Aqua'os: Tears of the Ocean, NOW with UPDATED Chpt. 2!!( 3/19/12) Options

[Sakura Phoenix]

I am still working on this I promise!

I currently am not doing anything really other than mapping and revamping artwork yet AGAIN! But
I don't think I'll be doing any more revamping because I am at a level that I am completely happy with and a style I will stick with...tell me what you think
Lord Merrik Lune's revamped WIP
BEFORE

AFTER

and some new screenies
Enterance to the mining cave inside an active volcanic mountain

Some one's eavesdropping on a conversation >_>


This post has been edited by Sakura Phoenix: Nov 17 2008, 11:25 AM

[Dark Gaia]

Off we go to Full Games/Long Demos! This is quality gaming right here. Love the sci fi stuff, not often I see an RPG like this!

[Sakura Phoenix]

Thanks for the move and the compliment ^__^

[Dark Gaia]

Congrats on making Project Of The Month! Now you are pinned, courtesy of yours truly!

[icecold49]

Wow, the art work and the mapping is amazing! It really makes me want to download the demo which I plan to do when I have time. Keep up the work, this looks VERY promising. Congrats on project of the month too!

[Sakura Phoenix]

Wow, the art work and the mapping is amazing! It really makes me want to download the demo which I plan to do when I have time. Keep up the work, this looks VERY promising. Congrats on project of the month too!

I appreciate your interest in my project ^__^
I'd wait a few weeks or a month or so to try out the demo 'cause I am redoing it to "upgrade" it so to speak. I'm incorporating all the suggestions I've got as of yet and updating the artwork and adding some new "bells and whistles"

You can try out the demo now if you like, but I dunno if you'll want to replay it again when I update it or not.

[Sakura Phoenix]

This. Has. Not. Died. ....yet

I'm still working on this I promise! I'm currently still working on the art when I get the time out of my schedule, and little event systems here and there.

In the meantime some stuff to glance over

[Show/Hide] the evolution of four main characters

Merrik Lune

Lady Isolde

Katra Pietra

Taelia De Forlin

My style has changed a lot, even now it's still evolving

I've also changed the menu graphically,


Also the character info for the thread

(see first post under characters for the other two females. I'm still working on the males in the group)

anywho comments, questions, concerns: even of sanity! Welcome always!

[EvenAngels]

I just want to say that this looks... well... amazing! And that's an understatement. Your character art is beautiful as is that menu! I shall download the demo and try it out after work just to see what it was like before.

[demonlord5000]

Good to see this is still up and running. The menu looks really good. Well anyways, not much to add, but if you ever need my testing abilities, just let me know here or irc. I will post more whenever you get a new version up, and I have played through it.

[Batistaberg]

Looks perfect. I still don't like that you do not use the RM2k/3, but I hope you will upload some playable stuff soon...

[Dark Gaia]

I still don't like that you do not use the RM2k/3, but I hope you will upload some playable stuff soon...

Yes, but you must stop trying to push rm2k3 on people. What maker they use should be irrelevant in your opinion of the game.

[Sakura Phoenix]

Well hello RRR, it's yet another looooong hiatus that I've come back from.

As always I've never stopped working on this and to show that there is indeed progress, see
the first post characters for a completed "Aqua" and "Merrik"
also I've evented two ideas that were tossed out by people and implemented them using pictures and events.

[Show/Hide] Screenshots

Baking Kitchen


Random Item Vending Machine


And I've finished completely the pictures for my opening title (used Mog's Sceen Title)

Enjoy, and comments or questions always appreciated.

[Sakura Phoenix]

I've been on a major roll here. Got a great deal of graphics almost completed and a few more events and evented systems close to the finish. I am planning to release this on a chapter basis because of how big the filesize might be and how much time this game is going to take until it's finished. That being said, I wish to release chapters one and two together in a month or two. I do not have a rigid date in mind to be honest because I find that those things are hard to predict accurately.

