Legend of Erthia - Armageddon (Might and Magic-like Game), Ubisoft has granted LOE permission to use MM4-8 resources! Options

[erthia]

The Legend of Erthia has now stepped into the first person view realm!









Website:
http://www.legendoferthia.com/

Facebook
http://www.facebook.com/pages/The-Legend-o...162796367110054

Videos
Higher Resolution Gameplay Trailer:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TYveOBy3ZLw

The Legend LOE OST - Main Theme (WIP)
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uCjJw7OAQhc...;feature=relmfu

The Legend LOE OST - Ancient Isles:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=J_CvpzrjJdU...;feature=relmfu

About
LOE is a free Might and Magic inspired fan based game being created with Rpg Maker VX. LOE is an advanced cross between Might and Magic VII and Might and Magic IV & V – World of Xeen. Some of the features included in LOE include: a dynamic random treasure and enchantment system (more complex than the MM games), a six member party, over 20 skills and 70 spells, material bonus’s for equipment (silver, gold, etc), and much more.

Website
http://www.legendoferthia.com/

Screenshots
http://www.legendoferthia.com/screenshots/

This post has been edited by erthia: Feb 13 2013, 12:45 AM

[Legacy]

Your Topic is missing parts. Please read through this and ammend your topic to show this.

3. The thread requires some fairly detailed but not yet too indepth information on the game's story, characters, gameplay and features/future features. You don't have to go into the extensive detail required in Full Games/Long Demos here, but you must still have some basic information about what your game entails.
4. Credits to all those who provided your scripts, graphics or sounds.

[PJammaz]

This really excites me. I like the idea of a more DnD or Might and Magic style game. I am really quite excited about this. Thumbs up!

[squirrelmg]

Looks pretty awesome, but I hate those RTP characters and tiles. You have original portraits and monsters and systems, and truthfully, changing the game out of that RTP style would make this look a lot like a professional game, rather than an RMVX game. Sorry if that sounds rude at all, but the RTP is my greatest nemesis.

But, again, this looks pretty awesome. Can we see a demo anytime soon?

PS- I suggest not mentioning the difficulty and grind-ness as the third sentence of your post; it was one of the first things I read, and the developer telling me that the game will be excruciatingly hard right from the bat makes me not want to play. But I kept reading and changed my mind.

[erthia]

@PJammaz
Thanks!

@squirrelmg
No worries about the feedback. I don't like the character sets myself. However, I am limited with resources. I am thinking of using rogue like sprites, but they won't be animated, but it will be like classic rpg which this game is intended to be anyways. I will change the sentence, thanks for the tip.

@Regashi
I will update the thread with more info. For the characters, I cannot give info because there are no set characters. You create them a the beginning. For the most part, most of the scripting in done by myself. However, I will credit the few scripts I did use. Graphics are mainly rtp but any extra has been made by myself. Same goes with the sounds.

[amerk]

By creating characters, do you mean selecting classes? If so, as a suggestion you could add a section for characters and explain this to the readers, and then maybe add some things about the different classes. If there are any major NPC's involved, you might even add a few of them without giving too many spoilers.

As for RTP, that seems to be a hit and miss for some. I've learned to accept them for what they are, but I can see other people's complaints about them as well. Although I have to say I like the screenshots posted, especially the two screens with the blurb of black screen around the walking characters.

[erthia]

Thanks for the feedback. I changed the entire overworld tileset with a new tileset edited and customized by myself. However, I am leaving standard rtp for dungeons because I think vx has good tiles for that. As for the sprites... I am still debating if I should make them roguelike (Still pictures but more western style, or id I should keep the anime characters. I also updated the interface. The updated screens are in the first post.

[DNova1202]

Well, I'd honestly do a mixture of western and eastern visual styles for your sprites. If you use a style that's too "anime" the project might look annoying and cliche' (like something out of an emo kid's wet dream). Your game looks very DandDish, in that it looks very Middle Earth (a term we used in my concept art class for that visual style), so if you're going to use anime influence at all, I'd recomend doing a blend.

Good luck man.

[erthia]

Thanks for the feedback. I was concerned with the anime myself. It does not fit in this kind of a game. I decided to go with the roguelike character sets. The updates can be seen in the first post.

[erthia]

Major update, the main engine is now in 3d. I have posted the screenshots in the first post.

[Kai Emotionless]

unless you can look up and down that's not 3d.

[Kristovski]

Technically you don't have to be able to look up and down, but be able to move up and down. While the graphics are not 3D, the gameplay is if you can move left and right, back and forth, and go up and down stairs.

[erthia]

Sorry for the lack of updates, I have been posting the mainly on my website. I have implemented new features such as the skill mastering system like i n Might and Magic. This includes: expert, master, and grandmaster attributes that can be taught by instructors throughout the world.

In addition, I have also created a Facebook Page for LOE:
http://www.facebook.com/pages/The-Legend-o...162796367110054

Lastly, here is the latest video:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-cuckre4XLg

This post has been edited by erthia: Apr 4 2011, 08:59 AM

[squirrelmg]

This looks to be coming along very nicely. And if you don't want naggers to nag, you can say the game is in 2.5D, which I'm assuming is the case.

...demo soon?

[MagitekElite]

(You might want to put all of those screenshots under a spoiler tag...)

I happen to love these kind of games. I remember play all sorts of them when I was little because that's all we had. xD
I really love the screenshots as well, very different than what is normally made

[Lato]

My god someone finally brought back the wizardry map system lol, I love seeing old school in this new world, this game looks like it could go somewhere...if you need help PM me.

[erthia]

Thanks for the feedback guys!

I have added most of the trainers across the world, added another region to the game, and enemies are now encountered on the map rather then random encounters.

Here is a video that shows the way enemies are encountered:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hkFVq-byNdg

Here rough draft map of Erthia:

[Broken Aesop]

unless you can look up and down that's not 3d.

Pardon me while I go off on a rant. This is bullshit. Why would you say this? Surely you know that he means you can see in 3D space from the character's perspective. So why do you say this? To appear smart? Well, being smart has nothing to do with knowing that ray-tracing is 2D. That's not some kind of uncommon fact that a majority of people in this hobby don't already know anyway. Nothing personal and no insult intended, you just pressed a hot button...anyway, pardon me for speaking my mind.

Anyway, the game looks great. I'll be keeping an eye on it, eagerly awaiting the demo!

[erthia]

All of the outdoor maps are complete. Also, I have upgraded the skill system to make them more like Might and Magic 7. For instance, in order to become a Grandmaster in fire magic, you will have to be an archmage. The old method followed MM6 where whatever class can use the basic skill can GM the skill. I have also added four new classes to the game: Barbarian/Barbarian Chief/Warlord, Hunter, Ranger, Ranger Lord, Thief, Scout, Spy, and the Monk/Initiate/Master. That brings the total base classes to 11.

I also did some in game testing (about 20 hours now), and LOE feels like a cross between MM4/5(Xeen) and MM7. Those who enjoyed those games will find themselves at home with LOE once it is released.

Lastly, I created all of the class charts which shows the skill restrictions per class. You can check them out here:
http://www.legendoferthia.com/loe/skills.html

This post has been edited by erthia: May 25 2011, 11:06 PM

[Twin Matrix]

Omg what is this how is it 3D I love you where's a demo I need one now? :0 The MM franchise is epic <3. Is Erthia your own design?

This post has been edited by Twin Matrix: May 26 2011, 01:51 AM