: https://krisantyne.deviantart.com/art/Good-Kids-704776426
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Greetings from the exhaustion that is school! Good news, everyone! I got paid, which means more content, which means more stuff for you all to look at that has ultimately no meaning to any of you whatsoever! Why? Because I'm dull like that.
On a more serious note: Concept artwork won't be rolling out as much, due to the fact that... well... almost all the characters in my game have been conceptualized, sprited and finished. There's really no need for me to showcase more than I need to now. Unless I actually have more to showcase, in which case... yeah.
However, at the moment, I'm rolling out a couple update videos for my game, which some of you may or may not be interested in, who knows. I've also started working on locations after the Northern Base arc, and currently having the latter areas of my game tested. I do feel a little bad that I haven't been doing updates as frequently, but that's mostly because all the systems and gameplay mechanics are for the most part finished. Details on things regarding that have been a little but under the cover as I work on certain game mechanics behind the scenes, especially with how to make the battles more... different. As in how they play out that involves more player input than just "choose move, go". Been experimenting with that, as of late, but that final system may or may not be included in the final version of the game - who knows.
But, yeah, sorry for the lack of updates, I do apologize, but school's been hectic and I've been short on cash as of late. Especially since I've been focusing on the manga of my game, in terms of finances as of late, which... has been stressful to say the least. Several hundred dollars a month isn't something that I have at the ready 200% of the time, sadly.
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Update, because I haven't been doing that too much, as of late.
Currently, I am having my game tested, again, for some more, good-old, QA testing. Also, I changed some mechanics that I thought really needed to be changed, because I must've been high or something when I came up with the idea of Mega Evo's, and character transformations burning up your turn, but yeah I changed that. Also, the manga has been coming along pretty well. How well? Well, take a look for yourself
So, pretty darn good, considering! This coming summer is when Volume 1 will be officially up for sale, and you guys can freely read it at your leisure, during your breaks!
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Here's an update, for the 2nd set of Swimsuit costumes, and if I do say so myself, this sketch is looking quite... uhhh... fan-servicey, and I don't mind that one bit.
This is featuring Mia Vance and Vivian Vance, and yes, having these two in an artwork together was indeed intentional.
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Currently livestreaming for those interested, feel free to stop on by:
Verdant Tales: Symphonic Horizon
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Whoa, hey, guess who's back from their brief hiatus from working on the game? Yeah, me *sad airhorns* Anywho, update time:
I just began working on my game as a means of retaliating against the presence of Sun and Moon being in my head, and has spurred on my motivation out of pure hatred for it and it's Pokemon Horizon manga. So, here is an update for a character not in this game, but in the sequel as the main villain (who I showed off a while ago) Celia Magnus and her Verdant Form. Yeah, she has one. But I hear you saying "Isn't that exclusive to Vice, what's the deal?" That'll be revealed in her game.