All that being said, if you have downloaded my demo and wish to give me feedback I will appreciate it. (Not looking for graphical feedback neccessarily because that stuff is already changed) I'd like feedback on story, pace, setting, etc. I'd love feedback on stuff that I can adjust before the release of my first two chapters.

Now time for some candy?

a sample of some of the Icons I've been working on


and the last character's battler

[Sakura Phoenix]

Thanks Warder ^^
Yes the items you can make will affect hp or mp. You will have to be careful however, sometimes the food you make will be rotten or spoiled. If you "eat" that, your MP or HP may go down and/or add a sick status. However, you'd still want to keep the spoiled/rotten items because you can use it for other things in the game.

[LoveHinaX]

omg this game looks fantastic!! i am downloading it right now!!! you got so many unique ideas which just forces me to download this game!!! keep up the good work! i will give you more feedback after i've played through the demo!!

[archerRin]

This looks awesome youve got great skills ^^
Per chance do you want to team with me in the future for projects? I am a qualified graphic designer and pretty decent with rmxp. My project is on my Join link in my sig. PM me if your interested.

[Sakura Phoenix]

omg this game looks fantastic!! i am downloading it right now!!! you got so many unique ideas which just forces me to download this game!!! keep up the good work! i will give you more feedback after i've played through the demo!!

Thank yous ^^ I await any feedback you might give. I do want to make sure I meet everyone's concerns before putting out chapt 1 and 2, so I value feedback at this point, even more so.

You will have to be careful however, sometimes the food you make will be rotten or spoiled. If you "eat" that, your MP or HP may go down and/or add a sick status.

That adds an interesting element to it. What determines if the cooking process is successful though? Is it random or are there other factors like skill rating or some such thing?

It is slightly random, however the random result IS based on your cooking skill level.

There are four basic results
1. You succeed in baking, but it's spoiled or rotten (Food that adds sick status or subtract MP or HP)
2. You succeed in baking something edible and good (low to medium MP or HP recovery)
3. You succeed in baking something edible and great (think higher recovery of MP or HP)
4. You fail in baking.

How often those appear in the random event is dependent on your cooking level
i.e the lower level might have two extra random fails than say the next level and the higher you go the less they will pop up, and the higher you go the less you will cook something spoiled and rotten. I had wanted to add 5th result. Failing and burning down the kitchen, but I've decided to keep it basic this round of chapters. The having to push a button at a certain time during the timer's countdown/up has also been taken out.

This looks awesome youve got great skills ^^
Per chance do you want to team with me in the future for projects? I am a qualified graphic designer and pretty decent with rmxp. My project is on my Join link in my sig. PM me if your interested.

Thank you and I can't see as much info as I'd like to (enough to decide yes or no at this point) for now my reply to that offer is neutral ;.

[Batistaberg]

moin SP,

the last time I tried to download this the game always had an error on the first map. This time I downloaded it again and it couldn't extract all the files.

You told me to wait for the next version, but that was 1 year ago. So why not uploading a valid version NOW?

[Harryb412]

Looks very good, too bad I don't have the XP RTP anymore.
I'll have to get it sometime.
When I do I'll tell you what I think of it.

[Sakura Phoenix]

moin SP,

the last time I tried to download this the game always had an error on the first map. This time I downloaded it again and it couldn't extract all the files.

You told me to wait for the next version, but that was 1 year ago. So why not uploading a valid version NOW?

Again, I will say the same thing I told you last time.

Have....you read the red letters on the first page >_> i.e. have you installed the font? Perhaps I should make it a larger font size and uh...BOLD for you dear DB (this is assuming you already have the RTP which I did not include to keep the filesize down, it is rather large after all for a demo) EDIT: There ya go, bolded and enlarged the font warning just for you DB.

Also I plan to release chapters 1 and 2 soonish, so to me it'd be redundant to really update what will be considered chapter 2.

And remember patience is a virtue. ~_^

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@Harry: That'd be awesome ^^